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Key · 04-26-2015, 05:53 PM

Alright, so I play a lot of games. And I mean I watch the steam sales like a hawk most times so that if there's a game that i've been wanting to play and it's on sale, I grab it. It's not a bad thing since I see it as more of a hobby than anything else. Hey, I could be out getting drunk and all that, but i'm not. I'm inside playing video games. Anyway, what I want to talk about are some games that I have played over the years that at first glance, looked great, but upon playing them, I couldn't help but be disappointed. There are a lot of different ways a game can have a positive or a negative effect on me. Most of it is due to how the game feels right off the bat, and more importantly if the opening cutscenes are filled with blocky character design and poor voice acting. I don't know about you, but if a game is filled with poor voice acting, I can't enjoy it. Some games i've played have the option to turn the voices off and just have subtitles, but it takes away from getting grasped into the games story line. These are some of those games that really never left a great impression on me and to this day, I rarely ever pick them up to play them again. Let's get right into it.

Borderlands: The Pre Sequel

So, I picked this game up when it was on sale. I think I got it for around 10 bucks, can't quite remember. Anyway, as most Bonderlands fans, I was really looking forward to this one. Not only was it a new Borderlands game, it was a "prequel" to the entire story that you're put into in the previous games. The concept was interesting and when I saw the previews and you could have anti gravity jumps etc, it looked like it was going to be a lot of fun and something brand new. Well...it was definitely brand new for the franchise, but they went about it all the wrong way. First of all, the voice acting. Everyone is talking with an Australian accent, which i'm not against the accent at all, but in a Borderlands game, it just does not work. It didn't really bother me much at first, but when I was really getting into the combat and all I could hear is people talking like they were from Australia, it really made it more funny than it should have been. I'm sorry, but if I were to land on the moon for a couple missions, I wouldn't expect the life on the moon to sound like they migrated from Australia. Another thing was the added oxygen that you had to constantly keep an eye on. C'mon Gearbox, really? Not only do we have to watch our shield level and our HP but now we have to constantly run around from place to place while also making sure that our oxygen level is taken care of? I want to play the game, I don't want to be focusing on another way that could possibly kill me. You should've just played it safe and didn't bother adding oxygen into the equation. I'm sure people would have forgiven the fact it for it being a game in the first place. You didn't have to go that realistic. Unfortunately, a few other things along those lines just ruined the experience. One big one was the new weaponry you could get. More specifically the shock weapons. Again, cool idea. Something that could have really worked. But unfortunately when I was using them, I really didn't feel much of a punch when using them like I did as I played the berserker in the first game. It just felt like a beam running out of my gun and hurting the enemy (which didn't do much to begin with). At the moment, I have 6 hours put into the game, which I don't think is that accurate considering I really don't feel like I put that much time into the game quite yet. It's also been uninstalled from my steam library since for whatever reason, when I start it up I get to a "downloading updates" page and just stays there for hours. Trust me, I checked. Definitely disappointed with this one but at least I have Borderlands 2 to keep me busy.

Five Nights at Freddy's

Man, I don't see what it is about this game that people seemed to enjoy so much. And I am also caught surprised by why they had to make not one, but two more sequels, and apparently there's even a movie being made about it? Really? First off, again, just like Borderlands, the concept could have been great, and at first, I did find myself enjoying it for the most part, but as there's not a whole lot of stuff to do once you figure everything out, the game grew stale in about 5 minutes of playing. I did do a full playthrough until I was caught by Freddy or whatever they have that attacks you, and that did catch me off guard, but when I knew it happened, it just made the replay value incredibly stale and annoying. I haven't even bothered playing the next two in the series because from what i've seen on Youtube, it just looks like a remade polished version of the first game, which is fine. If the developer is making money off of the franchise, he has nothing to worry about. I'll not be bothering with this series of games anymore though.

Ori and The Blind Forest

I imagine some of you are surprised to see this mentioned on here, but before you get mad at me, keep in mind that I do love the game. Everything about the gameplay mechanics to the story to the graphics are all top notch, however my experience with the game have not been so great. I don't know if I got a ****ty copy of the game or if other people are having the same issues that I had, but this game is just filled with glitches / invisible walls you can get stuck behind. Funny thing is, when I got stuck on my first playthrough inside a wall that I couldn't get myself out of, I did a Google search and there was a way to get out of the hole I was in through debugging. But again, I shouldn't have to take the extra steps to get out of a stuck spot that shouldn't have been there in the first place. Of course, once I was able to figure my way out of the area I got stuck in, my game decided to not only stop recording the achievements I got throughout the rest of my progress, but for some reason decided to delete the file that I had progressed on. Since then, I haven't bothered playing through it again. I'm planning to play it again soon to get to the point that I was at, but I found myself getting more annoying with the "incompleteness" and glitches instead of just enjoying the game for what it is. Perhaps a patch to fix it, developers?

Keep in mind, these games here have all been from a PC experience. If there is a difference experience from playing them on console, i'd love to hear it. As it stands though, these are just a few that i've been disappointed with. There'll be more though, don't worry.

04-26-2015, 05:53 PM	#97 (permalink)
Key . Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13,153	Alright, so I play a lot of games. And I mean I watch the steam sales like a hawk most times so that if there's a game that i've been wanting to play and it's on sale, I grab it. It's not a bad thing since I see it as more of a hobby than anything else. Hey, I could be out getting drunk and all that, but i'm not. I'm inside playing video games. Anyway, what I want to talk about are some games that I have played over the years that at first glance, looked great, but upon playing them, I couldn't help but be disappointed. There are a lot of different ways a game can have a positive or a negative effect on me. Most of it is due to how the game feels right off the bat, and more importantly if the opening cutscenes are filled with blocky character design and poor voice acting. I don't know about you, but if a game is filled with poor voice acting, I can't enjoy it. Some games i've played have the option to turn the voices off and just have subtitles, but it takes away from getting grasped into the games story line. These are some of those games that really never left a great impression on me and to this day, I rarely ever pick them up to play them again. Let's get right into it. Borderlands: The Pre Sequel So, I picked this game up when it was on sale. I think I got it for around 10 bucks, can't quite remember. Anyway, as most Bonderlands fans, I was really looking forward to this one. Not only was it a new Borderlands game, it was a "prequel" to the entire story that you're put into in the previous games. The concept was interesting and when I saw the previews and you could have anti gravity jumps etc, it looked like it was going to be a lot of fun and something brand new. Well...it was definitely brand new for the franchise, but they went about it all the wrong way. First of all, the voice acting. Everyone is talking with an Australian accent, which i'm not against the accent at all, but in a Borderlands game, it just does not work. It didn't really bother me much at first, but when I was really getting into the combat and all I could hear is people talking like they were from Australia, it really made it more funny than it should have been. I'm sorry, but if I were to land on the moon for a couple missions, I wouldn't expect the life on the moon to sound like they migrated from Australia. Another thing was the added oxygen that you had to constantly keep an eye on. C'mon Gearbox, really? Not only do we have to watch our shield level and our HP but now we have to constantly run around from place to place while also making sure that our oxygen level is taken care of? I want to play the game, I don't want to be focusing on another way that could possibly kill me. You should've just played it safe and didn't bother adding oxygen into the equation. I'm sure people would have forgiven the fact it for it being a game in the first place. You didn't have to go that realistic. Unfortunately, a few other things along those lines just ruined the experience. One big one was the new weaponry you could get. More specifically the shock weapons. Again, cool idea. Something that could have really worked. But unfortunately when I was using them, I really didn't feel much of a punch when using them like I did as I played the berserker in the first game. It just felt like a beam running out of my gun and hurting the enemy (which didn't do much to begin with). At the moment, I have 6 hours put into the game, which I don't think is that accurate considering I really don't feel like I put that much time into the game quite yet. It's also been uninstalled from my steam library since for whatever reason, when I start it up I get to a "downloading updates" page and just stays there for hours. Trust me, I checked. Definitely disappointed with this one but at least I have Borderlands 2 to keep me busy. Five Nights at Freddy's Man, I don't see what it is about this game that people seemed to enjoy so much. And I am also caught surprised by why they had to make not one, but two more sequels, and apparently there's even a movie being made about it? Really? First off, again, just like Borderlands, the concept could have been great, and at first, I did find myself enjoying it for the most part, but as there's not a whole lot of stuff to do once you figure everything out, the game grew stale in about 5 minutes of playing. I did do a full playthrough until I was caught by Freddy or whatever they have that attacks you, and that did catch me off guard, but when I knew it happened, it just made the replay value incredibly stale and annoying. I haven't even bothered playing the next two in the series because from what i've seen on Youtube, it just looks like a remade polished version of the first game, which is fine. If the developer is making money off of the franchise, he has nothing to worry about. I'll not be bothering with this series of games anymore though. Ori and The Blind Forest I imagine some of you are surprised to see this mentioned on here, but before you get mad at me, keep in mind that I do love the game. Everything about the gameplay mechanics to the story to the graphics are all top notch, however my experience with the game have not been so great. I don't know if I got a ****ty copy of the game or if other people are having the same issues that I had, but this game is just filled with glitches / invisible walls you can get stuck behind. Funny thing is, when I got stuck on my first playthrough inside a wall that I couldn't get myself out of, I did a Google search and there was a way to get out of the hole I was in through debugging. But again, I shouldn't have to take the extra steps to get out of a stuck spot that shouldn't have been there in the first place. Of course, once I was able to figure my way out of the area I got stuck in, my game decided to not only stop recording the achievements I got throughout the rest of my progress, but for some reason decided to delete the file that I had progressed on. Since then, I haven't bothered playing through it again. I'm planning to play it again soon to get to the point that I was at, but I found myself getting more annoying with the "incompleteness" and glitches instead of just enjoying the game for what it is. Perhaps a patch to fix it, developers? Keep in mind, these games here have all been from a PC experience. If there is a difference experience from playing them on console, i'd love to hear it. As it stands though, these are just a few that i've been disappointed with. There'll be more though, don't worry.