ManWithNoName
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U wot m8
Critically acclaimed games that you thought were terrible
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For this thread, Half-Life 2.
Half-Life is the superior game by so far it's ridiculous.
Half-Life is the superior game by so far it's ridiculous.
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Good get.
I wouldn't say HL2 was terrible but it was hardly good and is grossly overrated. HL2 ep 1 is the definition of terrible though.
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I've only played New Vegas but it just wasn't for me. I got frustrated by the fact that the story was told through massive walls of text. It wasn't weaved through anything, it was just a simple, "Here's some text. Read it if you want any idea of what's going on." The mode of story-telling was just awful for me and left me questioning why I wasn't just sitting down with a book. TLOU was a perfect example of how storytelling in games should be done, and it's not through optional NPC conversations that are incredibly long-winded. Combat also felt pretty clunky but that was less of an issue. Just not for me.
God of War series... just thought it was linear, predictable rubbish
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Goat Simulator
0/10 as a comedy, 0/10 as a game.
0/10
0/10 as a comedy, 0/10 as a game.
0/10
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God of War is great. GoWIII is probably the best PS3 exclusive not developed by Naughty Dog.
The reason why I'm generally harsh on other hack and slash games is because none of them do combat or set pieces this good.
The reason why I'm generally harsh on other hack and slash games is because none of them do combat or set pieces this good.
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Fallout 3. I tried to like it, I really did. But it was just so boring.
There aren't many I would think of as 'terrible'. Even if I don't agree with the acclaim, I can see why they're rated (e.g Skyrim). The list of 'critically acclaimed but I don't like them that much' is much longer, headlined by the aforementioned Elder Scrolls games.
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Mine's more 'critically acclaimed but they're not to my tastes'. Because my tastes are the s**t that aren't so critically acclaimed.
And Pokemon (depends on the version though). And Final Fantasy 10. And Xenoblade.
And Pokemon (depends on the version though). And Final Fantasy 10. And Xenoblade.
I despised the DS3 controllers, pretty much switched entirely to 360 except for a couple exclusives because of them. The PS4 controllers are brilliant compared to them.
On topic - Can't stand Zelda games, never liked them, can't imagine I ever will. Total snorefest.
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Strangely ... me too. My first was Link's Awakening and I needed 5 years and a guide to beat it. Have played LttP, didn't get past the 3/4 mark. Had someone beat OoT for me and did buy the 3DS version. I have the newer 3DS game and spent 3 hours on it at most.
My favourite Zelda game is the least liked one in general (Zelda II on NES), not many others like it though.
My memory sucks, can't remember if i have replied in this topic previously but i'm going to say GTA V. I tried to get into it and keep playing once i finished the storyline missions but once that had happened and i spent some time in boosting my money via the stock market i lost interest. GTA Online was lame and boring to me. I'll probably check out the pc version whenever it gets released just to see what the frame rate is like.
I played (and loved) GTA IV a lot more than GTA V.
Final Fantasy series. Tried to play VII when I was young, hated every moment.
I hated FFX, i lasted until Blitzball and didn't go past that point.
I purchased FFXIII because it was cheap ($29 shortly after it came out..... K-Mart were having a clear out to end all clear outs haha). It's still in my unopened pile of shame.
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FFXIII is one of the worst ones to start with. I'm still about 8 hours in and I've finished most of the PS era ones & FFVI
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I couldn't keep going with 7 when they needed to 'tell' you how to run.
I love 10, though.
I love 10, though.
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I haven't played Final Fantasy X because of some bad reviews. But a lot of people here like it and other people do too. It seems to be one of those polarising games. I like Final Fantasy 7, like Final Fantasy 8 as well even though it gets a lot of hate. Need to play Final Fantasy 9 and 6 which I've got sitting there on my Playstation 3. Also have to buy Final Fantasy 4.
they generally only get hate because fan boys of each game try to play them off against each other. other main criticism is the stylistic narrative shift from VI to VII which is, whatever.
really, with the exception of final fantasy II which IS a piece of garbage, all the final fantasy games up to and including 10 are fantastic games worth playing.
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Infamous Second Son. What a steaming pile of s**t.
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skyrim. everythings so grey.
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I take back my RDR comment - love it now.
