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Games you exiled - and why you exiled them:
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Most recently it would be Just Cause on Xbox 360. It wasn't an absolutely terrible game - but it was such an obvious rush job that I felt insulted by it. I think it has to be one of the only Xbox 360 games to have ZERO Live features. I'm guessing it's because they just didn't want to spend the resources on it (which, I guess I'm glad they didn't because the game is barren and boring enough as it it...would have hated it if it was worse!).
Patrick Bateman
Member
Gears of War.
I tried it, I liked the cover-system and the graphics but I couldn't understand the hype.
I played through the story on hardcore and then tried the MP. But I just couldn't get used to the handling and the loading of the games seems so frickin' slow that it's not even funny anymore..
Tony Hawk's Project 8
I liked it at first, but the bugs and the gameplay were just bad. And they even took everything out that made the THPS-games classic (cheats, funny videos, most good skaters) etc.
King Kong
I played through the story mode. :|
I tried it, I liked the cover-system and the graphics but I couldn't understand the hype.
I played through the story on hardcore and then tried the MP. But I just couldn't get used to the handling and the loading of the games seems so frickin' slow that it's not even funny anymore..
Tony Hawk's Project 8
I liked it at first, but the bugs and the gameplay were just bad. And they even took everything out that made the THPS-games classic (cheats, funny videos, most good skaters) etc.
King Kong
I played through the story mode. :|
Hrm, there was quite a few over the years but I'll just mention a couple.
Ninja Gaiden - I was always a huge fan of the NES series and I just couldn't stand playing this. Doesn't come close to the NES classics in my opinion.
Baten Kaitos - Amazing atmosphere, amazing music, but I just couldn't get into the game for some reason. I guess I just have a hate for card based battles.
Kingdom Hearts - Just not my cup of tea.
Ninja Gaiden - I was always a huge fan of the NES series and I just couldn't stand playing this. Doesn't come close to the NES classics in my opinion.
Baten Kaitos - Amazing atmosphere, amazing music, but I just couldn't get into the game for some reason. I guess I just have a hate for card based battles.
Kingdom Hearts - Just not my cup of tea.
Scalpel Knight
Member
Epic 4-disc
coaster
boring (you know it has to be when the most excitement comes from an in-game card battle game, which happens to actually be pretty
at times
)
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
[Nintex] said:
I see what you did there.
PS3 version is the same crap
Animal Crossing for the gamecube.
I was in the market for a new console aside from ps2, and since I used my friends xbox and couldn't find an old-school dreamcast that worked properly, I went with Gamecube. Well after about 3-4 hours of play I realized that this game wasn't for me, I grew out of the "Nintendo" genre completley and sold them both within the next week.
I also bought a Wii on boxing day (day after X-mas in Canada) and I am in a similar situation right now. Wii is sitting there and, well, I hate wariorware and Wii Sports got boring a while ago.
I was in the market for a new console aside from ps2, and since I used my friends xbox and couldn't find an old-school dreamcast that worked properly, I went with Gamecube. Well after about 3-4 hours of play I realized that this game wasn't for me, I grew out of the "Nintendo" genre completley and sold them both within the next week.
I also bought a Wii on boxing day (day after X-mas in Canada) and I am in a similar situation right now. Wii is sitting there and, well, I hate wariorware and Wii Sports got boring a while ago.
Metal Gear Solid 3 - Enjoyed the cinemas, hated the gameplay. The food-spoiling system was retarted because I didn't have the time to play the game constantly, so whenever I came back all of my food was ruined. And those damn alligators that insta-kill you while you're swimming....
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - About half-way through the game, I couldn't put up with the framerate anymore. Plus, unlike previous TH games, most goals pretty much required holding down combos for 2+ minutes without bailing just to get "Sick" rankings, and I got real tired of retrying the same goals for an hour at a time.
Rainbow Six Vegas - The rampant spawn-camping in multiplayer kept me from pushing forward.
Same situation here - after ignoring the game for 2 months, I had to dig into the quest log just to remind myself what needed to be done next. Once I did, though, I was fully sucked back in. It's really good - trust me.
Tony Hawk's Project 8 - About half-way through the game, I couldn't put up with the framerate anymore. Plus, unlike previous TH games, most goals pretty much required holding down combos for 2+ minutes without bailing just to get "Sick" rankings, and I got real tired of retrying the same goals for an hour at a time.
Rainbow Six Vegas - The rampant spawn-camping in multiplayer kept me from pushing forward.
navii said:
Same situation here - after ignoring the game for 2 months, I had to dig into the quest log just to remind myself what needed to be done next. Once I did, though, I was fully sucked back in. It's really good - trust me.
[Nintex] said:
-I hate smashbrothers since I am a boxing and SF fan
-Pikmin I played and thought it was decent.
-Rogue Leader I never played
(wasn't the first time I played Gamecube)
The only game I miss not getting was RE4 big big time.
-Super Paper Mario is not my style of game at all
-I bought Zelda at launch like everyone but that doesnt keep me playing for four months.
-I have R*M's
Dragona Akehi
Retired
AniHawk said:
Clearly, AniHawk uses it to concentrate and magnify his hatred.
What an amateur.
Mr_Gronranth
Member
Metroid Prime - Boring as all hell.
OOT: Master Quest - This would have been my 3rd or 4th time playing through OOT, but unfortuantely half way through the game a ****ing Like-Like swallows my water tunic. And me being the incredibly intellegent fellow I am, walked into another room, saved, and promptly turned off the GCN. Goodbye water tunic, hello endless quest of finding enough golden skulltullas so that I can upgrade my wallet and purchase a new tunic to continue.
Star Ocean: 'Til the End of Time - Really boring and generic characters. Decent battle system.
Xenosaga - Tried restarting 2 or three times, the game just never did it for me like I thought it would.
OOT: Master Quest - This would have been my 3rd or 4th time playing through OOT, but unfortuantely half way through the game a ****ing Like-Like swallows my water tunic. And me being the incredibly intellegent fellow I am, walked into another room, saved, and promptly turned off the GCN. Goodbye water tunic, hello endless quest of finding enough golden skulltullas so that I can upgrade my wallet and purchase a new tunic to continue.
Star Ocean: 'Til the End of Time - Really boring and generic characters. Decent battle system.
Xenosaga - Tried restarting 2 or three times, the game just never did it for me like I thought it would.
Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
I was very hyped for this game (just read the first half of the Lost Planet thread). The demo was excellent, and led me to believe that the final game would be also. Somehow, Capcom made the visuals better, and the gameplay worse. What wasn't in the demo:
1) Enemies and levels that took advantage of your inability to shoot straight up or straight down.
2) Rocket juggling.
3) Mech staggers when struck by pretty much anything.
After getting the game, I worked my way throught several levels, not really enjoying it much. But something kept distracting me - Heavy Weapon on XBLA. I played that game non-stop for a couple of weeks. Then it hit me - why was I not going back to my $70 investment? Shouldn't I have fun with that?
So I tried again. Over the course of a week I got through to stage 8, when after a long series of deaths all due to being struck ONCE, then getting juggled to death, I realized I just wasn't having fun. I was making myself play the game, hoping I'd get some enjoyment out of it.
Nevermind the brain-dead writing and acting in the cinematics, or even the incredible music, visual design and delicious explosions. The game wasn't fun for me.
Out it went. I exchanged it for Crackdown, a title I've put well over 60 hours into at this point. No regrets.
It was the first game I've returned without beating since Gunvalkyrie. (Dead Rising excepted, which went back after one day because of the text issue.)
I was very hyped for this game (just read the first half of the Lost Planet thread). The demo was excellent, and led me to believe that the final game would be also. Somehow, Capcom made the visuals better, and the gameplay worse. What wasn't in the demo:
1) Enemies and levels that took advantage of your inability to shoot straight up or straight down.
2) Rocket juggling.
3) Mech staggers when struck by pretty much anything.
After getting the game, I worked my way throught several levels, not really enjoying it much. But something kept distracting me - Heavy Weapon on XBLA. I played that game non-stop for a couple of weeks. Then it hit me - why was I not going back to my $70 investment? Shouldn't I have fun with that?
So I tried again. Over the course of a week I got through to stage 8, when after a long series of deaths all due to being struck ONCE, then getting juggled to death, I realized I just wasn't having fun. I was making myself play the game, hoping I'd get some enjoyment out of it.
Nevermind the brain-dead writing and acting in the cinematics, or even the incredible music, visual design and delicious explosions. The game wasn't fun for me.
Out it went. I exchanged it for Crackdown, a title I've put well over 60 hours into at this point. No regrets.
It was the first game I've returned without beating since Gunvalkyrie. (Dead Rising excepted, which went back after one day because of the text issue.)
I kinda understand the hate for Metroid Prime... although i really love it..
It felt really really gloomy and i felt sick and down while i played the game.. The aiming was nonexistant which made it pretty repetitive actionwise and the scanning was kinda meh at the first glance (well later i discovered how detailed the log was and then it turned into awesome)
I picked it up again about 1.5 years after i bought it at US launch... and i began to appreciate the game much more..
It felt really really gloomy and i felt sick and down while i played the game.. The aiming was nonexistant which made it pretty repetitive actionwise and the scanning was kinda meh at the first glance (well later i discovered how detailed the log was and then it turned into awesome)
I picked it up again about 1.5 years after i bought it at US launch... and i began to appreciate the game much more..
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
Mo the Hawk said:
I don't know exactly what I should think of the MGS serie beyond MGS1 (which was awesome, no doubt about that one). I certainly disliked Raiden, but the Boss battles in MGS2 (and general story, aside from Rose) where pretty good. MGS2 wasn't a particularly good game, but it was ok, I guess.
I loathed the way MGS3 gameplay worked though. The camera never supported the type of stealth gameplay the game was supposed to have, so I ended up just running from one area checkpoint to the next. And climbing a ladder just for the player to hear the themesong for the game must be one of the lamest gamedesign decissions ever (imo). The final sections of the game where a massive improvement over the first parts though.
But in general terms the cutscenes seem to have too much weight over the gameplay for the whole to be considered "very good". I sold them after completion, but then I did sell almost everything I've played in that period.
Sonic Heroes, GCN
Controlling a team containing Sonic, Tails and Knuckles at the same time sounded sooo cool before I bought it... now I know better.
Pokemon Stadium, N64
I love the Game Boy games, but the N64 ones are really, really boring. The only fun were the minigames when played with enough friends.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, GCN
It just got so boring... don't know exactly why.
There are lots of other games I didn't finish, but those are the ones I know I won't be picking up again.
Controlling a team containing Sonic, Tails and Knuckles at the same time sounded sooo cool before I bought it... now I know better.
Pokemon Stadium, N64
I love the Game Boy games, but the N64 ones are really, really boring. The only fun were the minigames when played with enough friends.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within, GCN
It just got so boring... don't know exactly why.
There are lots of other games I didn't finish, but those are the ones I know I won't be picking up again.
replicashooter
Banned
FFVII - Missed it altogether on the PS1, played it on the PSP with the 'save anywhere' feature enabled making it a hell of a lot better but it now languishes around the bit where you get to the Temple Of The Ancients for some reason that escapes me at the moment - I probably should have something at this moment that I need but haven't got and hence why it gathers the metaphoric dust...
The backtracking, no real idea of where to go (too much freedom) and the nagging feeling that I'll be backtracking as I had no idea about the Temple until I got there and have now missed the thing that makes it open all = Grrrrrr
The backtracking, no real idea of where to go (too much freedom) and the nagging feeling that I'll be backtracking as I had no idea about the Temple until I got there and have now missed the thing that makes it open all = Grrrrrr
GTA series is getting so old. It was all good uptil GTA 3 but after that.. no more, please. With multiplayer it could be better though so I have high expectations there.
I also don't get the Gears of War hype. It's a good game but not that good.
FFXII I love the gameplay (like a good sp MMORPG), bad story and not enough emotion put into the characters. Felt sterile.
I also don't get the Gears of War hype. It's a good game but not that good.
FFXII I love the gameplay (like a good sp MMORPG), bad story and not enough emotion put into the characters. Felt sterile.
Verve said:
i hated the two-rider gimmick and the sheer amount of items flying around the track at all times that came as a result of it. i played it for a few days trying to recapture that feeling i had from mk64/dkr but it never happened and i haven't touched the game since. 7.9 total.
Danne-Danger
Member
FFXII - The game went from "This looks kinda promising (opening CG)", to "Hmm, the combat is pretty repetative... well... at least I don't need to play it", to "Why the **** am I playing this (~25-30h mark)!?". I'm fairly sure that I'll never pick up that abomination again.
Oblivion – Dumb-downed Morrowind with prettier graphics and horrible design. Just went back to the far superior original and never looked back.
Oblivion – Dumb-downed Morrowind with prettier graphics and horrible design. Just went back to the far superior original and never looked back.
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
Sudeki - Hated the art, hated the dumb game design, hated the fact it took four years to make and got funded while Psychonauts and Stranger got dropped. SHITE.
Zelda: Twilight Princess - Soooo slooooooooooooooow. WTF is with all that fetch quest shit inbetween dungeons? And 15 hours until you're free to explore the world? **** that, and **** you Aunouma or however I spell your shitty name.
James Pond - Old and shit. Go away.
Super Mario Sunshine - Nintendo makes a RARE game. Collectathon pain. A game of those purist, tactile challenge levels would've totally rocked. But alas.
Half Life 2 - Got bored. Not my thang. Too linear and too one-dimensional. Hell, I enjoyed Doom 3 more.
Zelda: Twilight Princess - Soooo slooooooooooooooow. WTF is with all that fetch quest shit inbetween dungeons? And 15 hours until you're free to explore the world? **** that, and **** you Aunouma or however I spell your shitty name.
James Pond - Old and shit. Go away.
Super Mario Sunshine - Nintendo makes a RARE game. Collectathon pain. A game of those purist, tactile challenge levels would've totally rocked. But alas.
Half Life 2 - Got bored. Not my thang. Too linear and too one-dimensional. Hell, I enjoyed Doom 3 more.
boutrosinit
Street Fighter IV World Champion
Trax416 said:I would also like to bring this gem into the discussion.
Not much needs to be said but It was purchased brand new and I hated myself for a long time because of it.
The people who made this game need to be inch punched repeatedly so they know how you feel.
crazyscreenwriter
Banned
Metal Gear Solid 2 -- because I wanted to play a damn game, not watch a damn movie. I also hate the writing and the dialog. The Final Fantasy series after the first PSOne game for the same reason.
Gears of War - fun, beautiful, and then its over and its just kind of tedious to go back to. Traded it in, never looked back.
Dead Rising - Fun, hilarious and super-forgettable.
Star Ocean 3 - Sold it based on voice acting alone. Waste of money.
God of War - block pushing, annoying dialed-in bs. I saw a great game with retarded flaws and was so frustrated I returned it.
Dead Rising - Fun, hilarious and super-forgettable.
Star Ocean 3 - Sold it based on voice acting alone. Waste of money.
God of War - block pushing, annoying dialed-in bs. I saw a great game with retarded flaws and was so frustrated I returned it.
Death_Born
Banned
Mr_Gronranth said:
I will stay away from the usual GTA:SA, Zelda: TP, Final Fantasy 8, FF12, Halo 2, God of War, etc etc. they do suck, they really do, horrible games......but
Disgaea: I will never let any chance in my life go by without alerting people at how ass backwards and worthless this game was. DIE, DIE, DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I hate this game. Its not funny, the classes suck, there is no strategy. AGHHHHHHHHHHHH. I want my $50 ( at the time I bought it ) back!!!!
Who made this game. KILL, KILL, KILL! HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Disgaea: I will never let any chance in my life go by without alerting people at how ass backwards and worthless this game was. DIE, DIE, DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. I hate this game. Its not funny, the classes suck, there is no strategy. AGHHHHHHHHHHHH. I want my $50 ( at the time I bought it ) back!!!!
Who made this game. KILL, KILL, KILL! HATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Final Fantasy 3 (DS): I keep trying to love it, because the original is fun despite all of its bugs... while this time it's boring despite fixing all of FF3 NES's awful bugs.
Xenogears (and by extension, Xeno-anything): I actually beat this game, but I had to put all the horrible gameplay and storytelling flaws in the back of my head and just focus on the awesome music (and it doesn't hurt that when you can learn 7 AP deathblows, the battles are a lot better). I tried playing through it again and couldn't focus on anything but the giant list of RPG cliches exercised in the story, the poor storytelling (even if the story itself has some potential), or the god-awful dungeons.
FF8: At some point I just said "**** it, I'm not playing this anymore" and quit. I almost want to finish it someday just because I'm a completionist... but I don't like it. It's nearly all about the story and not the gameplay, though.
Xenogears (and by extension, Xeno-anything): I actually beat this game, but I had to put all the horrible gameplay and storytelling flaws in the back of my head and just focus on the awesome music (and it doesn't hurt that when you can learn 7 AP deathblows, the battles are a lot better). I tried playing through it again and couldn't focus on anything but the giant list of RPG cliches exercised in the story, the poor storytelling (even if the story itself has some potential), or the god-awful dungeons.
FF8: At some point I just said "**** it, I'm not playing this anymore" and quit. I almost want to finish it someday just because I'm a completionist... but I don't like it. It's nearly all about the story and not the gameplay, though.
Devil May Cry 3, maybe I've played Ninja Gaiden too much, but the levels are long, boring and sometime confusing. The regular ennemies aren't aggressive enough or fun to beat, beating felt like working than actually playing, making combo can be pretty fun, since you have to be very aggressive and all, but I don't really enjoy this kind of gameplay. And then there's a boss that rape me, and then I must replay through the entire level. This game just isn't for me. And the cut scene are pretty terrible too.
I always try to give this game another try, but I never enjoy it, and I don't think I ever will. I'm pretty sick of RPGs too, they mostly feel like a waste of time. The battles are usely not fun and not challenign, just a waste of time, feels a little like working too. The fact is that those shit are pretty addictive, once you're into the shit, you can spend a lot of time playing. But they rarely feel enjoyable or amusing, which pose me some ethical problem since a game is supposed to be entertaining rather than just time consuming.
I always try to give this game another try, but I never enjoy it, and I don't think I ever will. I'm pretty sick of RPGs too, they mostly feel like a waste of time. The battles are usely not fun and not challenign, just a waste of time, feels a little like working too. The fact is that those shit are pretty addictive, once you're into the shit, you can spend a lot of time playing. But they rarely feel enjoyable or amusing, which pose me some ethical problem since a game is supposed to be entertaining rather than just time consuming.
Aggelos
Member
With PS1 I exiled a few games. I wasn't "researching" into my potential purchases.
I remember in 2001 I exiled RE: CVX. I purchased it with aniticipation, because back then it was the next-gen Biohazard game but I found the story-screenplay-setting totally dimwitted-drivelling....
So after finishing the game and unlocking everything (took me 1-1.5 week) I exiled the game and eversince I didn't feel any affinity for RE:CVX to re-purchase it.
This was my last "mistake" with RECVX. Eversince I carefully select what I am going to purchase. Thus I haven't been forced to exile any of my games since 2001.
I remember in 2001 I exiled RE: CVX. I purchased it with aniticipation, because back then it was the next-gen Biohazard game but I found the story-screenplay-setting totally dimwitted-drivelling....
So after finishing the game and unlocking everything (took me 1-1.5 week) I exiled the game and eversince I didn't feel any affinity for RE:CVX to re-purchase it.
This was my last "mistake" with RECVX. Eversince I carefully select what I am going to purchase. Thus I haven't been forced to exile any of my games since 2001.
No.1 said:
how could I have forgotten of KH!
God I hated that game... there are 2 things Square can't code: Platformers and a Camera Engine (even the FFXII camera is wonky)
I played like 10 hours of it and I got to the point were I thought "Why am I still playing it if I'm not enjoying ANYTHING of this game"
JzeroT1437
Member
I started Majora's Mask this past summer, got to the Zora Temple, then quit playing because school started. I plan on going back to it this upcoming Summer. Also, I finished Oracle of Ages, but have yet to start Oracle of Seasons.
Does that count? Neither is really exiled--more just on vacation.
I will say that I sold Kingdom Hearts II and God of War right after beating them (which, for both, was within a week of their release.) They were okay, but I could tell I would never want to play them again.
I also recently traded my mint, non-greatest hits Vagrant Story for a copy of NiGHTS with no manual or original box. I didn't like VS when it was released, and its only gotten worse in my eyes since.
Does that count? Neither is really exiled--more just on vacation.
I will say that I sold Kingdom Hearts II and God of War right after beating them (which, for both, was within a week of their release.) They were okay, but I could tell I would never want to play them again.
I also recently traded my mint, non-greatest hits Vagrant Story for a copy of NiGHTS with no manual or original box. I didn't like VS when it was released, and its only gotten worse in my eyes since.