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Which Games Have Just BORED You to DEATH?
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I don't know man, I think there's a fair amount still left over:PsychoRaven said:
Assassins Creed 2
Assassins Creed Brotherhood
Fallout New Vegas
GTAIV Ballad of Gay Tony
GTAIV Lost and Damned
Resistance 2
Halo 3
Halo Reach
Bioshock 2
Dead Space 2
Little Big Planet 2
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Yeah, Galaxy looks amazing to me. I'm going to pick up Cafe for the backwards compatibility. A bunch of Wii games I really want to play.CoffeeJanitor said:
Fable III. I got this by mistake from Goozex(Forgot to take off list) and it must have taken some great skill to make a game so shallow. They manage to reduce an RPG which was already the bare bones, into COD the RPG. Barrel roll to regen health. Spam Spell or Melee. Barrel Roll some more. Not a single fucking stat. I'm going say I finished this for the achievements, because I have no idea why else I would have.
Dragon Quest, Entire series. I foolishly give these a try every now and then, due to the love shown. With me proceeding to put them down after 20-30 minutes every time. They are the vanilla ice cream of RPGs. Completely bland. I don't feel anything is poorly designed either about the titles. The series just lacks any spark.
Metal Gear Solid III. I played 1 and 2, enjoy 1 well enough. To sum up my play time with this. After falling asleep during the opening credits, Followed by answering codecs, and finally wrestling crocs. I think it was about 20-25 minutes for me to actually do something.
GTAIV. Another good one were grounding the title ruined a lot of the fun. I went from 100+ hours in each of the ones prior, to lasting maybe 2 hours. Before someone called again to whine.
Dragon Quest, Entire series. I foolishly give these a try every now and then, due to the love shown. With me proceeding to put them down after 20-30 minutes every time. They are the vanilla ice cream of RPGs. Completely bland. I don't feel anything is poorly designed either about the titles. The series just lacks any spark.
Metal Gear Solid III. I played 1 and 2, enjoy 1 well enough. To sum up my play time with this. After falling asleep during the opening credits, Followed by answering codecs, and finally wrestling crocs. I think it was about 20-25 minutes for me to actually do something.
GTAIV. Another good one were grounding the title ruined a lot of the fun. I went from 100+ hours in each of the ones prior, to lasting maybe 2 hours. Before someone called again to whine.
Trent Strong
Banned
Red Dead
LA Noire
Batman AA
LA Noire
Batman AA
FloppyDelux
Member
Persona 1 and 2 but i love 3.
bigboss370
Member
tried a few times to get into it...but it just didn't work. such a boring/bad game
Bioware games. Maybe I just haven't gotten far enough in any of them, but the writing always seems so stodgy and lifeless.
Assassin's Creed(the entire series). I recognize that they're well made, but they just bore the piss out of me.
Most recently, L.A. Noire. I somehow made it to the third disc, but it's scratched. I'm glad because it gave me an excuse to finally stop playing.
Assassin's Creed(the entire series). I recognize that they're well made, but they just bore the piss out of me.
Most recently, L.A. Noire. I somehow made it to the third disc, but it's scratched. I'm glad because it gave me an excuse to finally stop playing.
Necromanti
Member
Ah, that reminds me...
I loved Jak and Daxter, but I didn't really feel it with Jak 2.
I super-loved Sly Clooper and the Thievius Racoonus, but Sly 2 didn't draw me in the same way.
And Resistance. It just felt so uninspired for an Insomniac game.
I loved Jak and Daxter, but I didn't really feel it with Jak 2.
I super-loved Sly Clooper and the Thievius Racoonus, but Sly 2 didn't draw me in the same way.
And Resistance. It just felt so uninspired for an Insomniac game.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Persona 3 FES - So boring I just can't get past the first few hours. I love games with VN elements but this was just way too dull. After playing Persona 1 PSP I don't think I'll try out another game in this series.
Fallout 3 - I loved the beginning of the game and thought it was awesome, but after getting out and adventuring around the place the game was just dead boring for me. Pretty much killed my interest in playing other Fallout games.
Amnesia: The Dark Decent - I expected something scary and I ended up falling asleep playing it. Total disappointment.
Fallout 3 - I loved the beginning of the game and thought it was awesome, but after getting out and adventuring around the place the game was just dead boring for me. Pretty much killed my interest in playing other Fallout games.
Amnesia: The Dark Decent - I expected something scary and I ended up falling asleep playing it. Total disappointment.
bigboss370
Member
oh yeah halo also 'bores' me...i've only played halo3 and odst a bit. i mean i can play it and i think its an okayish game but i think its massively overhyped/rated...
brandonh83
Banned
I found Fallout: New Vegas to be something of an antihistamine.
perfectnight
Banned
Pretty much every Zelda game I've ever played has bored me into dropping it. The mechanics are extremely shallow and the puzzles aren't even hard.
Smash Bros Melee/Brawl. This thing is supposed to be a party game yet it's nowhere near as fun as something like Mario Party. That said, it's even more boring when people play it as a competitive fighting game. The limited movesets make this very dull to watch.
World of Warcraft's combat system is just bland and that's what you'll be doing 90% of the time in this game, so I don't know how people can play this for so long. Sound effects are weak, skill effects are pitiful and the big numbers flying above your enemy's head is about the height of the combat system. Absolutely awful.
Gothic series is like a bad joke. There isn't a single aspect of these games that I can write positively about.
SOTC/Ico are shallow games that are more about looking at the pretty art than actually playing the game(s). That's how I felt anyway.
Not going to bother listing JRPGs because the list would never end.
Smash Bros Melee/Brawl. This thing is supposed to be a party game yet it's nowhere near as fun as something like Mario Party. That said, it's even more boring when people play it as a competitive fighting game. The limited movesets make this very dull to watch.
World of Warcraft's combat system is just bland and that's what you'll be doing 90% of the time in this game, so I don't know how people can play this for so long. Sound effects are weak, skill effects are pitiful and the big numbers flying above your enemy's head is about the height of the combat system. Absolutely awful.
Gothic series is like a bad joke. There isn't a single aspect of these games that I can write positively about.
SOTC/Ico are shallow games that are more about looking at the pretty art than actually playing the game(s). That's how I felt anyway.
Not going to bother listing JRPGs because the list would never end.
Zomba13
Member
Final Fantasy XIV - I loved XI (my favourite MMO) and I didn't mind the Beta of this but the game that was released was pretty much the beta, and it sucked. I could put up with the stuff in the beta because I thought we'd get more in the actual game. Like more quests and story stuff and bugs and usability fixes but nope. Playing through just bored me at release.
The Witcher - Not all of it mind. Just Chapter 1 and early Chapter 2. Didn't help that I didn't know I needed it to be a certain time before I could advance the story but it was so boring being stuck in just the temple quarter of Vizima. The game got a lot better though.
The Witcher - Not all of it mind. Just Chapter 1 and early Chapter 2. Didn't help that I didn't know I needed it to be a certain time before I could advance the story but it was so boring being stuck in just the temple quarter of Vizima. The game got a lot better though.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Drkirby said:
ObnoxiousZebra
Member
Hm, lets see.
Assassin's Creed 1
Halo ODST
Halo Reach
Resistance 2
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Crysis 2
Yakuza 3's orphanage shit
Any Animal Crossing game
Assassin's Creed 1
Halo ODST
Halo Reach
Resistance 2
Mass Effect 1 and 2
Crysis 2
Yakuza 3's orphanage shit
Any Animal Crossing game
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
NeoUltima said:
I will defend FC2 to the death!
But, really, even I think it drags quite a bit and it's one of my favorite games.
I think a NG+ where we could've kept our diamonds and had all the weapons unlocked from the word go would have added a much-needed layer to the game.
I also think it would have benefited tremendously with some kind of loot system beyond the diamonds - in a game so viscerally intense, when all you're collecting is diamonds and ammo, it wears on the psyche and is part of what makes the game drag. It's why saving and advancing the time is one of the coolest "features" in the game: it simulates sleep and breaks the monotony. Being able to kill and eat animals, or even scrounge for food Fallout 3 style, would have done more of the same I reckon.
And a great idea I had the last time I was playing *pats back* is that when you destroy generators, it should have some effect. Maybe instead of respawning in their usual fashion, guards would spawn in "fixing the generator" mode for your next visit, making them sitting ducks for you; but then upon your third visit, should you make it, they'd be reset back again. Would've add another little layer.
And last it was utterly tragic that you only saw those injury-heal animations if your health got to below like fucking 5% or some shit. I'm playing on Infamous, dudes, if my health is 5% I was dead five seconds ago. I saw it maybe five times in 40 hours.
iconoclast
Member
Red Dead Redemption. Constantly traveling from point A to B is extremely tedious, the combat has almost no variety and the mechanics aren't even good (hold LT to auto-target everyone; how exciting), the plot is boring and predictable, none of the side missions are interesting, and of course, Mexico is just terrible. I did like most of the characters, but I had to force myself through this game because it was so incredibly dull.
Mario Galaxy is another game I find boring most of the time. There are more than a few great stages throughout the game for sure, but most of the time the game is simply not fun because the stages are way too easy. I usually can't play for more than an hour without getting bored and switching to something else.
Some other games I don't feel like elaborating on: Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed, every GTA, Viva Pinata, Gears of War (campaign), every Splinter Cell (campaign), Just Cause, Dante's Inferno, Morrowind, Oblivion, the first 20 hours of Fallout 3, Fable 2, Resistance, Puzzle Quest, X-Blades, Call of Duty 3, Space Invaders Extreme, Final Fantasy 4, Eternal Sonata
Mario Galaxy is another game I find boring most of the time. There are more than a few great stages throughout the game for sure, but most of the time the game is simply not fun because the stages are way too easy. I usually can't play for more than an hour without getting bored and switching to something else.
Some other games I don't feel like elaborating on: Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed, every GTA, Viva Pinata, Gears of War (campaign), every Splinter Cell (campaign), Just Cause, Dante's Inferno, Morrowind, Oblivion, the first 20 hours of Fallout 3, Fable 2, Resistance, Puzzle Quest, X-Blades, Call of Duty 3, Space Invaders Extreme, Final Fantasy 4, Eternal Sonata
Really, after 3 or 4 hours of gameplay, something grabbed me. I honestly wanted to see what happened next, since the story wasn't to predictable.Dark Schala said:I honestly think that's what put me off to it. The music is gorgeous (as with the other Suikoden games, I imported both soundtracks for the game), but I just didn't like it that much. I really missed the Suikoden-esque vibe and I think that's why I didn't find it as mentally engaging as the other Suikoden titles at all. By which I mean... you know how you get "in the zone" for a game? Tierkreis didn't grab me like the other games, that's all.
I finished it completely. I was just making a terrible joke about the protagonist's speedy speech in the beginning.
IchigoSharingan
Member
I can't believe the games listed in the OP. I certainly didn't expect that. It's like walking into a bar and finding a bunch of mermaids making out and snorting cocaine lines.
Maybe "bored" isn't exactly the right word for this example, but I guess it sort of fits under this category. At least I will probably be bored of it until I can learn to actually be decent at it.....
Waaay back I bought vanilla SFIV on Steam, but didn't play much of it, and never really got good at it, and haven't gone back. This game I got around 3DS launch time, and I know it's a good game, but I just find it incredibly frustrating because I am terrible at it and the "Challenge Mode" tutorials just frustrate me to no end when I can't do some of the combos because I wasn't a fighting game expert. I know there are easy control options, but I would feel bad using them, so it just wouldn't be any fun that way for me. I want to learn to play it the right way or not at all. Occasionally I go back to it and try again, yet I still find myself struggling when even Ryu's most basic combos.
Oddly enough, I was able to play BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger decently and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Fighting games seem to be as fun as you are good at them. I ended up skipping BBCS on consoles because I felt like that wasn't worth $40, on top of that that I had to buy 3 missing characters separately. I will be picking up BBCS23DS on Tuesday though, and cannot wait to get back into BlazBlue. Maybe I will try to pick up SSFIV again, but for now, it's incredibly frustrating to the point of boredom for me.
Waaay back I bought vanilla SFIV on Steam, but didn't play much of it, and never really got good at it, and haven't gone back. This game I got around 3DS launch time, and I know it's a good game, but I just find it incredibly frustrating because I am terrible at it and the "Challenge Mode" tutorials just frustrate me to no end when I can't do some of the combos because I wasn't a fighting game expert. I know there are easy control options, but I would feel bad using them, so it just wouldn't be any fun that way for me. I want to learn to play it the right way or not at all. Occasionally I go back to it and try again, yet I still find myself struggling when even Ryu's most basic combos.
Oddly enough, I was able to play BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger decently and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Fighting games seem to be as fun as you are good at them. I ended up skipping BBCS on consoles because I felt like that wasn't worth $40, on top of that that I had to buy 3 missing characters separately. I will be picking up BBCS23DS on Tuesday though, and cannot wait to get back into BlazBlue. Maybe I will try to pick up SSFIV again, but for now, it's incredibly frustrating to the point of boredom for me.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
Metal Gear Solid. i really enjoyed Metal Gear and Snakes Revenge but the Solid series has been about the least exciting action game ive ever played.
Drinky Crow
Banned
killzone 3, ff13, dq9
Lionel Mandrake
Member
I was pretty psyched for this game, but after playing for a few hours... Ugh. The characters felt lifeless, the environments felt sterile (And not in a cool space way), the plot was by the numbers, and the action had no impact. I plowed through conversation after conversation trying to convince myself that I cared about this universe. The farther I went on, the less I explored and the less side missions I looked into. Probably the single most disappointing game I've played. Thinking about it actually makes me feel kind of depressed.
NaughtyCalibur
Member
ULTROS! said:
A disgrace to the Suikoden series.
Haha, I actually still have this game in its original shrink wrap. I'm hoping one day it'll be worth more than $100 so I can just toss it.
For me there are quite a few I can think of, but some of them I have gone back to and enjoyed quite a bit. Like you said OP, it's a state of mind. That said, here are some that bored the hell out of me.
Metal Gear Solid 4 -- I remember as soon as I started playing that there was something about this game that was off. It just didn't feel like an MGS title to me, and the gameplay was yawn-inducing. I forced myself through it, but ultimately it wasn't a very good game IMO, especially not an MGS game.
Alan Wake -- This will probably be one of those games that I go back to realizing it's not that bad, but... fucking hated it upon release. I remember being hyped for this game; thought it was going to take game storytelling to the next level, but what I experienced instead was a RE4 clone with truly repetitive, linear gameplay. Wasn't in the mood for that, stopped playing a few chapters in.
Metroid Prime -- Never could get into a Metroid game so I thought this would be different. Nope. Boooooring.
Skate 2 -- This one is a weird choice because I don't particularly care for extreme sports games, but I liked the open world element of Skate 2. Unfortunately it was one of those novelty factors that wore off real quick and I got bored to tears within the first 20 minutes of turning the console on each time.
Chrono Cross -- I loved, loved, LOVED Trigger. I don't know WTF this shit is, but whatever it is isn't good. Sorry.
NEOPARADIGM
Banned
IchigoSharingan said:
Oh man I actually laughed out loud.
Cheers.
HL2 (at least) has been mentioned quite a few more times.
Augemitbutter
Member
SMT: Nocturne. borefest at release, outdated by now. DDS made everything better.
Drinky Crow
Banned
forgot about alan wake-me-when-it's over. that graphic engine deserved better
Rahxephon91
Banned
Wow, just wow. I've just never seen dislike for this game. Especially with praise for DDS following, since it's similar in a way.Augemitbutter said:
ULTROS!
People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Suikoden III ain't boring coz it has this super awesome intro (probably the best intro in the Suikoden series): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHtx0W2PCh0
Brofist.
I need to play Suikoden 5 again. Right now, I'm about to complete Suikoden II for the 7th or 8th time.
Dark Schala said:
Brofist.
I need to play Suikoden 5 again. Right now, I'm about to complete Suikoden II for the 7th or 8th time.
NaughtyCalibur
Member
Kusagari said:
Yup, this as well. Tried to play it for the first time a few months back. Put at least 6 hours into it before I just said, "fuck it."
And you who said SMT: Nocturne. Shame on you. That's easily one of my favorite RPGs of last gen. I mean, c'mon, DAT INTRO!
I keep hearing DDS is better though, so maybe one of these days I'll check it out. All I know is, Persona 3/4 doesn't come close to Nocturne for me.
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