The most disappointing game sequels, preqel, or spin-off of this gen.

Here are my biggest disappointments of this gen:

• Perfect Dark Zero: It's not as bad as many fans of the original make it out to be, but it's not as great as Greg Kasavin made it out to be either. It's a decent multi-player shooter, that could've been so much better. It's worse than the original, which is surprising, considering the original PD is dated.
• Gears of War 2: The single-player is better than the original (despite the atrocious story and final boss) and Horde Mode was an awesome addition, but the multi-player seemed like it was programmed by retarded lab monkeys.
• Modern Warfare 2: It probably had the buggiest, broken, and most unbalance multi-player component I've ever experienced in a shooter. The single-player is good, but it's not as hard hitting as the original. Spec-ops is the only reasons why I haven't sold my copy.
• The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena: It's like a mediocre straight to DVD sequel to a great summer blockbuster.
• Metroid: Other M: It doesn't mesh a variety of gameplay elements very well, and it has one of the worst stories in a video game in recent memory.
• Mafia II: It's not bad, but it doesn't hold a candle to it's predecessor.
• Far Cry 2: So much wasted potential...
• Command & Conquer 4: Don't even get me started on this!
• Final Fantasy XIII: It ain't good, and it isn't bad either. It's merely an average RPG, to a great JRPG franchise.
• Mercenaries 2: DAMN YOU EA!!!
• God of War III: The first acti is breathtaking and mesmerizing, but the goes downhill from there. It's good, but doesn't send-off the franchise with a bang. The story and ending were terrible to boot.
• Gran Turismo 5: It's a good, but not a great game. For a game that was developtment for five years, it seems rushed.
• Halo: Reach: It's sends-off Bungie's phenomenal franchise with a whimper. For it's weak story, forgettable characters, lackluster campaign, busted mechanics, unbalance multi-player, and left many empty promises. It isn't a bad game, but definitely a bad Halo game. Forge World and FireFight 2.0 were the only reasons why I haven't sold it yet.
• Resident Evil 5: I have to admit, it's not bad like many whiners make it out to be. In fact, it's a solid co-op game. But RE4 is far superior.
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes: It's a great game, but the formula is got stale at this point. And the whole "Link can turn into a Wolf!!!" didn't freshen up things either. Jeff Gerstmann rightfully gave this game an 8.8
• Metal Gear Solid 4: It's this gen's MGS2. No, that isn't a compliment.

Now before I'm flamed by a mob of rabid Nintendo, MGS, and Halo fanatics, share video game sequels/sequels/spin-offs that disappointed you this gen.

Add Soul Calibur 4, Tekken 6, Ninja Gaiden 2, Metal Gear Solid 4 (story and character wise), Silent Hill Homecoming to the list.

Add Soul Calibur 4, Tekken 6, Ninja Gaiden 2, Metal Gear Solid 4 (story and character wise), Silent Hill Homecoming to the list.

jasonharris48

I'm not going to go into great detail, but I'll name a few :)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - I just thought it was awful. End of story :P One of the worst games I've ever played.

Halo Reach - I played the beta (I know I know), and just got bored of it very quickly, and this is coming from someone with over 2,000 games in Halo 3 multiplayer :shock:

God of War 3 - I never played the first two games, but I must say I was incredibly disappointed by this game :P It goes up there with CoD4 for me.

At the top of my head, New Super Mario Bros. Wii comes to mind. While it is reminiscent of the NES and SNES era Mario titles and contains a huge amount of nostalgia, going back to it after playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 seems like a huge step back. New Super Mario Bros. Wii is well-crafted, but it plays it too safe and I feel like it had a lot of untapped potential.

I'm not going to go into great detail, but I'll name a few :)

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - I just thought it was awful. End of story :P One of the worst games I've ever played.

Halo Reach - I played the beta (I know I know), and just got bored of it very quickly, and this is coming from someone with over 2,000 games in Halo 3 multiplayer :shock:

God of War 3 - I never played the first two games, but I must say I was incredibly disappointed by this game :P It goes up there with CoD4 for me.

Raymundo_Manuel

STALKER Clear Sky: The first STALKER was so immensely spectacular that I was severely underwhelmed by this game. And when i wasn't underwhelmed, I was frustrated after my game crashed. GTA4: It didn't carry the magic that the previous games had. Maybe its because im older, but even then, gaming itself is older so i guess it wouldn't make much of a difference. But all I know is, while GTA4 was definitely one of the better games (if not best) I have played on my xbox 360, i was expecting a lot more.yellosnolvr

I'm actually one of the few who prefere GTAIV over prior GTA games. The 98% of the missions of every pre-GTAIV game frustrated me to no end.

Mercenaries 2. What a disappointment considering the first one was one of my favorite games. KC_Hokie

Compared to the other Metroid games, I agree with Other M. But It's still enjoyable.

Fable 3 has it's moments but I liked the menu system of 2 better,

Mario Party 8 was a disappointment, Guitar Hero 5 just didn't feel like Guitar Hero 2, Soul Calibur 4 is no Soul Calibur 2 and that's all I can say.

The only one that comes to mind for me is Yoshi's Island DS. Terrible compared to the original YI on SNES.

Metroid Prime 3 Corruption. A great game but not as great as Prime 1 and 2.

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

Halo Reach - I played the beta (I know I know), and just got bored of it very quickly, and this is coming from someone with over 2,000 games in Halo 3 multiplayer :shock:

TheEngima683

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

[QUOTE="yellosnolvr"]STALKER Clear Sky: The first STALKER was so immensely spectacular that I was severely underwhelmed by this game. And when i wasn't underwhelmed, I was frustrated after my game crashed. GTA4: It didn't carry the magic that the previous games had. Maybe its because im older, but even then, gaming itself is older so i guess it wouldn't make much of a difference. But all I know is, while GTA4 was definitely one of the better games (if not best) I have played on my xbox 360, i was expecting a lot more.TheEngima683

I'm actually one of the few who prefere GTAIV over prior GTA games. The 98% of the missions of every pre-GTAIV game frustrated me to no end.

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

Halo Reach - I played the beta (I know I know), and just got bored of it very quickly, and this is coming from someone with over 2,000 games in Halo 3 multiplayer :shock:

Raymundo_Manuel

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

Halo Reach - I played the beta (I know I know), and just got bored of it very quickly, and this is coming from someone with over 2,000 games in Halo 3 multiplayer :shock:

Raymundo_Manuel

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

[QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]If you thought the beta was dull, wait till you play the full game. It's actually worse than the beta.

walkingdream

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

Gran Turismo 5

Fable III

Enemy territory quake wars for the console could have been better.

Meh, any sequel can be someones disappointment. Even though MGS4 had some heavy handed storytelling it had quite a few spectacular moments and I still love it. Plus, it got a 10 here, so eat it! :P Anyways some real disappointments are RE5 and NG2, it's pretty inarguable they fell short of their predecessors. Also POP 2008 and UT3, though I still love that game. And of course Fable 2 and 3. Deathtransit

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"]Meh, any sequel can be someones disappointment. Even though MGS4 had some heavy handed storytelling it had quite a few spectacular moments and I still love it. Plus, it got a 10 here, so eat it! :P Anyways some real disappointments are RE5 and NG2, it's pretty inarguable they fell short of their predecessors. Also POP 2008 and UT3, though I still love that game. And of course Fable 2 and 3. TheEngima683

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"]Meh, any sequel can be someones disappointment. Even though MGS4 had some heavy handed storytelling it had quite a few spectacular moments and I still love it. Plus, it got a 10 here, so eat it! :P Anyways some real disappointments are RE5 and NG2, it's pretty inarguable they fell short of their predecessors. Also POP 2008 and UT3, though I still love that game. And of course Fable 2 and 3. Deathtransit

Bioshock 2lamprey263

[QUOTE="lamprey263"]Bioshock 2carljohnson3456

[QUOTE="walkingdream"][QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

TheEngima683

And personally i thought the campaign was great, far better than 2 and 3. Reach isn't for everybody i get it, but it clearly isnt a broken game like you make it out to be. (lack of maps is a problem however)

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"]Meh, any sequel can be someones disappointment. Even though MGS4 had some heavy handed storytelling it had quite a few spectacular moments and I still love it. Plus, it got a 10 here, so eat it! :P Anyways some real disappointments are RE5 and NG2, it's pretty inarguable they fell short of their predecessors. Also POP 2008 and UT3, though I still love that game. And of course Fable 2 and 3. Deathtransit

Every single Rare game.

M$ and the 360 butchered what was Rare's amazing image.

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"][QUOTE="TheEngima683"]Yup, it spectacularly wraps up everything with nano-machines...

jasonharris48

Farcry 2 gets the worst sequel award. It's not just a bad sequel to a good game either, it's just a bad game all around.Ace6301

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"] What's wrong with nano machines? Deathtransit

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="walkingdream"] You guys are weird i hated Halo 3 but love Reach MP :P I really think homeages much more to the CE halo crowd rather than 2 3 and fanbase. walkingdream

And personally i thought the campaign was great, far better than 2 and 3. Reach isn't for everybody i get it, but it clearly isnt a broken game like you make it out to be. (lack of maps is a problem however)

1. Longer reloadtimes actually slowers the gameplay and leaves players helpless in desperate situations.
2. Individualizing players health with the vehicles health didn't resolve or help anything, but in fact they made things worse. http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=54722377
3. It's not as floaty as Halo 2 or 3, but the physics are still floaty.
4. The pistol isn't much different from Halo 3's pistol, aside from the scope. It would've been semi-useful, if it weren't for bloom.
5. The assault rifle was one of, if not, the most underpowered weapon in the game. It's shots are spastic, and the amount of damage it inflicts was pathetic. The assault rifle from Halo 3 may not have felt as powerful as Reach's AR, but it was certainly more useful.

I like some of the omages it made to CE, such as health bars and fall damage. But it omaged too much towards Halo: CE. Therefore, making it unbalance than any other Halo game before. Halo: CE was great, but face it, it was the most unbalance of all the Halo games prior to Reach. Mainly due to the indestructible UNSC vehicles and the godlike pistol.

As for the campaign, prior Halo titles were significantly better. They at least had varied mission objectives and set-pieces. In Reach, mission objectives often repeated themselves and every battle played-out like a FireFight mode. Gameplay elements like jetpack platforming, auto-turret defense, space combat, MAC gun, and on-rails shooting segments would've freshen things up. But they were bland and brief. Rendering them as forgettable gimmicks to the campaign. Prior Halo games never catered towards gimmicks, aside from ODST.

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] Nothing except when it is used as a cheap plot device to resolve plot holes and make sense of things.

jasonharris48

[QUOTE="walkingdream"][QUOTE="Raymundo_Manuel"]

Well, I have a friend who loves Halo, so I could go play it anytime I want to.

I just haven't, and don't really care to :P Not after that boring beta. My hype dropped off entirely after that.

TheEngima683

Mercenaries 2: Not a bad game, just not as fun. I am also short 75G because of glitches in the game.

Splinter Cell Conviction: I don't mind that the gameplay has been changed, but both SP and MP weren't very good. The SP was too short and was not set up as a Splinter Cell game. Except for a couple levels here and there, I felt as if I was playing Ghost Recon but it was called Splinter Cell instead. The lack of any true MP was also dissappointing. Something similar to the Spies vs Mercs would have been nice. And while I hear the Coop campaign is fun, i can't play it since none of my friends have it.

Fallout New Vegas: Despite the fact that the glitches and bugs have been taken care (for the most part), I just can't get into it. It takes too long to find a decent weapon and all the quests are tied together making it annoying if I want to finish one but I am not able to cause I haven't finished a different quest. Those are my biggest problems, there are more but I am too laszy to type them.

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"] I think you guys take your video game stories a little too seriously. Look at Dexter, full of cheap plot devices! :)Deathtransit

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]Farcry 2 gets the worst sequel award. It's not just a bad sequel to a good game either, it's just a bad game all around.lamprey263

The missions were repetitive, as they consisted of three goals:

1. Blow s*** up
2. Assassinate somebody
3. Steal something

Traveling wouldn't be such a a chore, if everybody was shooting at you without any context and if enemy guard posts didn't constantly respond. It made traveling a tedious chore. There were so many promises that were made that didn't come into play in the final game. Such as siding with different factions would heavily impact different outcomes of the plot and gameplay. This game is a failure to what it could've been. It isn't a terrible game, but it certainly wasn't GOTY of 2008 either.

[QUOTE="walkingdream"]

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]Funny, I was big fan of the first three Halo games. Halo: CE containing my favorite or my 2nd favorite campaign in the series. I was hoping Halo: Reach would contain the best campaign and the best multi-player in the series. It ends up being a bastard, mutilated child of the franchise. I find it hilarious how you compare it with CE, because I don't remember CE having bloom, corny Armor Abilities, and s****y maps.

TheEngima683

And personally i thought the campaign was great, far better than 2 and 3. Reach isn't for everybody i get it, but it clearly isnt a broken game like you make it out to be. (lack of maps is a problem however)

1. Longer reloadtimes actually slowers the gameplay and leaves players helpless in desperate situations.
2. Individualizing players health with the vehicles health didn't resolve or help anything, but in fact they made things worse. http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=54722377
3. It's not as floaty as Halo 2 or 3, but the physics are still floaty.
4. The pistol isn't much different from Halo 3's pistol, aside from the scope. It would've been semi-useful, if it weren't for bloom.
5. The assault rifle was one of, if not, the most underpowered weapon in the game. It's shots are spastic, and the amount of damage it inflicts was pathetic. The assault rifle from Halo 3 may not have felt as powerful as Reach's AR, but it was certainly more useful.

I like some of the omages it made to CE, such as health bars and fall damage. But it omaged too much towards Halo: CE. Therefore, making it unbalance than any other Halo game before. Halo: CE was great, but face it, it was the most unbalance of all the Halo games prior to Reach. Mainly due to the indestructible UNSC vehicles and the godlike pistol.

As for the campaign, prior Halo titles were significantly better. They at least had varied mission objectives and set-pieces. In Reach, mission objectives often repeated themselves and every battle played-out like a FireFight mode. Gameplay elements like jetpack platforming, auto-turret defense, space combat, MAC gun, and on-rails shooting segments would've freshen things up. But they were bland and brief. Rendering them as forgettable gimmicks to the campaign. Prior Halo games never catered towards gimmicks, aside from ODST.

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"][QUOTE="jasonharris48"] You guys are weird i hated Halo 3 but love Reach MP :P I really think homeages much more to the CE halo crowd rather than 2 3 and fanbase. jasonharris48

Why does everyone have to keep pulling out the "opinion" card? It's the saddest excuse of shutting down criticism.

[QUOTE="TheEngima683"]

[QUOTE="walkingdream"]It just my opinion man, for example CE always gave you the feeling of solid. 2 and 3 always felt very floaty and to fast paced for me. Longer reloads were back if you emptied the entire clip, vehicle health, fall damage, assualt rifle beefed, true pistol is back, among other things. I never said it was a true remake, all i said it homages back to CE in some respect rather than 2 and 3.

And personally i thought the campaign was great, far better than 2 and 3. Reach isn't for everybody i get it, but it clearly isnt a broken game like you make it out to be. (lack of maps is a problem however)

walkingdream

1. Longer reloadtimes actually slowers the gameplay and leaves players helpless in desperate situations.
2. Individualizing players health with the vehicles health didn't resolve or help anything, but in fact they made things worse. http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=54722377
3. It's not as floaty as Halo 2 or 3, but the physics are still floaty.
4. The pistol isn't much different from Halo 3's pistol, aside from the scope. It would've been semi-useful, if it weren't for bloom.
5. The assault rifle was one of, if not, the most underpowered weapon in the game. It's shots are spastic, and the amount of damage it inflicts was pathetic. The assault rifle from Halo 3 may not have felt as powerful as Reach's AR, but it was certainly more useful.

I like some of the omages it made to CE, such as health bars and fall damage. But it omaged too much towards Halo: CE. Therefore, making it unbalance than any other Halo game before. Halo: CE was great, but face it, it was the most unbalance of all the Halo games prior to Reach. Mainly due to the indestructible UNSC vehicles and the godlike pistol.

As for the campaign, prior Halo titles were significantly better. They at least had varied mission objectives and set-pieces. In Reach, mission objectives often repeated themselves and every battle played-out like a FireFight mode. Gameplay elements like jetpack platforming, auto-turret defense, space combat, MAC gun, and on-rails shooting segments would've freshen things up. But they were bland and brief. Rendering them as forgettable gimmicks to the campaign. Prior Halo games never catered towards gimmicks, aside from ODST.

[QUOTE="jasonharris48"]

[QUOTE="Deathtransit"]Funny, I was big fan of the first three Halo games. Halo: CE containing my favorite or my 2nd favorite campaign in the series. I was hoping Halo: Reach would contain the best campaign and the best multi-player in the series. It ends up being a bastard, mutilated child of the franchise. I find it hilarious how you compare it with CE, because I don't remember CE having bloom, corny Armor Abilities, and s****y maps.

TheEngima683

Why does everyone have to keep pulling out the "opinion" card? It's the saddest excuse of shutting down criticism.