Biggest dissapointment of the year?

Also very surprised by the mention of "Red Dead Redemption". Thought it was one of the best games in years, probably goty.

Kharn wrote: »

I am absolutely stunned that people are saying Red Dead Redemption on this thread, I thought it was a fantastic return to form after being pretty disappointed at how wrong they got a lot of GTA IV. What did people hate about it?

I just found it boring, travelling on the poxy horse done my head in and was what prompted me to return it more so than anything else, i found it a bit easy also but i'm sure it gets tougher farther on than i played the game to. The story didn't grab me at all either.

I was never into cowboy movies or anything like that either so i guess that didn't help me enjoy it.

Well different strokes for different folks i guess.

Bioschock 2 - Started off good but towards the end this game just became a chore to complete. Bar the graphics where was the advancement in FPS gameplay, repetitive elements and anti-climatic battles.

COD: Black Ops - I'm tired of this railroad FPS crap, it's been done so many times for this series that you can actually tell when "sudden" scripted things will happen. Like watching an action movie using the same old cliches. That recent picture comparing Doom to COD level design hit the mark. Don't even get me started on the bugs, getting this game to run optimally on PC was too much work, even for me.

Medal Of Honour - Used to love these games but..........meh. 5 hours of gameplay? Fùck off.

AVP - I couldn't stress enough to people on how good AVP 2 was, especially in multiplayer so when this was being brought to the masses I was looking forward to it. Pity it was a crock of shìt.

Split Second - Crazy, destructive racing game I got on a whim and really enjoyed it for the first while. It had it's problems with clunky cars and pretty much recycling the levels throughout but this game was just about fun and it delivered. Multiplayer was good fun and a splitscreen for PC was very much welcomed.

Blur - A competitor to Split Second in the "daft racing" stakes, some liked it more but I didn't. It was poorly optimised for PC and though it was supposed to be a "Mario Kart" with real cars the powerups felt as powerful as a one-eyed mouse crying. I just went back to Split Second instead :pac:

Other Games I Played This Year:

FarCry 2 - After hearing how "great" this game was from friends I decided to get it and couldn't believe how buggy it was and how some elements were almost a step backwards in gaming (Respawning enemies at camps when it goes out of sight, really?) Repetitive, redundant missions that made you travel to the opposite side of the map, no matter where you accept the mission.............just to make you squeeze time out of the game travelling about.

Fallout 3 - Another game friends thought was amazing. Since I got a powerful laptop last Xmas I got this and was just...........underwhelmed. Felt like Oblivion with guns (especially since it had the same voice actors :pac:). Now, I loved Oblivion and still play it so I thought this type of game would be good but I just felt too cold from everything...........probably because everything was so grey too

Fallout:NV - After F3 left me disappointed I didn't bother with this until I was convinced by the thread here on the forum. I got it and love it, actually. I found it to be a faaaaar more interesting game plus the black humour made a nice return. It's got it's bugs but most are fairly odd (Merchants walking around with no clothes on, came across a NCR Trooper wearing the exact same armour and helmet as me, etc) and the crashes are few and far between. I'm at the entrance to Vault 22 now and from what I hear it's a jolly fun place :pac:

Dirt 2 - First rally game in years. Americanised idiots calling me "Dawg" in a rally game is bizzare but I enjoyed this game for the most part, kept me entertain and could just pick it up and go.

Overall not a great year, but not a disaster either. Fairly disappointing and I think that's because of the huge titles being so rushed that they were bugged to shìt and lack in their supposed gameplay.............games were never like this years ago.

irish_stevo815 wrote: »

I can't see all the hate for Bioshock 2. Yes, the first one was better but it was still a fantastic game. and the online multiplayer was a fun addition too.

Anyway, IGN have put up their Top 10 Disappointments of 2010. But as usual with IGN, most of the picks are pretty daft.

Here you go: http://ie.xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1136938p1.html

I'm surprised Kane and Lynch 2 is on that IGN list. Most people assumed it'd be rubbish because of the first one, but it wasn't a bad game at all. Not great, but not something you'd regret playing. And the MP was pretty fun.

Final Fantasy XIII by some distance. It's honestly the most boring game I've played in years. Just so absolutely tedious with a 20 hour tutorial stage that was really beyond my endurance. Couple that will Square's continuingly ****e character design and non-sensical 'story' and there was no way the pretty graphics could save it.

Since there's a thread for the best, I don't see why we shouldn't have a thread for the worst games of 2010 as well. It's mostly stuff that just disappointed me here, but anyway:

Final Fantasy XIII: Just an awful re-tooling of a series already in decline. Lacks any heart, the characters are up there with Square's worst and the dialogue is cringeworthy. The story is poor, and lacks any compelling reason to keep playing a game set in a bland, uninspiriing universe, devoid of life. The supposedly great combat also becomes far too easy and boring later on.



Halo Reach: I really liked the first Halo, those levels with a huge battlefield and plenty going on were impressive and immersive. Then Halo 2 made it a boring corridor shooter with the same group of enemies over and over. And in Reach it's no different, so that's a lot of sequels without making any worthwhile changes.



Aliens vs. Preadtor: They really should have just released the classic version with HD graphics, because everything that Rebellion got right then, they got wrong in 2010. What an absolute mess of a game.



Bioshock 2: What a shameless cash in, a game that needed a sequel like I need a hole in the head. Just pointless and a complete waste of time. Bioshock wasn't good because of its fairly bog standard fps gameplay and without the story to fall back on the game just lands on its ass.




So what are your worst games and biggest let-downs of 2010 Zach?

Ps if anyone attempts to mention Deadly Premonition here, just watch yourself next time it rains.

weiland79 wrote: »

Ahem!
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056099838

That was so last year. Get with the times Grandpa.