Worst Games of the Decade

[Peanut]

I thought of another game to add onto my initial list...consider it an honorable mention.

Robot Arena

[Bobtheduck]

The only awful game that I have had enough experience with to nominate as "worst of the decade" is Bleach: Shattered Memories, I do so, however, with great relish.

With great relish comes great secret sauce.

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[Kung_Fu_Master]

@ADXC

Of the decade

[Davidizer13]

Golden Sun.

Okay, so it's not that bad of a game on paper. A competent engine build prevents it from being abjectly broken like a few other games people have name-dropped, but competence doesn't translate to engrossing. Could they have made this game more boring and tedious? Just crossing the world map seems to take our intrepid cardboard protagonists the longest of time. And yet, somehow it was considered new and shiny enough to get not one but two sequels, though how I'll never comprehend.

Throw rocks at me.

*doesn't*

I agree with you, though I'd hardly call Golden Sun one of the worst games of the decade. I enjoyed the battle system; how your spells and summons depended on the combination of Djinni you had and such. The turn-based battles are the next iteration of a venerable system, which reiterates why it's lasted so long (for another modern example, see Pokemon); it's simple and effective. Block puzzles involving using magic/Psynergy out of battles was a twist that got old quickly. The music was merely OK, though it did have its moments. Meanwhile, the graphics were hideous. I didn't care for Donkey Kong Country's look, and I thought Golden Sun was pretty much the same as that in terms of graphics.

And then there's the plot. I could have dealt with the generic "get the cosmic keystones, beat the bad guys, save the world" plotline, but the dialogue, thanks to the little emotes they used to punctuate each emotion, dragged on and on and on. To make it worse, the characters didn't seem to have any other motivation or background other than "save the world." All this has been done before, of course, but they've done it a lot better. See, for example, the Legend of Zelda games. It's got the same basic plot as Golden Sun, but with characters and a world you cared about, making for a better plot overall.

Yeah, it's got some good parts to it, but you have to wade through the problems that overwhelm it to get to them.

[KeybladeWarrior]

[quote="Davidizer13 (post: 1364858)"]*doesn't*

I agree with you, though I'd hardly call Golden Sun one of the worst games of the decade. I enjoyed the battle system]

To each his own as they say. Not trying to be rude* I forgot to mention Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

[Bobtheduck]

@ADXC

Of the decade

I loved Sonic Adventure.

If DC games come to PS3 like is rumored, I'm gonna rebuy it.

[ilikegir33]

@ADXC

Of the decade

Still, there was a particularly terrible GBA port of the first Sonic called Sonic the Hedgehog: Genesis. It was made by Sega after the disaster that was Sonic '06, making it one of the very last GBA games made, and was only $20 at the time of its release. But it wasn't even worth that much! MIDI-ized music, cruddy controls, glitches aplenty, and the fact that the top and bottom parts of the screen were cut off all make this port one of the worst games of the decade, in my opinion.

Also, most movie-based games were pretty bad, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in particular. It's basically a trippy and endless fetch quest, with elements of Dance Dance Revolution added now and again. Tim Burton movies deserve better games (look at Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge for comparison; that's how it should be done). That is all.

[Song_of_Storms]

@ Song-InuYasha: Secret of the cursed mask

Actually, I did like this game quite a bit. I mean sure it was slow at times, but the range of attacks and all the different scenes that came through that matching system were interesting. I never really got bored with the game. I think I'd still go back and play it again.

However, these games aren't for everybody.

[SIZE="1"]Well, at least it has one die-hard fan. X3 I guess it all boils down to personal preference. ^w^[/SIZE]

[Sammy Boy]

Art of Murder: FBI Confidential (PC)

A point and click adventure game with 3D graphics. The graphics were not bad. But the fact that the controls sometimes respond and sometimes do not (despite clicking on the same spot) means I simply do not have the patience to continue with it.

[Htom Sirveaux]

I'll add more as they occur to me, but Dementium: The Ward springs to mind. What a disappointment that one was.

@ ich1990: You were confusing it with the new Silent Hill game.

edit: Speaking of Silent Hill, there's the iphone game that came out a little while ago, SH: The Escape. It's a rail shooter. A Silent Hill rail shooter. That's like using chess pieces to play Candyland.

Also,
-The new Leisure Suit Larry game. It got Gametrailers.com's lowest rating ever.
-Resident Evil: Outbreak and the aptly named RE Outbreak File #2.
-Rule of Rose. That one had potential. It really could have been a great game. But its flaws are too numerous to look past.

[ich1990]

@ ich1990: You were confusing it with the new Silent Hill game.

Yes, that must have been where I came up with it. Thanks for pointing that out.

[TGJesusfreak]

Naruto: Clash of Ninja. Possibly the worst fighting game of all time.

Super Smash Bros. eats that game for breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

[Azier the Swordsman]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

Yes, it's been four years and I'm still not over it. This is hands down the worst game in my collection. And I own some really sucky games. I PUT SONIC 2006 ABOVE RESIDENT EVIL SURVIVOR IN HORRIBLENESS.


Yes, that is a screenshot from the game of a human girl (Elise) making out with a dead animal.

[SIZE="7"]SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH SEGA'S HEAD WHEN THEY MADE THIS GAME.[/SIZE]

[GrubbTheFragger]

Dark void. So terrible

[Etoh*the*Greato]

Darkvoid wasn't that bad. Certainly not terrible. It had a lot of good polish to it, but was sadly unfinished. Even if you don't like it, and I can see why it isn't for everyone, I would hardly say it was the worst game of the decade. I've played way worse on that game's console alone.

[Bobtheduck]

Darkvoid wasn't that bad. Certainly not terrible. It had a lot of good polish to it, but was sadly unfinished. Even if you don't like it, and I can see why it isn't for everyone, I would hardly say it was the worst game of the decade. I've played way worse on that game's console alone.

Isn't DV multiplatform? I played the demo, and it was pretty crappy... Not as bad as Lair, but my experience with flying games in General over the past decade hasn't been the greatest.

[Etoh*the*Greato]

I revise my statement. I've played worst games on either statement.

[Yamamaya]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

Yes, it's been four years and I'm still not over it. This is hands down the worst game in my collection. And I own some really sucky games. I PUT SONIC 2006 ABOVE RESIDENT EVIL SURVIVOR IN HORRIBLENESS.


Yes, that is a screenshot from the game of a human girl (Elise) making out with a dead animal.

[SIZE="7"]SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH SEGA'S HEAD WHEN THEY MADE THIS GAME.[/SIZE]

I'm more angry by the fact that Elise looks so much like the female characters in two great games, Ico and Shadow of the Collossus.

[Peanut]

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

Yes, it's been four years and I'm still not over it. This is hands down the worst game in my collection. And I own some really sucky games. I PUT SONIC 2006 ABOVE RESIDENT EVIL SURVIVOR IN HORRIBLENESS.


Yes, that is a screenshot from the game of a human girl (Elise) making out with a dead animal.

[SIZE="7"]SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH SEGA'S HEAD WHEN THEY MADE THIS GAME.[/SIZE]

Oh Sonic the Hedgehog...you've had such a bad decade when it comes to 3D. Though 2006 probably does represent the absolute low for this series in the past decade...

[GrubbTheFragger]

Yea DV just left a bad taste in my mouth XD

Sonic was WAY worse and well so was ninja bread man

[Htom Sirveaux]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I don't care what you say, I hated it for every possible reason.

[ilikegir33]

I'll add more as they occur to me, but Dementium: The Ward springs to mind. What a disappointment that one was.

Dementium was a pretty good experiment in what the DS is capable of. It wasn't that big of a disappointment, in my opinion.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2006.

Yes, it's been four years and I'm still not over it. This is hands down the worst game in my collection. And I own some really sucky games. I PUT SONIC 2006 ABOVE RESIDENT EVIL SURVIVOR IN HORRIBLENESS.


Yes, that is a screenshot from the game of a human girl (Elise) making out with a dead animal.

[SIZE="7"]SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WAS GOING THROUGH SEGA'S HEAD WHEN THEY MADE THIS GAME.[/SIZE]

Agreed one hundred percent. Sonic 4 will erase all the bad memories that were given to me first by Sonic Adventure DX, then by Shadow the Hedgehog, and finally by that...THING.

Also, I really, really wanted to like the DS game Lux-Pain, and at first, I did. I'm a visual novel fan, and the game did come with a free artbook. So, I was sold. Turns out it was one of the worst visual novels ever made, not because of the game mechanics (the best visual novel engine I've seen on the DS besides Phoenix Wright's), but the absolutely HORRID localization. This game has the worst Engrish dialogue since...since the infamous Zero Wing! Lux-Pain is a good game killed by a very poor translation. My advice? If you know Japanese, importing it is the way to go. Otherwise, stay away.

[acgifford]

THE worst game I ever played. I took it back as soon as I could. It was called "Naruto Clash of the ninjas" Worst story mode ever. 15 minutes of stages that any person could defeat with random button mashing. Pathetic.

[Azier the Swordsman]

Oh Sonic the Hedgehog...you've had such a bad decade when it comes to 3D. Though 2006 probably does represent the absolute low for this series in the past decade...

I think that if Sonic Unleashed had left out the werehog bit and focused solely on the Sonic levels it would have been a much better and more popular game than it turned out to be. But to that end, I went into the game with extremely low expectations and ended up enjoying it for what it was. It was a gimmick game, but at least it was finally a step up, (a small one) and I don't think it received proper credit for such. Although I can fully understand why people didn't like it. Those werehog sections were far too long. But at least Sonic wasn't kissing any human princesses. Though what was up with the gay human NPC that hit on Sonic???:shake:

[Nate]

Ninja Gaiden Sigma. I don't care what you say, I hated it for every possible reason.

But this isn't "Games you really hated" this is "Worst games."

It's possible for a game to be good but still hate it. For example World of Warcraft, even I can admit, is a well-designed and good game. However, I hate it, I hate everything about it, I can't stand it. That doesn't make it a bad game just because I don't like it.

[Htom Sirveaux]

OK, Mr. Picky. Just correct everyone else in the thread who's doing the same thing (for example, despite its flaws, I didn't think Clive Barker's Jericho was so bad, but someone else wanted to tear it down and that's fine by me).
It's hard for most people to remain purely objective all the time, that's why reviewers and critics have a job.

Right, something tells me this ship's on a collision course with wackiness, so let's steer a little starboard of yonder iceberg, shall we?