unogueen Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 It's time for the airing of grievances. LA Noire: The devs of the GTA series made a game that let you skip the driving! Chime means clue? Investigations like rock-paper-scissors but your opponent goes first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Hmmmm...this may take a while. I've played plenty of "mediocre/forgettable" but not too many that I'd consider to be outright awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 E.T. The Extra Terrestrial- this game was completely nonsensical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 If L.A. Noire is the worst game you've ever played, you've had a pretty good gaming life. But you're asking me to dig through almost 40 years of gaming history, and I'm pretty sure there were some experiences I've mentally blocked from my memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Heavy Rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Vic20 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Gentle sirs, I sumbit to you for your review and comment, Virtual Hylide for Sega Saturn. Truly it stands apart among other, "crappy" games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, Mr.Vic20 said: Gentle sirs, I sumbit to you for your review and comment, Virtual Hylide for Sega Saturn. Truly it stands apart among other, "crappy" games. If that was smooth I'd be wild but I know it's not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Mass Effect Andromeda probably isn't that bad of a game, but starting it up right after the trilogy has me hating nearly everything about and the devs. It is unbelievable how the massacred the soul of ME. What a bunch of hacks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Drake of the 99 Dragons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Superman 64...case closed. You litteraly couldn't get past the 2nd level due to technical issues. An utter embarrassment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Imposimole deserves an honorable mention here but that award goes to Sword of Sodan for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 7 hours ago, XxEvil AshxX said: If L.A. Noire is the worst game you've ever played, you've had a pretty good gaming life. But you're asking me to dig through almost 40 years of gaming history, and I'm pretty sure there were some experiences I've mentally blocked from my memory. Nintendo Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I've played plenty of bad games through emulation for curiosity's sake, including a number in the Intellivision Lives! collection in the late 90's. It doesn't feel fair picking from those. I think the worst modern game I've played is Overruled, by the developers who went on to make the Battletoads reboot. It was such an offputting experience I was rooting for the latter to flop so these guys would switch careers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 hour ago, crispy4000 said: I've played plenty of bad games through emulation for curiosity's sake, including a number in the Intellivision Lives! collection in the late 90's. It doesn't feel fair picking form those. I think the worst modern game I've played is Overruled, by the developers who went on to make the Battletoads reboot. It was such an offputting experience I was rooting for the latter to flop so these guys would switch careers. I watched some and the entire thing was so bad looking and repetitive and uninspired that it was kind of hypnotic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Mass Effect.......all of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamer.tv Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 Of games that I’ve actually bought, Shaun White Snowboarding was pretty awful, Jason and the Argonauts was also pretty shocking. Both on the 360. I had Multi Racing Championship on the N64 and that was dull as dishwater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 None of you will beat me. I got this as a Christmas gift one year because it was back before I or my parents really knew how to look up what games were good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPCyric Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 17 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial- this game was completely nonsensical. Beat me to it I remember how frustrating that game is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellhound Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Back to the Future-NES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysDyingX Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Assassin's Creed III Counterstrike DOTA All tied for worst I've ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chakoo Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 12:51 PM, gamer.tv said: Of games that I’ve actually bought, Shaun White Snowboarding was pretty awful, Jason and the Argonauts was also pretty shocking. Both on the 360. SW for PS3/360 was pretty bad. The only decent ones are the Wii & PSP versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unogueen Posted January 8, 2023 Author Share Posted January 8, 2023 10 minutes ago, BasemntDweller2 said: Assassin's Creed III Counterstrike DOTA All tied for worst I've ever played. Bold choices. But AssCreed III has the distinction of a colonial talking down to Connor on the matter of 'freedom' (taxation without reparation) like a fart in the wind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Red Red Redemption 2. It’s the only video game I truly hate down to my core. Fuck that game and fuck everyone who made it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/7/2023 at 4:34 AM, unogueen said: Nintendo Who Framed Roger Rabbit THIS!!! I was going to originally say Mission Impossible N64, but then I read that. I thought it was purged from my memory, until now. Fuck was that ever a terrible game that went no where 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 The thing is, I don't think of the "worst game I've ever played" as actually the worst. If a game actively sucks, I'll stop playing it. The worse crime is even a game is juuuust good enough that I play through the whole thing only to hate myself at the end. True crime: streets of LA was a great example. I'd also say Just Cause 3. Mad Max is another one. I haven't played it, but I hear that Days Gone is cut of a similar cloth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crispy4000 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, Fizzzzle said: The worse crime is even a game is juuuust good enough that I play through the whole thing only to hate myself at the end. True crime: streets of LA was a great example. I'd also say Just Cause 3. Mad Max is another one. I haven't played it, but I hear that Days Gone is cut of a similar cloth. I'd vouch for Days Gone being good enough to finish and enjoy. The middle third of the game is where it hits its stride. The last zone still isn't bad, other than a mildly disappointing finale. It's the 2nd area of the game where things bog down a bit. Get over that hump and it improves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameDadGrant Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 5 hours ago, Hellhound said: Back to the Future-NES Yup, same here. LJN has been well-documented as one of the worst publishers from that era. I wonder what could be considered their “best” game? Like, an actually good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellhound Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 14 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: Yup, same here. LJN has been well-documented as one of the worst publishers from that era. I wonder what could be considered their “best” game? Like, an actually good one. They also made Roger Rabbit, which I saw in an earlier post here. I ended up with that turd when Children’s Palace was out of Super Mario 3 stock. I don’t think LJN ever published a “good” game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 20 minutes ago, GameDadGrant said: LJN has been well-documented as one of the worst publishers from that era. I wonder what could be considered their “best” game? Like, an actually good one. I think Jaws is legit good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 @Bloodporne you could have also used this thread it sounds like :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LazyPiranha Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I’m sure the actual worst video game I’ve ever played is some borderline non-functional Newgrounds horseshit from decades ago, but in terms of an actual commercially released product I paid for and genuinely hated? Also, I’m objective enough to know that it doesn’t actually qualify, but I fucking hated almost every moment I put into Fallout 4. The only game I ever finished out of pure spite. What a piece of shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 minute ago, LazyPiranha said: I’m sure the actual worst video game I’ve ever played is some borderline non-functional Newgrounds horseshit from decades ago, but in terms of an actual commercially released product I paid for and genuinely hated? I rented this. I didn’t really understand at the time the difference between developer and publisher and this was rising GTA3 hype for me. All I remember is escort quest hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodporne Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 9 minutes ago, stepee said: @Bloodporne you could have also used this thread it sounds like :P Yeah no shit. I actively hate that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjomesphat Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Sure I've played some truly terrible games, but that doesn't seem like the spirit of the thread just to list the absolute worst in history. Ironically, the first thought that came to mind was LA Noire. It's the only AAA game I've bought day 1 and sold immediately after. Truly a terrible game. I'd also say Quest 64. Being an N64 only house I was desperate for JRPGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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