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Games you dropped/ditched in 2019 and why...
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Metro Exodus - despite not being a problem for me the first two, the silent protagonist thing annoyed the hell out of me in Exodus. Just ripped me straight out of the immersion in the game. Not sure why this one in particular. Just couldn't get past it at all. Hard nope out after about 10 hours into the game and won't be going back.
Sunset Overdrive - played for a few hours, just not for me really.
Sunset Overdrive - played for a few hours, just not for me really.
Doesn't help that there are so few offline content for the game too. Amazing game though.
Sword of Mana, the game is just too outdated with its game play mechanic,
Team Sonic Racing, it wasn't on purpose I just forgot that I owned the game,
Doesn't really count as I technically finished it but Dragon Quest XI S, I didn't bother starting act 3 due how the plot just undermine act 1 and 2.
Team Sonic Racing, it wasn't on purpose I just forgot that I owned the game,
Doesn't really count as I technically finished it but Dragon Quest XI S, I didn't bother starting act 3 due how the plot just undermine act 1 and 2.
There are about 40 games that I gave up on this year. Most of them are games that I wasn't expecting much to begin with but I was looking forward to a few of them.
Sekiro: I was actually nearly done with this. The game asked me to traverse the same level a third time and I just gave up. Not being able to level up to make the game easier was also a major factor in killing my enjoyment. Playing Code Vein now and it definitely shows that Dark Souls with an easy mode definitely works.
Metro Exodus: Loved the first two games but this one was really boring. Not only they ruined the whole setting by moving outside the metro system but the open areas meant I get shot/chewed up randomly unless I crawled everywhere.
Crackdown 3: Terry Crews is always fun but the game didn't have anything going for it.
Rage 2: Maybe I'll get back to this one but I expect Rage 1 / Destiny level of polish from gunplay on an FPS and Rage 2 did not work as well.
Sunless Skies: A great game that was a bit too long for my tastes. If reading text boxes are the main game mechanic, maybe ease up on the repetition next time?
Mutant Year Zero: Pretty good tactics game but sneaking around slows the game too much towards the end.
Sekiro: I was actually nearly done with this. The game asked me to traverse the same level a third time and I just gave up. Not being able to level up to make the game easier was also a major factor in killing my enjoyment. Playing Code Vein now and it definitely shows that Dark Souls with an easy mode definitely works.
Metro Exodus: Loved the first two games but this one was really boring. Not only they ruined the whole setting by moving outside the metro system but the open areas meant I get shot/chewed up randomly unless I crawled everywhere.
Crackdown 3: Terry Crews is always fun but the game didn't have anything going for it.
Rage 2: Maybe I'll get back to this one but I expect Rage 1 / Destiny level of polish from gunplay on an FPS and Rage 2 did not work as well.
Sunless Skies: A great game that was a bit too long for my tastes. If reading text boxes are the main game mechanic, maybe ease up on the repetition next time?
Mutant Year Zero: Pretty good tactics game but sneaking around slows the game too much towards the end.
Sunless Skies and Morrowind. Sunless skies I put about 18 hours into. I was enjoying it, but I felt like I'd had my fill and moved on.
Morrowind I spent a lot of time modding and played for about 16 hours. I didn't feel compelled to continue beyond that.
Morrowind I spent a lot of time modding and played for about 16 hours. I didn't feel compelled to continue beyond that.
Mirror's Edge Catalyst, the only game I dropped in the last 10 years. What a freaking let down.
Gears 5 - Just too boring. I'm so done with that franchise
Far cry 5 - Ditto. So done with Ubisoft as a whole.
Hotline Miami 2 - Overly long for what it is. Just lost interest.
Hollow Knight - Great game, but I've drifted away and I don't see myself returning.
Those are the only ones I've sacked off that I started this year.
Far cry 5 - Ditto. So done with Ubisoft as a whole.
Hotline Miami 2 - Overly long for what it is. Just lost interest.
Hollow Knight - Great game, but I've drifted away and I don't see myself returning.
Those are the only ones I've sacked off that I started this year.
Sekiro (PS4) - I tried Era, I really tried but after spending hours dealing with spear guy, followed by the drunk fatso and finally beaten multiple time by butterfly. I just couldn't handle the stress, specially with the whole mechanic of people getting sick the more I died.
Maybe I'll give it another go on PC with that easy mode mod.
Left Alive (PS4) - I couldn't finish the tutorial level...
Crackdown 3 (XB1) - Too repetitive for me, and I love Ubisoft games.
Maybe I'll give it another go on PC with that easy mode mod.
Left Alive (PS4) - I couldn't finish the tutorial level...
Crackdown 3 (XB1) - Too repetitive for me, and I love Ubisoft games.
I feel the exact same way about OW. Just gave it up today for the same reasons.
Dropped RE2 at Leon B because I fucked up my decisions (the station was overrun with zombies, lickers, and Mr. X and I didn't have the means to deal with everything) and had to go back like 2hr on my playthrough and felt that I was done with it.
Dropped FFXIV because MHW Iceborne came out and I just finished A Realm Reborn so it was the right time.
Edit: Abandoned Apex Legends as well, one can only play the same thing for so long.
Edit 2: Crash Team Racing, by world 2 I realized I didn't have fun at any point so why bother?
Looney Tunes World of Mayhem: Phenomenal game that I played for countless of hours and even dropped money on it but it started to feel like work so I just stopped playing.
Dropped FFXIV because MHW Iceborne came out and I just finished A Realm Reborn so it was the right time.
Edit: Abandoned Apex Legends as well, one can only play the same thing for so long.
Edit 2: Crash Team Racing, by world 2 I realized I didn't have fun at any point so why bother?
Looney Tunes World of Mayhem: Phenomenal game that I played for countless of hours and even dropped money on it but it started to feel like work so I just stopped playing.
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Sekiro was the biggest. Didn't feel like learning parrying (I respect how it kinda makes you though) and I thought it's stealth was half baked.
Ace Combat 7 after getting a little over halfway through the campaign because it got too arcadey for my tastes. Missions started getting hard and demanded me to seemingly play the level in a very specific way or risk failure.
DMC5 literally put me to sleep. Idk why. It's a pretty game though?
Ace Combat 7 after getting a little over halfway through the campaign because it got too arcadey for my tastes. Missions started getting hard and demanded me to seemingly play the level in a very specific way or risk failure.
DMC5 literally put me to sleep. Idk why. It's a pretty game though?
Crackdown 3 - i'll get back eventually, just felt kinda bland
Darksiders 3 - same
I'm trying to push through Gears 5 and Borderlands 3 but now the shiny new Modern Warfare has my attention, Luigi's Mansion this weekend, and then Death Stranding and Jedi Fallen Order soon. The good thing is there isn't much after that so I can play through and finish all these before the big releases next year.
Darksiders 3 - same
I'm trying to push through Gears 5 and Borderlands 3 but now the shiny new Modern Warfare has my attention, Luigi's Mansion this weekend, and then Death Stranding and Jedi Fallen Order soon. The good thing is there isn't much after that so I can play through and finish all these before the big releases next year.
Virtue's Last Reward (10 hours) - Had just beat 999 and didn't realize how many different paths I would have to beat to see the ending of VLR. Will probably go back eventually.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Editon (2 hours) - Really clunky and the text is impossible to read in handheld mode
Team Sonic Racing (6 hours) - Tracks were way too long to be enjoyable
Jump Force (2 hours) - Just not polished at all, load times were insane too
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Editon (2 hours) - Really clunky and the text is impossible to read in handheld mode
Team Sonic Racing (6 hours) - Tracks were way too long to be enjoyable
Jump Force (2 hours) - Just not polished at all, load times were insane too
Division 2 - didn't have enough fun playing through the story and clearing the map to have to do it all again post credits.
Borderlands 3 - didn't find the gameplay very engaging after around 5 hours, had it launched around the start of this gen I would've loved it.
Borderlands 3 - didn't find the gameplay very engaging after around 5 hours, had it launched around the start of this gen I would've loved it.
Astral Chain. I found it clunky to control.
Indivisible. I was expecting an rpg, but I got more of a mega man game. I also found the characters incredibly annoying
I don't think they are bad games, just that I don't think I'm in a right frame of mind to continue playing them right now. Might give em a shot again in the future.
Indivisible. I was expecting an rpg, but I got more of a mega man game. I also found the characters incredibly annoying
I don't think they are bad games, just that I don't think I'm in a right frame of mind to continue playing them right now. Might give em a shot again in the future.
Control, boss fight near the end with poor checkpointing really showed how unfun that game was to play. Watched the ending on youtube because I was still invested in the story. Overall a good game but not my favourite.
Bloodstained, dropped it in the final area just because it was tedious. I enjoyed it but had had enough by that point and didn't feel like forcing myself to finish it.
Sekiro, just too difficult to me. I've tried DS1, BB and Sekiro and haven't enjoyed any of them enough to keep going
Bloodstained, dropped it in the final area just because it was tedious. I enjoyed it but had had enough by that point and didn't feel like forcing myself to finish it.
Sekiro, just too difficult to me. I've tried DS1, BB and Sekiro and haven't enjoyed any of them enough to keep going
The only real instance over the last few years for me is Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3. I started playing it couch co-op with my wife, and although we did trudge our way to the start of chapter 4, it's hard to imagine us picking it up again anytime soon. Neither of us are having any fun.
We're on a prolonged break with Overcooked 2, having hit a difficulty spike that seems more trouble than it's worth at the moment to overcome, but I do think we'll come back to that later.
I've been trying to be more consistent about finishing single player titles, so those sorts of co-op games are the only ones I'm likely to step away from.
We're on a prolonged break with Overcooked 2, having hit a difficulty spike that seems more trouble than it's worth at the moment to overcome, but I do think we'll come back to that later.
I've been trying to be more consistent about finishing single player titles, so those sorts of co-op games are the only ones I'm likely to step away from.
- Far Cry New Dawn: the open world is less interesting than that of Far Cry 5 (which I quite liked), and the story is nonsensical and boring. Characters are boring. It's not a bad game per se but not my cup of tea.
- RAGE 2: The open world is pretty but also very dull. The story isn't good. Enemy variety is lacking. I rented it and even returned it early.
- Fallout 76: I actually didn't encounter many bugs/disconnects - had some fun playing it when Wild Appalachia dropped, but haven't played too much in months. The world is beautiful and there are interesting things to find, but no NPCs was a terrible decision for a Fallout game. Maybe when Wastelanders drops I'll re-install it. Definitely will never subscribe to that Fallout 1st bs.
- The Outer Worlds: Can't really said I dropped it because I haven't, but I find myself rooting for it to finish and having to drag myself to end it. I don't have any particular interest in the story or characters (other than a handful). Most characters behave the same way, are snarky or have a very similar sense of humor (obviously all written by the same person). People complained about Bethesda streamlining Fallout 4 but Obsidian definitely streamlined The Outer Worlds compared to New Vegas. Three ammo types, reduced weapon variety, no legendary enemies, no true disguise system, perks are simple buffs, no skill checks outside of dialogue/lockpicking/hacking, no mini-game like Caravan, only two equip slots, no companion wheel, no random encounters, etc.
Sekiro.
I'm a massive From fan, but Sekiro was just too much. I made it to the second to last boss, but by that time, I had had enough of it. The boss didn't seem to fit in to everything I had being taught (felt like a Dark Souls boss), and after hearing the final boss has four phases, I hard quit. I just don't have time to learn four phases in a fight that can go for 20 minutes.
From, please, for the love of Kos, stop with these multi-phase bosses. When you added a third phase in one of the DLC bosses in DS3, it was cute, but now it's getting kind of annoying
I'm a massive From fan, but Sekiro was just too much. I made it to the second to last boss, but by that time, I had had enough of it. The boss didn't seem to fit in to everything I had being taught (felt like a Dark Souls boss), and after hearing the final boss has four phases, I hard quit. I just don't have time to learn four phases in a fight that can go for 20 minutes.
From, please, for the love of Kos, stop with these multi-phase bosses. When you added a third phase in one of the DLC bosses in DS3, it was cute, but now it's getting kind of annoying
Destiny 2: my friends and I just all dropped it. The grind is *unreal*; it felt too much like work. Also, we got tired of competing with each other to get the final (killing) blow to complete bounties.
I've beat over 50 games this year and I've only dropped 3:
1. Observer on Xbox One
I really didn't want to play a walking sim at the time and this game was the slowest of burns. I guess I was just needing a little more action at the time. Plus, getting it on game pass made me care less about completing it.
2. RAGE on Xbox 360
I honestly just believe this game is trash. Fetch quests, garbage story, and a bad checkpoint system combined with a horrible checkpoint at the Rancor looking boss. Can't believe iD made this shit.
3. Otogi on original Xbox
This game is awesome but it required some serious grind I wasn't up for at the time. I want to go back because I love From Software games. I would recommend this one.
Is Observer worth going back to?
1. Observer on Xbox One
I really didn't want to play a walking sim at the time and this game was the slowest of burns. I guess I was just needing a little more action at the time. Plus, getting it on game pass made me care less about completing it.
2. RAGE on Xbox 360
I honestly just believe this game is trash. Fetch quests, garbage story, and a bad checkpoint system combined with a horrible checkpoint at the Rancor looking boss. Can't believe iD made this shit.
3. Otogi on original Xbox
This game is awesome but it required some serious grind I wasn't up for at the time. I want to go back because I love From Software games. I would recommend this one.
Is Observer worth going back to?
RDR2. I really love it, but I was more interested in playing other games on my Switch in handheld mode.
I think Observer is very cool and worth seeing to the end. It's not long at all so definitely worth completing.
I played like 30 minutes of both Wonder Boy and the Dragon's Trap and Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom, and decided to drop the former because I enjoyed just the short time I spent with the latter a lot more. I'm like several hours into Cursed Kingdom now and wondering if I made the right decision though, because it's okay but very....low budget and feels like something made by a team that isn't used to games of this scope.
Oh I drop so many games but they're mostly Steam trash anyway, the major three this year are:
1. Sekiro - Loved Demon/Dark/Bloodborne, but I couldn't get into this one. Parrying is just too much for me.
2. Bloodstained - It just looks so damn ugly, and at one point I ran into a boss by chance and it killed me and I lost +20 minutes of progress because I didn't manually save at one of the save rooms. Instantly deleted it after that.
3. The Outer Worlds - Again, I just don't like the look of that world one bit, and exploring it didn't feel rewarding. It just felt like a worse Fallout.
1. Sekiro - Loved Demon/Dark/Bloodborne, but I couldn't get into this one. Parrying is just too much for me.
2. Bloodstained - It just looks so damn ugly, and at one point I ran into a boss by chance and it killed me and I lost +20 minutes of progress because I didn't manually save at one of the save rooms. Instantly deleted it after that.
3. The Outer Worlds - Again, I just don't like the look of that world one bit, and exploring it didn't feel rewarding. It just felt like a worse Fallout.
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Sekiro- I think this game made me realize i just don't enjoy the souls game play. The medieval Japan setting made me hope that i would like it more, but it was the core game play that i just don't enjoy.
Anthem-Mainly bought it for a friend day 1. Played it for 2 hours then dropped it. What a waste of money.
Super Mario Maker 2-only played a couple hours of it. I really need to stop buying games unless i know for sure i'm going to play them a lot. :/
There's other not off the top of my head that i can remember i have a bad habit of buying games and barely playing them.
Anthem-Mainly bought it for a friend day 1. Played it for 2 hours then dropped it. What a waste of money.
Super Mario Maker 2-only played a couple hours of it. I really need to stop buying games unless i know for sure i'm going to play them a lot. :/
There's other not off the top of my head that i can remember i have a bad habit of buying games and barely playing them.
Got an hour into Borderlands 3 and traded it in. Just the same shit in a prettier toilet.
Anthem. It was Anthem.
Mario Maker 2. I have no interest in auto run levels, impossible puzzles or gimmick levels, I want to play Mario levels made by the community.
Observer. The terrible voice acting and dreadful performance was a major turn off and I haven't been happy with a single Bloober team title so it didn't seem worth the hassle.
Anthem. It was Anthem.
Mario Maker 2. I have no interest in auto run levels, impossible puzzles or gimmick levels, I want to play Mario levels made by the community.
Observer. The terrible voice acting and dreadful performance was a major turn off and I haven't been happy with a single Bloober team title so it didn't seem worth the hassle.
1. Bloodborne - Love the aesthetic and the lore, hate the gameplay. I think I'm just not a From Software gameplay fan (and yet I'll probably still try their new game)
2. Left Alive - bugged out early, never went back after I heard it was terrible
3. Card City Nights 2 - just got bored of it
4. Divinity Original Sin 2 - made my computer chug, so I need to wait to play this until I upgrade
5. Fallout 76 - same as Left Alive, ran into bugs, stopped playing (only got 2 hours in too)
6. Subnautica - just didn't grab me, played about 4 hours of it and just stopped
2. Left Alive - bugged out early, never went back after I heard it was terrible
3. Card City Nights 2 - just got bored of it
4. Divinity Original Sin 2 - made my computer chug, so I need to wait to play this until I upgrade
5. Fallout 76 - same as Left Alive, ran into bugs, stopped playing (only got 2 hours in too)
6. Subnautica - just didn't grab me, played about 4 hours of it and just stopped
Days Gone - Ran like ass on my base PS4, if it were a PC title I would have finished it most likely.
Modern Warfare - Multiplayer is a camp fest and it's just boring as hell.
Division 2 - Enjoyed it but content dried up fast.
WoW: BfA - Awful expansion in general and Classic shits all over it.
Sekiro - I just got bored about 3/4 of the way through, it's the first Soulsborne I haven't finished.
Gears 5 - Got about halfway and stopped due to WoW Classic coming out, I'd like to finish it at some point.
Modern Warfare - Multiplayer is a camp fest and it's just boring as hell.
Division 2 - Enjoyed it but content dried up fast.
WoW: BfA - Awful expansion in general and Classic shits all over it.
Sekiro - I just got bored about 3/4 of the way through, it's the first Soulsborne I haven't finished.
Gears 5 - Got about halfway and stopped due to WoW Classic coming out, I'd like to finish it at some point.
Sniper Elite 3. Shooting Nazis in the balls (cinematically) is fun for like 15 minutes and then you have a not so good shooter game.
Dont even start. Days Gones performance, texture issues are well documented even after updates.
