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Your least favorite 95+ Metacritic game from the 7th generation?
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JonnyKtyler
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Skyrim and Bioshock for me. I think they both have interesting worlds and stories but the actual game controls are not fun.
flyinpiranha
Member
Zelda and the Marios. Just didn't click with me. Think I'm getting to the point where Nintendo is dead to me.
Phrozenflame500
Member
Solidly the GTA's for essentially being dicking around simulators that Saint's Row does better. Third place goes to Skyrim for having abysmal writing.
pete_clarf
Member
Lots of these games are overrated in my eyes.
Batman: Arkham City - I got bored pretty quickly. Never finished.
Bioshock - Was super pumped about this game and it did not disappoint!
Grand Theft Auto 4 - Hated it almost from the get go.
Grand Theft Auto 5 - Better than IV, but still got bored. I've just never "got" this series.
The Last of Us - Enjoyed what I played, but never finished. Will buy again on PS4 and finish it then.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Played the crap out of it for about a week and then just stopped. Plan on playing it again SOMEDAY.
LittleBigPlanet - Very charming, but couldn't hold my attention. Part 2 was a little more robust, but still couldn't get into it.
Mass Effect 2 - Never finished the first one, but really enjoyed part 2 even though I didn't have a save file to carry over. Still have Part 3 sitting unopened on the shelf.
The Orange Box - Played through Portal and HATED it. It's still on my shelf to come back to for Half Life 2 someday.
Portal 2 - Only game on the list I haven't played. Never will. See "The Orange Box" entry.
Red Dead Redemption - Same as GTA. Just can't get into it.
Skyrim - Put about 50 hours into it, but just got burnt out. The only Elder Scrolls game that's held my attention past the first couple of hours.
Super Mario Galaxy - Loved it!
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Haven't finished. Waiting for the right time. I tried playing it right after the first one. Too much Mario.
Uncharted 2 - The only one in the series I've played and I loved it! Someday I'll get around to playing 3.
I don't know why I felt the need to type all of that out. Looking over it, I guess I just don't like the Rockstar style.
Batman: Arkham City - I got bored pretty quickly. Never finished.
Bioshock - Was super pumped about this game and it did not disappoint!
Grand Theft Auto 4 - Hated it almost from the get go.
Grand Theft Auto 5 - Better than IV, but still got bored. I've just never "got" this series.
The Last of Us - Enjoyed what I played, but never finished. Will buy again on PS4 and finish it then.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - Played the crap out of it for about a week and then just stopped. Plan on playing it again SOMEDAY.
LittleBigPlanet - Very charming, but couldn't hold my attention. Part 2 was a little more robust, but still couldn't get into it.
Mass Effect 2 - Never finished the first one, but really enjoyed part 2 even though I didn't have a save file to carry over. Still have Part 3 sitting unopened on the shelf.
The Orange Box - Played through Portal and HATED it. It's still on my shelf to come back to for Half Life 2 someday.
Portal 2 - Only game on the list I haven't played. Never will. See "The Orange Box" entry.
Red Dead Redemption - Same as GTA. Just can't get into it.
Skyrim - Put about 50 hours into it, but just got burnt out. The only Elder Scrolls game that's held my attention past the first couple of hours.
Super Mario Galaxy - Loved it!
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Haven't finished. Waiting for the right time. I tried playing it right after the first one. Too much Mario.
Uncharted 2 - The only one in the series I've played and I loved it! Someday I'll get around to playing 3.
I don't know why I felt the need to type all of that out. Looking over it, I guess I just don't like the Rockstar style.
bucky.beaver
Neo Member
Thought it would be interesting to see how these games fared in their respective GAF game of the year threads (ordered highest to lowest):
1 - The Last of Us (2013)
1 - Portal 2 (2011)
1 - Mass Effect 2 (2010)
1 - Uncharted 2 (2009)
1 - Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
1 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
2 - Skyrim (2011)
2 - Red Dead Redemption (2010)
2 - LittleBigPlanet (2008)
2 - The Orange Box (2007)
3 - Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013)
3 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
3 - Bioshock (2007)
6 - Grand Theft Auto 4 (2008)
7 - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
The clear outliers are GTA4 and Arkham City
1 - The Last of Us (2013)
1 - Portal 2 (2011)
1 - Mass Effect 2 (2010)
1 - Uncharted 2 (2009)
1 - Super Mario Galaxy (2007)
1 - The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
2 - Skyrim (2011)
2 - Red Dead Redemption (2010)
2 - LittleBigPlanet (2008)
2 - The Orange Box (2007)
3 - Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013)
3 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
3 - Bioshock (2007)
6 - Grand Theft Auto 4 (2008)
7 - Batman: Arkham City (2011)
The clear outliers are GTA4 and Arkham City
Vulcano's assistant
Banned
I can't even put most of those games on the same scale of the Mario Galaxy games, but trying to be fair, I would either pick GTA IV or TP for my least favorites, since I played them a lot to be sure.
To Far Away Times
Member
GTA IV. Easily.
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Portal 2
The Orange Box
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mass Effect 2
Skyrim
Uncharted 2
Bioshock
Super Mario Galaxy
Batman: Arkham City
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption
LittleBigPlanet
Tie - Grand Theft Auto 4 - Grand Theft Auto 5
I never got into SMG, even though I loved the second. GTA isn't my thing. RDR and TLoU are good but a little more serious than I prefer. The Portal games always kept me mostly happy. LittleBigPlanet is interesting, but needed better feeling physics/mechanics for the player. UC2 and Bioshock were solid. Most of the others I really liked, but found disappointing in some ways compared to previous games in those series.
Edit: to clarify, that's ranked from favorite to least favorite.
Portal 2
The Orange Box
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Mass Effect 2
Skyrim
Uncharted 2
Bioshock
Super Mario Galaxy
Batman: Arkham City
The Last of Us
Red Dead Redemption
LittleBigPlanet
Tie - Grand Theft Auto 4 - Grand Theft Auto 5
I never got into SMG, even though I loved the second. GTA isn't my thing. RDR and TLoU are good but a little more serious than I prefer. The Portal games always kept me mostly happy. LittleBigPlanet is interesting, but needed better feeling physics/mechanics for the player. UC2 and Bioshock were solid. Most of the others I really liked, but found disappointing in some ways compared to previous games in those series.
Edit: to clarify, that's ranked from favorite to least favorite.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
My rank, with (1) being the one I personally like the most.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Batman: Arkham City - ★★★ - A good action game that captures the Batman-essence. Not as impressive as Asylum.
Bioshock - ★★★★½ - One of the best games last gen. Suffers from an overly long and badly paced third act.
Grand Theft Auto 4 - ★★★½ - I love the city. Don't care too much about the characters and story. The multiplayer is awesome with friends.
Grand Theft Auto 5 - ★★★★½ - The best GTA-game to date. Does just about everything right. Looking forward to the PS4/PC-version.
The Last of Us - ★★★★ - Really good action game that gets the pacing right. Great character development and a sign of great things to come, both from Naughty Dog and the market as a whole.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - ★★★ - A good but utterly boring Zelda-game.
LittleBigPlanet - ★★★★ - The cutest and brightest game in a long while when it was released. The building tools are great and the community it created is great too.
Mass Effect 2 - ★★★½ - A more focused but ultimatly a more shallow experience than the genius first game.
The Orange Box - ★★★★★ - Portal and Team Fortress 2? And some Half-Life?
Portal 2 - ★★★★ - A really good sequel. The story is great. The production values are excellent but the experiences is not as good as the genius first game.
Red Dead Redemption - ★★★★½ - Awesome game. Completly 100%:ed it twice. One of the few games I hope get a re-master for next gen.
Skyrim - ★★★★½ - I'm a recovering addict. I'd rather not return because I'll just spend another 200 hours on it.
Super Mario Galaxy - Haven't played.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Haven't played.
Uncharted 2 - ★★★½ - Really solid action game. Forgets some parts of what made the first game such fun to play and its steps lead right up to The Last of Us.
So, in general a few I agree with and a few I really don't. But on the whole they're all good games and it's up to personal preference in the end.
Bioshock - ★★★★½ - One of the best games last gen. Suffers from an overly long and badly paced third act.
Grand Theft Auto 4 - ★★★½ - I love the city. Don't care too much about the characters and story. The multiplayer is awesome with friends.
Grand Theft Auto 5 - ★★★★½ - The best GTA-game to date. Does just about everything right. Looking forward to the PS4/PC-version.
The Last of Us - ★★★★ - Really good action game that gets the pacing right. Great character development and a sign of great things to come, both from Naughty Dog and the market as a whole.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess - ★★★ - A good but utterly boring Zelda-game.
LittleBigPlanet - ★★★★ - The cutest and brightest game in a long while when it was released. The building tools are great and the community it created is great too.
Mass Effect 2 - ★★★½ - A more focused but ultimatly a more shallow experience than the genius first game.
The Orange Box - ★★★★★ - Portal and Team Fortress 2? And some Half-Life?
Portal 2 - ★★★★ - A really good sequel. The story is great. The production values are excellent but the experiences is not as good as the genius first game.
Red Dead Redemption - ★★★★½ - Awesome game. Completly 100%:ed it twice. One of the few games I hope get a re-master for next gen.
Skyrim - ★★★★½ - I'm a recovering addict. I'd rather not return because I'll just spend another 200 hours on it.
Super Mario Galaxy - Haven't played.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Haven't played.
Uncharted 2 - ★★★½ - Really solid action game. Forgets some parts of what made the first game such fun to play and its steps lead right up to The Last of Us.
So, in general a few I agree with and a few I really don't. But on the whole they're all good games and it's up to personal preference in the end.
No it wouldn't, a few of these titles stick out like a sore thumb.
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PS2:
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
97
2
Grand Theft Auto III
97
3
Resident Evil 4
96
4
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
96
5
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
95
6
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
95
7
Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
95
8
Madden NFL 2003
95
Xbox
1
Halo: Combat Evolved
97
2
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
96
3
Halo 2
95
Gamecube
1
Metroid Prime
97
2
Resident Evil 4
96
3
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
96
4
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
96
5
The Legend of Zelda Collector's Edi...
95
Game Boy Advance
1
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
95
2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
95
Dreamcast
1
SoulCalibur
98
2
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
97
3
NFL 2K1
97Perfect Cha0s
Member
I haven't played GTA5, so that might be up there, but GTA4.
I get the appeal of open world games, but I don't see the appeal in the interactions with them that GTA (or other games like Saints Row) allow.
I get the appeal of open world games, but I don't see the appeal in the interactions with them that GTA (or other games like Saints Row) allow.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
Probably an unpopular opinion but The Orange Box, in current times it's hot garbage and I tried to get into those games two distinct times since purchasing it. Like a decade ago those games were enjoyable but now I just hated them and it was a chore to even boot them and try to play.
hooijdonk17
Member
Apparently I missed all the gems of last gen, except for Bioshock and Mass Effect 2. FWIW, I thought Bioshock deserved a 95+. Mass Effect 2; not so much, but it was still a very good game.
As for the rest of the listed, I bought and sold GTA4 without ever playing it, so I suppose I'd have to go for that (why? because of all the review controversy; that crap was enough for me to hate on it).
I really want to try Skyrim some day, but I really hated Morrowind and its scaling difficulty bullshit so.. I don't know.
As for the rest of the listed, I bought and sold GTA4 without ever playing it, so I suppose I'd have to go for that (why? because of all the review controversy; that crap was enough for me to hate on it).
I really want to try Skyrim some day, but I really hated Morrowind and its scaling difficulty bullshit so.. I don't know.
GetemMa
Member
LBP is the easy choice but IMO The Last of Us didn't really get a lot of scrutiny for what in my eyes are quite a few shortcomings:
It's the classic naughty dog gameplay loop: Combat set piece followed by mild environment puzzling all with a side companion. Repeat.
This doesn't mean it's inherently bad, but in the case of the Last of Us the entire package doesn't stand out. The combat is okay not good and the encounters become repetitive quickly. The world building is very derivative of pretty much any other zombie ridden post apocalyptia you've ever seen. The environmental puzzles consist of moving ladders, boxes, dumpsters etc...so what's her face can get over something and then unlock a door. I didn't like the characters very much although it is remarkably well voiced throughout and the dialogue felt genuine. The sum of my time with it wasn't enjoyable and it never really blew my hair back. It has this "oh look how brutal this is, how daring" attitude and I never fully appreciated why others found that to be so new and fresh. Needless to say I find the GOAT opinions towards it puzzling.
It's the classic naughty dog gameplay loop: Combat set piece followed by mild environment puzzling all with a side companion. Repeat.
This doesn't mean it's inherently bad, but in the case of the Last of Us the entire package doesn't stand out. The combat is okay not good and the encounters become repetitive quickly. The world building is very derivative of pretty much any other zombie ridden post apocalyptia you've ever seen. The environmental puzzles consist of moving ladders, boxes, dumpsters etc...so what's her face can get over something and then unlock a door. I didn't like the characters very much although it is remarkably well voiced throughout and the dialogue felt genuine. The sum of my time with it wasn't enjoyable and it never really blew my hair back. It has this "oh look how brutal this is, how daring" attitude and I never fully appreciated why others found that to be so new and fresh. Needless to say I find the GOAT opinions towards it puzzling.
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Vawn
Banned
I only played the following. I know enough about most of the others to know I wouldn't like them, with the exception of Mario Galaxy 2.
Batman: Arkham City
Bioshock
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
LittleBigPlanet
Mass Effect 2
Portal 2
Red Dead Redemption
Skyrim
Super Mario Galaxy
Uncharted 2
Out of those, my least favorite is probably Skyrim. I think Bethesda games are incredibly overrated. I don't find their janky characters, endless bugs and copy/pasted environments charming as others claim to.
I enjoyed Fallout 3 and Skyrim well enough, but they aren't on the level as most of those other games.
Edit: I didn't notice this was a necro bump. Oh well.
Batman: Arkham City
Bioshock
The Last of Us
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
LittleBigPlanet
Mass Effect 2
Portal 2
Red Dead Redemption
Skyrim
Super Mario Galaxy
Uncharted 2
Out of those, my least favorite is probably Skyrim. I think Bethesda games are incredibly overrated. I don't find their janky characters, endless bugs and copy/pasted environments charming as others claim to.
I enjoyed Fallout 3 and Skyrim well enough, but they aren't on the level as most of those other games.
Edit: I didn't notice this was a necro bump. Oh well.
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Laptop1991
Member
I would agree with a lot of other poster's here, GTA 4 would be my pick, such a disappointment after how good San Andreas was.
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Member
Least favorite: easy pick, Zelda Wii by miles (i hated everything, my eyes kept rolling non stop at any new situation, but they manage to do even worse in the sequel.). The HD remaster on WiiU at 30FPS was laughable. BOTW, despite all its flaws, is what the Zelda franchise needed.
Somehow Galaxy 2 (just played it after finishing the 1st one again and it was a bad idea). Yeah, the game is great.
GTA4 was okey. GTA3 was not great too. People should take them as the fondation for better games. GTA4 DLC were really good. It needs a proper remaster.
Somehow Galaxy 2 (just played it after finishing the 1st one again and it was a bad idea). Yeah, the game is great.
GTA4 was okey. GTA3 was not great too. People should take them as the fondation for better games. GTA4 DLC were really good. It needs a proper remaster.
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Roberts
Member
Loved LBP, but it clearly is a flawed game. The Last of Us is 7/10 at best. Actually, it would be easier to name the games that deserve the score - RDR and Skyrim, two games that I spent way too much time on because they were so freaking good experiences. Bioshock and ME2 come close.
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JoeyWestSide
Member
Probably galaxy 1 and 2 for me. The "2nd player" feature got my hopes up and shattered thinking I'd have a friend running around with. The controls kind of sucked when running around on the opposite side of a planet trying to get up somewhere and flipping the opposite direction or missing the platform cause it's hard to gauge how far to jump or just accidentally sliding off. Trying to get a coin by climbing a try and jumping off as far as you can was a pro gamer move as you would constantly be missing it by a degree left or right. Using the Wii mote and motion controls wasn't great either.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
All these.
Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 5
LittleBigPlanet
The Orange Box
Portal 2
Red Dead Redemption
Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 5
LittleBigPlanet
The Orange Box
Portal 2
Red Dead Redemption
MightySquirrel
Banned
Holy necromolie, but of those mentioned probably Unchartedz2 and that low budget nintendo stuff.
Kerotan Frog
Member
Red Dead Redemption
I played it for 5 hours and was bored to tears. I hated the forced accents and eye-rolling dialogue and returned it to Blockbuster. I'm just not a fan of westerns and easily passed on RDR2. I know sites like WhatCulture never shut up about it, but I'll prob never play it. I'm cool with that.
I played it for 5 hours and was bored to tears. I hated the forced accents and eye-rolling dialogue and returned it to Blockbuster. I'm just not a fan of westerns and easily passed on RDR2. I know sites like WhatCulture never shut up about it, but I'll prob never play it. I'm cool with that.
Trogdor1123
Member
Little big planet probably, still great
Robot Carnival
Member
Batman: Arkham City
Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 5
LittleBigPlanet
Skyrim
some because I have not played them, some because while they're good games they're just not for me.
Grand Theft Auto 4
Grand Theft Auto 5
LittleBigPlanet
Skyrim
some because I have not played them, some because while they're good games they're just not for me.
FriedCarbonyte
Member
LittleBigPlanet
GTAIV
GTAIV
Phase
Member
I just recently finished up Uncharted 1 (thought it was average) and went on to start 2, excited since what I had read suggested it's the best one.
It's trash. I got to chapter 7 and deleted it. I've no idea what people see in the Uncharted series. It's a corridor runner with poor shooting mechanics and an enemy wave generator. Really boring to me.
It's trash. I got to chapter 7 and deleted it. I've no idea what people see in the Uncharted series. It's a corridor runner with poor shooting mechanics and an enemy wave generator. Really boring to me.
Platinumstorm
Member
The Last of Us.
WouldYouKindly
Banned
GTA4 the thread?
All seriousness it was like Rockstar was like let's take everything that made gta gta and do the exact opposite. Trash game still havnt beat it to this day.
All seriousness it was like Rockstar was like let's take everything that made gta gta and do the exact opposite. Trash game still havnt beat it to this day.
