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[Diprosalic]

Ding ding ding! I totally thought my "No, that's wrong!" would have given it away to anyone who played but apparently it only got stuck in my head.

i didn't remember but yeah FUCK THAT GAME.

 

[Aureon]

Somehow this studio keeps pooping out brown, white and grey uninspired worlds on the worlds most broken engine and everyone hails them as modern classics.

More than one game for this one.

Bethesda Anything.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

Game one: Throwing out almost every connection to past games in the series, an extremely dull and telegraphed plot is stretched out interminably. An entirely new gameplay feature guarantees people will write the series off as "waifu bait" until the end of time.

Spoiler

It revives the series and sets the template for future games.

Persona 3.

 

[KidB]

Neither of these are outright hate so much as "least favorite in the series", but:

Game one: Throwing out almost every connection to past games in the series, an extremely dull and telegraphed plot is stretched out interminably. A new gameplay feature guarantees people will write the series off as "waifu bait" until the end of time.

Spoiler

It revives the series and sets the template for future games.

Game two: The writers decide that, as long as they crank up the anime and split the narration multiple ways, they can pretty much have the rest of the game play itself. Lines that appear to be from a Gaia Online RP post come out of a character's mouth constantly and are treated as psychologically devastating to everyone else.

1: Fire Emblem:Awakening
2: Ace Attorney 5

 

[AbrahamGiggles]

Neither of these are outright hate so much as "least favorite in the series", but:

Game one: Throwing out almost every connection to past games in the series, an extremely dull and telegraphed plot is stretched out interminably. A new gameplay feature guarantees people will write the series off as "waifu bait" until the end of time.

Spoiler

It revives the series and sets the template for future games.

Game two: The writers decide that, as long as they crank up the anime and split the narration multiple ways, they can pretty much have the rest of the game play itself. Lines that appear to be from a Gaia Online RP post come out of a character's mouth constantly and are treated as psychologically devastating to everyone else.

Wait, I think I've got this one.

Game one: Fire Emblem Awakening
Game two: I lied, I have no idea. P4D?

EDIT: Damn, beaten.

 

[SpartanN92]

Brand new franchise created by the studio that made one of the most beloved FPS series of all time... Non existent story, broken promises, grind grind grind and then grind some more.

 

[EricB]

Brand new franchise created by the studio that made one of the most beloved FPS series of all time... Non existent story, broken promises, grind grind grind and then grind some more.

Destiny again.

Mine:

Its brown, and you don't do anything...
with strangers!

 

[GSR]

Persona 3.

1: Fire Emblem:Awakening
2: Ace Attorney 5

NCZ gets the first, KidB the second. I actually went back and slightly tweaked the description for P3 there because as I wrote it I was like, "damn this could apply to FEA couldn't it."

I'd say FEA's story isn't quite "interminable", though, whereas P3's spends like ninety percent of the time actively avoiding plot developments and takes about sixty hours.

Meanwhile in AA5, Blackquill is terribly-written most of the time, fight me

 

[User 479360]

Very popular online game where teams battle it out on the same map over and over again, choosing different paths each time. They go for more than one kill.

 

[dreamlongdead]

A group of people are trapped in a place and forced to play a deadly game. Everything is actually pretty good, until you hit the true ending, and then the game goes from 9 to 0 really quick, bottoming out as the worst character in the game ends up being the mastermind for a dumb reason. The group escapes, and then something nonsensical happens (nonsensical until the next game, at least).

Has a great sequel, though. A lot of people say that you need to play the first game, but really, looking at a plot summary is enough.

Hopefully the third game can live up to the hype.

This description is heading into spoiler territory, so please be considerate if you decide to post another one.

I'll post mine very soon.

 

[Boss Mog]

This game launched with enough bugs and glitches to make AC Unity blush but nobody said anything because its developer always gets a free pass on everything. It's an open world game but 99% of the world was completely empty but people didn't care because it was"pretty". All the missions in this game were pretty much exact same thing, just go to a spot on the barren map and kill a couple of guys the exactly same way every time. The game did have a strong presentation, with quality voice acting and with this developer it was enough for critics to rate it as one of the best games of all time despite its lackluster gameplay (which for a game should be the most important thing).

 

[Doctor Ironic]

For the third game on this gory FPS franchise, let's give it to a different developer, really really slash the budget, rush it like the world's going to end tomorrow and release it to die.

Oh and years later let's have its original developer make map packs for our golden egg chicken forever and ever.

I know it's not what you're describing but it's funny how close this is to Postal 3.

 

[Diprosalic]

young flat protagonist on search for relative wandering in a bleak world. got praised a lot for it's atmosphere, plays like absolute dog crap.

 

[KidB]

NCZ gets the first, KidB the second. I actually went back and slightly tweaked the description for P3 there because as I wrote it I was like, "damn this could apply to FEA couldn't it."

I'd say FEA's story isn't quite "interminable", though, whereas P3's spends like ninety percent of the time actively avoiding plot developments.

Meanwhile in AA5, Blackquill is terribly-written most of the time, fight me

Nuh, I agree, I liked him at first, but as I progressed he became my least favorite prosecutor by far. His theme and animations are great though.

 

[AbrahamGiggles]

Meanwhile in AA5, Blackquill is terribly-written most of the time, fight me

I'll fight you. I think he's terribly written all of the time.

This description is heading into spoiler territory, so please be considerate if you decide to post another one.

Whoops, sorry about that. I've been hanging out in less-spoiler conscious places and forgot. I'll go back and tag it, but I know that's not enough. Hell, I considered to post just the last two sections, and it looks like I should have. Sorry again.

 

[Sora_N]

This game launched with enough bugs and glitches to make AC Unity blush but nobody said anything because its developer always gets a free pass on everything. It's an open world game but 99% of the world was completely empty but people didn't care because it was"pretty". All the missions in this game were pretty much exact same thing, just go to a spot on the barren map and kill a couple of guys the exactly same way every time. The game did have a strong presentation, with quality voice acting and with this developer it was enough for critics to rate it as one of the best games of all time despite its lackluster gameplay (which for a game should be the most important thing).

It sounds like you're talking about the Witcher but I'm not sure, lol.

 

[Maxey]

young flat protagonist on search for relative wandering in a bleak world without much color. got praised a lot for it's atmosphere, plays like absolute dog crap.

Is it Limbo? Better not be Limbo...

 

[Diprosalic]

Is it Limbo? Better not be Limbo...

it's Limbo.
what a turd.

 

[Dad]

a bunch of clunky boss fights padded out with lots of nothing between them. deep horse character that made all the nerds cry apparently

everyone's favorite backtracking sim goes first person on the controller least suited for being in first person. enjoy the same tedious ghost fights over and over as you complete the game's final obligatory worldspanning fetchquest for no reason other than to pad things out

the universe's most generic spacedude hops on the closest space bagel and shoots his way through room after room of copy-pasted encounters for 8 straight hours. you'll really appreciate the plot after going through the dozen or so expanded universe books

an abominable factory that instead of churning out smog spews nonstop skeleton memes and pictures of goat milfs. but the feels

 

[Maxey]

it's Limbo.
what a turd.

God damnit. Get out.

Spoiler

I don't really mean it, but I kinda do.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Awful nu-metal: the game (in terms of everything: music, its protagonist, its aesthetic, its edgy angsty writing, etc.)

Takes almost every trope from open world games, mashes them together, adds in another 'unique'selling point that is actually shit.

Ends up being the blandest game of this generation, but reviewed well because it ticks boxes.

Shadow of Mordor or Tomb Raider

Puzzle platformer where you have three characters that you have to move one at a time.

Trine?

Garbage story. Worse writing. Too many cutscenes. Bad gameplay.

MGS4

 

[Diprosalic]

God damnit. Get out.

Spoiler

I don't really mean it, but I kinda do.

second half is just plain garbage.
prime example of pretentious indie game where the only redeeming factor is that it looks nice.

 

[KidB]

a bunch of clunky boss fights padded out with lots of nothing between them. deep horse character that made all the nerds cry apparently

everyone's favorite backtracking sim goes first person on the controller least suited for being in first person. enjoy the same tedious ghost fights over and over as you complete the game's final obligatory worldspanning fetchquest for no reason other than to pad things out

Shadow of the Colossus and Metroid Prime and you insulted 2 of my favorite games ever

 

[Zareka]

a bunch of clunky boss fights padded out with lots of nothing between them. deep horse character that made all the nerds cry apparently

everyone's favorite backtracking sim goes first person on the controller least suited for being in first person. enjoy the same tedious ghost fights over and over as you complete the game's final obligatory worldspanning fetchquest for no reason other than to pad things out

the universe's most generic spacedude hops on the closest space bagel and shoots his way through room after room of copy-pasted encounters for 8 straight hours. you'll really appreciate the plot after going through the dozen or so expanded universe books

an abominable factory that instead of churning out smog spews nonstop skeleton memes and pictures of goat milfs. but the feels

Shadow of the Colossus, Halo and Undertale. Not sure what the second one is. Metroid?

 

[4rca]

Sequel to a 2012 2D top-down action game. Bigger, longer, and all the worse for that.

 

[timetokill]

young flat protagonist on search for relative wandering in a bleak world. got praised a lot for it's atmosphere, plays like absolute dog crap.

Fragile Dreams?

edit: oh it was limbo ok

 

[AbrahamGiggles]

Sequel to a 2012 2D top-down action game. Bigger, longer, and all the worse for that.

Hotline Miami 2

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Stop hitting yourself!
Stop hitting yourself!
Stop hitting yourself!
...
On the other hand, keep doing it. It's the best way to get stronger.

 

[GSR]

Nuh, I agree, I liked him at first, but as I progressed he became my least favorite prosecutor by far. His theme and animations are great though.

I'll fight you. I think he's terribly written all of the time.

He gets a little better at the end of the game, but I'm slowly replaying AA5 and when I started the DLC trial and literally the first word out of his mouth was "Heh..." I almost threw my 3DS at the wall.

Sequel to a 2012 2D top-down action game. Bigger, longer, and all the worse for that.

Hotline Miami 2.

Here's another one that I don't hate by any means but find the actual game part severely lacking:

Fantastic performances, excellent writing, and graphical showcases can't make up for a grand total of maybe two or three actually fun encounters across this grim third-person semi-shooter.

 

[4rca]

Hotline Miami 2

You're fast !

 

[Diprosalic]

a bunch of clunky boss fights padded out with lots of nothing between them. deep horse character that made all the nerds cry apparently

everyone's favorite backtracking sim goes first person on the controller least suited for being in first person. enjoy the same tedious ghost fights over and over as you complete the game's final obligatory worldspanning fetchquest for no reason other than to pad things out

the universe's most generic spacedude hops on the closest space bagel and shoots his way through room after room of copy-pasted encounters for 8 straight hours. you'll really appreciate the plot after going through the dozen or so expanded universe books

an abominable factory that instead of churning out smog spews nonstop skeleton memes and pictures of goat milfs. but the feels

you are literally hitler.
undertale sucks tho.

 

[Maxey]

Fantastic performances, excellent writing, and graphical showcases can't make up for a grand total of maybe two or three actually fun encounters across this grim third-person semi-shooter.

The Order 1886?

Spoiler

Please don't say it's The Last of Us.

 

[dreamlongdead]

Puzzle platformer where you have three characters that you have to move one at a time.

I assume that this is The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes.

 

[AbrahamGiggles]

You're fast !

I happened to be on the Hotline Miami store page at the time, saw the date, and was like, "wait a minute..."

Spoiler

Soundtrack is still killer though

 

[timetokill]

The Order 1886?

Spoiler

Please don't say it's The Last of Us.

He said excellent writing, so it can't be The Order

 

[SallyIsNow]

Beyond Two Souls.

You forgot the most ham fisted love story since FF 8. Thank goodness you can shot it down in a hurry.

Bingo.

 

[Kard8p3]

You have to escort some dumb princess or priestess through a shitty castle and you don't even have a real weapon to protect her.

 

[timetokill]

The only thing dumber than the woman falling in love with a terrible father and potential serial killer is the completely incompetent police force

 

[GSR]

The Order 1886?

Spoiler

Please don't say it's The Last of Us.

It's that second guess, sorry.

I loved everything about the game besides the actual gameplay. And to its credit it did get better as it went on, but ultimately the actual game part just didn't leave much of an impression on me, and had some fairly strange design decisions as well ("ludonarrative dissonance" is a bullshit term, but sprinkling a ton of collectibles in every area does not mesh well with the gameplay or story tone they were shooting for.)

The only thing dumber than the woman falling in love with a terrible father and potential serial killer is the completely incompetent police force

Hi Heavy Rain.

 

[Diprosalic]

He said excellent writing, so it can't be The Order

can't be the last of us either.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

You have to escort some dumb princess or priestess through a shitty castle and you don't even have a real weapon to protect her.

Ico?

 

[Zexen]

The epitome of everything wrong with the franchise culminating in a game with superb shooting mechanics but garbage everything else. The 3rd reiteration of this particular style of gameplay.

Fallout 4.

Regarding the thread's point, I honestly don't think there is any game that I hate. Sure, loads of game that I dislike, but to hate a game, can't see how. A person, a place, an animal, foods, (...) yeah sure, but a video game,¯\_(&#12484_/¯

 

[JC Lately]

Visual novel that attempts to comment on the nature of privacy for the post-millennial generation, but gets mired in subplots about how social media can talk you into being gay and/or create unrepentant crazy people with no empathy. Is capped off a by a twist that anyone who has gone to an American high school in the last 30 years could call bullshit on, and involves an optional plot of an adult male being seduced by his female teenage student because men are pathetic, I guess.

 

[Yabberwocky]

You have to escort some dumb princess or priestess through a shitty castle and you don't even have a real weapon to protect her.

Ico?

a bunch of clunky boss fights padded out with lots of nothing between them. deep horse character that made all the nerds cry apparently

everyone's favorite backtracking sim goes first person on the controller least suited for being in first person. enjoy the same tedious ghost fights over and over as you complete the game's final obligatory worldspanning fetchquest for no reason other than to pad things out

the universe's most generic spacedude hops on the closest space bagel and shoots his way through room after room of copy-pasted encounters for 8 straight hours. you'll really appreciate the plot after going through the dozen or so expanded universe books

an abominable factory that instead of churning out smog spews nonstop skeleton memes and pictures of goat milfs. but the feels

You have a glorious gift for summarizing.

...goat MILF, I will never feel clean again.

 

[Memento]

You have to escort some dumb princess or priestess through a shitty castle and you don't even have a real weapon to protect her.

No you didnt. No. You. Didnt.

Spoiler

ICO IS AMAZING!!!

 

[Generalpsyduck]

undertale sucks tho.

2edgy

 

[AbrahamGiggles]

Visual novel that attempts to comment on the nature of privacy for the post-millennial generation, but gets mired in subplots about how social media can talk you into being gay and/or create unrepentant crazy people with no empathy. Is capped off a by a twist that anyone who has gone to an American high school in the last 30 years could call bullshit on, and involves an optional plot of an adult male being seduced by his female teenage student because men are pathetic, I guess.

Shit, shit, I know this one, had a long title that was all lowercase... uh... Give me like two minutes to edit this.

EDIT: don't take it personally, babe, it just ain't your story

EDIT 2: Wait, no, I got this wrong.

 

[timetokill]

Hi Heavy Rain.

Nailed it

 

[Kerned]

Visual novel that attempts to comment on the nature of privacy for the post-millennial generation, but gets mired in subplots about how social media can talk you into being gay and/or create unrepentant crazy people with no empathy. Is capped off a by a twist that anyone who has gone to an American high school in the last 30 years could call bullshit on, and involves an optional plot of an adult male being seduced by his female teenage student because men are pathetic, I guess.

Life is Strange?

 

[Memento]

can't be the last of us either.

Are you implying TLOU dont have good writing?