What is your biggest disappointment of the seventh generation of game consoles?

Since this gen is about to officially end once and for all, what disappointed you the most in it? Two things stand out in particular to me:

1) Assassin's Creed 3: What the fvck happened to this game?  Before it came out it looked like a potential Game of the Generation contender, let alone GOTY. Watching all of 'Ubisoft's released footage of the game and hearing about them going for the gold this time made me seriously hyped.

But we ended up with a game with a 6 hour tutorial, horrendous level design, a character with about as much personality as a brick, terrible side quests, a horrible interface, bugs everywhere, a god awful modern day storyline,and one of the worst endings of all time.

2) Wii Lineup: The Wii Lineup of 2007, 2010, and the beginning of 2008 were fantastic but the system had horrendus droughts. When your best game of 2009 is an upresed DS game with co-op, you have a problem.

After Mario Kart Wii the system saw a massive drought that lasted over a year and a half. And look at the disappointments in the lineup like Metroid Other M and Red Steel. Plus there were no Star Fox, FZERO, or Pikmin games. And now it looks like the drought will continue with the Wii U, without the casual audience.

DLC becoming the norm.

Since this gen is about to officially end once and for all, what disappointed you the most in it? Two things stand out in particular to me:

1) Assassin's Creed 3: What the fvck happened to this game?  Before it came out it looked like a potential Game of the Generation contender, let alone GOTY. Watching all of 'Ubisoft's released footage of the game and hearing about them going for the gold this time made me seriously hyped.

 

But we ended up with a game with a 6 hour tutorial, horrendous level design, a character with about as much personality as a brick, terrible side quests, a horrible interface, bugs everywhere, a god awful modern day storyline,and one of the worst endings of all time.

2) Wii Lineup: The Wii Lineup of 2007, 2010, and the beginning of 2008 were fantastic but the system had horrendus droughts. When your best game of 2009 is an upresed DS game with co-op, you have a problem.

After Mario Kart Wii the system saw a massive drought that lasted over a year and a half. And look at the disappointments in the lineup like Metroid Other M and Red Steel. Plus there were no Star Fox, FZERO, or Pikmin games. And now it looks like the drought will continue with the Wii U, without the casual audience.

TheDidact

ok... Who's the girl in your sig?

Japanese devs allowing MS to run Japanese development into the ground by accepting moneyhats.

Japanese devs failing to adapt to HD game development.

Japanese devs allowing MS to run Japanese development into the ground by accepting moneyhats.

Obviously_Right

Sarcasm? Anyway, mine was the increase use of cinematic design for games, makes replaying harder.

Nintendo forsaking their fans to go casual, Microsoft copying them later on.

PS3 only managing to come second in sales.

Probably Alone in the Dark.

Eh, nothing comes to mind.

Biggest disappointments?

1. Halo 3 - I bought a 360 just for this game and mass effect, cause the hype was through the roof. My first Halo game: couldn't stand it, the twitch-floaty gameplay, horrible story, one dimensional and childish enemies, and the voice acting is terrible (music was good though). Worst part is the "flood ship" area, absolutely terrible game design. The 2 positive things about the game is the music and the scale of certain battles. Traded in the 360 once Mass effect hit PC.

2. Resistance 1&2. - disappointing in all areas, and the story is weird and stupid. Twitch-floaty gameplay reminded me of Halo, couldn't stand it. Didn't bother with nr. 3

3. Mass effect trilogy ending. An otherwise stellar franchise, ending so abruptly and simple, made me very sad and disappointed. 

The Wii. It was underpowered, the motion controls didn't work as advertised, and it had no third party support. There were hardly any noteworthy games released on the system in its last 2-3 years.

Assassin's Creed 3

Uncharted 3

The Wii. It was underpowered, the motion controls didn't work as advertised, and it had no third party support. There were hardly any noteworthy games released on the system in its last 2-3 years.

Sky-

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

Gamers on the internet.

wii.  it literally had less than 10 9+ games.

FFXIII

it was worse than anyone thought it was...

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

The Wii. It was underpowered, the motion controls didn't work as advertised, and it had no third party support. There were hardly any noteworthy games released on the system in its last 2-3 years.

seanmcloughlin

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

MW2 and Activision setting the norm of pricing PC games at $59.99Stevo_the_gamer

Piracy is an issue in PC gaming. Higher price for the people who don't pirate is the only way to recoup dev costs. Maybe you guys should start supporting devs instead of supporting Communism.

Honestly I loved the entire last generation. Other than DLC becoming standard practice and how terrible people can be online, I think it was an excellent generation from all three consoles. I'm not big on fishing for things to complain about though (a practice that clashes with the internet, for sure). Give me a few good games here and there and generally you're making me happy.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]MW2 and Activision setting the norm of pricing PC games at $59.99Sonysexual1

Piracy is an issue in PC gaming. Higher price for the people who don't pirate is the only way to recoup dev costs. Maybe you guys should start supporting devs instead of supporting Communism.

Some of the new practices started.

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

The Wii. It was underpowered, the motion controls didn't work as advertised, and it had no third party support. There were hardly any noteworthy games released on the system in its last 2-3 years.

seanmcloughlin

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

Online Passes are my biggest disappointment.  I understand why publishers do it but it still irritates me as a gamer.  It makes rentals almost completely useless cuase you cant try the online portion of the game.

Metal Gear Solid 4. Big MGS fan and I bought a PS3 just for this game and it was such a giant let down. The PS3 in general was a massive letdownmems_1224

Yeah, this, and Haze, and Gran Turismo 5 were another couple of let downs. The PS3 stands up OK now, but those early days ... BLEGH. 

Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

Obviously_Right

[QUOTE="Obviously_Right"]Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

foxhound_fox

Does it matter? Two notable games over 6 years isn't anything to brag about.

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

[QUOTE="Sky-"]

The Wii. It was underpowered, the motion controls didn't work as advertised, and it had no third party support. There were hardly any noteworthy games released on the system in its last 2-3 years.

Obviously_Right

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

2 games taking up the no.1 and no.3 slots as the best games ever made and from the exact same franchise is completely bonkers. 

So yeah 2 games is a big woo

Sony, who according to SW make only the best exclusives ever, only has 1 game in the top 10

[QUOTE="Sonysexual1"]

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]MW2 and Activision setting the norm of pricing PC games at $59.99heretrix

Piracy is an issue in PC gaming. Higher price for the people who don't pirate is the only way to recoup dev costs. Maybe you guys should start supporting devs instead of supporting Communism.

[QUOTE="Obviously_Right"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

seanmcloughlin

Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

2 games taking up the no.1 and no.3 slots as the best games ever made and from the exact same franchise is completely bonkers. 

So yeah 2 games is a big woo

Sony, who according to SW make only the best exclusives ever, only has 1 game in the top 10

Would you play a teletubbies game if it got a 100/100 on metacritic?

[QUOTE="Obviously_Right"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Except it had 2 of the most critically acclaimed games ever

seanmcloughlin

Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

2 games taking up the no.1 and no.3 slots as the best games ever made and from the exact same franchise is completely bonkers. 

So yeah 2 games is a big woo

Sony, who according to SW make only the best exclusives ever, only has 1 game in the top 10

So what does all of this have to do with the original post you quoted?

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="Obviously_Right"]Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

GD1551

Does it matter? Two notable games over 6 years isn't anything to brag about.

It kind of is when they're widly regarded as some of the best ever at what they do. 

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

[QUOTE="Sonysexual1"]

Piracy is an issue in PC gaming. Higher price for the people who don't pirate is the only way to recoup dev costs. Maybe you guys should start supporting devs instead of supporting Communism.

Guy_Brohski

The entire game leaking on PS3 a few weeks back

 

It kind of is when they're widly regarded as some of the best ever at what they do. 

seanmcloughlin

Being best at the special olympics genre called platformers?

Does it matter? Two notable games over 6 years isn't anything to brag about.GD1551

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

 

It kind of is when they're widly regarded as some of the best ever at what they do. 

GD1551

Being best at the special olympics genre called platformers?

heh! cute

[QUOTE="GD1551"]Does it matter? Two notable games over 6 years isn't anything to brag about.foxhound_fox

If a 3rd grade educational game gets a 100 on meta, would you think it's a great game?

Being best at the special olympics genre called platformers?GD1551

Gamers on the internet.

 

heretrix

If a 3rd grade educational game gets a 100 on meta, would you think it's a great game?Sonysexual1

[QUOTE="GD1551"]Does it matter? Two notable games over 6 years isn't anything to brag about.foxhound_fox

Um GTA 4 is a notable game. You are devaluing the word notable here.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

 

It kind of is when they're widly regarded as some of the best ever at what they do. 

seanmcloughlin

Being best at the special olympics genre called platformers?

heh! cute

Indeed, pretty much the genre with the lowest standards. Braid, Limbo, Meatboy, NSMB, Galaxy? Bottom of the barrel gaming that focuses on visuals instead of gameplay.