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High Profile Games I Couldn’t Care Less About

October 7th, 2008 at 3:01 pm · 66 Comments

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With my available gaming time being inversely proportional to my age, I’ve grown more and more selective over what I’m willing to spend my time playing.  As such, I’ve noticed a continuing trend of “blockbuster” games that I happily let slip by with virtually no remorse…  the holiday season is generally when this phenomenon peaks, so I thought I’d share my list of “Could give a sh*t” games.  Yes, I know right now that I’ll tick people off with this list because I won’t care about <insert game you’ve been waiting years for> but tough, this is my article, my opinion, and I know good and well you’ll hate the games I’m looking forward to just to spite me! LOL!

Check out my list after the jump…

Fable II - I’ll be clear, I’m not an RPG player, but listening to Peter Molyneux hype every game he works on, only to be followed by reviews/complaints stating how his current game didn’t live up to the hype is pretty much the double-whammy kiss of death as far as I’m concerned.  He’s got talent and has put out some decent games in the past, but I keep getting the feeling his desperation to unequivocally move beyond his previous creations is his Achilles Heel.

Fallout 3 - Hey, you got your RPG in my FPS!  No, you got your FPS in my RPG!  Whatever… as someone only marginally interested in console-based FPS control schemes and not at all interested in RPGs, this sounds like one to safely sit by and ignore while console FPS and RPG fans have a blast.  I’ve got nothing bad to say directly about the game other than it’s not targeted at me and as an avid PS3 owner, thanks Bethesda for not planning to bring out PS3 DLC for the game.  I’ll support your decision by NOT buying your game (we’ll ignore the fact that I wouldn’t buy it even if they were supporting the PS3 better.)

Dead Space -I don’t… like… scary… games.  Suspenseful?  Sure… jump out and scare you?  Nope.  I game to relax… to be entertained.  If I wanted stress, I’d just stay at work longer throughout the week.  I can appreciate that Dead Space is looking to be a fine game, but I just can’t bring myself to remotely be excited for this game.

SOCOM: Confrontation -Surprise!  It’s a PS3 exclusive that I’m not excited about.  Seriously though, it’s the dependence on teamwork that I think puts the final nail in the SOCOM coffin for me.  I’m not a naturally “social” gamer.  I love that Warhawk supports teamwork and the lone wolf out to better his team.  I didn’t get that vibe at all when checking out SOCOM: Confrontation.  I think the game is geared toward more hardcore tactical shooter fans than me (and that’s fine), I’m going to take a pass on this one as well.

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  • DarkTori

    I agree 100% with Rothbart’s comment on Valve. I don’t understand the business strategy of putting down one of the major systems and their fans. The way I see it, it is one thing to not release games on one platform, but mocking and belittling the system and it’s fans for their own mistakes takes it a step too far.

    Gabe Newell should stop acting like a baby and just say that mistakes were made instead of pointing at a portion of their customers and Sony and blaming them.

    To put into perspective, if L4D ends up being a great game on the 360 he’s not going to credit the 360, he’s going to credit Valve. So if Valve does good then they can pat each other on their backs, if they screw up it is everyone else’s fault.

  • J

    As a 360 owner, I am not looking forward to any FPS on that system, because, other than belonging to an over-saturated genre, I prefer RPGs, racers, and action-adventure games. So Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead, Quantum Of Solace, COD: WAW and any other shooter looks boring to me.

    That being said, Tomb Raider: Underworld, NFS: Undercover, MC: LA, Fallout 3, Fable 2, and The Last Remnant are tempting me to join gamefly or some other rotating rental service.

    Can’t wait to see what’s on Rothbart’s list next week. Maybe the Humpday update will be up by then.

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com Sean “Rothbart” Workman

    @Tenudin: I’m in the SOCOM beta… without going into detail, that’s what I based my opinions on. I appreciate the direction they’re going with it, but much like RPGs, I accept that they’re aimed at a difference audience than myself.

    @evildeadron: I’d be MORE than happy to leave your comments unedited and posted if you’d stop with your incessant personal attacks. There’s no “agree with the author” expectations… your comments so far today are completely fine.

    @JaXboxChick: I never said I “hate” anything in the entire article did I? Also, I clearly said I don’t like/play RPGs didn’t I? The biggest criticism I laid was against Peter Molyneux himself and I think you’d be hard pressed to find someone that disagrees with the things I said about him.

    @The Dutch Don: One question, do you buy or rent? That’s a lot of games!

    @Apex8: Gears of War is the game that made me want a 360. I was suckered in by the phenomenally “purdy” graphics and relieved to find that the gameplay backed it up. I was turned off by the multiplayer for the same reason I’m turned off by multiplayer in _most_ popular games, there are people out there that LIVE to play the game and I don’t have the time to put in to match their skills/experience nor do I like spending my ever-limited gaming time dying over and over when I could simply be playing some OTHER game and enjoying myself. I’m clear and up front about that… it’s the same reason I don’t play/enjoy COD4 multiplayer but enjoy the campaign. I’m not dogging on the multiplayer, it’s just not for me.

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com Lono

    @evildeadron: You’ve got to be kidding me, right? You flew off the handle and went ape shizzle over something that wasn’t directed toward you and you’re upset that I called you a douche?

    Wow.

    Oh, and by the way, I didn’t call you a douche, I called you “Douche of the Day.”

    Lets get our facts straight, I am a counselor and all…

  • evildeadron

    @lono

    im not offended you called me a douche, im offended that for someone supposedly as intelligent as you are, that was the best comeback you had

    the word douche doesnt offend me, your arrogance and stupidity does

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com Lono

    @evildeadron: It wasn’t a” come back” it was a statement. Or a comment, or a declaration, or a pronouncement, or an affirmation or possibly even an announcement, but I digress…

    My stupidity offends you? ROFL! You responded first, to my post, like a crazy hyena even though it was something that I had directed at Rothbart…

    Keep responding evildeadron, you’re really putting me in my place with your insightful comments… * Facepalm*

  • Blackswordsman

    @evildeadron What I dont get is why you are so angry, is it because you love the games above so much that anyone not liking them is personally offending you?

    It seems so.

    Why do you care that Rothbart does not like them? If anyone really wants to play them then they will, this wont dissaude them. I am looking forward to a number of games on that list and I am still going to play them.

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com Sean “Rothbart” Workman

    How can someone be “offended” by the unintelligence of a comeback without being offended by the comeback itself.

    I think someone’s angry for the sake of being angry. Regardless of the motive behind it, evildeadron, you’re picking a fight where there ISN’T one and everybody sees it but you.

    Nobody’s being smug, nobody started anything with you, nobody asked you to read or comment on anything, nobody asked for your judgment on their intellect… you initiated ALL of that. You’ve stated your thoughts, now leave things be or further cement the opinion people are forming of you.

    Your test results are back…
    evildeadron's brain scan results

  • http://www.sarcasticgamer.com Lono

    oh jesus…

  • SALISHIOUS

    I think Lich King i going to break WOW more then improve it.

  • evildeadron

    nice try in trying to ban me from the site, guess you cant post comments if you disagree, but as you see, you cant stop king kong

  • Azhyen619

    I honestly like rothbart’s list, with the exception to the headset bundle of socom.

    @evildeadron.
    Find something else to do besides picking fights. There’s nothing productive about what you’re doing.

  • http://www.google.com Someone from the internets

    I agree completely roth. A lot of games are overhyped and frankly until I find that I can run it and actually enjoy the game without having to become internally frustrated at mechanical issues, I’ll stay out of the hype.

    Oh and after reading the comments…

    @evildeadron

    Hypocrite, don’t flame others without being prepared to lose your own sense of having a life in the process. Stay on topic, we’re discussing someone’s opinion…

  • The Dutch Don

    @ Rothbart: I buy all my games, renting is not a big thing in The Netherlands, has to do with legal issues, so finding a place where you can rent games is too much of a hassle. And yeah, I do probably spent a wee bit too much on games and I certainly should finish more of them, but I can’t help myself. So many games, so little time!

  • ZaphodUK

    Wow, i actually agree with most of Rothbart’s choices there. I too am well put off by Peter Molyneux in his never ending over-promising and under-delivering. Fable 2 is proving to be no exception. It has been announced that the Ltd. Edition now will no longer have the figurine, the cards, the extra interviews and diaries, the soundtrack and now won’t even have the multiplayer out of the box. Way to go Pete.

    I also could care less about Lich King. I re-enabled my WoW account having been in the Warhammer beta, and played again for about a month. It just showed me how poor a game WoW was compared to Everquest 2. Needless to say my WoW account will be getting canceled again and i’m holding out hope for the new EQ2 expansion.

    Gears 2 i could care less about as i only ever played up to mission 3 in single player mode in Gears 1, and only ever played online half a dozen times. I would’nt say i got my monies-worth out of it.

    Motorstorm Pacific, i got in on the european beta and it’s just Motorstorm, it doesn’t do anything different to the first game. I enjoyed the first game, but got too hard and frustrating so i ended up not playing it much and didn’t get my monies-worth again.

    LBP has been my most wanted for quite some time, but i’m getting overdosed on all the hype and such surrounding it. It’s starting to lose it’s shine for me, almost to the point where i’m sick of the sight of it. I know once i buy it all that will change, but i think the hype machine on this one is a little out of control.

    Playstation Home i got into the european beta for and i would say i’m the opposite of couldn’t care less. I actually care that they would even contemplate releasing something as pointless as this. It has no place on a PS3. It’s some b*stard hybrid of Facebook and Sims. Seems to me it’s targeted at exactly the kind of people who probably wouldn’t bother wanting a PS3 in the first place, office girls who don’t want to be seen as a nerdy gamer but quite happy to spend all day at work on Facebook and blow endless hours at home on the Sims.

  • Homicidal Panda

    While agree that alot of games lately have been over-hyped (fable 2, fallout 3, alan wake) wouldn’t it be a bit more convincing if you came up with better reasons for most of them other than “I just don’t like games like that” and “It’s not for PS3″?

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