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1-UP wrote:Saints Row 2 - Just couldn't do the graphics after playing GTA4.
Please tell me you didn't skip SR2 just because of the graphics. Tell me you skipped it because of how hard it is to get it to work properly on a PC. It blows GTA4 out of the water in every other regard, and I say this as someone who happens to own both games. The only thing I don't like about SR2 is how difficult it is to get it to work on Windows 7. Once it's working though, Gentlemen of the Row is really the one and only thing you'll ever need for that game.
1-UP wrote:Saints Row 2 - Just couldn't do the graphics after playing GTA4.
Please tell me you didn't skip SR2 just because of the graphics. Tell me you skipped it because of how hard it is to get it to work properly on a PC. It blows GTA4 out of the water in every other regard, and I say this as someone who happens to own both games. The only thing I don't like about SR2 is how difficult it is to get it to work on Windows 7. Once it's working though, Gentlemen of the Row is really the one and only thing you'll ever need for that game.
Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console. Play it on a console.
Play it on a console.
Really, I got it for PC and it still doesn't work properly, then I got it for the 360 and it works like a charm. feth GTA, SR2 is where it's at.
Dragon Age: Origins - after all the hype this game sucked so bad that i could not force myself to play it.
The part that made me quit was ingame character telling me, that he knows about some nice quest but i have to buy some DLC to in order to hear the rest ... WTF? Joke game...
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Black Ops- So boring, the guns are possibly the most unrealistic/stupid choices ever. I'm pretty sure that the Galiel is not better than an M4. Also, a terrible campaign.
New Vegas- I can even get into half of the Casinos... BUGS.
Operation Dragon Rising- Realistic and all, but noone bought it. I suppose it would have been great if people did.
Age of Empires III- It was just terribly boring, I played it for about 20 hours before stopping. I think I'll stick to Civilization and Total War...
have to say that i love and hate Starcraft II
the leaque thing where you suppose to play people of your own skill sucks... most of the time we have gold / platinum or even diamonds players against us , while we play in the bronze leaque ourselves , hate that tbh fable II sucks
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I played Black Ops at a friends house this weekend.
It didn't seem that great. I'm going to get it used (my xbox got rrd, thats why I don't have it) and return it if I don't like it.
The stupid RC car is stupid. "Herp Derp balistic knife 360ยบ killcam! " is really annoying. Spawns are still terrible.
Im really enjoying Black OPs, Im pretty sure its now my favorite in the series. There was some great dramatic levels, a good variety in enemies and terrain and some really fun missions. The story got a tad confusing half way through and the ending was ok but it was a fun ride.
Im loving Multiplayer, my favourite thing though is the games you can play against Bots, very fun with split screen.
Nazi Zombies is still fun but I feel the very first Nazi Zombie game was still the best, the others seem to focus on how many more doors can we fit in which lead to even smaller rooms with more doors which cost money for you to get out of. Its a real drain on your points. Still the game you unlock when you finish Camapaign is fun, the cinematic had me laughing.
I like the weapon range, the customization and the new kill streak perks.
Having my favourite character in Call of Duty history make a return was just a bonus
Halo Wars - just terrible. Still not roused myself to play more than the first few missions. Boring as hell and stupid controls.
Halo ODST - loved the single player, but it was really obvious Bungie could not be bothered with this game when it came to multiplayer support. Almost impossible to get a 4 person firefight game going (or indeed any multiplayer stuff going) - why aren't there multiplayer lobies like any other Halo game? Where is the DLC (yeah, I don't like paying for it, but it does extend the game), etc?
Halo 2 - I don't really like playing half a game. Was really enjoying myself until I got to what felt like half way though and it ended suddenly. I could not believe it and I seem to recalling swearing through the entire credits and probably for some time after that
Halo Reach - Enjoyed the game and the multiplayer is expanding so hopefully that will continue. What I was really disapointed with was the forge - yes, it is a lot easier to edit well, but why do we only have the choice of a handful of components? After a while it all starts looking the same. Plus for such a huge map, why can I only use a few of each of the larger components in a single map?
Also, why are the different game modes in different editors? And why are there no in game tutorials on altering all the settings so I can actually make even the simplest of game mode varient maps? *shakes fist*
Star Craft 2 - Seriously I had high hopes for it and I paid 60$ USD for it, the online is absolute crap it's just noobs in bronze leauge getting crushed by diamond league players (yeah really good online matchup system) and then blizzard keeps going on talking about this game claiming it to be soo in-depth and so dependent on the economy umm anyother RTS game could say that. As for the main mission it sucked I liked how it was interactive and all but they would give you units that you cant even use online or in a skirmish.
Medal Of Honor - I just dont get why two different companies are needed to make the single player and online it was kinda bad
The Call of Duty Series - Honestly I just hate those games they arent fun
Halo Reach - Customisation while sure it was better than before but alof of the stuff ended up looking the same and it seemed uncared for, and forge mode was dumbed down
SilverMK2 wrote:Halo Wars - just terrible. Still not roused myself to play more than the first few missions. Boring as hell and stupid controls.
We can make it a drinking game, Silver! I still have to finish it too.
Halo ODST - loved the single player, but it was really obvious Bungie could not be bothered with this game when it came to multiplayer support. Almost impossible to get a 4 person firefight game going (or indeed any multiplayer stuff going) - why aren't there multiplayer lobbies like any other Halo game? Where is the DLC (yeah, I don't like paying for it, but it does extend the game), etc?
Agreed. At the very least, it would have been nice to be able to use the ODST/Marine models for multiplayer in Reach and Halo 3.
Halo Reach - Enjoyed the game and the multiplayer is expanding so hopefully that will continue. What I was really disapointed with was the forge - yes, it is a lot easier to edit well, but why do we only have the choice of a handful of components? After a while it all starts looking the same. Plus for such a huge map, why can I only use a few of each of the larger components in a single map?
Also, why are the different game modes in different editors? And why are there no in game tutorials on altering all the settings so I can actually make even the simplest of game mode varient maps? *shakes fist*
We still haven't gotten my "Warzone" map working have we?
While I loved the game concept and it was fun to play at the time, and the soundtrack was the best for any game ever, I think I was just expecting something else. I kinda thought it was gonna be a hack and slash button masher like God of War, instead it was some kinda funky RTS with way too much running around that just got old.
I suppose it isn't technically a game in and of itself, but Burning Crusade really disappointed me. Between Space Squids, a pretty horde race (that is pretty) and all of the end game weaponry and armor looking like it was bought from a new age crystal therapy store, I just wasn't into it.
Thankfully, Northrend took a step back to the fantasy genre and I enjoyed it immensely.
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
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Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
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Necros wrote:Brutal Legend, overall, was a letdown for me.
While I loved the game concept and it was fun to play at the time, and the soundtrack was the best for any game ever, I think I was just expecting something else. I kinda thought it was gonna be a hack and slash button masher like God of War, instead it was some kinda funky RTS with way too much running around that just got old.
Gitzbitah wrote:I suppose it isn't technically a game in and of itself, but Burning Crusade really disappointed me. Between Space Squids, a pretty horde race (that is pretty) and all of the end game weaponry and armor looking like it was bought from a new age crystal therapy store, I just wasn't into it.
This is a complaint I've never understood. What's wrong with Horde having Blood Elves? The "they're pretty, thus can't be Horde!" argument has always seemed kind of half-cocked.
Aye Blood Elves for me have never been a problem, and my main is a Draenei, the female Draenei model is awesome.
Mind you it'll turn around again if one of the lead devolpers is to believed, he has said a few times he'd like to add Ogres to the Horde to compleate the original Horde from Warcraft 1 eventually.
If he does bring them in, I just hope they give the alliance High Elves for that expansion, that would be so nasty. Mmmm Blood Elves v's those within their race who stayed within the Alliance, real blood fueds kicking off there.
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Oh and responding to the OP,
Probably Warhammer Online was my worst, I was so eager for that game, wound down on WoW, was ready to leave for good, and it was terrible, real tradegy that the game that drew so much interest from me pre 2004 died, and Mythic took over to replace it with that tosh. Don't get me wrong its not ultimate bad, worst mmo ever, but it has gaping flaws big enough to push buses through and Mythic did nothing to address them pre launch. The more posts I see from former Beta testers and the like, the bigger the face palm forms on my forehead.
Other than that, Dynasty Warriors 5 was bad, at least 6 tried to change stuff, they've still not really captured the game in the same light since DW3 as far as I'm concerned.
Oh and Doom 3, I love the mindless shooting of Doom, I wasn't looking for a horror version of Half Life. I think I prefered Serious Sam and the Doom 1 & 2 games that came with my Doom 3 got more play than the main game.
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Mass Effect 2. I enjoyed the characters, I enjoyed the story, I hated the game. I loved Mass Effect because it was essentially a shooter RPG. Well they ripped out all the RPGness and reduced it to a Shooter with a good story. I'll be buying ME3 for sure, but I'll bemoan what they could have done with 2, namely fixed the few problems that it had, the Mako and the Inventory... well I won't dignify it by calling it a system, thing, and they'd be golden. Instead the ripped it all out. Bah.
Dawn of War Soulstorm. I love the Sororitas, how could this be a let down? Dark Crusade was great but I'll admit that defending was kind of pointless when you could have an uber base already built and just crush your attackers within ten minutes under a flood of Land Raiders, Terminators, or anything else like that. Totally removing that ability then adding in even more vectors you could be attacked from meant I spent 1/4 of my time fighting new opponents in new areas and taking new terrain and 3/4 of my time fighting the same stupid mooks on the same stupid map for the fifth fething time in a fething row. While DC might have gone overboard with the prebuilt bases totally removing it instead of fixing it just made things suck. I still haven't finished Soulstorm.
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I will chainfist a pretentious English literature student who wears a beret.
I think the biggest problem with Mass Effect 2 was that there wasn't nearly as much support for a Renegade character from ME1. If you load a Paragon player, you get all these cool encounters with people from the first game, and little updates on how they're doing. It's pretty cool.
But, if you went Renegade, most of those people are dead, and you don't get these interesting little encounters.
It really does make a HUGE impact on how you view the game.
Tyyr wrote:Mass Effect 2. I enjoyed the characters, I enjoyed the story, I hated the game. I loved Mass Effect because it was essentially a shooter RPG. Well they ripped out all the RPGness and reduced it to a Shooter with a good story. I'll be buying ME3 for sure, but I'll bemoan what they could have done with 2, namely fixed the few problems that it had, the Mako and the Inventory... well I won't dignify it by calling it a system, thing, and they'd be golden. Instead the ripped it all out. Bah.
Dawn of War Soulstorm. I love the Sororitas, how could this be a let down? Dark Crusade was great but I'll admit that defending was kind of pointless when you could have an uber base already built and just crush your attackers within ten minutes under a flood of Land Raiders, Terminators, or anything else like that. Totally removing that ability then adding in even more vectors you could be attacked from meant I spent 1/4 of my time fighting new opponents in new areas and taking new terrain and 3/4 of my time fighting the same stupid mooks on the same stupid map for the fifth fething time in a fething row. While DC might have gone overboard with the prebuilt bases totally removing it instead of fixing it just made things suck. I still haven't finished Soulstorm.
I wasnt fussed by the Soulstorm Campaign though I agree with your comments, my biggest issue with the game was rather then adding more ground units, even Dark Eldar were missing Grotesques, they added Flyers. The Flyers just dont work for the game and seem like a pretty pointless addition, though I did like the addition of the Deciever.
I was also pretty dissapointed when I played the game and it turned out there were no Arco Flaggelants when they were pictured in some early adverts for the Witch Hunters. I was also dissapointed that there was no Inquisitor, I though that would have been at least one of the H.Q. choices.
If we are talking disappointing games rather than bad ones then for me it was Elder Scrolls - Oblivion.
I was a complete Morrowind worshiper and addict, I have never looked forward to a game so much as Oblivion in my life
Was it good? Yes.
Was it graphically amazing? Yes.
Was it fun to play? Yes.
Did it have well scripted quests? Yes
Was it anywhere near as good as Morrowind? Hell no, it was massively dumbed down, too streamlined and the fast travel meant the exploration side was something most players never bothered with.
... but its maps, at least most off the ones I had a chance to play, were horrendous snipefests. It was utterly unfun most of the time to anyone who wasn't a dedicated sniper player.
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Daedricbob wrote:If we are talking disappointing games rather than bad ones then for me it was Elder Scrolls - Oblivion. I was a complete Morrowind worshiper and addict, I have never looked forward to a game so much as Oblivion in my life
Was it good? Yes. Was it graphically amazing? Yes. Was it fun to play? Yes. Did it have well scripted quests? Yes Was it anywhere near as good as Morrowind? Hell no, it was massively dumbed down, too streamlined and the fast travel meant the exploration side was something most players never bothered with.
So, I'm not the only one?
Oblivion was a GREAT game, but after Morrowind, I was expecting it to be even better than it was.
One of the few games that I'd give 90+ out of 100 but still call disappointing
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