5 GAMES THAT SUCKED (that you enjoyed)

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Even though I'm head over heels with this series and I'm currently working on a fanfiction for this series, Assassin's Creed. More specifically, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. My apologies to those who love this game and will kill me for the displeasure that I find in it. And here's a couple of reasons on why I am displeased:
(1) I was annoyed at the fact that we was only able to travel around that cluttered city called Rome.
(2) I had to attempt to chill the hate that I had for the Full Sync.
(3) I was annoyed with Ezio... His face, oh his face... The lower half of his face was just...annoying.
(4) Did I mention that I was mainly located in Rome? Because, like my brother with ADHD, I need a change in scenery. And that scenery... Just one city... It killed me.
(5) And I was supposed to be able to walk around with my apprentices, but I was not able to do so. I want to hang out with people that I didn't hire (the thieves, mercenaries, and courtesans)
(6) The Da Vinci Disappearance, though optional, was just annoying... I never should've bought it, but I did; and I'm not getting my gamer points back.

Before someone comments, yeah, I've played Revelations, and yeah, I was in one city (Istanbul), but I had to take a boat to get to the other half; and in Memory Sequence 7 or 8, I was able to travel to Cappadocia. Now let me say a couple of things about Revelations (mixed feelings). First bad, then good... Oh, and there's spoilers.

Bad:
(1) The Desmond missions were confusing in terms of positioning. I play CoD (Black Ops, and MW series), but this was just confusing. I couldn't tell if I was too far from the jump off points, or if I was teetering on the edge.
(2) The Lost Archives (Subject 16-Clay Kaczmarek) was similar to the Desmond missions. I couldn't tell, and I have scars in my leg because I just had to get the DLC... Silly me... *facepalm* I just had to get the DLC...
(3) The city was a bit claustrophobic. As in, it was awkward moving around the city. There was too many people.
Good:
(1) Subject 16. 'Nuff said.
(2) Hoodless Altair. 'Nuff said.
(3) Hoodless Ezio that actually looks good (did you not see his hair? Goodness, I love his hair).
(4) Suleiman the Magnificent.
(5) Yusuf Tazim made me smile.
(6) Did I mention Subject 16 and Hoodless Altair?
(7) We see Desmond's dad.
(8) Lucy's dead. No. I did not like her. The DLC revealed that she was a Templar and she's sorta the reason that Subject 16's dead... My suspicions were right, and I demand apologies.

Okay... I'm done. You can get the pitchforks. *gets off soapbox*

EDIT: To be honest, I liked the endings. Especially the ACB ending. I got to stab Lucy.

^ Fair enough... I can see why you dislike it.
Does this also mean you would dislike Batman Arkham series? Considering they are based in one area.
I am a big fan of Assassin's Creed and I've seen that the books cover lots more than the games themselves. A little disappointing from my point of view.

Nice to know I'm not the only Assassins Creed "hater" I wouldn't expect anything else from Uberslop, it comes a close 2nd in it's mind numbing and generic gameplay to EA.

Shows just how herdish Nt's are "our" local ABC ie the state run public broadcaster "good game" even got on the bandwagon, being independent I would expect better , perfection If where to believe them .

Probably the worst part of this game is the clunky mechanics, the "missions" range from simplistic to frustrating. Uber just don't know gaming, create beautiful and original games than everything else is a afterthought.

Will I be disapointed by Far Cry 3 ?

I hated the Bloodrayne games but loved playing them even though they sucked really bad.

SaGa Frontier. Played that game a whole lot when I was 13.

Duke nukem forever got really poor reviews but i still enjoyed playing it.

To be honest, I think this game is pretty good:

Cheetahmen 2

Yes, I said it.

Well, I could make a list of games that no one else seems to enjoy, but I do. But, there have been games that I've really enjoyed, that I don't think are bad at all. But, there are games that I know are bad, but I enjoyed them to some extent anyways, for one reason or another, so maybe I'll list a couple of those. Enter the Matrix is one I replayed quite a bit last gen. It's glitchy, it's unfinished, the stages tend to get repetitive and a couple parts of the game are especially unpolished. Since I was introduced to The Matrix through this game though, I actually didn't mind the characters. From a story perspective, it was almost like a spin-off movie, since it also featured live-action cutscenes, and its storyline happens alongside the second film. To this day, I still can't forget that scene where Niobe kisses Persephone. Yeah, it's a bad game, but I like it. It hasn't aged well at all though, so it's hard to say if and when I'll ever replay it again.

There's a Japanese horror game for the wii called Calling. It plays kind of like Shattered Memories, but does not have a non-gimmicky ps2 version, and lacks most of the saving graces that SM has. From a Silent Hill fan's perspective, it was kind of neat seeing the variations on the characters from SH1 in SM. I found all the characters to be reasonably likeable actually. Its story was also decent, and the ending I ended up getting both times I played through the game really stuck with me, because it was so sad, in a good way. Calling lacks all of that, but I still liked certain things about it. There's a lot of nothing going on in Calling, much like in SM, and it also involves walking through unnecessarily large and equally lifeless environments, with little to interact with. But, Calling actually has a lot less to interact with, and involves a lot of backtracking while in a certain area. The voice acting wasn't bad in SM, but it's terrible in the English version of Calling. I'm all for English dubs, but not if they're horrendous, and the voice actors butcher any Japanese names and terms. I despise motion control, and having to hold up the wii remote to control my character's view really hurt my wrist after a while.

But, I should get to what I liked. I'll start with what would actually be a bad thing for most people. Some of the text in the game wasn't even translated. Yeah, the publisher went to all the trouble of doing a dub, even though it is a terrible one, but couldn't be bothered to translate some of the text? But, I didn't mind the practice, even if it was mostly simple one-liners, and all of it was cheesy stuff like "scary", "danger" or "I will return". There were some decent jump-scares, even though they were few and far in between. I really liked the neat use of the wii remote's speaker when receiving calls. The concept behind the cell phone mechanic in general is creative, and different, so I give the game props for that.

The problem is, I recently came across a psp game called Corpse Party that has some similarities to Calling, but is actually good, and does a lot of things right that Calling does wrong. XSeed chose to stick with the original Japanese voice acting, which is really well done. All the text in the game is translated, at least in sub-text. The controls are better. The environment is smaller, and it is full of things to interact with. It is also clear what can and can't be interacted with. It isn't based around a gimmick, and the multiple endings mechanic is handled better. The characters are more likeable, and it is clear what the player is supposed to be doing most of the time. Overall, Corpse Party is a much better game, and when a game ends up in another game's shadow, like Calling has, I have a tougher time enjoying it, because I'm constantly reminded of how much I'd much rather be playing that other game.

I can only think of one: The Secret of Monkey Island.

As a game, it fails spectacularly. It has the most unfair puzzles of any Lucasarts adventure game in history (except maybe the original Sam and Max, but I don't like that game). There is one particular puzzle, involving a waterfall, that has literally no hints or context that could conceivably help the player to solve it. The player simply has to try every item on every object until they figure it out. The "justification" for the puzzle is literally just a pun.

But the game has such a great atmosphere and story that I can't help but love it.

EDIT: I can think of another example that might count. I absolutely adore hidden object games. I know that a lot of "hardcore" gamers see them as casual fluff, and I know that they are essentially made for grandmas to play. But there is nothing quite like getting absorbed into the latest atmospheric offering from Big Fish.

DOUBLE EDIT: Basically, what both of my examples say is that I am willing to forgive a game almost anything if it has a great atmosphere.

For some reason I really liked Kirby's first game a great deal and The Crystal SHards...other odd ones: Yu Gi Oh and Pokemon games, Mario Kart 64, Gran Turismo, and DUNE 2000.

Escape from Monkey Island is the only one i can think of.

That game is one of the best video game memories of my childhood. I've read a lot of reasons why MI fans hate it on certain forums, and i completely disagree.

E.T for the Atari 2600.

Everyone said it was bad but I have to disagree. I don't see it as a great game, but it wasn't a bad as it was made out to be. I only have one complaint though, if you're not careful, falling down those dang wells was a pain in the butt.

Still, you got to remember the development team was kind of rushed to get the game out be Christmas of 1982 so I think that has a lot to do with it.

Maybe. I don't know. I'll ask Ricardo or Raynard for it if they get/have it. *shrugs* Can't hate what I haven't played/didn't pay attention to... Except for Brotherhood. I can hate that all I want, and no one can stop me. *trollface* Go ahead... I dare you to stop me.



As much as I was disappointed in Brotherhood (it depressed me to the point of depression) and Revelations (not as bad as Brotherhood, but still depressing), AC3 seems promising. Seems promising. We get a new ancestor (Connor Kenway), we get to see Thomas Jefferson (a possible Aspie), and dual weapons... And I better get to walk around with people that I didn't pay... I don't want to feel alone when I stab people in the face. Oh! How was Far Cry 3? Did you like/hate it?

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I absolutely love Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest (SNES). It is by far my most underrated game because nobody seems to understand it's a beginner's RPG. It's not THAT easy, I can easily collect everything (being an obsessive-compulsive and perfectionist) and the soundtrack is one of the best on the Super Nintendo.

Hmm, I don't tend to play bad games. But I'll give it a shot.

Virtua Fighter 2 (Mega Drive) - This may not be the game in its 3D glory. But I found it to be a simple and enjoyable game to play when I was younger. Funny to look at the 1st game now with its blocky 3D graphics and floating jumps.

Disney Games (Mega Drive) - Its strange to think back in the day that movie series turned into games could turn out so well. Something that rarely happens nowadays. Games like Aladdin, The Lion King, and Mickey Mania were fun platformers to play. I bet I'd even like them now!

Fifa Series - At a younger age, and on occasion now I enjoy games like these just to shut off my brain and play. That goes for sports and party games in general for me I suppose. EA really milks the cash cow with the series now though, and with minimal updates each year, I haven't bought one in quite a few years.

Tony Hawk's series - To those that our now used to the Skate series, these games will probably now seem primitive. But I liked the fact that these games were unrealistic and had an arcade feel to it. Underground 2 and American Wasteland I enjoyed just because I felt the wacky story lines added to the arcade style fun. Went downhill for me with Proving Ground, and as for Ride, less said about that the better

Simpsons Games - Most games made based on the series weren't very good at all, but I still found myself liking most of the one's I played. Especially Road Rage which was essentially The Simpsons mixed with Crazy Taxi, good combination for me, and one they paid for when Sega sued them