NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
I don' t think I've every outright given up on anything. As long as it's in my possession, I'll come back to it someday.
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last game you gave up on
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synchronicity
Member
Mad Max. I gave it quite a bit of time, but everything was just so Ubisofty. The world was a pretty faithful recreation, and I enjoyed it, but everything just felt bland and uninspired in execution.
I used to finish everything I started when I was younger for the most part, but there's just too many great games to waste your time with ones that are obviously never going to be special to you imo. I'll give everything a fair shake though. I don't drop anything until I'm sure that I've seen what it has to offer and have decided it's just not going to be worth my time against the backdrop of what I might find out there that will really excite me.
I used to finish everything I started when I was younger for the most part, but there's just too many great games to waste your time with ones that are obviously never going to be special to you imo. I'll give everything a fair shake though. I don't drop anything until I'm sure that I've seen what it has to offer and have decided it's just not going to be worth my time against the backdrop of what I might find out there that will really excite me.
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SonicVolcano
Member
On the verge of giving up on Dishonored 2. Because of its terrible performance, even on a RTX 2080 Ti. It feels sluggish and there is this nasty movement effect which makes me dizzy.
A shame.
A shame.
iconmaster
Banned
I just had a second tongue grafted in so I could bite both simultaneously.
For me it was Octopath Traveller. I think it's actually a really neat game! I just hit a hard boss and bounced off rather than grind for XP.
GHG
Member
I'm in the same boat with that game... Think I got to the point where I was about to get the final ability but fell off it.
I can't pinpoint why really. I had fun with it but it got repetitive and stopped grabbing me as much as it did during the initial few hours.
Might go back, might not. Not really fussed.
Cert.in.Death
Member
Put another down for Sekiro. Made it up to the first general boss fight (same guy as the tutorial boss) and just resigned. I deeply dislike the stagger mechanic and how blocking is, at times, the only effective means to gain the advantage.
Before that? Nioh.
Hmm, that’s a weird coincidence....
Before that? Nioh.
Hmm, that’s a weird coincidence....
MisterBrimstone
Member
Dragon Quest XI - Couldn't stand one more minute the bland story and most of the characters. Also the combat. Also how easy it was.
AntiCap
Member
Bravely Second. Games seem to have a low threshold for good storytelling already, but this is cringeworthy.
It's a shame, since I really liked the battle mechanics. But the dialogue is so uninspired and childish. I don't mean to say that it seems to be aimed at children; there are masterpieces that have been written for children. This game seems like it was written by children.
It's a shame, since I really liked the battle mechanics. But the dialogue is so uninspired and childish. I don't mean to say that it seems to be aimed at children; there are masterpieces that have been written for children. This game seems like it was written by children.
themidnightsun156
Member
soul eater is the one who did me in, i beat his first stage then was introduced to his second stage and called bullshit, plus those flying teleporting enemies leading up to soul eater's boss room were just fucking annoying, i always ended up taking damage and had to heal myself, then when i got to soul eater himself i was always either down a hit point with no heath juice or had all hit points with no health juice, then he'd get his shots in and i was quickly disposed of because i could not heal myself quick enough
i might go back to the game one day but the more i consider it the more i realize i just wasn't having fun, the backtracking is annoying especially with vendors in only 1 part of the map, wish they had a way you could teleport between benches rather than having to use the train, or at the very least having to trains in the same area
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AntiCap
Member
Really? I thought the characters were fairly well done for what they were. I might just be so starved for decent story these days that anything passable will do. I will admit that the mission design had me constantly thinking the game was building to something, which never quite materialised, so I didn't realise it was disappointing except in retrospect.
To be honest, I'd say the continued sales are mostly due to the online which seems to be ridiculously popular.
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DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
Red Dead Redemption 2. I'll go back to it though. I just was not in the mood for a slow Cowboy simulator, micromanaging inventory, and all the minutia.
ValiantTraveler
Member
I'm considering giving up on Xenoblade, I can't beat the final boss's second form. I've sunk a good 72 hours into that game and it was an absolute blast all the way until the penultimate area (Bionis' Interior) where I had to grind for hours to beat that one insufferable boss (the disciple). I don't like grinding in JRPGs but was willing to make an exception because I really want to finish Xenoblade. However the last boss reaches levels of bullshit that make me want to watch the ending cutscenes on YouTube and move on to the next game.
The reasons I'm about to give up are:
1) You can't save your game after you decide to fight the penultimate boss (the other disciple), you have to continue all the way through to the end (thankfully the 3DS's sleep mode is a godsend and mitigates that issue)
2) The last boss summons minions that will quickly decimate your party if you don't kill them, but of course while you're busy doing so the boss hits you like a truck, it's a pick your poison situation where whichever opponent you're not targeting is going to curbstomp you with one shot moves and whatnot
3) Parties of three members suck when you're up against a tough boss, as soon as one character dies the boss targets the other characters and quickly kills them before you can revive the fallen character, so you get stuck in a situation where you're struggling to heal and revive and thus can't, y'know, attack the boss
4) I'm aware equipments and gems can make a big difference but at this point I'm not going to invest God knows how many hours to get the perfect gear
I've heard of players having an easy time against the final boss with underlevelled parties and/or optimal equipment but I can't afford the time to deep dive into all the intricacies of an already very long game. That said it's a marvellous JRPG and I'm glad I got to experience it first hand.
The reasons I'm about to give up are:
1) You can't save your game after you decide to fight the penultimate boss (the other disciple), you have to continue all the way through to the end (thankfully the 3DS's sleep mode is a godsend and mitigates that issue)
2) The last boss summons minions that will quickly decimate your party if you don't kill them, but of course while you're busy doing so the boss hits you like a truck, it's a pick your poison situation where whichever opponent you're not targeting is going to curbstomp you with one shot moves and whatnot
3) Parties of three members suck when you're up against a tough boss, as soon as one character dies the boss targets the other characters and quickly kills them before you can revive the fallen character, so you get stuck in a situation where you're struggling to heal and revive and thus can't, y'know, attack the boss
4) I'm aware equipments and gems can make a big difference but at this point I'm not going to invest God knows how many hours to get the perfect gear
I've heard of players having an easy time against the final boss with underlevelled parties and/or optimal equipment but I can't afford the time to deep dive into all the intricacies of an already very long game. That said it's a marvellous JRPG and I'm glad I got to experience it first hand.
CoffeeExpress
Member
FF12 on Switch. I hate Vaan, and the plot is pretty dumb. While the gameplay is alright, I prefer the more direct combat of recent installments.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
I played GTA5 for 30 minutes and never touched it again. I have no idea what the appeal is or maybe I grew out of it by Vice City.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Spiderman PS4. I enjoyed what I played, but then it felt like I had seen everything the game had to offer about 50% through.
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
RDR2. Probably put in 40 hours.
theHFIC
Member
On PS3 the one game I gave up on the quickest was God of War: Ascension during that stupid series of elevator battles at the end. To this day it is still one of the worst stages in a game I have played next to Bioshock Infinite's final battle (which I did finish after giving up on it for a long time).
On PS4, I am afraid that I may get perma-banned for saying this, but I gave up on Witcher 3. Every time I tried to do a mission I get pulled into 40 side quests and then another 40 side quests from each of those. Plus I had just finished playing Horizion Zero Dawn and The Witcher 3's character controls were horribly stiff compared to it in my opinion. I just couldn't get pulled in.
On PS4, I am afraid that I may get perma-banned for saying this, but I gave up on Witcher 3. Every time I tried to do a mission I get pulled into 40 side quests and then another 40 side quests from each of those. Plus I had just finished playing Horizion Zero Dawn and The Witcher 3's character controls were horribly stiff compared to it in my opinion. I just couldn't get pulled in.
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ROMhack
Member
There's a Halo Wars 2??
RAIDEN1
Member
Of course! It came out in 2017..
#Phonepunk#
Banned
FFXV came out nearly 3 years ago, I still haven't beaten it. I got to the Venice town and got so frustrated trying to navigate that place that I gave up.
AntiCap
Member
I actually gave up at that point, too. Only picked it up again to show a friend how shitty I thought the game was. Ironically, I really enjoyed everything that came after that point. The narrative, tone, characterisation and certain gameplay elements improved significantly and stayed consistent til the end of the game.
ruvikx
Banned
I gave up on the ps4 version. Seriously, the combat & character movement speed makes 60 fps an absolute must. It's ugly as hell on console & 30 fps ruins the action/traversal. I've since also attempted to give-up on the pc version multiple times for other reasons (it's a dumb repetitive game, honestly, which never really surprises & is designed like a Destiny "addiction" clone - including same menu style & flashy "level increase" jingle), but I'm still playing it because I can't be bothered to install something else.
I'm now just waiting for the Medievil remake. Whatever I'm playing when that lands will get shelved for a ling time, probably permanenlty.
Spaceman292
Banned
Absolutely this. It still doesn't make sense to me that some of the most expensive games ever have such shit writing.
Spaceman292
Banned
You wanker.
MightySquirrel
Banned
GoW2018 just too low quality game.
semiconscious
Member
astral chain. just returned it. made it to chapter 7, & saw no point in continuing. the game's a beautifully polished shell, containing neither heart nor soul, & the astral plane, where you spend much of your time, is as ugly an environment as i've ever seen in a video game...
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ipukespiders
Member
Tacoma on XBOX game pass.
I have played and enjoyed quite a few walking simulators, but this one was terrible.
edit: oops, I should have read the OP. I didn't put any time into this at all, but I'll leave it here anyways, as I almost never say "never again" to any game.
I have played and enjoyed quite a few walking simulators, but this one was terrible.
edit: oops, I should have read the OP. I didn't put any time into this at all, but I'll leave it here anyways, as I almost never say "never again" to any game.
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Dthomp
Member
Only two times, cause I hate giving up on games.
1) Demons Souls - Tried 4 different times over the years and I hate it. I bash my head into a wall for a few hours for no real progress and hate it every time.
2) Just Cause 3 - My nephew loves this and I tried it after getting it from PS+ and I don't get it (And I love open world games). Think I played it around 6-7 hours and just could not get into any of it.
1) Demons Souls - Tried 4 different times over the years and I hate it. I bash my head into a wall for a few hours for no real progress and hate it every time.
2) Just Cause 3 - My nephew loves this and I tried it after getting it from PS+ and I don't get it (And I love open world games). Think I played it around 6-7 hours and just could not get into any of it.
sublimit
Banned
You can also avoid combat in sea later on.
IMO these seem like very trivial reasons to quit a game that otherwise you're suppossedly enjoying.
Jigsaah
Gold Member
The Division 2. I gave up after they blew up a few builds i had going with nerfs. Its hard to basically start from scratch farming and building up gear for a post patch build. U thought the new darkzone would be better, but it honestly just lacked the action you saw during the first darkzone. People were given too many tools to circumvent the clear and present danger of me gunning for them around the next corner.
Badlucktroll
Member
I gave up on Days Gone, i just didn't have the patience or drive.
Saber
Gold Member
The ones I spend most time:
Monster Hunter World - Its not possible to not spend time with this. This game must be the worst type of time wasting, in this case in particular grinding. Felt terrible just to try finishing the game and when I beat it, droped instantly.
Ones that I drop and didn't invest much of time:
Dragonball Fighter Z
Chasm
Killzone Shadowfall.
Monster Hunter World - Its not possible to not spend time with this. This game must be the worst type of time wasting, in this case in particular grinding. Felt terrible just to try finishing the game and when I beat it, droped instantly.
Ones that I drop and didn't invest much of time:
Dragonball Fighter Z
Chasm
Killzone Shadowfall.
D.Final
Banned
I suggest you to finish the game.
Because Final Fantasy XV have one of the best ending, for a Final Fantasy game, ever made.