ViolentP
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GAF, what is the worst game you've ever played?
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Unpossible.
Rickenslacker
Banned
Hmm, during my teenage years and onward I've vetted my games well enough that none of those would really qualify as beating my childhood tragedies, so to the best of my memory I'll peg it between these three:
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (Genesis) - I got this in a Biway as a kid because my family's poor, and I played a lot of it because of how sadistically punishing it was and because I was a kid, kids are stubborn. What the hell kind of platformer character dies from running too fast or falling too high? Ugh. I think I made it to the final level, but I never beat it.
Mario's Time Machine (SNES) - Another Biway home run. It had Mario in it and was about time travel, it should be awesome shouldn't it? While most people remember the Mario edutainment titles like Mario Teaches Typing and Mario is Missing, this one seems to fall into being a bit more obscure, and as a 7 or 8 year old with no knowledge on American history this game was absolute impenetrable garbage. Basically the entirety of this game was trying to brute force valid dates in the time machine in the museum room and doing the surfing mini-game that you have to do (which represents the time machine going through time? I really don't get it), and sometimes there were fill in the blank history test pages with a list of like 20 different things you could fit into each of the many blanks. This game was god damn impossible. The worst Sonic steered me wrong at that point in my life was Sonic Spinball, but at least that was an actual game. Mario scarred me.
The Uncanny X-Men (NES) - Rented this once. It was just grey and miserable.
Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (Genesis) - I got this in a Biway as a kid because my family's poor, and I played a lot of it because of how sadistically punishing it was and because I was a kid, kids are stubborn. What the hell kind of platformer character dies from running too fast or falling too high? Ugh. I think I made it to the final level, but I never beat it.
Mario's Time Machine (SNES) - Another Biway home run. It had Mario in it and was about time travel, it should be awesome shouldn't it? While most people remember the Mario edutainment titles like Mario Teaches Typing and Mario is Missing, this one seems to fall into being a bit more obscure, and as a 7 or 8 year old with no knowledge on American history this game was absolute impenetrable garbage. Basically the entirety of this game was trying to brute force valid dates in the time machine in the museum room and doing the surfing mini-game that you have to do (which represents the time machine going through time? I really don't get it), and sometimes there were fill in the blank history test pages with a list of like 20 different things you could fit into each of the many blanks. This game was god damn impossible. The worst Sonic steered me wrong at that point in my life was Sonic Spinball, but at least that was an actual game. Mario scarred me.
The Uncanny X-Men (NES) - Rented this once. It was just grey and miserable.
This along with Nuts and Bolts, Simpsons skating game plus Terminator Salvation are some of the worst "games" I have played.
Borderlands 1 and 2 aren't terrible but they were mediocre.
colonelpork
Neo Member
Lil' 12 year old me saw this on the shelf of an EB Games, and was amazed because he thought it was a brand new game hot on the heels of DBZ Budokai (even if it was on PS1). So, being the big DBZ fan I was, I spent my allowance on it, and...........yuck. I think I came back to it many months later trying to play it with a friend, unlocking the characters, because we didn't have anything else better to do apparently. But those moments were torturous. I still remember those ugly fighting stages like it was yesterday.
That piece of shit Simpsons game on NES always sticks out when people ask this question, but I'm pretty sure I played worse on NES or Atari.
I guess it sticks out because I was a huge Simpsons fan as a kid so I stuck to it and kept playing it. Or trying to anyways.
I remember renting this from blockbuster back in the day... Man that was a mistake. I think the first level had you finding purple objects to cover up if I remember correctly... For the life of me I could not find them all.
Gah! I remember it being one of the first times I was truly frustrated with a game.
aLaxLuthor
Member
Last Action Hero for the SNES.
Looks worse then some NES games, boring slow gameplay.
Will always hold a special place of hatred because I traded in some games I liked for it.
When you compare it to other games releases the same year it looks even worse, Aladdin and Empire Strikes Back came out same year.
Looks worse then some NES games, boring slow gameplay.
Will always hold a special place of hatred because I traded in some games I liked for it.
When you compare it to other games releases the same year it looks even worse, Aladdin and Empire Strikes Back came out same year.
J
Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Superman N64
Great game, IMO. I still consider it my favorite licensed game. What didn't you like about it?
As for my own contribution, it's gotta be Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing, if you can even call it a game.
Zombi U.
I was a lurker on gaf back when this game came out. I remember seeing lots of people saying not to trust the reviews and that the game was actually great.
Well, I learned a very important lesson to never trust gaf on game critique ever again (unless its from someone I share certain qualities with.)
I should have stuck with my gut and just bought New Super Mario Bros Wii U. It may have been the same old Mario with nothing new, but at least I would have had fun with it.
I was a lurker on gaf back when this game came out. I remember seeing lots of people saying not to trust the reviews and that the game was actually great.
Well, I learned a very important lesson to never trust gaf on game critique ever again (unless its from someone I share certain qualities with.)
I should have stuck with my gut and just bought New Super Mario Bros Wii U. It may have been the same old Mario with nothing new, but at least I would have had fun with it.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Odin Sphere. Good Lord, what a piece of shit.
Second place possibly is Ghostbusters for the NES.
Good pick, ugh. Such jankiness.
I forgot about that one, lol. Pretty bad.
Second place possibly is Ghostbusters for the NES.
Good pick, ugh. Such jankiness.
I forgot about that one, lol. Pretty bad.
Your disappointment or resentment cannot really justify trying to say they're truly terrible games, but your feelings are clearly strong on the matter so sucks to be you I guess. I don't disregard the lack of polish in the games, but I can't honestly take your opinion seriously. Likely you'd think the same of me for holding FO3 in high regard
Platinumstorm
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Found this to go with my post.
MikeE21286
Member
For 15 year old me it was Gunvalkyrie. Bought it brand new for my Xbox after it got a 9.0 from IGN and it was impossible for me to play.
Joel_Dawson
Neo Member
From a pure gameplay perspective nothing made me rage more than Star Fox Zero. Still have issues with the controls and haven't beaten the third mission. The fact that you couldn't turn the motion controls off just left me so confused.
Mushroomer25
Member
Star Fox Zero is a legitimate contender in this for me. Especially coming from names as respected as Nintendo & Platinum. It's not just bad, it barely even functions. The core aiming mechanism is so bad, the need to recalibrate was assigned to a face button. Fixing the broken motion tracking is a gameplay mechanic.
Not to mention the insulting game length, terrible structure, and absolutely maddening dual-screen bullshit. It's a game so bad, the Starfox series deserves to die at its hands. Fuck that game.
But not as much as Just Cause 3 on the XBox ONE. Jesus Christ. Not only is it a terrible sequel to the single greatest open world game ever made, it drops to frame rates in the SINGLE GODDAMN DIGITS. Loading screens put a minute break between ANY action that requires a reload. It's possible, if not likely, that you will hit a ten minute loading screen on opening. Oh, and it's only been made worse by the progressive updates to fit in DLC.
But don't worry, it's fine. You can make the game run fine on console - if you use BRUTE FUCKING FORCE to make it acceptable via the PS4 Pro's Boost mode. Now go out and buy the Gold edition, on stores this Spring. Fuck that game, fuck Avalanche NYC, and fuck both console manufacturers for not putting their goddamn foot down and protecting their consumers from this outright scam operation of a product.
Shadow of the Beast for Turbo Duo. Go right at the beginning of the game, then you climb down a ladder and you can't get back up to it, nor are you able to progress. You are effectively stuck and have to reset the game. What you were supposed to do was go left at the beginning, first. There are also a ton of other places in the game where you can get permanently stuck if you messed up. Horrible game design.
At least it has some surreal enemies and cool looking parallax.
Pirates for NES is also a confusing mess of a game with great boxart. Hydlide, Super Hydlide and Virtual Hydlide are all each terrible, have no idea how this series got so many games. Then there's the usual suspects - ET, Crazy Bus, the Acclaim/LJN licensed NES games.
At least it has some surreal enemies and cool looking parallax.
Pirates for NES is also a confusing mess of a game with great boxart. Hydlide, Super Hydlide and Virtual Hydlide are all each terrible, have no idea how this series got so many games. Then there's the usual suspects - ET, Crazy Bus, the Acclaim/LJN licensed NES games.
Glass Shark
Banned
Takedown: Red Sabre
Lame tactical first-person shooter with no real planning features, terrible controls and movement, an enemy AI that is both awful and deadly accurate at the same time. There was absolutely nothing redeeming about this game.
Lame tactical first-person shooter with no real planning features, terrible controls and movement, an enemy AI that is both awful and deadly accurate at the same time. There was absolutely nothing redeeming about this game.
Shadow of Mordor. It looked bad to me in previews but I gave it a shot due to some GOTY awards. Literally every aspect of that game is a complete disgrace. Infuriatingly horrible game - not because it's obtuse or difficult, but because it is so fucking offensive in its design language, how utterly disrespectful and insulting it is to the player. To this day I still can't get over how bad it is.
keraj37
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Found this to go with my post.
Is it Cities: Skylines?
And this is the worst game you ever played? Come on.
NESpowerhouse
Perhaps he's wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane.
That's a crying shame considering that the rest of the series is fantastic. What you played was not indicative of the rest of the series.
Octavianus
Banned
LordOfChaos
Member
That tonka car game that came with cereal?
Griffins22
Member
Shrek: Treasure Hunt. It has no redeeming qualities. I beat it purely as some strange feat of endurance.
Lunarwhale
Member
Objectively and personally, Shadow the Hedgehog by far. It wasn't even a fun hateplay - just a weird blend of boring and actively irritating. That goddamn level with the carrier you have to shoot down haunts me.
On a purely personal level, Phantasmagoria was boring as fuck. Phantasmagoria 2's a riot - fantastic for playing through with a friend due to the bizarre sense of intrigue and horribly handled "mature" themes that are thrown out the window by the end of the game - but I tried playing the first in the same context and it was an incredibly dull experience. Puzzles are bland, the story takes forever to ramp up in any capacity, and there's little in the way of payoff.
On a purely personal level, Phantasmagoria was boring as fuck. Phantasmagoria 2's a riot - fantastic for playing through with a friend due to the bizarre sense of intrigue and horribly handled "mature" themes that are thrown out the window by the end of the game - but I tried playing the first in the same context and it was an incredibly dull experience. Puzzles are bland, the story takes forever to ramp up in any capacity, and there's little in the way of payoff.
Tyrant Rave
Banned
I'm sure I've played some shovelware or licensed games that were worse, but Devil May Cry 2 stands out for me. What an aggressively bad videogame. My heart goes out to those who grinded the Platinum trophy for it on PS3.
EvilKatarn
Member
The absolute peak of THQ vomiting star wars games onto the GBA.
aronnov reborn
Banned
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny (PS3)
absolutely loved Frontier... purchased this day one and it was hot garbage.. less then 2 months later the game was like $19.99.... so bad.
absolutely loved Frontier... purchased this day one and it was hot garbage.. less then 2 months later the game was like $19.99.... so bad.
BlueBadger
Banned
I played all the way through Magical Starsign for DS. And to this day I still don't know why. I did not enjoy it at all lol
Mihos
Gold Member
Outside of [phone games, this is the worst I have by far.
It is so bad/glitch/broken... honestly it is also one of my most played simply because I have to put it in just to prove it is a Naughty Dog game and to show how bad a game can actually be. I could play half the games in this thread before the loading is done just for the pre-fight "Gonna mess you up!" audio loads. Even the still shots lag... look at this shit... LOOK AT IT
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It is so bad/glitch/broken... honestly it is also one of my most played simply because I have to put it in just to prove it is a Naughty Dog game and to show how bad a game can actually be. I could play half the games in this thread before the loading is done just for the pre-fight "Gonna mess you up!" audio loads. Even the still shots lag... look at this shit... LOOK AT IT
ResidentWeevil13
Member
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
I was huge Batman fan growing up, and I thought the game looked awesome. I rented it from Blockbuster for the Xbox. In addition to being not fun, the game was utterly broken. The straw that broke the camel's back came when I spent hours stuck in an area where I had already killed all the enemies unable to progress. Eventually, I had to just give up.
I was huge Batman fan growing up, and I thought the game looked awesome. I rented it from Blockbuster for the Xbox. In addition to being not fun, the game was utterly broken. The straw that broke the camel's back came when I spent hours stuck in an area where I had already killed all the enemies unable to progress. Eventually, I had to just give up.
roddjbrown
Member
Microsoft Soccer. It had a glitch where if you ran to the byline and shot, even from right by the corner flag, you scored. It was actually easier to score from there than in the penalty area. Just a dreadful dreadful game
Edit: https://youtu.be/h-ilOdnFbC4
Now I've seen this again I'm twitching in anger
Edit: https://youtu.be/h-ilOdnFbC4
Now I've seen this again I'm twitching in anger
koopathecat
Member
James Pond Super Aquatic Games on Snes.
Got this and Starwing when I got my snes for xmas.
I did enjoy the other james Pond games on Amiga etc so I can see why my parents got me it but my god it was terrible. Boring sports and far too easy, think I seen all the game had to offer in a weekend
Got this and Starwing when I got my snes for xmas.
I did enjoy the other james Pond games on Amiga etc so I can see why my parents got me it but my god it was terrible. Boring sports and far too easy, think I seen all the game had to offer in a weekend
MilkyJoe
Member
Yep, fecking Dogfight mode, fine I thought, I just won't engage it and some enemies were impossible to shoot down without it. So disappointing after it's predecessor.
manzoman96
Member
It was probably some game on Game Boy that I played when I was younger but besides that it would have to be CoD MW3. Despised that game and promptly sold it. That was also the last CoD game I ever got and don't regret a thing.
mobilesworking
Member
I may have named it unfairly based on sour memories of playing it. I found it hugely frustrating, even for an NES game. Regularly got to the same part of the map only to die and lose all progress. As for design, I'm sure I've played worse games, including Bart vs. The Space Mutants, which others have mentioned in this thread. I also hated Top Gun.
mobilesworking
Member
Sizzlin'. I thought it perfectly adequate: a 7/10, 3 out of 5 stars, etc. But the game has some passionate advocates 'round these parts.
Foldedpencil
Banned
this
Glad to see this is a 12+ game. Seems like they knew exactly what their audience was.
DJ_Lae
Member
Hour of Victory.
I actually bought it because of Gerstmann's review (1.something) and morbid curiousity. I have a small amount of fondness for it, actually, because as broken and horrible as it is there is some amount of amusement to be found in making fun of it. It's not boring, certainly.
I did not finish it, however, because the second or third tank section was beyond broken, and the clipping resulted in enough frustration that I had to put it aside.
But everything else was hilariously bad, from the AI that would often just stop working to enemies shooting their guns at you while facing in another direction and tanks that would pop 90 degrees into the air at the slightest bump.
I actually bought it because of Gerstmann's review (1.something) and morbid curiousity. I have a small amount of fondness for it, actually, because as broken and horrible as it is there is some amount of amusement to be found in making fun of it. It's not boring, certainly.
I did not finish it, however, because the second or third tank section was beyond broken, and the clipping resulted in enough frustration that I had to put it aside.
But everything else was hilariously bad, from the AI that would often just stop working to enemies shooting their guns at you while facing in another direction and tanks that would pop 90 degrees into the air at the slightest bump.
RecRoulette
Member
This piece of garbage.
