7 Games in 2010 that could have sucked (but didn't)

XMNR: "Each year, there are certain video games that players just know will be awesome.

On the other hand, there are video games that look like they’re not going to be any good. Maybe it’s because the developers aren’t exactly renowned for making quality titles, or maybe it’s just because the graphics don’t look up to par. Maybe the gameplay appears to be bland and derivative. For whatever reasons, these games looked simply unappealing."

[DarthRevan]

Every game has the potential to suck

[f00pgames]

Not necessarily. Well.. may be after you're bored to death

[vTuro24]

I was about to say the same.

[bacrec1]

Well I agree with Goldeneye.....

[Son_Lee]

It's good to see some type of praise for FFXIII. Nowhere near the best in the series, but still a solid addition and is my game of the year for PS3. It's the one game that disappointed me the least this year out of everything I played.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

FFXIII story sucked ass and you have to admit it. Every character is stupid except Sazh he was the only one with common sense. Hope is the most annoying character in any video game.

[Kinetix]

Doesn't matter, still one of my fav game of the year.

[christian hour]

I know I can't really say anything about wether the game was good or bad, since I never bothered picking it up. I had planned to get it on PS3 rather than 360. However, having been playing FF games for 16 years now I didn't see anything I would even call final fantasy in this game. I long for the days of world maps and airships gone by :( Lost Odyssey wasn't the best RPG of the current generation, but I loved it simply because it still had everything the FF series has been missing for a long time... World maps, airships, Uematsu and Sakaguchi.

FF12, having waited so long for the game I felt disappointed in, didn't even care about any of the characters in the game by the end of it. But from what I can tell a vast majority loved it. I've been replaying ff7,8 and 9 on PS3 and they're still a tonne of fun to play. FFX I think was the last final fantasy I really enjoyed.

Saying that, I cannot wait for FF Versus XIII. I may have my facts wrong but I beleive its going to have towns and a world map :D That makes it an insta-buy for me :D Sorry to FFXIII but you just aint doing it for me. Of course thats just my opinion which in no way makes your statement null or void, I'm glad to hear people still enjoyed it despite what for me were shortcomings.

[Darth Stewie]

2010 a great year for gamers but 2011 is looking like gamer heaven for PS3, 360, Wii, and PC. Plus 3DS is coming next year and maybe the PSP2.

[zeal0us]

I'm surprise mass effect 2 wasn't on that list or fable 3. Both of those games, if done wrong could of suck. Even though I do think fable 3 was a little over-hype.

If you look at FF13 360 sales you really couldn't tell if it suck or not, but you can't really judge a game on sells alone you know or a couple of bad reviews.

I tell you what did suck about COD:BO, the darn freezing and lag on the ps3 and pc for the first couple days until the fix but man hacking and glitching is really ruining COD.

I can say much about Goldeneye,Heavy Rain, Just Cause 2 or AvP seeing as I didn't buy so I won't criticize them.

[BannedForNineYears]

Hmmmmm, there was a lot of hype (To me at least) regarding Just cause 2.
I didn't like it as much as I had hoped........ :|

[ECM0NEY]

The game was just one big easter egg hunt with stunts

[JacobIsHollywood]

Good Lord, that site has massive amounts of pop-ups!

[MMFGaming]

Yeah, sorry about that. They just revamped the site and its god awful. Ad blocker helps some. Apologies for the inconvenience.

[JacobIsHollywood]

It's fine, man. I didn't get any of them. Lol. Like you said, adblocker helps. ;)

Other than the pop-ups, it's a great site.

[Figboy]

i bought so many games this year that my wife is ready to kick my ass (she's a gamer too, but we spent WAAAY too much on games. and by "we," i mean "me").

i have NO IDEA how i'm going to survive next year. my current list for 2011:

LBP2
Killzone 3
Mass Effect 2 and 3 PS3
Journey
Ni No Kuni
Yakuza 4
DC Universe Online
inFAMOUS 2
Team Ico Collection
The Last Guardian
Resistance 3
Uncharted 3
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
Batman: Arkham City

even if The Last Guardian gets pushed to 2012, that's still way more money than i can afford to spend next year.

i have to make some HAAARD choices next year, that's for sure.

my must haves would be LBP2, inFAMOUS 2, Uncharted 3, and Resistance 3. i'll try and squeeze in Killzone 3, Batman: AA, and ME3 if i can (i already have ME1 and 2 on the 360, so i may end up rounding out the trilogy on the 360 after all).

of course, my wife is bound to want Elder Scroll's V, since she LOVES Oblivion and Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

damn damn damn damn DAMN!

anyone know of any good sugar mamas in the Los Angeles area?

[christian hour]

I feel your pain. There is far too much good coming out on both major platforms next year its going to be rough. If you can bare to let go of some of these gems trade-ins might help you pick up those last few games:P

@figboy why would someone disagree with what you said? I guess some thigns never change around here :P They should make a News4MatureGamers so we can get away from the spoilt arrogant kiddy troll generation :P Sign up would require your behaviour on N4G to be monitored, and proof of senior citizenship :P haha.

[christian hour]

I was definitely skeptical about black ops, I haven't purchased a COD game since MW1, although I have played through them all. Infinity Wards games were always far and above Treyarchs, and with Infinity Ward pretty much dead except in name, I wasn't even considering playing what may have been COD's swan song, and another treyarch dissapointment. I'm not big on Multiplayer gaming, I definitely prefer my single player experiences, but Treyarch seriously outdid themselves this year. Definitely my biggest surprise of the year. Kudos to Treyarch!

[BBAM]

in same boat as you, loved MW1, borrowed MW2 from a mate and played the singleplayer (I too prefer my single player experiences) and realised IW were clearly just trying to sponge off the success of the first MW. Whether that's under Acitivision's direction or not isn't clear. However one thing I did love in MW2 was the spec ops, however that wasn't enough to make me concider another COD game.

[BBAM]

Didn't play AvP though first I've heard of it being a good game
Heavy rain certainly had the potential to suck, but was actually an amazing game, though not without it's faults. One thing (which didn't bother me personally) that people complained about was how the murderer was always the same when you play through.
Again didn't really play through FFXIII as I'm not a JRPG fan, though my flat mate has it and enjoyed it; I certainly enjoyed the glorious 1080p cutscenes.
JC2 was a genuine surprise for me, had no interest in it at all, but gave the demo a shot and fell in love. It's such a great game that works because it doesn't take itself seriously. Though now I've completed it already, finding it hard to find the enthusiasm to Platinum it.
Didn't play fallout, nor COD:BO, though I was surprised to hear the story actually didn't suck, not sure if that's by call of duty's recent standard or not.

[trainsinrdr]

what about arkham asylum i was really surprised by that xD