Games U wished so hard to be amazing, but in the end had to admit disappointment

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#1 casharmy
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All time:

Halo 2, MGS4

Honorable mention:

FFXIII, ME, Oblivion

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#2 Noverech
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Oblivion

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#3 TomatoDragonPSN
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I would have to say Hunted the Demons Forge. At first, it looked like a Gears of War or Resident Evil 5 gameplay set on a fantasy world. The mechanics turned out to be very lackluster.
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#4 casharmy
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Oblivion

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:x Damn, how did I forget this game...and you just reminded me of another

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#5 Spartan070
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Halo 2 has the best SP campaign of any shooter in gaming history imo.

The Arbiter is the greatest character in gaming history imo.

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#6 Spartan070
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On topic: PERFECT DARK ZERO :x

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#7 nintendoboy16
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Zelda: Twilight Princess. Enough said.
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#8 Thefatness16
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  1. Halo: Reach
  2. Fallout 3
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#9 drinkerofjuice
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STALKER Clear Sky and Devil May Cry 2 These are the only two as far as I know.
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#10 casharmy
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Halo 2 has the best SP campaign of any shooter in gaming history imo.

The Arbiter is the greatest character in gaming history imo.

Spartan070

When I played that game, after trying to imagine the grandiose and epic portrayal that all the hype campaign and promo videos had depicted, I finally came to the conclusion that someone must have came up with the entire story while taking a dump on the toilet on their lunch break. Perhaps an employees son came up with the story while playing at recess.

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I don't want to take a dump on your opinon, but I expected so much more (also I didn't have XBL), I played thru the original Halo CE campaign at least 30 times...I couldn't even finsh H2. When you have to start imagining you are playing something diffrent than what you are actully playing just to make it seem betterfor you, you konw the game has failed you.

MGS4 and Halo 2 are the only games I've actually done that for.

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#11 balfe1990
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L.A. Noire. I was going to buy it on several different occasions at full price. I'm glad a friend lent it to me in the end.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood. Exact same story as above.

Fable II. Loved the first game and one of the main reasons I got an Xbox 360. I naively assumed it'd be as good, if not better than the original. Decent game but disappointing nonetheless.

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#12 IAmNot_fun
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L.A. Noire.
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Zelda SS, FF13, MGS4, Duke Nukem Forever (silly me, I knew it was going to be bad but not that awful).
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#14 Blaz3_fox
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Star Wars Force Unleashed 2.

First one was so good, and the videos made TFU2 look amazing, but the campaign was hugely disappointing and the combat system felt like it actually lost moves which was entirely the wrong way to go, plus the story was so short and lazy really.

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#15 WithoutGraceXII
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Mass Effect 1. Hyped out of my mind for YEARS for that game. At least the second game was better imo.
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#17 mems_1224
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uncharted 3, infamous 2, dark souls, portal, brink, dragon age 2, prototype, perfect dark 0, twilight princess, halo 2's campaign, la noire, MGS4, every fable game theres alot more but thats what i can think of off the top of my head
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#18 PurpleMan5000
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Spore Nothing else even comes close to the disappointment that turd gave me.
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Red Dead Redemption, the trailers did their trick and I was super hyped, it was good but not THAT good. Disappointed to see where gaming has gone when you look at how many awards it won. People moaned about GTA IV being boring but at least it had more gameplay variety, there was little else to do in RDR which is why I was disappointed.
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Star Wars Force Unleashed 2.

First one was so good, and the videos made TFU2 look amazing, but the campaign was hugely disappointing and the combat system felt like it actually lost moves which was entirely the wrong way to go, plus the story was so short and lazy really.

Blaz3_fox
I thought the Wii version was pretty good.
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#21 IAmNot_fun
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Red Dead Redemption, the trailers did their trick and I was super hyped, it was good but not THAT good. Disappointed to see where gaming has gone when you look at how many awards it won. People moaned about GTA IV being boring but at least it had more gameplay variety, there was little else to do in RDR which is why I was disappointed.SaltyMeatballs
At least RDR didn't have broken controls and frustrating missions >.>
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#22 Eponique
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Super Mario Galaxy. It was my most hyped game this gen by light years, but it didn't leave a good taste in my mouth :(

Oh and of course FFXIII. Not because of the hype, but when I was playing it I kind of just accepted the "slow start" but expected to be blown away later. 50 hours later and I knew this "amazingness" wasn't there so I just gave up.

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#23 SecretPolice
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Hmm, that's a tough one but I'll say Too Human.

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AVP3, Crysis 2 and Dragon Rising.

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#25 markportman
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Metal Gear Solid 4, although I still enjoyed it.

Perfect Dark Zero was probably my biggest gaming disappointment ever. It was a disgrace compared to the original.

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#26 Badosh
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Dark Souls
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#28 casharmy
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Super Mario Galaxy. It was my most hyped game this gen by light years, but it didn't leave a good taste in my mouth :(

Oh and of course FFXIII. Not because of the hype, but when I was playing it I kind of just accepted the "slow start" but expected to be blown away later. 50 hours later and I knew this "amazingness" wasn't there so I just gave up.

Eponique

You made it 10 more hours than me, that's impressive!

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#29 casharmy
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Dark SoulsBadosh

:lol: Oh you

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#30 Vraeth
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Halo 2 has the best SP campaign of any shooter in gaming history imo.

The Arbiter is the greatest character in gaming history imo.

Spartan070

1) Except the 1st one was far better.

2) If such a generic character is the best in gaming history, we should be worried.

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#31 Badosh
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:lol: Oh youcasharmy

:| Could of been so much better.

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#32 PurpleMan5000
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Dark SoulsBadosh
I was sort of disappointed with Demons Souls. The controls felt clunky.
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#35 PAL360
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Halo 2

Alone in the Dark (this gen)

Farcry 2

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#36 nini200
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PORTAL! That game was omega hyped then I played it... :cry:
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Most games i played before late 2009 that I had any sort of anticipation for.
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#39 SecretPolice
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dead space (just found it boring) splintercell conviction (too much of a change from double agent / chaos theory) LA Noir, thought it would be interesting, turned out a turd of a game. i try not to get hyped up as it can often lead to disappointment. sts106mat
Huh, I was pumped for SCC when it was being deved, then it launched and I read some reviews and decided I'd pass. I rarely ever buy a used game, perhaps 2 or 3 times in the last 2 gens but after seeing some here say SC:C was their fav game this gen and spotting it for like 12 bucks the other day, I picked it up and thus far, yeah, I'm not all that sweet on it :? at least not yet.

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#40 NaveedLife
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Skyward Sword (still a great game though)

Killzone 2 (though I didn't care too too much)

Evolution Worlds (TERRIBLE game)

Metroid Prime 3

Metroid Prime Hunters

Metroid Other M (though still a great game)

Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts

Kameo

SSX Blur

Goldeneye Rogue Agent

Goldeneye Wii

not all of these games are necessarily bad, just dissapointing. Oh and MGS4 is amazing TC! Best MGS :).

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#41 AcidSoldner
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Kane & Lynch. Odd choice, I know but I was hyped to hell and back for this game, especially considering IO claimed it to be a spiritual successor to Freedom Fighters. When I finally got my hands on the game I was thoroughly disappointed. It started off pretty strong with it's heist setting but as the game went on problems with the controls, gunplay, AI, and level design became more apparent no matter how much I tried to ignore them.
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#42 BrunoBRS
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mirror's edge and pokemon colosseum.
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#43 GD1551
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Battlefield 3, Crysis 2, NG2, RE5, Dark Souls and Skyrim.

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#44 Xolver
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[QUOTE="PurpleMan5000"]Spore Nothing else even comes close to the disappointment that turd gave me.

This.
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Borderlands. I really wanted this game to be better than it was.

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#46 layton2012
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Skyrim.
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#47 mems_1224
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Borderlands. I really wanted this game to be better than it was.

Wasdie
oh yea that one too. it was fun co op for a while but it got real repetative and real boring quick
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#48 GamerwillzPS
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I have to say MGS4. It's much more of a movie than a game. After all long cutscenes, you'll get fed up. Resistance series after the first one are disappointing.
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#49 freedomfreak
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Halo.

Everyone was going on how good it was.But I just don't dig it.I only played 3 and ODST.At least ODST didn't put me to sleep.

I also played some Reach with a friend.The guns sound like guns now,so that's good.But I'm not buying it.
I really tried to like it because..well,it's Halo.

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#50 BrunoBRS
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Borderlands. I really wanted this game to be better than it was.

Wasdie
oh yeah, this. god, such a disappointment. throw splinter cell conviction too