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What was the absolute worst game of 2019 you played?
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I cancelled Anthem, Death Stranding and Days Gone before they were delivered so I dodged those bullets
I guess Wolfenstein? Got it for free with my laptop and it was just OK
Kingdom Hearts 3 was also pretty meh
I guess Wolfenstein? Got it for free with my laptop and it was just OK
Kingdom Hearts 3 was also pretty meh
Some how I got 1 month EA pass and tried bunch of their AAA games. Anthem, Mass Effect 3, Andromeda, BFV were no good. To be fair, I could only stand to play about 1-2 hrs each. I actually liked Dragon Age Inquisition to my surprise.
Not bad but Gears 5 and Metro Exodus are games I played more than 5 hrs that fell below the hype for me.
Not bad but Gears 5 and Metro Exodus are games I played more than 5 hrs that fell below the hype for me.
Sekiro and Death Stranding.
I think the biggest surprise was RE2. It is the game that I enjoyed the most without actively thinking about it.
Sekiro I had to convince myself that I was enjoying it. I wasn't. It's unbeaten and I don't know when I will return to it. Death Stranding had its moments of pure enjoyment but I didn't like the story very much. The entire concept was fascinating but I didn't buy the presentation.
Neither of these games are terrible. Both are games that I didn't vibe with 100%.
I think the biggest surprise was RE2. It is the game that I enjoyed the most without actively thinking about it.
Sekiro I had to convince myself that I was enjoying it. I wasn't. It's unbeaten and I don't know when I will return to it. Death Stranding had its moments of pure enjoyment but I didn't like the story very much. The entire concept was fascinating but I didn't buy the presentation.
Neither of these games are terrible. Both are games that I didn't vibe with 100%.
Sorry to say it, probably Control tbh... Not that I played any games that got outright bad reviews like Anthem, so it's just the worst among among decent to great games. The framerate was really bad, combat was flashy but uninteresting, I couldn't make sense of the map and I got really frustrated dying over and over to some boss. Haven't finished it though.
For me it was Anthem. Played it through EA access so I gave it a fair shot too, sunk double digit hours into it, enough to realize while competent and technically a serviceable game that's all there was. Some cool mechanics and enough shit to shoot to distract from the severe lack of good content.
Hmmmm the one that pissed me off the most was CTR. Never, in my life, had found a game where normal was way too demanding and easy was so absolutely devoid of challenge.
Also, Death Stranding, which I like but can't get myself to play it since I do close to no progress.
Also, Death Stranding, which I like but can't get myself to play it since I do close to no progress.
I think Crackdown 3, Anthem and Ghost Recon: Breakpoint all deserve dishonorable mentions.
Painfully bland and boring bullshit from top to bottom.
Painfully bland and boring bullshit from top to bottom.
Having made peace with the fact that there would be no more Mass Effect after Andromeda, I had high hopes for Anthem. After seven years in the oven, I expected more than the steaming turd that I foolishly preordered.
games i quit playing before finishing:
devil may cry 5
sekiro
astral chain
outer wilds
least favorite game of those i did finish:
outer worlds...
devil may cry 5
sekiro
astral chain
outer wilds
least favorite game of those i did finish:
outer worlds...
I have not played many games this year. So, in the grand scheme of things, it's not that bad, but my winner would be Modern Warfare.
A paint by the numbers campaign combined with the worst MP maps in COD history. Also, an insanely low TTK, that I don't jive with at all.
A paint by the numbers campaign combined with the worst MP maps in COD history. Also, an insanely low TTK, that I don't jive with at all.
Outside of resident evil 2, every 2019 game i played was just dissapointing
Outer Worlds and sekiro were so dissapointing
Outer Worlds and sekiro were so dissapointing
One Leaves. It's a free game on Xbox/PC but has probably one of the most unexpected twists I've encountered.
It is super low quality though like it looks "CS: Source custom map" levels of quality.
The game just feels like a massive red herring once you get the message at the end of the video.
To me, it's the spiritual successor of Ben Hur for Xbox One.
It is super low quality though like it looks "CS: Source custom map" levels of quality.
The game just feels like a massive red herring once you get the message at the end of the video.
To me, it's the spiritual successor of Ben Hur for Xbox One.
Jedi Fallen Order I think. I found nothing remotely interesting about that game. I had somewhat high hopes too after hearing mostly positive impressions and realizing it's a bit of a Metroidvania. I gave up on it after about 3 hours. Unbelievably rote, bland and shockingly unpolished for such a big budget game.
Runner-up would be Kingdom Hearts 3. It's just not a good game. It's got bad dialogue (not funny bad, just bad) and it's mostly just Wasted Potential: the Game with pretty graphics and nothing of actual substance. Completely devoid of engaging gameplay. I was waltzing though that game like a mindless zombie. Utterly forgettable.
Runner-up would be Kingdom Hearts 3. It's just not a good game. It's got bad dialogue (not funny bad, just bad) and it's mostly just Wasted Potential: the Game with pretty graphics and nothing of actual substance. Completely devoid of engaging gameplay. I was waltzing though that game like a mindless zombie. Utterly forgettable.
Apart from being factually wrong this is just mean and unfair :o. How far along have you played?
I've played some stinkers this year but far cry new dawn was truly terrible. Anyone who managed to finish it knows how terrible the last couple of encounters were. Ubi really needs to figure out how to move forward with this franchise because more the same isnt going to work out well for them.
Contra: Rogue Corps - played only the demo. This game can hurt your eyes, It's so damn ugly with some of the worst art direction in any game i have ever played. Doesn't play well either. This is a twin-stick shooter running with 30 fps and has serious input lag issues. Konami is not even trying anymore. I hope they never touch again Metal Gear and Silent Hill IP's.
Gears 5 is abysmal. There's nothing positive I can say about that game other than that it's very pretty. It's a complete and honestly insulting waste of time.
I don't really play too much stuff I don't enjoy. Though the two big disappointments from studios I usually adore were The Outer Words and Astral Chain.
Kingdom Hearts 3, but I generally only play games I know I'll like aside from nostalgia-driven ones like this one.
It's finally nice to see i'm not the only person in human existence that fucking loathed the Outer Wilds.
About half of the Qubic games I got from the free giveaway on Switch through the last two weeks were released this year and most of those were garbage.
Other than that - uh, the last 3 worlds of Baba Is You? You know, the ultra-rigid metapuzzles that threw away the potential of solving variety taught in the first 70% of the game.
I used to waste all my time deliberately playing bad games for mean steam reviews, and I didn't do any of that this year.
About half of the Qubic games I got from the free giveaway on Switch through the last two weeks were released this year and most of those were garbage.
Other than that - uh, the last 3 worlds of Baba Is You? You know, the ultra-rigid metapuzzles that threw away the potential of solving variety taught in the first 70% of the game.
I used to waste all my time deliberately playing bad games for mean steam reviews, and I didn't do any of that this year.
What?
I get that the game might not be for everyone but that is seriously one of the shittiest takes I have seen in a long time.
When GOTY and worst-game candidates merge, I know the end of the year is truly upon us.
I guess I'd have to say Outer Worlds on PC gamepass. Kept crashing. But that was two months ago, it may be fine now. I can play it on xbox ok, so it's not like it's a bad game, just that it was the worst experience of the year. Not bad, relatively considering.
I guess I'd have to say Outer Worlds on PC gamepass. Kept crashing. But that was two months ago, it may be fine now. I can play it on xbox ok, so it's not like it's a bad game, just that it was the worst experience of the year. Not bad, relatively considering.
Nothing I played this year was bad, but the game I liked the least would probably be Observation.
Oh, sorry.
Must be The Outer Worlds then. It's not bad, just very bland.
I tend to know if I'm going to like a game or no, so I don't play a lot of really bad games.
But the most disappointing game I played was The Outer Worlds.
This should have been a slam dunk for me... but I just felt nothing when playing it. The combat never felt great to me. The exploration wasn't all that fantastic due to the relatively confined levels. The story didn't grab me. I didn't feel compelled to finish it. Which is weird because I finished most of the games I started this year.
Somehow I enjoyed Greedfall more.
But the most disappointing game I played was The Outer Worlds.
This should have been a slam dunk for me... but I just felt nothing when playing it. The combat never felt great to me. The exploration wasn't all that fantastic due to the relatively confined levels. The story didn't grab me. I didn't feel compelled to finish it. Which is weird because I finished most of the games I started this year.
Somehow I enjoyed Greedfall more.