Biggest Disappointments? - Page 2

*Cure* · 09-12-2007, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by The Terror of Death

What do you mean? I dont remember any all out war scenes.

And New Super Mario Bros. was a BIG disappointment.

It looks like he's riding into war what with all the goblins lining up on the top of the hill in front of the sunset and whatnot. At least it does to me.

The Terror of Death · 09-12-2007, 07:46 PM

They also did not include the giant spider chasing after you. .

*Wildcat* · 09-12-2007, 08:17 PM

This is a good topic...and I know Im in a minority with my 2 choices.

Super Mario 64-Yes the great platformer that revolutionized the gaming world.
I was really disappointed with the whole idea of it.IMO it didnt even feel like a Mario game....all you did was go around looking for stars in each level....7 feak'n times,plus some of the levels seemed kinda small...like "Cool Cool Mountain".Besides that all you ever really did with Mario was make him somersault,back-flip,ground-pound,slide etc...I know its a platformer but they got a little carried away with how much Mario could physically do.

Halo-While I liked it better than Mario 64...it just wasnt as amazing as everyone said it was...it was ok...but it just felt plain too me.Run-gun and repeat.Plus some of the enemies took way too many shots before going down..which was annoying...it wasnt hard...just annoying.

Peanut · 09-12-2007, 08:24 PM

1) Mario doing more than being able to jump is a problem? Wow. First time I've heard that.

2) It's called a headshot. Use it.

Janus Prospero · 09-12-2007, 08:46 PM

Use plasma weapons to take down their shields, then whip out a slug gun to finish them off. Booya Grandma! Booya!

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-12-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Janus Prospero

Use plasma weapons to take down their shields, then whip out a slug gun to finish them off. Booya Grandma! Booya!

I know where you got that quote.

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Originally Posted by The Terror of Death

And New Super Mario Bros. was a BIG disappointment.

You die now.

*Wildcat* · 09-12-2007, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

1) Mario doing more than being able to jump is a problem? Wow. First time I've heard that.

2) It's called a headshot. Use it.

Well with Super Mario 64...Its not so much that Mario had all these diffrent moves...it was just the game as a whole....it didnt feel like Mario,like I said...all you did was replay every level 7 times just too look for stars.

In the old Mairo games...you didnt feel like you were on some big fetch quest...you actually felt like you were on an adventure going through each level,unlocking secrets and dodging enemies.

As for Halo...whatever...I mean,Like I said I liked it better...I just never could get into it.

Peanut · 09-12-2007, 09:02 PM

Get out of our section.

*Wildcat* · 09-12-2007, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

Get out of our section.

Are you talking too me?....your the one that created this topic....everyone has the right too post thier opinions on it...after all you asked.

Peanut · 09-12-2007, 09:16 PM

SIGH!

We really need to add "Please be advised. We are all a bunch of sarcastic, hateful, assholes in this section. Take our words with a grain of salt." to the Rules thread.

*Dr. Doom* · 09-12-2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

You die now.

Hey, I gotta listen to everyone talking **** about Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime. You'll be fine.

Janus Prospero · 09-12-2007, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

I know where you got that quote.

And I know where you sleep.

...not really.

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Originally Posted by Peanut

We really need to add "Please be advised. We are all a bunch of sarcastic, hateful, assholes in this section. Take our words with a grain of salt." to the Rules thread.

QFTMFT!

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Originally Posted by Dr. Doom

Hey, I gotta listen to everyone talking **** about Twilight Princess and Metroid Prime. You'll be fine.

The Doom abides.

*Aelia* · 09-12-2007, 11:33 PM

Bah, I might as well make a list of disappointments.

Halo: It's a good game series and all, but it's just not my cup of tea. I've never been good at FPS games, nor will I ever be.

Soul Calibur 3: SC2 was awesome. SC3...not so much.

Viewtiful Joe 2: I loved the first game, which was probably one of the best sidescrollers for the GC and later the PS2, and VJ2 was just more of the same. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it really felt as if I were playing the first game...only not.

**Barkworm** · 09-13-2007, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ThirdMarioBro

You die now.

NSMB was weird. I can't even say why but I didn't enjoy one second of the game and I tried, man, did I try. I actually kept it for months, playing it over and over again, thinking "Why isn't it fun? Am I insane?!" There was something about the game's overall design that bored me to death. I was probably expecting way too much. One of the first reviews I read was the one of IGN's Craig Harris who said that his favourite platformer was Yoshi's Island and that NSMB was just as good. Naturally I went "OMG!!! THAT AWESOME???!!" and ... it's really not on the same level. Not even close.

Ra · 09-13-2007, 03:14 AM

Biggest disappointments...I've been really lucky, since I haven't really bought any games that disappointed me at all. But I guess I could say that Final Fantasy X disappointed me the most out of all the games I've played. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that.

I had heard of so much hype around this game ever since it was released back in 2001. My friend had a poster of Tidus up in her rec-room, saying how cool the game was, my Final Fantasy mad cousins were screaming with joy, and there were whispers around the school yard on how it was the best game ever. This was back when I was in grade five, keep in mind, so I had no idea what to expect.

Seasons changed, time passed, and I still didn't pick up the game. For starters, I didn't have a PS2 then. Also I had been brainwashed ever since I found some certain "friends" that girls didn't play video games. They just sat...and talk...and gossip...and back-stab everyone behind each others backs. Including their best friends... *ahem* Either way, I was still very curious about FFX until 2005, when I was at my cousins and noted that they had a copy. This was it! The moment I had been waiting for! I had just tried playing their copy of Final Fantasy IX and was blown away. Now it was the time to see what all of the fuss was about...

I put in the disk. Sat down. Watched the starting movie. Waited. Got into my first fight. Died in five moves.

...

WHAT THE HELL?!!

**ThirdMarioBro** · 09-13-2007, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

One of the first reviews I read was the one of IGN's Craig Harris who said that his favourite platformer was Yoshi's Island and that NSMB was just as good. Naturally I went "OMG!!! THAT AWESOME???!!" and ... it's really not on the same level. Not even close.

And that's the problem with game media. They overhype games beyond belief only to set up the people who are going to buy it for a major disappointment. Its depressing really.

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Originally Posted by Peanut

SIGH!

We really need to add "Please be advised. We are all a bunch of sarcastic, hateful, assholes in this section. Take our words with a grain of salt." to the Rules thread.

Check the rules section now.

**Barkworm** · 09-13-2007, 03:57 AM

Aw, you beat me to it!

Ra · 09-13-2007, 05:04 AM

...I'm not a sarcastic, hateful, asshole...

愛 · 09-13-2007, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Ra

Biggest disappointments...I've been really lucky, since I haven't really bought any games that disappointed me at all. But I guess I could say that Final Fantasy X disappointed me the most out of all the games I've played. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that.

I had heard of so much hype around this game ever since it was released back in 2001. My friend had a poster of Tidus up in her rec-room, saying how cool the game was, my Final Fantasy mad cousins were screaming with joy, and there were whispers around the school yard on how it was the best game ever. This was back when I was in grade five, keep in mind, so I had no idea what to expect.

Seasons changed, time passed, and I still didn't pick up the game. For starters, I didn't have a PS2 then. Also I had been brainwashed ever since I found some certain "friends" that girls didn't play video games. They just sat...and talk...and gossip...and back-stab everyone behind each others backs. Including their best friends... *ahem* Either way, I was still very curious about FFX until 2005, when I was at my cousins and noted that they had a copy. This was it! The moment I had been waiting for! I had just tried playing their copy of Final Fantasy IX and was blown away. Now it was the time to see what all of the fuss was about...

I put in the disk. Sat down. Watched the starting movie. Waited. Got into my first fight. Died in five moves.

...

WHAT THE HELL?!!

You can die in FFX? That's news to me. I remember that game being so easy, I could've played it in my sleep. I also remember two-hitting the last boss.

Ra · 09-13-2007, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Ai

You can die in FFX? That's news to me. I remember that game being so easy, I could've played it in my sleep. I also remember two-hitting the last boss.

Yeah, it surprised me as well. I was attacking that bike/wall/whatever the hell you have to hit, but for some reason the monsters managed to kill me just before I could brake down the barrier

When I buy X, I'm going to try and do it again...

09-12-2007, 08:17 PM	#23
Wildcat Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: AZ Posts: 3,516	This is a good topic...and I know Im in a minority with my 2 choices. Super Mario 64-Yes the great platformer that revolutionized the gaming world. I was really disappointed with the whole idea of it.IMO it didnt even feel like a Mario game....all you did was go around looking for stars in each level....7 feak'n times,plus some of the levels seemed kinda small...like "Cool Cool Mountain".Besides that all you ever really did with Mario was make him somersault,back-flip,ground-pound,slide etc...I know its a platformer but they got a little carried away with how much Mario could physically do. Halo-While I liked it better than Mario 64...it just wasnt as amazing as everyone said it was...it was ok...but it just felt plain too me.Run-gun and repeat.Plus some of the enemies took way too many shots before going down..which was annoying...it wasnt hard...just annoying. __________________ Nothing can survive the will to stay alive, cause if you try, you can do anything.

09-12-2007, 08:46 PM	#25
Janus Prospero Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 477	Use plasma weapons to take down their shields, then whip out a slug gun to finish them off. Booya Grandma! Booya! __________________

09-13-2007, 03:14 AM	#35
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	Biggest disappointments...I've been really lucky, since I haven't really bought any games that disappointed me at all. But I guess I could say that Final Fantasy X disappointed me the most out of all the games I've played. I'm sure I'm not alone when I say that. I had heard of so much hype around this game ever since it was released back in 2001. My friend had a poster of Tidus up in her rec-room, saying how cool the game was, my Final Fantasy mad cousins were screaming with joy, and there were whispers around the school yard on how it was the best game ever. This was back when I was in grade five, keep in mind, so I had no idea what to expect. Seasons changed, time passed, and I still didn't pick up the game. For starters, I didn't have a PS2 then. Also I had been brainwashed ever since I found some certain "friends" that girls didn't play video games. They just sat...and talk...and gossip...and back-stab everyone behind each others backs. Including their best friends... ahem Either way, I was still very curious about FFX until 2005, when I was at my cousins and noted that they had a copy. This was it! The moment I had been waiting for! I had just tried playing their copy of Final Fantasy IX and was blown away. Now it was the time to see what all of the fuss was about... I put in the disk. Sat down. Watched the starting movie. Waited. Got into my first fight. Died in five moves. ... WHAT THE HELL?!! __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

09-13-2007, 03:57 AM	#37
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,759	Aw, you beat me to it! __________________ Make ****, not kill!

09-13-2007, 05:04 AM	#38
Ra It's my desire? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In your pants. Posts: 4,441	...I'm not a sarcastic, hateful, asshole... __________________ "So. The whole lot of you against little old me? How retarded."

09-12-2007, 07:46 PM	#22
The Terror of Death Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 736	They also did not include the giant spider chasing after you. .

09-12-2007, 08:24 PM	#24
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	1) Mario doing more than being able to jump is a problem? Wow. First time I've heard that. 2) It's called a headshot. Use it.

09-12-2007, 09:02 PM	#28
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Get out of our section.

09-12-2007, 09:16 PM	#30
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	SIGH! We really need to add "Please be advised. We are all a bunch of sarcastic, hateful, assholes in this section. Take our words with a grain of salt." to the Rules thread.

09-12-2007, 11:33 PM	#33
Aelia Hamfisted Bun Vendor Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 1,582	Bah, I might as well make a list of disappointments. Halo: It's a good game series and all, but it's just not my cup of tea. I've never been good at FPS games, nor will I ever be. Soul Calibur 3: SC2 was awesome. SC3...not so much. Viewtiful Joe 2: I loved the first game, which was probably one of the best sidescrollers for the GC and later the PS2, and VJ2 was just more of the same. That wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but it really felt as if I were playing the first game...only not.