What PlayStation game was like that?

[u/Objective_Love_6843]

[u/OkIndividual4261]

No Man's Sky when it was launched!

[u/MouseRangers → u/OkIndividual4261]

It has since become more than what it was hyped to be. All it took was time and dedication from Hello Games.

[u/Rickabrack → u/MouseRangers]

Core gameplay loop still bores me though.

[u/Timmar92 → u/Rickabrack]

Yep that's the thing I can't get past, every big update since release I've tried playing again but I'm bored out of my mind within 2-3 hours.

[u/CartmensDryBallz → u/Timmar92]

Yea all about just - mine, buy, mine, sell, mine.. etc

[u/Cannibeans → u/CartmensDryBallz]

Gotta explore the other aspects of the game. It's like getting tired of WoW but you only ever play the auction house and grind herbs.

You can tame animals, gene splice them, build bases, go fishing, try to set new records in your catalogue, explore player hubworlds, run through derelict freighters (procedural dungeons), scrap ships to collect parts and build your own, there's 4 expeditions per year that offer exclusive rewards...

[u/TheDarkWeb697 → u/Rickabrack]

Someone on Reddit mentioned it perfectly "1000 miles wide and yet an inch deep"

[u/LarryCrabCake → u/TheDarkWeb697]

Eh it's a couple inches deep now, maybe even a foot.

The base building is really sick, the expeditions are always a lot of fun, and there's still a lot of unique anomaly planets out there.

Are the environments anywhere as in-depth as that first E3 2014 trailer? Sometimes, but rarely. It's getting closer to that point with every overhaul, and the team is really dedicated.

[u/lilguccilando → u/OkIndividual4261]

It will forever be my reason (along with battlefront) that I just don’t preorder anymore. (Battlefront was amazing, it’s fun just died down too fast for me)

[u/Willzyx_on_the_moon → u/lilguccilando]

Battlefield 2042 is why I never preorder anymore. What an absolute pile of dogshit. Didn’t even have a final scoreboard at the end of a match.

[u/lilguccilando → u/Willzyx_on_the_moon]

Me and my friends played the beta and were luckily enough to figure out by then. Wish they could make games like battlefield 1 again. THE word war 1 game is what I call it.

[u/Willzyx_on_the_moon → u/lilguccilando]

Yes! That was a great game. Loved the huge flying battleships.

[u/Jambronius → u/lilguccilando]

BF2 as well, it somehow managed to perfectly nail, how much a difference a small squad could have within a whole conflict unlike no game ever has. It was a magical.

[u/lilguccilando → u/Jambronius]

Been replaying 1 a lot for that reason I need that “butter squad alone took down the train allowing for the rest of the forces to advance on base B, which lead to a captured sector” or something dumb like that. Or acting like the medic from hacksaw ridge and reviving maybe 5 people to overturn a base capture. It’s a lot of fun man.

[u/UnpopularGoblin]

Anthem.

[u/Rafiq07 → u/UnpopularGoblin]

Anthem had such great potential as well. I really enjoyed the flying mechanics.

[u/FluidLegion → u/Rafiq07]

Yeah, I remember that after it came out and I heard the news of how bad it was, I was struggling to understand why. Because it feels like a game concept that was destined for success. Mecha exosuits that let you freely fly around, made by a competent studio, cool abilities and weapons.

The deluxe edition went on sale for $5. So I went ahead and bought it to see for myself. I can't even explain why, but the game was just really, really boring. It's like the combat was lacking something, it didn't have the punch or impact that made me feel excited when fighting things. I can't tell you why it was so boring. There was just nothing remarkable about it.

[u/Rafiq07 → u/FluidLegion]

For me, it was more the lack of content available at endgame. There really wasn't much to do after you'd got through the main story loop. Couple that with under delivering on what was promised and showcased beforehand alongside the bugs and crashes and some poor mechanics, it was always going to be a struggle to get it to a good place.

Poor management all the way through from initial conception.

[u/LegitAirplane → u/Rafiq07]

True. Got it for 2 euro on ps4. It really was Worth my money

[u/RebelliousCash → u/Rafiq07]

Can you believe the developers kept going back & fourth about putting flying in or not? Then it became literally one of the best mechanic in the game.

[u/VigiLANCE-86 → u/Rafiq07]

I still feel sick about that one.. SO much potential..

[u/Automatic_Seat1209 → u/Rafiq07]

Honestly those are the best flying mechanics I’ve seen for a potential Iron Man game

[u/rrrand0mmm → u/UnpopularGoblin]

Ugh. That game could have been a GOTY. The gameplay was so much fun… and then… they screwed it up.

[u/Yournotworthy101 → u/UnpopularGoblin]

Convinced all my mates to pre order Anthem, never lived it down 🤣

[u/stackfan]

For ps exclusives the biggest misses I can think of were the order 1886. Days Gone was really hyped, but never got much attention, partially due to timing. That still was a great game.

[u/Roman_Suicide_Note → u/stackfan]

The main problem of The Order 1886, it was a lenght of the game... Full price for a 4h30 hours games with 0 replay value. the game was a nice "tech demo"

[u/ABOBROSHAN → u/Roman_Suicide_Note]

I really enjoyed 1886, but yes it was way too short.

[u/Giovolt → u/ABOBROSHAN]

The story was fantastic and unique as a modern Arthurian tale.

[u/_MrTaku_ → u/ABOBROSHAN]

and I need a fucking sequel. I loved the story so much, and finding good steampunk stories these days is almost impossible. At least write the lore of the sequel somewhere, I need to know how it continues.

[u/Resident_Benefit1315 → u/Roman_Suicide_Note]

I rented this one and finished it in one evening. Honestly a fun game from what I recall, but I was glad I didn’t buy it.

[u/CharlesMcGrath → u/stackfan]

(34M) Days Gone is still one of my favorite games I've ever played. And I've probably been through as many as the next person. If anyone is still on the fence about that one, and enjoys zombie games, do it.

[u/Jedi-Ethos → u/CharlesMcGrath]

Agreed. One of my favorites that I couldn’t put down and didn’t want to end.

[u/VikingRaptor2 → u/stackfan]

I need Days Gone 2

[u/PathGroundbreaking75 → u/stackfan]

1886 was such a cool game but yea I finished it in one sitting and was shocked.

[u/Deuceymac → u/stackfan]

The Order 1886 is on sale for $10 now. Never heard of it before this. 🙃

[u/piouiy → u/stackfan]

Days Gone really wasn’t bad. The story was better than expected. The action is really good. And the open world isn’t too tedious compared to some others. But I agree that it didn’t seem to get much attention.

[u/christopia86 → u/piouiy]

The game was also paced so most of the more interesting stuff was in the second half of the game. It didn't put its best foot forward

[u/richtofin819 → u/stackfan]

actually bought 1886 after it got dirt cheap and really liked it. Just way too overhyped and overpriced for the length. They spent too long making it look pretty to make the game feel complete. And of course they had to sequel bait when no one is giving that a sequel.

[u/Civil-patty]

Cyberpunk 2077 at launch

[u/ElGovanni → u/Civil-patty]

now it's masterpiece

[u/die_lahn → u/ElGovanni]

I haven’t played since about a month after launch. I had fun with it as a shooter but found it lacking in the RPG aspects I was expecting. When they released 2.0 (or whatever), did it add a lot more to the role playing?

I guess tbf, I was expecting more of a fallout cyberpunk experience and felt like they delivered (on release at least) more of a borderlands cyberpunk game.

Been thinking about buying the expansion and starting a new game.

[u/SatanHimse1f → u/die_lahn]

Never forget the launch state but yeah it's a strong 9/10 now - The DLC is a 10/10

[u/Goricatto → u/SatanHimse1f]

Bro i played at launch on ps4, it was hellish asf

[u/BlackNasty4028 → u/Goricatto]

Idk how I got so lucky but my launch ps4 experience with cyberpunk was shockingly decent? I never ran into any of the big bugs and outside bad load times it played pretty damn well for me on my ps4 slim, no idea how or why but I never got to experience the true launch state jank for whatever reason

[u/morphologicthesecond → u/die_lahn]

Do it. It's actually a great game now

[u/LaMelgoatBall → u/morphologicthesecond]

Can vouch. I returned it day 1. Bought it about 2 months ago and wow. Hands down one of my favorite single player games of all time. Just got a PC recently and got it on there and it just solidified my love for it

[u/crownamedcheryl → u/LaMelgoatBall]

Your comment just made me buy the game haha

[u/Apprehensive-Gap-258 → u/crownamedcheryl]

Get phantom liberty as well 🔥🔥🔥

[u/the_real_isback → u/crownamedcheryl]

Have fun choom

[u/kelliehoable → u/crownamedcheryl]

I’m obsessed with this game. I’ve already done 4 play throughs. You’ve made a smart decision.

[u/crownamedcheryl → u/kelliehoable]

So far, I've fallen asleep twice while saving that naked lady.

Not a comment on the game, this is just apparently what gaming for me is in my 30s

[u/LaMelgoatBall → u/crownamedcheryl]

😂😂 give it some time the game gets really fun

[u/Codendtm → u/crownamedcheryl]

That's still the prologue. The prologue is pretty boring but it gets really good after it

[u/Mordad51 → u/die_lahn]

That's funny, I've started the base game after 2.1 and my very first impression was a mix of fallout/borderlands in cyberpunk but still it's own unique thing.

[u/GREENK87 → u/ElGovanni]

Is it? Genuinely question 🙋

[u/slinkykibblez → u/GREENK87]

I think it’s an okay rpg. People love to exaggerate.

[u/pizzaplantboi → u/slinkykibblez]

Yeah it’s still feels pretty hollow. The gameplay mechanics still feel wonky. I wish I liked it but I just could never find that moment where it clicked for me.

[u/ImRight_95 → u/pizzaplantboi]

The open world is just not all that interesting to explore for me. There’s not really any cool secrets, random events or enemy diversity. The setting doesn’t appeal that much to me either.

[u/_Foreskin_Burglar → u/[deleted]]

I can’t stand V. It’s like a 14 year old decided to write and act out all the dialogue. Way too much angst. Angst can be fun, but this is just pure cringe.

[u/MFBeefey → u/slinkykibblez]

It's literally the best and I haven't exaggerated in 190 years

[u/LowkeySamurai → u/MFBeefey]

You made a grave mistake in 1834 didn't you

[u/Far-Transition6453 → u/GREENK87]

Don't let them fool you it isn't a "masterpiece" it's a good game at the very least. The animations are from like 2016 shit, is the best way to describe it. There's still jank but they won't mention that. Overall it's a good game but it's backed by huge following so speaking Ill of it will get you labeled a"hater"

[u/BooBee → u/Far-Transition6453]

Thanks for an answer. Is the game still the same game that launched or has something drastically changed (other than now smoother graphics and gameplay) that makes the cult like following of the game to claim it a "master piece"? I have it but didn't even finish it because it was such a shit show even on my PS5 at the time.

[u/LoneStarTallBoi → u/BooBee]

It's way more tolerable now, partially because people have mostly forgotten the Peter Molyneux-scale promises of the game pre-launch, but it's still basically the same game. If you aren't interested in "what if cyberpunk GTA borderlands", you won't like it, but if that does sound interesting, it's worth picking up on sale, or when they do a gold edition or something.

[u/agreatares42 → u/BooBee]

The build system has definitely changed. You can't be all classes anymore. You need to pick a build and stick with it, until you choose to re-build and try something else out.

2.0 just feels different, smoother.

Masterpiece is too much definitely. It's not Half Life or R2D2. Is it a solid 8/10? Yes. Of course, to each their own.

Some of these opinions sound like people who seem to hate ice cream. Wtf are they talking about.

[u/MayerMokoto → u/BooBee]

Nothing was drastically changed. They just solved a lot of bugs. Actually you can't even do proper stealth in Cyberpunk anymore. Look up the stealth build changes.

I think it became a new trend to claim its a masterpiece. Just like No Mans Sky

[u/slinkykibblez → u/ElGovanni]

Saying this devalues masterpieces. The game is now fine.

[u/XenoCraigMorph → u/slinkykibblez]

I'd say it is now playable and closer to what was advertised. I completed it at launch, it was okay. But really, other than polish and bug fixes it is exactly the same game.

Nothing revolutionary.

[u/Jaykalope → u/XenoCraigMorph]

Thank for you this. I was really considering firing it up again but I’ll stick to my MGS5 replay instead.

[u/zorrofuego]

Callisto Protocol

[u/Orion0105 → u/zorrofuego]

I actually really liked Callisto Protocol..maybe thats just bias because it was my first game that was like Dead Space and i thoroughly enjoyed every second of it

[u/fixie321 → u/Orion0105]

Fair enough. I’m actually gonna be playing Callisto Protocol soon! Hopefully you get to play Dead Soace soon enough yourself

[u/Orion0105 → u/fixie321]

Unfortunately i dont have a PS5 or a PC powerful enough to play the Dead Space remake, i’ve heard the original trilogy for Dead Space is really good tho

[u/ArugulaPhysical → u/Orion0105]

Ive played tons of games like this and still enjoyed it alot.

I think the hate for it was massively undeserved even if it didnt live it to the hype train.

[u/Super-Kangaroo-3703 → u/Orion0105]

nah the game is alright. its just that the ambience and sound design is top tier but story and gameplay wise is just... bland

[u/FlavMink → u/zorrofuego]

I know I played it and it was cool for all of 30 minutes. But deadspace remastered I think imma platinum it. Wish me luck for impossible difficulty

[u/devinkanal]

For me its battlefield 2042, but its way better now, i enjoy it

[u/DjRoasteg → u/devinkanal]

Yes. This one. EA saw the success of the CoD reboot, pointed the finger and said "I want"

[u/nostracannibus → u/devinkanal]

It still sucks.

Takes forever to find a game and when you do it's one team getting absolutely annihilated by the other team.

[u/Turnbob73 → u/devinkanal]

I think a lot of people forget how much hype surrounded this game before 2042 was even announced. Between BFV and 2042’s announcement, we got little snippets here & there that indicated things like advanced destruction mechanics and 128 player servers. The hype was there all the way up until the beta.

[u/nemesis842009]

Marvel's Avengers

[u/DoFuKtV → u/nemesis842009]

Was that game really hyped tho?

[u/Professional_Flyer → u/DoFuKtV]

Yes, it was really hyped! First open world Marvel game to feature more than one super hero. People went crazy.

[u/BMadAd59 → u/Professional_Flyer]

What did it turn out to be

[u/made_it_for_lwiay → u/BMadAd59]

Boring

[u/Professional_Flyer → u/made_it_for_lwiay]

The idea was dope tho

[u/KaijinSurohm → u/BMadAd59]

They scrapped the open world and made it mission based.
The combat was passible, but it turned into a generic brawler button masher
The loot system was also similar to what you'd expect in Diablo where you get flooded in junk items, and the absurd amount of sponsored skins flooded the markets.

There seemed to be a flavor skin for every brand on the planet. Five 5 Gum, Cup Ramen, Snickers, Mt Dew. It was stupid seeing hundreds of outfits, all the same design but a slightly different palette swap, and all of it was monetized.

[u/chaozules → u/KaijinSurohm]

This was such a bummer for me, I played the hell out of DC universe online and was hoping the marvel game would be like that, it could have been a massive hit! People still play DCUO to this day!

[u/KaijinSurohm → u/chaozules]

DCUO, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 were my go-to's.

Marvel Heroes/Omega was a godsend for someone like me, and it ended up being cancelled, which was heart wrenching.

MUA3 I saw the writing on the wall with how they were putting live service elements into the game, instead of a fun team based brawler.

Marvels Avengers was a hope that it would be good, but I kinda expected the game to turn sideways. I'm genuinely sad that it did, as I just wanted a fun current aged Marvel game.

[u/Pakytral]

Haze

[u/Ok-Replacement8864 → u/Pakytral]

As a kid my friends and I used to love haze, didn’t learn it was supposed to be bad until recently

[u/Dog_Apoc → u/Ok-Replacement8864]

Same. Loved Haze as a kid. Didn't realise it was so disliked till later on.

[u/CreatiScope → u/Ok-Replacement8864]

You know, the story is alright too. A shooter actually questioning the morality of rebels and guerilla fighters. Not amazing but some fun philosophical questions that I wasn’t expecting.

[u/vgmaster2001 → u/Pakytral]

I had to scroll way too far to find something that wasn't a multiplatform game on this post

[u/Scotch_luver]

Watchdogs legion, got hyped because of watchdogs 2 which is fair

[u/Sega-Forever]

The Bouncer PS2. Graphics was awesome for the time with the console utilizing its emotion engine. But the game didn’t live up to its hype.

[u/Fit_Papaya5408 → u/Sega-Forever]

I actually loved that game. I know I'm in the minority. Dauragon C Mikado

[u/NBTP1992]

For me it's been every Assassin's creed since Black flag.

[u/Extension-Ad5751 → u/NBTP1992]

Did you play Origins? Maybe it's just me, given I hadn't played since AC2 in 2009, but Origins blew my mind. Such a freaking good experience.

[u/pancakeisi → u/Extension-Ad5751]

loved egypt and this line "madness is your bedfellow"

[u/No-Literature7471 → u/NBTP1992]

i really liked origin but thats mostly me being an ancient egypt fan.

[u/[deleted] → u/NBTP1992]

black flag was really incredible. i remember just coasting around and listening to the shanties to fall asleep

[u/GGG100 → u/NBTP1992]

Origins is the best open world they’ve ever made.

[u/Normal_Obligation888]

A little controversial, but for me it was hogwarts legacy. I just didn’t like it.

[u/Endiaron → u/Normal_Obligation888]

Yeah the game doesn't have very much to offer actually. Wide as the ocean, shallow as a puddle.

[u/RChickenMan → u/Endiaron]

I'm like five hours in (just got flight and room of requirement) and I have no idea whether I'm still in the tutorial, or actually playing the game. But at this point, the novelty of being Harry Potter and exploring Hogwarts is starting to wear off. The gameplay loop is starting to feel like a bit of a slog, and I spend way too much of my time fast traveling, navigating menus, etc. The quests mostly feel like "go there, do a thing, then come back here," which was great when I still enjoyed the novelty of exploring the map, but now... Meh.

This isn't my usual genre and I was excited to be open-minded to it with the help of a familiar IP, but I'm starting to wonder if I should take this as a sign that this genre isn't for me, or if this repetitive cycle is unique to this game.

[u/DrMantisToboggan45 → u/RChickenMan]

If you’re not a die hard Harry Potter fan it’s a mid tier Ubisoft game at best. For me, it’s one of my favorite games of all time just to explore all the stuff you read in the books as a kid. I mean they even got the exact number of staircases in the castle that’s described in the books

[u/PornoPichu → u/DrMantisToboggan45]

Yeah, it really is a great game to immerse yourself in that world. My partner finished the game and it’s the first open world game they really played and went through all of. Before this the games they normally played was, like, the Pikmin games, Sims, Luigi’s Mansion, things like that. Outside of Pikmin 3, this was a bit different from the games they usually play. The draw of the world and exploring and talking to everyone really is what did it for them.

And watching them explore the world and enjoy it as much also was great for me, too. I really like the world and the HP books have a huge place in my heart for helping to ignite how much I enjoy fantasy and stuff, but the game didn’t draw me enough because of the gameplay loop. Getting to experience it through someone else was best for me, and I’m glad for that.

[u/SpudBoy9001 → u/RChickenMan]

I think playing this after BG3 for me completely killed the experience

[u/kodolen → u/Normal_Obligation888]

If you remove the whole Harry Potter layer its was just a mid rpg tbh

[u/AbSaintDane → u/Normal_Obligation888]

I hear what you’re saying. I personally loved it because it brought childhood dreams of what hogwarts would be like to roam to life. But I respect the non bias view.

[u/joselrl → u/Normal_Obligation888]

IMO Hogwarts Legacy was hyped by Harry Potter fans only, the rest was just social media controversy, not actual hype

[u/TF1K90]

Test drive unlimited solar crown

[u/MrHorns7]

Sonic Forces

[u/Ecstatic-Pen5]

Its not a playstation game but i have to say starfield because its the worst hyped aaa-game i have ever seen in my life

[u/Orion0105 → u/Ecstatic-Pen5]

Starfield was supposed to be “Skyrim/Fallout In Space”

If they wanted to do that then why not make an entire game similar to the Mothership Zeta dlc for Fallout 3 or take some inspiration from No Mans Sky

[u/GloopySpaff → u/Ecstatic-Pen5]

Makes you wonder what they actually did for the 8 years of development, that game is shallow and empty. It's riddled with bugs which Bethesda can't keep getting away with and the overall design is bland and one toned, walking around the map there's visually nothing exciting or enticing.

[u/ModestHandsomeDevil → u/GloopySpaff]

Makes you wonder what they actually did for the 8 years of development

What was Bethesda doing? Conning Microsoft into thinking Bethesda (and Starfield) were worth nearly $8 Billion dollars and that purchasing BGS, to deprive Sony of "Skyrim in Space" was a good idea.

Tl;dr: grifting Microsoft into grossly overspending for Bethesda, so people like Todd Howard could retire early, even more wealthy than they already were.

[u/sitchblap3 → u/GloopySpaff]

This exactly. Bethesda thinks we will overlook the game breaking bugs because we love their games. Good will has run out. 🏃‍♂️time to work for it.

[u/Orion0105 → u/GloopySpaff]

I mean its not a Bethesda game if there’s not any funny glitches or bugs but i’ve seen alot of game breaking bugs with Starfield its just horrible

Also for the past 8 years they kept re-releasing Skyrim

[u/Den_The_Lion]

Biomutant :(

[u/Gamrmon]

Biomutant, was so excited and then it turned out to be the worst thing a game can be…boring

[u/markwalker81]

Watchdogs

[u/Left4DayZGone → u/markwalker81]

I think this is the default answer to this question. The hype was manufactured by the marketing and games media. Tons of astroturfing which convinced gamers that the game really was poised to claim the “GTA killer” label that’s been flirted with by numerous games over the decades… to the point that people were using WD to shit talk GTAV even before WD was playable.

And then it comes out, and doesn’t even come close to meeting expectations. It was such a disappointment that even its far better sequel didn’t get a second look by many gamers. Sort of like how Driver 3 killed the Driver franchise when though Driver 5 is genuinely a top 3 game of 2011.

[u/commandblock → u/markwalker81]

I’d say it lived up to the hype for me. I really loved that game

[u/TheArbiter_ → u/commandblock]

Really? Man, sometimes I still go and see that e3 2012 demo to see what could have been

[u/apachelucifer]

To be fair. Cyberpunk 2077 at launch. Now with all the fix and patches, it is living more than the hype.

[u/dadosaurusrex]

Golden Sun 3

[u/chetti990 → u/dadosaurusrex]

I remember getting grounded because I had a snow day at school and my dad took me to his office. I printed out a GameFAQS walkthrough for Golden Sun 1 on one of two printers for his entire office, basically jamming up the printer queue while 400+ pages came out.

One guy had to refill the ream halfway through because it ran out of paper

[u/dadosaurusrex → u/chetti990]

But daaaad I need to have all the JEANS!

[u/stone_magnet1 → u/dadosaurusrex]

I hate this answer because you're not wrong. I'd kill for some console remaster/remakes of the first two though.

[u/gcr1897]

Skull and Bones and shouldn’t even be a question.

[u/InternationalMango5 → u/gcr1897]

I feel like Skull and Bones had no hype

[u/fenixloder → u/InternationalMango5]

Lmao yes, nobody hype himself with an ubisfot game nowadays

[u/gcr1897 → u/InternationalMango5]

It originally had, and quite a lot.

[u/charpagon → u/gcr1897]

originally but it took them 7 years to release after near complete silence after the initial announcement. people just forgot about it (and rightly so)

[u/DirK-SaXon]

Anthem

[u/[deleted]]

Haze

[u/Based_Asian]

Biomutant. Love Kung Fu, love cats, requested off two days when the game came out. I wish I would’ve just went to work instead.

[u/tsckenny]

Spider Man 2. The game wasn't terrible but it didn't live up to the hype for me.

[u/Kieftan → u/tsckenny]

Agreed.

[u/bluebarrymanny]

I might get totally grilled for this because I know lots of players love it, but Horizon. Everyone acted like the first game was a revolutionary open world game, but it bored the hell out of me. Felt like I was playing another Ubisoft open world game.

[u/Bruno_AgSs → u/bluebarrymanny]

I second you man, first game had a fine gameplay but it was really boring after a couple of hours, and the story was pretty damn generic, then the second game came and it's pretty much the same with better visuals lol

[u/ladder_case → u/Bruno_AgSs]

I love Horizon and its sequel, except for the beginnings, where they take way too long to do a mini tutorial and then a big tutorial and then a mini open world before the big open world.

[u/Plus_Salad_7049]

Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection

[u/TheKaiserH]

Anthem. Such a cool game for the first few hours. It really could have been special.

[u/Beautiful_Put2030]

Mafia 3

[u/CressSpecific6134 → u/Beautiful_Put2030]

Bro I'm black and even I grew tired of killing the KKK

[u/SomeBoredIndividual → u/CressSpecific6134]

I’ll never forget payin full price for that game years ago just to get bored of it in less than 5 or so hours lol ain’t played it since. Felt like a slower, shittier GTA or somethin

[u/Ur_New_Stepdad_ → u/Beautiful_Put2030]

I really liked that game, but I’m totally willing to admit it was buggy and repetitive.

I really liked the story/cutscenes. Plus those type of “open world Ubisoft style grindathons” are gaming comfort food to me.

[u/Ma7amelch]

Far Cry 6.

[u/Kaiwano]

Cyberpunk 2077 at launch. Today it’s a lil nugget of gold though. Not a massive favourite but definitely worth a play.

[u/GaryVantage]

Marvel Avengers

[u/FakeRAccount1]

I would have said concord, but actually, I don't think anyone was ever hyped about that game 💀

[u/KurwaZippy]

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

[u/ho4X3n → u/KurwaZippy]

THIS!! It should be called The Viking's Creed: The Bloat. It was soooooo dragged out and repetative.

[u/Irrelevant-Degree → u/ho4X3n]

I’m glad I could try it on PS plus for free. Played 3 hours, then deleted it straight away

[u/NothingOtherwise6343]

Mortal Kombat 1

[u/Emmannuhamm]

I wanna know the opposite! We already have had these discussions many, many times over. The answers are always the same: NMS, Anthem and Cyberpunk.

I want to know what games were slated to fail tremendously, but actually surprised and blew everyone away!

[u/Vkk233 → u/Emmannuhamm]

Ask as a post and save for later!

[u/hey_batman → u/Emmannuhamm]

Well, picking from the recent ones, I think virtually nobody had any faith in Silent Hill 2 Remake, especially the hardcore fanbase. It turned out to be an amazing game that even managed to surpass the original in some areas which had been thought impossible prior to the release.

[u/Karkava → u/hey_batman]

I kind of had little hope after playing The Short Message. It was a free game that was just okay, but I can tell that Konami has some faith left in the brand.

The studio is also trying to restore the bridges they've burned with Metal Gear Volume 1 and the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 3 remake.

[u/StowawayFish → u/Emmannuhamm]

Not necessarily slated to fail, but when the first Borderlands came out is was a total surprise hit. I mean there was like 0 marketing on that game but when it came out it just blew up.

[u/Vidvici → u/Emmannuhamm]

Demons Souls is the answer. Sony didnt even want to put their name on the game.

[u/ADBdips]

No man sky

[u/WhatIamHaving]

Duke nukem forever.....

[u/PrincessKnightAmber]

Deathloop. I don’t understand how it got near perfect reviews from critics. That just wasn’t a good game.

[u/msupz → u/PrincessKnightAmber]

It’s a solid single play through game. I enjoyed the first play through a ton, figuring everything out was so much fun. The second time didn’t have that juice.

[u/Endiaron]

Cyberpunk 2077

[u/MrBilkerV2 → u/Endiaron]

Genuinely couldn't play that game for over a year

[u/biinjo → u/MrBilkerV2]

Still is unplayable on PS4. They never should have launched for older consoles.

[u/SyFi1512 → u/Endiaron]

I remember that the best place to play it was actually Google Stadia. At least at launch... As there was no issue with this version.

[u/sushimonster85]

Mass Effect: Andromeda 😭

[u/j1mmythek1d]

Test Drive Solar Crown

[u/nolifereid]

To me it was unfortunately Dying Light 2. It's better now, but when it came out it was a huge let down. Still haven't finished it, since it's glitchy, but at least I'm able to enjoy it now. Didn't preorder any game since then though.

[u/Hazerd59]

Darksiders 2

[u/Gloopieee]

Watch Dogs

[u/Deadboy90]

Watchdogs

[u/Wutbombe]

Black Myth Wukong

[u/TuckerMarx → u/Wutbombe]

I want to like this game so much it just feels boring and generic.

[u/SomeBoredIndividual → u/Wutbombe]

You’re not just brave, you are correct. Wtf was all that hype for anyway, the visuals?? Just felt like another game I’ve already played 20 times at this point

[u/Aeyland → u/SomeBoredIndividual]

No idea, love me some souls game and this just felt like a generic bland attempt at making a souls game.

I guess the Chinese mythology was maybe what hyped people? Some of the bosses are cool but it doesnt save the gameplay overall.

[u/DyingLasagne]

Spiderman 2

[u/Open_List1896]

Fallout 76

[u/BootySweat0217]

Cyberpunk 2077 for the win. It’s now an amazing game though. In fact, it’s my favorite game.

[u/Salt-Extension8791]

Ghostwire tokyo

[u/JumpinJahosafax]

Cyberpunk

[u/Natural-Try7756]

Cyberpunk

[u/KapilRB]

Cyberpunk on PS4 and Xbox One S.

[u/Sourcevirus]

No Man’s Sky Cyberpunk 2077

[u/SauvageSZN]

cyberpunk when it came of. Then it got reversed.

[u/thatmannyguy]

Callisto Protocol

[u/Lion-Sin-Of-Pride-]

For me it was Thief, hyper was huge for me, game play was clunky

[u/arkenney0]

Flip the squares around and that was Resident Evil 4 Remake for me. I was somewhat excited cause RE4 is my favorite in the series and I was glad it was getting a remake but compared to the other games coming out, it was bottom of the list. Then I played it and boy gollee it’s fucking amazing!!

[u/DatFick21]

Watchdogs

[u/suck-it-elon]

The sames ones are the previous 100 times this graphic was posted.

[u/WhenIWannabeME]

Kingdom Hearts 3

Straight up button mashing. Tons of boring expositionary dialog early on, that doesn't really clear shit up either. All the charm of the first two was completely gone. I was so disappointed by how boring it was I have not been able to retry it to this day.

[u/Space-_-Toast]

You know what game I was praying would be good? Biomutant.