Old games you hated but everyone else loved.

[Fuseball]

I am absolutely disgusted with Halo. Worst game EVER.

And let's face it, it's "old" already... therefore legal in this thread.

Is that a criticism of the game itself or the platform it is on and the circumstances of it being there?

I'm genuinely curious because I've found it the most playable console FPS since Goldeneye (not including Metroid Prime 'cos that's not strictly an FPS).

[Michael_]

I know those games aren't really that old, but am I the only one who dislikes Metal Slug and its follow-ups? Sure, the graphics design is neat, but I found all the MS games I played so far (1,2,X and 3) overly monotonous, repetitive and tedious. Particularly the bosses were way too hard. I'd choose the original Contra games over Metal Slug any day.

Depends on which console you play these suckers. XBOX and PS2 versions are rock hard, perhaps even too hard for their own good.
Neo Geo is another matter. Perfectly balanced and amazingly fun.

--Michael

[randomdudes brother]

Downloaded a trial version of Halo on the PC. It has no atmosphere whatsoever. I have to agree about doom 2 being crap, but the origional???? Have you never played the first 2 episodes? E2M8 is one of the best levels ever. The suspense as you look for the cyberdemon... utterly unbeatable. Episodes 3 and 4 are not as good level design, but the first two are excellent.

[aureole]

I couldn't get on with Zelda Link To The Past. I finished it on the GBA, but the whole thing was a little anodyne for a RPG. I was just bumbling around finding dungeons and items, and occasionally had to go for a cheat sheet when there was no bloody clue that I had to trek across the world for a stupid medallion. Zelda: Links Awakening was just miles and miles better - I felt really sad completing the game, especially with the ending it had.

[Flawed]

I loved Zelda 3, I played it so much back then that I actually can't stand it now.

I don't think Zelda games were ever really considered RPGs, in the old gaming mags I used to read, they were always classified as action adventure games.

Here's a new entry by me: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Many people seem to consider this game Jesus in video game form, but I had to force myself to finish it. Sure, SOTN had some nice graphics and enemies, but I think I prefer linear Castlevania games (which they've stopped making, so it seems.)

Guess Metroid-style games aren't really my thing, I also found Super Metroid a chore to play with some pretty ugly graphics that resembled a mediocre-looking Mega Drive game. (That much dithering in a SNES game? C'mon!) It had some cool parts (I finished the game in a fit of boredom), but I felt they didn't really make up for the plethora of boring mazes that made up most of the game. Damn, how I hated the Maridia level ...

[C-Hill]

The biggest hit of them would be

ELITE

so yeah, finally it's nice to meet atleast some like-minded people.
But maybe I just wasn't persistent enough to play the game enough. It remained a boring enigma for me.

[Mr_Flashpants]

On the C64:

Wizball - where's the gameplay. There ain't no gameplay.
Armalyte - sorry, but Denaris kicks its arse.
Delta - shite (but killer tune!)
Hawkeye - nice to look at, but Christ its so dull.

Good old Zzap - I never did agree with most of their sizzler scores.

On the Amiga:

Zool - let's be honest, it's complete rubbish isn't it?
Frontier - snore-a-thon.
Magic Pockets - dear, oh dear.
Alien Breed - crap, sub-Gauntlet clone with an appalling main sprite.
Assassin - awful Strider clone.
Super Frog - devoid of any soul whatsoever. One of the most sterile platformers I've ever played.
Body Blows - I think we know where this is going...

Has there ever been a developer more overrated than Team17? Most of the games they produced were lacklustre clones of superior originals.

PS1:
Resident Evil - good idea, terrible execution. The controls make it unplayable (together with all that collecting herbs rubbish).

XBox:
Halo 2 - massive disappointment with possibly one of the most misleading trailers of all time.

[moobaa]

Delta - shite (but killer tune!)

I've got to agree with you on this one. Any game where missing one kill ensures a rapid game-over sequence is shit, IMHO.

[biggestjim]

On the C64:

Wizball - where's the gameplay. There ain't no gameplay.

On the other hand, the above is ridiculous, IMHO.
You sure are on of those who still don't understand you have to waggle to get the extra 'weapons'.

[moobaa]

On the C64:

Wizball - where's the gameplay. There ain't no gameplay.

On the other hand, the above is ridiculous, IMHO.
You sure are on of those who still don't understand you have to waggle to get the extra 'weapons'.

Oh yes, I agree with that, too

[Mr_Flashpants]

On the C64:

Wizball - where's the gameplay. There ain't no gameplay.

On the other hand, the above is ridiculous, IMHO.
You sure are on of those who still don't understand you have to waggle to get the extra 'weapons'.

I can waggle with the best of them (matron).

I even tried playing Wizball with a sodding infinite lives poke just to see if it got any better on later levels.

Nope, still rubbish!

By the by - Hunter's Moon: what the hell was going on there eh?

[moobaa]

By the by - Hunter's Moon: what the hell was going on there eh?

Hunter's is worth it just for the "freeeeeowwww" effect when you pick up one of the sparkly things

That Martin Walker chap certainly could code an effect or two...

[Mr Dom]

Super Mario World - SNES

Sonic the bastard hedgehog. Other people could make it look impressive, I just found it frustrating and nausea-inducing

Resident Evil. Any of them. Dull dull dull... use the herb with the bullet - wtf?

Metal Gear Albatross. Most blatant use of a random word picker in videogame history. 'Revolver Ocelot' and 'Psychic Octopus' as boss names Tedious game too.

[Lloyd Mangram]

I always though The Last Ninja trilogy was way overhyped - Nice Graphics but an empty game in terms of playability.

[DanPhillips]

On the C64:

Armalyte - sorry, but Denaris kicks its arse.
Delta - shite (but killer tune!)

Denaris, surely you jest?

Delta had a top tune and the game was ok if you had a good memory

Cheers

Dan