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5 gaming dissapointments of 2008!

May 19, 2009 in Top List comments 26

I know everyone loves list that praise games, but here is a short list of 5 games that were dissapointments in 2008. Be sure to leave comments on the article please!

2008 was probably my greatest year for gaming. I had just bought my Playstation 3 before the beginning of the year, and after ploughing through my first next-gen title; Assassin’s Creed, my expectations for the many 2008 titles to come were high. However, as I would find, there would inevitably be a few letdowns along the way. Here is my list of five of the games I though didn’t live up to the hype they were given…
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  • 0
    Metallica May 19, 09
    Army of Two wasn't that bad to be honest.
    • 0
      lord of vice city May 19, 09
      i was sooooo excited for that game, but it was such a let down
      bad gameplay, bad online, bad game

      mirrors edge however, i thought was pretty good
    • 0
      Shinobi_razor May 19, 09
      yes it was. unless you had a human partner that knew what they were doing, it was complete and utter shit. i couldnt even finish the game because the AI was so unbelievably bad.
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    Shinobi_razor May 19, 09
    i agree with Army of Two, but i completed Viking and i thought it was pretty decent. while it wasnt the best game ever, i would not lump it in the same category as AoT. AoT simply deserves to be buried and forgotten like all the copies of the ET game on Atari that ended up in landfills.

    there are also several folks who would largely disagree about Mirror's Edge. havent played Web of Shadows or Haze though.
  • 1
    Dark Dom* May 19, 09
    Spore should be up there. That got a large amount of hype as the sim to end all sims, where you could have control over the universe.
    Total disappointment, I regret buying it.
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    chautemoc May 19, 09
    Mirror's Edge was very dissapointing if you wanted the same old shit.
    I thought it was very well done. Frustrating at times, but ultimately rewarding and fun.
    • 0
      BANDITO ATTACK May 20, 09
      mirrors edge started fun - but once the cool-new-idea affect wore off (3rd mission or so) it was pretty boring.
  • 2
    Gamesta100 May 19, 09
    GTAIV was the biggest disappointment of 2008.
    • 1
      reaver11 May 19, 09
      I was just gonna say that...as well as shun anyone who would imply MGS4 was in any way disappointing.
      • 4
        chautemoc May 20, 09
        MGS4 was in every way dissapointing.
        (I didn't play it.)
        • 0
          mau64 May 20, 09
          haha, thats funny, it's so funny to see people that do that and not play the game, much like people saying that infamous is better than prototype and vice-versa, even though both games aren't out yet.
        • 0
          reaver11 May 20, 09
          Its alright. I was expecting someone to say that.
      • 1
        Miss Razz May 20, 09
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        as well as shun anyone who would imply MGS4 was in any way disappointing.
        Hmmm...you must have been playing a very different MGS4 than me.
        • 0
          Gamesta100 May 20, 09
          Nope we can just appreciate a game that has a story so odd and at times really hard to understand.That has such a great story that can even shame RPG's.And we aren't too impatient to watch a movie length amount of cutscenes that imo shame movie scripts

          I HATE stealth in games yet MGS is my favourite series of all time.
        • 1
          Miss Razz May 20, 09
          Yep, you were definitely playing a different MGS4 than me.
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          Fallen Royalty May 20, 09
          OMIGOD ITS A GAME WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE CUTSCENES AND THINK OUT A STRATEGY INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE FRAY GUNS-A-BLAZING.
          RAAAAAAAAAGE THIS GAME FAILZ
        • 0
          reaver11 May 20, 09
          I played the hell out of it so I got my moneys worth. But to me, it lived up to my expectations. Its unfortunate that some people couldn't enjoy it as much as 1 or 3.
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          Miss Razz May 20, 09
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          OMIGOD ITS A GAME WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE CUTSCENES AND THINK OUT A STRATEGY INSTEAD OF GOING INTO THE FRAY GUNS-A-BLAZING.
          Yes, because that's clearly why I bought and loved the entire MGS series, bar MGS4. But hey, feel free to make baseless assumptions about why I didn't OMGLUVIT2PIECES. God forbid MGS4 might actually be a slightly above average game that doesn't appeal to everyone.
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    Slumpy monkey May 20, 09
    Viking was a pretty decent game. Don't know about hype, I kinda just picked it up randomly and was pretty happy with the purchase.
  • 1
    Gamesta100 May 20, 09
    You must have been playing Metal Gear Shit 4: Appeals to the gamers with short attention spans lol.

    I love MGS 4, I think GG is crazy.GG hates MGS4, she thinks I'm crazy lol.
    • 1
      Miss Razz May 20, 09
      Don't get me wrong, I love the MGS series and enjoyed MGS4. I just don't think MGS4 was the epic that people claim it is. Neither do I think hours upon hours of irrelevant rambling cutscenes constitute "good storytelling"... and this is coming from someone who is a fan of Japanese RPGs and their ridiculously convoluted plots and long cutscenes.
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    pooOBKp May 20, 09
    I enjoyed both Mirror's Edge and Army of Two. My girlfriend and I still go through AoT's campaign. I didn't think Haze was that bad either. Maybe because I wasn't all too hyped up to play it.
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    HisServant77 May 20, 09
    Spiderman: Web Of Shadows was far from a disappointment. Perhaps to those who don't like Spiderman, or just want to bash non-shooter games.
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    kik36 May 20, 09
    I enjoyed Mirror's Edge personally. Maybe not enough to go platinum though.
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    DragonMaster Dyne May 20, 09
    Army of Two is an amazing game. The single-player campaign isn't as fun, but playing through that game with my friend was one of the most satisfying experiences I've had in gaming. It was a blast from start to finish. I enjoyed myself thorougly. This author is a moron.

    I'd definitely say MGS4 was really dissapointing. GOOD game, but there was some crazy expectations for it.
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    Kels May 21, 09
    Mirrors Edge was dissopointing for me. Everyone said it was good. Then it turned out to be rubbish as. Well, I thought it was rubbish anyway.

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