In the last debate, we took a look back at the entire GTA series and asked everyone if their opinions had changed after a month of Grand Theft Auto 4 gameplay. Last year we saw Vice City dominate GTA III in a similar debate, so it was interesting to see how some people still stood faithfully by their GTA 80s experience, while others shifted their tastes over time. Favorite votes and least favorite votes were cast for ten different games in the series, and below are the ones most voted for:
- Favorite GTA games (votes for / votes against):
- 1st: Grand Theft Auto IV (64/4) -- Winner!
- 2nd: Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (32/7)
- 3rd: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (20/22) -- Loser?
- 4th: Grand Theft Auto III (8/9)
- 5th: Grand Theft Auto 2 (6/15)
- 6th: Grand Theft Auto (2/13)
- 7th: Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (0/12) -- Loser!
It's always fun to see games like San Andreas in these debates, where they are loved just as much as they're despised. Last week you guys were all really thurough in the reasonings for your picks, so this week I'm going to ask for an even more detailed diatribe. I want to hear all about the game you hate the most. No, not that one game you read was terrible, or the lame walkthrough video you saw online at a friend's house. I want to know which game tortured your gamer soul more than any other over the course of your life.
What's the worst game you've ever played, what console system was it for, and why the hell was it so damn bad? Was it the story or gameplay or difficulty or the complete lack of all the above? Give it some serious thought, cast your votes, get some friends to share their horror stories as well, and check back next week for the winner.
[Desert Atari E.T. coming back for revenge picture via Flickr.]
Contest:
10:50 PM on 06.03.2008
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For some reason me and my friends played Friday the 13th one day for hours. Shrug. Not nearly as unbearable as that dumb little alien.
-Horrible controls
-it was Difficult to play
-no story
Take it back, take it back...I don't want to know it anymore...
AHHHHHHH!
http://www.allmoviephoto.com/photo/2002_e_t_the_extra_terrestrial_003.html
just kidding, i never actually played the infamous ET game. i'm not sure which one i'm going to vote for yet.
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness for the Playstation 2
It fails so hard.
I actually can't remember anything I've played that sucked as hard as it.
I haven't played much shitty games in the past.
I guess thats why I always had a blast.
.....
Uh, it rhymed? That was a total accident.
I think.
And that leaves me with MISSION IMPOSSIBLE for the NES. Never has a game title been taken more literally.
It was terrible in nearly every respect. The plot had promise but went absolutely nowhere, and it abandoned the political overtones of Tactics for utter nonsense. The characters were paper-thin and consistently annoying. The combat was uneventful, boring, and completely uninvolving. The dungeons lacked any character or real designs. They felt randomly generated, even though they weren't. The summons were worthless (in terms of in-game utility and in terms of presentation/graphics). The customization scheme, instead of creating opportunities for specialization, was designed too badly to succeed, and, instead, it made the most sense to create a full team of powerful, tanking, melee/magic, skillful jacks of all trades.
I kept going because it was Final Fantasy. It had to turn around somewhere. At some point the plot would open up. At some point, the summons would matter. At some point, the dungeons would be more interesting. At some point, the towns would feel more alive. But everything was a constant disappointment. As a fan of FF ever since I beat the first one one the original NES at the age of 7, I can't believe how terrible FF12 was. I mean, God, I didn't really like 2 (the Japanese one for the NES, not the brilliant FF 4) or 8 either, but FF12 takes the cake.
God. Awful. Game.
I think every gaming website which reviewed it well should chip in to get me by money back.
-Horrible graphics, even for the n64
-Was does Superman have to fly through rings?
-Why cant I use his powers at the very beginning?
The one good thing I can say about it is I didn't buy it.
crap crap crap.
coming in at a close second was the star wars empire strikes back snew game. might have been a different title, but i remember being so pissed at that game.
What is the point of just walking down one big hallway? No villages, the only forks in the road only stray into dead ends 20 yards farther, simply to offer you a chest that has crap in it that you don't care about.
The game had only three ingredients: Run in a hallway, random battle, or clumsy cutscene. Thanks a whole lot, EA. You've ruined my taste for RPG's. I couldn't touch another one for years, up 'til Lost Odyssey.
Seriously, EA, fuck you.
Both games came straight out of hell, only because nobody down there wanted to suffer those horrible games either.
FFXII's battle system was uninvolving, yet it involved the most participation in a main FF title thus far? Hmm...
I saw a trailer for the Wii version which was slow paced, but had Voice over quotes "Approaching Sound Barrier!" and it looked so funny.
I bought the DS version second hand just so I could show my friends how funny it was. However the DS version had no voices and it sucked even more....
On a side note Speed Racer DS is amazingly good.
You couldn´t define what was floor, what was not floor, you couldn´t see anything. Just some really, really, really horrible pixels that i supose where Bubsy.
I swear i felt sick after playing it for like 5 minutes.
I have to vote that too.
Shit on a shit sammich, covered in shit, served with a side of shit and a nice tall glass of shit with shitcubes.
It's bad.
It's really bad.
It makes Superman 64 look like GOTY.
Seriously, DON'T download a NOT ROM of it and DON'T try it out. You'll want to kill yourself.
- Bad Day LA
- Simpsons Wrestling
- Total Recall (NES)
Glover for the N64.
You know...in terms of gameplay mechanics and generally fucked up ideals...
I'm going to have to give it to Deadly Towers. Another game which I've owned and beaten. But I seriously think that it was one for the books.
All of you who hate FT13, clearly do not appreciate the prospect of killing off your own counselors. You only need one, and it's totally worth it if you kill Jason enough times to get the Pitchfork. :P
Horrible.