Biggest game letdown ever?

[Mario]

what would you say is the biggest gaming letdown ever? (as in overhyped, or personally a big letdown)
i'd say Super smash bros brawl, i expected to be still playing it next year when i got it in February, but ive not played it in weeks.

[hoosiers]

gta 4

no not rly

[Fez]

Kand and Lynch. IO made nothing but top notch games before it

[Discharge Man]

Every game for the Nintendo Wii.

[kk.]

gta 4


no not rly

i was gonna say, who ever says gta4 are gonna get their heads ripped off :P

[drama]

GTAIV.

[Supersam]

Halo 3

[Agent 47]

Halo 3, due to the fact I was expecting it to be really amazing, but found out it was incredibly flawed when I got it.

[ThyGoat]

Halo 3
NFS Prostreet

[Azul]

Has to be Kane and Lynch, the hype for that game was huge and it really was crap.

[Paulio]

kane and lynch

[kk.]

i agree, NFS pro street (racing wise, the customizing was good)

[Misawa]

For all those who disliked Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, there is a film adaptation in pre-production, as is there of Gears of War. Both, inevitably are going to suck.

People who say GTA IV are just trying to be controversial.

[Josh-H]

I've done a little thinking about this before replying so here's where I stand.

Currently, I'm a little dissapointed with GTA IV. The online, imo, is poor and while the single player is pretty good it's nothing amazing YET. (I'm around a third of the way through). The free roaming just isn't as fun as in San Andreas/Vice city either..
I'm just not warming to it.

Also I hyped up Motorstorm to be amazing and it was just VERY shallow when I actually got it & a PS3.

I also feel that the psp is a letdown. I remember playing it christmas morning and being disapointed. Horrible christmas feeling.

[drama]

For all those who disliked Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, there is a film adaptation in pre-production, as is there of Gears of War. Both, inevitably are going to suck.

People who say GTA IV are just trying to be controversial.


The online is boring imho, only free mode is fun and after half an hour it's repetitive.

and the missions are more or less the same as lib/vice/san andreas but in different formats.

it definately didn't live up to it's hype, and the only decent thing is the amazing realism.

But yeah, of course i want to spark controversy on a habbo fan forum :rolleyes:

[Azul]

For all those who disliked Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, there is a film adaptation in pre-production, as is there of Gears of War. Both, inevitably are going to suck.


I can see Kane and Lynch being a good film if it is written, directed and acted by the right people. The games story was very good, just the execution was quite frankly appalling.

[Ashley 12344]

GTA IV.
And that latest Burnout. That was awful.

[Andys]

Halo 3, it sucks.

[dirrty]

marvel ultimate alliance

[Misawa]

Halo 3, it sucks.

They all suck. Halo is the most overrated video game series of all time. It's completely unoriginal and basic.

[CJW93]

Halo 3 Blew

[Agent 47]

They all suck. Halo is the most overrated video game series of all time. It's completely unoriginal and basic.
You really think so? Compare the original Halo to any other FPS out in 2001 and you would notice that it was miles ahead of its time.

[Misawa]

I don't need to look at 2001. I can look at games even before Y2K that are better than Halo. Obviously the people who think it's God's gift didn't have a great deal of games under their belt prior to its release.

[CJW93]

Pes 2008

[GhostFace-]

the most recent burnout

RSV2

[Jordy]

I've done a little thinking about this before replying so here's where I stand.

Currently, I'm a little dissapointed with GTA IV. The online, imo, is poor and while the single player is pretty good it's nothing amazing YET. (I'm around a third of the way through). The free roaming just isn't as fun as in San Andreas/Vice city either..
I'm just not warming to it.

Also I hyped up Motorstorm to be amazing and it was just VERY shallow when I actually got it & a PS3.

I also feel that the psp is a letdown. I remember playing it christmas morning and being disapointed. Horrible christmas feeling.I have to admit the online mode on GTA IV is incredibly disappointing, I'd say it's the worst online play out of all my games. It's incredibly repetitive, boring, unfair and difficult. Games take forever to begin and most the time it creates your own game, meanwhile your party are also disconnecting, it winds me up ever so much. The single player is rather good but a little repetitive 'Kill this guy, lose the cops and bring back the package' and the free roam is pretty rubbish.

Don't get me wrong, GTA is a very good game but it's no where near as good as it was anticipated. You have to remember it was pretty much the most hyped and excitable game ever, it had extremely high expectations and didn't meet them in all ways.

[Adam$]

well said, Jordy.

[GommeInc]

GTA IV was kinda a let down, I finished it really quickly. However, I did find the missions in GTA IV to be really good, shame they didn't have anymore :( The hospital for example was good. I also don't like how you can't run a business like in SA, it could of work in this one plus you can't buy homes with garages or nice homes with different rooms like in SA.

[Simmzay]

Anything from the Metal Gear series, and Metroid Prime 2/3.

[Niko Bellic]

Anything from the Metal Gear series, and Metroid Prime 2/3.

But surely Metal Gear Solid 4 isn't a let down, so your theory is wrong. :)

[Simmzay]

But surely Metal Gear Solid 4 isn't a let down, so your theory is wrong. :)
Because it isn't out yet, just delaying the inevitable.

[mangle]

Depends if it utilises blu ray or not.

[GommeInc]

I can't notice Blu-Ray that much, the only game I've got on PS3 which is definitely high definion is Drakes Fortune with the shiny floor and cut scenes which aren't cut-scenes, just in-game scenes. GTA IV just looks a little bit better, nothing amazing though.

[mangle]

It won't be the way it looks, it will be the amount of data it can hold. DVD-9 which 360 uses stores about 9/10gb. Blu Ray can use 50gb, if they can utilise it and exploit it, MGS4 could be incredible.

[GommeInc]

Ah well with the PS3 before and after you use an HDMI cable, you see a difference. Data storage is something I always ignore when it comes to Blu-Ray :P It would be cool if game companies could utilise that, they could fit a heck of alot of things in the games, making them longer, exciting, breath-taking and more :D But I guess it will cost the game companies alot of time and money to do this.

[Breakfloor]

halo 3
dead rising
pro street
new burnout
cod 3

thats about all i could remember.

[MrPinkPanther]

Halo 3......errrrr......Twilight princess, then again the only Legend of Zelda I like is Ocarina of time so I shouldn't have expected much.

[Simmzay]

Halo 3......errrrr......Twilight princess, then again the only Legend of Zelda I like is Ocarina of time so I shouldn't have expected much.
TP had to of been the most hyped up game in five or so years. It turned out to be nothing like I had expected, so in that respect it was a disappointment.

[j4k3]

Anything to do with the PS3 is a letdown, thats why I sold it to buy more games for my 360 =D

[Davii]

GTA IV, everyone was saying how amazing it was and everything but i really think the older ones were better, like san andreas and vice city i think were both so much better than this one.

[Alan_Carr]

Halo 3, what a load of rubbish.

[Ailo Gaup]

Halo three

[mangle]

Halo 3 wasn't nessacarily a let down. It all depends on how you think about it, the multiplayer was pretty badass.

[Misawa]

Halo 3 wasn't nessacarily a let down. It all depends on how you think about it, the multiplayer was pretty badass.

Multiplayer was hardly different from 2 and single player was just bad.

[Technologic]

GTA 4.

[Ashley 12344]

But, my GTA IV playtime will never amount to that of my Halo 3 playtime..

[Obesity]

Halo3

BOOOO

[drama]

Although Halo 3 has a shockingly bad singleplayer, i've grown fond of the multiplayer, it's quite simple and easy to pick up.


as i said, i think GTAIV was a letdown, and actually preffered SA, IV doesn't really have the 'GTA feel'

[Robbie]

Halo 3
GTA IV
Burnout Paradise
RSV2
Army of Two
Kane + Lynch
The Club (even though it looked crap to begin with)

[Jordy]

Halo 3
GTA IV
Burnout Paradise
RSV2
Army of Two
Kane + Lynch
The Club (even though it looked crap to begin with)Your not a pessimist by any chance are you? Damn that's a hell of a lot of the recent big games! Can't disagree though :(

[Minstrels]

Frontlines.

[Aflux]

Kane & Lynch bloody hell.

Halo 3 also.

[Robbie]

Your not a pessimist by any chance are you? Damn that's a hell of a lot of the recent big games! Can't disagree though :(

Its because games are SO overhyped, and as the current-gen consoles can handle (or should handle) such games very well, people expect them to be absolutely amazing. Don't get me wrong, they're good games, but they all had more potential. A perfect example is GTA. With IGN giving its first 10/10 in however long, and it getting almost perfect reviews people hoped for SO MUCH MORE than what there is really.

[Camy]

Halo 3.
Fifa 08.
Dead Rising.

[mangle]

GTA only dissapointed on a few things.
Army of two was still alright inspite of it being a bit short
Can't comment on others!

[Hiro]

Army of TWO - like 10 missions, what the hell? And the fact that you HAVE to control that stupid AI. I preferred 2 player co-op on it tbh. But it was far too short.

[Ashley 12344]

Yes, but GTA's hype has been around for months.
The main storyline is 30hours, they expect you to do it in less. Just not enough for all the hype surrounding this game, IMO. Its easy to see the online play, and alternative storylines were last minute bodge jobs, after they put all the effort in.

Not enough replayability. VC and SA I played again and again, IV will enter the cupboard in the not so distant future.

[Zak]

Megaman Legends

WHAT WERE THEY THINKING

[Simmzay]

Yes, but GTA's hype has been around for months.
The main storyline is 30hours, they expect you to do it in less. Just not enough for all the hype surrounding this game, IMO. Its easy to see the online play, and alternative storylines were last minute bodge jobs, after they put all the effort in.

Not enough replayability. VC and SA I played again and again, IV will enter the cupboard in the not so distant future.
The problem is that hype kills game enjoyment. Going into GTA4 on a media blackout and lowered expecations led me to enjoy it a lot more than I usually would.

[Neil]

It's not even out yet and I'd say Guitar hero 4 is going to be a pretty big let down, they're ruining it now xD

[awelsh]

GTA IV, thought it would be alot better, they removed features such as the buying safehouses, pimping cars etc... which I found quite fun, also you can hook the front of tuucks up to the backs of the trucks anymore :( all of them things made it fun to just free roam around.

[Rarelime]

The Dreamcast console.

[awelsh]

The Dreamcast console.

:O thats amazing, ive still got mine and the graphics are better than loads of stuff on the ps2. The games are quite fun aswell :P

[Niall!]

They all suck. Halo is the most overrated video game series of all time. It's completely unoriginal and basic.

I agree, I never got why it was soo popular.


Anything from the Metal Gear series, and Metroid Prime 2/3.

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was the best in the series and a really good game, how did you not like it?


Halo 3......errrrr......Twilight princess, then again the only Legend of Zelda I like is Ocarina of time so I shouldn't have expected much.


TP had to of been the most hyped up game in five or so years. It turned out to be nothing like I had expected, so in that respect it was a disappointment.

WHAT? TP was actually the 3rd best game for the Wii so far, it was perfect to me, better than OOT :S


:O thats amazing, ive still got mine and the graphics are better than loads of stuff on the ps2. The games are quite fun aswell :P

Sonic adventure 1 and 2 were on that console so I agree.

My biggest let down had to be.. Nights: Journey of dreams. I really loved the look of the game, but I got it and.. I haven't completed it yet :(

[awelsh]

Sonic adventure 1 and 2 were on that console so I agree.

My biggest let down had to be.. Nights: Journey of dreams. I really loved the look of the game, but I got it and.. I haven't completed it yet :(

yep ive got sonic adverture 1 on there :P power stone is fun too :)

[JoeyK.]

Devil May Cry 2.

[Simmzay]

I agree, I never got why it was soo popular.



Metroid Prime 3: Corruption was the best in the series and a really good game, how did you not like it?





WHAT? TP was actually the 3rd best game for the Wii so far, it was perfect to me, better than OOT :S



Sonic adventure 1 and 2 were on that console so I agree.

My biggest let down had to be.. Nights: Journey of dreams. I really loved the look of the game, but I got it and.. I haven't completed it yet :(
This isn't the thread to contest my views on the matter, but I'll bite anyway:

I thought MP3 was a decent game but it broke its bridges with the beloved Metroid formula. The exploration completely demolished with the inclusion of smaller worlds and a linear pathway. The control scheme is great, but Metroid should not be first-person. Retro made a great series but they didn't make it Metroid.

Twilight Princess, like I said, was a disappointment in a certain respect. It was nothing that I had expected, so it was a letdown. But it also brought the best dungeon design ever seen in a Zelda game.

[Niko Bellic]

GTA IV, thought it would be alot better, they removed features such as the buying safehouses, pimping cars etc... which I found quite fun, also you can hook the front of tuucks up to the backs of the trucks anymore :( all of them things made it fun to just free roam around.

But you can hang on the back of firetrucks and stuff..

[Ashley 12344]

This isn't the thread to contest my views on the matter, but I'll bite anyway:

I thought MP3 was a decent game but it broke its bridges with the beloved Metroid formula. The exploration completely demolished with the inclusion of smaller worlds and a linear pathway. The control scheme is great, but Metroid should not be first-person. Retro made a great series but they didn't make it Metroid.

Twilight Princess, like I said, was a disappointment in a certain respect. It was nothing that I had expected, so it was a letdown. But it also brought the best dungeon design ever seen in a Zelda game.

Not the thread to contest views? How so...?


I forgot the PSP. If used legitimately, its awful. £220 mine cost I believe (obviously not paid for by me - thank God).
Most of the games on it were on PS2 for a very similar price, giving it little purpose really.

[Simmzay]

Not the thread to contest views? How so...?
Err, I think it has something to do with being asked which games we're disappointed with. Not trying to discredit people's choices on the matter.

[mat64]

Halo 3 wins this award hands down

[Fehm]

Tom clancys Rainbow 6 Vegas 2. Too laggy on Xbox Live and therefore a real let down!

[Supersam]

Halo 3 wins this award hands down

Amen.

It was just.... awful.

[today]

Halo 3 as Mat64 said and Eragon was a right peice of crap!!

[c[__]]

Halo 3 as Mat64 said and Eragon was a right peice of crap!!
All movie games are such as Spiderman, Jumper etc.

I say Condemned 2 because it's so long and boring so I rarely play it, not that it's mine anyway :P

[Neil]

All movie games are such as Spiderman, Jumper etc.

I say Condemned 2 because it's so long and boring so I rarely play it, not that it's mine anyway :P

Spiderman 3 and Iron Man are actually really good for movie games xD

[redtom]

GTA IV was a bit of a let down for me, short *** story, the extra missions are way too easy I did everything but find one random character, stunts and random packages in less then a week. The online got boring really fast for me.
I guess I just over played it when I got it. Although it is fun its just not as good as I thought it would be.

[Simmzay]

All movie games are such as Spiderman, Jumper etc.

I say Condemned 2 because it's so long and boring so I rarely play it, not that it's mine anyway :P
Superman 64, anyone?

[Blinger1]

GTA IV is a big let down for me, it really isn't that interesting in my opinion. And it takes way to long to go from the end of one mission to the start of another. Gay!
It is no where near the biggest game let down, but it is a big one!

[Andeeh]

Halo 3 before GTA4 Launch it was the biggest entertainment item sold.

Rubbish for all the hype

[mangle]

Thats what hype does to a game, generates millions of sales and then lets it be crap!

[GommeInc]

It happens in everything nowadays... Films, books, music, games even household gadgets and furniture! Life would be more interesting if there was alot less hype :P