The 5 most disappointing games I played in 2012
Now that you’ve seen my top 5 list of games that I enjoyed the most this year, I’m sure you’re wondering what my top 5 are when it comes to disappointment. Some of these games made the list based on my expectations and their ability to not meet them. Again, this is my list and it will likely not match your own.
Feel free to weigh in on what you think below. And as always, I would love to know which games disappointed you the most this year.
5. NBA 2K13
Once you go beyond the pimping of Jay Z’s name on this game, all you’re really left with is a game that doesn’t do much better than NBA 2K12. Now that might be a good thing to most but when the marketing campaign promises you the best game ever, I tend to hold them accountable. It’s not the best NBA 2K ever .. not by a long shot. It’s a good game but it fell way short of my expectations and 2K Sports’ promises.
4. Need for Speed Most Wanted
Criterion Games are one of favorite developers. When news came around that they were tackling one of my favorite franchises, I was super excited. But then the time came to actually play the game. It is so far from a Most Wanted title that I’m not even sure it should’ve been called Most Wanted. It had police chases sure but not much else. It’s a beautiful game but so misleading in terms of what most of we Most Wanted fans expected.
3. Call of Duty Black Ops 2
I’m prepared for the onslaught of COD fanboys here. Black Ops 2 is what is wrong with the FPS genre. It’s a mindless shooter with some of the most ridiculous action sequences and hit detection ever. It’s over the top and I guess that’s what Call of Duty fans enjoy. As for me … I don’t. This game is all about its multiplayer and I’m not a multiplayer guy. The campaign was bland and predictable at every turn.
2. Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City
I love Resident Evil. I love the games and the movies (except for Retribution, it sucked). When Raccoon City was announced, I was ready to enjoy a new take on the series. However, what I got was a clusterfuck of a game that should have been left on the concept floor. It was a very poor entry into the “stop and pop” genre of games that Capcom was hoping you’d look past because of the Resident Evil name on it. It didn’t quite work out as far as I’m concerned. I’ve played great RE games and this one doesn’t cut it.
1. Minecraft
Maybe I just don’t get the game but I couldn’t put it down fast enough it seemed. I even tried the iPad version to see if maybe I was missing something but I wasn’t. The game is just one of the single most mind bottling games I’ve ever played. I have no idea how people enjoy this. Kudos to the guy making millions off of it but I just don’t understand why anyone with a proper mind would enjoy it.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:21 pm
Deac, first of all the saying is “MIND BOGGING” = http://www.learnersdictionary.com/search/mind-boggling
Here is the Yahoo Answer to how you think it is = http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080103182525AAklvot
LMAO Deac, you still say it wrong. :^p
Now, I wonder why you don’t have RE6 in that list. Surly 2k13 is a better game.
December 31st, 2012 at 2:24 pm
Damn typo with no edit in this comment section… *”MIND BOGGLING”
December 31st, 2012 at 2:42 pm
you are so fail … had i meant to say mind bogglin i would’ve .. mind bottling is what i meant .. level your movie watching up lol
December 31st, 2012 at 2:43 pm
and i haven’t played RE6
December 31st, 2012 at 3:04 pm
I clowned you, yo!
So you didn’t play RE6 when you were acting so excited for it? You failed Crapcom Deac. lol
December 31st, 2012 at 3:22 pm
how did you clown me on something you have absolutely no knowledge of? you didn’t correct me because i needed no correction. #fail smh
December 31st, 2012 at 7:39 pm
Someone tell me why Minecraft is so popular!?
January 1st, 2013 at 11:35 am
LMAO Deac, why so serious?
Clowned YO! lol
Btw, when you write sayings from a movie when describing your feelings ion a game, please put the name of the movie in parentheses so all your readers know where you are coming from. :^p
January 1st, 2013 at 1:50 pm
lol i will not .. it’s not my fault you have a limited movie knowledge.
January 2nd, 2013 at 11:00 am
no one can tell you that Nina lol .. however, it is VERY popular.
January 2nd, 2013 at 12:11 pm
Came in here to check my medal status and what do I see?
“Btw, when you write sayings from a movie when describing your feelings ionON a game, please put the name of the movie in parentheses so all your readers know where you are coming from. :^p”
OMGZ MIKE SHOULD SPELLCHECK BEFORE TROLLOLOING!!!1111one!!1!!!1! /CAPSLOCKONFORMAXIMUMTROLL
I caught the movie refrence Deac…No exaggeration…I could not love a human baby more then I love this brush.
January 2nd, 2013 at 12:16 pm
No strikethru html up in here? :/ If so I would like my original post fixed, please and thanks.
January 2nd, 2013 at 12:18 pm
That killed some of the effectiveness of my original post. For sure.
January 2nd, 2013 at 2:48 pm
lol caleb it’s all good
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:43 pm
Really caleb, you you that much of a joke poster or what? First of all I was giving Deac a hard time on purpose for the LOLs, and then you come in in defense mode making fun of a TYPO, really? LMAO!!!
January 2nd, 2013 at 3:45 pm
Btw, yes the double words are on purpose… They add to the comedy. :^p
January 4th, 2013 at 2:12 pm
“Really caleb, you you that much of a joke poster or what?”
I am am, it’s what I do do. (Note: that can be spun to poop humor)
“First of all I was giving Deac a hard time on purpose for the LOLs, and then you come in in defense mode making fun of a TYPO, really? LMAO!!!”
Defense mode™ [ ]on [x]off
I’m sorry your feelings got hurt. Chin up. Last I recall, you trolled non-stop. Everything. Everyone. My visits have been far too infrequent to have a real knowledge if that has changed much but you have been banned before, right? Great, moving on. Clearly you meant what you said and can’t edit it out. Even re-reading your posts, you just didn’t understand that he originally threw a quote up from “Blades Of Glory” say what you want, that’s what happened.
We all slip up on the “interwebz” from time to time, just be prepared to have your typo’s scrutinized. It’s all in good fun. Trust me, I was “giving you a hard time on purpose for the LOLs”. Nothing more, nothing less.
“Btw, yes the double words are on purpose… They add to the comedy. :^p”
I doubt that…that.
/Drops Keyboard
/Walks out of internet…
January 4th, 2013 at 8:36 pm
Lmao Celeb… A little long winded there, you think?
Anyways, I wasn’t being serious at all, and you come in with the LOLZ. Usually I would retaliate, and yes it’s that kind of thing that gets me banned. Well not this time, I’m taking the high road, and you can keep on living beneath me. :^p
February 6th, 2013 at 7:26 pm
yeah I don’t get the minecraft hoopla, and im sick of 2k and ea sport game rehashes, but i thought BLOPS 2 was aight!
February 6th, 2013 at 7:26 pm
also NFS MW is fun!