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Oh my God this game is so well crafted...yet it sooo boring!!!

gabriele amoregabriele amore
edited December 2013 in Games
Have you ever felt bad because no matter all the good care that was put in that game, well... you coulnd't help feeling that it was nonetheless...sooo f**ing boring??
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  • R-TapeR-Tape
    edited December 2013
    gabriele amore wrote: »
    Have you ever felt bad because no matter all the good care that was put in that game, well... you coulnd't help feeling that it was nonetheless...sooo f**ing boring??

    Oh yes, Wunderchar$ springs to mind.

    Mind you I couldn't describe it as full of good care either!

    You're not having a late project malaise are you? :D
    My speccy games.
  • chevchev
    edited December 2013
    gabriele amore wrote: »
    Have you ever felt bad because no matter all the good care that was put in that game, well... you coulnd't help feeling that it was nonetheless...sooo f**ing boring??

    All the time. The vast majority of games leave me cold. The CD-ROM era was particularly notable for really nice looking and sounding games that were virtually unplayable.
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  • gabriele amoregabriele amore
    edited December 2013
    aowen wrote: »
    All the time. The vast majority of games leave me cold. The CD-ROM era was particularly notable for really nice looking and sounding games that were virtually unplayable.

    oh well I meant speecy games
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  • gabriele amoregabriele amore
    edited December 2013
    R-Tape wrote: »
    Oh yes, Wunderchar$ springs to mind.

    Mind you I couldn't describe it as full of good care either!

    You're not having a late project malaise are you? :D

    late project malaise? is that some sort of "post partum depresssion"?

    as for WC ...well I did not know this game and to be honest I don't quite get it...what is that I am supposed to do? I mean once i become red how what do i do to be able to pick up chars?

    EDIT Ah ok i found the txt instructions and undestood it ...well it is kind of crazy not boring at all!
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited December 2013
    Dark Sceptre seemed like there was so much put into it, but let's face it playing it was as interesting as watching paint dry.
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  • GrazGraz
    edited December 2013
    Not many Speccy games bore me, but the only one I can think of, which is I suppose, well crafted, is Head over Heels. It's just a whole load of no fun. Soz.

    Conversely, as for the more modern games, I totally love the early CD rom stuff. Ah yeah, so much better than what gets churned out today. Gimme more 'Chaos Control,' 'Kether,' 'Silpheed,' 'Creature Shock,' 'Critical Mission.' Oooh, I loves it.

    90% of Xbox360 / PS3 stuff leaves me.. yaaaaawning.
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    Dark Sceptre seemed like there was so much put into it, but let's face it playing it was as interesting as watching paint dry.

    Yeah, that's an odd one, that. Who was it that pretty much mastered the game? Whoever they were, they actually made it look quite interesting. But without the prompts from this chap, it doesn't seem to have much interactivity. Not for the casual gamer me thinx.
  • WhizzBangWhizzBang
    edited December 2013
    Silent Bomber on the PS1 was the first one that sprang to mind for me. It was very slick looking and felt like it ought to be something special but it was actually pretty boring.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2013
    Knightlore
  • Dwayne DibleyDwayne Dibley
    edited December 2013
    Zoids. Looked the part, great licence , great reviews. There was definately a game in there somewhere, and god knows how Crash! et al found it in the short time they had playing it. For methough it was all about firing missiles, and steering them towards... nothing.
  • chevchev
    edited December 2013
    gabriele amore wrote: »
    oh well I meant speecy games

    Oh well that's not surprising. Speccy games were churned out in the thousands. Most are bound to be mediocre.
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  • jammajupjammajup
    edited December 2013
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    Knightlore

    Okay somebody fetch the ducking stool...
    But then again I respect the quality , care and attention to detail in Skool Daze but the game sucks balls in my opinion.
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited December 2013
    i think that Last Ninja II fits in very well.
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  • fogfog
    edited December 2013
    jammajup wrote: »
    But then again I respect the quality , care and attention to detail in Skool Daze but the game sucks balls in my opinion.

    if I was forced to play either long term (pardon the pun) , skool daze would win everytime... I do need to try to play sam cruise at some point :)
  • daveysludgedaveysludge
    edited December 2013
    gabriele amore wrote: »
    Have you ever felt bad because no matter all the good care that was put in that game, well... you coulnd't help feeling that it was nonetheless...sooo f**ing boring??

    Hope you're not talking about the R-Swype demo Gab... LOL!

    If so remember it is destined for the CGC anyway... ;)
  • ArjunArjun
    edited December 2013
    Graz wrote: »
    Not many Speccy games bore me, but the only one I can think of, which is I suppose, well crafted, is Head over Heels. It's just a whole load of no fun.

    Burn the witch! Heretic!

    For me, it would have to be Gift from the Gods and Soul of the Robot. Beautiful, colourful and lovingly rendered games. But it was all just so... pointless.
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  • gabriele amoregabriele amore
    edited December 2013
    :D not at all!!!

    daveysludge wrote: »
    Hope you're not talking about the R-Swype demo Gab... LOL!

    If so remember it is destined for the CGC anyway... ;)
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  • morphmorph
    edited December 2013
    gabriele amore wrote: »
    Have you ever felt bad because no matter all the good care that was put in that game, well... you coulnd't help feeling that it was nonetheless...sooo f**ing boring??

    I'm going to come out of my cupboard and say Lords Of Midnight always left me, well, cold.
  • leespoonsleespoons
    edited December 2013
    Graz wrote: »
    Not many Speccy games bore me, but the only one I can think of, which is I suppose, well crafted, is Head over Heels. It's just a whole load of no fun. Soz.

    Whereas when I think of fun games, that's one of the first to spring to mind after Skool Daze/Back To Skool. It's the little surreal touches I liked - the Prince Charles head etc. Don't think I ever got bored with it.

    Horses f'courses and all that. Weirdo :-P
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  • Matt_BMatt_B
    edited December 2013
    morph wrote: »
    I'm going to come out of my cupboard and say Lords Of Midnight always left me, well, cold.

    To be fair, it is set in an icy wasteland.
  • Rebelstar without a causeRebelstar without a cause
    edited December 2013
    morph wrote: »
    I'm going to come out of my cupboard and say Lords Of Midnight always left me, well, cold.

    Although I love LOM I can understand how people might find it boring as it is slow paced and a game you need to immerse yourself in.
  • zx1zx1
    edited December 2013
    Every spectrum game ever released!:grin:
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  • mr.spivmr.spiv
    edited December 2013
    Rebelstar without a cause wrote: »
    Knightlore

    No &/!#"! way. The game rocked.. till you completed it.. like most "find something" platform games.
  • SteveSmithSteveSmith
    edited December 2013
    Combat Lynx: it looked like there was an incredibly detailed combat simulator in there, but I couldn't find it.
    Speccy games remade in 3D or multiplayer
  • Bluce_ReeBluce_Ree
    edited December 2013
    Another vote for Knightlore. Too slow, too one-trick.

    I'd also put in Firelord. As slick and colourful as it is, I've never managed to get any enjoyment out of it.
  • AndyCAndyC
    edited December 2013
    Another vote for Knightlore here, it was technically impressive but not actually much fun to play. More controversially perhaps are Skooldaze and Back To Skool, neither of which I could ever be bothered with beyond a few minutes.
  • JuanF. RamirezJuanF. Ramirez
    edited December 2013
    Deus Ex Machina. The concept, the audio tape, the hype, ... and then I found just a boring game.
  • WookieeWookiee
    edited December 2013
    any JRPG ever....sorry but they promise so much yet deliver so little for me.

    On the speccy things like Dark Sceptre I'd agree with...but then I never figured out how to play it properly. So instead I'll nominate the likes of Driller, Castlemaster and Total Eclipse (all the fancy 3d ones basically) as they looked amazing buuuuuuut weren't very playable
  • WhenIWasCruelWhenIWasCruel
    edited December 2013
    I said

    LAST

    NINJA

    II
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  • zx1zx1
    edited December 2013
    WhenIWasCruel wrote: »
    I said

    LAST

    NINJA

    II

    I think they heard you the first time.
    The trouble with tribbles is.......
  • Bermondsey BobBermondsey Bob
    edited December 2013
    Any of the isometric games really (Head Over Heals etc) spring to mind for me! They may be technically great, groundbreaking at times, but they all bore me senseless! Nothing made my heart sink faster back in the day than waiting ages for a game to load, only to find out it was one of those style games :-(

    I fully realise that I'll be in a minority here ;-)
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