In last week’s FFD, somebody brought up a classic game; Altered Beast. Amongst older gamers, Altered Beast is infamous. It’s highly regarded as an arcade classic and it’s something most of us spent way too many 20c pieces on because we could turn into goddamned werewolves and flying dragons and that is awesome. Pity the game is actually pretty terrible. I played it relatively recently, and it’s a short, broken, janky mess – yet it’s still almost universally adored. Altered Beast has been given a free pass.
What other games, old and new do you think have similarly been granted exemption from harsh critique? Three instantly come to mind, and interestingly, they were all published by Rockstar. GTA IV was universally lauded, heaped with praise. I still can’t figure it out. The game had bad controls, bad shooting, and bad melee combat. That was capped off with bland and clichéd writing and a pointless story.
Another Rockstar published game that got praise for reasons I can’t fathom is L.A Noire. Yes, it had a decent story and some of the most incredible facial capture we’ve seen in games, but it was one of the most boring games to actually play. Move around until your controller buzzes, turn some item around in your hands, interrogate somebody, repeat.
The last Rockstar one? Max Payne 3. It had sublime shooting, but a hackneyed story, unnerving visual aberrations and just wasn’t in the spirit of Max Payne at all. It was 8 hours of shooting gallery. punctuated with stuff I couldn’t care about.
Another one that was critic proof, and this is controversial stuff, is Skyrim. Though I loved the experience, it’s deemed by many to be overrated. It was critically praised despite being a broken mess upon release, and for many, had all the soul of a ginger kid. Same goes for Uncharted 3. I really feel that game was given a free pass by critics after the excellent Uncharted 2. The first half was pretty good, but by the end of it it was a repetitive and mindless corridor shooter.
That’s enough whinging from me though; what games do you think were given a free pass by the press and gamers themselves? Agree with my examples, or do you think I’m a deluded idiot who should be set on fire and has no place writing about games?
Last Updated: July 4, 2014
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 10:36
Everything EA publishes.
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:47
EVERYTHING
konfab aka derp
July 4, 2014 at 12:06
Mass effect pretty much invalidates your argument.
edit: I see. Much trolling.
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 10:36
Hey, Skyrim was still a decent game upon release. I bought my copy on release day, got home that night and only emerged two days later. I got arrested. My fiancé called the cops when she saw a stranger wandering around the house…
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
Aaa your “fiancé”
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:24
I didn’t know you could become engaged to a life-sized body pillow….
http://a.tgcdn.net/images/products/zoom/f488_creeper_body_pillow.jpg
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 12:32
lol
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/2894/1156461703436op3.gif
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:53
I wanted to say pics or it never happened…. But you guys already posted the proof 😉
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:36
GTAIV “…bad controls, bad shooting, and bad melee combat.”
Really? I didn’t experience that, but then again I played it with a mouse and keyboard 😉
Actually, even with, the melee combat was atrocious, but I thought the rest was fine.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
The Saboteur was better than GTAIV and Watchdogs combined.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:57
Game starts with titties in your face
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
Always a good sign.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:04
FRENCH TITTIES 🙂
Then EA had to fudge it up with a redeem code to get into the VIP area of the strip club.
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 11:05
Damn that’s low! I would curse and swear at EA as I gladly enter each letter of that code.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:22
Then they closed Pandemic Studios 🙁
Weanerdog
July 4, 2014 at 11:57
Except that no love for ATI, drivers were a mess, never figured out if they ever fixed it.
MakeItLegal
July 4, 2014 at 11:16
Atleast the cars dented
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:38
Dark Souls 2
Seriously, this is nowhere near as great as the original but that is not even the main issue. The blatant graphical downgrade was sleazy and a dick move. I’m a HUUUUGE Souls fan, but c’mon….These okes LIE to your face, and then it’s just cool afterwards. Like eh, You don’t play Souls for the graphics. Bull crap BRAH….I never ever ever got why gamers are just fine with this false advertising…
Ni No Kuni also got a free pass. The graphics and story was AMAZING…but seriously now, the combat system was pretty dull and the pacing was extremely slow..
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 4, 2014 at 10:42
I hate NNK’s battle system, and the grinding…fuck, the grinding.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:44
Have to agree, I REAAAAALLY wanted to love it. I mean, everything about it is pretty great…besides the actual gameplay lol Would’ve then rather preferred turn-based combat. The familiars themselves are pretty boring too…such a shame
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 10:55
OMG Ni No Kuni, it got rave reviews, everyone was like “best evar!”
But it was crap Im mean cmon, nice graphics, but the rest was kinda dull, very much aimed at prepubescent kids.
And
that fighting system, my aching heart it was so crap, so boring, think I
got half way and then said fuck this noise, im done.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
Yup it was pretty mind numbingly boring…..Couldn’t handle it at all. Story was pretty good I must say…but not enough
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
Even I managed to finish it. Never got to finish the first one thanks to a corrupt save file.
It was the level design and no teleporting that made the first game special.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
WTF is it with you and corrupt save files? WHAT DO YOU SAVE ON THEM???
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:22
I think my old 20gig fat 360 was having issues.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
I dont get the hate for DS2, yes it was as good as the first, but I enjoyed it, wasnt blown away, but enjoyed.
Ok the graphic lie was a douche move, but I looked past that from the beginning, didnt want it to ruin it for me.
My main issue is the bosses unfortunately. They werent nearly as inventive or wow as DS1, it kinds felt like they just threw way too many in and in random places, just “because we are known for boss fights”, rather than place them based on logic or story. Speaking of story I really did hope for something a little more forthcoming compared to DS1, really use the lore instead of hide it.
Wait the more I talk the more I find things wrong with it, Ill stop now. 🙁
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:02
LOL not much hate, I love it. Good game, gameplay is so much better. But the story,bosses,music,lore,world was all pretty weak imo….I felt no connection to the world or anything in the game like I did for DS1. But it was good
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:04
Yeah when I think back, I was immersed in DS1, really took in the world, for DS2 I was waiting to get immersed, but never quite got there, it was more of the challenge to finish it than the desire.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
Yeah, now I think they went completely in the direction of what people think DS is about. They think it’s about dying and the difficulty, and while it is to a degree about that. DS really shone in it’s world and immersion…It’s like they completely ignored that
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:07
They got lost in their own hype and forgot what drove them with the previous titles, sad story.
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:39
Yeah the big issue for me was the lack of immersion. Being able to warp from the get go never left you with the dread of being stuck in a place, like Blighttown or the Tomb of Giants for example.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:47
It did water it down a bit yeah, warping should be earned.
I remember that feeling of getting to the lower bonfire in Blighttown in the swamp, you got Chaos Witch in front of you, Blighttown behind you, totally helpless sensation, thats what was missing, that feeling of oh fuck, what now.
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:38
What? I thought DS2 looked way better (I was playing on 360). It certainly performed a hell of a lot better. DS1 was a better game but I still loved the heck out of 2.
eXpZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:39
99% of indie games. They’re terrible, but it’s just the hipster-gamer crowd that doesn’t want to appear “mainstream” that keeps them afloat.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:40
99% …. Nowhere near that amount. Indies produce some of the best games in the industry these days
eXpZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:40
Just to spite you, I change my figure to 99.1%
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:41
99.1% of your opinions are wrong 😛
eXpZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:42
Indeed, M’lady!
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
Yup, Broforce, Terraria, Starbound, World of Goo, Limbo, Kerbal Space Program, Project Zomboid, 0 AD …
too many awesome ones to count
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
YOU HEATHEN!!!! YOU FORGOT FTL!!!!!
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
I don’t include titles that still give me nightmares 😛
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
Hehehe, I take it that FTL made you it’s little bitch?
That game can make you feel like the Captain of the Enterprise the one moment, and then one or two jumps later like a damn Redshirt
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:57
Kinda yeah 😀
Although I did manage to reach the end-boss once, only to get decimated during its second phase. Apart from that, I got reallly far behind in my work when I discovered it the first time – which is the main reason why I am too afraid to go back 😛
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
LOL
frikkenator
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
Add to that FTL, Braid and Papers Please.
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
What’s ‘Papers’ ?
frikkenator
July 4, 2014 at 10:51
Fine, let me try that again. Add to that FTL, Braid and “Papers, Please”, please.
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
Hehe yeah I know 😉 Perhaps I’ll check it out on gog on of these days. On the face of it I can’t understand its appeal, so I’ll have to play it see what all the hubub is about
frikkenator
July 4, 2014 at 10:55
Lol, it looks like shit, and after playing it through 4 times I still don’t understand its appeal, but for some reason it really is quite awesome. And not in the “I like 8bit graphics” hipster kind of way.
Skyblue
July 4, 2014 at 12:07
What about Super Meat Boy and Binding of Isaac?
Matthew Holliday
July 4, 2014 at 11:11
agreed.
toribash and dungeon defenders are the only indie games ive enjoyed.
rest is just too cool for mainstream…
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:49
Wow dude. Definitely not.
You’ve got it so wrong.
I bought so many indie games that I wasn’t even aware were indie and they turned out to be my most favoured games. A lot of these guys deserve to succeed because they bring much better concepts to the table than the apparent AAA titles do.
Brady miaau
July 4, 2014 at 10:40
monopoly
And a whole bunch of Indie games. People rave, go made, go crazy. I do not get it
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:41
Monopoly? lol
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:43
I hate that goddamned game!! Even with the car, even with the bloody battleship, the dice gods decide to smite me, e-v-e-r-y s-i-n-g-l-e time!!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:28
Let me guess, they forced you to play as the shoe? 😛
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:33
So they gave him the boot?
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 12:39
Oh no, I always grabbed the car, or the battleship, but it did nothing to appease the dice gods 😛
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:47
The gods of chance can be cruel. For I have never won any competition at Lags. It’s been 6 years. My tears fill the oceans.
Damn you gods of chance!!!
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:42
CoD
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
CoD fans and Rugby fans are one and the same:
They all go drooly mouthed when a new season starts.
They never get tired of playing/watching the same game year in and year out, what with the only thing really changing is maybe a few rules here and there.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:48
I got gatvol for the Super Rugby that keeps on changing and all the politics and kak. Haven’t watched a match in ages tbh (Although I keep mah SB up to date!)
Hendrik
July 4, 2014 at 12:19
If that is true, then it should apply to all sports. Soccer is actually the worst…billions on soccer games every year!
Marcel
July 4, 2014 at 10:42
Have to agree with Skyrim bein mentioned.
To me it was a boring “Go there, do this, come back” game. Don’t get me started on combat that sees you flailing your weapon around like a monkey…
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:43
I looked past the generic combat. Skyrim was a glorious escape for me
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:45
Yeah for me it was a world I could just get lost in for a while. It had its faults, but it was still a fantastic game.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:45
I loved creating armour, levelling up (which I still think is the best levelling system I’ve ever experienced), DRINKING MEAD!!!
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
All those Iron daggers 🙂
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:51
ALL OF THEM 😛
Totally worth it, DRAGON ARMOUR FTW
Marcel
July 4, 2014 at 10:46
Could be that I am a bit of a Souls fanboy and judged it overly harshly. At 45 hours of Skyrim, I just ran through to get the ending as I was getting bored.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:48
I saw it as a glorious adventure, escape from reality (queue the Queen music)
Brady miaau
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
and that is what a good game is, in my ever so humble opinion
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
Bohemian rhapsody?
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
More like “I’m going slightly mad”
Norm
July 4, 2014 at 10:56
I want to ride my bicycle??
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
After you finish all 3 Mass Effect’s, yes
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 10:57
Hang on a sec: Not to point out the obvious here, but only after 45 hours of play could you figure out it was boring?????
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:50
I loved Skyrim. Still one of my top five. Because it just had so much going on and so much depth in terms of lore and story. Looking past the fighting there were all the crafting options and leveling up that made it so addictive.
To me at least.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:25
Agreed, Two Worlds 2 did the open world “Save the World” yarn better!
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:43
ANY shitty port
eXpZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:43
So most PC games then. #MasterRace
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:44
A fair amount of recent games. Console have broken and dumbed down gameplay significantly
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
Consoles kind of saved gaming for me to be honest. I got tired of having to get a damn PHD in “whatever game I was playing” before I could enjoy it.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 11:13
Damn, guys, did not know the community could not use computers as to me it is as simple as, well most probably as simple as you find a console….
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:22
More people need to know about this amazing new feature PC games have, it’s called “auto-select best settings for your PC”. Removes all those confusing choices.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:25
LOOOOOOOL
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 11:29
Yeah, then when you run it, the game somehow thinks your PC can run all the workings of the bloody Starship Enterprise and selects settings way too high for your little box to handle.
Amazing feature that. You are so right.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:32
I know I’m right. Happens all the time.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:32
True story
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:36
Yeah, you cant expect games to work on a Celeron chipset… You must at least meet minimum requirements to play it on its lowest level of graphics… ;p
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 12:43
I see your brain has turned to stone…
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:50
Yeah, my brain as stone will still about a 100 IQ points higher than yours… Reading your comments actually makes people loose brain power… Console yourself with that 😉
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
Boom!
Kensei Seraph
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
You shut your whore mouth.
Dark Souls is amazing even on the PC (with fix mods).
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
I repeat my statement, ANY SHITTY PORT! It’s no longer a shitty port if you fix it yourself
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
Dark Souls would be amazing on anything. I am in love with those games.
Norm
July 4, 2014 at 10:44
Almost all the WoW expansions…?
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:45
You shut your filthy mouth! 😀
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:48
Nah the first one was awesome! and Catalyst wasn’t half-bad either. I don’t know about WotLK though, but it did add some gorgeous areas to the game.
Norm
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
I enjoyed the original & TBC. WotLK and Cataclysm just felt a bit more bleh. No idea on MoP, I stopped before that expansion.
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
Yup me too, but I came to the scene to late. I think it must have been a blast to play vanilla, TBC and perhaps end with WotLK.
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:45
Every single CoD.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:46
Modern Warefare was pretty baller
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
It just wishes it’s single player campaign was a little bit taller?
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 10:55
HOLLLLLLY SHIIIIIT,OOOOOLLLLLD SCCHHHOOOOOOL! Wish I had a rabbit in a hat!
Matewis Jubilai
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
I’m going to wait another 5/7 years until I can pick up all the cod titles for dirt cheap. Then, by playing them back to back (starting with modern warfare 2) I can finally have my proper cod SP campaign.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:17
You might have to wait longer than that. I’ve never seen a COD game on special for less than $10 except for the very very first one.
Kensei Seraph
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
CoD 2 was pretty good.
Not amazing, but still good.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
WATCH DOGS
Jack of all trades master of none. I just don’t get it. Why so much love?
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
Especially the crime crap.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:57
I think the game was designed around the on-line gameplay.
I suppose that If I lived in Chicago then It would be dope.
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
Imagining Watch Dogs in Cape Town. From CPT central to the Cape Flats
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:14
Wont need any NPC AI neither 😛
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 11:18
I might actually agree with you
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:20
The TAXIs can drive on the pavement like in real life 🙂
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 11:22
Except in the game I can hit them as hard as I want with my car without causing me any damage 🙂
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:47
Every Assassin’s Creed game, LA Noire, GTA IV.
And most recently, Tomb Raider. Yes it looked pretty but good lord by then end I was SO bored and I wanted to strangle all of Lara’s friends instead of save them.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
THIS!
Every Assassins Creed game, they are shite.
LA Noire was so boring, couldnt even get half way….
frikkenator
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
I enjoyed LA Noire, but then again I am quite boring. I’m so glad someone brought up AC though.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:28
I found it really jarring to spend hours playing as Cole, then suddenly I’m Jack Kelso?
DarthZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:55
I enjoy the Assassin’s Creed games. I really do. Only been 2 that I didn’t enjoy right to the end of it. And Tomb Raider, in my opinion, the best adventure game from the last generation. Yes, better than Uncharted 2.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:56
A teraflop of thumbs down for not enjoying Tomb Raider, I was told by an Uncharted fan that he enjoyed Tomb Raider more.
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:02
I’m sorry I let you down.
In the beginning I was all, WOAH! This is rad! And then I realised that hunting was pointles, and was like, oh that’s a pity. Missed survival opportunity there. And then I realised that there were only 2 or 3 TINY and easy tombs in the whole game and was like, oh that’s a pity. Still the gameplay is quite fun.
And then her friends just got so super annoying and unreasonable. I mean she’s off running all over the island doing ridiculous things and they’re just holed up together being bitchy about getting stuck on the island. And I wasn’t allowed to shoot them in the face.
And after about half the game I got tired of OMG LARA IS HAVING A HARD TIME! SO MUCH PAIN! We get it. It’s a reboot, grittier etc.
For me, if I just want a game to end so I can move on it’s a not a good game. Most of my friends enjoyed it though so maybe I’m wrong.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
Wow, just swop the gender in the 3rd paragraph & you also described Far Cry 3 haha.
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 11:18
There was a scene delete from Far Cry 3. It went like this:
Dennis: “Jaysahn, we be havin’ problems with dem pirates over at Fookyoo Cove. Can ye be sortin them out for us mahn?”
Jason Brody: “Yeah sure. But while I am gone, can you guys maybe craft me a bigger ammo pouch? I keep running out of bullets during the fire fights. And…”
“Hey Jaysahn, wot da fuck ya tink I am? Fuck ya pouches and while you be at it, fuck yaself too…”
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:54
lol
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:13
I think the second game is going to be more about Tomb Raiding now that they have got her reboot out of the way.
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:15
Let’s hope so. I was really disappointed with the first. Had really high hopes for it.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:19
They did have to catch a new target market with the very expensive re-boot. I also think they tried to copy the success of Nathan Drake and turn it more into an Action game than a platform puzzle game.
I miss those hard puzzles of the first Tomb Raider.
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:48
This one is probably going to cause divided opinions: Guild Wars 2. The only thing there is to do, once you hit lvl 80, is make more lvl 80’s. It’s just so dull, and boring. And the LW content is done in a few hours, and is mostly for those AP. It’s just. There’s so much that it lacks, hardcore content is restricted to 2 encounters, one of which is now pugged and I can pick up any random group 3 or 4 times a day and do that. The dungeons are laughable. The end-game doesn’t exist. It’s basically an over rated show and tell.
WhiteRock
July 4, 2014 at 10:49
All the latest CoD’s and Battlefield’s – soulless clones.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:10
Wolfenstein restored my faith in the filthy FPS mindfudge that we have been accoustomed to
WhiteRock
July 4, 2014 at 11:18
I agree. Was a little skeptical after what happened with Wolfenstein(after RTCW was really good), but New Order is, so far, a good return to form for FPS. I do, however, wonder if this is the Bethesda influence(good coherence, actual story, movie like cutscenes).
ps. I used to love the old story driven CoD’s, but the new ones are a crap-on-rails – I wonder how many times I “broke” the last CoD I played just by trying to do the opposite of what they tell me to…
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:53
Just think what Fallout 4 will look like because Wolfenstein is basically the pre Alpha. The art direction reeked of Fallout 3.
WhiteRock
July 4, 2014 at 12:52
True – that is a good point – wonder whether we’ll be getting Doom before we get Fallout 4 though…? One a side note – I enjoyed Fall 3, but I’m a Fallout fan(starting with Fall 2, then Fall 1), I do however miss the old style of Fallout. Maybe Wasteland 2 will usher in a new era of “isometric” RPG’s.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
Agree so much with Skyrim being overrated, I enjoyed my time with it – but the fun came more from exploring the fantastic environment than actual story or gameplay. LA Noire was similar in that it had a fantastic story, but my god so boring to play.
Oh, and Final Fantasy 8 – dull as dishwater story & gameplay is tedious & repetitive before long. Fallout 3 was also pretty soulless.
Willem Van Wyk
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
Exact same time I said it
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
Skyrim’s story is mediocre at best, but the rest I adore!
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
The dark brotherhood story kicked the 7 shades of dragon poop out of the main quest.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
Yeah, epic side quest.
That being said, some of the Fallout New Vegas DLC had brilliant stories!
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 10:55
So you hated Skyrim but liked it nonetheless?!
😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:04
I said overrated, not hated 😛
Weanerdog
July 4, 2014 at 12:03
Final Fantasy 10 felt like I was watching a movie, got a couple hours in and never picked it up again.
Willem Van Wyk
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
Skyrim, so many bugs and glitches, yet EVERYONE loves it
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:50
Also, and it pains me to say this as I’m a huge Gears fan, GOW Judgement. What a pile of crap.
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
I reckon gears 2 was given a pass too. That game kinda sucked. # was pretty awright.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:08
DOM!!!
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:18
Gears 1. Gridlock. Dead Chat.
Happiness.
Norm
July 4, 2014 at 10:51
Mass Effect? *runs*
#Trollol #NeverPlayedIt
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:51
Playing with fire here dude
Norm
July 4, 2014 at 10:51
Tis is a Friday 😉
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
XD
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:52
What’s a “Mass Effect”?
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
South African Mine workers.
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
They have no effect.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
They screw up our economy, I’d say that’s a Massive Effect
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:05
What economy?
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
The one in the toilet?
😛
ToshZA
July 4, 2014 at 11:07
Aaaah that one. The one with no walls in the middle of town for everyone to share!
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:07
bwahahaha
GooseZA
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
I’m gonna let that one slide… for now.
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:27
I’ll partly agree – ME3 was not as good as I hoped it would be, and I’m not one of the original ending haters either.
Weanerdog
July 4, 2014 at 12:04
I played ME 2 straight after 1 and was blow away by how it had been dumbed down to just a shooter.
HvR - Still dislikes Random.or
July 4, 2014 at 10:53
Answer is in the question, if it only costs me 20c and has a few problems so be it. If you charge me R1000 and it is broken mess FU.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 10:54
Good point, something being a dorrar or FIVE DOLLAHS and you get some issues, meh, forgiveable. But full price? No ways
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 10:59
Ginger kid? You called?!
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:02
Worst game of hide & seek ever.
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:04
SO mean 🙁
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:00
Any FF past 10?
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
I’ll say it just to be different.. Super Mario Bros 😛
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
HAHAHAHA
*grabs popcorn*
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
July 4, 2014 at 11:03
GET. OUT. ;P
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:07
Mario Kart 😛
Anon A Mouse
July 4, 2014 at 11:42
Mario Kart was crap. That blue shell kak that only targets you if you’re winning. They made out winning to be bad, just for little Timmy to be able to enjoy his little kart racing.
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 11:51
Here have a job..
FIREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:53
Hiring for the sake of firing.
That’s how it’s done.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 12:29
…
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:01
(Don’t say 3, Don’t say 3)
(Holding thumbs that someone will)
Dammit 3 is the worse, suspense kills me 😉
Mike Doutchevitch
July 4, 2014 at 11:01
Thief 4. Appart from the game being really dull, my autosave got corrupted when I got to chapter 6. The game didn’t cater for manual saves, and it didn’t even have a chapter select once you have compleated a chapter. There was no way I would sit through that boring experience again to get to chapter 6 again. I thought the critics were way too kind on that game.
Spaffy
July 4, 2014 at 11:05
You played till chapter 6?
Mike Doutchevitch
July 4, 2014 at 11:17
It’s been a very slow year for games. If I had another option I wouldn’t have. I play too many games and as such I don’t have the luxury of a backlog.
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:02
Dishonoured. I tried really hard but couldn’t muster enough enthusiasm to finish it.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:03
that game was good till u unlock the teleport.. then its just kak
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
Yeah, hadn’t thought about it but I agree.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
We got spoilt by Bioshock Infinate
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:08
Agreed. Amazing story. No, sorry. I think I am supposed to go like this… Day one release: It’s AMAZING! Day two: It’s still amazing! Day 20: I agree with the haters, it’s highly overrated…
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:13
Bought GOTYE cos I never played it and wanted to see what the big deal was. Played for about 3 hours and I ran out of fucks to give, never played again.
Rince&pop
July 4, 2014 at 11:33
Me too. Glad I didn’t pay more then R129 for the damn thing. I tried man, I really tried…
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:05
THIS
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:12
I don’t think so…this game was pretty much hated by the majority of fans lol
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:24
Yet it sold in the millions, an gave two more sequels the green light.
Oh Japan, you so funny.
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:26
No, but to fair, the people that bought it, didn’t know it was crap, as a FF fan you know the feeling of waiting for the next main title, so when this came out obviously millions would buy it. Look at the sales between this game and XII-2.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 12:24
The next Final Fantasy game will be just as over rated.
The name has far exceeded what used to be good story telling in a simple fun universe with no voice acting or 3d cameras.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:13
I thought it was pretty good actually.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:16
pretty. Not good.
South Park has a more enjoyable RPG system.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:19
Sorry I had to see what you would say 🙂
But yes, I loved South Parks rpg elements, TURN BASED COMBAT FTW!!!!!!
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:06
Bioshock infinite…is it just me or was the gameplay pretty meh?
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 11:08
Bioshock 1 was pretty meh to begin with. So I never saw the need to play BS2 or BS Infinite.
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:09
Did you play System Shock 2?
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 11:19
Sorry. Nope. I heard great things about it though
Admiral Chief Fairburne
July 4, 2014 at 11:27
Good memories that one!
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 11:13
Hmm, Bioshock 1 for was thee best . Everything after was meh
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:38
Infinite and B1 are completely different, try it. You wont be dissapointed!
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:11
I enjoyed it, but it feels like it was missing something, i think the combat was kinda boring and simple, but I really got invested in the characters, so I think they did a decent job with that and the story.
They just need to make you really need and want the powers for combat and tactics, not make it optional if you give enough of a fuck to get them.
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:39
On my second playthrough I played on 1999 mode and then you really need to use your vigors otherwise you will get owned!
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:37
I loved the gameplay, I loved the fact that you can run around and shoot mindlessly and still get an amazing story. Besides, I played it on 1999 mode, not that easy, so you really need to use your environment to beat some enemies.
Axon1988
July 4, 2014 at 11:08
Games that require you to be online to play singleplayer. I don’t have ADSL. I don’t have a lot of buckeroos. I can live with logging into steam to play something. But things like diablo 3: no thanks.
Xcalibersa
July 4, 2014 at 11:09
Halo – Boring ass game
Gears of war – Boring ass game
Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!
July 4, 2014 at 11:10
Pretty much all the pokemon games…. And yeah I still dig them and think each one is epic
MakeItLegal
July 4, 2014 at 11:15
Uc 3 have to agree there , also splinter cell convication ! Worse game ever
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:15
METAL GEAR ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Hendrik
July 4, 2014 at 12:31
I’ll downvote you to hell!!!!
Anon A Mouse
July 4, 2014 at 11:15
Bioshock: Infinite seems like it was given a free pass for the first few months and then rage went over 9000. I actually enjoyed it.
Borderlands for me was given a huge free pass. It became mundane after an hour or so of gameplay.
Eric
July 4, 2014 at 11:19
I also got bored with Borderlands. LOVED Bioshock Infinite. I thought it was pretty Brilliant.
Before Diablo 3 Blizzard could get away with pretty much anything(WoW breaking records every time a new expansion came out).
Any of The Sims games.
Any Command And Conquer game that comes out.
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:41
Agree with borderlands, after about 30 hours in I’m quite bored with it. So I guess it’s not that bad. Bioshock Infinite is probably my favourite game of all time to be honsost, really loved the story and reading for hours afterwards wtf just happened in the ending!
Anon A Mouse
July 4, 2014 at 11:45
I’ll gladly spend 30 hours and more in Elder Scrolls, but in Borderlands I just couldn’t muster the energy for that. It’s sort of funny because I love open world, but this wasn’t it for me.
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:55
Yeah Borderlands took about 4 goes before I got into it. And only because I love fps games and I had nothing better to get my pew pew fix! But it really feels like a chore now. But my ocd is forcing me to finish it, otherwise it will bother me.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:53
Yeah, Bioshock Infinite definitely got a free pass, until the dirty unwashed masses started to play it and the community reviews starting streaming out. I love community reviews. The truth comes from the People!
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:23
Dark Souls.. there I said it..
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:24
Just because you lack the necessary attention span and skill level to properly get into it and actually enjoy it for what it is.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:25
that and it was shite!
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:27
your idea of a good gaming session is building a house in sims with no doors and watching the sim react.
Forgive me if your opinion does not hold much weight with me.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:42
forgive me if i don’t like playing a broken game like Dark Souls 😛 where the corpes of ur enemies get stuck to ur leg like a roll of toilet paper..
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:50
yeah, the sticky enemies is the real reason you cant play it, not the fact you are a dirty casual gamer without the balls to take on a real challenge.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:52
Casual Gaming where the money is at 😛 look at candy Crush
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:53
Casual gaming gives me a headache.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:54
your kind isnt welcome here, go play your app games with the other hipsters, i hope you trip and get strangled by your scarf.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 11:55
oh like u never play candy crush.. haha
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:56
used to when i was bored at work yes, and i never spent a cent on it.
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:56
I stay well away from any casual games. Haven’t played Candy Crush or Farmville or any of that crap.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:44
Calm down, maybe he/she is just a Lazy gamer. Nothing wrong with that…
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 11:24
Agree with Skyrim, it has the soul, well of Rince 0_o
Alien Emperor Trevor
July 4, 2014 at 11:25
hahahahaha
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:31
Heheheheh!
Anon A Mouse
July 4, 2014 at 11:36
Dead Rising, because zombies, but it was meh meh meh.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:31
Dead Rising is brilliant if you play it in short intervals… it’s like a Michael Bay movie, your brain just can’t take 2 and a half hours of constant Boom Boom flashing lights – boredom is inevitable.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 11:40
Ahh FFD’s, Darren Achilles heel, Geoff’s secret weapon.
Edit:
Office conversation: Darren: (Friday morning) I am in the lead… Eat your heart out Geoff!
Geoff (Sitting behind he desk, twiddling his fingers): Excellent!
Geoff launches his secret sauce to the recipe: FFD (and no, not fap fap done)
#@Bang @#Pow @#Kaboom#$
Geoff: Release the hounds!
Rags
July 4, 2014 at 11:45
Diablo fucking 3.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 11:48
You WIN.
Blizzard could stamp the Diablo logo on bricks and it would sell in the millions.
ERROR 37 seemed so long ago. Then the PS4 reveal happened and instead of a bright future we get the shit for console.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:48
yes, and not even because of the online story or real money auction house bullshit.
It was just a pretty average, generic, boring dungeon crawler really.
Rags
July 4, 2014 at 11:57
Yep, I still can’t get over it how many good reviews that game received when it was an average game at best when you exclude the fact that the loot and online system was completely broken(the main mechanics of an rpg lol). Only one reviewer scored it 45% which I thought was slightly generous but on the mark.
Brenz
July 4, 2014 at 11:57
makes you wonder about the pay for good reviews conspiracy.
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:47
Damn it. Late to the party.
Max Payne was such a headache to get to work. And the multiplayer also never worked. People who bought it on Steam sale even faced issues with there not being enough serial keys for everyone.
Mossel
July 4, 2014 at 11:53
I know that feel.
Wraith
July 4, 2014 at 11:49
Destiny.
Lol, JK. Here’s hoping that it’s deserving of all the hype.
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 11:51
Crysis 2 and 3
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 11:52
Candy Crush… not that it’s a bad game but does it really deserve to be the most profitable game of the last two years?
Dutch Matrix
July 4, 2014 at 15:06
Yes. Because people are idiots. All people except your wife of course 😛
Stephen Snook
July 4, 2014 at 11:53
Anything made by Hideo Kojima.
I love most of the games but goddamn does he get away with murder sometimes.
Jonah Cash
July 4, 2014 at 12:00
Fifa 14 was let off the hook completely!!! The online was terrible!!! And other reviews of games get canned if their MP is crap but Fifa 14 just slided by!!
Also I really thougt I was the only who hated Max Payne 3… I wished the game over in the end!!
konfab aka derp
July 4, 2014 at 12:07
Skyrim in it’s raw form is good at best.
Add a couple of survival and graphic mods and it transcends pretty much everything…
konfab aka derp
July 4, 2014 at 12:12
Most overrated games:
FIFA
GOW
Assassins creed
Call of Duty
All MMOs
I better run after that last one XD
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 12:16
I have only played two MMO’s, so can’t really say.
But.
The one I hated.
The other one I hated more.
konfab aka derp
July 4, 2014 at 12:19
The only MMO I have ever enjoyed was Old republic, but then I was playing by myself with no other human players , so I beg the question: why they didn’t just make KOTOR 3 instead.
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 12:20
I think we need to speak to someone about KOTOR 3. We’ve been patient for long enough now.
konfab aka derp
July 4, 2014 at 12:23
All they need to do is take the hours of dialog that they recorded for Old Republic and rework it into a single player game with a decent engine.
That would easily pass for KOTOR 2.5 for now…
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 12:43
FIFA is by far the best football game around… whether it needs to be released annually is a discussion up for debate but the game itself is rock solid
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:14
Everything Call of Duty! Activision must have paid a decent amount to moneyhat the enthusiast press.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:15
Titanfall! It was the darling of the gaming media, and no one understood why. (Mmm that money hat)
Sith JJ
July 4, 2014 at 12:16
Money se moer.
Now after all that it’s already faded.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:17
It fell faster than a Titan with lead boots – poof into obscurity!
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:19
All the (Insert title) Simulator games. Seriously, Rock Simulator is next? Goat Simulator? Grass Simulator? And they’re all shit. Why do these games get a free pass? Yeah, it’s a funny premise, but these aren’t free games.
oVg... what castle?
July 4, 2014 at 12:21
That Fappy Birds game proves how bored everybody is.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:24
Don’t forget Car mechanic simulator
Liquid Kaz (Umar)
July 4, 2014 at 15:15
Best pic in the world
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:21
Skyrim… the game that actually left me boycotting all future Bethesda releases. That boycott is still in effect.
Milesh Bhana
July 4, 2014 at 12:24
Bioshock Infinite, loved the story, but definitely lacked in the gameplay dept.
Same for GTA4.. it just felt, clunky after GTA3/VC/SA. Was a little disappointed that the same engine/movement went across to RDR, ALMOST ruined it for me.
also, Diablo 1 and 2 (*hides), was sooo bored.
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:39
Someone actually mentions Diablo 1? lol, was just thinking this morning that no one ever mentions 1… It is the name you do not mention on the interwebz…
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:32
Gears of War 2 and 3… DAMNIT EPIC!!!
Viking Of Science
July 4, 2014 at 12:34
@OddSockZA:disqus , I respectfully Disagree with your thoughts on Max Payne 3. The Story and Visual effects were straight up Neo-noir, and seeing as it’s an evolution on the Max Payne formula, I think it fit’s quite well. but that’s me….
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:44
Agreed, I thought the story was one of the strong points of Max Payne 3, and showing him as a troubled middle-aged man was perfect. Here’s a videogame character that has never really recovered from the events of the first game, and who would? It makes sense that he would sink even further into depression.
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 12:43
Metal Gear Solid… seriously we’re in 2014 and the moron is still hiding in a box..
It’s not cute it’s stupid.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:45
Beats hiding behind conveniently placed waist high walls…. (trololololololol)
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 12:49
that makes more sense though… go to any sports event or government building and you find the convenient waist high blocks of concrete..
But a freaking box shuffling around and no one notices… STUPID
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
July 4, 2014 at 12:50
But they do notice, the key is to embrace your inner box, and remain still. One must become the box.
Metal Gear Solid is essentially a Zen meditation simulator.
Gavin Mannion
July 4, 2014 at 12:55
I hate you.. go away
Beer time
Thats_how_I_Troll
July 4, 2014 at 12:56
Lol, translate that to afrikaans….
Rags
July 4, 2014 at 13:21
Vind jou inner doos.
Sk3tz0
July 4, 2014 at 14:31
Atleast he not an overweight Italian Plumper that at his age is still chowing shrooms and crawling through sewers the dirty bugger 😛
Brick Sprickly
July 4, 2014 at 14:07
Any Assassin’s Creed game after Brotherhood. Revelations and AC3 were my Rihanna and I was their Chris Brown, I verbally abused them so much. They were boring, glitchy messes.