The 8 Most Disappointing Games of 2019 So Far

2019 may be looking amazing for the lineup of games on the horizon, but don't forget these eight titles which were, unfortunately, more than a little disappointing.

[Phantom68]

Totally disagree about Days One. I enjoyed it from start to finish and I am occasionally playing the challenges

[dRanzer]

In resent years ps4 exclusives rise the bar every time.days gone stopped that momentum.
Not saying is a bad game but this is not what we expect from sony studios

[Cmv38]

So its disappointing because it was a good and not great game. I swear, the criticism Sony gets that others don't is ridiculous. Sony has to raise the bar every time.... Nintendo releases super smash brother 12 with 3 new characters....smh

[ClayRules2012]

Days Gone didn’t stop that momentum at all.

Not EVERY game coming from a Sony first party studio is going to be to the standards of say a Naughty Dog or Sony Santa Monica game. And they shouldn’t be expected to be either “in my opinion” Every first party studio at Sony has their own vision for their games, and their own talented teams. Some better than others, of course. But anyways, it takes years and years to get to the quality that ND & SSM have achieved. Look at Guerrilla Games, I absolutely loved KZ2 back in the day, a fantastic game “in my opinion” but after that game, KZ3 & ShadowFall just weren’t all that great to me. But with HZD, they struck gold and created something really special and truly a masterpiece “in my opinion”

Bend didn’t craft a masterpiece, they didn’t craft an incredible game, and that’s fine. Because what they did bring to gamers (from so many I’ve personally talked to and comments I’ve read) is a game that’s really really fun. A game that has a big world (much bigger than I expected) that poses with fantastic detail, and offers an enjoyable story with likable characters.

I get it, Sony’s dev’s have raised the bar very very high, especially this console generation. And some expect a certain quality out’ve the games their studios produce. But also think realistically, all their studios are at different levels, with different skill sets. As long as they offer a gaming experience that’s really fun, and gamers are genuinely happy with what they’ve played, that’s what matters.

Always room for improvement and I have no doubt Bend will do that with whatever they bring out next.

[Hardiman]

Actually it was exactly what I expected. Bend is a small team and in fact it's better than I thought it would be. Everything Sony does will not be received or even be like TLOU, GOW etc. Days Gone is not a bad game , no in fact it's a really good game for it's genre. If fun is the main metric one measures a games value on then DG is awesome because I put 80 hours in and it was some of the best emergent gameplay I've had in an open world game!

That's why I've always been a PlayStation fan and yes quality narratives in recent years have played a big part but also because there's such variety. From Days Gone to The Last Guardian and everything in between.

Also @ClayRules I don't understand how you can get a disagree with such a well said comment. Well I do but it's sad.

[ClayRules2012]

@Hardiman
Well said comment as well bud. And you know, people are just gonna disagree for whatever reason, who knows. You could share 100% facts and someone out there would still find a reason to disagree lol.

[Tross]

The reason this article lists is questionable too. It’s disappointing because it isn’t as talked about now? WTF? What does that have to do with why it disappointed them? I can list plenty of games I’ve played that I enjoyed and aren’t nearly as talked about as the main AAA titles. Moreover that’s talking about the reception they’re observing and not their own opinion.

[VenomUK]

I haven't played Anthem, but I'd argue that Crackdown 3 was the most disappointing because overpromised for longer. It was first announced by Microsoft in 2014 as being a game that would showcase the power of next-generation cloud power, and when it arrived almost five years later it was a functional and brightly coloured disappointment.

[Juusterey]

Yeah
and that's literally all they said too
oh wait
that was one line of what they wrote about it and you chose to ignore the rest
So
no
it's not disappointing "because" it's not talked about
so stop with the llies

[bluefox755]

Yeah, same. I was a little skeptical of it, despite the great footage they showed, but was pleasantly surprised when I got my hands on it.

[NarutoFox]

Crackdown 3 deserves to be on this list

[SyntheticForm]

Days Gone was good not great, and a bit wonky. Though the graphics are great for the most part, it doesn't have that Sony first party polish I'm used to. I can definitely get on board with that argument.

I had about as much fun with Days Gone as I did AC: Odyssey.

[IMissJimRyan]

None of them were disapointing. Maybe you should adjust your expectations.

[THC CELL]

Swop days gone with red dead

[Saigon]

surprised your getting agrees, because last I checked. RDR2 came out in 2018. It was also a good game, long but a good game.

[Juusterey]

You're surprised that people are stupid?

[coolbeans]

Riiight...RDR2, which released in 2018, belongs on a disappointing games of 2019 list.

[bluefox755]

I know it's unpopular to say so, but I agree with RDR2 being disappointing (even though it didn't come out this year). It's interesting, when you look at the metascores for both games, there's a massive gap between critic scores, but Days Gone actually has a higher user score than RDR2. Really illustrates how out of touch game journos are with the average gamer.

[MadLad]

Two things.

One, both GTA5 and RDR2 has a good number of bad reviews purely from people who go at them over their microtransactions.
Two, there are people out there who will give glowing ratings for the game purely for being a Sony exclusive, which also helps that average.

Using a metacritic score as to judge the gaming community as a whole just simply will never be accurate.

[Hardiman]

@TedCruz

"Two, there are people out there who will give glowing ratings for the game purely for being a Sony exclusives, which also helps the average."

Pretty sure that's the case with any "preferred " console and not just exclusive to Sony. Breath of the Wild springs to mind. Also most of the initial complaints thrown at DG are prevalent in most multiplat open world games. Yet I haven't seen near the amount of animosity levied at them that DG received. In fact I say if DG had of been multiplat the standards wouldn't have been as high!

[MadLad]

@hardi

Only at N4G could a console that is highly outselling its direct competition, has a list of goty contenders under its belt, and still have the narrative be spun that there's some magical negative bias pushed at Sony.

And let's be real here; it's all because people get mad here when a Sony exclusive doesn't get showered in 9s and 10s. When a game gets a perfectly fine 7 average, it's obviously just some sort of devilish agenda against Sony.

This is the same site that still whines that Knack and 1886 were underappreciated when, really, they both were just mediocre titles.

[tinchotin]

It's so disappointing that it belongs on a 2019 list, because I still feel the disappointment.

[Lexreborn2]

Days gone being on this list because they feel it “fizzled out” is the silliest thing ever. The game has gotten updates sense that has kept people playing and engaged as well as revisiting it a second time.

They put this on the list probably because they wanted the game to fail and fact is it hasn’t. Every other “disappointment” on this list was that because of people’s expectations with the exception of Anthem, Crackdown 3 and YllK.

And as for Crackdown 3 that game may not have been the destruction fest they originally advertised but the game was actually really fun and I enjoyed it.

[ClayRules2012]

We’ll said. I appreciate the updates that Bend has taken with the game. It’s so darn fun.

[Juusterey]

Not "because"
it was literally one little part of what was said
Stop lying to people

[0hMyGandhi]

I didn't know people even had expectations with Far Cry New Dawn, and this is coming from someone who absolutely adored the first 3 games (with the third one being one of the best shooters with one of the best villains of the last generation).

Days Gone is an interesting choice. It has sold well, and most players themselves say its good. Most will say that it isn't perfect, has flaws, but is still ambitious and a well-realized world. I haven't played the game, but I always find inclusions like this to be fascinating. Critical reception could be seen as a disappointment, much the same way that the new Lions King holds a 60 on Rotten Tomatoes, but will probably be adored by fans and make boatloads of money regardless.

Nonetheless, Days Gone should simply not be on this list. There are far too many other games that are actually, genuinely bad that have come out since then.

[OMNlPOTENT]

I disagree with KH3. A bittersweet ending doesn’t justify it being disappointing. There was no way it would live up to the expectations set, but it was a damn good game. There are definitely parts I would change but overall it was a fantastic experience.

[Platformgamer]

days gone and KH3 disappointing?
what's wrong with his brain?

[Juusterey]

"an opinion that isn't the exact same as mine? what's wrong with his brain?"

[Platformgamer]

it's good having opinions, but saying that KH3 and days gone are disappointing or mediocre is a wrong opinion, that's all.

[Juusterey]

No
that's just silly

[LucasRuinedChildhood]

I expected Days Gone to be pretty good before I played it. In the end, it definitely earned its critical reception. Everyone that I've talked to in real life wasn't particularly impressed by it either but I suppose N4G has always been a haven for delusional fanboys. You'd be hard-pressed to find a high-profile singleplayer game as generic and plain as Days Gone. I doubt you could name any.

Thankfully, Sony's next 3 big games (Death Stranding, The Last Of Us II and Ghost of Tsushima) look fantastic. DG was Sony Bend's first big game in a long time so I'm not that surprised even if I was disappointed. They're likely going to learn a lot from this and step up their game in the future though. Hopefully, Sony pushes them to make a new IP.

[VTKC]

Was Fallout 76 last year?

Edit: ah so it was. Nov 2018.

[pietro1212]

Out of that list I only played Kingdom Hearts 3, which I couldn't even bring myself to finish it. Boring game with an awful Story

[Flewid638]

I only game on PS and PC, but man.....God forbid 1 PS exclusive gets than a 9.9, people lose their shit.

Yes, most PS exclusives are high quality....but you can't ALWAYS hit a homerun.

[sprinterboy]

Anything xbox

[neoandrew]

Lol days gone, that was quick, i saw it, i closed the page... what a nonsense

[Juusterey]

Yes
what a nonsense

[Rachel_Alucard]

I knew seeing Days gone on that list would get overly defensive replies. At least they put Crackdown and Anthem way lower. It's just an opinion piece not a factual stat sheet. People attach themselves to brands too much, then get emotionally hurt when someone thinks the product was bad. Though I am glad I to see I wasn't the only one who thought KH3 was a massive let down after a nearly 15 year wait for it.

[AK91]

Sigh more Multi page articles no thank you.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Page three is the best page, this year's disappointments at a glance, I disregard the other two pages since I already had low expectations and they pretty much met them. Anthem I was hopeful for, Crackdown I didn't expect much of, but everyone else was hyped for the power of the cloud.

Kingdom Hearts 3 easily takes the cake though, I didn't want to buy into the hype and the game still let me down.

[badboyz09]

ummmmmmm........Anthem?

[lellkay]

Anthem
Anthem
Anthem
Anthem
Anthem
Crackdown 3
Anthem
Anthem

[Kiwi66]

You forgot Anthem

[lellkay]

@Kiwi66 Oh yeah! Anthem!

[GameStallion]

Having DG on their list makes it automatically uncredible.

[Juusterey]

Days Gone??!!

BRIING OOOOONNNNN THE FFAAAANNNNBBBBOOOOOYYYYYYSSSSS SS

[FanboyPolice]

Wow, Days Gone is such a good game. I mean is not GOTY but is very entertaining game. This guy is nuts.

[gums007]

Days gone hand down. (don't worry i know i'm going to get butchered by the butt-hurts around here)