Really bad games?

postlarval · April 2017

You know you got 'em. Bought a game and for one reason or another it went bad and you were unable to refund it.

I don't know about you, but I keep a nice little folder in Steam called 'Really Bad Stinkers'.

So my question to you is: What are your really bad stinkers?

Here's mine:

ARK
Better Late than DEAD
Fragmented
The Repopulation
Wave of Darkness
Wild Terra Online

Now as a bonus question in a more positive light...

What game(s) have you purchased that you wound up loving, but didn't think you would?

My answer here is:

Kerbal Space Program
Grim Dawn
Don't Starve

What are yours?

RavingRabbid · April 2017

Hmmm Just looking at this couple games come to mind. Again this is just my opinion.

Games I didn't Like: GW2, Bioshock 2&3, MechWarrior Online, Warhammer 40K Online, threre are more but cant think of them off top of my head.

Games that surprised me: WOT, Overwatch, DCUO, Marvel Heroes ARGP, ESO, and Eve Online ( I wont play it anymore after what CCP did to World of Darkness.)

*** Raving Rabbid is stoked that Kate Beckinsale is coming back for underworld 6! ***

Distopia · April 2017

The only really bad games in my Steam Library were games I got from bundles. Those would be Enforcer: Police crime action and a bunch of AAA action titles like kane and lynch and thief...

Just about everything else I had already tried at a friends, owned previously physically or knew I'd enjoy them, the two surprises would be Tales of Zestiria and Valkyria Chronicles both of which I was on the fence about due to not liking JRPGs when I was younger. Loved both, now I actually like older JRPGs I previously disliked like FF 10.

SEANMCAD · April 2017

I know many gamers will find this hard to believe but out of all the titles I have bought over many decades 4 games I either gave away in frustration or literally thru away and they were the following
STALKER
GTA4
Sims 3
Fallout 3

All of that happened before Steam, the only two games I regret having purchased during my Steam days are:
GTA5
Theif

Ironically every single one of those games is a AAA title, every singe indie game I have purchased I have been happy with.

true hand to god story

Jediren · April 2017

Well the games I bought or played that thought would be good, but were disappointing to me were.

Bdo. ( its the graphics in it and the grind.)

Everquest 2. ( A weird game...just cant get into it.)

Sto.( its way too dumb down and too silly.)

Swtor.( Its like WoW, which a lot

games are, but, its too much like WoW.)

Eve online. ( too slow did get things done in this one and should have walking on stations and planets ala Sto, but, should be way better. I guess Star Citizen will address that..I hope.)

Now what bothers me. Is that. Sto and Swtor should be at least in the top 5 best mmorpg out there. I'm not saying the best money-makers. I mean should be better Mmorpg games. Its beyond me beyond me why devs cant get them there and they both have the money to do it or they cant get it right..but all I can do is hope. Imho.

WalkinGlenn · April 2017

All games made by Derek Smart.

End thread...

hatefulpeace · April 2017

WalkinGlenn said:

All games made by Derek Smart.

End thread...

Never heard of any of these.

Line of Defense (2014)
Line of Defense Tactics (2014)
All Aspect Warfare (2009)
Angle of Attack (2009)
Galactic Command Echo Squad SE (2008)
Galactic Command Echo Squad (2006)
Universal Combat CE 2.0 (2009)
Universal Combat CE (2007)
Universal Combat SE (2006)
Universal Combat A World Apart (2005)
Universal Combat Gold (2005)
Universal Combat (2004)
Battlecruiser Millennium: Gold Edition (2003)
Battlecruiser Millennium (2001)
Battlecruiser 3000AD (v2.0) (1999)
Battlecruiser 3000AD (1996)

Did look up Line of defense tactics and all aspect warfare, they both had all negative feedback

laserit · April 2017

There were many stinkers in the 80's and 90's back when I used to buy almost everything that released.

I'm a lot more selective now.

The most recent game I can think of that really disappointed me was Two Worlds.

Three games that really surprised me in a good way are

Kerbal Space Program
Prison Architect
RimWorld

SEANMCAD · April 2017

laserit said:

There were many stinkers in the 80's and 90's back when I used to buy almost everything that released.

I'm a lot more selective now.

The most recent game I can think of that really disappointed me was Two Worlds.

Three games that really surprised me in a good way are

Kerbal Space Program
Prison Architect
RimWorld

yup.

check out Space Engineers next

LoveRemovalMachine · April 2017

SEANMCAD said:

laserit said:

There were many stinkers in the 80's and 90's back when I used to buy almost everything that released.

I'm a lot more selective now.

The most recent game I can think of that really disappointed me was Two Worlds.

Three games that really surprised me in a good way are

Kerbal Space Program
Prison Architect
RimWorld

yup.

check out Space Engineers next

Or factorio

laserit · April 2017

Nyctelios said:

Games that surprised me in a bad way:

- Exanima. Really disappointed with this one.
- Beat Cop.
- Outlast 2

Games that surprised me in a good way:

- Child of Light (the story rhymes - the dialogues too!);
- Deponia Series;
- Crypt of Necrodancer;
- Killer is Dead;
- D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die;
- Freedom Planet;
- Borderlands (the first one);
- Machinarium (this was how I met Amanita games);
- Super Time Force Ultra;
- Skullgirls;
- The Walking Dead - A Telltale game (the first one);
- Wolfenstein - The new Order (which the theme being my ringtone tells a lot);

And, of course, the last and the most mind breaking game that if it does not touches your heart you are seriously dead inside:

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. If you don't know why, good. That's good. Keep not knowing why and just play it.

A special mention to a game which is not done yet: Ghost of a Tale. The announcement got me really impressed and surprised to a point is my most expected game.

Thanks to your recommendation, I've just purchased A Tale of Two Sons

FrodoFragins · April 2017

Jediren said:

Well the games I bought or played that thought would be good, but were disappointing to me were.
Everquest 2.
STO
Eve online

I tried so hard to get into STO and I just hated the ground combat and the space combat was weird

EQ2 was just poorly designed and implemented, at least at launch.

EVE online is just not my cup of tea. I want more action and fewer spreadsheets

Geeky · April 2017

FrodoFragins said:

Jediren said:

Well the games I bought or played that thought would be good, but were disappointing to me were.
Everquest 2.
STO
Eve online

I tried so hard to get into STO and I just hated the ground combat and the space combat was weird

EQ2 was just poorly designed and implemented, at least at launch.

EVE online is just not my cup of tea. I want more action and fewer spreadsheets

EQ2 just has such a sharp learning curve and a requirement to invest huge amounts of time now. I played it when it first came out for a few years and loved it. Stopped for a couple years and recently started playing again. Luckily, I know the game, but even for me the curve was difficult and the time investment was too high. I can only imagine someone new to the game trying to figure it out. No wonder no one new joins.

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Shaigh · April 2017

Can't call them stinkers because the quality is far too high but for one reason I simply didn't enjoy them at all.

Deus Ex: Human revolution
Dishonored
Dragon age Inquisition

Games that I dropped after a few hours because something just didn't feel right about them, returned to later on and enjoyed them a lot

Mass Effect 1
Dead Space 1
Fallout 3

SEANMCAD · May 2017

blueturtle13 said:

Games that I thought were bad?

Space Engineers
7 Days to Die
Contagion
Big Pharma
Rust
Conan Exiles
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Games that surprised me in a good way?

Stardew Valley
SkySaga
Ram Boe
Lego City Undercover
Little Nightmares
Abzu
Total War: Warhammer
NieR: Automata

This is why I think people should back off of trying to change Early Access.

Different people like different games. I consider 7 Days to Die and Space Engineers to be some of the best games in the history of gaming all the while nothing interests me about Stardew Valley.

Asheram · May 2017

Shaigh said:

Can't call them stinkers because the quality is far too high but for one reason I simply didn't enjoy them at all.
Deus Ex: Human revolution
Dishonored
Dragon age Inquisition

Games that I dropped after a few hours because something just didn't feel right about them, returned to later on and enjoyed them a lot
Mass Effect 1
Dead Space 1
Fallout 3

Deus Ex HR is one of the few games I finished

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Sovrath · May 2017

Stinkers?

Hmmm, not a lot but none of the gothic games did anything for me.

"What game(s) have you purchased that you wound up loving, but didn't think you would?"

Darkest Dungeon. I wasn't going to purchase it though I liked the art style. I eventually gave in and absolutely love it. Play it every night for a bit before bed.

Actually, I'll throw out Masters of Orion II as well. Bought in on a lark and it's one of my all time favorite games. hmmmm along with Andromeda come to think of it.

Phaserlight · May 2017

I really don't like playing professional game critic, but I will say Halo Combat Evolved and Phantom Dust on the original Xbox were both much better than I was expecting.

Halo for its dramatic presentation in a first person shooter, as well as its cooperative campaign, which were pretty much unheard of at the time on a console. Additionally, it had really fun and well-balanced competitive split screen multi player. I guess I should add on here Halo 2 as well, since it took things up a notch with its "big team battles" on Microsoft online Network.

Phantom Dust literally came out of nowhere. I picked it up late in the original Xbox lifecycle for a low price of $20 having never heard of it or seen it advertised, and after a slow start and many hours of gameplay I realized I was blown away by this title. Everything about it is amazing: the soundtrack, the blend of gameplay mechanics, the character design, the storyline. It ended up being one of the best experiences on the first Xbox and a complete sleeper hit. If any IP deserves a reboot on modern hardware, it's this. I love it so much.

I also was pleasantly surprised by "Black" for the original Xbox. It had clever storytelling, great ambience, a gritty feel, and a good mix of enemies requiring different tactics. It was a challenging game, and it felt like playing a war movie like "Apocalypse Now".

GladDog · May 2017

Daikatana - How can a game with such low expectations not meet them?
Champions Online - a game with so much potential in alpha dumbed down to where I call it moreofthesame.
Warhammer Online - such great RvR ruined by a really dumb PvE system
F22 Lightning (yep that was the name) - a flight game so dumbed down I was embarrassed the first time I was shot down.

Ganes that surprised me in a good way;

Half Life -I heard it was a good game but I did not realize it was THAT good!
Freespace - The litmus test for fun in a space fighter sim for me.
City of Heroes - yep, as much of a fanboy as I am for this game, It was my first MMORPG and I really did not think I would play it for long. And I was quite surprised I played it for 8 years!
ESO - I thought it would be moreofthesame, but it was, and is, far more than that.

Tazdrago · May 2017

@postlarval if you want bad games you need look no further than steam it's self.

postlarval · May 2017

Tazdrago said:

@postlarval if you want bad games you need look no further than steam it's self.

Your avatar reminds me of a Frankie Boyle joke:

"What's that Joker? You'll be back? Somehow I don't think so."

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