Name a game you own but just never go into

[pete6032]

What is a game you bought but never really got into it?

For me I played the first couple levels of Black & White but never really got into it. The concept was really cool but the game was really too complicated with both being a god and having a creature, too much micromanaging.

 

[Markbnj]

Oh, lots.

Arma 2 - just too detailed and too clunky an interface.
BioShock Infinite - more of a shooter than I expected.
Pretty much all the DCS simulations - not enough time before I die.
L.A. Noire - didn't like the way it played.
Risen - ditto

And lots of others.

 

[iamwiz82]

The Witcher series

Sleeping Dogs - What do you mean I can't remap the controls? I'm left handed :/

 

[Squeetard]

Sleepings Dogs, meh.
Black and White, same as the OP.
World in Conflict. Not much of a strategy fan but I really got into Company of Heroes so I thought I would give this a shot. Bleh.

 

[SpunkyJones]

Sleeping Dogs: Not being able to remap the controls is a deal breaker for me. I'm too old to change how I play dammit.

Rage: Just Meh.

 

[BSim500]

What is a game you bought but never really got into it?

For me I played the first couple levels of Black & White but never really got into it. The concept was really cool but the game was really too complicated with both being a god and having a creature, too much micromanaging.

- I remember Black & White being VERY hard to get into!

- Gothic (fun but buggy as hell, game-breakingly so. Combat was a struggle).

- Hexen (I preferred Heretic (Medieval Doom) . The RPG style (fighter/mage/cleric) & melee "upgrade" of Hexen just didn't work with the Doom engine for me vs the faster paced simplicity of Doom/Heretic)

- Rise of Legends (no idea why but it just didn't "click" with me as the earlier Age of Empires / Mythology / Rise of Nations RTS's all did).

- I found the Borderlands games hard-going too (not in difficulty but maintaining interest). They were fun for a very short period, then they became difficult to keep playing (probably for the same reason I played Diablo 2 until I finished the plot but had zero interest in "loot grinding" or "number chasing" beyond that).

- I wanted to like Tomb Raider (2013) & Thief (2014) but the QTE's put me right off during the first hour. Loved the originals though.

- I'd have to add the Witcher too. Great game & atmosphere, but I'm not the only one who found the combat more annoying than fun. Witcher 2 had QTE's (a pet annoyance of mine).

- Somewhere halfway through the three "Medal of Battlefield Duty 31" franchises (CoD, MoH, BF) I got bored of replaying the same repackaged game over & over again, and have played very few of the 3 franchises since.

Edited to add:-

- Doom 3. This strayed too far from the fast paced "you vs 50 monsters in a small room" feel of Doom 1-2. I found Serious Sam more of a fun sequel to Doom 2 than Doom 3.

- Deus Ex 2 (Invisible War) & Dragon Age 2 (both due to the hyper-dumbing down). The originals are in my top 10 of all time, but the sequels = D:

 

[robvp]

Too many to list

 

[KeithTalent]

The Witcher
Braid
Metro 2033

Those are the first three which came to mind. I really tried to get into all of them, but they didn't take.

KT

 

[nickbits]

starcraft 2
simcity 5

 

[Miklebud]

Rage. Deus Ex HR. Trying to find time/motivation for Dishonored. Bought MetroLL, but only put 2 hours in. Bought Tomb Raider, never installed.

 

[JeffNY35]

Deus ex hr. Tried a few times. Just couldn't get far without losing interest.

Dishonored. Same as above .

Metro . Played a bit but found it so annoyingly difficult in places where it didn't feel right. I like a challenge but felt like it disrupted game flow.

All three of these haunt me because I paid near full price and so many people rave about them.

Yet a game like xcom I have 300 hrs , beaten it twice and I am still playing now on the long road mod and hollllllly crap is it long. Might be too long.

 

[Dankk]

There are dozens, but the one that sticks out most to me is Mass Effect.

Mass Effect is an example of an extremely popular game series that I always hear people raving about, so I've tried to get into it like 5 different times and each time I get bored with it. Finally I realized that it's just probably not for me.

 

[Craig234]

I think it's literally over 1000 and a large majority. For example, I own every game above this post in the thread except the latest SimCity, and haven't played most.

 

[pontifex]

a lot here as well. all different genres

 

[shortylickens]

LA Noire.

Its the kind of thing I should like, but I got sick of the bullshit "interview" system and gave up.

 

[ControlD]

Baldur's Gate.

I have probably started that game a dozen times over the years. I have purchased it on three separate occasions. The result is always the same. A few hours in and I am ready to move onto something else.

 

[TeknoBug]

Hitman Absolution, LA Noire and Saint's Row 3 all of which I got for under $10 on Steam.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Homefront: Bought because it was supposed to be groundbreaking and emotional. Was just another CoD clone.

WoW: ugh. Fantasy, locked professions, stupid character creation, can't stand that crap.

Arma 3: Seemed just like Arma 2, and I was HUGELY looking forward to coop play with improved netcode so the NPCs wouldn't warp around. NOPE, Dayz and RP Life modes all over multiplayer.

Battlefield 3: More frustrating than anything, lag, nightvision, stupid guns....

ToR: Wow clone with voice acting. Too much of a "rock paper scissors" balancing concept.

probably a lot more.

 

[Dankk]

Homeland: Bought because it was supposed to be groundbreaking and emotional. Was just another CoD clone.

I think you meant "Homefront", but otherwise, yeah, I mostly agree. I did think the multiplayer was really good though.

 

[Maximilian]

Deus-Ex

Got to the second level, shot a homeless kid in the head and was supposed to go to "castle clinton" but its just this shed with 2 rooms... never progressed :\

 

[CropDuster]

Dead Space - couldn't do the third person thing. Bought 1 & 2 on Steam for like 5 bucks.

Paradox Games - I liked the campaign map mode of the Total War series so I thought I'd give these a try (CK2 and Vicky2). Way too complicated for me to derive enjoyment from.

DCS Sims - was an avid simmer back in the days of Falcon 4 and Jane's which is how I got into PC gaming. Just don't have the time for that nowadays.

Metro - Playing 2033 right now, but it just isn't very fun IMO. Not sure that I'll finish it much less get to LL.

What do these games all have in common? I picked them up on the cheap thanks to Steam. But I wouldn't have wasted my money on them at all otherwise =/

Oh, and Arma 3. Sucks. Terrible performance with any AI and still has some of the same bugs from Operation Flashpoint that are like 15 years old now. Bought it in Alpha just because I did like the previous games.

 

[BlitzPuppet]

I think you meant "Homefront", but otherwise, yeah, I mostly agree. I did think the multiplayer was really good though.

Thank you, corrected

 

[BlitzPuppet]

Oh, and Arma 3. Sucks. Terrible performance with any AI and still has some of the same bugs from Operation Flashpoint that are like 15 years old now. Bought it in Alpha just because I did like the previous games.

I bought in alpha too...what a waste of money.

I miss OFP and it's crushed damage modeling instead of "Is the vehicle destroyed? Yes? Black burnt texture" Call me weird but I loved to go around after battles and look at all the mangled wrecks on the battlefield.

I really don't know why they won't fixed the warping AI in multiplayer...it's annoying when you're lining up a shot just to see the NPCs warp back and forth a meter with every step they take.

 

[mmntech]

Yeah, there's lots for me too. A sampling...
-The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
-LA Noir
-Borderlands 1 & 2
-The Witcher 2

 

[PowerYoga]

Witcher
Skyrim.