edotherocket
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Long-requested sequels that are monumentally disappointing
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B_Rik_Schitthaus
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He's right though, the only good part where the secret of levels, basically proto SMG.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Diablo 3.
No but seriously, Grand Theft Auto 4.
No but seriously, Grand Theft Auto 4.
Dreadful bosses, lazy padding (and it's not only the blue coins), glitchy levels, terrible swimming mechanics in a game that heavily features water. The fluddless levels are pretty good but the rest is incredibly mediocre for a Mario game...
Glass Rebel
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So, we're just posting sequels now? Ok.
That Rocket Knight abortion brought the series back and quickly buried it again.
Ugh, this. The demo turned me off. The gameplay was a bit enjoyable sometimes but it also felt kind of boring at the same time. Oh and they managed to fuck up the SHMUP gameplay by making it slow and not really exciting. Big let down.
Also, Sonic 4 Episode 1 fucking sucked. I'm not talking about just the physics but the levels themselves were terrible. A lot of the levels' content were rehashed stuff we've already seen a million of times but mixed in with Dimp's infamous level design style. (hint: PITS PITS PITS) And when the levels aren't rehashed, they still turned out to be horrible (Who seriously thought the Torch puzzle was a good idea for a Sonic game?). The game also felt really underwhelming.
I seriously don't get the hate for Twilight Princess. It's a better version of Ocarina of Time.
dr3upmushroom
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I love the game personally (although I've also never played the original two Fallouts) but I remember some hardcore fans being really upset that 3 was a departure from the series.
CecilRousso
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Oblivion.
encephalon
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I have such a love hate relationship with 3rd Birthday. On one hand, disappointment beyond belief (as a PE successor). On the other hand, I can't get enough of the gameplay.
Dick Justice
Banned
Mafia 2.
Good call.
Para bailar La Bomba
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That's mostly the point. If Valve wanted to release a "vanilla" sequel, like HL2E1, this would have come out 2 years ago. There's no way Half Life 3 won't blow most people away.
Disappointing for some maybe, but monumentally disappointing is a stretch.
slaughterking
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Can someone explain to me why SSX 2012 was disappointing? Haven't played the game yet, but people were pretty optimistic before the game came out.
Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Ultima friggin' 9.
Captain Smoker
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Skies of Arcadia 2
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Phantasy Star Universe. Sega...
And that.
Only two years between DMC1 and 2 though, normal series cycle.
And that.
Only two years between DMC1 and 2 though, normal series cycle.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Duke Forever is the king of this thread, but all signs pointed towards the game being pretty crap. My expectations were low, but even then the game delivered even worse.
Fallout 3 would probably be my pick. I can see the appeal of the game and don't think it's bad, but it's not Fallout and that was my problem. Bethesda simply doesn't make the kind of RPGs that are aligned with games like the original Fallouts, and I didn't like how they handled the lore. It played more like a weird Bethesda-esque Fallout spinoff. And that's fine, if you like that, but it wasn't the Fallout 3 I hoped for.
Thankfully Obsidian came along and righted many of Bethesda's wrongs. New Vegas was far from perfect, but it was more faithful to the spirit of Fallout/Fallout 2 than Fallout 3 was.
Fallout 3 would probably be my pick. I can see the appeal of the game and don't think it's bad, but it's not Fallout and that was my problem. Bethesda simply doesn't make the kind of RPGs that are aligned with games like the original Fallouts, and I didn't like how they handled the lore. It played more like a weird Bethesda-esque Fallout spinoff. And that's fine, if you like that, but it wasn't the Fallout 3 I hoped for.
Thankfully Obsidian came along and righted many of Bethesda's wrongs. New Vegas was far from perfect, but it was more faithful to the spirit of Fallout/Fallout 2 than Fallout 3 was.
Holy shit this.
SolarPowered
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Duke Nukem
SSX
SFIV(I'm gonna catch flak for this one)
Vanilla Marvel vs Capcom 3
MGS4
None of these are on the same level as Duke Nukem though. Not even Street Fighter was that messed up. That one was still acceptable. SSX is definitely the best of this bunch and UMvC3 is a much better game than it's rushed predecessor.
SSX
SFIV(I'm gonna catch flak for this one)
Vanilla Marvel vs Capcom 3
MGS4
None of these are on the same level as Duke Nukem though. Not even Street Fighter was that messed up. That one was still acceptable. SSX is definitely the best of this bunch and UMvC3 is a much better game than it's rushed predecessor.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
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More like.
Syndicate. A Starbreeze game without any of the good points of a Starbreeze game? WTF
There can only be one answer:
Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday.
Except it's not Parasite Eve. Which is made clear by being called The 3rd Birthday and not Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Hail to the king, baby.
RyougaSaotome
Member
There can only be one answer:
Parasite Eve: The 3rd Birthday.
3rd Birthday. A game with OK gameplay, beautiful visuals and excellent music.
And probably the most disappointing story out of SE in years. As a Parasite Eve fan, this was crushing. =(
WHAT? You ain't good in the head, son.
I'd say Final Fantasy 13.
And unfortunately Halo Reach
CorporateClown
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Considering some of the other "out there" responses, I'm surprised nobody has said resident evil 5. And I don't think I really need to explain why as it's been a horse beaten past the point of recognition.
Bungie agree with him.
Their commitment to immersion in the first person perspective and different visual perception effects were in there, that stuff was all really great. Some of their good points were still very much in the game.
Uhm...no?
Yeh, unfortunately they do. There's a documentary online where they basically say Halo 2 was rushed and incomplete and everything that it shouldn't have been, and that Halo 3 is basically the real Halo 2.
So, not having time to do the game exactly the way you wanted = monumentally disappointing ?
OK
Barry Burton
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It's a bigger, prettier version, I'll give you that. I still really liked it, though. I think Skyward Sword was more of a disappointment, considering the wait.
In any case, NiGHTS was the first game that came to mind before clicking on this thread, so I'll go with that.
Also -- Super Mario Sunshine is a great game with some technical issues (camera and framerate both suffer horribly in a few spots), but hardly monumentally disappointing. It's sandwiched between two really incredible and landmark games, but that doesn't take away from the great things it did in its own right. It did lack the polish you'd expect from a Mario game, though.
Being monumentally disappointed in the final product = monumentally disappointing. Go watch the docu.