[General Discussion] Games that are supposed to be really good but you hate

I hate Halo. Any previous and future iteration. Played the first one and instantly thought "Hey I've done this before. Next." Revolutionary FPS gameplay my friggin ass. Whatever, next.

I actually didn't like Metal Gear Solid 3 that much either. Its pace felt that much more sluggish than the previous games, although I am looking forward to MGS4. Although I really enjoyed MGS2. Thinkin' about replaying it, as a matter of fact.

Not a big fan of any of the Devil May Cry games either, but especially not 3. Since when are demon slayers trendy, Abercrombie & Fitch models? And what's with that stupid surfer attitude of his? Dante is way too obsessed with himself in DMC3, and I hated every minute of listening to his voice. I hope he impales himself on a blunt stick. Kratos could slaughter Dante, too.

I have never, ever been a fan of either Castlevania or Metroid. Megaman all the way, save for MM Zero or Battle Network, but not those former two. Castlevania is so damn boring and full of backtracking that I get sick of the game before I even get halfway through. The 3D games completely suck as well. The same thing can be said about Metroid -- the two series have their differences, sure, but their core gameplay is similar enough. Backtrack, get the new weapon, backtrack to get the item you need, kill something and get a new weapon/item, then backtrack some more. Fuuuuuuuuuck this.

Last but never, ever least are the Smash Bros. games. Goddamn I hate those games. I have never been so frustrated as an adult playing a video game as I get with SSBM. If I wanted to play "Hey, I can beat this guy because I've got skills at this ga...nope, I lose cuz he got the hammer" then I'd go play...no fuck that, I wouldn't play it because it's retarded. Thank you Nintendo for showing us that dumbshit methods of victory will denounce any and all acquired skill in a heartbeat. I'm fully aware that you can turn items off in the game, but then it becomes a mindless brawler, the likes of which have been done much, much better by other games. No thanks, SSBM.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Skexis

There's an element of chance with the items, and some of them are broken, but not all of them. A lot of the game is learning how to avoid getting backed into a corner because the other person has a temporary advantage.

What's good about the game is that you can also choose how it's going to work. If you feel like stock is too harrowing, time can be a better way of scoring.

Picking a character that you're willing to learn the whole movelist for is kind of a prerequisite of any fighting game, but just because nintendo's simplified the process doesn't make it mindless.

You reserve your right to defend, as do you Megavolt, but I still disagree. Hence why I posted in this thread. I didn't post in here to have all of its finer points argued back to me though. We can agree to disagree, but I still hated the ever-living fuck out of this game.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Please don't let your opinion on the first one deter you from the second -- the second is infinitely better in every single way. Dark Cloud 1 and 2, that is.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.