Biggest Game Dissapointment(s) of 2010

Mine would have to be Bioshock 2 as it felt like a watered down version from the 1st. I know they tried and all but it still seemed to go in a completely different direction (what with the multi and all), also the story didn't seem to bring anything interesting to the series.

Also Xbox LIVE going up 10$ really got to me, sure I canafford it as I have paid 50$ in the past, but it's moslty the principle of the matter. It basically felt like a slap in the face to it's customers. It's funny too since I got a ps3 earlier this year and I'vespent a good deal of time on PSN and despite whatfanboys tell you, IT'S THE SAME!(bar a couple chat options LIVE has)So this yearI, unfortunately will have to let myGOLD account expire. I don't see the value in it anymore.

The Force Unleashed 2

The Force Unleashed 2

Tokeism

Super Mario Galaxy 2.

RDR. It reminds too much of GTA IV which is my most hated game this gen

Blackops, MOH, Halo Reach, Madden 11

In that order.

Mass Effect 2 - The streamlined leveling and inventory barely constitute an rpg. The side missions were all bland and had no story relevance at all. One of the main selling points of the game was the choices you made effect the story, but all they really did was allow a cameo. Even the final decision at the end of the first game doesn't have an impact as the council just ingores you. The dlc exploitation was ridiculous, charging for a character, $10 for a 2 hour side mission. Don't even say it's not neccesary they don't make you pay for it, when the shadow broker allegedly puts the sequence in motion for the third game. Not to mention the content was in development during the main game's production.

Final Fantasy XIII - The story was just one big deus ex machina with no real rhyme or reason for any of the occurences. The battle system was nothing but bare essentials that provided no real challenge. Only being able to control one character and no MP made removed all the strategy, and the combat boil down to spam status, attack, heal, repeat. There was very little in terms of character modification as the game resticted when you could use specific classes and even how far you could develop them.

Bioshock 2 - The gameplay remained largely unchanged from the first installment with no major falws nor major improvements. The problem was mostly with the story. The first game had one the most impressive stories I've seen in a game to date focusing on psychology, philosophy and morality, however 2's story just felt tacked on as an afterthought with the same tired cliche of evil people being evil because it's fun, and characters having no reason for being there. The ending had no sense of closure and the game didn't even have a final boss just another wave of enemies, not to mention the story characters weren't referenced once out of sight. You meet Tennanbaum early in the game as a throwback and she never appears again, the same goes for the new characters with the needless morality choice where you decide if they live or die.

For me it's Black Ops, in terms of multiplayer, and Bioshock 2, in terms of story. I'm not saying the latter was bad, it was still a great game with a great story, but compared to the first one, it seemed to fall short.

I agree with the BlackOps for PC being the most dissapointment. Such a broken game.