5 Most Disappointing Games Of 2014 So Far

Several great games made their debut this year, some of which took everyone by surprise. The flip side was that there were a lot of games that looked fantastic but fell short of expectations. Here are some of the biggest disappointments so far in 2014.

[desertpunk86]

watch dogs is my fist disappointment this year i wish i could get my money back.

[Lwhit6]

Just playing the game was boring enough, but trying to get the near-impossible platinum? It almost made me start to hate Ubisoft.

[DeadMansHand]

I slogged through that turd because in all actuality,the trophies didn't seem that hard at all. Then, I got to the drinking games. Holy crap what a flipping chore. Lame ass side mission that was near impossible. So, I just traded it in for Mario Kart 8 and I am one trophy shy of the platinum. Really chaps my hide.

[guitarded77]

I passed on Watch Dogs and got Mario Kart 8 instead because it came with a free game, and I'm on a budget as of late. Still plan on getting it on the cheap for Black Friday.

I've heard some good things about it, but it seems pretty unanimous that the game is far from perfect. Still, I have to try for myself no matter what the masses say.

[bouzebbal]

looks like a good list of boring games cause none of these interest me at anytime!

[ShinMaster]

So much hate. So far I'm having fun with Watch Dogs.

And if you have a couple of friends, jump into Online Decryption. It's a blast.

[NewMonday]

Called it!

Ubisoft's Idea of game design are focus tested check-lists not creative vision.

[Playstationologist]

SO glad they delayed it and I didn't buy

had some good ideas and open world was fun but characters and story were uninspired at best.

[rdgneoz3]

You're happy your console is getting delays on multiplats (not just Watch Dogs, Rayman Legend's ring a bell?), not getting multiplats at all, or having games held back till the system gets better sales (see below)? Most people would be happy with more games, more options to choose from.

http://www.nintendolife.com...

[redwin]

I hope the Division doesn't suffer the same fate because I want to get that game really bad. I don't want to get disappointed .

[SkippyPaccino]

Bought it day one... Played it almost every night for a week and haven't touched it since. I don't regret purchasing it but I wish it would've grabbed me more... The storyline just didn't grab me (even if I have 2 daughters and a little boy on the way) I just didn't feel the need to keep going...

I wish I had more reasons to turn on my ps4,because I play on my ps3 a lot more than I thought I would when I got my ps4 day one (I looked at my ps3 and said "sorry buddy, there's a new cooler friend in town...) and now I'm buying any decent PS4 game just so I have a reason to turn it on (besides downloading my free ps plus games)
I might be saying this now but by Christmas 2015 I'll rarely even look at my ps3

[MEGANE]

I feel your pain brother!

[whybag]

What's worse is you can tell they tried to make it emotionally impactful, but failed. Like, fell flat on its damn face. The Defalt section, Clara, "tension" while getting T-Bone, it was just so uninspired.

[LakerGamerEnthusiast]

Wow. I share your same sentiments. Didn't think I would share the same company with others when it came to Watch Dogs.

I've just honestly felt like the storyline wasn't all that attention grabbing once I got significantly into it. I felt like the hacking into ctOS story missions were more like chores rather than being fun.

I've tried to convince myself to go back to it and finish the story(most of my friends have) but I've just been 'meh' about it so far. not motivated to do so.

But if you think about it, it probably isn't a good sign when you try to convince yourself to play a game by force rather than through self-will.

[avidgamer1]

I made the mistake of trading in my ps3 for a ps4. I made a 2nd mistake of thinking buying watch dogs would give me a reason to turn on my ps4.

[Magicite]

WD was my most overhyped game in years which in the end turned into another regular GTA-clone. All in all game is not bad, but it did never reach my expectations.

Elder Scrolls Online was expected to be a garbage MMO, so no surprises there.

I expected Lightning Returns to be on par with FF 13-2, but it turned out to be best from FF13 trilogy, not saying the game is a marvel, but definitely great.

[GamingTruth]

13 the first was the best to me

[DevilOgreFish]

@ desertpunk86

I blame the consoles for it, not really ubi, the content in is good, the consoles held it back that's all.

[GamingTruth]

wii u yeah youre right

[M1ST4K3]

Devil, the problem is in the dull main character, cliche story and the worst part, IMO is the broken online play... People keep spamming the "focus" skill to know when someone is invading and as soon as they see you're in they grab the first bike they see and start driving non-stop until the 5 mins are gone, or just go to the middle of nowhere, where there is NO npc to mix with, or even walls to hide and wait for you with a god damn sniper ;)

Excellent game design /s

[Frodosmugins]

Cos your all suckaz that bealive the hype every time!!
Watch dogs was never on my buy list, you can see through these "AAA" like glass!!

[r1sh12]

I found watchdogs to be very repetitive, every mission is the same.
I had it on PC (Unfortunately) and it was unplayable even with the mod and a decent graphics card.
(Asus GTX 760 x2 ROG), it took ubisoft too long to patch it so I called steam and got my money back.

Not sure if anyone remembers a watchdogs dev said they could run ultra with the gtx 680, which makes me wonder what sort of PCs the actually did quality assurance and testing on?
Those PCs must have been even more powerful than what most enthusiastic gamers have.
There was too much hype for this game.

[MuhammadJA]

All the overhyping led to disappointments. When will people learn? Nothing good ever comes from overhyping.

[CerebralAssassin]

As I said to people over and over, it got overhyped and we would set the bar too high. The game wasnt bad. Just not as good as we wanted it to be. All the pushed backed dated screwed this game over.

[saber00005]

Don't know why, but I really enjoyed watchdogs. I got it for PS4 though, and not PC (which I was close to getting instead). That being said, I really enjoy the online multiplayer function of being able to disrupt other player gameplay and hack into their game. I find it fun hacking and invading.

[hiredhelp]

WOW lets slate watchdogs...
The game despite few issues is Awsome

[Retroman]

imo , all open world fps been disappointing since 2007 the problem was gaming community over saturated with them . seem like every fking game had to be mmo or fps and that to me made it disappointing edlder scroll,infamous second son,watch dog, battlefield name a few.

hardly play games anymore as i used to, same format of clone COD no matter what the title called end up being clone of COD .

[frostypants]

I so called Elder Scrolls Online.

[Xbot1214]

watch dogs was garbage I'm forcing myself to finish it

[Fluke_Skywalker]

I'm not even going to bother, played about 3 hours and I can't even force myself to go on!
Game is a massive disappointment.

[Who]

I can't even force myself to finish it. I wonder how much I can get if I trade it in now.

[DeadMansHand]

40 bucks at Gamestop. Deal ends June 30th.

[M1ST4K3]

@DeadMansHand, thanks dude! Didn't know that, bubble for you, for saving me 40 bucks :D

[Grave]

I'm in the same boat. I've made it to the last mission of ACT II and I am struggling to go forward, but I will try to finish it. It has started to feel very repetitive.

[VealParmHero]

Really? I guess when you look back at the original pitch, then yes it didn't really deliver. But I personally enjoyed the game for what it was. Repetitive yes, but not lacking fun. Idk, I guess I can see why people say this, but I at least look on the bright side. It had some cool concepts and some of the missions were cool. Also, I have to admit that the world was pretty detailed.

[Scatpants]

I'm playing through it right now and I say it is mildly amusing. The story and characters are bland and boring, but it will do until something else comes along. I've gotta say though if they try to make a sequel they are going to have a hard time getting me on board. GTA5 is 1000% better than this.

[incredibleMULK]

is it better or worse than infamous 2 or second son?

mafia 2?

[mydyingparadiselost]

I can't wait until it comes out on Wii U, sells like garbage and UbiSoft blame Nintendo for it.

[WPX]

not only that, missing DLC(if any is in the market by that time), no multiplayer and a $60 price tag.
Late-port curse strikes again.

(Even if I am hoping for these to NOT to happen)

[frezhblunts]

lol atleast ppl who have the wii u will save money, I got this for ps4 for multiplayer and don't use it

[ThatOneGuyThere]

definitely shouldnt have got it for multiplayer. honestly, the best thing about watch dogs is attacking the gang bases. once you run out of those, you're fcked.

[Imalwaysright]

I rushed through the campaign and didn't touched it again. After playing it, I played Persona 3 for the first time and yes, I know that both are completely different games but in comparison I would have to say that WD really is garbage.

[JasonKCK]

Watch Dogs is boring.

[ABeastNamedTariq]

I personally loved it after I got used to the terrible driving. Lol but that's just me

[Bennibop]

Watchdogs is the first game in 25 years of playing I have actually fallen asleep during, my man was just running in circles on the screen.

[newflesh]

Lol xD

[Dirtnapstor]

Funny! I've done that with COD too! I'm actually enjoying WD. Taking my time and not rushing through the campaign.
That's where I think a lot of players fall short sighted. They're looking for that instant gratification while playing a game (any game for that matter) that's not supposed to be finished in 4 hours. Enjoy it, it took the developers long enough to create, yes?

[Bennibop]

I am not much of a COD player am more into FF, GTA and Infamous etc and will put in the hours. Have never fallen asleep before, Watchdogs is just not that much fun.

[bigtrucknd]

The only other time this happened to me was mining the planets in Mass Effect 2. The music and boring grind knocked me out every time.

[Der_Kommandant]

LOL i also fell asleep!, i sold that piece of garbage.

[system22]

watchdogs is 100% my personal biggest disappointment so far. funny enough, i laughed off Wolfenstein as ridiculous and opted for Watchdogs. I picked up Wolfenstein due to my disappointment with the former and ended up having a blast. Not the best game ever but it was certainly more entertaining than the slightly modified Ubisoft boiler plate that is Watchdogs... and in what universe do cars handle like that?

[Muzikguy]

I completely agree! I'd love to get my $ back and get Wolfenstein. I hear good things about that game and should check it out

[system22]

HAHA man. It's kinda old school, but thats almost what makes it so fun. It's just crazy and over the top. Surprisingly fun. I would recommend it if you want a game you don't have to put a ton of thought into and blow stuff up.

[Ihatetrolls76]

It's a good game definitely worth trying if you like fps games

[Muzikguy]

I'm sure at some point I'll get it. If nothing else it may end up the Plus game sometime in the future. I love the old school, simple type, fun games. Had a blast with Timesplitters back in the day. We need a new one of those!

[Dirtnapstor]

Wolfenstein is a great game! Definitely add it to your library.

[Iamnemesis4880]

Wolfenstein is a fun game i took a lot of crap from friends because i pre ordered the game now all of them have a copy :)

[AgentSmithPS4]

He who craps last craps best.

[Muzikguy]

I remember reading all this stuff about Elder Scrolls for years anticipating it.....
Then Watch Dogs I had high hopes for because of the new gen and all....

I'll say there's been quite a few disappointments in recent years and probably more to come. All EA and all Ubisoft games I'm throwing under a microscope from now on and won't be buying on release either. Squeenix too actually

[system22]

i almost feel like to some degree that studios jumped the gun on what they would be able to do and how easily they would be able to do them on the new consoles... or at the very least how fast they could do these things to preserve the quality/creativity/cost etc.

EA and Ubisoft are moving over to my skeptical list for sure now. I can no longer assume that a big title from either will great... or completely functional for that matter.

[Muzikguy]

I do think that some studios jumped the gun. I also have a strong feeling that what we saw in 2012 could've represented the final product in WD had Ubisoft focused solely on the gen. I mean.... There's TEN times the memory now! I'm not a programmer by any means, but come on! I've been gaming for a long time and had every Playatation system. There was a common theme with all of them and that was lack of memory. Now we have it, and it's still not good enough. I don't trust Ubisoft. When the remake of GTA5 comes out it's going to put WD to shame. I sincerely hope they don't botch Rainbow 6 somehow. I want some high def terrorist hunts!!

[GusBricker]

I personally loved Thief.

Watch_Dogs' main story was pretty damn good, the problem was after you did everything, the city felt empty, especially when it came to combat.

[Dirtnapstor]

I liked thief also. Apparently it fell short of expectations, but I never played the others so...

[Logak]

Thief 4 was terrible. My favorite video games of all time are the Thief trilogy, so I was immensely hyped for it's return.

I was expecting massive non linear levels, well written characters and story, stylistic cut scenes, revolutionary stealth mechanics, unforgiving difficulty, interesting factions and an-all-around bug free game.

Instead, I got a hammed up, immensely linear Dishonored clone, with eye rolling cheesy dialogue, overly simplified gamepalay, terribly written characters and a complete and utter disregard for the original lore and fan base. Not to mention the god awful open world sections, with a broken ass system of replaying levels and terrible map (I still can't find some of the levels, the city is a mess).

The game had it's very... VERY rare bright spots, like it's Shalebridge Cradle inspired level, but was unfortunately linear and got boring after a while, and it's challenge modes. Not to mention the game was basically broken for a lot of people.

Weird to think thief 4 came from the same developers as Deus Ex 3. Apparently the game went through huge amounts of development issues, which is very apparent whilst you play the game.

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

Did the author think that Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII was going to be good? Didn't the first two parts of Final Fantasy XIII clue them in that this whole thing was a mess.

Surprised though that they didn't include Titanfall. That was a disaster in some aspects.

Watch Dogs was just overhyped, making it impossible to live up to what was shown and promised.

Didn't really have much thought on Theft.

ESO, well pretty much everyone expected this to fail, no surprise there.

Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow 2 just a big mess and sad to see that happen to a great franchise.

[Lawboy2]

I disagree titanfall was very good...and I don't think it disappointed at all...as well as watchdogs they both are good....they both are new ip and ppl want them to be established titles which they are not

@pink

I understand the overhype but titanfall was a good game for a very long time....I played 50+ hours then I had to take a break for finals....and when I returned the game was not good to me anymore but I would never say it was not a good game....it may lack content and not be as addictive as other FPS games but it is still a really good game and shows the potential of the franchise....just like watchdogs

[PiNkFaIrYbOi]

We aren't saying that Titanfall and Watchdogs aren't good games. They just both have issues and had one problem equally; which was being overhyped and stuff.

[georgeenoob]

Being the highest rated next-gen retail game so far, it's one of THE BEST game this year AND last year. Most people saying they're disappointed never played the game. Critics and gamers praised the game before AND after its release.

I personally love Titanfall and am going on my 12th day of playing time.

[MsmackyM]

How is Titanfall "next-gen" when it came out on a last gen console?

[r2oB]

@ georgeenoob

I hope you are not using Metacritic as a source for "the highest rated next-gen retail game" since Rayman Legends and FIFA 14 both have higher scores, both of which are "next-gen retail games" as you put it.

Not knocking Titanfall, just your erroneous (as usual) comment.