BioShock had an amazing setting and aesthetic, and a great atmosphere. The plot was good too, and did something that arguably other mediums can't.Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod
Was not!
But the gameplay itself was mediocre, uninspired, and overhyped.
Agreed completely. For all of the talk of combining plasmids and the like before it was released, it was amazing how many fights could be solved with the old standard shotgun to the face.BioShock had an amazing setting and aesthetic, and a great atmosphere. The plot was good too, and did something that arguably other mediums can't.Was not!
But the gameplay itself was mediocre, uninspired, and overhyped.
Anyway, I'll go with FFXIII. I didn't have high expectations, though I was curious to see how the direction they were taking it would pan out. I wasn't expecting something nearly that bad though. The game had next to no redeeming qualities. I'll even go so far as to say it wasn't even the visual feast some think it is. The level of visual quality I saw was something I'd expect from a launch title with a mediocre art team to be honest. Not from Square five years after the first console of this generation came out. There wasn't anything impressive about the graphics on either a technical level or in terms of it's art style, which was pretty ugly overall in my opinion.
And for all of it's attempts to distract me with it's flashy effects and fast battles I will still gladly say it's the worst game I played all year, and probably one of the worst games I've played in a very long time. That's not to say there aren't worse games out there (there are plenty), but I'm usually better at avoiding the bad ones. I guess one had to slip through eventually.
Final Fantasy XIII. I believed.
Yeah, must've been Final Fantasy XIII. Not a terrible game, but playing it feels like a chore.
@Rase - I actually thought Black Ops was a major step up from MW2.
Without question the biggest disappointment for me was Final Fantasy XIII. I was so let down by it.
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Final Fantasy XIV.
After playing XI since its release in 2003, I was super hyped for XIV. Even Square-Enix announced it was a huge flop and replaced the entire development team including the director and producer. But there's still hope they can turn it around.
"... and so I close, realizing that perhaps the ending has not yet been written."
Agreed. I enjoyed Bioshock a lot but the gameplay was nothing to jizz over.BioShock had an amazing setting and aesthetic, and a great atmosphere. The plot was good too, and did something that arguably other mediums can't.Was not!
But the gameplay itself was mediocre, uninspired, and overhyped.
Kind of why Bioshock 2 is my disappointment. I really feel bad for being as excited as I was for it. It was really bioshock 1 without the good stuff.
And more annoying little girl
The multiplayer was momentarily interesting but... way too laggy, even considering
I like the game and still play it, but despite that I'm still going to say FFXIV.Heh.
XIII didn't disappoint me much at all.
Bow before the mighty Javoo!
It just might have gotten much better if they (who was it, Irrational?) hadn't handed it completely over to 2smurfingK.Well it could only get worse after Bioshock, that one was smurfing amazing in all aspects.
And MILF and co. are right. Gameplay wasn't anything special, Rapture was the selling point.
FACT
I would say The Last Airbender, but I did have suspicions about it as soon as I saw Shymalan's name.
FF XIII not much I can say that hasn't been said before. I went into the game with pretty low expectations and was still surprised how bad it was. It crushed my low expectations even, which is quite a feat in of itself.
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Current Mood: And it's been a long December and there's reason to believe. Maybe this year will be better than the last. I can't remember all the times I tried to tell myself. To hold on to these moments as they pass...
The fact FFX and X-2 are still available for sale? Else failing that Sonic 4 and FF14.
I genuinely am befuddled by people who are more disappointed with FFXIII than XIV.
A lot less people played FF14 than FF13, including myself. So I can't give a judgement on the former.
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