WC: It is a sad reality that in the end: an anticipated game turned out bad. Nobody likes reviewing bad games, nobody likes making them and nobody likes dealing with the anger afterwards. But the whole situation his really kicked up some issues about the industry as a whole and in reality, no one has come out unscathed. Journalists, game developers, PR companies, audiences, they are all licking their wounds.
As some one who has been kicking around as an online journalist across film and games, I think there is lots to take away from the whole mishap. So much so that I thought you might get value out of preparing them in list form.
Too many games aren't given a second shot. We at VGU choose which games we would love to see receive a sequel.
The Saboteur - criminally underrated and a fantastic mechanic of bringing colour back to Nazi-occupied Paris.
The article lists Bulletstorm, Sleeping Dogs, and Aliens: Colonial Marines.
Player 2 takes some quiet time to look back at some of the most hyped failures of the past 10 years.
Can't argue with any of those really, but I would add Resident Evil Operation Racoon City and Metal Gear Survive to that list. Both terrible games from good franchises.
Bulletstorm, I actually liked the gameplay but the atrocious writing and characters made me despise the game by the end of it.
Thanks to a bustling mod community on Steam, Gearbox's Aliens: Colonial Marines actually has a stellar multiplayer experience to offer these days.
