The Gamer's Quarter

Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420

I can't think of many personally, but what games have you played that you regret playing for some reason. Maybe that it was completely boring, or it hurt you (psychologically|) in some way, or that you payed way too much for and then found in the bargain bin a week later for a few bucks/pounds?

Personally, I'd say Viewtiful Joe.. not bad as such it just didn't do much for me. Not my kind of game at all. The graphics almost saved it though.

Fantavision, a game which I really didn't enjoy and wouldn't take if it was given away free.

internisus · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 354

oh my god there are so many. you have no idea. all the negative feeling i express about videogames is but a fraction of my terrible reality.

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dhex · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 2:39 pm Post subject:

dark cloud 2.
grandia 2.
final fantasy x.
area 51.
half life 2 (cause it ruined everything else for me).
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Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

Lionheart. I didn't even come close to finishing. It was just so horrible. The dev $ should have gone to Van Buren. After giving up this horrible scat monster I tried to rationalise that the cash I spent would help keep IPLY afloat so they could continue making VB(FO 3).

It was a totally horrible game. I hate Lionheart. Bad Lionheart, bad!
I even reread Foucalt's Pendulum to get into the mood for it. Took a month.
Bad bad bad Lionheart.
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Isfet · . Joined: 27 Oct 2006 Posts: 107 Location: A New York

there are some games that i regret buying, but i'm not sure if i really regret playing any of them. if we're going to consider these two as part of the same idea, then the latest ones that come to mind would be Steambot Chronicles and Atelier Iris. i just can't find anything worth playing in either of those titles.

the first game that ever did this to me, though, was Robocop 2 on the NES.

Lackey · . Joined: 11 Jul 2005 Posts: 1107 Location: Canada

Never played Lionheart but I like Henk Nieborg's art for it.

Wasn't Fantavision a DOS animation program? Research tells me it was both! Neat.
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dmauro · . Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 303 Location: Brooklyn

KotOR II (a few hours of it anyways)
Shenmue (quite a bit of it, way too much even, and then when I rebought a dreamcast, I tried it out again for an hour or so, yuck!)
Viewtiful Joe: Double Trouble (I felt compelled to play, but it was terrible, but luckily this was shortly before I lost all of my DS games, so I didn't get so far).
Eternal Darkness (I made it all the way through this one unfortunately)

Nana Komatsu · weak sauce Joined: 17 Jul 2006 Posts: 1293

Mario Hoops 3 on 3.

Swimmy · . Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 990 Location: Fairfax, VA

dark steve · . Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1110

definitely grandia 2
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VIII, Shenmue, Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance, GoldenEye, Donkey Country, Donkey Country 3 and Sonic Adventure 2 are the ones that spring immediately to mind.
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SuperWes · Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 3:53 pm Post subject:

Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

You know, I really don't see how any of them require genuine explanation and I resent that they should somehow be questionned while others above remain spared, because Hey, Nintendo, Am I Rite?.

But yes, on the whole, it's their superficiality, and how desperately and pathetically they try to overcompensate without any real development in the gameplay proper. Shenmue feels and plays like a poor-budgeted Z-movie, Super Mario World is vomitously garish in its design, while having horrid graphics and forgettable themes, much like GoldenEye, Final Fantasy VIII, Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 3 and Sonic Adventure 2 really don't need any explanation, Chrono Trigger is just shit, from story to gameplay, but at least tries to put effort in its narrative by making its combat system not completely unwieldy, tepid and unpredictable.

There's probably a ton of NES and PlayStation 2 titles I haven't mentioned, because they're so forgettable in their horrid creation.
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Karoshi · . Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 43 Location: Philadelphia, PA

The majority of my gaming regrets were from my NES childhood. I was a whiny, spoiled brat towards my parents when I wanted a new title. I'd deal with my pangs of guilt by escaping into said games. These, however, are games I absolutely hated playing through.

Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum. - I rented this, alongside Dragon Warrior when I first came down with the flu some time in the 5th grade. It was like Jumpman Jr on my C 64 with shittier physics and horrible level layout. Goddammit I hate Color Dreams games.

M.U.S.C.L.E - My sister wanted Commando. I had final say and convinced my pops to buy M.U.S.C.L.E. because I collected the figures in the trashcans. When we returned home my sister said the game was ugly, didn't have enough guys, cried, and then hit me with her Pogo Bal.

One time my father and I were at Carrefour and MegaMan was on sale. My Dad offered to get it for me (gifts from an abusive father were rare) but for some unknown reason I opted for a set of "Squarbles."

Shapermc · Hot Sake! Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Posts: 6279

Pretty much just God of War.

Oh, wait, also Kill Zone.
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internisus · . Joined: 25 Nov 2006 Posts: 354

player 2 · . Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 585 Location: Madison, WI USA

Are you guys serious?
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Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

TheRumblefish · . Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 258 Location: Florida

Chrono Trigger
Viewtiful Joe
Mechwarrior 2 (PS1) I think I still don't like this game.
Ku-On
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Redeye · . Joined: 02 Oct 2006 Posts: 986 Location: filth

simplicio · . Joined: 03 May 2005 Posts: 1091

hey y'all Chrono Trigger hate is the new Zelda hate.

oligophagy · . Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 28

Mercenaries for the PS2. I think some good mechanics in there, but why so much ham-fisted cutscene war-porn? I'm little bit more self-conscious playing videogames now, THANKS.

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GSL · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 12:14 am Post subject:

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Cycle · Mac daddy Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2767

This is a terrible thread.

Also, System Shock 2.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

This thread makes me gigglesnort.

P.S. Only good Zelda is the original Zelda. Link's Awakening and Majora's Mask get props also. Chrono Trigger was just every anime ever, with every stock character ever, stock bosses ever, etc. ad nauseam.
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Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

Xenogears: I tried to stop playing this game many times, but instead, ended up saving right before a boss that I couldn't beat. It hurt because instead of rejecting the game, the game rejected me. Also I never killed God Sad

Banjo Tooie: Made Donkey Kong 64 seem like a really good game.

Bounty Hunter: Could have been kind of cool, but just sucked instead.
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:07 am Post subject:

So hold on, is this the "games we regret playing" thread, or the "games that suck" thread. Maybe it's the "games that I think I'm cool for not liking" thread?

I regret playing Halo 2 after work sometimes because I get home at like 7:30 and feel like I wasted all of my free time at work. Sometimes those post-work hours are sooooo worth it though, so it kinda balances out.

-Wes
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

You know, I can honestly say that I've never regretted playing any game. I've gotten at least a small bit of entertainment even out of the worst games I've played, even if I made that entertainment myself by making fun of the game.
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Mr Mustache · . Joined: 26 Oct 2006 Posts: 167 Location: Queens

No, you just play as Jango Fett and die alot.
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OtakupunkX · . Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 730

Ew.
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SuperWes · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 1:01 pm Post subject:

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Scratchmonkey · . Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 1439

Eternal Darkness is a real love-it-or-hate-it title. I've seen many a flamewar between people who think it's one of the greatest games ever produced and folks who think it's a total hack job, from the gameplay to the graphics to the story.

Personally, I think it's mediocre-to-good. It's got a lot of neat things going for it; the overall implementation means that it's often pretty tedious.

GSL · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 2:31 pm Post subject:

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player 2 · . Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 585 Location: Madison, WI USA

Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Oh, come off it.
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player 2 · . Joined: 10 Jul 2005 Posts: 585 Location: Madison, WI USA

Do you really regret playing these games? I mean, honestly, at worst they helped shape your opinion of what games you do like. It's not like they're not memorable. If I were to talk about any games I regret playing it's the hundreds of NES roms I would play and forget about during class because I should've spent that time paying attention to class, but that's the worst of it.

Christ, look at these lists. Someone regrets playing Chrono Trigger. And unless regret is a different word to you than it is to me that's just stupid.
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Dracko · . Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Posts: 2613

Yes, I honestly regret investing any time and/or money in any of them, as the ones that did shape an opinion shaped my standards for the worse for a long time. That you find that difficult to believe is mind-boggling. I mean, fuck, why not apply that sort of bewilderment to any of the other games mentioned above? No, suddenly a Mario and Square game are brought up, and all is suddenly lost.
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Pijaibros · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject:

One game that I come to regret playing at times is Street Fighter (the entire flippin franchise). There are days when I perform to perfection and can pull my combos, perform multiple hit specials, and confirm link to supers. All is well.

Most of the time however my spacing is wrong, I miss an opening that my opponent practically handed to me, or can't parry. I will become angry with the world for that one moment since I know I could perform better. There is no other game that brings out this side of me other than Street Fighter. Taking a loss from tactics that I know I shouldn't have fallen for and failed to perform to the high standards I have set for myself. The rest of the night is met with a terrible mood at that point.

Yet, I still keep playing every other night and twice on Sundays. I go back to see if I could improve and to beat my opponents senseless. Sometimes a great night most of the time I suffer more losses than I expect too.

Ketch · . Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Posts: 420