tommib
Member
I have to say MGS4 has a terrible opening that lasts hours. Once you’re out of that area it gets better quickly. But I totally get it.
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Fastest you’ve ever sold a game?
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Bernkastel
Ask me about my fanboy energy!
Says the guy who lied about owning a Series X.
Fart Knight
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Disgusting. Bought at midnight on launch from Asda, taken back at 10am the next day. What a crock of shit.
Mine's probably RE6. Did finish it tho.
Marcus Aurelius
Banned
Never sold a game. That's blasphemy
darth.shrimp
Member
I haven't sold a game, ever. I live with my mistakes.
True Crime sold it the same day I was young and thought this will be an improved GTA.
Destiny, I fell for the hype I thought this would be the defining next gen game, I bought it with a PS4.
Nowadays I make less mistakes like this thanks to reviews, YouTube gameplay videos etc.
Destiny, I fell for the hype I thought this would be the defining next gen game, I bought it with a PS4.
Nowadays I make less mistakes like this thanks to reviews, YouTube gameplay videos etc.
Dr.Morris79
Member
Starbuck2907
Member
This probably doesn’t count, but I cancelled my preorder of Anthem about a day before launch. I had paid full price for digital copy on Xbox live….but I just couldn’t shake the feeling that it wasn’t what it was supposed to be after that beta or demo they released. …it just wasn’t fun..,I was wanting mass effect, but they were giving a Grundy iron man sim (but not as fun as it could be$ with loot. I just didn’t like it, so I refunded. Great decision in retrospect.
Mr Branding
Member
Last of Us. Sold it after reaching winter. Game just barely held my attention and felt stupid for buying into the release hype.
Immortals. Reached the second zone and couldn’t be fussed to see it through.
Amalur. Felt the hype up until the first few couple of hours. Then I realised it is not the “Skyrim killer” I was expecting but an offline mmo. Dragons Dogma turned out to be what I was looking for.
Immortals. Reached the second zone and couldn’t be fussed to see it through.
Amalur. Felt the hype up until the first few couple of hours. Then I realised it is not the “Skyrim killer” I was expecting but an offline mmo. Dragons Dogma turned out to be what I was looking for.
jigglet
Banned
I bet it has aim acceleration and / or a weird acceleration curve.
I have no idea why devs still do this. The biggest and most popular of the lot (BF / COD) have basically no acceleration these days, yet all these other studios think they're special somehow? It's been trash for 20 years, it's not about to change now.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
This was not the Strider 2 I was expecting. I still have that
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
What is the 'aim acceleration'?
mansoor1980
Member
made by US GOLD , fooled innocent little me back then .
alabtrosMyster
Banned
In its launch week I bought a used copy of the order 1886 (like two days after launch)... Played it in a day and sold it the next. That game looks great, but it feels claustrophobic, the story is just bad and it's not satisfying to control.
But I'm not as fast as OP.
But I'm not as fast as OP.
jigglet
Banned
Ok lets take a step back and look at what NO aim acceleration is. Having no acceleration is what we call 1:1 controls. 1:1 controls basically means one unit of movement in your mouse or joystick equates to one unit of movement on the screen. It's linear, like this:
This is your optimal state. It's nice, clean, and consistent. Everything else is unpredictable. This is what all games should strive for, however...
A lot of the time, game controls aren't linear. Developers, trying to be too clever, will implement all sorts of crazy ideas. The most common is aim acceleration, which means the further you hold left for example, the faster the cursor goes. So pegging the stick half way may equate to one unit in cursor movement, HOWEVER peg it all the way (double the distance in stick movement) may equate to three units in cursor movement (instead of two). Basically - your cursor moves faster depending on how far you peg the stick.
So it ends up looking like this:
This originated from the early days of console when no one was used to playing with dual analogue controls, so they were trying to find all sorts of unique solutions to help ease people into them. Those days are over, yet developers still cling onto these old concepts for some weird reason, even though industry leading games like BF and COD have largely moved away from them. The very worst examples of this in the industry are Halo 5 and Rainbow Six Siege (console version). They don't only have aim acceleration, but they have acceleration jumps, which means it's not even a curve like you see above...its a wavy line. You'll also find really bad aim acceleration in games like Skyrim. It's an archaic concept and should have been killed off when games like COD and BF showed us how it should be.
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Duchess
Member
Cash.
I've notice that resell values in CEX have gone down a lot in the past 12 months, whether you're getting cash or a voucher.
BlackTron
Member
Wind Waker. At the time, I was really burned by the chibi look of Link and thought it was just plain bad, even if the graphics were pretty good. I decided to give it a fair chance anyway. I didn't like sailing around instead of walking/riding around an overworld, and the game's new instrument seemed so clumsy and bad compared to the ocarina (which I thought was an unbelievably sweet feature in OOT). It just wasn't the Zelda game I wanted and ended up liking the free bonus disk with Master Quest more.
The only other game I ever returned to the store was Sonic Heroes. This game was the official beginning of the end for the franchise. Ever since this game, the controls and physics in Sonic have been 100% broken. This ruined every single Sonic game since INCLUDING Generations. I played a few levels and felt so angry I returned it the same day -this from a guy with over 200 hours between SA1 and 2.
The only other game I ever returned to the store was Sonic Heroes. This game was the official beginning of the end for the franchise. Ever since this game, the controls and physics in Sonic have been 100% broken. This ruined every single Sonic game since INCLUDING Generations. I played a few levels and felt so angry I returned it the same day -this from a guy with over 200 hours between SA1 and 2.
docmindbender
Member
Last Epoch is the only one I can recall, recently. I'm an absolute stone cold sucker for ARPGs but something about this one just did not click with me... and I like Torchlight 3!!!!!!
Garnox
Member
I guess I don't buy games in a high enough volume to really experience disappointment to the point of returning them.
I maybe buy a new game once or twice a year. Mostly stick to games I've already invested a lot of time into and have developed a rapport with online blokes (Destiny 2)
Otherwise, yeah when I seldom do buy that new game, often it's not to the point where I'm like NOPE returning it nao!
I usually gut through it and hope it gets better, I acclimate to the gameplay, or whatever my initial complaints are.
Once I complete the game, if I found it less than desirable then I sell it or trade it in. If I liked it, I keep them to replay later.
I maybe buy a new game once or twice a year. Mostly stick to games I've already invested a lot of time into and have developed a rapport with online blokes (Destiny 2)
Otherwise, yeah when I seldom do buy that new game, often it's not to the point where I'm like NOPE returning it nao!
I usually gut through it and hope it gets better, I acclimate to the gameplay, or whatever my initial complaints are.
Once I complete the game, if I found it less than desirable then I sell it or trade it in. If I liked it, I keep them to replay later.
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Greedfall for PS4... Traded it in after about a week. I only just reached the main location. I just couldn't get into it.
Then I stupidly bought for PC, thinking maybe I'll get into it. I haven't. I just don't care enough about it.
I'm sure it's a good game, but my interests just lies elsewhere.
Then I stupidly bought for PC, thinking maybe I'll get into it. I haven't. I just don't care enough about it.
I'm sure it's a good game, but my interests just lies elsewhere.
PlayStaytion
Member
Ufc2 on ps4 , it punishes players for not playing the game , seriously , is this a joke ?!
darkangel-212559
Banned
The last AC on Xbox Series X. Utter trash. I really enjoyed the one set in Egypt. Then I kinda liked the one set in Rome.
This new one though? Just incredibly boring and uninspired. The changed controls did it for me.
Sold and never looked back.
Also Wolfenstein Young Blood. My friend and I both played it together for about 30 mins and then uninstalled fast. That game disgusts my very soul.
This new one though? Just incredibly boring and uninspired. The changed controls did it for me.
Sold and never looked back.
Also Wolfenstein Young Blood. My friend and I both played it together for about 30 mins and then uninstalled fast. That game disgusts my very soul.
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HF2014
Member
Probably a mix of this and average framerate made it unplayable. I remember trying to aim and was having like lag .
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Me too. At least I picked up the Strider1/2 PS1 game clearance at my local grocery store (back when they rented movies and games). The Strider 1 was on the 2 disc and vice/versa. Not the actual cover and case but at least I have it
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Got it. Thanks for the in-depth explanation.Ok lets take a step back and look at what NO aim acceleration is. Having no acceleration is what we call 1:1 controls. 1:1 controls basically means one unit of movement in your mouse or joystick equates to one unit of movement on the screen. It's linear, like this:
This is your optimal state. It's nice, clean, and consistent. Everything else is unpredictable. This is what all games should strive for, however...
A lot of the time, game controls aren't linear. Developers, trying to be too clever, will implement all sorts of crazy ideas. The most common is aim acceleration, which means the further you hold left for example, the faster the cursor goes. So pegging the stick half way may equate to one unit in cursor movement, HOWEVER peg it all the way (double the distance in stick movement) may equate to three units in cursor movement (instead of two). Basically - your cursor moves faster depending on how far you peg the stick.
So it ends up looking like this:
This originated from the early days of console when no one was used to playing with dual analogue controls, so they were trying to find all sorts of unique solutions to help ease people into them. Those days are over, yet developers still cling onto these old concepts for some weird reason, even though industry leading games like BF and COD have largely moved away from them. The very worst examples of this in the industry are Halo 5 and Rainbow Six Siege (console version). They don't only have aim acceleration, but they have acceleration jumps, which means it's not even a curve like you see above...its a wavy line. You'll also find really bad aim acceleration in games like Skyrim. It's an archaic concept and should have been killed off when games like COD and BF showed us how it should be.
OmegaSpirit32X
Member
how does Sonic heroes affect Generations tho? and why is Gens bad?
small_law
Member
The moment I was done with Xenogears, popped open the PlayStation, took the disc out, put it in its case, and drove to GameStop to trade it in. It was the first true JRPG I ever played and the whole point of the genre was lost on me. I just didn't get it.
Three or four years later, realizing I was a stupid child, I bought a new copy.
Three or four years later, realizing I was a stupid child, I bought a new copy.
Quantum253
Member
I couldn't get past the first 15 minutes in Mad Max becuase the jump was mapped to the trigger. Of course now I know you can map buttons (this was on xbox360). Something about jump mapped to a trigger made it a bad experience. Heard it was a great game though
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
That would be Street Fighter x Tekken, I bought and sold in 24 hours.
jigglet
Banned
It could also be good old input delay.
If you have controls that aren't responsive to begin with then throw in an acceleration curve, you end up with one sloppy mess.
Little Chicken
Member
Homefront was a total mess of a game. I think I played it for a total of 10 minutes but that was enough.
Fare thee well
Neophyte
Would love to sell my star citizen account. It'll never happen now 
. Ey though, that's my one ripoff money learning experience. It could have been gambling, loan debt, etc. I did manage to meet my wife through it, so I won in the end.
But before you judge, remember, you could just as easily fall victim to a dream of yours as well.
. Ey though, that's my one ripoff money learning experience. It could have been gambling, loan debt, etc. I did manage to meet my wife through it, so I won in the end.But before you judge, remember, you could just as easily fall victim to a dream of yours as well.
jigglet
Banned
Would love to sell my star citizen account. It'll never happen now
But before you judge, remember, you could just as easily fall victim to a dream of yours as well.
No, that's the right attitude to have. Say you went nuts and bought a 20k ship. So what? How many young people go into debt to buy a 50k car? This also fucks them up long term when they go to buy a house or something. A 50k car loan looks much worse on your long term credit history than a digital transaction for which they have no further information about.
Live and learn, you could have done a lot worse.
Hulk_Smash
Banned
Incredible Hulk on the Wii (not Ultimate Destruction, that game was awesome). About 4 hours until I realized how borked that game was.