04-01-2013, 11:10 AM
1: Call of Duty: I realize that every person within a thousand mile radius of an internet connection has already said this but I have to repeat myself (and most likely your thoughts). Why is this game so popular? It seems incredibly average in gameplay and the story is almost nonexistent. Again I'm just sort of preaching to the choir.
2: Gears of War: Incredibly unlikable characters that act like college frat boys with one too many "brewskis". The color palette is brown, brown and a lighter shade of brown. Also while the 3rd person shooting element was revolutionary for it's time (debatable seeing as I remember playing Winback with the same style back on the N64) it's been outdone at this point due to games like Vanquish and Spec Ops: The Line. Again, preaching to the choir.
3: Mafia II: A story that's too predictable and an open-world that is (while detailed) incredibly empty.
4: Dragon Age II: Pretty much inferior in every way to Origins. The stripping down of what once was a very hardcore oriented RPG game left something that was hollow and not quite sure what it wanted to be. Is it Mass Effect: Fantasy? or is it Dragon Age that's too streamlined. I don't know all I know is that critics seemed to love this game a bit too much in my opinion.
5: Far Cry 3: Unlikable characters (outside of Vaas who admittedly is awesome) and the story starts to seem too "THE CHOSEN ONE" after Vaas thinks you're dead for the 7th time. I really don't understand how they expect me to like any of these spoiled kids. but I do think it's a great game in it's own right with an incredible world that really seems to be alive.
2: Gears of War: Incredibly unlikable characters that act like college frat boys with one too many "brewskis". The color palette is brown, brown and a lighter shade of brown. Also while the 3rd person shooting element was revolutionary for it's time (debatable seeing as I remember playing Winback with the same style back on the N64) it's been outdone at this point due to games like Vanquish and Spec Ops: The Line. Again, preaching to the choir.
3: Mafia II: A story that's too predictable and an open-world that is (while detailed) incredibly empty.
4: Dragon Age II: Pretty much inferior in every way to Origins. The stripping down of what once was a very hardcore oriented RPG game left something that was hollow and not quite sure what it wanted to be. Is it Mass Effect: Fantasy? or is it Dragon Age that's too streamlined. I don't know all I know is that critics seemed to love this game a bit too much in my opinion.
5: Far Cry 3: Unlikable characters (outside of Vaas who admittedly is awesome) and the story starts to seem too "THE CHOSEN ONE" after Vaas thinks you're dead for the 7th time. I really don't understand how they expect me to like any of these spoiled kids. but I do think it's a great game in it's own right with an incredible world that really seems to be alive.