Throughout gaming history, there have been some games that have been released to much hype but then ended up being a huge disappointment (most recently Colonial Marines
). What are some games that you guys remember wanting so bad but then ended up being crappy? Then, what games would you like to see given a second chance?
I'm putting my vote in for Run Like Hell. I remember reading about it back when PS2 first came out (there may be a few threads here about it). I didn't get it when it released (cause I was a poor high school student, lol) so I waited. Was glad I did because the reviews were abysmal and it had a troubled development. Fast forward to college; I saw it in a bargain bin so I picked it up. I really did like it but it did have a lot of gameplay issues which I can see why it failed. The story was great and well polished. Had the voice acting of Lance Henriksen (Aliens
). It was, I felt, ahead of its time and had characters that I felt for. Some gameplay aspects are still in games today. I never got to beat the game but from what I read about the ending it left you on a huge cliffhanger and was supposed to be a trilogy. However, because of the troubled development and the disappointment a lot of people felt, the story was never concluded.
This is my example of a game that had potential but failed and I feel it should be given a second chance because on new generation hardware, I think it could be really good, if done right. If it wasn't for the troubled development, I feel this franchise could have been one to be remembered instead of fading away.
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