Now that I've covered the good, it's time to deal with the bad. These aren't the worst games I played last year, rather they represent the most disappointing experiences of the year.
Swing and a miss for the PS3. After playing with a friend's beta copy, I was excited to get the game on release. Slushy controls combined with hit or miss level design really left a lot to be desired from this charming little game. The online side didn't really give it legs beyond the story mode. It's only good for getting youtube videos of cool levels. Such wasted potential.
Left 4 Dead
This one made plenty of the "Best of" lists. I will never understand why. Okay, I can shoot hordes of zombies. Been there, done that. Okay, so I can do it with three friends with some interesting co-op mechanics. Better, but still not the mind blowing experience I keep reading about in the gaming press. Maybe I'm just a snob, spoiled by the likes of TF2, but I'm not impressed by a mindless shooter mod.
The Force Unleashed
Why do I keep getting my hopes up for Star Wars? It's a game about being a bad ass dark jedi, what could go wrong? Apparently everything. Okay, so the story beat out a few of the movies, but the gameplay to get there is just boring. Oh, but an overly complex RPG-esqe point/skill/combo system should liven it up, right? Wrong. Fail.
Dishonorable Mentions:
Need for Speed Undercover - I was hoping for a comeback. At least I have Burnout.
Grand Theft Auto IV - More of the same. Sure it's bigger and prettier. Doesn't make it great or even that engaging.
2 comments:
ARGH!!! d00d, you comments thing needs some serious tweaking. I just wrote a really long comment, and it all got deleted and gave me some error when I tried to post. this has happened twice now...
anyway, my original post was basically, force unleashed was awesome as was left 4 dead. i don't really want to type out all my reasonings again for a third time...
edit: error message: "Required field must not be blank" (even tho nothing was blank...)
Blarg. I originally tried to comment from my iPhone and its version of Safari wouldn't let me. Fail.
Anyway, it's worth noting that by disappointments I don't mean these are necessarily bad games. Left 4 Dead is certainly fun, but it just didn't live up to expectations.
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