Non-Fiction Gaming writer Steve B pulls his palm dangerously close to his face for this list of Gaming Disappointments.
Of course gamers are nothing if not full of opinion. Let us know what should have made this list or should have been left out.
Announced in 2020, Playground Games' open-world action RPG has seen sporadic updates and departures but still no release date.
You could say the same for any number of games that were stupidly announced during pre-production. Elder Scrolls 6 & Perfect Dark are current examples, Blade is another recent one and in the past Mass Effect Andromeda and Cyberpunk 2077 come to mind.
I don't think this game is in any trouble. For a start, Playground Games are one of the few under MS Studios that actually have a track record of delivering on time and with quality. We got a trailer last year and I'd fully expect there to be something more substantial at the next showcase in the summer.
No dramas here - just another victim of Microsoft's incompetence. They simply had to announce several games way too early because they had nothing else to talk about.
The same thing that happens to any project when you announce it far too early. Perfect Dark, Fable, The Elder Scrolls 6, Star Wars KOTOR Remake...you actually have to, I don't know, make the game?
I'm fairly confident this game will see the light of day, as Playground have released 5 Forza games of quality and on schedule. Think it was just revealed too early.
IGN : Remember Hellgate: London? The dark fantasy action role-playing game came out in 2007 for PC, a year before developer Flagship Studios went bankrupt. Since then, various free-to-play and online revivals have come and gone. Now, 17 years after the release of Hellgate: London, it’s back.
I remember some friends and I all bought Hellgate: London day one because it was made by some original Diablo devs. We had fun playing it, good memories.
Who says a dud game can't have a video game comeback?
Cyberpunk and No Man's Sky have to be up there. We're lucky and cursed, equally, to have games that can be updated now. For folks old enough to remember the Sega/SNES into PS1 and even 2 eras, if a game came out that was half baked (*cough*Angel of Darkness*cough*) that was it, no redemption. At the same time, having the option for updates shouldn't be an excuse for half assing games.
For the life of me I don't know why Duke gets so much hate, DNF (IMO) was actually a pleasant surprise and was a little better than I expected BUT I didn't expect the greatest game ever made either.
Im a gaming "disappointment" I cant believe I didnt buy/play Portal 2 when it came out, I only got it last week, its absolutely amazing, one of the best games ive played this gen
I feel very disappointed with myself for not playing it sooner, I probably would of had a co-op partner then, theres no players online now
Pac Man for the 2600 could also be on the list.
And yet how many drones proclaimed each of those games as going to be AAA before they were released.
Devil May Cry 2. What a disaster. I'd say Resident Evil 6 but after playing the demo I already knew it was gonna suck.