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Hi,

In article <d9ehgi$eud$1@us23.unix.fas.harvard.edu>,
slartibartfast <building@fjords.com> wrote:
#Absolute worst game I ever baught was The Getaway. Close second was Quake 3.

Q3 single player was definitely a disappointment. However it actually
worked and was consistant and complete, so I couldn't call it my worst
game. Whatever it lacked, though, it made up for in multiplayer.

Ken.
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In article <42BA604E.2175EA1E@internode.on.net>,
Kissing Lettuce <Ilovehotchocolatewithadobofcoldmilk@hotmail.com> wrote:
#And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
#has been discussed before but just wondering
#what people consider the worst PC based games
#they have ever purchased?

....

#This stupid shooting game which I can't remember the
#name to but it was one very large .exe file and all
#you did was shoot at oncoming spaceships and stuff
#and it had a bit of anime thrown in for good measure
#but was a horrid IMHO game to play. It was made by
#Phillips if that helps.....

That reminds me of another Phillips game, that undoubtably was the worst
game for me as far as intallation. Fighter Duel, a head2head air combat
sim. Once installed correctly, it was a joy to play and a pleasure to
look at. I ended up writing a FAQ just to help people get through
installation. What a pain.

Ken.
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"rms" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote in message
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> > Blood
>
> ...Is a classic game with memorable moments ("Ophelia! Ophelia!"),
> wonderful dark humor, excellent cutscenes (including the ending),
satisfying
> weapons (has anything equaled the Flare Gun?), great music and voice
> effects, and a very decent final boss. I've been hoping this new game
> Hellgate London(?) would bring back some of the Blood magic, who knows.
>
> Blood cries out for an opengl Duke3D treatment to reintroduce it to
> modern audiences.
>
> rms
>
>
The Daikatana demo was pretty awful. Didn't play the full game.
 
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Kissing Lettuce wrote:

> Blood

Blood was great. Blood 2 on the other hand was horrible. From what I can
remember:

Gore
I can't remember the full name, but it was a Star Wars strategy game
released at the same time as StarCraft. Guess what got played.
Trespasser, no matter what Eep says, the graphics were an eye sore
(literally) and the game was so poorly coded it chugged like a big rig with
flat tires. A few years ago I ran it on my 1.4 computer. It still ran
horribly.
Any game with the title "Resident Evil" or anything made by Capcom in
general.
Emperor, I loved all of Impressions Games city building series. This was
there last official one before they closed shop, I think. It was a step
backwards in the series.
Ghost Master, damn you Xplay for giving it five stars.
Can't remember any others. I throw out the bad titles after a while.
 
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> I can't remember the full name, but it was a Star Wars strategy game
> released at the same time as StarCraft. Guess what got played.

Star Wars: Rebellion
 
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"Andrew" <spamtrap@localhost.> wrote in message
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>
> I try not to buy bad games, but last year on a whim I bought Codename
> Outbreak at a budget price and it was too buggy to play.
>


I agree...also, I thought there was too much of a puzzle hunt going in it
too trying to find a bunch of stuff and not being able to advance unless you
could find everything.
 
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"ChangeGuy" <change.this@change.that> wrote in message
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> NHL2005. 50$ down the drain because it was so bad.
>


Funny, I was majorly upset with NHL 2004 but actually liked NHL 2005.
However, my negative feelings towards NHL 2004 made me wait until NHL 2005
went to $10 before I bought it.
 
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Alai wrote:
>> I can't remember the full name, but it was a Star Wars strategy game
>> released at the same time as StarCraft. Guess what got played.
>
> Star Wars: Rebellion

ty
 
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Kissing Lettuce <sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> looked up from
reading the entrails of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good,
the signs say:

>And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
>has been discussed before but just wondering
>what people consider the worst PC based games
>they have ever purchased?

Daikatana

Not particularly buggy, and I did actually finish it.

A game experience so bad that I'll never even think about reinstalling
it. Luckily it was only $10, so it was almost not a waste of money.

Xocyll
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:57:18 -0400, Xocyll <Xocyll@kingston.net>
wrote:


>>And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
>>has been discussed before but just wondering
>>what people consider the worst PC based games
>>they have ever purchased?
>

my votes goto..

Star Wars Rebellion - truely awful micro-management game masquerading
as a Star Wars title.

Nocturne
The Blair Witch Games
SiN - until it was fully patched that is but otherwise a horrible game
right out of the box
I'm pretty sure there are more but i'll leave the rest upto you guys.

toadie
 
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:40:06 +0930, Kissing Lettuce
<sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> wrote:

>And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
>has been discussed before but just wondering
>what people consider the worst PC based games
>they have ever purchased?

Action:
Fair Strike. A helicopter Sim with a flimsy manual - and where AI players
always follow a simplified physicn ruleset.

Other:
Dominant Species: Units attemped to pathfind through other units.
 
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"Kissing Lettuce" <sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> wrote in message
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> And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
> has been discussed before but just wondering
> what people consider the worst PC based games
> they have ever purchased?
>
> I don't normally buy a whole lot of games either
> but of the few that I have bought over the last
> 10 or so years the worst offenders for me anyway
> were based on the disappointment at the endings.....
>
> In no particular order
>
>
> Blood
> Retribution
>
> This stupid shooting game which I can't remember the
> name to but it was one very large .exe file and all
> you did was shoot at oncoming spaceships and stuff
> and it had a bit of anime thrown in for good measure
> but was a horrid IMHO game to play. It was made by
> Phillips if that helps.....

I loved Blood

Hated a Dr Who game the wife bought (she thought she was being nice bless
her)
Liked Devastation's action but hated the bugs and wonky AI
Could never get into Vietcong or Deus Ex
 
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x-no-archive: yes

Kissing Lettuce wrote:

<snip>

why so negative?
why some in this group only think about the negative in pc
games when there are so many positives

obviously no pc gamer thinks he will always fully enjoy all
the pc game titles he buys
like going to the movies... you will not always enjoy the
movie... that's part of life
now a true pc gamer never regrets the pc games he buys and
always enjoys buying pc games
pc games need more buying from us pc gamers
you say you haven't bought many pc games over the years so
instead of looking for the negatives in the few titles you
own why not focus on buying more and doing more home work
so you can do a better selection of the pc games bought
ask fellow pc gamers
watch trailers
read reviews
play demos
so many ways for you to find out what pc games you enjoy
pc games gives you all for you to have wonderful moments
of high quality entertainment so take advantage of it
dedicate time selecting the titles you will enjoy and buy!

ps: its incredible how negative attracts so much more than
positive, just look at the high level of participation your
post had in comparison to the monthly pc games bought polls

--
post made in a steam-free computer
i said "NO" to valve and steam
 
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Kissing Lettuce <sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> once tried to test me
with:

> And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
> has been discussed before but just wondering
> what people consider the worst PC based games
> they have ever purchased?
>
> I don't normally buy a whole lot of games either
> but of the few that I have bought over the last
> 10 or so years the worst offenders for me anyway
> were based on the disappointment at the endings.....
>
> In no particular order
>
>
> Blood
> Retribution

Loved Blood, I don't remember Retribution.

Worst game of all time (and worst Strategy game ever):

Outpost


Second worst game of all time (and Worst RPG ever):

Descent to Undermountain


Worst Action Game of All Time:

Mortyr


I bought all of the above. And I even pre-ordered DtU. That turned me off
to pre-ordering for a VERY long time.

--

Knight37 - http://knightgames.blogspot.com

Once a Gamer, Always a Gamer.
 
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steamKILLER wrote:
> ps: its incredible how negative attracts so much more than
> positive, just look at the high level of participation your
> post had in comparison to the monthly pc games bought polls

Fact of life. Bad news travels faster than good. I bad review is worth
10 good ones. People just enjoy talking about what is wrong with the
world and how they would do it better (wait till your old enough to go
to a pub/bar and you'll see).

My worst game... well I'ma slow buyer, and tend to read the reviews
and gather opinions before taking the plunge, so generally I buy fewer
games, but they're games I'm confident I will like.

But the one's I've enjoyed least and have ended up uninstalling were
"Command and Conquer Tiberian Sun" (or something similar if that isn't
its correct title) and the mediaeval Age of Empires.

I couldn't get past the 3rd level of C&C and I couldn't get past the
tutorial of A0E. I'm not saying they are bad games, but RTS just
obviously isn't for me (although I did enjoy Homeworld - must have
reminded me a bit of Elite (the Best game In The World Ever)).
 
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On 24 Jun 2005 01:57:12 GMT, Knight37 <knight37m@gmail.com> wrote:

>Kissing Lettuce <sittingbythepool@internode.on.net> once tried to test me
>with:
>
>> And I'm new here so please forgive me if this
>> has been discussed before but just wondering
>> what people consider the worst PC based games
>> they have ever purchased?
>>
>> I don't normally buy a whole lot of games either
>> but of the few that I have bought over the last
>> 10 or so years the worst offenders for me anyway
>> were based on the disappointment at the endings.....
>>
>> In no particular order
>>
>>
>> Blood
>> Retribution
>
>Loved Blood, I don't remember Retribution.
>
>Worst game of all time (and worst Strategy game ever):
>
>Outpost
>
>
>Second worst game of all time (and Worst RPG ever):
>
>Descent to Undermountain
>
>
>Worst Action Game of All Time:
>
>Mortyr
>
>
>I bought all of the above. And I even pre-ordered DtU. That turned me off
>to pre-ordering for a VERY long time.

don't feel too bad Knight, i also bought all of the above <hangs head
in shame>

toadie
 
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On 2005-06-24, Hank the Rapper <xflopgoon@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote:
> Any game with the title "Resident Evil" or anything made by Capcom in
> general.

Have you played Viewtiful Joe? It's a capcom game, and one of the best
games I've played in recent years.

--
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"Chadwick" <chadwick110@hotmail.com> looked up from reading the entrails
of the porn spammer to utter "The Augury is good, the signs say:

>
>
>steamKILLER wrote:
>> ps: its incredible how negative attracts so much more than
>> positive, just look at the high level of participation your
>> post had in comparison to the monthly pc games bought polls
>
>Fact of life. Bad news travels faster than good. I bad review is worth
>10 good ones. People just enjoy talking about what is wrong with the
>world and how they would do it better (wait till your old enough to go
>to a pub/bar and you'll see).

Nah.
People responded to this topic because it wasn't Steamwanker that posted
it.

Something he'll never understand - his pools are ignored because so many
people have him killfiled, and those that don't probably don't care to
reply to his inane polls either.

Xocyll
--
I don't particularly want you to FOAD, myself. You'll be more of
a cautionary example if you'll FO And Get Chronically, Incurably,
Painfully, Progressively, Expensively, Debilitatingly Ill. So
FOAGCIPPEDI. -- Mike Andrews responding to an idiot in asr
 
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On 24 Jun 2005 02:33:18 -0700, "Chadwick" <chadwick110@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Fact of life. Bad news travels faster than good. I bad review is worth
>10 good ones. People just enjoy talking about what is wrong with the
>world and how they would do it better (wait till your old enough to go
>to a pub/bar and you'll see).

Ahh, the thought of DiF***wit in a bar:
"Hey Barman, your top selling beer is from a local brewery, you are
scum that is killing the distribution channel. I order you to stop
selling it!!!"
"Hey everyone, this local beer is evil, we will not drink it any
more!!!"
"You outside the bar looking in, this pub is for True Drinkers only,
go away!!!"
"You women, you shouldn't be drinking, go home!!!"
"Everyone stop talking about football and the ills of the world. The
only issue to discuss is this evil local beer!!!"
<rant ended with the wet thuds of half a dozen pool cue butts
contacting with the skull of DiF***wit>

I wonder when he will be old enough to go drinking?
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....
> My gripe was aimed at the graphics
>
>> Blood cries out for an opengl Duke3D treatment to reintroduce it to
>> modern audiences.
>
> Did they do that for Duke Nukem 3D? The version I bought says windows
> on the box but still has the old DOS version...
>

Use this Windows OpenGL port:
http://jonof.edgenetwork.org/index.php?p=jfduke3d

Also new high-res textures and new 3-d models are available and more are
being made as we speak. This is also hapening for Shadow Warrior. Go to the
3dRealms.com forums for more info.

-Kent
 
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Ok folks my bad on citing Blood in my list.....

Just once I had played it through (with a bit of help)
there was no return value, at least for me anyway....

It did have multi player but could never get that beastie
to work with that which would have added to the fun...
 
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"Hank the Rapper" <xflopgoon@REMOVEyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Trespasser, no matter what Eep says, the graphics were an eye sore
> (literally) and the game was so poorly coded it chugged like a big rig
with
> flat tires. A few years ago I ran it on my 1.4 computer. It still ran
> horribly.

Not true. I played it on PIII450 and Matrox G400 and it ran great..
 
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"rms" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote:
>> I didn't buy it, but Marine Heavy Gunner is just awful. I know it was a
>> budget title, but geez. It was just all around terrible.
>
> haha I bought one called Marine Sniper, prolly the same company. Bad,
>lifeless game using a poor-quality engine.
>
>rms

I bet Spec Ops 2 is worse.
 
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"rms" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote:
>> I didn't buy it, but Marine Heavy Gunner is just awful. I know it was a
>> budget title, but geez. It was just all around terrible.
>
> haha I bought one called Marine Sniper, prolly the same company. Bad,
>lifeless game using a poor-quality engine.

I don't mean "Spec Ops 2: Green Beret" either.
 
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