This year was big for single player FPS campaigns but Battlefield 1 was just terrible. Decided to play it because of some word of mouth about how good it was and nope, so bad. I wasn't going to play Titanfall 2 the week after yet because I wasn't going to play 2 FPS campaigns back to back, but I'm glad I did. Washed out the taint from Battlefield 1. Currently, playing Infinite Warfare's campaign and it just makes me think, what the hell Battlefield.
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What's the absolute worst game of 2016 you played?
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Terrorblot
Member
Probably had to have been I Am Setsuna. I didn't dislike the game, I just didn't end up playing any really bad games this year and I found IAS good but not amazing.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
I played no man's sky for 30 minutes out of sheer curiosity about how horrible it is then refunded on steam. Definitely crap.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
Blade Arcus
Shitty ass fighter. One of the worst I've played period.
Shitty ass fighter. One of the worst I've played period.
Hairsplash
Member
Somewhat of a good rule, if you wait and keep track of what's on sale in the psn store, you can get almost all of the games for half price, eventually.
Just completed the game two nights ago stealth/pacifist playthrough on PS4. I really enjoyed it. With respect to Prague Curfew the game essentially forces you to use cloaking frequently. Plus Prague at night was
only one main mission and 2.5 side quests
That said, the game crashed often. Probably something to do with instant-on.
I understand your feeling. The plot isn't that cool, it is the bond what make the game for me. Nathan trying to get out of his old live but can't because his douche brother. The best parts of the game were the quite ones like: him and his wife eating, The mansion, etc.
Always-honest
Banned
I think The Division. Not a bad game and i had some fun in coop but it became boring pretty fast.
It's shit if you are a lower level than the rest because the same enemies just scale up and get magically stronger. So very little changes in the game.
And i have to say that Uncharted 4 was pretty forgettable. Will play the coop mode though.
But i haven't played bad games this year.
In fact, i had a lot of fun this year, playing games.
It's shit if you are a lower level than the rest because the same enemies just scale up and get magically stronger. So very little changes in the game.
And i have to say that Uncharted 4 was pretty forgettable. Will play the coop mode though.
But i haven't played bad games this year.
In fact, i had a lot of fun this year, playing games.
That Dragon, Cancer. Barely interactive, barely animated dioramas narrated with overbearing poetry that thinks it's being more profound than it is. Then they mixed in some utterly garbage minigames (we're talking "I watched a 10 minute Unity tutorial on YouTube" bad) and had the cheek to charge almost £20 for the "experience".
I'm not ashamed to admit I refunded it on Steam and donated the money to Cancer Research instead.
I'm not ashamed to admit I refunded it on Steam and donated the money to Cancer Research instead.
IcyRhythms
Member
I don't think I actually played any terrible games this year. I'm much more careful with my money early in my 30's.
Phazon_Chaos
Neo Member
Probably Final Fantasy Explorers. It's not a bad game per se, but for how excited I was for it, I fell off pretty quick. I think I was expecting too much of a Monster Hunter-like, which messed with my expectations.
Unravel, and seeing as I liked it, it's been a great year.
There is a certain game that was a big disappointment due to its content offering, but its gameplay is top tier and they've been trying to make up for that low content offering at launch so calling it the worst game would not be fair.
Edit: sorry, never mind. Just got reminded. Recore. Got it for $20 on launch day. Played it for a few hours. Traded it in. If it shows up as a GWG title, I'll play it, or if it goes on sale for $5, I'll get it. But yeah, was not worth the $20 and is definitely the worst game I've played all year.
There is a certain game that was a big disappointment due to its content offering, but its gameplay is top tier and they've been trying to make up for that low content offering at launch so calling it the worst game would not be fair.
Edit: sorry, never mind. Just got reminded. Recore. Got it for $20 on launch day. Played it for a few hours. Traded it in. If it shows up as a GWG title, I'll play it, or if it goes on sale for $5, I'll get it. But yeah, was not worth the $20 and is definitely the worst game I've played all year.
Mase Gumble
Member
No Man's Sky is probably the actual worst I've played this year (i at least got a few hours of enjoyment out of it before the novelty wore off).
But I fucking hated Uncharted 4 more than anything I've played for a long long time.
But I fucking hated Uncharted 4 more than anything I've played for a long long time.
Is this kind of topic really necessary?
Each person has their own taste for games but that usually does not make a game "absolute worst". Someone like "I played something for 10 mins and it is bad", that is just not for you.
I like what 2ch does for KOTY or "kusoge of the year" where they explain why a game was chosen as the worst game of the year in a funny way. Most of time, it inspire people to try how horrible that game is. They are gamers out there especially interested in kusoge.
Well, back to the topic.
I would say "TORO THE GAME", enjoy the beautiful PS2 graphic first even bullfighting simulator game on your ps4, and remember don't buy it at full price.
Each person has their own taste for games but that usually does not make a game "absolute worst". Someone like "I played something for 10 mins and it is bad", that is just not for you.
I like what 2ch does for KOTY or "kusoge of the year" where they explain why a game was chosen as the worst game of the year in a funny way. Most of time, it inspire people to try how horrible that game is. They are gamers out there especially interested in kusoge.
Well, back to the topic.
I would say "TORO THE GAME", enjoy the beautiful PS2 graphic first even bullfighting simulator game on your ps4, and remember don't buy it at full price.
Bloodporne
Member
Gotta be honest and say No Man's Sky and I didn't even buy it, only played at a friend's house.
For my tastes, this non-game was the epitome of utterly boring and pretentious drivel that I've personally played this year and in quite some time. Even the simple and aimless gameplay mechanics that were available seemed threadbare and added as some sort of garnish to the creator's pompous 'vision'. About as unappealing as video games get to me.
Second would be the Doom reboot for me. Obviously it's a great game for many, but it was such a massive disappointment as a Doom game for me that I just can't remember this year in games without thinking how much I disliked it. I already found Doom 3 disappointing upon release but this definitely takes the cake besides Dark Souls 2 as the most 'no thanks' iteration of a beloved franchise.
EDIT: for me, for me, for me...too many for me's!!
For my tastes, this non-game was the epitome of utterly boring and pretentious drivel that I've personally played this year and in quite some time. Even the simple and aimless gameplay mechanics that were available seemed threadbare and added as some sort of garnish to the creator's pompous 'vision'. About as unappealing as video games get to me.
Second would be the Doom reboot for me. Obviously it's a great game for many, but it was such a massive disappointment as a Doom game for me that I just can't remember this year in games without thinking how much I disliked it. I already found Doom 3 disappointing upon release but this definitely takes the cake besides Dark Souls 2 as the most 'no thanks' iteration of a beloved franchise.
EDIT: for me, for me, for me...too many for me's!!
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
If you remove many of he smaller GwG and PS Plus games I payed
Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Street Fighter V, Titanfall 2, Quantum Break, Forza Horizon 3, Gears 4 and ReCore were the 2016 released games I played this year.
Of all those, the one I liked the least? Uncharted 4, very closely followed by Quantum Break.
Uncharted 4's pacing is so fucking bad it literally undoes everything good about the game, which is almost everything about the game. A 6-8 hour game should NOT feel like a 25-30 hour game.
Uncharted 4, Ratchet and Clank, Street Fighter V, Titanfall 2, Quantum Break, Forza Horizon 3, Gears 4 and ReCore were the 2016 released games I played this year.
Of all those, the one I liked the least? Uncharted 4, very closely followed by Quantum Break.
Uncharted 4's pacing is so fucking bad it literally undoes everything good about the game, which is almost everything about the game. A 6-8 hour game should NOT feel like a 25-30 hour game.
GeordieMark
Member
No Mans Sky. The reasons why have been done to death, but it was nothing like the game that had been hyped for months on end. There was more genuine environmental variety in a Call of Duty than in NMS entire "universe" (lol). This was the same shit over and over with a different colour scheme. That Eurogamer could recommend this crap is laughable.
SparksterMeta0
Member
Mighty No. 9
Not exactly terrible, but felt really mediocre.
No Man's Sky was okay, but the novelty wore thin quick.
Not exactly terrible, but felt really mediocre.
No Man's Sky was okay, but the novelty wore thin quick.
MrJoobJoob
Member
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Just played it after getting it on a PSN sale. Not a bad game by any means but just average in every respect & used a lot of quite dated design.
Of games that actually came out in 2016, probably the most recent Destiny expansion Rise of Iron. It just didn't add much stuff to do for the price tag. I still play it every week but that's because I have a great group to play with, not because the game is actually good.
Of games that actually came out in 2016, probably the most recent Destiny expansion Rise of Iron. It just didn't add much stuff to do for the price tag. I still play it every week but that's because I have a great group to play with, not because the game is actually good.
SargerusBR
I love Pokken!
Broforce on the PS4.
If it doesn't count then it's Pokemon Go.
If it doesn't count then it's Pokemon Go.
His Majesty
Banned
Didn't really play any outright terrible games this year but Civilization VI is probably my biggest disappointment. Bad AI really killed the game for me.
OneLessIcon
Member
Like many others I was careful enough with my purchases to avoid any real bombs this year. I think the title would have gone to Homefront or The Division or Infinite Warfare, but in each case I played the beta and then decided not to purchase (though Infinite Warfare is bound to get picked up when I see a good enough discount).
Drillary Clinton
Banned
Toss up between Homefront: The Revolution and Recore.
Homefront 1 was a good game, although I know I'm in the minority here. So, I was excited for a sequel but when it looked like a fuckig rip off of Far cry I lost interest and picked it up for $10 from gamefly. Even after the patches that made the game "playable" it had a terribly designed world and level system, buggy as fuck, ugly as fuck, terrible combat system, awful driving, a story that went nowhere with boring, uninteresting characters, and they killed off the only character with a shred of personality. Fuck that game.
Recore is just extremely fucking boring with dates visuals, graphics, and aesthetics. I couldn't play more than an hour. Looks and plays like a game that came out during the last days of the PS2. No exaggeration.
Homefront 1 was a good game, although I know I'm in the minority here. So, I was excited for a sequel but when it looked like a fuckig rip off of Far cry I lost interest and picked it up for $10 from gamefly. Even after the patches that made the game "playable" it had a terribly designed world and level system, buggy as fuck, ugly as fuck, terrible combat system, awful driving, a story that went nowhere with boring, uninteresting characters, and they killed off the only character with a shred of personality. Fuck that game.
Recore is just extremely fucking boring with dates visuals, graphics, and aesthetics. I couldn't play more than an hour. Looks and plays like a game that came out during the last days of the PS2. No exaggeration.
Primethius
Banned
Oh crap, I forgot about Recore. I take back my earlier post.
Recore is definitely my pick.
Recore is definitely my pick.
iconoclast
Member
definitely Platinum's Ninja Turtle game. absolute garbage.
OneLessIcon
Member
Yeah, I felt Homefront was way underrated too so I was really excited to get a sequel. Seriously bummed that it turned out to be such a wreck.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I haven't really played any bad games this year.
So, I'll just go with most disappointing.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
I'm kind of tempted to say this, but I had pretty realistic expectations going in and the game ended up exceeding them. It's got tons of issues though.
So, I'll just go with most disappointing.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
I'm kind of tempted to say this, but I had pretty realistic expectations going in and the game ended up exceeding them. It's got tons of issues though.
Brerlappin
Member
Battlefield 1. I can't believe people actually said this had a good campaign. Not only was it bad to play, it was actually kind of offensive to boot. Uninstalled that piece of shit after about 3 hours
I didn't play too many games released this year. I'd probably say that THOTH was the worst thing I played. I was way into 140, so I bought it right away and the experience I had was... dying a whole bunch at the first 3 levels and not really feeling too inspired to play more.
Not really a bad game, but definitely disappointing for me.
Not really a bad game, but definitely disappointing for me.
Tortahegeszto
Member
I haven't played much from this year's releases but the one I enjoyed the least is Rise of the Tomb Radier on PC.