What game was the biggest dissapointment for you?

Biggest let-down this gen:

Socom Confrontation

I actually bought my PS3 the day it came out. Yeah, I was pumped.
Then I popped in this laggy, buggy, shell of a game and my heart hit the floor.
Not only that, but the trophies are absolutely re-goddamn-diculous to even consider trying to achieve.
A very, very poor game.
Socom has ONE more chance to get me back on board. Then that's it.

Two games: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and BioShock

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for being a much more action-oriented game than the previous two Prime's (as opposed to exploration-focused), and having probably the most disappointing bosses in the history of gaming. The boss battles in Prime and especially Echoes were a major hallmark of the series. Even most of the bosses in Corruption were creative and thrilling... but the last two fights were easily the most disappointing, especially the second-to-last, given how amazing the boss fights with said character were in Echoes.

Corruption also shook my faith in Nintendo and their control of the Metroid IP. Given Hunters (a game that does not deserve the Metroid namesake), Corruption (a game by Retro, whose involvement in its development is becoming questionable in terms of creative control, given how dissimilar it was from Prime and Echoes) and the recent adoption of Team Ninja to help develop Metroid: Other M, a game that will most obviously be rated T and is becoming "narrative-focused" game (most likely, just like Corruption, ugh), will probably en upnot being what I expect of the Metroid games.

I may be too much of a Metroid fan, and am taking my love of the Metroid series too far... but based on my falling out with Nintendo in general recently (and the direction they are taking their games; i.e. not anywhere), I'm not really surprised. I'm holding the series to a very high standard (deservedly so), and don't doubt that Other M will end up being something I don't want it to be. The lack of a 2D sequel to Fusion and Zero Mission (ZM was released in 2004 BTW), the creation of Hunters and the misdirection of Corruption... I've kind have lost my interest in where the Metroid series is headed.

BioShock for being an overall amazing disappointment. I was basically at the controls for the hype train for the game here on Gamespot and drove myself, and many other gamers, to the point where a game can be nothing BUT a disappointment. It helped me learn to remain sceptical about games before they release and to always, always make sure to not hype myself up for something, no matter how excited I am for it. Hype only leads to disappointment... and that took several weeks to set in after playing BioShock... which of course was one of the most average and mediocre shooters of this generation, based on how much it was hyped by the developers for being something it wasn't. It was a generic corridor shooter that didn't have RPG-elements, complex moral choices or even a non-linear plot... all it has was an interesting premise and good atmosphere.

[QUOTE="BiancaDK"]

Grand Theft Auto IV.

I had such high hopes for that game.

It was still decent, but for the wrong reasons. I want my San Andreas sandbox with RPG elements in it back.

edit: RPG elements which does not solely revolve around the use of (or lack of same) your cellularphone.

SemiMaster

Yeah, that is kinda' weird, i'll give you that. Doesen't ruin the game for me though. =]

I haven't tried saints row, so i wouldn't know.

@ foxhound_fox

I completely agree with you about Metroid 3. I don't usually trade games in, but I got this one back to the store in time to get as much of my money back as possible.

And I think we're also on the same page when it comes to Bio-Shock. It starts out above average, then quite quickly degrades into a run-of-the-mill shooter.

[QUOTE="SemiMaster"][QUOTE="BiancaDK"]

Grand Theft Auto IV.

I had such high hopes for that game.

It was still decent, but for the wrong reasons. I want my San Andreas sandbox with RPG elements in it back.

edit: RPG elements which does not solely revolve around the use of (or lack of same) your cellularphone.

BiancaDK

Yeah, that is kinda' weird, i'll give you that. Doesen't ruin the game for me though. =]

I haven't tried saints row, so i wouldn't know.

[QUOTE="Rekunta"]Mass Effect wasn't the biggest by far, but had many flaws and was much less than what I was expecting. That being said, I'm enjoying the sequel much more.Dracula68

Just curious here but what were the flaws you mention in Mass Effect?Dracula68

A few things:

• Poor inventory management (however this was corrected in the PC version.)
• The framerate was terrible and stuttered constantly combined with sometimes terrible texture glitching, but again these were mostly remedied on the PC.
• The side planets were all too similar and did not have enough variety to their missions, which in the end made them tedious and boring to check out. I disagree with most on the Mako though, personally I loved the way it drove and it ended up becoming the main motivation for me to go explore.
• I found many of the conversation choices were far too vague and I sometimes ended up with results that I did not intend. Punching out the female reporter instead of just being rude to her, for example. I ended up wishing to know exactly what I was going to say or do, before I did it.
• There was no squad interaction while out on missions. In KoToR, different confrontations would occur between different party members at random depending on their varying histories, where you were then able to either edge them on or try to calm the situation. It gave incentive to mix up members to see what happened, as well as lending a light into their pasts. This was nowhere present in the original ME and seems to be the same in the sequel (though I have seen one scene so far in ME2, but only on the ship). I suppose this could not be seen as a fault on the original, but as KoToR had done it, it stuck out to me and made it feel like a step in the wrong direction. It takes away the feeling of being a crew when the members acknowledge Shepard only and basically ignore one another.
• The Codex. Helpful as it was, it felt like a chore that instead could've been better integrated into the game and conversations and be presented to the player in a more engrossing way instead of having to constantly refer to it to stay on top of things. I know there's a ME book, but this is the game. It just felt (and still feels) too separated from everything else.
• A.I was a bit lousy.

Those are my biggest gripes. Not a bad game, but after having played KoToR, it seemed to take a few steps back for every one forward. I was disappointed.

I second (or third) Borderlands. I did not find it fun or engaging whatsoever. And I tried $60 worth of hard to like it.

I ended up selling it -and I never sell my games. I can usually find some redeeming value in even the worst games. Not Borderlands though. I tried to sell it to a friend of mine and he thought it sucked as well. He couldn't give it back to me fast enough.

Prince of Persia and MW2 in a way

New Super Mario bros. Wii. It just.... wasn't what i expected.

Clock Tower 3.

*Sigh* It was supposed to be scary, but it wasn't... And Scissorman was an idiot in tights. I mean, come on...

Two games: Metroid Prime 3: Corruption and BioShock

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption for being a much more action-oriented game than the previous two Prime's (as opposed to exploration-focused), and having probably the most disappointing bosses in the history of gaming. The boss battles in Prime and especially Echoes were a major hallmark of the series. Even most of the bosses in Corruption were creative and thrilling... but the last two fights were easily the most disappointing, especially the second-to-last, given how amazing the boss fights with said character were in Echoes.

Corruption also shook my faith in Nintendo and their control of the Metroid IP. Given Hunters (a game that does not deserve the Metroid namesake), Corruption (a game by Retro, whose involvement in its development is becoming questionable in terms of creative control, given how dissimilar it was from Prime and Echoes) and the recent adoption of Team Ninja to help develop Metroid: Other M, a game that will most obviously be rated T and is becoming "narrative-focused" game (most likely, just like Corruption, ugh), will probably en upnot being what I expect of the Metroid games.

I may be too much of a Metroid fan, and am taking my love of the Metroid series too far... but based on my falling out with Nintendo in general recently (and the direction they are taking their games; i.e. not anywhere), I'm not really surprised. I'm holding the series to a very high standard (deservedly so), and don't doubt that Other M will end up being something I don't want it to be. The lack of a 2D sequel to Fusion and Zero Mission (ZM was released in 2004 BTW), the creation of Hunters and the misdirection of Corruption... I've kind have lost my interest in where the Metroid series is headed.

foxhound_fox

I guess nintendo can't please you can they?

Tie between Delta Force Xtreme II (lol, but I did have high hopes for it considering it was Nova Logic's big "comeback,") and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising. Both of them were epic failures because glitches, lag, and bugginess ruined the multiplayer beyond recognition.

However, I think it's sad that Delta Force Xtreme II is actually better than Dragon Rising in everything but graphics (debatable, actually, with the disappearing landscape in OpF:DR), being a budget game and all. I like Combat Sims, but Op Flashpoint was really crumby.

Definitely Assassin's Creed... Luckily I borrowed the game! It was impressive and fun for the first 3 memories because of the elaborate and elusive story telling. But then I just cannot bare to go up to kill 8 groups of harassing soldiers just so that I can complete a full memory stick. All the fight was repetitive and quest were worse than the gather type of quest in mmos. The only exciting part is to kill a boss and push the story further. But that is like a bad dance movie, in which all the bad acting, setups, and hype built up the entire time just so that you can watch a dance routine 40 mins later. Then when that time finally comes, you don't really give a rat's ass about it anymore. I didn't buy AC2 for that reason, maybe rent or borrow it again later.

Of this generation, it would be Resident Evil 5. Crash and burn. All the scary tension of Resi 4...gone!

Fable.

Sucked.

PERFECT DARK ZERO.. why did it get good reviews? that game was miserable

Resident Evil 5 was good, but it could've been a LOT more. Ghostbusters.rmfd341

I agree, on its own merits, it's not by any means a bad game. But the latent potential was massive, and it failed to live up to it.

PERFECT DARK ZERO.. why did it get good reviews? that game was miserable

rassklot

Oh yea, MGS4. One of the biggest letdowns I've ever played.

Devil May Cry 2, Deus Ex 2, Gears of War 2, Mechassault.

I've never been disappointed by a Molyneux game because I know that they'll all suck. :)

EDIT: I don't understand how anyone could be disappointed by BioShock. :(

Devil May Cry 2, Deus Ex 2, Gears of War 2, Mechassault.

I've never been disappointed by a Molyneux game because I know that they'll all suck. :)

EDIT: I don't understand how anyone could be disappointed by BioShock. :(

I'm noticing a lot of Lionhead and BioWare in this thread. Just saying.Polybren

For me it was definitely Black & White; fun for the first few hours, but it got boring. Fireball, gain village, repeat.

yx2vy

Much like films I try not to get my hopes up anymore and avoid falling into the trap of a hyped game or film. I enjoy the games and the films much more these days from not making assumptions that I am going to encounter something awesome. :)

Well i don't have many game dissapointments but left 4 dead 2 was...I like the first one waaay better the second ones too laggy and hard to join games but I do like the new weapons and the new infectedI_like_Needles

in the past few years far cry 2 stands head and shoulders above all others. last year it was halo odst, ridiculously overrated last gen-looking rubbish