Least favourite game?

Indoril Nerevar · 09-05-2006, 04:01 AM

Basically the opposite of the "Fav game" thread. What's your least favourite game, and why didn't you like it? (Keep it friendly - this is not meant to start a conflict.)

There are two games which really disappointed me, and they disappointed me for the same reason:

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

The first three Harry Potter games had you learning spells and using them in certain situations. They also had a third-person camera. The fourth game had a terrible camera angle, and the spell system was awful. I only played the first section - the Quidditch World Cup, and was so bored and annoyed that I never played it again.

Return of the King had the same camera angle, and it played more like a console game than a PC game, which just annoyed me (I don't like console games).

So, what games didn't you like, and why?

**Tiber Septim** · 09-05-2006, 05:08 AM

Any sports games but especially AFL or NRL ones.

Logic behind this is... if you are going to play sports, go outside and do it, dont waste your money and good developers time by having them make a new sports game every year with the only changes being an updated players list, just please... don't do it.

etali · 09-07-2006, 02:25 AM

I agree about sports games, they seem pretty silly to me. I don't mind management ones (F1 Manager, Football Manager) but the more action based ones just don't hold any interest.

DJDizzy1 · 09-08-2006, 04:12 AM

Football games. Just because I don't watch football and would never play it in real life. Just get bored to fast even with all the special effects.

dojo · 09-08-2006, 10:34 AM

Diablo I and II. Huge disapointments. Some said that Diablo II was better than Sacred, yeah, they wished ...

funandcool · 09-08-2006, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tiber Septim

Any sports games but especially AFL or NRL ones.

Logic behind this is... if you are going to play sports, go outside and do it, dont waste your money and good developers time by having them make a new sports game every year with the only changes being an updated players list, just please... don't do it.

very true. In fact, I only tried sports games like once or something.

Indoril Nerevar · 09-09-2006, 12:53 AM

I was also rather disappointed with The Matrix - Path of Neo. It came out a couple of years or so after Enter the Matrix, and yet the graphics were nothing, compared with the previous game. I enjoy the visual aspect of a game, and when a company makes a sequel to a game, I expect the sequel to have graphics as good as or better than the original's graphics. I was sorely disappointed...

**Tiber Septim** · 09-11-2006, 03:33 AM

Lol, yes, it was quite funny.
Strange though, when they make a game based on a movie, they usually make the graphics on the box better than what the actual graphics in the game are, yet they didn't do this with Path of Neo.
The images on the box directly parallel the in-game visuals, all blurry with a bad camera angle and low poly models...
Makes you wonder how they can ruin such a brilliant concept so horribly...

supersheep · 09-12-2006, 03:09 AM

Just Cause, although it's a good game. Why? Because it could have been the best damn game ever made.
If it had been designed for the PC, it would have been brilliant. As it is, it'll be fun, but it's an XBox game, not a PC one.

gamerman0203 · 09-13-2006, 01:19 PM

I don't think I've ever really played a game that I hated. I have a few that lost my interest quite quickly: Doom 3 and any of the Command and Conquers. Doom 3 gives me a heart attack everytime I play it and it gets annoying. I'm not big on strategy games so when I play one it takes a lot to keep me. Warcraft 2&3 and starcraft were awesome, but C&C's always were boring to me.

**Go The Power** · 03-19-2007, 03:14 AM

I think that Age of Empire III was a disappointment. I loved the second one, but number three was not as good

**Tiber Septim** · 03-19-2007, 03:25 AM

Necro-post!

I have to agree though. I loved AOE2, AOE3 has better visuals, physics, gameplay and is more balanced but it just didn't capture me like the second did. It just seems weak, bland. Boring if you will.

**Go The Power** · 03-19-2007, 03:45 AM

The graphics are great, but it did not fell like i was playing Age of Empires. It felt like i was playing a different game

villion · 03-19-2007, 06:44 AM

enchanted arms for xbox 360

**Cellus** · 03-20-2007, 12:42 AM

Survivor: The Interactive Review (Game Revolution review - not work safe).

Warning: The above review may make you laugh long and hard.

**Tiber Septim** · 03-20-2007, 03:19 AM

I couldn't stop laughing for at least 10 minutes. Heck, i'm still grinning. That has to be THE BEST review I have ever read for any game. Ever.

If you haven't already read it, take a moment to read it. It's well worth it.

okay player · 03-20-2007, 04:17 AM

I have to respectfully disagree with the knock on sports games.

My buddies and I absolutely love hockey, but as you probably know, it's a very expensive sport to play: with the cost of equipment, getting into a league (even if it's just houseleague), transportation, etc. etc. Yes, there's road-hockey but at my previous place of residence (where I lived with 2 buddies), the best place we had to play was a parkinglot out back.. and even then, we had no nets. Often the facilities/funds/necessary people/weather outside just doesn't allow it.

We've played some outstanding games of 2K6 on Xbox and Xbox360 and have had an amazing time.. whether it be against each other, or teamed up against the computer.

I'll agree that, for the most part, they are basically the same with an updated roster, however every once in a while one comes along that changes everything (the new hockey by EA games for 360 puts an entirely new spin on the controls and, once familiar with, allows you a much higher level of control)

09-05-2006, 04:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Hero of Vvardenfell & Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,654 OS: XP Pro 32-bit SP2, Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Vista Home Premium 64-bit My System	Least favourite PC game? Basically the opposite of the "Fav game" thread. What's your least favourite game, and why didn't you like it? (Keep it friendly - this is not meant to start a conflict.) There are two games which really disappointed me, and they disappointed me for the same reason: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Lord of the Rings: Return of the King The first three Harry Potter games had you learning spells and using them in certain situations. They also had a third-person camera. The fourth game had a terrible camera angle, and the spell system was awful. I only played the first section - the Quidditch World Cup, and was so bored and annoyed that I never played it again. Return of the King had the same camera angle, and it played more like a console game than a PC game, which just annoyed me (I don't like console games). So, what games didn't you like, and why?

09-09-2006, 12:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Indoril Nerevar Hero of Vvardenfell & Manager, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 3,654 OS: XP Pro 32-bit SP2, Vista Home Premium 32-bit, Vista Home Premium 64-bit My System	I was also rather disappointed with The Matrix - Path of Neo. It came out a couple of years or so after Enter the Matrix, and yet the graphics were nothing, compared with the previous game. I enjoy the visual aspect of a game, and when a company makes a sequel to a game, I expect the sequel to have graphics as good as or better than the original's graphics. I was sorely disappointed... __________________ Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all. • Posting System Specs • Power Supply Info • Common Game Issues • • NVIDIA Drivers and Info • ATI Drivers and Info • Thermal Paste Guide • • Futuremark Game Advisor • System Requirements Lab • • Everest • Prime95 • DirectX • Cheatbook • AMD Drivers • • Memtest86 • SensorsView • Driver Cleaner • Add-Remove • I do not give help via PM. Please post your question on the forum.

09-11-2006, 03:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Elite Commander Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 845 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Lol, yes, it was quite funny. Strange though, when they make a game based on a movie, they usually make the graphics on the box better than what the actual graphics in the game are, yet they didn't do this with Path of Neo. The images on the box directly parallel the in-game visuals, all blurry with a bad camera angle and low poly models... Makes you wonder how they can ruin such a brilliant concept so horribly... __________________ Common Game Issues Power Supply Information and Selection Everest Home Edition Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all.

09-13-2006, 01:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Games Team Asst. Manager Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	I don't think I've ever really played a game that I hated. I have a few that lost my interest quite quickly: Doom 3 and any of the Command and Conquers. Doom 3 gives me a heart attack everytime I play it and it gets annoying. I'm not big on strategy games so when I play one it takes a lot to keep me. Warcraft 2&3 and starcraft were awesome, but C&C's always were boring to me. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications

03-19-2007, 03:14 AM	#11 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 9,778 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Least favourite game? I think that Age of Empire III was a disappointment. I loved the second one, but number three was not as good __________________ [center] >>>The 5 Steps before Posting a Log<<<

09-05-2006, 05:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Elite Commander Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 845 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Any sports games but especially AFL or NRL ones. Logic behind this is... if you are going to play sports, go outside and do it, dont waste your money and good developers time by having them make a new sports game every year with the only changes being an updated players list, just please... don't do it.

09-07-2006, 02:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
etali Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 99 OS:	I agree about sports games, they seem pretty silly to me. I don't mind management ones (F1 Manager, Football Manager) but the more action based ones just don't hold any interest.

09-08-2006, 04:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
DJDizzy1 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 21 OS:	Football games. Just because I don't watch football and would never play it in real life. Just get bored to fast even with all the special effects.

09-08-2006, 10:34 AM	#5 (permalink)
dojo Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 27 OS:	Diablo I and II. Huge disapointments. Some said that Diablo II was better than Sacred, yeah, they wished ...

09-12-2006, 03:09 AM	#9 (permalink)
supersheep Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 64 OS:	Just Cause, although it's a good game. Why? Because it could have been the best damn game ever made. If it had been designed for the PC, it would have been brilliant. As it is, it'll be fun, but it's an XBox game, not a PC one.

03-19-2007, 03:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Elite Commander Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 845 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Least favourite game? Necro-post! I have to agree though. I loved AOE2, AOE3 has better visuals, physics, gameplay and is more balanced but it just didn't capture me like the second did. It just seems weak, bland. Boring if you will. __________________ Common Game Issues Power Supply Information and Selection Everest Home Edition Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all.

03-19-2007, 03:45 AM	#13 (permalink)
Go The Power Moderator, Microsoft Support Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Australia Posts: 9,778 OS: Windows XP Home SP2 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Least favourite game? The graphics are great, but it did not fell like i was playing Age of Empires. It felt like i was playing a different game __________________ [center] >>>The 5 Steps before Posting a Log<<<

03-19-2007, 06:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
villion Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 90 OS: XP sp2 My System	Re: Least favourite game? enchanted arms for xbox 360

03-20-2007, 12:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
Cellus Moderator Networking Team Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,388 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: Least favourite game? Survivor: The Interactive Review (Game Revolution review - not work safe). Warning: The above review may make you laugh long and hard. __________________ TSF Networking Team HijackThis 5 Step Process Donate! Last edited by Cellus : 03-20-2007 at 12:48 AM.

03-20-2007, 03:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Elite Commander Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 845 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Least favourite game? I couldn't stop laughing for at least 10 minutes. Heck, i'm still grinning. That has to be THE BEST review I have ever read for any game. Ever. If you haven't already read it, take a moment to read it. It's well worth it. __________________ Common Game Issues Power Supply Information and Selection Everest Home Edition Donating to the forum keeps TSF free for all.

03-20-2007, 04:17 AM	#17 (permalink)
okay player Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 OS: Vista Home Premium	Re: Least favourite game? I have to respectfully disagree with the knock on sports games. My buddies and I absolutely love hockey, but as you probably know, it's a very expensive sport to play: with the cost of equipment, getting into a league (even if it's just houseleague), transportation, etc. etc. Yes, there's road-hockey but at my previous place of residence (where I lived with 2 buddies), the best place we had to play was a parkinglot out back.. and even then, we had no nets. Often the facilities/funds/necessary people/weather outside just doesn't allow it. We've played some outstanding games of 2K6 on Xbox and Xbox360 and have had an amazing time.. whether it be against each other, or teamed up against the computer. I'll agree that, for the most part, they are basically the same with an updated roster, however every once in a while one comes along that changes everything (the new hockey by EA games for 360 puts an entirely new spin on the controls and, once familiar with, allows you a much higher level of control)

03-20-2007, 01:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
Lemonio Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 99 OS: Windows XP