Ea is the publisher of a large amount of great titles. Activision is much worse. As a general rule... I never buy anything that activision attached to it.
Am I the only one who remembers a time when EA made good games? Years ago, that made good movie lisenced games. Check out their tie ins for two towers and return of the king. (Fellowship was made by a different company. When it bombed the lisence was given to EA) anyway, it’s a simple hack and slash, but almost all the principle actor reprise their roles. And as you progress you unlock interviews with them. Plus cutscenes were actual clips of the movie which had a cool effect for transitioning between live action and animation.
If the gaming community as a whole just agreed to not really pre-order games. Most of whats on this list would die instantly. Gamers who pre-order constantly are the worst.
i only ever pre ordered when they were sequels from companies and games that proved to me before that i would like it. I preordered dead space 2 because of dead space 1, i preordered arkham city because of arkham asylum. I pre ordered gears of war 2 because of 1 and pre ordered gears of war 3 because of two. I think preorders are fine to guarantee a copy on opening day of an anticipated title but only if they deserve that chance. I would never do it with new titles or after a game gets multiple sequels because then you know quality will inevitable start declining even when the previous ones were good. The problem now is people wanting to pre order fricken everything that comes out on games that have not established a worthy fanbase yet that is when it gets stupid.
guitarman0365 I was like that, but after dealing with Arkham Knight PC version at launch I don't know anymore. but I did preorder crash on PC like a week before release, but only because I knew I was going but it anyway and if it was an Arkham situation I would've just got a refund -it's funny because it's the same company that worked on the port
Gennaro Neefjes Wouldn't call it "amazing" as its only popular since its one of a only few football games. But it is good. The best game EA has is Battlefield 1.
This is also why I don't trust products which say like "Tests say it's the best cleaning agent of 2018!" Because there never is any source of it being true
@YoshiLoving Gamer thats the players fault to be honest. people demand faster product and get angry if it takes to long. like with a new phone, you know when a new phone hits the market its bound to have flaws so you wait for the 2.0 because thats the one they refined and works as intended.
Don't pre-order. Just don't. It's not like there's a limited supply of games and the bonuses are usually minimal or can be purchased later via DLC. I get the thrill of having a game the day it's released, but it's all too common that games are released with quite a few bugs or cut content so to get them out the door faster.
Not really. Not since WatchMojo did a video about the bad LJN games a while back. Even had clips from AGVN at some points in the video, like the beginning.
allen13e I don't really agree with the little game play in trailers bc sometimes like I think of the last of us there's no gameplay in that... Skyrim too those are some of the best games ever and they didn't have any gameplay in the trailer
+Ty Thurman Naughty Dog and Bethesda already had great reputations before releasing those games though. You should be wary of unknown companies doing this.
Just because something that’s usually kid friendly takes an edgier approach, doesn’t automatically mean it’s bad. The first Epic Mickey was really damn good.
TAteRbUg And, as surprising as this sounds, that also applies to the Batman Arkham series. Many of the Batman games developed before were meant for kids. (many weren't good, but I digress)
Just Squidding I'm not implying that Batman has never been dark till the Arkham Games, even the games had darker moments, but its when the Arkham series (and, I guess The Dark Knight trilogy) came out that it REALLY got dark.
That’s not what is being said about kid-friendly franchises going dark. There’s just a lot of instances when kids games try to hard to be edgy it ends up being embarrassing. It can work, but it is rarely done right
Yeah, I remember the months before Rock Band 4 launched where their whole focus was the game being gender neutral. Which it still isn’t. Granted, the game didn’t suck, but it wasn’t nearly as good as RB3. I guess that’s why the focus was on anything but the actual game.
MelonMan/RomanScrub no he wanted to experiment with the episode mission set up and wanted to reintroduce and remaster the older metal gear series games, but that was prior to the konami fiasco. MGS 5 just basically just ties the story together with the old Metal Gear from a long time ago, hence why it's the last game.
4 and 5 were awful. 5 only had good cutscenes and Quiet tbh... no quiet would have destroyed the game. And the big boss there isn't even really likeable and that side story of big boss.. meh
toshineon and don't forget all the wonderful old games. Nes and super nes and Sega and the older stuff are legendary and the graphics suck, but it doesn't matter hahaha
Aye! That Mickey Mouse paint game (sorry can remember the name) was actually really good! I don’t give a darn if it was dark and edgy (which it was really not) that was a good game!
To be fair, the megaman series went to have a serious tone with the X, Zero and ZX series. It went back to a lighter tone with the Legends, Battle Network, and Starforce series. That idea worked well.
That first point is so accurate, I remember years of "Halo killer" being attached to Sony exclusive FPS titles, and pretty much every one of them being average or worse. Also, I love the Xbox One X name drop on the graphics point, ignoring Sony's entire marketing push based on higher fidelity up until MS released something better.
DJreject101 It's not about fanboyism, it's about pointing out a blatant double standard that has existed this console gen by media outlets (regarding the second point), I tend to purchase every console as long as there is reason to do so. The first point was simply the most prominent example of the "killer" moniker I could think of in the past couple decades.
No, I thought the most prominent was the multitude of "WoW-killers" released on PC over the years. The "killer" moniker never really had any direct relationship to console wars.
Michael Lee Also true, but you're mistaking regarding the console titles. "Halo killer" was thrown around multiple times during Halo's 1 and 2 for any fps that was trying to dethrone it.
shizuwolf ya I get that but I’m talking about the craz with micro transactions getting players to buy loot boxes I watched a TH-cam video that was 20min saying that loot boxes are basically gambling it leaves u in hopes of getting something as in u have a chance to sorry for not going into detail on my original post
O J depending on how you buy loot boxes, I wouldn’t consider it gambling. I’ve played a few mobile games that do something similar, but I’ve never felt inclined to spend actual money because it’s easier to get premium currency from logging in and doing certain quests. If they set it up where they hardly give you premium currency and make you feel like you have to use real money, then it probably could be considered gambling.
shizuwolf I was just saying what the video said but I agree with the video because really dedicated players who really want a cool skin would spend there money and keep on spending it to get that skin but yes I see your point of view as well I understand stand where your coming from. P.s just subed to u 👍
Heres my mini list before watching as of recent gaming trends 1: Multiplayer Focused 2:microtransactions 3: sports games (mlb the show gets a pass) 4: Battle Royale/CoD 5: not really a “sign” but releasing unfinished games due to the ability to “patch” mistakes out is killing games
#7 actually surprised me. Because to the certain perspective of Spyro fans loved the TLOS (The Legend of Spyro) trilogy they thought it was good. I thought it was good too, but when I learned from this list is the matter of family friendly like Nintendo's Mascots are only made as it is, without being gritty, and they have that perfect philosophy. Spyro in the 2nd reboot on the other hand did the opposite.
5: The game is delayed multiple times 4: Director/developer changes 3: Its based on a movie or a kids' cartoon 2: Its a darker/edgier reboot 1: Lackluster/cheap graphics (if a game is shown to have PS3/inconsistent graphics its a sign that its doomed to fail)
I remember when Duke Nukem forever came out because I worked at an EB games store at the time. On release day we were flooded with customers buying the game and it was a hectic day. All the days afterwards we had a steady return rate that was very noticeable
Watchdogs was a perfectly fine game maybe the gameplay wasn't the best but it definitely was just a stepping stone for ubisoft to make better versions of watchdogs implementing the same concept watchdogs 3 is definitely going to be a great game.
getting really tired of pre-ordering something is getting the blame for how lousy companies sell their shit, its called common sense, when to pre-order and when not to, it has nothing to do with the action itself being bad. people need to stop saying pre-ordering is wrong and to blame, its the dlc content first day order bonus and all that shit that ruins games not getting something the day it is released that you where gonna buy anyway!. e.g i loved xcom for ps3 and have sunk many hours into it, and when i saw xcom2 was being developed i knew i wanted it, but i watched early release gameplay, trailers read up on the game, before deciding to pre-order it, and i have not regretted it, i have enjoyed it as much as i knew i would. now did that action destroy the gaming world? NO, so stop saying it does smh
I preorder only games im interested in, and that are definitely coming out. I see nothing wrong with it, especially with collector editions. Like currently i got god of war, and detroit become human on preorder. Waiting for black ops 4 and red dead 2 to announce collector editions then ill preorder. I find nothing wrong with it lol
I used to yell that, if people would simply stop pre-ordering, this wouldn't happen; but it isn't true. Even before pre-ordering was a thing, studios made horrible games. Pre-ordering isn't my thing, though. And I thank all the people with no self-control who continue to do it. Your tears on release day have saved me from so many bad purchases.
I actually agree. I think the best one was Battle for Middle Earth. That game was really fun, had the actors do some voice snippets, AND.... back in the days the name EA didn't mean suck but it meant good. Oh, those were the days...
Extra list: 1. If it is a mobile game (mostly) 2. If it has annoying ads on TH-cam 3. Any game that is a rip-off. 4. Bubble games, animal games, jewelry swaps, flappys, etc.
How to know?: 1)Its a known IP but they change beloved characters to be something else. 2)The developer is known as a DLC seller. 3)Is another FPS without a real different approach to the concept, basically, relies on being a FPS. 4)Took less than a year to be made, will be ok at best case scenario. 5)Has one of those "Try to be cool to kids", marketing 6)Developers that worked for the first good games left. 7)Pre order stuff is trying to hard to make you pre order. 8)No review copies. 9)They promise too much but do show too little. 10)That quote part...ignore them, watch the gameplay or try the game to have your own opinion 11)If you like life realistic games...is ok but, good games are part of the game, if they are just good looking nothing else, they are bad games...good walking simulators. 12)People says it will suck 13)Yes the movie thing is true, a movie based game will be bad and usually full of bugs because if time and plot constrains. 14)They are made by EA 15)They are Activision's Crash bandicoot new idea of a game 16)They are bathesda "Not dlc" games 17)They are flash games made into PSN, Eshop, etc. 18)Many....many...many....many delays, unless is KH.
For their #2 reason, it's perfectly acceptable for the *initial* teaser/announcement/reveal trailer to show little to no gameplay ... it's the *second* trailer that needs to show actual gameplay and not just cinematics.
Remember how Shadow Madness was the Final Fantasy VII killer. Duel Masters the Yu-Gi-Oh killer. "If you like Sailor Moon you'll love Tokyo Mew Mew" and how Jobriath was marketed as the sophisticated alternative to David Bowie.
That is what a lot of games are. If Nintendo did not do dumb business practices they might of do both great graphics and gameplay. Hell the Genesis was weaker then the SNES the Super Nintendo on a regular basis the games did look and sound better but their were some Genesis games that where better then Super Nintendo games proving that gameplay is what is important than the graphics.
Okay, #2 is killed by Breath of the Wild, seriously. The E3 trailer we got back in 2014 was Link on a horse running away from a Guardian, he got cornered on a bridge, removed the Hylian Hood, fired 2 bomb arrows at the, jumped up, readied an ancient arrow, and fires it. Oh, and it showed little to NOTHING of gameplay.
1. If it's a shooter or a third person action adventure with stealth elements 2. If It's too dark and edgy 3. If there's dubstep in the soundtrack 4. If it has loot boxes
C Robinson What thq presented looked more promising than what we actually got. Even the creators of south park were happy that they worked with Ubisoft as they got more control on what they wanted, my guess is the storyline.
Pre-ordering is not necessarily bad or do you forget the people who miss out on many games at launch because they aren't widely available - you just need to have a better radar as to what's WORTH preordering over what is going to drop in price within 2-3 months.
The Watch Dogs fanboys are ridiculous. First off they clearly don't know good writing and second, they don't understand the hype. WD was hyped up to be one of the greatest games ever made. Was it the greatest game ever made? No. Therefore IT IS A VERY DISAPPOINTING AND AN OVERHYPED GAME. People were actually calling it the GTA killer and claimed it would be better than every GTA game ever made. Do you actually expect people not to feel disappointed by that kind of hype? So yes, Watch Dogs is not a bad game but it is still EXTREMELY disappointing.
Watch_Dogs was upsetting because it was supposed to be modeled after downtown Chicago and it's nearby suburbs/towns. With the exception of a few skyscrapers and other key locations they did a horrible job. If it had been set in a fictional city then I probably would have enjoyed it more but they hyped up Chicago and thats why I bought it.
May I have an answer? More like "We get trying to evolve with your aging audience like Harry Potter, Sucker Punch and The Golden Compass try to do". That is my answer.
Mankind Divided was only "over marketed" because the release date slipped several months at the last minute, so Square Enix had to do a second round of marketing.
Bethesda has a no review til release day policy, which is stupid because even their poorest games are still amazing. So yeah makes little sense that they embargo
Well here's a few 1. It's made by Unisoft 2. If a franchise sequel or prequel and relating to "modern" or historic war(s) 3. Online only and/ has too much focus on online when it also has a "campaign" 4. A zomby horror and / or indi game based on the concept of zombies (please stop) 5. Made and published by EA 6. Microtransactions (also includes the above) 7. Relies heavily on modding to make it enjoyable and/ or playable 8. Sports games... seriously, you played one and you've played them all. The frequency and consistency of releases makes the "graphics" argument moot. 9. Bioware (saddening to say) 10. Microsoft's games and their 'indi' devs unironically attempting to be hip and "understated". And here's a bonus one: "funny" games trying too hard and making dumb/ obscure refferences by "ironically" using clichés as a joke, when they still use that in order to appear funny or "different" (which also can include horror games and platform mascot's) yes, looking directly at you sonic, just have the audacity to die already.
Fun fact LJn games where mostly games developed by rareware. 1: its a space shooter or war shooter. 2: its tries to be serious on story and cinematic. 3: its from EA. 4: it has Sonic in the title and is a 3d game. 5:Word season pass and lootboxes are keywords in the advertisment.
Because it's a great example of why you should NEVER hype up a game so much. WD wouldn't have gotten nearly as much hate if it wasn't for the astronomically amounts of hype that was built up. People thought WD was going to be the greatest game ever made and it wasn't so people were disappointed. People constantly compared it to GTA before it was released but after it was released suddenly people no longer wanted to compare WD with GTA. It's like some unknown singer says that he can sing just as good as Michael Jackson and then one day he's forced to sing in front of an audience right after Michael Jackson walks off stage. Because he built up everyone's expectations so much, people are going to feel disappointed no matter how good his singing is and they'll constantly compare him to Michael Jackson even though the two shouldn't be compared.
Preorders determine how many copies of a game a company is supplied with. They show a desire for a game and faith in a product. Pre Orders cost $5 and you can cancel them after release and get your money back BUT if people stop preordering all together then it becomes nearly impossible to find any copies of a game whether it's good or bad. All in all, preorders are essential. Use logic, WatchMojo.
SLAYR I think that there might be a gameplay trailer eventually, once they make enough of a game they can. I also feel like it's probably not coming in 2018, it'll probably be 2019 at the earliest. But that's just my 2 cents.
Back when Quake ruled the world everything was 'Quake Killer' and out of all the QK that came out it was the original Blood that came closest. There was even print adverts that bragged that Blood caused Quake clans to comment favorably about it. I was never a big fan of Quake but loved Blood.
Yeah, while Shadow the Hedgehog may have its flaws, the game overall is nowhere near as atrocious as what Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric apparently had to deal with.
The one about quotes without scores is a good one to catch. I would also expand on the trailers with no gameplay by also including pre-rendered trailers intended to look like gameplay. Using first person perspectives and including elements of the games UI. Their are tons of ways to demonstrate a proof of concept without showing a game, but if you do so by this method you're obviously just preying on the potential customers who are less informed about the tech and the industry in general. This used to be a staple of Ubisoft in the 00's but it's taken a back seat as games progressively begin to look more like the pre-rendered stuff. So Ubisoft swapped their strategy. Instead of deceptive pre-rendered trailers, they enhance the in-game graphics to be better than their respective consoles can possibly handle. The PC version doesn't manage to escape this either as all versions are dialled back so that it's less obvious that XB1 and PS4 users are getting the inferior version of the product. That and also presenting their multiplayer experiences through poorly choreographed sequences with actors who walk a strange line between presenting themselves as gamers and presenting themselves as in-world characters which renders both as being uncompelling and an inaccurate representation of how multiplayer games actually go, even with friends. Rainbow Six Siege managed to survive the criticisms of poor gameplay by actually having decent ideas thrown together. However I did not buy it for years due to how fucking awfully it was marketed. If they couldn't get good actors or good writers they shouldn't have had to look far for good aimers but they didn't.
Examples of Warframe memes: -Hail Space Potatoes! -Mag is trash -Limbo's Stasis = ZA WARUDO -Clem Clem Grakata -FashionFrame, IkeaFrame and FishingFrame is the endgame -Female frames are mostly THICC -Loki: GG EZ -All argues about who's a better ninja: Loki or Ash...
#1 EA is involved.
EA and/or Activition.
Ea is the publisher of a large amount of great titles. Activision is much worse. As a general rule... I never buy anything that activision attached to it.
Terry Hoult Not even COD4?
Am I the only one who remembers a time when EA made good games? Years ago, that made good movie lisenced games. Check out their tie ins for two towers and return of the king. (Fellowship was made by a different company. When it bombed the lisence was given to EA) anyway, it’s a simple hack and slash, but almost all the principle actor reprise their roles. And as you progress you unlock interviews with them. Plus cutscenes were actual clips of the movie which had a cool effect for transitioning between live action and animation.
Rip command and conquer
If the gaming community as a whole just agreed to not really pre-order games. Most of whats on this list would die instantly. Gamers who pre-order constantly are the worst.
dont even buy the game, atleast at full price.. ugh.
i only ever pre ordered when they were sequels from companies and games that proved to me before that i would like it. I preordered dead space 2 because of dead space 1, i preordered arkham city because of arkham asylum. I pre ordered gears of war 2 because of 1 and pre ordered gears of war 3 because of two. I think preorders are fine to guarantee a copy on opening day of an anticipated title but only if they deserve that chance. I would never do it with new titles or after a game gets multiple sequels because then you know quality will inevitable start declining even when the previous ones were good. The problem now is people wanting to pre order fricken everything that comes out on games that have not established a worthy fanbase yet that is when it gets stupid.
I only preordered games close to my heart like When RottR was released and crash
Yeah because it's not like you can't just download a game after it is released. Should always wait until something is released before buying it.
guitarman0365 I was like that, but after dealing with Arkham Knight PC version at launch I don't know anymore. but I did preorder crash on PC like a week before release, but only because I knew I was going but it anyway and if it was an Arkham situation I would've just got a refund -it's funny because it's the same company that worked on the port
0. It's made by EA
Edit: oh nevermind someone already said it but whatever
*0. IT'S MADE BY EA*
Corvus Nine EA isnt bad actually. The battlefield 1 they made was very good.
But battlefields are always good at least for me.
Corvus Nine fifa 18 is amazing
Gennaro Neefjes Wouldn't call it "amazing" as its only popular since its one of a only few football games. But it is good. The best game EA has is Battlefield 1.
Electronic Asshole
If the entire trailer is cgi with no actual footage of game
The walking dead
#1 If it getting promoted by IGN..
This is also why I don't trust products which say like "Tests say it's the best cleaning agent of 2018!"
Because there never is any source of it being true
People still watch ign?
Nayan Dhibar DBFZ Is a bad game ?
Lmao 500 bucks for an xbox with no games? gtfo xbot kid.
Ban Ter big fan of DBZ...and DBFZ is awesome...And I only trust other players and there review... that's why I only check in steam for game review....
Made by EA
Labeled as AAA game
If the ad say it's for the Hardcore gamer
No single player
Micro transaction
I was bought to say that and yes EA is shit
Was it Apex Legends? lol
But if there is Respawn written there, then probably consider giving it a try.
EA
Microtransactions
Paid DLC shortly after release
B rye Yeah. I still think EA’s last great games were during the PS2 era.
YoshiLoving Gamer Money/greed over quality
you just described like every developer, not just EA
@YoshiLoving Gamer thats the players fault to be honest. people demand faster product and get angry if it takes to long. like with a new phone, you know when a new phone hits the market its bound to have flaws so you wait for the 2.0 because thats the one they refined and works as intended.
Don't forget about bonus contents for pre-ordering.
Did Shadow just shotgun pump a fucking machine gun?
That's how COOL and EDGY it is. It's SO cool and edgy, it transcends the laws of basic artillery knowledge.
number 1: if its starts with "Call" and is followed by "Of Duty"
only if it isn't made by Treyarch.
Lmao
sadly call of duty is immune to failure
nope, but if it starts with infinite and ends with warfare, then you know it's shit.
TheUnoriginalGamer I would put destiny in that category too.
Don't pre-order. Just don't. It's not like there's a limited supply of games and the bonuses are usually minimal or can be purchased later via DLC. I get the thrill of having a game the day it's released, but it's all too common that games are released with quite a few bugs or cut content so to get them out the door faster.
1. If it's not a farming simulator game.
Yep
InternetReviewerGuy farmville.
thankyou for your comment, you reminded me to harvest my crops 😞
Why did the evil shadow just pump a m16 like it was a shotgun?
Developers probably didn't understand what a charging handle is.
I know I'm late to this comment, but it looks more like an M4A1.
If it’s EA is bad
Bored Guy E.A. Sports. It's a bad game.
Bored Guy facts
Bored Guy what bout bf1
cant deny dead space then again they were just the publishers. ea can still eat shit though.
I was about to comment this exact same thing.
6:54 is it me or is it weird to hear LJN insults from someone other then James Rolfe?
Not really. Not since WatchMojo did a video about the bad LJN games a while back. Even had clips from AGVN at some points in the video, like the beginning.
Myung Kou Kang you may want to fix that comment later but interesting
I didn't find it wierd but my immediate thoughts were "ljn, the nerd told me about them"
Completely agree with ALL OF THIS
allen13e I don't really agree with the little game play in trailers bc sometimes like I think of the last of us there's no gameplay in that... Skyrim too those are some of the best games ever and they didn't have any gameplay in the trailer
+Ty Thurman Naughty Dog and Bethesda already had great reputations before releasing those games though. You should be wary of unknown companies doing this.
allen13e I agree with u complete 100%.
11. If it’s being published by EA.
This is one of the most accurate Mojo lists i've seen. Totally agree
Wait wait wait shadow just pumped an assault rifle like it was a shotgun and it made a pumping sound whaaaaa? 3:17
Arsenio Ortiz
^this guy gets it
Yes, that game was created because there were some Sonic fans who wanted a game featuring Sonic with a gun...
It was the PG equivalent of Nintendo going GTA on Edgy Sonic.
Just because something that’s usually kid friendly takes an edgier approach, doesn’t automatically mean it’s bad. The first Epic Mickey was really damn good.
TAteRbUg
And, as surprising as this sounds, that also applies to the Batman Arkham series. Many of the Batman games developed before were meant for kids. (many weren't good, but I digress)
Just Squidding
I'm not implying that Batman has never been dark till the Arkham Games, even the games had darker moments, but its when the Arkham series (and, I guess The Dark Knight trilogy) came out that it REALLY got dark.
TAteRbUg yeah
TAteRbUg I loved Epic Mickey so much as a kid :D
That’s not what is being said about kid-friendly franchises going dark. There’s just a lot of instances when kids games try to hard to be edgy it ends up being embarrassing. It can work, but it is rarely done right
WatchMojo: "Unless it's Goldeneye 64, you should probably stay away"
Spiderman 2 PS2: "Hold my beer"
You forgot it's gonna be bad if it is praised by "video game journalist" by it's current year political message.
Yeah, I remember the months before Rock Band 4 launched where their whole focus was the game being gender neutral. Which it still isn’t. Granted, the game didn’t suck, but it wasn’t nearly as good as RB3. I guess that’s why the focus was on anything but the actual game.
Upcoming Metal gear gonna be sucks for sure...
Dr Gru didn't Kojima say that V was the last one?
As far as im concerned the last metal gear game was metal gear solid 3 snake eater
MelonMan/RomanScrub no he wanted to experiment with the episode mission set up and wanted to reintroduce and remaster the older metal gear series games, but that was prior to the konami fiasco. MGS 5 just basically just ties the story together with the old Metal Gear from a long time ago, hence why it's the last game.
Anthem will too.
4 and 5 were awful. 5 only had good cutscenes and Quiet tbh... no quiet would have destroyed the game. And the big boss there isn't even really likeable and that side story of big boss.. meh
i dont give a shit about graphics coz i grew up only playing cartoony games and platformers
joseph arena same
Graphics can be nice, but games like Shovel Knight, The Binding of Isaac and Minecraft sure didn’t need realistic graphics to succeed.
Same. I grew up playing jrpgs, platformers and visual novels
toshineon and don't forget all the wonderful old games. Nes and super nes and Sega and the older stuff are legendary and the graphics suck, but it doesn't matter hahaha
diamond dragon plays Of course. There are tons of amazing games on older consoles.
Aye! That Mickey Mouse paint game (sorry can remember the name) was actually really good! I don’t give a darn if it was dark and edgy (which it was really not) that was a good game!
Epic mickey 2: The power of two? I also loved playing it with my sister.
Epic Mickey 2 The Power of 2 was the first game i ever had
Yeah Nor shadow the hedgehog and bomb man!
And if you see an anthropomorphic hedgehog pump an SMG like a shotgun and still buy the game? Well, you have nobody to blame but yourself.
To be fair, the megaman series went to have a serious tone with the X, Zero and ZX series. It went back to a lighter tone with the Legends, Battle Network, and Starforce series. That idea worked well.
That first point is so accurate, I remember years of "Halo killer" being attached to Sony exclusive FPS titles, and pretty much every one of them being average or worse.
Also, I love the Xbox One X name drop on the graphics point, ignoring Sony's entire marketing push based on higher fidelity up until MS released something better.
Love how you can spot the fanboys when they bring up console wars in a video that has sweet FA to do with them.
Bravo child, bravo.
DJreject101 It's not about fanboyism, it's about pointing out a blatant double standard that has existed this console gen by media outlets (regarding the second point), I tend to purchase every console as long as there is reason to do so. The first point was simply the most prominent example of the "killer" moniker I could think of in the past couple decades.
No, I thought the most prominent was the multitude of "WoW-killers" released on PC over the years. The "killer" moniker never really had any direct relationship to console wars.
I remember for a while, every time a new MMO was in development, preview articles would always include the tagline "Will this be the WoW-killer?"
Michael Lee Also true, but you're mistaking regarding the console titles. "Halo killer" was thrown around multiple times during Halo's 1 and 2 for any fps that was trying to dethrone it.
3:12 Yeah Jak 2 completely destroys your argument.
I agree, not to mention ratchet and clank as well.
That was hard asf
Morgana That's exactly what I was thinking!
# 1 sign it has loot boxes
(Drops game off 1000 ft window)
O J not always. If they’re used to unlock cosmetic skins and not upgrades and op weapons, then they’re ok
shizuwolf ya I get that but I’m talking about the craz with micro transactions getting players to buy loot boxes I watched a TH-cam video that was 20min saying that loot boxes are basically gambling it leaves u in hopes of getting something as in u have a chance to sorry for not going into detail on my original post
O J depending on how you buy loot boxes, I wouldn’t consider it gambling. I’ve played a few mobile games that do something similar, but I’ve never felt inclined to spend actual money because it’s easier to get premium currency from logging in and doing certain quests. If they set it up where they hardly give you premium currency and make you feel like you have to use real money, then it probably could be considered gambling.
shizuwolf I was just saying what the video said but I agree with the video because really dedicated players who really want a cool skin would spend there money and keep on spending it to get that skin but yes I see your point of view as well I understand stand where your coming from.
P.s just subed to u 👍
Been watching WatchMojo for years now but havent subscribed. Today ill hit that button. You guys are just plain savage 😂
Just like haze was the supposed halo killer
Haze was bad but damn I had some memories of that game
Or Killzone and Area 51
Anyone remember Brute Force? It was fun on its own but it tried way too much to be like Halo.
What's wrong with the comment section? I think this was a pretty good video but all I see is salt.
"I'm only human after all, I'm only human after all. Don't put the blame on me, don't put the blame on me." -Games Developers
Heres my mini list before watching as of recent gaming trends
1: Multiplayer Focused
2:microtransactions
3: sports games (mlb the show gets a pass)
4: Battle Royale/CoD
5: not really a “sign” but releasing unfinished games due to the ability to “patch” mistakes out is killing games
#7 actually surprised me. Because to the certain perspective of Spyro fans loved the TLOS (The Legend of Spyro) trilogy they thought it was good. I thought it was good too, but when I learned from this list is the matter of family friendly like Nintendo's Mascots are only made as it is, without being gritty, and they have that perfect philosophy. Spyro in the 2nd reboot on the other hand did the opposite.
*#5 pretty much. Bought a PS3 for FF XIII. Gorgeous graphics with nothing to show for it. Tried hard to like it. Played again in PC, same thing*
Pulkit Mudgal what a joke lmao
Who else thinks that Alien Isolation is a pretty good movie tie-in game?
JonesBrothersProductions
It's a wonderful game. Let's also not forget games like Spongebob Movie
pretty good? its a damn good game. Nearly give me a heart attack.
Catwolves the 2004 one.Not the one that made by Activison.
It's not a tie-in. There were no recent or upcoming Alien films when it was released. Guess that's why it is so good.
how about X-Men Wolverine Origins video game? it's pretty good game for me, although the movie sucks..
I actually find dark And gritty reboots to be interesting because it takes a family friendly franchise and gives it a new perspective and Concept
5: The game is delayed multiple times
4: Director/developer changes
3: Its based on a movie or a kids' cartoon
2: Its a darker/edgier reboot
1: Lackluster/cheap graphics (if a game is shown to have PS3/inconsistent graphics its a sign that its doomed to fail)
I remember when Duke Nukem forever came out because I worked at an EB games store at the time. On release day we were flooded with customers buying the game and it was a hectic day. All the days afterwards we had a steady return rate that was very noticeable
Overhype
Scout Relic Naah, not true. Many games are overhyped and can keep there Hype After release, like overwatch
Watchdogs was a perfectly fine game maybe the gameplay wasn't the best but it definitely was just a stepping stone for ubisoft to make better versions of watchdogs implementing the same concept watchdogs 3 is definitely going to be a great game.
getting really tired of pre-ordering something is getting the blame for how lousy companies sell their shit, its called common sense, when to pre-order and when not to, it has nothing to do with the action itself being bad. people need to stop saying pre-ordering is wrong and to blame, its the dlc content first day order bonus and all that shit that ruins games not getting something the day it is released that you where gonna buy anyway!.
e.g i loved xcom for ps3 and have sunk many hours into it, and when i saw xcom2 was being developed i knew i wanted it, but i watched early release gameplay, trailers read up on the game, before deciding to pre-order it, and i have not regretted it, i have enjoyed it as much as i knew i would. now did that action destroy the gaming world? NO, so stop saying it does smh
Preordering is so 2007
OneRandomVictory I only preordered The Witcher 3. No regrets at all 😂
I beg to differ people are still pre-ordering out the ass what are you talking about and i bet you're one of them too talking all that shit
I live near a gamestop and kids always go there and preorder
I still pre-order games that I have almost absolute confidence in, but usually not until literally minutes before they're released.
I preorder only games im interested in, and that are definitely coming out. I see nothing wrong with it, especially with collector editions. Like currently i got god of war, and detroit become human on preorder. Waiting for black ops 4 and red dead 2 to announce collector editions then ill preorder. I find nothing wrong with it lol
1# it is published by EA
Earth O' Pedia hi can I ask you to give me your opinon about my channel :)
I used to yell that, if people would simply stop pre-ordering, this wouldn't happen; but it isn't true. Even before pre-ordering was a thing, studios made horrible games. Pre-ordering isn't my thing, though. And I thank all the people with no self-control who continue to do it. Your tears on release day have saved me from so many bad purchases.
Hey, the Lord of the Rings movie tie-in in games were at least moderately entertaining.
I actually agree. I think the best one was Battle for Middle Earth. That game was really fun, had the actors do some voice snippets, AND.... back in the days the name EA didn't mean suck but it meant good. Oh, those were the days...
Return of the King was dope
But spider man 2 was awesome
Extra list:
1. If it is a mobile game (mostly)
2. If it has annoying ads on TH-cam
3. Any game that is a rip-off.
4. Bubble games, animal games, jewelry swaps, flappys, etc.
I dont agree with no 2 "the trailer didn't show gameplay" just look at kojima production
Yeah... hm... well...
Gameplay?
That problem usually occurs in mobile game ads
How to know?:
1)Its a known IP but they change beloved characters to be something else.
2)The developer is known as a DLC seller.
3)Is another FPS without a real different approach to the concept, basically, relies on being a FPS.
4)Took less than a year to be made, will be ok at best case scenario.
5)Has one of those "Try to be cool to kids", marketing
6)Developers that worked for the first good games left.
7)Pre order stuff is trying to hard to make you pre order.
8)No review copies.
9)They promise too much but do show too little.
10)That quote part...ignore them, watch the gameplay or try the game to have your own opinion
11)If you like life realistic games...is ok but, good games are part of the game, if they are just good looking nothing else, they are bad games...good walking simulators.
12)People says it will suck
13)Yes the movie thing is true, a movie based game will be bad and usually full of bugs because if time and plot constrains.
14)They are made by EA
15)They are Activision's Crash bandicoot new idea of a game
16)They are bathesda "Not dlc" games
17)They are flash games made into PSN, Eshop, etc.
18)Many....many...many....many delays, unless is KH.
Why would you show red dead redemption 2 on here, that game is gonna be automatically good
Tony Brian yes! Rockstar always makes great games
For their #2 reason, it's perfectly acceptable for the *initial* teaser/announcement/reveal trailer to show little to no gameplay ... it's the *second* trailer that needs to show actual gameplay and not just cinematics.
Stratelier it still gonna be good
It's gonna have microtransactions
Did you hear the bit where Watchmojo basically say that Rockstar are the only company that can get away with the show no gameplay bit?
"Bethesda just instituted a no review copies policy, and most of their games are doing quite well."
>Video posted in early 2018.
Top 1 : EA LOGO
Top 2 : Ubisoft logo
Except, recent ubisoft games have actually been really good
their biggest game series (assassin's creed) are the worst game ever made.
Maybe by your opinion, but a significant amount of people liked the assassins creed games, and the most recent one is credited as one of the best
L44tsmasher735 because many people are dumb
So, just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion, that makes them dumb?
Remember how Shadow Madness was the Final Fantasy VII killer. Duel Masters the Yu-Gi-Oh killer. "If you like Sailor Moon you'll love Tokyo Mew Mew" and how Jobriath was marketed as the sophisticated alternative to David Bowie.
Boosh. Kingdom Hearts is a pretty dark reboot of Disney. While the non-original worlds won't be all creepy and gloomy, the main story definitely is.
I get a feeling you do not know what the word Reboot is if you think that's what Kingdom Hearts is.
Funny thing is he got 17 likes lmao!
I like the Kingdom Hearts series.
Christopher Long Do you know what a reboot is?
It was a collaborative spin-off of Disney films and Final Fantasy series. Not a reboot nor a sequel to either.
I love how half life 2 holds up. It has extremely good water reflection and facial animations Mass affect andromeda,cyberpunk2077
This is one of those list I can actually agree with
"We are trying to make the game more friendly towards new players" and "We'll modernize the game for new generations to love it" are #1
Medal of honor killer?!?
Nobody puts Spyro the dragon franchise in to this. The legend of Spyro series is a reboot and not a prequel to the main series.
4:44 "The Focus is on Graphics Rather Than Gameplay" PlayStation and Xbox in a nutshell
Lapis Wolf So true. Have you tried switch yet. I love it more than my One.
That is what a lot of games are. If Nintendo did not do dumb business practices they might of do both great graphics and gameplay. Hell the Genesis was weaker then the SNES the Super Nintendo on a regular basis the games did look and sound better but their were some Genesis games that where better then Super Nintendo games proving that gameplay is what is important than the graphics.
Lapis Wolf Pretty sure PC Gamers are extremely considerate of graphics cards and frame rate as well so no. It's not console exclusive.
Lapis Wolf-Fanboyism sucks. Just enjoy games my friend. Also, what about the focus on gimmicks rather than game play?
Lapis Wolf Uh PS4? Nah, more like XBOX. PS4 has the best games of ALL time.
Okay, #2 is killed by Breath of the Wild, seriously. The E3 trailer we got back in 2014 was Link on a horse running away from a Guardian, he got cornered on a bridge, removed the Hylian Hood, fired 2 bomb arrows at the, jumped up, readied an ancient arrow, and fires it. Oh, and it showed little to NOTHING of gameplay.
Guys, stop criticizing them for mentioning Watch Dogs. It’s just their opinion
1. If it's a shooter or a third person action adventure with stealth elements
2. If It's too dark and edgy
3. If there's dubstep in the soundtrack
4. If it has loot boxes
Sometimes developer/publisher changes is a good thing, case in point South Park the Stick of Truth.
C Robinson
What thq presented looked more promising than what we actually got. Even the creators of south park were happy that they worked with Ubisoft as they got more control on what they wanted, my guess is the storyline.
Let's not forget Cyberpunk 2077 for showing no gameplay *so far.*
1. if EA is involved.
2. Micro-transaction.
3. Biased reviews.
4. If watchmojo covers it
Pre-ordering is not necessarily bad or do you forget the people who miss out on many games at launch because they aren't widely available - you just need to have a better radar as to what's WORTH preordering over what is going to drop in price within 2-3 months.
The Watch Dogs fanboys are ridiculous. First off they clearly don't know good writing and second, they don't understand the hype. WD was hyped up to be one of the greatest games ever made. Was it the greatest game ever made? No. Therefore IT IS A VERY DISAPPOINTING AND AN OVERHYPED GAME. People were actually calling it the GTA killer and claimed it would be better than every GTA game ever made. Do you actually expect people not to feel disappointed by that kind of hype? So yes, Watch Dogs is not a bad game but it is still EXTREMELY disappointing.
I'm just happy you said it wasn't bad.
It was disappointing, But I loved it.
Watch_Dogs was upsetting because it was supposed to be modeled after downtown Chicago and it's nearby suburbs/towns. With the exception of a few skyscrapers and other key locations they did a horrible job. If it had been set in a fictional city then I probably would have enjoyed it more but they hyped up Chicago and thats why I bought it.
1. It's published by EA 2. it's published by Activision 3. It's published by Ubisoft 4. It's an Xbox exclusive in 2018
#10...Destiny 2 was gonna be 'The Division Killer'
Look at the outcome now
DawnWalkerWolf but...wasn't division supposed to be the destiny 1 killer
In the end they both suck.
The division was the division killer.
I love destiny tbh. Both games are grinding games, so you have to be willing to put in a lot of time.
LoneSkyWolf actually, destiny 1 is a lot of fun, and the division is a much better game now.
May I have an answer? More like "We get trying to evolve with your aging audience like Harry Potter, Sucker Punch and The Golden Compass try to do". That is my answer.
And The Last Airbender. No, not James Cameron's Avatar!
watch dogs wasn't even bad
Mankind Divided was only "over marketed" because the release date slipped several months at the last minute, so Square Enix had to do a second round of marketing.
Whoa whoa hold on there why is Doom on here that game was badass and lived up to it's hype
aBOMBination AD calm down 😅 it wasn't actually on this list of shit. It was just used as an example.
Same with Deus Ex...that game was raw
Latest doom was pretty dope and seemed to keep to original lore and creatures with some new twists. Welcome twists.
.....
...You’re not serious right?
Bethesda has a no review til release day policy, which is stupid because even their poorest games are still amazing.
So yeah makes little sense that they embargo
That one player who gets salty online and rage quits.
Trailers with no gameplay = shit game.
Well here's a few
1. It's made by Unisoft
2. If a franchise sequel or prequel and relating to "modern" or historic war(s)
3. Online only and/ has too much focus on online when it also has a "campaign"
4. A zomby horror and / or indi game based on the concept of zombies (please stop)
5. Made and published by EA
6. Microtransactions (also includes the above)
7. Relies heavily on modding to make it enjoyable and/ or playable
8. Sports games... seriously, you played one and you've played them all. The frequency and consistency of releases makes the "graphics" argument moot.
9. Bioware (saddening to say)
10. Microsoft's games and their 'indi' devs unironically attempting to be hip and "understated".
And here's a bonus one: "funny" games trying too hard and making dumb/ obscure refferences by "ironically" using clichés as a joke, when they still use that in order to appear funny or "different" (which also can include horror games and platform mascot's) yes, looking directly at you sonic, just have the audacity to die already.
If it's an esport game or pushed to be.
10 is usually done by journalists but it still applies, this was the case for Homefront “the thinking man’s Black Ops”
This games are the definition of my life
#1 sign a game is going to suck is when the gamestore you go to pre-order it at says that you should get a different game.
Why the hate on the Legend of Spyro series???
Fun fact LJn games where mostly games developed by rareware.
1: its a space shooter or war shooter.
2: its tries to be serious on story and cinematic.
3: its from EA.
4: it has Sonic in the title and is a 3d game.
5:Word season pass and lootboxes are keywords in the advertisment.
Why does watchmojo hate watchdogs so much? It was fun imo.
Because it's a great example of why you should NEVER hype up a game so much. WD wouldn't have gotten nearly as much hate if it wasn't for the astronomically amounts of hype that was built up. People thought WD was going to be the greatest game ever made and it wasn't so people were disappointed. People constantly compared it to GTA before it was released but after it was released suddenly people no longer wanted to compare WD with GTA.
It's like some unknown singer says that he can sing just as good as Michael Jackson and then one day he's forced to sing in front of an audience right after Michael Jackson walks off stage. Because he built up everyone's expectations so much, people are going to feel disappointed no matter how good his singing is and they'll constantly compare him to Michael Jackson even though the two shouldn't be compared.
i like it a lot as well. the second one isn’t as good
nickcromptonsnut part 2 was way better,WD1 was boring and dull with a edgy theme to it.
Cause it was overhyped, while the game was boring af
Preorders determine how many copies of a game a company is supplied with. They show a desire for a game and faith in a product. Pre Orders cost $5 and you can cancel them after release and get your money back BUT if people stop preordering all together then it becomes nearly impossible to find any copies of a game whether it's good or bad.
All in all, preorders are essential.
Use logic, WatchMojo.
#1: It’s on Watchmojo’s most anticipated games of the year
If cut scene's are the main advertisement being promoted during a game launch...keep your money in your wallet while it's in your pants pocket😂😂
7:14 Uhhhmmmmmmm, uhmmmmmm....(cough cough) Death Stranding (cough cough)
SLAYR
I think that there might be a gameplay trailer eventually, once they make enough of a game they can. I also feel like it's probably not coming in 2018, it'll probably be 2019 at the earliest. But that's just my 2 cents.
Its not done yet. Unless they only show trailers with no gameplay until its release, then it might be a garbage game. Might be
Too early dude.. give it more time before you shit on it 😅 I don't see doom yet and neither do you, so don't you dare.
i was thinking more like the New God of War.
Back when Quake ruled the world everything was 'Quake Killer' and out of all the QK that came out it was the original Blood that came closest. There was even print adverts that bragged that Blood caused Quake clans to comment favorably about it.
I was never a big fan of Quake but loved Blood.
Anything by EA and their shitty microtransactions.
I thought this was a real solid list. Great point on the scores not being in the commercials.
If there is sonic in the title
Nav Arya Should have put Sonic 06 and Rise of Lyrics
Yeah, while Shadow the Hedgehog may have its flaws, the game overall is nowhere near as atrocious as what Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 and Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric apparently had to deal with.
The one about quotes without scores is a good one to catch. I would also expand on the trailers with no gameplay by also including pre-rendered trailers intended to look like gameplay. Using first person perspectives and including elements of the games UI. Their are tons of ways to demonstrate a proof of concept without showing a game, but if you do so by this method you're obviously just preying on the potential customers who are less informed about the tech and the industry in general. This used to be a staple of Ubisoft in the 00's but it's taken a back seat as games progressively begin to look more like the pre-rendered stuff.
So Ubisoft swapped their strategy. Instead of deceptive pre-rendered trailers, they enhance the in-game graphics to be better than their respective consoles can possibly handle. The PC version doesn't manage to escape this either as all versions are dialled back so that it's less obvious that XB1 and PS4 users are getting the inferior version of the product. That and also presenting their multiplayer experiences through poorly choreographed sequences with actors who walk a strange line between presenting themselves as gamers and presenting themselves as in-world characters which renders both as being uncompelling and an inaccurate representation of how multiplayer games actually go, even with friends.
Rainbow Six Siege managed to survive the criticisms of poor gameplay by actually having decent ideas thrown together. However I did not buy it for years due to how fucking awfully it was marketed. If they couldn't get good actors or good writers they shouldn't have had to look far for good aimers but they didn't.
Anthem will fail so bad
Main signs :1.Ubisoft 2.EA 3.Activision-Blizzard
If the game has no memes then it’s bad
Memes?
Well, let me introduce you to the Warframe community... XD
Fifi 08 yes?...you have my attention
Examples of Warframe memes:
-Hail Space Potatoes!
-Mag is trash
-Limbo's Stasis = ZA WARUDO
-Clem Clem Grakata
-FashionFrame, IkeaFrame and FishingFrame is the endgame
-Female frames are mostly THICC
-Loki: GG EZ
-All argues about who's a better ninja: Loki or Ash...
Burn Out your soo wrong EA has become a gaming meme and it’s the worst
"Dont Pre-order"... I learned that the hard way. Battlefront 2
Why do u do Aidan Pearce like that
Reason 1: channels like you make lists like this