Whilst the PS3 has had some great successes over its years,
there have certainly been some less than thrilling games. As we enter the new
generation of gaming, we took a look back at some of the greatest disappointments
of the PS3. So let’s get started!
10: LOST: Via Domus
As a huge fan of J.J Abrams’ acclaimed TV series, I played
this game with high hopes, expecting to be able to explore the island
uncovering it’s mysteries and surviving it’s perils. Unfortunately this wasn’t
the case. What I actually got was a weak adventure game, with poor graphics,
and some truly dreadful voice actors, who insult the original cast with their
attempts at replicating their voices. Whilst not a terrible game, it in no way
lived up to the standards of tension and mystery set by the series.
9: Spiderman: Edge of Time
Coming straight after brilliant Spiderman: Shattered
Dimensions, this time hopping action game caught the eye of many a superhero
fan. Unfortunately, when they got this game home, their hopes high and wallets
lighter, what they got was a boring button masher, with very little to redeem
it. The mediocre graphics were just the opening act of an opera of issues. The
combat seems okay at first, and the two different Spidermen offer some slight
variation to the fighting, but after battling through hordes and hordes of the
same enemies over and over again, it becomes tedious and uninteresting. The
only decent part is the story. When a mad scientist alters the course of
history, an alternate reality is created. In this new reality, Peter Parker
dies in the present, so Spiderman 2099 must call in another Peter Parker from
another universe to help save our Spiderman’s life, and the entire
universe...somehow. It’s just a shame that a great idea for a Spiderman game is
wasted on a mediocre experience.
8: Harry Potter and
the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
The Harry Potter game series had many ups and downs, but few
believed that they could sink lower than the atrocity that was Goblet of Fire.
They were wrong. For some reason EA decided to change the formula from open
world adventure game to third-person shooter. It could have been a wise
decision, considering the change in tone in both the final book and the final
film, but it would only work if it was done well. But it wasn’t. Lousy cover
mechanics, boring enemies, useless spells and poor graphics all create an
experience that’s not worth playing. At all.
7: Beyond: Two Souls
This is a surprise entry on the list, because it isn’t a
particularly bad game. As the title says, this is a list of the most
disappointing games, not necessarily the worst. Beyond looks incredible, and if
graphics made a good game, Beyond would be a million miles from this list.
Unfortunately, after the magnificent freedom of choice and complex gameplay
techniques sported by its predecessor Heavy Rain, Beyond felt uncomfortably
passive. Nothing you do have any impact, and the freedom of choice you’re given
is merely an illusion. You choose what to have for dinner, or what to wear for
a date, rather than make choices that affect the overall story. This is down to
the interesting, fragmented way of telling the story, which takes you through a
series of key points in the protagonist’s life, but not in order. It all comes
together to make a game that looks amazing, but doesn’t feel like a game at
all.
6: Neverdead
A cursed man who fights demons using a pair of pistols and a
sword, assisted by a scantily clad female companion? Sounds like Devil May Cry
right? And as a huge fan of Capcom’s series, I went in with high hopes. But the
gameplay falls short, the voice acting is terrible, the graphics and bland, and
the game’s USP – the fact that the central character can reassemble himself
when he is (frequently) dismembered – becomes one of the most frustrating
gameplay gimmicks I have ever played with. When it happens you must roll around
as a severed head using controls that can’t keep up at the speed you roll. As
you find a body part, you can roll over it and pick it up, sticking it to the
head. This is frequently hilarious, but often irritating, as the bizarre shapes
made by the body parts sticking out of you make it much more difficult to
navigate the areas, something that’s not helped by the insane camera that
seemingly has a mind of its own. Urgh! So many annoyances!
5: Resident Evil:
Operation Raccoon City
Okay, so it’s been a long time since Capcom had a really
good instalment in the Resident Evil franchise. The games have been sub-par and
the films...well let’s just not go there. But Operation Raccoon City took a new
look on the series, removing any known characters, and replacing them with a
team sent by Umbrella, to cover up any evidence of their involvement in the
T-Virus outbreak. Sounds good right? Sounds like an excuse to go and kill some
zombies? No. If only. Faceless protagonists prevent any emotion connection or
involvement to the story, and the gameplay is absolutely abysmal. With no
command to go into cover, you just run into it, you end up running past it when
you want to go into cover, or into cover when you want to go past it. This led
to some cheap deaths and thrown controllers. All you have with this title is a
sloppy third person shooter, that merely served to bridge the gap between Resi
5 and Resi 6.
4: Lair
DRAGONS! FIRE! DRAGONS SHOOTING FIRE! DRAGONS SHOOTING FIRE
AT OTHER DRAGONS! Yeah, go crazy and let your inner child run wild at how
purely awesome this sounds. And it could have been. Armies of fire dragons
clashing with armies of ice dragons in epic, aerial battles above beautiful landscapes
could be something truly incredible. Alas, it isn’t. The landscapes look
beautiful at first, but upon closer inspection, they’re just bland, unmoving
images that serve as a backdrop for what’s going on in the air. The gameplay is
where it really falls short though. The six-axis controller is put to full use,
but when you have to sit there twisting your arms and contorting your body to
make your dragon go left. LEFT! NOT UP! LEFT! Sorry, I had a little relapse
there. Point is, it doesn’t work well at all. It’s awkward, clumsy, and
incredibly frustrating. No deal!
3: Naughty Bear
Upon first glance, this seemed like something original,
hilarious and extremely fun. Original? Yes. Hilarious? Sometimes. Fun?
Absolutely not. Naughty Bear doesn’t explore its full potential, and when you
scratch the fluffy surface, what lies beneath is a boring action game that
offers more bore than gore. The leading idea in Naughty Bear is that you play
as a sociopathic teddy with a deep hatred for all things fluffy, and so must
massacre other lovable cuddly toys with an assortment of brutal weaponry.
Replacing people with teddies and blood with fluff is a fun thing to play
around with at first, but before too long it gets really boring, as there is
little variation in what you do. Boooooooooring!
2: Dead to Rights:
Retribution
Just missing out on the top spot is a third person shooter
that...well...sucks. It’s as simple as that. You play as a boring character,
who shoots boring guns at boring enemies, until you run out of bullets, then
you go and unleash some boring melee attacks. Of course every now and again you
pull off a cool-looking execution move, that’s satisfyingly brutal, but when
you realise there’s only about three that are reused over and over again. Then
there’s Shadow the Husky, offering some minor changes to the gameplay, but even
these get boring after the first time. Go kill a guard, get his key, bring it
back to open the door. Rinse and repeat. Do yourself a favour and don’t pay for
this one.
1: The Cursed Crusade
Here it is. The Cursed Crusade. I have very few words to
describe my time with this game, and even fewer that I can post without causing
some offence. Everything that this game tries to do, it does wrong. The story,
the graphics, the gameplay, everything I can think of that makes a good game is
missing from this. Even curse mode (which is basically a glorified rage mode)
makes absolutely no difference. It supposedly makes you stronger, but all you
were doing anyway is button mashing to beat up enemies who don’t actually fight
back. Seriously, I was stood next to an enemy for about 30 seconds once whilst
he did absolutely nothing, then just randomly sprung to life. I actually
couldn’t find anything about this game that I liked, and I would be committing
a crime against the readers and against the world of gaming if I recommended
this for you. If anyone tries to sell you this game for anything other than
£0.00, then you should walk away. Unless they offer you money to take it from
them, which wouldn’t surprise me.
So there you have it! My list of the most disappointing
games I’ve played! Disagree with my ranking? Feel like you have a worse game?
Comment below!
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