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[Lucario]

It was more like an hour than a minute, but... Entwined.

Bought it blind after E3 because I loved the artstyle. I kept waiting for the gameplay to get deeper, but it never did. Just a bunch of near identical on-rails sections in a row. The premise was fine, but the constant framedrops made the experience more frustrating than fun.

The only time the gameplay changed was for a forced fly-through-hoops minigame. There was one of these after every level, with no enemies or obstacles, and the controls were clunkier than anything I'd played in years. Rhythm games should not have Superman 64 breaks.

 

[vicoakland]

Titan Attacks

You can be the judge. I went in blind and deleted in less than a minute.

For me, I've got too many great shmups on hand and I'm just not into revisiting this mechanic with that presentation, at all. I get the "I could be playing Einhander heebie jeebies."

Thread choice of games is silly, but I'm responding more to the concept of whether you can legit delete a game after less than 60 seconds of gameplay.

My answer, yes.

 

[Glitchesarecool]

I am sure these games might be very different,
but hey, I was willing to at least give it a minute before going nah, let's try something else.

Yeah this OlliOlli game must be exactly the same as a NES-era game, because they're both about skateboarding on a 2D plane!

Holy shit OP plz.

 

[Kuksune]

I tried playing Lollipop Chainsaw but i really did not like how it felt like to control What's-her-name-again? So after the first stage i couldn't bear with it anymore. Been spoiled with NG and the like.

 

[bobawesome]

I did the same for OlliOlli 2. Vanquish is the only other game I've done it with.

 

[nekkid]

Infamous. Got it free with LBP after the whole hacking thing. Wish I'd picked something else.

 

[fivepersondude]

Took me five minutes to never touch an Assassin's Creed or Gears of War ever again.

 

[Tribes of Trusty]

I usually force myself to play for some time, like an hour, especially if people with the same tastes as me enjoyed it, before NOPE-ing out.

The only game in recent memory where I quit after a minute was Contrast at PS4 launch. Worst PS+ freebie ever.

 

[qko]

I d never played an RPG before this and was like 8 when I first played it, but Dragon Warrior(Dragon Quest I) on the NES.

All the talking and the first battle being all text made me go "nope" because I expected a Zelda game

But like most games people say nope to that they just don't understand, I came back to it a couple years later and loved it and love the Dragon Quest series.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Titan Attacks

You can be the judge. I went in blind and deleted in less than a minute.

For me, I've got too many great shmups on hand and I'm just not into revisiting this mechanic with that presentation, at all. I get the Einhander heebie jeebies.

Thread choice of games is silly, but I'm responding more to the concept of whether you can legit delete a game after less than 60 seconds of gameplay.

My answer, yes.

There are a TON of these games. Everyone has ripped off a game or genre. Some are so simple too. I hate some of the large textures and graphics that feel bland.

I'm not new to this. I enjoy older much more retro versions of these games. I'm not going to get into these newer mouse trap games or simple shooting galleries. I would rather have a classic collection. What's crazy is how they are limiting what they're putting out on the Archive collection on PS4 and only a handful are really worth your time for $7.99. I enjoy a few of them, but some like Mat Mania and even Renegade are a bit too much. A collection of games is much better.

I see a ton of games on Steam that I would throw away in a bin and set it on fire. The back end of Steam exists and I think a part of it is why indie games were never that big until they had a production value. Some are still incredibly lame.

You have to be desperate to enjoy some these knock offs.

 

[ugly]

 

[mcz117chief]

I was 14 and there was this demo for a game called Forbidden Siren. I said to myself "huh, sounds cool, let's see what it is."
Then the game started and after a few moments I saw THEM

I was a real scaredy-cat back then

 

[KiraXD]

Planetside 2.

Far too chaotic for me.

oh man, yes... maybe the learning curve is just too steep for me (though ill spend time in FFXIV learning everything) but god damn, i spent about 2 hours trying to figure out why i couldnt drive an atv i jumped on. i could sit on it... but i couldnt switch to the drivers seat.

couldnt find anyone to shoot, every time i ran towards some objective i would get shot, and have to run or drive ALL THE WAY BACK... instant action was broken... just the worst game ever.

 

[Caronte]

I've never been able to judge a game based on a minute of gameplay.

I take it you don't work in gaming journalism then.

 

[moomoo14]

This thread confirms that GAF is full of monsters. :'(

I guess I've done this with certain games, though. Sonic Runners most recently. Tried it, and long loading screens combined with the rampant FTP transaction crap made me uninstall it the same day.

 

[Northeastmonk]

I take it you don't work in gaming journalism then.

Even then you can fire up a game with a huge ambition for video games and get disappointed. I think it can happen to a lot of people. I understand burn out and getting sick of trends, so I feel like some journalists are just really feeding their own ego with a lot of it. I feel that a lot of us know what does and doesn't work. Which are why review scores only really matter because they get it early. It isn't always about their opinion on every single detail.

Say one of us has been gaming since the 1980's. We'd have a good understanding of what we like or what makes a game good. Sometimes it's some fresh journalist who has just started his gaming with consoles of last gen. Well, we've seen more trends than he has and everything we enjoyed is in his retro bin of stuff he had to Google or use YouTube. Some of us had parents with money too, so we got all the hot games at the time. I think it's safe to say you can throw a game away if you honestly can't get into it. It's very rare anymore to find a game that takes a good 5 hours to understand. A lot of games lack that anymore.

I wouldn't have said this back with the PS1, N64, or even Xbox. Anymore cheap mini games are a dime a dozen. The journalist is really pulling ideas out of his ass to make their point stand out. This is why ethics became such a big deal in gaming IMO.

The reason I say a lot of what I do is because I got what I wanted and I was dropped off at various arcades every weekend. I didn't sit at home and wait for big brother to write his review. I enjoyed the news, but the news about games were huge announcements and footage. Now it's like a social outlet with ideas popping up left and right. No offense.

I also respect more journalists who were around back in the day and understand what went on. The new guy tackling the new AC mini game or the new indie title that was Greenlit is meh to me. Smaller games can sometimes be more of a harm than good.

 

[rawd]

Pix the Cat

 

[Sayad]

Guacomolee (some luchador game)

This is what why felt the moment the game started, I tried to force my self through it because of all the praise I heard, played it for two or so hours, but no, couldn't get over the flash game feel.

 

[brandonh83]

This is what why felt the moment the game started, I tried to force my self through it because of all the praise I heard, played it for two or so hours, but no, couldn't get over the flash game feel.

No this is madness.

 

[coiler]

90% of indy games from PS+

 

[Reverend Funk]

Your favorite game.

 

[Petrae]

This is what why felt the moment the game started, I tried to force my self through it because of all the praise I heard, played it for two or so hours, but no, couldn't get over the flash game feel.

Indeed. I decided to try Guacamelee because of strong word of mouth, but none of it clicked with me. After an hour, I gave up.

 

[Valnen]

PlanetSide 2 on PS4. 10-15fps in a major fight, killed from every side.

No.

Wow. Not even gonna bother trying it on PS4 now.

 

[batrush]

Conception 2.

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

And Yet It Moves. Concept seemed cool, but then I played it, I don't think I've ever disliked a platformer's physics more than that game's.

Guacomolee (some luchador game)

 

[jroc74]

OP will atone soon, I'm sure. In the spirit of getting this thread OT, I put my vote for Outlast. Made it inside the house and as soon as I had to go in that first room, NOPE.

I want to like scary stuff but I'm a big baby.

yea...I thought this is what the title of this topic meant. I was prepared to say Outlast and P.T.

And OP said nope to Guacamelee....I didnt give it a chance because I thought it was some beat em up, fighting type game. I was wrong. One of my fav games now.

In the spirit of the OP...I did that to Metal Gear Rising. Just wasnt feeling it at all.

 

[DrkSage]

ollie skateboard game
Guacomolee (some luchador game)

Wot m8?

Both are good games. I plat guacamelee in like 3 days I think.

 

[Northeastmonk]

And Yet It Moves. Concept seemed cool, but then I played it, I don't think I've ever disliked a platformer's physics more than that game's.

I am that way about Shadow Complex. I totally get why people like it. I just got bored within my first hour. It felt sluggish and not enough to do. I enjoy Super Metroid because you can explore the world, unlock weapons, find secrets, and encounter new terrain. I didn't get what the big deal is with SC. I think it would have been fun had I had the game when it was out. You can feel the guy who just ate it up IMO.

 

[Deified Data]

This is one of the greatest openings of all time.

Demon's Crest for those wondering.

 

[LordBaztion]

Usually anything with a Chibi anime art style.

 

[TrutaS]

Amnesia, but not because it's bad. I just could not get myself to move forward.

 

[KDash31987]

I played all of Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition in one sitting. It's one of the best games of the past few years. It's fucking wonderful.

OlliOlli is a lot of fun, too. I should play it more.

Anyway, you should really try games for much longer than one minute. I give every game way more than that. Some games might not give the best first impressions, but might end up being one of your favorites later.

 

[dragonzdogma]

yea...I thought this is what the title of this topic meant. I wad prepared to say Outlast and P.T.

And OP said nope to Guacamelee....I didnt give it a chance because I thought it was some beat em up, fighting type game. I was wrong. One of my fav games now.

In the spirit of the OP...I did that to Metal Gear Rising. Just wasnt feeling it at all.

Dude MGR rising is awesome!
how far did you get to that game before quiting?

 

[Docpan]

Quest 64.

I played it for like 2 minutes and was like, yeah fuck this shit.

My mother made me get another choice over Mortal Kombat 64, so I chose that on a whim. Fuck.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

Olli Olli for me too. For me, it just tipped itself over the edge on the learning curve to being stupid. Its not 1988 anymore. Good games should be easy to learn, hard to master.

Olli Olli is shit to learn and id imagine impossible to master. The first 3 Tony Hawk games struck that balance perfectly.

 

[Steel]

None. Shortest time for me to permanently eject a game is 30 minutes.

 

[Captain_Cold]

I've only done this with "free" PS+ games, but in both cases gave them at least 20-30 minutes before the old Close/Delete. In my case it was:

Road not Taken
Binding of Isaac (may catch hate for this but just could not see the appeal beyond maybe the story/aesthetic)

 

[Docpan]

I dont want to admit it but another one was FF11 on ps2.

I bought the whole 100 or 150 dollar hdd package and all that shit.

Set up, installed, waited, registered, made my guy, walked around, killed some rats, turned it off, jerked off. In that order. Never turned it back on.

 

[Citadel]

Dust: An Elysian Tail.

Although it was a free game from Games for Gold, I literally played it for about a minute before uninstalling... It was too furry and not fun.

 

[lobdale]

I dont want to admit it but another one was FF11 on ps2.

I bought the whole 100 or 150 dollar hdd package and all that shit.

Set up, installed, waited, registered, made my guy, walked around, killed some rats, turned it off, jerked off. In that order. Never turned it back on.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

 

[StoneFox]

I bought Suikoden 4 with no experience with the rest of the series. Got about two hours in and peaced out because it just didn't sit well with me. Still own it though.

 

[supernormal]

PT

Spoiler

But then I downloaded again.

 

[jroc74]

Dude MGR rising is awesome!
how far did you get to that game before quiting?

One of the many times a demo made the decision for me. I like demos, which there were more of them for PS4 retail games.

 

[Ushay]

Thief after about 30 minutes. It just didn't do it for me.

 

[Thrakier]

Every game with performance issues. 30 seconds is enough.

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Tuning to say Guacamelee is clearly much too good for you and you should quit gaming and also go to jail for your terrible crimes.

Your disrespect towards Guacamelee is repulsive and dreadful.

 

[AwShucks]

Pix the Cat

I thought the game would be pointless. But man, I played the crap out of it for a few hours. You reach a point where it's not worth continually doing over and over though.

 

[Alebrije]

Planetside 2 , fun by about 20 minutes then the same boring stuff again and again.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Roflmfao!

 

[shoreu]

Two world's no more than 5 Minutes