Biggest Disappointments

[Atariguy]

Mario 64- Crap camera + average gameplay + uber hype = crap
Zelda: OoT- This is what finally made me lose faith in Nintendo franchizes. It didn't feel like Zelda at all.
Crazy Taxi 2- The mini games are great, but nothing else is.
Mega Man X2+- None of them came anywhere close to the original.
Capcom vs. SNK- It wasn't nearly as good as either companies fighters, and it's even worse when compared to the spectacular NGPC title.

[Despair]

Good to see I'm not alone in Mario64 dissapointment

[Diff-chan]

I dont really give a fig about too many games anymore, so Im not approaching this thread with the fire I would have in the past. But here are some titles that seriously dissapointed me:

Shenmue - Most of you know the deal. But I will say that the concept remains damn intriguing to me, Ill probably give Shenmue II a try on Xbox. As long as it doesnt put me to sleep I will probably like it.

Jet Set Radio Future - I loved JGR to death but I was bummed out on this game. It was just not nearly as exciting for as much fun as the first one. I liked the idea of the more open-ended design, but the fact that the entire game basically shuts down when you fight enemies (so that is the sole point at that moment) is not good. It takes away all the tension the first one had. Also, removing the analog stick motions hurt IMO. They stripped down the game too much. If you ask me, the music wasn't that good either. The character designs were as good as ever, the graphics were amazingly gorgeous, but it just was not as good of a game. Very, very dissapointing, especially for somebody like me who loved the original so much!

Stretch Panic - Damn. This was a terrible game. The graphics were lousy (some neat character designs but thats it), the control was imprecise and well, there was no depth to the game. It was just a bunch of crappy platform levels and 12 boss fights. Bad news.

Black & White - Black & White's design was bold, and I loved how it sort of went beyond the medium. It really gave you a ton of power and you could use it for good or evil. Amazing design work there if you ask me. But this was only in the beginning... the rest of the game sort of trailed off and got to be pretty mediocre by the 2nd or 3rd world. Very dissapointing considering what this game could've been.

[SonofdonCD]

It pains me to see certain games on this list (like Panzer Dragoon? Here?!?), but I honestly am not disappointed in the games I play/own. I guess that's why I find most of my posts here are in defending certain games and such. I just know what I like, only buy what I know I'll like, and I don't let hype (from magazines or otherwise) get the best of me.

There are, however, games that I'm not into despite the hype for them, like Tony Hawk, SSX, all those THQ WWF games, and SHUMPS (*prepares for a beatdowm* ). There are even games that I enjoyed before, and that time has changed my opinion on, like both FF VII and VIII (good to bad, if you had any doubts ). But nope, no disappointing games.

Play on Playaz....

[Melf]

- Stretch Panic
- MGS 2
- Gun Valkyrie
- DOA 3
- Sonic Adventure 2
- Fantasia (Genesis)
- Soldier of Fortune (DC)
- Luigi's Mansion

[sleeve]

Originally posted by SonofdonCD
There are, however, games that I'm not into despite the hype for them, like Tony Hawk, SSX, all those THQ WWF games, and SHUMPS (*prepares for a beatdowm* ).

Since when do shmups receive hype?

BTW, it's SHMUP, not "shump."

[Punky Skunk]

Hype here, I guess.

SonofdonCD, I used to not like shooters much myself, but I had to find out what was so great about them on my own and now it's a large portion of what I play.

Originally posted by Ragnarok the Red
Sonic Adventure - a Sonic game where Sonic almost never gets to hit full speed.

Sonic\'s levels had a heavy emphasis on speed, especially if you were to go for the emblems.

Originally posted by Atariguy
Mario 64- Crap camera + average gameplay

Right, you realize what the C(amera) buttons are for, don\'t you? And average compared to what, the other 3D platformers of the time?

[REPTILE]

reloaded:i loved the first,but after five minutes of this turd i was more than just a little disappointed.FF8:ugh!mario 64:it just was'nt worth all the hype.fighting force:expected a 32 bit streets of rage 2,what i got was a crappy little game.dynamite cop2:see last game.zombie revenge:its an ok game,but i thought this was just a deversion till the DC version of SPIKEOUT(WRONG!!)CAPCOM VS SNK:i really wanted to like this game,but that horrid ratio system bullshit,hampered the gamplay too much.CVSSNK2:after all the hype it still fails to satisfy.and were are the endings? what the fuck am i playing for?spider man movie game:the city levels were the best thing about this game.PS2 launch:failed to impress would be putting it nicely.tobal 2:never released in US,we get bouncer though.(heh heh)ergeizower stone owns this game!power stone 2:i think the original was much better.and the two new characters looked like cracked out versions of,mario and princess toad-chick hes allways saving.

[Mzo]

My god! I can barely even read that!

Practice the enter key... it starts a new line.

And I don't see how someone could've not been blown away by Mario 64, unless they didn't start playing games until 3D platformers were everywhere... even then, M64 is probably the best one out there.

[SearchManX]

Exactly, the people who play Mario 64 now, might as well not have played it at all. It was 3D gaming at its best at the time (no other game came close to Mario 64).