Historical Video Game Blunders

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Team ninja finishing DOA2:HC for the PS2... leaving for the X box saying... yeah its a launch gamebut we HAVE maxed out the PS2 capabilites

Yes...and this is EXACTLY why I hate them. They\'re ignorant, and stupid as hell. This is why I don\'t listen to them concerning the PS3...or any OTHER console or electronic device for that matter.

Panasonic launching the 3DO at $700.

No shiz-nite.

-- The CD-i taking over the Zelda franchise and making homo-erotic games with Link.

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I would hardly call \'Fable and \'Black and White\' "gaming blunders". The former, while did not become the be all end all, it still pushed units for Microsoft and the latter one became a cult classic.

I actually question almost all of ooSeven\'s list. How is the Resident Evil lightgun games gaming blunder? Yes, they are not up to par with the actual series, but they are not really hurting Capcom enough to be considered a blunder.  Same with Doom 3.

I would say that Valve\'s Steam is a blunder. It has attracted so much negative attention to Valve that one can\'t help and wonder how they will find a way out of this one.


Also the Sega 32X / Sega CD, both had good games, but when you consider the money that Sega put into them, plus their own reputation, the failure was even more damaging. That is a gaming blunder. Not a bad game in a series, but  something that actually hurts the company.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
I would hardly call \'Fable and \'Black and White\' "gaming blunders". The former, while did not become the be all end all, it still pushed units for Microsoft and the latter one became a cult classic.

I actually question almost all of ooSeven\'s list. How is the Resident Evil lightgun games gaming blunder? Yes, they are not up to par with the actual series, but they are not really hurting Capcom enough to be considered a blunder.  Same with Doom 3.

I would say that Valve\'s Steam is a blunder. It has attracted so much negative attention to Valve that one can\'t help and wonder how they will find a way out of this one.


Also the Sega 32X / Sega CD, both had good games, but when you consider the money that Sega put into them, plus their own reputation, the failure was even more damaging. That is a gaming blunder. Not a bad game in a series, but  something that actually hurts the company.

Christ...Mr elitest 2004 is back on his high horse again.

Look Both FABLE and Black & white are text book examples of development gone bad...with or without the BS from Peter M

In both cases their remit was over ambitious and their developmeny cyclic was long and ultimately lead to disappointment.

Light gun games out of the Arcade are pointless, as the whole novelty value is lost in the transfer from arcade to bedroom/livingroom/attic/basement.

And as for the series (resident evil)... the games gave been suffering from ye olde law of diminishing returns, as they offered little in they way of improvements (other then the increase in graphics) and maybe the introduction of a 180 degree quick turn button :rolleyes:.

Doom 3 may have been Graphically impressive but gameplay wise it was a hugh step backward in gameplay.


LIC.... tip for you... most of that list was made in jest

But you obviously didn’t read my post/choise to forget/couldn\'t be bothered  as I said that my true choice wasn’t in the spoiler tag’s with the rest of the list as…

They where other blunders along with personal venting on what I felt was a F’kup

Hence the use of SP tags….
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oh and P.S.

The Nage was a blunder from start to finish during that E3 premier showing.

Not only did they want to take on a market leader with a huge installed usewr base and no opposition.

but Nokia also managed to kack hand the whole long making it one of the most unpopular showings at e3 to date.

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(1) The title of Mr.Elitist goes to MM.

(2) I never once insulted you, so get a clue.

(3)  I never mentioned the NGage. I agree it is a blunder.

(4) Fable and Black and White are not blunders. They both sold well . So how is that a blunder? Yes, they wasn\'t all the hype cracked them up to be, but by that point, almost 80 percent of the games would be blunders, wouldn\'t they? If you are goin\' to go by that, then I guess \'The Getaway\', \'Killzone\' and countless other titles are blunders...Blunders instead of medicore titles..Big difference.

(5) Doom 3 was nothing more than Doom and not a step backward. The problem is FPS games have changed since the day of Doom and so have people\'s taste. Not sure how that is considered a blunder. Espically when you conisder the cash ID made with Doom 3 and the money they\'ll make off the engine.

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
(1) The title of Mr.Elitist goes to MM.

(2) I never once insulted you, so get a clue.

(3)  I never mentioned the NGage. I agree it is a blunder.

(4) Fable and Black and White are not blunders. They both sold well . So how is that a blunder? Yes, they wasn\'t all the hype cracked them up to be, but by that point, almost 80 percent of the games would be blunders, wouldn\'t they? If you are goin\' to go by that, then I guess \'The Getaway\', \'Killzone\' and countless other titles are blunders...Blunders instead of medicore titles..Big difference.

(5) Doom 3 was nothing more than Doom and not a step backward. The problem is FPS games have changed since the day of Doom and so have people\'s taste. Not sure how that is considered a blunder. Espically when you conisder the cash ID made with Doom 3 and the money they\'ll make off the engine.

1) True but more so for movies

2) Sorry bud.. having a hard day trying to learn Cyclic Voltammetry and its dull as dish water.

3) Far enough

4) Both games in my eyes are blunders so lets just agree to differ

5)Dude... have you played DOOM 3 ?... its just a slow dark room crawl (all about atmos rather than frantic game play)...nothing like the previous games that where all about having fun (i.e frantic gameplay)...all be it in a room full of demon hell spawn and a shotgun.

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I own Doom 3. I don\'t care for Doom 3, but I don\'t think it is a step backwards. It reminds me of the original Doom, with a pretty engine. The problem is, as I have grown older and saw games mature, I don\'t think DOOM\'s shock atmosphere and simple gameplay can be as fun as it use to be.

all of the game Daikiatana (sp)

I still think that classic Doom gameplay is fun. (see also: Serious Sam)

I also think that level design, not gameplay, hurt Doom 3. Of course, id set out to accomplish something specific with the game and they did it. It\'s just that it\'s not as good as Half-Life 2 or even Half-Life (when you strip D3\'s graphics and hellish atmosphere) ; the latter being a problem because it came out in 1998.

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Dreamcasts marketing, great system but piss poor marketing.

Neogeo console being expensive and crappy sales marketing, but the games being expensive too didn\'t help. This system was easily the best 2D Stock system out.

Originally posted by Blade
I still think that classic Doom gameplay is fun. (see also: Serious Sam)

I also think that level design, not gameplay, hurt Doom 3. Of course, id set out to accomplish something specific with the game and they did it. It\'s just that it\'s not as good as Half-Life 2 or even Half-Life (when you strip D3\'s graphics and hellish atmosphere) ; the latter being a problem because it came out in 1998.

yeah for me before DOOM3...serious sam was almost like the unofficial sequel to doom2.

IT had many of the frantic gameply elements...if not more so what with thw 100\'s of enemy units you fight.

Halo.
From mixture of Midwinter and x-com in huge ringworld to a simple fps.

Black and White
From god game like populous to a carpenter game with a monkey.

amiga CD32.  
C64 console ...