#4368271 - 07/10/17 08:51 AM
Worst game purchase?
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I'am sure we all have at least one game that we regret spending any money on it. What's yours?
In my case it's Ghost Recon Wildlands. I know many of you here like this one quite a bit. For me it's really, really bad. Non existent or cheating (depending on the situation AI), Bolivia maybe looks nice but it doesn't feel alive at all, boring and comic type plot with comic type characters and bosses that can take up dozens of bullets, awfull driving and flying mechanics. I tried to like it, spent almost 20h playing but it was no fun at all. There's more Just Cause in it than Ghost Recon and i don't even like Just Cause. 45$ down the drain with this one.
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#4368291 - 07/10/17 12:02 PM
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I was pretty angry about the stand-alone expansion "Dungeon Siege: Legends of Aranna". Gameplay was ok for an ARPG and I still need it as source for the Ultima remake mod to Ultima VI Project and Ultima 5: Lazarus. But the writing for Legends of Aranna is abysmal bad: Your character's ancestors commited genocide on a race of sentient reptiloids, and now that you are stumbling throug the levels you are massacring their remaining descendants in the thousands - just because they are obstacles. As if the game creators put no thought in the who, what and why. As I said before it made me angry.
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#4368297 - 07/10/17 12:09 PM
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Killing Floor 2 without a doubt.I have 900 hours in Killing Floor and only 10 in the sequel.
Flatout 3. Bought as a bundle on Steam that came with the whole series (although I owned the big box versions of 1 and 2 years ago).What a pile of crap 3 is. A joke of a game.
Honourable mentions go to Gal Civ 2 (although to be fair that was my first foray into a 4X game and I discovered I hate them).
ALL of my DCS modules. Should have learned my lesson after the first I bought,but no,I went on and bought 4 more.
I tend to avoid duff purchases nowadays thanks to the 'alternative demos' available.
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#4368306 - 07/10/17 12:32 PM
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ALL of my DCS modules. Should have learned my lesson after the first I bought,but no,I went on and bought 4 more. Wow... at least I can say positive things about DCS A10C and DCS BS2...
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#4368307 - 07/10/17 12:33 PM
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In recent memory I'll say Wolfenstein :The New Order. Took longer to download than the time I spent playing it.
Many liked it and the screenshots looked great. And maybe I would have started to like it. But I disliked the opening 20 minutes so much that I uninstalled and never gave it another go. Paid full price for it too I think.
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#4368308 - 07/10/17 12:34 PM
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It seems to be a common theme of PC gamers buying games that they never install and/or play. Maybe it's wishful thinking? Thinking that you'll have the time and interest to play these games but then the reality turns out differently?
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#4368310 - 07/10/17 12:38 PM
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None that I can think of, really.
I never pre-order, never buy "early access", remain patient for the first couple of days/weeks post-release, read reviews (both professional and customer), and watch a couple of gameplay vids on YT. That tends to weed out 99% of the stinkers.
[also helps to stay in touch with former colleagues and contacts in "the industry"]
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#4368312 - 07/10/17 12:43 PM
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Good point Jayhawk. I've never pre-ordered a game nor participated in early access or kickstarters, which I suppose could reduce the chances of getting a game I don't like. Matter of fact, the only game/sim related thing I've ever pre-ordered was the Cougar stick.
Not to derail the thread, but I think early access is a dangerous trend in this buisness, allowing companies to generate revenue irregardless of the quality of the finished product, if it ever gets finished at all.
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#4368316 - 07/10/17 01:03 PM
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W3 was the worst buy for me because now my life is ruined and my waking hours spent on this game or in the forums. Plus it has now ruined my play for other games on my list and my desire to buy anything new knowing/fearing it will not come up to W3 expectations.
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#4368317 - 07/10/17 01:06 PM
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That's an awesome compliment for Witcher 3 Warbirds.
W3 is hands down the best RPG I've ever played and I plan on replaying the entire saga sometime later this year.
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