Posted November 27, 2014
fivemagics
Mastered.
Registered: Aug 2011
From Canada
Sam2014
Sams Max
Registered: May 2014
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
Star Trek Final Unity
After about 3 days the games said my disc was
not the original disc. It was the ORIGINAL disc !
The store would not refund me, because the box
was opened. The thing cost $40 bucks
Never heard of a crack until this happened...
Muppets Inside, I think, used Star Force Copy
Protection Scheme. It screwed up my hard drive.
Someone from the old Just Adventure message board
sent me "The Scroll" as a joke. It IS as bad as everyone
says it is. Quit playing after about an hour. Another
member told me if I paid them $10 they would take it
off my hands :)
Mis-leading glowing reviews that paint a
prettier picture than reality of the games.
After about 3 days the games said my disc was
not the original disc. It was the ORIGINAL disc !
The store would not refund me, because the box
was opened. The thing cost $40 bucks
Never heard of a crack until this happened...
Muppets Inside, I think, used Star Force Copy
Protection Scheme. It screwed up my hard drive.
Someone from the old Just Adventure message board
sent me "The Scroll" as a joke. It IS as bad as everyone
says it is. Quit playing after about an hour. Another
member told me if I paid them $10 they would take it
off my hands :)
Mis-leading glowing reviews that paint a
prettier picture than reality of the games.
snowkatt
Easily Bored
Registered: Oct 2010
From Netherlands
Posted November 27, 2014
thats nothing new though
ignisferroque: I think the only one i ever regretted buying was Carmageddon. By the time it arrived (good old CD ROM ordering days...) i was already bored of the demo. The game itself was the same crap as the demo, with ugly variations of maps that ultimately didn't make much of a difference. I miss those 50 bucks :P i regret renting carmageddon on the n64
what a piece of garbage that was absolutley awfull
and i was stupid enough to think that the pc version might be better
it isnt
abysmal controls no matter what i do absolutlety unplayable
i tend to prefer to forget that i have those pieces of refuge in my library
what a piece of garbage that was absolutley awfull
and i was stupid enough to think that the pc version might be better
it isnt
abysmal controls no matter what i do absolutlety unplayable
i tend to prefer to forget that i have those pieces of refuge in my library
Post edited November 27, 2014 by snowkatt
antagonist
Registered: Sep 2012
From Canada
Posted November 27, 2014
Post edited November 27, 2014 by realkman666
Ixamyakxim
Boxer Dogs Rule
Registered: Feb 2014
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
There's something fun about it. I get the feeling we have a "good" crowd of game buyers here at GoG, people who know what they like, know what they're getting into and make sure they try their best NOT to buy a bad game.
So when we do stumble on a game that we find terrible and full of regret, there's always an interesting story behind it.
Lifthrasil: The two games I regretted purchasing were ... and Divinity 2 - Ego Draconis. The utterly stupid ending ruined the entire game (OK, there were some bad parts before that, lots of little flaws that add up - but it was the ending that killed the game for good) I don't know what it was, but I loved this game! Maybe it was the mind reading, maybe the large (but not so huge that the ardent searcher couldn't look in many of the nooks and crannies) world, maybe the huge supply of loot or the fact that you could TURN INTO A DRAGON! But I really got into it. I bought the "complete" package so while I had the totally unsatisfying cliffhanger non-ending, I could have "finished" the game with the DLC / expansion. I never did get very far in it, but for whatever reason it didn't mar the first section of the game for me.
This was one of those games that could have been very generic but for whatever reason just ended up "working" for me - a surprise hit. I'm guessing I feel about this game like a lot of people do about Risen or Gothic. (Risen I HATED but I'm willing to blame this on the fact that I played the console version - it's one of those games that people openly acknowledge as a totally different and terrible a game on consoles, while 100% better on PC).
Also - Civ: Beyond Earth was released? I thought that was still far off and in development?
So when we do stumble on a game that we find terrible and full of regret, there's always an interesting story behind it.
This was one of those games that could have been very generic but for whatever reason just ended up "working" for me - a surprise hit. I'm guessing I feel about this game like a lot of people do about Risen or Gothic. (Risen I HATED but I'm willing to blame this on the fact that I played the console version - it's one of those games that people openly acknowledge as a totally different and terrible a game on consoles, while 100% better on PC).
Also - Civ: Beyond Earth was released? I thought that was still far off and in development?
AnimalMother117
New User
Registered: Dec 2013
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
This is true. Risen on 360 is not bad, but it has so many issues that it really has trouble functioning as a game and I for one hold that it is much, much better on PC, so much so that it nearly does feel like a totally different game.
flubbucket
"Intoning"
Registered: Dec 2012
From Micronesia
Posted November 27, 2014
Tetris.
The gameplay is great but the story is really boring.
The gameplay is great but the story is really boring.
TerriblePurpose
Kwisatz Haderach
Registered: Sep 2008
From Canada
Posted November 27, 2014
This was one of those games that could have been very generic but for whatever reason just ended up "working" for me - a surprise hit. I'm guessing I feel about this game like a lot of people do about Risen or Gothic. (Risen I HATED but I'm willing to blame this on the fact that I played the console version - it's one of those games that people openly acknowledge as a totally different and terrible a game on consoles, while 100% better on PC).
I really, really liked Risen as well, but played it on the PC, so that may be why i have no complaints about it.
snowkatt
Easily Bored
Registered: Oct 2010
From Netherlands
AgentBirdnest
Ja'crispy
Registered: Jan 2011
From United States
Posted November 27, 2014
Super Meat Boy.
(Just typing that out makes me upset.)
One good thing came out of it, though. It was the last time I ever decided to buy a game based on review scores. I've been happier since I started ignoring scores.
(Just typing that out makes me upset.)
One good thing came out of it, though. It was the last time I ever decided to buy a game based on review scores. I've been happier since I started ignoring scores.
Post edited November 27, 2014 by AdamR
AkiMatti
New User
Registered: Sep 2008
From Finland
Posted November 27, 2014
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
I bought it used and one of the discs don't work. Cannot play the game.
I bought it used and one of the discs don't work. Cannot play the game.
Nuv3
New User
Registered: Nov 2011
From Poland
Posted November 27, 2014
What if it's a legend of a game, like Fallout, Baldur's Gate, Rayman or something alike? I would be cursed and thrown out of the community for that. I'd rather stay silent ;)
EDIT: And thank you for making the "nice surprises" thread! :D
EDIT: And thank you for making the "nice surprises" thread! :D
Post edited November 27, 2014 by inc09nito
omega64
Something good
Registered: Apr 2012
From Netherlands
Klumpen0815
+91
Registered: Dec 2012
From Germany
Posted November 27, 2014
I regret having bought the N64. It was the worst console of this generation with very few good games and I should have supported SEGA instead, especcially since I had to work very long for something like this when I was little.
Igorq
Lakamaota
Registered: Sep 2008
From Poland
Posted November 27, 2014
