Board 8 > Most disappointing games you've played?

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Big Bob
08/08/21 5:05:41 PM
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I'm thinking about starting a podcast about games with disastrous receptions upon launch. So I'm looking for games you thought you would love that turned out to be garbage, or at least not anywhere near what you were expecting. I'm looking for stuff along the lines of Daikatana, Duke Nukem Forever, Sonic 2006, etc, where there was at least a chance the game could be great.

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ChainLTTP
08/08/21 5:06:18 PM
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Spore, forever and always
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DeepsPraw
08/08/21 5:08:58 PM
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Dark Souls 2

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Shonen_Bat
08/08/21 5:10:36 PM
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Pokemon Sword and Shield is the biggest one in recent memory for me

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OrangeCrush980
08/08/21 5:11:28 PM
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Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World
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xenosaga
08/08/21 5:13:07 PM
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Spore
Sim City

I didn't play it but I remember Sims Online being hyped up and it flopping pretty badly back in the day.

RIP Maxis

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Snake5555555555
08/08/21 5:15:37 PM
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Ghost of Tsushima
The Medium
Resident Evil 3 Remake
Remothered: Broken Porcelain
Murdered: Soul Suspect


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LeonhartFour
08/08/21 5:15:49 PM
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Donkey Kong 64
Xenosaga Episode III
Samurai Legend Musashi
Mario Kart DS
Parasite Eve II
Sonic 2006
Street Fighter V
Super Smash Bros. 3DS
Vagrant Story

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DeepsPraw
08/08/21 5:16:33 PM
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons completely ruined a series for me

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Strife2
08/08/21 5:18:36 PM
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Star Ocean 3
Xenosaga 2
Final Fantasy 2
Final Fantasy 13


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NBIceman
08/08/21 5:21:47 PM
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It's not a disaster quite to the degree of those three in the OP, but Guild Wars 2 will always be the pinnacle of disappointing victims of expectations for me.

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Nanis23
08/08/21 5:23:22 PM
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Journey

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pjbasis
08/08/21 5:27:47 PM
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I'll always have scars shaped by KH2 and TP hype

Far from being the worst games I've ever played though

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DeepsPraw
08/08/21 5:28:18 PM
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Nanis23 posted...
Journey
ooh yeah. I could make a huge list of games that didn't live up to the critical hype. Control is a more recent example

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Mega Mana
08/08/21 5:31:37 PM
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Everquest 2
Starfox Adventures

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Jesse_Custer
08/08/21 5:32:08 PM
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Final Fantasy XIII
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Radix
08/08/21 5:33:15 PM
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Diablo 3
Star Ocean 3


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08/08/21 5:34:21 PM
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pyresword
08/08/21 5:35:42 PM
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Honestly Shadow of the Colossus, but moreso from the angle of fans creating an absurd amount of hype for a mediocre game as opposed to the game actually being bad.

That probably doesn't help with material for your podcast though, so I'll also throw out Final Fantasy X-2 and Mario Party 8, which are probably more in line with what you're looking for there.
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Mac Arrowny
08/08/21 5:35:46 PM
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Final Fantasy XV

I bought a PS4 for it and gave it a 2/10. Nothing else compares, really.
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WazzupGenius00
08/08/21 5:37:54 PM
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Rogue Legacy went from an idea that I was really drawn to, to one of the most thoughtlessly-designed platformers Ive ever seen and incredibly grindy on top of that


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RyoCaliente
08/08/21 5:43:17 PM
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Final Fantasy XIV, Fallout 76 are some easy ones.

Don't really know what some people are talking about here when the podcast would revolve around disastrous reception at launch and people are mentioning games that were basically universally loved save by them and 3 other people in the world lmfao

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LeonhartFour
08/08/21 5:48:19 PM
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pyresword posted...
Honestly Shadow of the Colossus, but moreso from the angle of fans creating an absurd amount of hype for a mediocre game as opposed to the game actually being bad.

I mean, that's what I think of when I think of something being disappointed. It's something I actually had expectations for and it fell well below them. Whether the game was ultimately bad or not doesn't always factor into it (although in some cases it is bad).

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Nanis23
08/08/21 5:48:44 PM
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RyoCaliente posted...
Final Fantasy XIV, Fallout 76 are some easy ones.

Don't really know what some people are talking about here when the podcast would revolve around disastrous reception at launch and people are mentioning games that were basically universally loved save by them and 3 other people in the world lmfao
Then pretty much almost every article in a simple Google research can answer this topic question and no need to ask here

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Kamekguy
08/08/21 5:49:41 PM
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I think Super Smash Bros Brawl is the game responsible for some level of self-actualization in me. Like I have vivid memories of playing it five days after release, being on Target Test Stage 5 with Mr. Game & Watch, and going "... am I still having fun?" And then I went back to play Melee that same day and had much more fun.

But for big-name releases, Warcraft III Reforged actually destroying my ability to play a game I loved in the ways that allowed me to love it was pretty big. I'll also second Indivisible, RE3 Remake, and FFXIII.


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Johnbobb
08/08/21 5:49:45 PM
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in varying amounts:

TimeShift
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Hello Neighbor

TimeShift I expected to be a really cool, creative take on a sci-fi shooter but it was mostly just boring and generic.
AC:NH was alright but was basically just an HD reskin of previous games in most respects, and was notable for having one of the most bizarrely awful takes on local multiplayer I've ever seen (where everyone on a given console has one shared island regardless of how many accounts are on the Switch, and every player except the first is locked out of doing missions of any kind).
Hello Neighbor was just all around broken and godawful and is probably the most like what you're looking for

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Paratroopa1
08/08/21 5:51:04 PM
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I guess I'll say Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It wasn't terrible or anything, but it was below par in new content and WAY below par in quality of life upgrades from previous titles. It looks beautiful, but that's about it. It didn't have as much longetivity as it should have.
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Dancedreamer
08/08/21 5:51:51 PM
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Skyward Sword

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Uglyface2
08/08/21 6:18:42 PM
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I assume you want games that were generally not good rather than games that most people liked but I didnt. Working with that, Ill go with Watch Dogs. None of it clicked with me, and it felt like a chore. I refused to play the sequel for a very long time, but I got it during a sale and it was vastly improved.
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08/08/21 6:55:06 PM
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08/08/21 6:55:49 PM
#31:


Final Fantasy XIII forever.

MGSV even more forever.

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GuessMyUserName
08/08/21 6:56:33 PM
#32:


Brawl and FF13 for big names

Bravely Default 2 for a recent personal one

dunno beyond that

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Leonhart4
08/08/21 7:00:31 PM
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Anagram posted...
Final Fantasy XIII forever.

MGSV even more forever.

MGSV is a really good answer.

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Snake5555555555
08/08/21 7:01:38 PM
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Leonhart4 posted...
MGSV is a really good answer.


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foolm0r0n
08/08/21 7:27:31 PM
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Strongest is probably Tales of Symphonia, but that was only after hearing word of mouth hype. MGSV and BOTW are probably the biggest ones that came from my own hype.

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RaidenGarai
08/08/21 7:37:49 PM
#36:


Xenogears
Vagrant Story
Diablo 3

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XIII_rocks
08/08/21 7:46:26 PM
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Probably Witcher 3

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xp1337
08/08/21 7:52:14 PM
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took way too long for brawl to be mentioned

because it's brawl. always and forever.

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swordz9
08/08/21 7:55:35 PM
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Breath of the Wild
Tales of Symphonia Dawn of the New World
Pokmon Sword/Shield
Final Fantasy XII

First four that came to mind
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skullbone
08/08/21 7:56:37 PM
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Nier
Xenoblade Chronicles

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Mac Arrowny
08/08/21 7:57:54 PM
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skullbone posted...
Nier

What made you so hyped for Nier before launch?
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SwiftyDC
08/08/21 8:00:20 PM
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KH3

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Whiskey_Nick
08/08/21 8:02:49 PM
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FF14

I played FF11 for a decade so me and friends/linkshell members were super hyped.

Did the Alpha and Beta, gave tons of feedback, they ignored all of it.

When the main game came out, we were all back in 11 within 2 weeks.

Looks like they learned and ARR is legit.

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08/08/21 8:06:29 PM
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UltimaterializerX posted...
MGS5 is great and I will fight people.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/community/Ultima_X/contributions/reviews

Just look through there.
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Leonhart4
08/08/21 8:07:37 PM
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xp1337 posted...
took way too long for brawl to be mentioned

because it's brawl. always and forever.

Brawl delivered Snake, so it met the hype

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xp1337
08/08/21 8:08:40 PM
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the pre-launch hype for brawl delivered that's for sure

that was kinda the problem

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skullbone
08/08/21 8:09:49 PM
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Mac Arrowny posted...
What made you so hyped for Nier before launch?

I played it after launch and it was this board saying it was the best game ever.

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Leonhart4
08/08/21 8:10:09 PM
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xp1337 posted...
the pre-launch hype for brawl delivered that's for sure

that was kinda the problem

I mean, in a sense, it was impossible for Brawl to meet the massive amount of hype it received, but I loved the hundreds of hours I put into the game so I can't complain.

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Lightning Strikes
08/08/21 8:15:49 PM
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MGS4 crushed me, amusing to see MGSV mentioned when despite its flaws its a lot better than that utter mess. Surprised it took years to become divisive, genuinely surprised it wasnt controversial at launch.

More to the spirit of the topic, Spore. If you are asking for high profile general audience disappointments weve played that is certainly mine. If you are asking about games that disappointed their audience, Breath of the Wild etc. obviously isnt that but stuff like Spore, OG FFXIV and so on would be more appropriate.

Two relatively recent ones: Destiny and Watch Dogs. I played the open beta of Destiny and it was very apparent that that was just a quarter of that game meaning there was barely anything to the full game. As for Watch Dogs that was hyped as the first true next gen experience for the PS4/Xbox One generation and what would free us from Assassins Creed, it wasnt, it didnt, and it was just a mediocre GTA clone unfortunately.

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