The Biggest Video Game Disappointments Of 2015

Every year in video games brings with it some lovely surprises, but every year also brings some sorry disappointments.

[crazychris4124]

List is pretty spot on. I would add Just Cause 3 for its performance issues, gameplay mechanics and some infuriating bugs. Patch barely improved the game on PC.

Forza 6 was slightly disappointing because rain and night were only on some of the tracks and I didn't like how they removed points depending on your finish in tournaments. There really is no sense of victory and accomplishment when you finish 1st other than extra money. Loved the battles for first to decide the tournament winner in the final race like in previous games. Have great memories of the winner of the tournament come down to the last 1-4 turns with me and the other racer battling it out to get 1st. With 6 I just feel empty when winning even though I have the AI difficulty cranked up. At least the custom blue console and controller look amazing so I don't feel like I wasted my money.

[NeoGamer232]

To me, the disappointments were:

The Order (One of many reasons I dumped my PS4)
Batman Arkham Knight
Rare Replay (Was hoping they would modernize the games)
Star Wars Battlefront (Disappoint content and no real SP)
Evolve
Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5
Call of Duty Black Ops III
Ride
Overlord Fellowship of Evil
Game of Thrones

[DarkOcelet]

You dumped your PS4 because of one game?

http://www.reactiongifs.com...

[coolbeans]

No, it's just "one of [the] many reasons [he] dumped [his] PS4."

[rainslacker]

Still...dumping a console because you're disappointed in a game or three?

If I did that, I'd have no consoles.

[MrBrofist]

I never understood that logic...

If I fork over hundreds of dollars on a console/handheld, I'd want to get my money's worth.

You never know what games will come out and surprise you.

Gamers these days are far too impatient

[NeoGamer232]

It was much, much deeper than that.

I'll just say that was the last straw on a road of many issues Sony and I had.

Extra credit charges, warranty repairs on two different consoles, TV issues with the console, among others.

I am not saying MS is an angel neither. I have had a lot of things happen with them. They have just dealt with it a lot better when escalated.

[kotaku77]

The Order and Halo 5

[Ra3030]

I don't get how Rise of The Tomb Raider is not on all the turd list of 2015. Take the The Order 1886 for example it had a average or a "mixed" Medacritic score at 63 but The Order 1886 sold pretty well on the other hand Rise of the Tomb Raider had a "Positive" Medacritic score of 86 and was hyped as one of the best game of the year and the anchor game of "The Greatest Games in Xbox History" yet it was sold on 2 platforms and no one want it based on that to me that screams a big turd. But that my opinion. So in gaming is a Medacritic score where people are paid to review games and paid to give scores more important than how a game actually sales?

[iceman06]

I think The Order 1886 hits the list because of the HUGE expectations that were cast on it. People expected it to be so much more than what it was even supposed to be. Some had it billed more like Uncharted or Gears and less like what it was. Even though the devs constantly stated that it was meant to be a more cinematic experience. Personally, I enjoyed it for what it was. But, I also enjoyed Watchdogs for what it was as well. I am a bit more even tempered when it comes to games. My hype usually starts AFTER I play the game and not so much before.
As for Tomb Raider, it was been extremely well received. Unfortunately, it was kinda put out to die with the lineup that it was facing at it's release.

[DarkOcelet]

Am sorry, what? What expectations exactly? That game was drowning in negativity the moment they unveiled it.

For it to actually sell well after that is pretty damn good. And the game is actually good albeit on the short side.

[iceman06]

@DarkOcelet..."that game was drowning in negativity...." That's very true. It was getting judged (fairly or not) pretty harshly AND pretty early on. Yet, people STILL had HIGH expectations for the game that, IMO, didn't really align with the actual purpose of the game. People THOUGHT it would be more open to exploration...less linear...more set pieces...LONGER...etc. As I said, I enjoyed it for what it was. But, reviewers seemed to judge it for what it wasn't or what they WISHED it would be.

[rainslacker]

There seems to be a great divide between those who criticized it heavily, and those who actually enjoyed it.

The people that criticized it most seemed to have the expectation that it would be a game that was the complete opposite of what the developers said time and again it would actually be.

I think, for the most part, those who actually listened to the developers, ended up enjoying it, but surely there were some who were disappointed as well, because it could have done some things better.

[xasz]

So "bad sales" make a game a "turd"? Nevermind that you're comparing sales of game that's barely been out for over a month to total sales of a game that's been out for the better part of a year.

Rise of The Tomb Raider is not on the list because many accept it as a good game. The only "disappointment" most people have with it is how it was released.

Did you read the article? It had nothing to do with sales.

Are Okami, Street Fighter 3: Third Strike, Beyond Good & Evil, Sin & Punishment 2, both Bayonetta games, Psychonauts, Panzer Dragoon Orta, and Rayman Legends also "turds"?

[Concertoine]

Commercial disappointment doesnt mean critical disappoint

[ShottyatLaw]

Shouldn't Kotaku be on their own list here?

[TeamLeaptrade]

Konami had to have been the biggest disappointment this whole year. You couldn't go anywhere without seeing some news about how idiotic Konami has been. Either it be them cancelling PT or them announcing the next Silent Hill is going to be a pachinko machine. You also can't count out everything between Kojima and Konami.

I'm surprised Konami is still around. I figured their poor choices would have backfired on them already. Then again, I suppose the whole gaming community hating you is how it all backfired on them.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

The Order was brilliant to me but I agree with the other games listed.

[jcnba28]

The Order, Bloodborne, MGSV