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

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

Being best at the special olympics genre called platformers?

GD1551

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.

So just like Uncharted and Killzone then?

So just like Uncharted and Killzone then?

seanmcloughlin

In the case of Uncharted yes, in the case of KZ? No. I don't find KZ an impressive game either, if you have seen my other threads you'd know this is the case.

[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.

The price increase was arbitrary. 

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. 

 

Szminsky

Um GTA 4 is a notable game. You are devaluing the word notable here.GD1551

Probably Nintendo overall. Square Enix droze me crazy most of the time as well (And im a big fan of the 13 games)

As far as individual games go, Mass Effect 3 and Assassins Creed 3 were big letdowns for me.

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[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]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.

The price increase was arbitrary. 

No, it was to make some money since 90% of you PC gamers are Communist pirates.

DLC, microtransactions - with a few exceptions, they usually just suck
Perennial sequels
EA from 2009 - present
Sony from 2006-2008ish
Xbox from 2008 - present
Wii from 2008/9 - present
Square Enix
 

Gamers.

[QUOTE="Obviously_Right"]Woo!

2 games!

Yeah!

foxhound_fox

Open world Bethesda games played like complete shit on them :x

-Pre-order exclusive bonuses: I'm not a fan of publishers withholding content from us on launch day and charging us to have the full game a few months later.

-Naughty Dog's shift in priorities: I used to enjoy Naughty Dog's games back on the PS1 and PS2, but after they chose to put gameplay into the background of a story driven cinematic experience, I can't look at them the same way. They've now become a poster child of the exact opposite of what I consider good game design.Which leads me to my next point

-Cinematics and narrative taking priority over quality game design: What makes this medium unique? Player control. So why are games wanting to focus more on being like films that we watch instead of giving us entertaining and uninterupted gameplay? These games just don't play to this medium's strength and have become far too popular and overrated as of late. I hope this trend changes soon.

-Super Smash Bros. Brawl online: Always having access to opponents to play in Smash Bros. was a dream come true for millions of fans so when Nintendo announced an online enabled Smash game, everybody, including myself, went hysterical and then the game came out...... It was absolutely abysmal.

-Yoshi's Island DS: A direct sequel to the best platformer ever made? I was extremely excited for this game, but when I got my hands on it, I was very disappointed. The level design was mediocre at best and just goes to show that you need more than an excellent template to make a great game. I hope this doesn't happen to Batman Arkham Origins.

-Pre-order exclusive bonuses: I'm not a fan of publishers withholding content from us on launch day and charging us to have the full game a few months later.

-Naughty Dog's shift in priorities: I used to enjoy Naughty Dog's games back on the PS1 and PS2, but after they chose to put gameplay into the background of a story driven cinematic experience, I can't look at them the same way. They've now become a poster child of the exact opposite of what I consider good game design.

-Super Smash Bros. Brawl online: Always having access to opponents to play in Smash Bros. was a dream come true for millions of fans so when Nintendo announced an online enabled Smash game, everybody, including myself, went hysterical and then the game came out...... It was absolutely abysmal.

-Yoshi's Island DS: A direct sequel to the best platformer ever made? I was extremely excited for this game, but when I got my hands on it, I was very disappointed. The level design was mediocre at best and just goes to show that you need more than an excellent template to make a great game. I hope this doesn't happen to Batman Arkham Origins.

Pikminmaniac

And this is the reason why many normal people think gamers are children stuck in a man's body who runs around the house with a towel on their backs. You're not f*cking superheroes with superpowers.

Some of us enjoy mature and thought-provoking storylines. If you're a moron who think you can shoot magic pixie dust and destroy armies by yourself, then go get the Xbox and buy Halo and Gears.

Halo 3: ODST sucking balls was disappointing. Only Halo game I just don't like.

Red Dead Redemption was ridiculously disappointing as well. Everything was actually pretty grand, but I thought a lot of the characters were unrealistic caricatures more than anything -- there were good ones too, but for the most part, the story was quite boring despite the gruff likeability of John Marston. Apart from this, you had a game so well realized that it hurt when it came down to the fact the the gunplay just sucked because it was so damn easy and there wasn't a whole lot of fun activities to do that didn't involve the gunplay -- which, once again, was simplistically easy to the point of boredom.

The Assassin's Creed series has disappointed me a lot as well, even though I still enjoy them, for much of the same reasons as Red Dead. The potential is there, and so many facets are in place for the series to be incredible, but really inane design choices seem to mar the hope for anything more than the series being a fun if repetitious romp.

[QUOTE="Pikminmaniac"]

-Pre-order exclusive bonuses: I'm not a fan of publishers withholding content from us on launch day and charging us to have the full game a few months later.

-Naughty Dog's shift in priorities: I used to enjoy Naughty Dog's games back on the PS1 and PS2, but after they chose to put gameplay into the background of a story driven cinematic experience, I can't look at them the same way. They've now become a poster child of the exact opposite of what I consider good game design.

-Super Smash Bros. Brawl online: Always having access to opponents to play in Smash Bros. was a dream come true for millions of fans so when Nintendo announced an online enabled Smash game, everybody, including myself, went hysterical and then the game came out...... It was absolutely abysmal.

-Yoshi's Island DS: A direct sequel to the best platformer ever made? I was extremely excited for this game, but when I got my hands on it, I was very disappointed. The level design was mediocre at best and just goes to show that you need more than an excellent template to make a great game. I hope this doesn't happen to Batman Arkham Origins.

Sonysexual1

And this is the reason why many normal people think gamers are children stuck in a man's body who runs around the house with a towel on their backs. You're not f*cking superheroes with superpowers.

Some of us enjoy mature and thought-provoking storylines. If you're a moron who think you can shoot magic pixie dust and destroy armies by yourself, then go get the Xbox and buy Halo and Gears.

Stares at screen in utter disbelief.... Ummmm.... There is very little thinking required for the storyline in Uncharted and guess what? Nathan Drake is supposed to be some average joe yet all you do is kill armies of enemies...

P.S. the irony in your first statement is also quite enjoyable

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[QUOTE="Pikminmaniac"]

-Pre-order exclusive bonuses: I'm not a fan of publishers withholding content from us on launch day and charging us to have the full game a few months later.

-Naughty Dog's shift in priorities: I used to enjoy Naughty Dog's games back on the PS1 and PS2, but after they chose to put gameplay into the background of a story driven cinematic experience, I can't look at them the same way. They've now become a poster child of the exact opposite of what I consider good game design.

-Super Smash Bros. Brawl online: Always having access to opponents to play in Smash Bros. was a dream come true for millions of fans so when Nintendo announced an online enabled Smash game, everybody, including myself, went hysterical and then the game came out...... It was absolutely abysmal.

-Yoshi's Island DS: A direct sequel to the best platformer ever made? I was extremely excited for this game, but when I got my hands on it, I was very disappointed. The level design was mediocre at best and just goes to show that you need more than an excellent template to make a great game. I hope this doesn't happen to Batman Arkham Origins.

Pikminmaniac

And this is the reason why many normal people think gamers are children stuck in a man's body who runs around the house with a towel on their backs. You're not f*cking superheroes with superpowers.

Some of us enjoy mature and thought-provoking storylines. If you're a moron who think you can shoot magic pixie dust and destroy armies by yourself, then go get the Xbox and buy Halo and Gears.

Stares at screen in utter disbelief.... Ummmm.... There is very little thinking required for the storyline in Uncharted and guess what? Nathan Drake is supposed to be some average joe yet all you do is kill armies of enemies...

P.S. the irony in your first statement is also quite enjoyable

The storyline in Uncharted is far better than any exclusive on the Xbox camp, which is really sad, because you are right: Uncharted games have excellent writing, but a simple plot. However, simplicity does not equate to immaturity. The basic plot of Uncharted goes as follows: Guy researches about a legendary civilization with wealth. Guy runs into enemies. Guy kills enemies. Simple? Yes. Execution? Very mature.

Let's analyze the Xbox exclusive.

Some guy is the legendary hero who is the "chosen one" and can save the entire universe by himself. Cue in dramatic music alone with huge fight scene that makes the entire scene look incredibly corny and overdone. End result: Immature and suitable for children and brainless adults who secretly yearn to be superheroes. In fact, the sophistication of Xbox exclusives is comparable to the Pokemon series, except, just replace pokemon with different types of guns and have everyone trying to become the Gun Master because it's "their destiny".

My verdict: Grow the f*ck up, xboners...

[QUOTE="Szminsky"]

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. 

 

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[QUOTE="heretrix"]Piracy is an issue on all platforms. Or maybe you forgot the GTA V fiasco?

seanmcloughlin

The entire game leaking on PS3 a few weeks back

It was never pirated it the sound files where accessed from preloads on the digital store. It's kind of a big diffrence.

Final Fantasy XIII and Resident Evil 6

Fable 2 and Blue Dragon turning out to be a giant meh.

 Japanese developers not transitioning well to the HD era.

The Xbox 360

I mean what happened? MS was doing so good at the start. Making it rain with dem games. But then... 2009 happened :(

My friend Heil68 will tell you guys the rest if he hasn't already.

DLCs

The Xbox 360

I mean what happened? MS was doing so good at the start. Making it rain with dem games. But then... 2009 happened :(

My friend Heil68 will tell you guys the rest if he hasn't already.

Cheleman

Forgot to add Capcom

Squares descent into madness.

Capcom forgetting it's hardcore fans all except for Evo practitoners, Blizzard in general.

• The amount of DLC.
• Cinematic game play becoming popular.
• Metal Gear Solid 4.
• Twisted Metal
• Tacked on MP.

The way some companies tackled dlc. Im looking at you capcom.

Everything DLC. DLC being over priced, DLC being on the disc, stuff like alternate costumes in fighters becoming DLC. It was ****ing ridiculous.

Square Enix and Capcom both went to crap.

Developers who kept shoehorning "Moral Choices" into games to emulate WRPGs.

my would have to be The fact that the xbox 360 still Exist :cry::lol: .

Saints row seres going in the tank with the third and fourth.

Saints row seres going in the tank with the third and fourth.

Mercenary848

(In no order)

1. FPS games becoming mainstream, overdone and milked.

2. Paying for online, soon to be for both PS+ & XBL nextgen.

3. Complete and total lack of innovation in the industry.

4. The Cell.

5. Consoles losing that 'console' feel to them like in the 6th generation, that simplicity and convenience. It's only going to get worse in the coming gen. (Don't act like you don't know what I'm talking about)

 

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.

GD1551

Gamers.

Gargus

This is the most poignant and accurate post in here. Agreed. 

[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.

Piracy is an issue on every platform.

Resident Evil 6 would probably be my biggest disappointment. Awful pacing, horrendous QTEs, a complete lost of any identity the series had before, etc. If the game was actually any good, I wouldn't mind the gunplay... but holy f*ck those QTEs ruined the game. You can turn them off now I think but heh, too late for me.

Though Yakuza 5 not coming over here and Sony only making like 2 or 3 exclusives I don't actually dislike comes close. <.> 

Now the Xbox has nothing on the level of God of WarSonysexual1

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

GTA IV :( I really wanted to like the game, but its flaws are unbearable

Resident Evil. i thought they couldn't sink any deeper after RE5, but i was wrong. after they hit the ocean floor, they start digging themselves into the ground.

PS3 :(

For me the absolute biggest disappointment of the seventh generation is the nickle and diming present in franchises that are either very succesful without it, or FULL PRICED GAMES.
I cannot describe to you the disappointment I felt when I launched Sleeping Dogs and it plastered a 'you could have bought this' section on my powers screen. That is uncool.
Most recently the violation of the Final Fantasy 7 remake (buy your way through the game) and Plants vs Zombies which now consists more of unnecesary unfair and unforgivable nickle and diming than actual gameplay.

Also... Gaijin Games wtf are you doing? Selling superior ammo for money? Premium vehicles (read: better vehicles) for money? Almost everything you buy being limited use or temporary? Sell that game for $30 and you'd have twice as good a game, and you make twice the money. I guarantee it.

1. RROD 

2. Final Fantasy XIII

3. Lack of decent JRPG's

Sony's first party.

Also, Fable 2.