Top 5 Most Disappointing Games of 2014

2014 was filled with a lot of positive and negative experiences. Some titles that received similar critical acclaim failed to live up to what was promised.

[Parapraxis]

Gotta grab them page views!

[OmegaShen]

Just a site needing views, there list is a joke.

[ABizzel1]

I don't see how, I pretty much agree with the list.

5. Final Fantasy is a huge franchise, but 13 has been average at best. An average game isn't a bad game, but a franchise of this caliber average might as well be bad to many.

4. Watch Dogs had HUGE hype, and overall it failed, if anything this game should be a bit higher on the list. Again it's not a bad game, but it's definitely lacking from it's original showing in overall quality and epicness.

3. There was a decent amount of hype for Thief getting revived, and people were really hoping it would be good, but even more so than FF13 it was just all around average.

2. AC: Unity was a broken game, and there should be more of them on the list IMO.

1. Destiny is probably my most played game of 2014, but also the most disappointing, because it should have been GOTY without any real competition if it lived up to even half the hype the dev vids where claiming they were reaching for with the single player. But alas it was all hype and fluff, as the single player is mediocre at best as a stand alone. Co-op and looting makes almost everything better, and Destiny lives and breathes off of those principles alone, because otherwise it's a very average game at best, which is sad because 2014 should have been Destiny's GOTY easily, and IMO it's lucky to take 3rd place.

[OmegaShen]

Because disappointing would mean the games suck, at best they are average. FF 13LR was alot better then the other two FF13 (not saying much).

AC U would be disappointing, MCC be some what of a disappointment.

[ABizzel1]

@OmegaShen

Correction: To you disappointing means a game sucked.

The definition of disappointing: "failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations."

All these games fit the real world accepted definition of disappointing to me.

The entire FF13 series was just average JRPG not top tier like Final Fantasy is "expected" to be.

Watch Dogs is not the game most "expected" it to be after the E3 reveals.

Thief was "expected" to be a great revive for the franchise, but it was mediocre.

No one "expected" AC: Unity to be the broken mess it was with exclusive breaks across each platform.

1. People "expected" Destiny to big this new huge open world Halo-like shooter, with a solar system / universe to explore like Mass Effect, with RPG elements of Borderlands, because that's what the dev dairies hyped it up to be. It failed to deliver on that promise.

A disappointment doesn't mean something is bad, just not what you "expected" it to be. You could win a check that you though was $1000, but since you missed the period in the middle it really turned out to be $10. That's a disappointment, but you still have free money for lunch. Your use of the word is a personal take and wrong compared to the actual definition.

[OmegaShen]

Really? You're going to pull the "definition" bs? Please, your comment is a disappointment.

Keep your "Real World" bs to yourself, we are talking about video games.

@N2N
You just counter your own comment, by saying "opinion". In most people's "opinion" disappointing games like Destiny,mean they suck.

[ABizzel1]

@OmegaShen

And most people are ignorant of the true meaning of disappointing such as yourself, and just because most of you are ignorant and don't know any better doesn't make you right.

[N2NOther]

Thanks for reading.

And no, "disappointing" does not mean "suck." It literally means "failing to fulfill someone's hopes or expectations."

Like all things based on opinions, disappointment is subjective.

[JWiLL552]

Destiny is a flawed game but I'm not exactly "disappointed" with it. From a core gameplay mechanics perspective it's the best FPS I've played this gen.

But yeah...I do want 'more' of it and they should have used a Bioshock-like story telling format. They wasted an awesome voice cast when they could have had them building the games lore IN GAME...the Grimoire stuff should have played like Bioshock's audio tapes.

I still think we'll see a significant Uncharted - Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed - Assassin's Creed 2 type jump with the sequel. The base is already there.

[corroios]

destiny is much better that many broken games with multiplayer problems, that people payed full price and work badly, needed huge updates and still are not working like they should.

[zero_gamer]

The least surprising out of the bunch is LR: FFXIII.

[Nightfallen]

Destiny is my game of year. I got so much out of that game and I am still playing.

[jegheist2014]

destiny although fun itsp layerbase is what makes game nusance online gaeing needs to die im tired ofp laying with self indulgent arrogant snobs who steal raid checkpoints cuss you out cuz your ugns r crappy etc.

why im rpg gamer i do solo but ubngie made htis game to point of coop only how is desitny coop if players r narcissitic arrogant dweebs who think jumpingi n nightfall for carry is wholesome get heck out here with that crap

and yes im drunk football is on

[Utalkin2me]

I think you passed out out with your head on the keyboard and shuffled your head back and forth a few times to get comfy.

[Tedakin]

My top would be Halo MCC. Still can't believe they botched such an important release. Destiny was also pretty bad I thought, but I really had no hype for it. I never thought it looked good.

[nosferatuzodd]

My most disappointed games would be 5assasins creed that broken game was a shame for ubisoft
4would be halo master chief collection
3 would be thief
2would be watch dog
1would be

[urwifeminder]

Never played any of these just don't appeal.

[jegheist2014]

i bought ac unity still havent finished maybe dlc will be way better i have massive backlog wish i did not preorder it off psn for 60 bux nother waste was hyrule warriors digital ill learn my lesson now on.