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What's the worst video game you've ever played? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by zachimusprime44@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I don't even remember all the trash games i tried to played just to delete them after few minutes.

But the ones being remembered are instead the biggest disappointments, games which were supposed to be great or were supposed to be improved sequels of great games.

In this cathegory trashcan lid medal goes definitely to REBEL GALAXY 2. I played first part like 10 times and only ever wanted more of it, but 2nd problem was not that it was bad or not (it was though), but that it was entirely different game.

Dishonorable mentions for few more:

Dragon Age Inquisition for being a solo player simulator of a boring MMO instead of a awaited resurrection of series and even sub-genre
Marvel Midnight Suns, again for being supposed to be next X-Com but in reality being poorly optimised card game
Pandora: First Contact, supposed spiritual successor to Sid Meier Alpha Centuari. Well it was spiritual in sense i wanted to get drunk on spirits because no chance to play this turd while sober.
Starfield, i don't think i have to comment on this
Less specific but every Dune game since Emperor: Battle for Dune and probably every Dune game in the future as long as the unFuncom have the licence
Gladius: Relics of War: for a game that had so much development and DLC's it's still shallow as puddle. Which, along with Pandora above leds me to:
Everything published by Sltherine i played maybe except Armageddon in good way and Pandora in bad way. Somehow nearly every good idea for a game that this company make into reality turns out to be the mediocriest of mediocrest game ever.

EDIT: oh and the one i tried to forget so hard but other poster made me remember it: "X-Com" Chimera Squad. No, just fucking no, the pathetic death of series after glorious predecessor is just too much.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really liked Midnight Suns :(

I got to play video games with spider man and be in a book club with Captain marvel.

The deck building was pretty good. I wanted more cards and more excuses to use more heroes.

The fact that there's no miss chance on attacks is subtle but a real improvement over the genre standard. And using the environment was a lot of fun, and very genre appropriate.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I tried to play is earnestly after Epic gave it out for free, but while gameplay indeed is actually quite good, three factors are still bad:

Disappointment, this is the game from X-Com developers, while there is no next X-com game for years after the last one was not only a commercial hit but genuinly best game in genre, the only thing they did is the Chimera Squad which was extreme disappointment. It's really no way around that.
Optimisation really sucks, comparable games are working smooth for me and this crap does not and never was no matter what i tried
Marvel banter, i HATE it, capital letters. I don't hate Marvel universe but holy shit they should shut the fuck up sometimes. Even the pompous style of original comics was better because at least it was unintentionally funny unlike this pathetic crap served nowadays.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Pandora: First Contact, supposed spiritual successor to Sid Meier Alpha Centuari

Seconded. I repressed all memories of this game until now.