The top five epic fails of this generation (so far)

5. The inexcusable and pathetic PS3 port of Bayonetta

4. The impending extra monthly subscription fees on both XBL and PSN to play Activision and EA games online a la Final Fantasy XI Online (trust me, folks, it's going to happen, that greedy midget who runs Activision fantasizes about it every day)

3. Third party games' sales performance on the Wii

2. Sony's laughably high launch price for the PS3 ($600, what were they thinking... )

1. Last, but certainly FAIL, the RROD (I myself went through 3 Xboxes; while it has awesome games, the 360 is not only the worst console I've owned but the worst consumer electronics item I have ever owned)

1. To-

2. -o

3. Hu-

4. -ma-

5. -n

:P

That every game "needs" a multiplayer.

That every game "needs" a multiplayer.

draudn

5. The Wii's online support (or lack thereof).

4. The PS3 launch price. Sony suffered for a long time because of that.

3. Motion controls, 3D, and the fact that every company is using them.

2. Xbox live costing sixty dollars now, instead of being free like it always ahould have been.

1. The red ring of death and the initial lack of built in wi-fi for the 360.

5. killzone2

4. ffxiii

3. too human

2. perfect dark zero

1. lair

1. Last, but certainly FAIL, the RROD (I myself went through 3 Xboxes; while it has awesome games, the 360 is not only the worst console I've owned but the worst consumer electronics item I have ever owned)

GalvatronType_R

Shaun Hastings >_>.

I would say the Xbox 360 HD-DVD add-on was an epic fail.

I would also say Sony not including rumble with their $600 console qualifies as well.

It's probably too early to declare Kinect an epic fail, but we all know better. :)

5. Bayonetta

3. Third party games on the Wii

GalvatronType_R

Fixed.

Multi-SKUs should be abolished for the good of humanity. I hate having to waste my time doing research and weighing my options.All I want to do is make a snap decision and be done with it.

1. To-

2. -o

3. Hu-

4. -ma-

5. -n

:P

ASK_Story

3. Dennis Dyack and Julian Eggebrecht - Two idiots who were once competent, respected game designers but who are now jokes due to not only releasing garbage games, but defending their garbage games with frothing mouthed fervor. As I've observed before, even the best developers sometimes make mistakes (or just design decisions that aren't univerally loved). What separated the men from the boys is whether they say 'I screwed up, I won't make the same mistake twice' (in the run-up to Heavy Rain, David Cage was honest about the fact the ending of Indigo Prophecy was a disaster) or 'Waaaaah, you gamers don't recognize my genius, I hate you!'.

5. KOEI - They roll out 2,584 Dynasty Warriors knockoffs but can't be bothered to release one Romance of the Three Kingdoms game!? Booooooooo!CarnageHeart

Quit picking on Dennis Dyack. That's like beating up on a paraplegic. It's just too easy. As far as Koei........sigh. **Plays Dynasty Tactics 2 in remembrance of when they still made games worth playing.**

Whoever said Too Human gets a cookie :) I also nominate the RROD, FF13 and the whole causal gamez trend as biggest disasters. Runner up DLC nickel and diming that is now running rampant.GodModeEnabled

I'll also throw in:

• Exclusive pre-order content deals with retailers. Getting a full-version of a game, the things I used to take for granted.
• Microsoft forcing gamers into XBL and its effect on game development (ex. Resident Evil 5 Gold)

[QUOTE="GodModeEnabled"]Whoever said Too Human gets a cookie :) I also nominate the RROD, FF13 and the whole causal gamez trend as biggest disasters. Runner up DLC nickel and diming that is now running rampant.QuistisTrepe_

I'll also throw in:

• Exclusive pre-order content deals with retailers. Getting a full-version of a game, the things I used to take for granted.
• Microsoft forcing gamers into XBL and its effect on game development (ex. Resident Evil 5 Gold)

1.) RROD, pretty much self explanatory. I used to deny it, but when I got slapped with 2 of my own it was a very real problem what wasn't just "isolated".

2.) 600$ PS3.

3.) Lair. I'm glad someone else saw that this wasn't the 2nd coming of Christ in this thread.

4.) Bioware post Mass Effect 1. Lemme demonstrate.

NPC says something

You have 3 choices.

1.) What would Jesus say?

2.) Meh?

3.) What would Satan say?

Either fill in the rest of the gameplay with something that Gears of War does better or something that was done in Baldur's Gate.

5.) Wiggle waggle as a substitute for button pressing claiming itself as "innovative gameplay". No, what should have been in the first two years of the Wii's life was something that was added on for 50 dollars later in its life cycle.

5. Bioshock 2

4. Final Fantasy XIII

3. Mass Effect 2 (removal of rpg aspect)

2. Move/Natal

1. Overpriced dlc/$600 ps3

1. FF XIII

2. Psp/ Go

3. Almost every non- Tradtional Pokemon game.

4. All the party crap on Wii.

5. Subscription fee's to every Xbox Live game.

5. $600 PS3

4. SIXAXIS

3. RLOD

2. EA Sports

1. Activision

Alright, lets see if I can do this.

5. Crappy ports to the PC.

4. Piracy protection.

3. PS3 $600 price tag.

2. DLC

1. Xbox Live

To explain:

5. If a game is made for a console, it won't work the same on the PC. GTA IV is an example of this with how badly it runs.

4. Piracy protection hurt the people who legally owned a game more than pirates, and it never even worked. EA making Spore only installable five times comes to mind. Really, EA?

3. I think this one is self explanatory.

2. Releasing half a game full-price and then releasing the other half in several $5 - $10 installments is a load of crap. If you want to release more content for something somebody already paid for, then do it for free or release an expansion with that content and a ton more content worth the price tag.

1. A monthly fee for online play? Really, Microsoft? I can't play anything online because I can't afford the monthly fee. If only I knew what my financial situation would be way back when I replaced my 360 the fourth time, I'd have just gotten a PS3 and a bunch of new games due to the price cuts.

5. MS and there stinginess in general

4. Sony $600 PS3 at launch

3. Motion control becoming popular

2. Wii's lack of online

1. Wii's lack of 3rd Party support

5: RROD

4: MW2

3: Spore

2: Extremely crappy ports.

1: EA games

5. Sonic '06

4. Casual games

3. FF XIII

2. MW2

1. RROD

Also, 'Downloadable' content being on the disc is pretty laughable too.

That every game "needs" a multiplayer.

draudn

your completely right, why in the hell did they add multiplayer to bioshock and assassins creed?

[QUOTE="GalvatronType_R"]1. Last, but certainly FAIL, the RROD (I myself went through 3 Xboxes; while it has awesome games, the 360 is not only the worst console I've owned but the worst consumer electronics item I have ever owned)

SteverXIII

Don't worry, your RROD/E74/scratching disk drive/ludicrously loud fan problem will arrive shortly. Also, I'm not an idiot, I didn't buy that piece of crap three times, the two other consoles are the refurbs that MS sent to me.

Probably the biggest fail about the RROD is MS's long insistence at first that there wasn't a systemic problem and that it was an anomaly. Instead of just admitting that they cared more about beating Sony and Nintendo to the market than properly soldering and heatproofing the 360's internals, they charged people for repairs. It was only after there was a serious threat class action lawsuit and MS doing a cost/benefit analysis and determining that it would be cheaper to extend the warranty than to go to litigation that they actually did the right thing.

Mafia 2

Bioshock 2

PS3 price Tag

RROD

Too Human totally forgot about it .

Quake 4 was good but didnt live up to quake standards

The black wii mote (aka, playstation move)

I probably will get punched in the gut for my list, but here goes:

#1. the $600 price tag on the PS3.

#2. The exclusion of Rumble from the PS3 controller.

#3. The vast amount of RROD problems that plagued alot of 360 owners (myself, including).

#4. Alot of the multiplat titles that looked and ran poorly on the PS3. I don't think it's an issue anymore, however.

#5. PC Gaming Alliance.

The black wii mote (aka, playstation move)

Ownejj

Um...it hasn't even been out yet so we don't know if its a hit or miss.

Sonic

RROD has to win at least the games could still be played if you buy a £160 console there shouldn't be a good chance it will crap out in its first year

1. xbox 360 (RROD)

2. DS (gimped touch screen controls)

3 Wii (gamecube with motion controls)

4. Lazy ports for ps3

5. Kinect

For me it is:

1. RROD. I'm suprised XBOX owners put up with it. MS should be pretty ashamed for rushing that thing out.

2. Shovelware (Mostly third parties dumping on the Wii and DS and not providing their own innovations).

3. 'HD' Because it was a major barrier to entry and incurred many expenses such as new TVs. But also because it was used for hype. It also forced developers into not thinking about different aesthetics and visual st.yles. It's mostly all the same.

4. Blatant copying, such as the mii avatars by MS, and motion controls etc.

5. Activision (especially bobby kotick) and their foul practices and bully tactics. They just care about money; plain and simple.

(6. gamers themselves for continuing to fund the big corporate machines such as activision and EA.)

5. Sonic The Hedgehog 2006- Abysmal. Shame on you Sega. 4. PS3 Launch Price- I dunno if 599 USD was a smart idea. Especially with the 360 released. 3. Third Party Support for Wii- Already Mentioned, but had to recap on how poor it is... 2. 8001050F Error- You guys remember that error? Leap year Bug??? Yeah... apparently only the Slim models worked on March 1, 2010. All other models weren't able to connect to the PSN... Playing offline games was hard task too... 1. Red Ring of Death/ Yellow Light of Death- Hardware failures. Thank goodness for warranties...Inub0i