Top 10 Games That Aren't As Good As You Remember Them...
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#10: “Grand Theft Auto III” (2001)
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Ah Liberty City, a place where violence, sex and corruption reigns, and how we love it. With endless amounts of hours to be poured into exploring its various islands, there’s plenty to enjoy here. However, since this was the first in the series to transition into a 3D open world, the game was almost limited by the technology of the time. The graphics are rather bland, Missions keep tight restraints on the player, traffic and pedestrians are very light, plus the choice of having a silent protagonist certainly hindered the narrative. Ultimately GTA 3 is more a victim of the times, considering how many better open world tiles, including later GTA titles were released over the years.
#9: “EverQuest” (1999)
It was the second MMORPG to ever be released, and brought with it a juggernaut of a three-dimensional game engine. Is it any surprise fantasy fans adored it? It was truly the spark that led to an almost oversaturation of the genre, and while the extensive class system and numerous expansions certainly allowed EverQuest to stay afloat, it eventually clashed with the likes of World of Warcraft, which as you all well know reached new heights that very few have been able to match. We’ll always be thankful for this title, but compared to MMO’s that were released in the new millennium, it doesn’t hold up as well as it used to.
#8: “Tomb Raider” (1996)
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She’s become one of video game’s most badass female icons, and to this day has proved that her adventures still have a place in modern gaming. It’s just a shame that her first adventure can’t be considered her best when put up against her other canon of work. With camera & control issues, as well as an overindulge in its puzzle solving sections, it would take various reboots to eventually strike up a balance between Lara’s knack for treasure hunting as well as her gunplay. This one just needed a bit of fine tuning. Luckily for us, Lara would come back with a storm of a sequel.
#7: “Pokémon Red, Blue & Yellow” (1998/99)
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Many of us have fond memories of choosing our first Pokemon and using it as the foundation to build our fighting teams to become the ultimate Pokemon master. While Red & Blue’s was a major cultural impact, compared to later titles in the series: It’s very rough. First of all the majority of the Pokemon’s pictures in the game don’t even resemble like how they look in the anime or promotional material, Psychic Pokemon are greatly overpowered due to a lack of strong Bug Pokemon to counter them, and the games are prone to many bugs and exploits. Our advice: play the remakes FireRed & LeafGreen.
#6: “Double Dragon” (1987)
A classic of the arcade that spawned so many sequels, tie-ins and adaptations that it’s hard to keep track. As the Lee brothers, it’s up to you to take down wave after wave of enemies in order to save your romantic interest from harm. Beat up the bad guys and get the girl; sounds simple enough! However, it’s due to that simplicity that the dragons’ splendour starts to dim a little. Beat-em-ups, multiplayer games and indie titles have evolved in such a way that gamers these days like something with a little more substance to it, even from a genre like this. Just look at what happened to Double Dragon IV, talk about a flop.
#5: “Battletoads” (1991)
Battling your way through sewers and across the cosmos, the antics of these macho, mutated reptiles was nothing short of a good old time! After all, how can you not have fun while transforming yourself into a wrecking ball and taking on a leather-bound antagonist? Well, if there’s one thing that’s going to sour the experience, it would be the difficulty setting. The original port was infamous to the point of being unbeatable, especially when it came to its driving sections. If you’re a diehard fan of the toads then you’ll still probably get a lot of enjoyment out of it, just be prepared to have your patience tested.
#4: “Mass Effect” (2007)
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As the game that started a Sci-Fi behemoth, Mass Effect is well remembered for its branching narrative, memorable characters and RPG character building, not to mention the numerous epic moments that made us feel like a badass. What fans prefer not to remember however is the gameplay, the combat in particular is very clunky with a problematic cover system and weapons that lack that extra punch. However there is one name that fans do remember for all the wrong reasons: ‘The Mako’. Not only does this vehicle have some of the worst handling in gaming, but also the worlds you use it on get repetitive really quickly. Thank god for Mass Effect 2.
#3: “Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune” (2007)
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In the same vein as Mass Effect, if you happened to think back on Nathan Drake’s most badass misadventures, then chances are your mind will jump to the events of Uncharted’s 2 & 4. However compared to the later titles in the series, the story and characters of the first Uncharted game come off rather cheesy. Remember when Nate thought Sully got killed right in front of him? That barely phases him as he’s more excited than mortified. Or how about Nate’s explanation of how a old U-Boat ended up on top of a waterfall. (“It must have come up the river during flood season”) THAT MAKES NO GODDAMN SENSE! Lets also not forget the Quicktime event final battle that ended in Looney Tunes fashion.
#2: “Star Wars Battlefront II” (2005)
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STOP RIGHT THERE! Don’t flip out and take a deep breath…We can do this. The Battlefront legacy certainly has had its ups and downs. On the one hand, this anticipated sequel doesn’t have the jaw-dropping graphics of its successor, but it does have a well-thought out narrative from the perspective of a veteran Stromtrooper. It improved on a few aspects from the first Battlefront such as enemy A.I, but in other places just seemed like it was just copying and pasting sections of what made the original such a hit rather than stand out on its own. For those that felt betrayed by 2015’s Battlefront, you’re sure to find some solace in replaying this particular instalment, just as long as you don’t expect it to be a masterpiece you remember.
#1: “Sonic Adventure” (1998)
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Considering the travesty that is modern Sonic games, you’d be forgiven for seeing this golden oldie as one of the blue blur’s better outings. That is until you get around to playing it again, and while it does have a sort of cheesy charm to it, it has several noticeable faults. The controls can be atrocious at times, the voice acting can range from hysterical to agonising, and lest we forget this is the game that dedicated an entire gameplay section to Big the Cat, who spends all of his levels fishing for a frog. It’s still miles ahead of something like Sonic 06, but that doesn’t mean it won’t send some players into volatile frenzies.
