this! Nice game, but so lacking on the Metroid-feel of Isolation :/ (And kinda short, 8 hours and I've 100% the game on Normal)
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Completely mediocre games...that you just can't stop playing.
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this! Nice game, but so lacking on the Metroid-feel of Isolation :/ (And kinda short, 8 hours and I've 100% the game on Normal)
TouchMyBox
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The first Assassin's Creed was full of offensive design choices, yet for some reason I felt compelled to play through the entirety of it.
toastyToast
Member
I was going to say the same thing
Once I came out of the 167 hour 'trance' all my desire to continue playing completely disappeared
I don't think I could play more than 10 minutes now
I made it to 6 yesterday
Also going to echo Diablo 3. Mediocre in many ways but it's just right enough for me to have played it pretty much every day since release
Count me in.
Put me in the Skyrim camp as well. Really nothing great about the game but I put in about 100 hours. It didn't require much attention so I could mute the tv and it made a really awesome podcast game and since GOTY stuff was going on when I played the most of it there was sooooo much podcast listening to be done.
I guess it might not count as "I can't stop playing" since I haven't touched the game in months, though, but it was the only thing I played around the end of last year/start of this one. Close enough.
I guess it might not count as "I can't stop playing" since I haven't touched the game in months, though, but it was the only thing I played around the end of last year/start of this one. Close enough.
Rage has the best gun play of any FPS in years imo. They could have skipped the whole openworld/driving part. They could have put in any background story or setting that fit the mechanics and the game would have been just as good or even better
That's the proof of good gamplay to me. They could have just made generic corridors and the shooting mechanics would have been just as good. Enemy movement, the feel of the guns and the combanition of tools you have during combat make it one of the best feeling shooters in years. To bad that the rest of the game wasn't just based around that or it would have been perfect imo. They should have just went with labyrinth type maps with some hidden secrets and a story based on that and the game would have been perfect imo.
Maybe even just a small hub town that's directly connected between a lot of dungeonlike labyrinths would have been better.
That's the proof of good gamplay to me. They could have just made generic corridors and the shooting mechanics would have been just as good. Enemy movement, the feel of the guns and the combanition of tools you have during combat make it one of the best feeling shooters in years. To bad that the rest of the game wasn't just based around that or it would have been perfect imo. They should have just went with labyrinth type maps with some hidden secrets and a story based on that and the game would have been perfect imo.
Maybe even just a small hub town that's directly connected between a lot of dungeonlike labyrinths would have been better.
oh, that's good to hear. have it lying around somewhere.
Loved...
wait a minute did someone post Diablo 3?
Dark Stalkers
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I played through Dragon Age II three times.
Mass Effect 2
Everything about the game's level design and encounter design is so bog-standard/ordinary in execution; it really does feel like 'my first cover shooter.' Or rather, like an RPG developer that has no real experience making a TPS, trying to learn how to make TPS levels and encounters as they go along. Story, writing, and characters were nothing special so it wasn't too long before I tuned out everything to do with that. I really only liked two things about it: the visual design and some of the music. It was just enough to carry me through it; I really did want to see where I would go next. The quest system/list too, is as addictive as it's ever been.
Alice: Madness Returns
It really is the epitome of being dragged out. Platforming is bland. Combat is, I guess, slightly above average? Story is really only just alright but it does at least feel like it's interesting and interpretive; I kinda did want to see what dark turns it would take. But this was basically another game I played for the visual design; and it does often look amazing.
I don't really regret my time with either, they both really did look great.
Everything about the game's level design and encounter design is so bog-standard/ordinary in execution; it really does feel like 'my first cover shooter.' Or rather, like an RPG developer that has no real experience making a TPS, trying to learn how to make TPS levels and encounters as they go along. Story, writing, and characters were nothing special so it wasn't too long before I tuned out everything to do with that. I really only liked two things about it: the visual design and some of the music. It was just enough to carry me through it; I really did want to see where I would go next. The quest system/list too, is as addictive as it's ever been.
Alice: Madness Returns
It really is the epitome of being dragged out. Platforming is bland. Combat is, I guess, slightly above average? Story is really only just alright but it does at least feel like it's interesting and interpretive; I kinda did want to see what dark turns it would take. But this was basically another game I played for the visual design; and it does often look amazing.
I don't really regret my time with either, they both really did look great.
Rage is just very underrated imo. Maybe the gunplay isn't as fun on consoles though. Never played the console version.
CecilRousso
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The only one I can think of is Puzzle Quest.
Yes, it´s mediocre. And that´s because of the abysmal story parts, the slow pacing, the lack of challenge in 4/5 challenges, etc.
It actually bothered me so much that I didn´t stop playing it, that I asked Steam support to remove it from my account.
Yes, it´s mediocre. And that´s because of the abysmal story parts, the slow pacing, the lack of challenge in 4/5 challenges, etc.
It actually bothered me so much that I didn´t stop playing it, that I asked Steam support to remove it from my account.
I love it on ps3. I don't understand how anyone could consider it medicore.
TouchMyBox
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You don't have to hide your feelings here man, you can tell us about your excitement throughout to see which dress Alice will be wearing in the next chapter.
Serious Sam.... there I said it... sure its fun but it's very mediocre compared to the games it tries to copy and FarCry 2 multiplayer and daikatana on lan.
Oh and Postal 2. THe game itself is utter crap. But it's so stupid and original that it still remain compelling. It even offers a lot of original ideas they are just very janky.
Oh and Postal 2. THe game itself is utter crap. But it's so stupid and original that it still remain compelling. It even offers a lot of original ideas they are just very janky.
This, sadly. But if patch 1.03 and 1.1 don't fix it I'll stop playing until the xpac.
OK, not necessarily mediocre, but games whose overall quality doesn't come close to justifying the amount of time people put into them.
I was going to say Skyrim as well but it's only because of the combat. It's so bad that it affects my opinion of the entire game. I really can't stand it. Mostly because I just finished dark souls which really has great combat. So yea, Skyrim is my choice as well.
darkpaladinmfc
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A slot machine that is pretty damn fun to play.
Tribes of Trusty
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What ?
chickdigger802
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Dissidia 12
impulse bought it recently. Hate pretty much everything about it, but it's still fun. But these characters... this 'story'. fuck SE. fuk.
impulse bought it recently. Hate pretty much everything about it, but it's still fun. But these characters... this 'story'. fuck SE. fuk.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
Madden NFL Arcade
toddhunter
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I can see why some people would love skyrim. To me I couldn't make the leap required so the combat, character interaction, quests, setting, skills, all mediocre.
But I still finished it and I will probably play the next one too.
Spieler Eins
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I spent a couple of days playing Onechanbara once, after picking it up for 5€. :-|
I go there every year or so for a month or two. Thankfully it's easy for me to stop and I never paid them anything.
I go there every year or so for a month or two. Thankfully it's easy for me to stop and I never paid them anything.
Battlefield 3. The maps are terrible compared to BC2, not everything is destructible like it was in BC2, player count on consoles is ridiculous and the maps are too big.
But everytime I turn my X360 on it's BF3, BF3, BF3. Just had a 5 hours session, and everytime I start thinking "why did I sell BC2"? :/
But everytime I turn my X360 on it's BF3, BF3, BF3. Just had a 5 hours session, and everytime I start thinking "why did I sell BC2"? :/
darkcaim23
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Very, very mediocre but for some reason I wanted to finish it on every difficult setting.
**Let me add
Split/Second, crazy, love it, but yeah mediocre all around:
Oh and FEAR 2 which most people seem to have forgotten all about:
What the fuck? First off, Split/Second is one of the best racing games of this entire generation. Its amazing. Period.
Second, FEAR 2 stands as the best entry in the series. Its way under-rated. If you'd have said FEAR 3 I'd have given you that one, but not the best game in the series.
What is the common sentiment around here on Final Fantasy: 4 Heroes of Light? I know it got some bad reviews from people who didn't like the inventory and battle systems, but I think it is wonderful. A great blend of classic and modern gameplay with unique mechanics and beautiful presentation.
