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Games you have seen through until the bitter end
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Backfoggen
Banned
Trespasser
It fell apart so bad later on like every thing just was fucked and buggy. But I kept going because for some reason it was fascinating to me.
It fell apart so bad later on like every thing just was fucked and buggy. But I kept going because for some reason it was fascinating to me.
Finale Fireworker
Member
Right now I am trying very hard not to give up on the PSP remake of Rondo of Blood. I just can't control Richter. His bizarre walk speed, fixed jump distances, and laggy attacks really are making it hard for me to enjoy.
I am usually really good at playing older games and detaching myself from modern expectations, but I just can't get the game to "work" . I'm on level 3 and I keep replaying the second level trying to clear the alternate boss and no matter how many times I know what's coming and I am still killed repeatedly by enemies that feel barely avoidable.
I am usually really good at playing older games and detaching myself from modern expectations, but I just can't get the game to "work" . I'm on level 3 and I keep replaying the second level trying to clear the alternate boss and no matter how many times I know what's coming and I am still killed repeatedly by enemies that feel barely avoidable.
Garrett Hawke
Member
Same, but I don't think it decreased my IQ. I just thought it was bad design from a gameplay standpoint how (spoilers)
you go from MURDER cases, which are definitely the most fun + interesting to ARSON, which is boring af in comparison. I get why they did it from a story perspective but in terms of gameplay it was bad design imo. Also the cheating thing was really dumb and it didn't really make me feel sorry that Cole died at the end.
You deserve all the flak you will get for this.
GKSilKamina
Member
Shadows of the Damned
I tried to love the game. I really did. And you know what? I liked the cast. Loved the music. The story was alright too, even if it was loaded with 5000 dick jokes.
But the gameplay...especially that Big Boner section? Forget it.
I did force my way all to the end, but I don't think I'll ever do it again.
I tried to love the game. I really did. And you know what? I liked the cast. Loved the music. The story was alright too, even if it was loaded with 5000 dick jokes.
But the gameplay...especially that Big Boner section? Forget it.
I did force my way all to the end, but I don't think I'll ever do it again.
Kirye
Member
I've mentioned it before a few times on this forum but Enchanted Arms. That game was... it was chock full of... There are no words to describe how bad it was. That game single handedly made me stop aiming for achievements.
Also Viking: Battle for Asgard. First and only game I broke in half after completing it. Also achievement related.
Also Viking: Battle for Asgard. First and only game I broke in half after completing it. Also achievement related.
Finale Fireworker
Member
This crap. QTE, cutscene, cutscene, shallow easy gameplay, cutscene, crap story, shallow easy gameplay cutscene, the end. Waste of 6 hours.
What a horrible post.
Eh, I usually give up on bad games.
Ooh but this shit right here. Story mode was terrible to the end and I saw it through.
CaptainLoveline
Member
For me, it'd have to be Sonic 06. After playing that travesty I now stop and put in another game if I'm not enjoying it.
batman2million
Member
Doing that currently with Metroid Prime 2. It's a good game but a little too long for my tastes. I beat one and am hoping to start three soon but don't want to leave two in the ditch. A little over half done.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
Skyward sword
Too human
Every sonic game currently available on non mobile devices.
Too human
Every sonic game currently available on non mobile devices.
Caleranatior
Neo Member
I went to ridiculous efforts to get the Platinum for this (handwriting method to get five stars for each case and a list of every vehicle). Only after did I realise it was not worth it in the slightest.
InfiniteUnrest
Member
Two Worlds. My close friends and I bought this for the sole purpose of co-op RPG. We were quite excited for this title for that reason alone. The co-op/online component was so terrible though, so laggy and unplayable, that everyone except me returned it immediately. I played through it later, despite the terrible controls for steering your mount and other issues, and a forgettable story, and 100%'d the XBL achievements. I'm somewhat ashamed to this day. I should have just 100%'d Kung Fu Panda.
Edit: Honorable Mention to Medal of Honor: Airborne. The SP was...not what I expected. It was like they took what was great about the MoH series, the MoH WWII realism, and threw it out the window for something closer to what you'd see in iteration of Wolfenstein (I refer to it as Wolfenstein-lite). The MP was simply god awful - 4v4, terrible gameplay performance, terrible net-code performance, and terrible gunplay. Yet I stuck around long enough to get all achievements except one, a 0 point achievement that is glitches and unobtainable for most players - WWII Victory Medal I think it is called.
Edit: Honorable Mention to Medal of Honor: Airborne. The SP was...not what I expected. It was like they took what was great about the MoH series, the MoH WWII realism, and threw it out the window for something closer to what you'd see in iteration of Wolfenstein (I refer to it as Wolfenstein-lite). The MP was simply god awful - 4v4, terrible gameplay performance, terrible net-code performance, and terrible gunplay. Yet I stuck around long enough to get all achievements except one, a 0 point achievement that is glitches and unobtainable for most players - WWII Victory Medal I think it is called.
Eh?
I beat the game on the hardest difficulty by using the bow as a machine gun. There's no challenge in the game, unless you're playing one handed with a controller. The AI is terrible, and even combat situations that appear to offer the illusion of choice are scripted - I remember coming across a guy on a turret, and shooting through the clear gaps in the defence wasn't doing any damage to him. Why? Because I had to sneak up and blow up a certain something nearer to him for dramatic effect. The story is stupid, and Lara's ascent from a scared girl to the T1000 is just laughable.
Most overrated pile of tosh I've ever played. Uncharted - fun = Tomb Raider 2013.
GrantDaNasty
Member
I played through all 3 campaigns of RE6 at launch. Then I played the 4th and the first time I went down, I was done.
I hate myself for playing through that game, but I had to know. Anyone who says RE6 isn't bad has bad taste in games, real talk.
The 4TH CAMPAIGN IS SUPPOSED TO BE SINGLE-PLAYER, BUT IF YOU GET KNOCKED DOWN, YOU STILL DO THE ANIMATION OF YOU WAITING FOR A PARTNER.
I hate myself for playing through that game, but I had to know. Anyone who says RE6 isn't bad has bad taste in games, real talk.
alice_kiss_lara
Banned
The Order $18.86
Assassin's Creed III
Assassin's Creed IV
Child of Light
I love the Assassin's Creed series but these two were just boring. Tried to copy the Batman Arkham combat but is far from beeing as fluid. And I'm probably one of the few that hate the ship combat. Still went through for the overall story arc of the series because I like it.
Similiar to Child of Light. After an hour or so I was just bored. Didn't help that you got punished for interupting enemies later on. Some enemies were faster than even if you used spells and that glowing ball. Don't know why I went through that. Maybe it as because of OffTV-play.
Assassin's Creed IV
Child of Light
I love the Assassin's Creed series but these two were just boring. Tried to copy the Batman Arkham combat but is far from beeing as fluid. And I'm probably one of the few that hate the ship combat. Still went through for the overall story arc of the series because I like it.
Similiar to Child of Light. After an hour or so I was just bored. Didn't help that you got punished for interupting enemies later on. Some enemies were faster than even if you used spells and that glowing ball. Don't know why I went through that. Maybe it as because of OffTV-play.
Gunstar Ikari
Unconfirmed Member
Mugen Souls. I somehow managed to put up with 55 hours of poorly-conceived mechanics, shitty loading times, monotonous environments, and boatloads of fake longevity to get to the true ending. And after all of that shit, I went straight into Mugen Souls Z, which thankfully took some steps towards fixing all of the irritating nonsense in the first one.
Also, Tales of the Abyss. Basically everything after
is terrible. Vesperia did something similar and I immediately shelved the game.
Also, Tales of the Abyss. Basically everything after
the fake ending
SerTapTap
Member
I've only done this for games I absolutely love but have annoying grinds for 100%. So while I love all the games, I've put in quite a few hours of annoyance into Binding of Isaac, all of the Neptunia games and (on a shorter scale) Uncharted 2 for their respective platinums.
But if I wasn't enjoying it on some level I'd just stop. Even the grindy bits of those games I usually enjoy on some level, and the last bits I don't I just finish off because I want to 100% my favorite games. But some are too much for me, like Katamari Forever's collect-all-the-things trophies. Screw that.
But if I wasn't enjoying it on some level I'd just stop. Even the grindy bits of those games I usually enjoy on some level, and the last bits I don't I just finish off because I want to 100% my favorite games. But some are too much for me, like Katamari Forever's collect-all-the-things trophies. Screw that.
crowphoenix
Banned
Grandia 3.
Man, fuck that game. Fuck those characters and their stupid bullshit. Fuck Alfina and her brother complex. Fuck that game for getting rid of the good characters and occasionally reminding us that THEY were on a grand adventure too. And finally, fuck that game for having an awesome battle system.
Man, fuck that game. Fuck those characters and their stupid bullshit. Fuck Alfina and her brother complex. Fuck that game for getting rid of the good characters and occasionally reminding us that THEY were on a grand adventure too. And finally, fuck that game for having an awesome battle system.
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Assassins creed 3 platinum trophy.. why i did this to my self i do not know.
But the worst, the absolute fucking worst was when boomerang games sent me "conflict vietnam" holy sweet mother of shit.
the fact my game was bugged making my helicopter/plane not be on the screen 90% of the time made the gane more entertaining than it should of been.
Worst videogame ever, and when i see people crying over destiny or the order all i can think is.. you know nothing.
But the worst, the absolute fucking worst was when boomerang games sent me "conflict vietnam" holy sweet mother of shit.
the fact my game was bugged making my helicopter/plane not be on the screen 90% of the time made the gane more entertaining than it should of been.
Worst videogame ever, and when i see people crying over destiny or the order all i can think is.. you know nothing.
Violence Jack
Member
I did it with Colonial Marines as a way to punish myself for preordering an Aliens game.
Then I did it again with Lightning Returns with the hopes that it was going to get better the more I played. It didn't at all.
Then I tried it one more time with The Evil Within, and I finally gave up around chapter 8. No more slogging through games that I no longer find fun to play.
Then I did it again with Lightning Returns with the hopes that it was going to get better the more I played. It didn't at all.
Then I tried it one more time with The Evil Within, and I finally gave up around chapter 8. No more slogging through games that I no longer find fun to play.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
This is me.
King Tubby
Member
Another one for Tomb Raider reboot. So boring and generic, a lesser uncharted clone with piss-easy puzzles that lost everything that made Tomb Raider unique in the first place. Kept playing it to see when it gets good, realized it would always be bad, but I was close to the end anyway. I don't understand the love it gets or the hype for the next one tbqh
The Incredible Muffin
Member
I hardly finish a game I dont like.
But games I like that become to long for its own good.
For me that was:
Max Payne 3 - Plays nice, but basically the same thing start to finish.
Last of Us - The first play through I played stealth only,,, I hate restarting over and over,,, I dont know why,,, I used to like stealth.
Now I played through the game another time with both and loved it.
But games I like that become to long for its own good.
For me that was:
Max Payne 3 - Plays nice, but basically the same thing start to finish.
Last of Us - The first play through I played stealth only,,, I hate restarting over and over,,, I dont know why,,, I used to like stealth.
Now I played through the game another time with both and loved it.
VideoNinja
Neo Member
Infinite Undiscovery
I couldn't get 10 minutes into it
I couldn't get 10 minutes into it
ITT: I learn that people have different tastes in games than I do.
RPG_Fanatic
Member
Dragon Age 2.
Had to watch a lets play along side my play through to get to the end.
Had to watch a lets play along side my play through to get to the end.
bananafactory
Banned
Assassin's Creed Unity.
Made the mistake of buying digital and I had to at least finish it...
Sucks because I thought it started out quite well too. But man did things fall apart.
Made the mistake of buying digital and I had to at least finish it...
Sucks because I thought it started out quite well too. But man did things fall apart.
Mr. Nice_Guy
Member
I almost beat FF XIII and Project X Zone but the former just became so much of a slog even after I
that I just quit. The latter just became ridiculous once there were over 100 units each map, just became tedious to a level I didn't know existed in games anymore.
Bravely Default currently feels like a slog because I am at "that part" of the game, but the combat is still so good that it could be worse. Tackle chunks at a time and I plan to beat it since I've heard the ending is great.
got to Grand Pulse
Bravely Default currently feels like a slog because I am at "that part" of the game, but the combat is still so good that it could be worse. Tackle chunks at a time and I plan to beat it since I've heard the ending is great.
crowphoenix
Banned
While to the casual observer, it may look like you didn't beat the game, but me and you? We know any time on that game counts.
+ 1
I'd add GTA 4 to that list too.
It became a slog. I think it was just so devoid of humor as the story was a (very well written and acted) drama primarily, and that didn't match my expectations of the franchise.
And Assassins Creed 1. And yes, 2. The first is a given, but I didn't enjoy the 2nd game much either, as heretical as that may be.
Edit: Alien: Isolation is poised to join this list. Excellent game, but I feel it has overstayed it's welcome and I'm struggling to complete it.
Constantine81
Banned
I don't think I ever have. If I don't enjoy a game I stop playing it immediately. There are some that I've given up on and went back to, but that was mostly because I was frustrated with one part, not the entire game. I had this happen with The Evil Within, but upon returning to it the part was not all that hard.