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5 Games That Failed Their Potential

Disappointment is a part of life. In fact, most things in reality are fairly disappointing which is why many people turn to video games. They're a kind of trap door that leads to a different world. In this world players get to experience a sense of value and worth not found to the same degree in the real world. As time goes by, the depravity and disappointments of the real world have begun to appear in the virtual game world that many of us find refuge.

This is a list of games that had a world of potential but the developers failed us in making a truly remarkable title worthy of the praise they've been given. Damn them.

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knight6265070d ago

didnt read the pointless article but from looking at the pics...ill ask why red dead? why alan awake? why modnation? they all great games they didnt dissappointed me

N4GAddict5070d ago

I liked all three of them as well.

edgeofblade5070d ago

I agree that Modnation disappointed. While I love creating a twisty beautiful track, I enjoy less so the racing thereof.

Inside_out5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

Sorry, MW2 was/is awesome...How can a game that sold nearly 20 million a fail...How dumb is this guy...Every developer wants a MW2...

Alan Wake was a phenomenal game...It has not sold well...Whatever excuses Rememdy or M$ want to make, at this point the game will not cover it's cost which are rumored to be in the 30 million range...Probably need 2 million in sales to make a small profit...why...who knows...no multi or co-op on 360 is a no no...RDR releasing on the same day...telling everybody it was a story driven game when in fact it has awesome gameplay...nobody knows...Great game..If you have a 360...worth a rent at least...

Mod PS3 arcade title...well...the PS3 commercial with Jack and Butler did NOT help...it's a kids game...why have a commercial with grandpa Jack with his ball sack down by his ankles and David Bowie wannabe Kevin with eye make-up try and sell it...no wonder sales are very low...game looks like a rip off of the stellar LBP only with cars...just saying...

RDR has had great sales, some of the best reviews...unfortunately...the PS3 was bad...explains why 360 version out sells PS3 version 2 to 1...Many glitches reported for both games...still...hard to see it as a failure when sales and reviews have been good...IMO...it doesn't deserve perfect scores with so many problems...but...whatever....

Christopher5070d ago

He's kind of nitpicking good games. Honestly, you could easily throw tons of worse games on that list. Just finished Alpha Protocol and it would be #1 for me. It was, for some reason, fun to play, but it failed at doing almost everything right.

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ctrlrz5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

well, I'll answer:

If you'd read the 'pointless article' then you'd have an answer to your moot questions. I do apologize for not having more picture to blankly stare into though and in the future I'll work harder at being totally superficial so that there's minimal thought involved.

Stuart57565070d ago

I didn't read the article either, but i must say it was rubbish (sarcasm on their part).

juniordee5070d ago

Article was good. You should read it.

dizzleK5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

good article and interesting site.

personally i would classify mw2 as shovelware,despite its budget-it was a quick, dirty and sloppy cash in that was released seemingly without any form of bug testing or quality control in order to meet a deadline. it needed several more months in development, it felt like an unfinished rush job; the definition of shovelware.

just because something was expensive doesn't mean it can't be shovelware.

i'm not familiar enough with the other games to comment.

retrofly5070d ago (Edited 5070d ago )

Don't agree with MW2 or Red Dead.

I've spend about 25 hours on red dead single player, and no where near finishing it yet, I think 50% though.

I've spent about 330 hours on MW2 multiplayer and still going, anythign with that kind of lifespan could never be a dissapointment. I've spend £60 on MW2 (£40 on the game & £20 on 2 maps packs) and it's by far the best money per hour game I have in my exstensive collection (works out about 18p per hour just on multiplayer).

MiamiACR5070d ago

The main Character John marsten dies in the end of the game,and for the rest of the game you play as his son.

Imalwaysright5070d ago

I finished Dead Red already so it doesnt bother me but next time before talking about a game's story write the word "SPOILERS" so you dont ruin the game for anyone. Pitty you only have 1 bubble... i bet that those suckers were tasty.

N4GAddict5070d ago

I agreed with FF13, IMO, it was a disappointment.

starvinbull5070d ago

The thing with FF13 is that they have their justifications for taking many franchise staples out. Thinking about it, every single thing they took out would have made the game better if they'd kept them in. On that point they really can't say they didn't ruin the game for players or justify the streamlining of the game.

The first hour of FF13 is the worst first hour of an RPG I have ever played, no excuse in my opinion.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head7h ago(Edited 6h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.