5 Games That Will Probably Flop In 2015

JM:
"Looking back at 2014, the recurring theme seemed to be that games would not live up to the high expectations we had for them. Will it be any different in 2015?"

[guyman]

Written by a whining, ignorant toddler

[the_mack_attack3]

Comment written by a whining, ignorant toddler

[vishmarx]

i can guarantee every one of them besides no mans sky will sell over a million regardless of how the internet or critics like them.
biggest flops my ass.
@ForgottenProphecy
youre predicting mediocre games , but how the hell does that mean itll flop? tons of mediocre games sell like water.watchodgs destiny and cod were the biggest hits last year and they were shining examples of mediocrity
i dont care about half of those but there is no way theyre flopping.
youre explanation is it a)doesnt look fun to you so itll flop b) youre guessing c) you dont have sufficient info.
jesus anyone can right an article these days.what was the point of it?
at least the website is aptly named

[nveenio]

My only concern about No Man's Sky is whether or not the engine can provide enough variety to keep a game that size interesting long enough.

[troylazlow]

this is really good if it was written by a toddler. I'm impressed.

[medman]

I would like to know what the author considers a flop. Watch_Dogs didn't do so great in the ratings, neither did Destiny, but they sold big numbers. Other games were more highly rated, but disappointed with sales. The Order will sell enough to get a sequel, I'm pretty sure of that. I'm fairly certain No Man's Sky will sell on the curiosity factor alone. The Division and Quantum Break are interesting new ip's also...Ubisoft worries me though. They screwed up big time in 2014. Battlefield is Battlefield, that crowd will buy it no matter what. My only concern for these games is if they will work properly at launch, particularly The Division. That's the only flopping that worries me at this point.

[Neonridr]

I can see your reservations regarding the Division, and your worries are justified based on what we have seen this past year from Ubisoft. Hardline is just another Battlefield game with a new skin, so ultimately more of the same.

But I find it a little naive to "predict" failure for the other 3 games on the list considering we still don't know a ton about all 3 of them.

[ForgottenProphecy]

Quantum Break is pure speculation and pure guessing on my part.

The Order 1886 is based on the demo I have played, and all gameplay I have seen so far, none of it looks exciting, and it will probably just be a boring corridor shooter.

No Man's Sky is on my list specifically because we don't know a whole lot about it. How many conventions has it been at, and the developer still hasn't shown what we do in the game. I feel like they are hiding the fact that there is nothing fun to do in the game, which would suck.

Like I said in the article, I'm not rooting against any of those games, I am just predicting they are going to be bad games, or at least mediocre.

[Yi-Long]

I pretty much 'agree' with the whole list, apart from No Man's Land, which looks at least original and interesting, with a gorgeous visual design.

BF Hardline never looked interesting to me, and feedback from the Beta was pretty negative.

The Order seems like just another dark cover-shooter, which I'm sure will find a fan-base, but just looks really boring to me, simply because I just don't like cover-shooters, especially dark sombre ones. I prefer colorful games with more varied gameplay.

Quantum Break also never impressed me. Just another lineair 3rd person shooter with a time-pause gimmick.

The Division did look VERY impressive when it was first shown, but it's Ubisoft, so undoubtedly the end-result will look a whole lot less impressive.

[Neonridr]

fair enough, thanks for elaborating.

[Hellsvacancy]

The Order will get a complete mixed bag of reviews and opinions pieces when the game is released, I bet we'll see lots of 5s and 6s, as well as lots of 8s and 9s

Your either going to love The Order or hate it, me personally I love the looks of it, sadly it's not something i'm going to pay full price for

Longevity and replayability is what worries me, i'm not paying £40 for a 6-7 hour game i'll likely only play once, no matter how good it is

[gamer1138]

Why the Quantum Break hate?

[ForgottenProphecy]

I'm simply predicting the game will be bad/mediocre. The gameplay shown so far doesn't look fun IMO

[SaveFerris]

Remedy is a great studio, but my opinion is that it may end up like Alan Wake or Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive if it doesn't appeal to a significant portion of the Xbox One install base, which is a shame.

[annoyedgamer]

I disagree wholeheartedly as Alan Wake is amazing. However it did not sell well.

[MasterCornholio]

I remember that Alan Wake was received the same way. It will be one of those games where critics will either love it or hate it.

[Anon1974]

I was so looking forward to Alan Wake and ultimately the game just bored me to tears. I'm all for survival horror, I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and Alan Wake was touted as a combination of both and was one of my biggest gaming disappointments. Lame story, lame characters and when you stripe the excellent atmosphere away you were left with combat that just wasn't fun.

I don't think I even slogged through to the half way point before shrugging and picking playing a game that was actually fun.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

Obviously written by a PC gamer or someone who doesn't play videos games at all. Don't even bother reading it. Used toilet paper is better than this.

*One article that will flop by 12am 12/29/2014:*

"5 Games That Will Probably Flop In 2015"

[ForgottenProphecy]

Well, I'm not a PC gamer, and I own a PS4/Wii U/Xbox One and a 3DS, so that's a lot of money I'm spending to not play video games at all.

EDIT: My bad, I do play Minecraft on PC, and I played Garry's Mod once. A few indie games too, but I prefer to play them on PS4/X1

[SaveFerris]

I'm definitely supporting Hello Games and Ready at Dawn as I'm interested in both of their games. No Man's Sky is a standalone title but I think The Order 1886 could be the start of a franchise if it is successful.

[Rimgal]

Wow a full sentence for each game. I assume this is not your actual job is it?

[MrSwankSinatra]

I take it you failed English class if you came to that conclusion.

[Rimgal]

Actually English is only my third language. Does it show?

[MrSwankSinatra]

"Does it show?"

Obviously.....

[Rimgal]

I'm sure you have a few problems with your third language too. Right?

[MrSwankSinatra]

My second language is Spanish and my third is Japanese. I speak both fluently. So to answer your question: No, I don't have problems with my third language.

[Rimgal]

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[MasterCornholio]

Yo tambien hablo español y inglés y además estoy estudiando Japones.

かれがすきです

Glad to know there's someone who has the same combination of languages as me. Although I'm new to Japanese and I still have a long way to go.

[KiwiViper85]

Owned...

But then again anyone can say they speak 3 languages and not provide proof.

We'll call it a draw.

[Relientk77]

I don't have high hopes for Battlefield Hardline

So that would not surprise me

[Hellsvacancy]

I think there is a queue from where I sit here in the UK to wherever you may be of gamers that have zero hopes for Hardline

You never know, it might turn out ok

[KiwiViper85]

I don't play FPS but this one I might give a go. Single player only tho.

It sounds like "Miami Vice: The Video Game"

Moderately intrigued

[yanko]

junkie monkeys ..........