Dirk Shmiggler
Neo Member
I gave him the lease-a to my car for it...
k, i'm done, sorry..
k, i'm done, sorry..
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Biggest case of Buyer's remorse?
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FormallyFamicom
Member
Not enough truly awful games in this thread.
I was super pumped to grab this after reading the previews in some PC mag. I even played the demo on PC; my computer was too shitty to run it well so I went for the SNES version. $55, got it home. I literally cried tears of disappointment and frustration after about an hour of playing it. No game has EVER made me cry for any reason, except this game. This is also the only game my mom had to give me the "you're going to play it and like it!" lecture.
Also, this:
Once upon a time in the mid 90's I went to Six Flags and played this in the arcade section. I thought it was pretty decent, and decided to pick it up for N64 with my recently acquired elementary school graduation money. ALL $80 BUCKS. I actually enjoyed this game (and not in the false hope sort of way), but in retrospect it's the only time I've spent $80 on a game, and it was definitely not worth that much.
As for recently? Ehh, I usually don't feel much of anything after buying games, but I do feel a little bad for bailing out on Mario Kart Wii after about week. I dunno...maybe I got tired or grew out of the routine MK formula, but the game pretty much did nothing for me.
I was super pumped to grab this after reading the previews in some PC mag. I even played the demo on PC; my computer was too shitty to run it well so I went for the SNES version. $55, got it home. I literally cried tears of disappointment and frustration after about an hour of playing it. No game has EVER made me cry for any reason, except this game. This is also the only game my mom had to give me the "you're going to play it and like it!" lecture.
Also, this:
Once upon a time in the mid 90's I went to Six Flags and played this in the arcade section. I thought it was pretty decent, and decided to pick it up for N64 with my recently acquired elementary school graduation money. ALL $80 BUCKS. I actually enjoyed this game (and not in the false hope sort of way), but in retrospect it's the only time I've spent $80 on a game, and it was definitely not worth that much.
As for recently? Ehh, I usually don't feel much of anything after buying games, but I do feel a little bad for bailing out on Mario Kart Wii after about week. I dunno...maybe I got tired or grew out of the routine MK formula, but the game pretty much did nothing for me.
flintstryker
Banned
hey i liked war gods.
Angelcurio
Member
GTA IV and Army of Two, being Army of two the worst of them. After buying the game and playing it i realized the stupid move i just had made by falling into the hype.
And to make things worse, in my country you cant return games. So i ended up down with $60 and with a bad game.
And to make things worse, in my country you cant return games. So i ended up down with $60 and with a bad game.
dark_chris
Member
In my past posts I said
South Park 64
Xbox.
I just remembered something.
I found a Dreamcast memory card and remembered.
Another buyer remorse was the Dreamcast. I hardly played with it and sold it soon. All I had were two games - Sonic Adventure (kept me entertained for a while) and Dead or Alive 2 (very entertained but got boring). Rest of the games I rented but didn't really have fun.
South Park 64
Xbox.
I just remembered something.
I found a Dreamcast memory card and remembered.
Another buyer remorse was the Dreamcast. I hardly played with it and sold it soon. All I had were two games - Sonic Adventure (kept me entertained for a while) and Dead or Alive 2 (very entertained but got boring). Rest of the games I rented but didn't really have fun.
ConsumerSquare
Member
PSP - I was totally uninterested, but I had disposable income and the launch day hype got to me. Portable Ops, UGnG, MLB 07, FF: Tactics... nothing on the PSP has clicked for me since Lumines. Gradius Collection came close, but the awful d-pad ruined it.
DS Lite - Metroid Pinball is great and I really like the Electroplankton instruction booklet, but portable gaming ain't my thing. I keep it for Astroboy and the tease of a new 2-d Metroid. Oh, which reminds me...
Metroid Prime - 3d Metroid no thanks
My buddy's girlfriends is about to get him a Wii for his birthday. I feel remorse for that and it isn't even my money.
DS Lite - Metroid Pinball is great and I really like the Electroplankton instruction booklet, but portable gaming ain't my thing. I keep it for Astroboy and the tease of a new 2-d Metroid. Oh, which reminds me...
Metroid Prime - 3d Metroid no thanks
My buddy's girlfriends is about to get him a Wii for his birthday. I feel remorse for that and it isn't even my money.
talking head
Member
oh crap i forgot about wii fit.
wii fit x 1000
i played it for about 7 days and now the balance board is collecting dust under my coffee table.
wii fit x 1000
i played it for about 7 days and now the balance board is collecting dust under my coffee table.
flintstryker
Banned
flintstryker
Banned
So i take it you liked your Wii.ConsumerSquare said:
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
rock band 
not the game itself though, I love that.
not the game itself though, I love that.
realraptor
Member
Buying a launch N64 at MSRP (January 1997, the price dropped by $100 here in Canada) and passing on Super Mario 64 for Killer Instinct Gold because it looked so cool in the arcades.
aggro crag
Member
I bought a used copy of Lair from Game Crazy assuming they had the same return policy as Gamestop. Bummmmmmmmmmmmmmmed.
Death_Born
Banned
ConsumerSquare said:
Either you really, really hate Nintendo, or you have some horrible taste in games.
evilromero
Member
You based your decision off of Metroid Pinball and Electroplankton?ConsumerSquare said:
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
It can't be both?Death_Born said:
xs_mini_neo
Banned
Some of these aren't bad games...but still.
Yoshi's Story
Beyond the Beyond
Brave Fencer Musashi
Final Fantasy 8, 10 and 10-2
Legend of Mana
Saga Frontier
Mario Party 1
Paper Mario
Ogre Battle 64
Parasite Eve
Pocky and Rocky
South Park 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime 2
Yoshi's Story
Beyond the Beyond
Brave Fencer Musashi
Final Fantasy 8, 10 and 10-2
Legend of Mana
Saga Frontier
Mario Party 1
Paper Mario
Ogre Battle 64
Parasite Eve
Pocky and Rocky
South Park 64
Super Mario Sunshine
Zelda: Wind Waker
Metroid Prime 2
Recently....
Assassin's Creed - While it looks amazing, and has a great concept, I just found it boring. I never got too far in it.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - I don't have an Xbox to play it on D':
Wii - While I've had a good deal of fun on it, I just can't help at looking at the future and thinking "is that it?". Still have it for future releases. I just haven't turned on the thing since my spring break in early March.
Assassin's Creed - While it looks amazing, and has a great concept, I just found it boring. I never got too far in it.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath - I don't have an Xbox to play it on D':
Wii - While I've had a good deal of fun on it, I just can't help at looking at the future and thinking "is that it?". Still have it for future releases. I just haven't turned on the thing since my spring break in early March.
Lion Heart
Banned
I bought an Onkyo 605 and after shipping and customs, I got smashed. I demoed it at a store though, and it sounded incredible on KEF speakers...well at my house, it sounds worse than my POS HTiB receiver. My speakers do suck but I think there maybe something wrong with it. How can I check?
Rapping Granny
Banned
GT5 Prologue: Was fun until the grinding began. never returned to it.
VF5: only fun with other people and no online play.
VF5: only fun with other people and no online play.
gnarkill bill
Member
PS3.
There are some great games out there but Ive barely touched the system since I got it last November. Its just sitting in its box in the corner of my room...I still havent decided whether or not to sell it but I most likely will.
There are some great games out there but Ive barely touched the system since I got it last November. Its just sitting in its box in the corner of my room...I still havent decided whether or not to sell it but I most likely will.
Toy Soldier
Member
NBA Jam '99 for N64
I was pumped about the Jam IP being retooled in sim form, and Acclaim's shiny hi-res graphics engine had me drooling. I saved, what, $60 or $70 to get on day one, and wow - what a piece of shit. The game engine was terrible, easily the worst basketball sim experience on N64 (even In The Zone '98 trumped it, IMHO).
I was pumped about the Jam IP being retooled in sim form, and Acclaim's shiny hi-res graphics engine had me drooling. I saved, what, $60 or $70 to get on day one, and wow - what a piece of shit. The game engine was terrible, easily the worst basketball sim experience on N64 (even In The Zone '98 trumped it, IMHO).
domokunrox
Banned
Original Xbox w/Halo CE
Every Original Xbox game I purchased thereafter
Assassin's Creed
Spellforce 2 + Expansion
Final Fantasy Tactics PSP (Just couldn't get back into it)
Legend of Heroes PSP (Story and Dialog was terrible)
Beats PSP
Every Original Xbox game I purchased thereafter
Assassin's Creed
Spellforce 2 + Expansion
Final Fantasy Tactics PSP (Just couldn't get back into it)
Legend of Heroes PSP (Story and Dialog was terrible)
Beats PSP
RadioHeadAche
Member
Nintendo Wii and Smash Brothers Brawl
I bought the system because I thought there would be a lot of games I would play. Brawl did not interest me, in fact, I only enjoy playing it with friends. The only game I actually own now is No More Heroes. Now, the system just sits and collects dust.
Game Crazy is a great place to find old/used games, but their return policy (and sometimes customer service) is terrible.
I bought the system because I thought there would be a lot of games I would play. Brawl did not interest me, in fact, I only enjoy playing it with friends. The only game I actually own now is No More Heroes. Now, the system just sits and collects dust.
aggro crag said:
Game Crazy is a great place to find old/used games, but their return policy (and sometimes customer service) is terrible.
Disgaea
Ar Tonelico
Assassin's Creed
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (360)
Ninja Gaiden 2 is fast joining this list, unless they (Tecmo + Microsoft) manage to work out the freezing issues by releasing a patch that fixes things and not introduce more problems. Look, I'm not even bitching about the blood splatters that are half floating in midair and half on the walls. I just want a functional game.
Ar Tonelico
Assassin's Creed
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja (360)
Ninja Gaiden 2 is fast joining this list, unless they (Tecmo + Microsoft) manage to work out the freezing issues by releasing a patch that fixes things and not introduce more problems. Look, I'm not even bitching about the blood splatters that are half floating in midair and half on the walls. I just want a functional game.
Well...let's see....
Dark Cloud; I only bought it cause I was too impatient to wait for an actuall good RPG to hit the PS2
Sonic Next-Gen; I loved the demo, the trailers looked kinda cool especially the ones where sonic was going super fast....but....you know the rest.
The Game Gear; Other than Sonic Triple Trouble that system was pure suckage
Dark Cloud; I only bought it cause I was too impatient to wait for an actuall good RPG to hit the PS2
Sonic Next-Gen; I loved the demo, the trailers looked kinda cool especially the ones where sonic was going super fast....but....you know the rest.
The Game Gear; Other than Sonic Triple Trouble that system was pure suckage
Just thought of a couple more -
- Makai Kingdom. I loved loved LOVED Disgaea, enough that I picked up La Pucelle on release day. It was alright, but I didn't really like it too much. I chalked that up to it actually being an older game than Disgaea (but released in the US later). I was still pumped for Phantom Brave, which I ALSO got on release day. Never even bothered to finish that. I resolved that Disgaea was just lightning in a bottle, and I wouldn't be buying any more N1 games without trying them first. I didn't get Makai Kingdom on release day, but I did buy it at full price for some unknown reason, and I think I was only a couple of hours in before I just stopped, asked why I did this to myself once again, and sold it on ebay.
- Going apeshit on PC games at Circuit City when they had a 50% off all games under $19.99 sale back in February. Bought 14 games, 6 of which I sold before I even opened them up and another 3 or so which I played for a couple of hours and then sold. The other 5 still sit sealed on my shelf to this day and are so far down the backlog I'll be surprised if I even open two of them for the rest of the year.
- GTA4, I guess. I don't generally have buyer's remorse on games that just turn out bad, but I do have it on things that turn out bad that in retrospect I shouldn't have bought in the first place. For instance, I don't have buyer's remorse on Phantom Brave, even though I hated it, because it looked good and N1 still had Disgaea goodwill going for it, but I do have remorse for Makai Kingdom because in the back of my head I knew it wasn't for me and I got it anyway. That's the case with GTA4; I hadn't owned a GTA game since the original 2D version on the PSX, and though I enjoyed GTA3 a lot, I never bought it. Never even played any of Vice City or San Andreas. But still, I decided to grab GTA4 on release day, and it is on ebay right now (for the second time, had a deadbeat buyer a few months ago then just procrastinated putting it up again).
- Makai Kingdom. I loved loved LOVED Disgaea, enough that I picked up La Pucelle on release day. It was alright, but I didn't really like it too much. I chalked that up to it actually being an older game than Disgaea (but released in the US later). I was still pumped for Phantom Brave, which I ALSO got on release day. Never even bothered to finish that. I resolved that Disgaea was just lightning in a bottle, and I wouldn't be buying any more N1 games without trying them first. I didn't get Makai Kingdom on release day, but I did buy it at full price for some unknown reason, and I think I was only a couple of hours in before I just stopped, asked why I did this to myself once again, and sold it on ebay.
- Going apeshit on PC games at Circuit City when they had a 50% off all games under $19.99 sale back in February. Bought 14 games, 6 of which I sold before I even opened them up and another 3 or so which I played for a couple of hours and then sold. The other 5 still sit sealed on my shelf to this day and are so far down the backlog I'll be surprised if I even open two of them for the rest of the year.
- GTA4, I guess. I don't generally have buyer's remorse on games that just turn out bad, but I do have it on things that turn out bad that in retrospect I shouldn't have bought in the first place. For instance, I don't have buyer's remorse on Phantom Brave, even though I hated it, because it looked good and N1 still had Disgaea goodwill going for it, but I do have remorse for Makai Kingdom because in the back of my head I knew it wasn't for me and I got it anyway. That's the case with GTA4; I hadn't owned a GTA game since the original 2D version on the PSX, and though I enjoyed GTA3 a lot, I never bought it. Never even played any of Vice City or San Andreas. But still, I decided to grab GTA4 on release day, and it is on ebay right now (for the second time, had a deadbeat buyer a few months ago then just procrastinated putting it up again).
SlickWilly223
Time ta STEP IT UP
Ristamar said:
Really?! I loved Black and White. It was my favorite game at the time, with a great concept, it had a great modding community, and to this day it is far superior to Black and White 2.
I remember when the Dreamcast version got canned.
