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IGN: The Biggest Disappointments of 2023
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WitchHunter
Banned
The first game was quite good. The second excels in visuals, rest is meh.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Obviously they don'tIGN Japan have far better taste
Starfield #4 GOTY baby
DaGwaphics
Member
I did personally find IGN to be one of the bigger disappointments of 2023, thread title checks out.
Magic Carpet
Member
PSVR2 was a disappointment.
I bought it and climbed my way through the pack in Call of the Mountain.
Im going to say that Foveated Rendering is an awful crutch that ruined the headset by making everything blurry, Fresnel Lenses are also on my never touch list of VR hardware.
Constantly I readjust the mask around my eyes to find that one sweet spot where what you’re looking at is in focus. but it was always only what you were directly looking at and then it would blur outward.
It was a disappointing experience.
PSVR 1 games are not back compatible.
Does not connect to PC.
Quest 3 might not have the OLED blacks but it does have everything in sharp focus. Q3 also connects to PC wired and wireless. Just get one of these if interested in VR.
I bought it and climbed my way through the pack in Call of the Mountain.
Im going to say that Foveated Rendering is an awful crutch that ruined the headset by making everything blurry, Fresnel Lenses are also on my never touch list of VR hardware.
Constantly I readjust the mask around my eyes to find that one sweet spot where what you’re looking at is in focus. but it was always only what you were directly looking at and then it would blur outward.
It was a disappointing experience.
PSVR 1 games are not back compatible.
Does not connect to PC.
Quest 3 might not have the OLED blacks but it does have everything in sharp focus. Q3 also connects to PC wired and wireless. Just get one of these if interested in VR.
Fbh
Member
But at least FF7Re is right around the corner!
Was super disappointed by FFXVI..... but Rebirth is one of my most anticipated games of next year.
I've slowly come to accept my relation with modern FF is basically
But the list isn't "worst" releases of 2023, it's most disappointing ones.
I was really expecting FFXVI to be a 9+ game of then gen contender (for me), and I ended up getting a 6.5-7 / 10 game, which is way more disappointing than Redfall (which IMO always looked mid at best)
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RoboFu
One of the green rats
Was super disappointed by FFXVI..... but Rebirth is one of my most anticipated games of next year.
I've slowly come to accept my relation with modern FF is basically
But the list isn't "worst" releases of 2023, it's most disappointing ones.
I was really expecting FFXVI to be a 9+ game of then gen contender (for me), and I ended up getting a 6.5-7 / 10 game, which is way more disappointing than Redfall (which IMO always looked mid at best)
lol yeah, 16 was trash but when they show the trailer for FF17 I will be like...
cash_longfellow
Gold Member
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Madflavor
Member
FFXVI was such a letdown of a game. Like an unbelievable let down. The trailers were ticking all the right boxes for me.
Older and more mature protagonist? Check.
He's badass looking? Check.
High Fantasy setting? Check.
Soken doing the music? Check.
Yoshi-P and the writer of Heavensward in charge of the story? Check.
Devil May Cry combat director doing the combat? Check.
Huge focus on Summons as an allegory to nuclear power? Interesting, also check.
R-Rated Final Fantasy? Check.
Then the Prologue Demo came out, and I will die on this hill. Those first two hours of FFXVI is some of the best storytelling we've ever gotten in the entire franchise. But goddamn the rest of the game did not reflect the quality of the Prologue at all.
Madflavor
Member
lol yeah, 16 was trash but when they show the trailer for FF17 I will be like...
What if FFXVII sucks?
dottme
Member
I would say this was the opposite.+
....not shitting the bed.
It’s coming from a not so great studio. The publisher is quite bad. There is an IP that have seen a lot of bad adaption.
We’ve got a really competent game with a really well adaptation of the IP. I have a lot of fun going around the world and the music are great.
It’s more a good surprise than a disappointment.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
Then I'll say it sucks like 16 and wait for the next one.
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Sojiro
Member
Starfield being on that list is going to ruffle a lot of feathers lol. For me this is easily the MGS collection, this should have been an easy home run for Konami and they were magnificently able to fuck up releasing a collection of some of the best games of all time. It's both tragic and amazing to see them fuck it up so badly
mayham2199
Member
Man I don't see how anyone could like FF13. I'm a huge JRPG fan and that game is just terrible in so many ways. Maybe you just have a unique taste in games that FF16 was not going for.
Thirty7ven
Banned
I get it that FFXVI was disappointing for many, but it stills has great qualities and really high moments, some of the highest moments of the year.
Unlike another game that is a disappointment to almost everybody who played it and is nothing but low point after low point.
Unlike another game that is a disappointment to almost everybody who played it and is nothing but low point after low point.
Oberstein
Member
Pedro Motta
Member
FF16 is a bad Final Fantasy, but a damn good action game if you skip the side quests.
Madflavor
Member
Then I say it sucks like 16 and wait for the next one.
Have you noticed Final Fantasy's batting average these past 20 years? It's not good. An MMO and a Remake of a beloved title has been there only good entries since FFX.
semiconscious
Member
well, i suppose that when 'so high' expectations consist of nothing more than hoping ffxvi be better than ffxiii/ffxv, then, yeah, i guess it might seem a little confusing. but, when someone's greatly enjoyed ffxiv, not to mention all those pre-17 year games, & when one's watched the resident evil series basically reinvent itself & come roaring back from near death, i don't see where expecting as legendary a developer as squeenix, & a series as final fantasy, to manage to accomplish more than ffxvi does is all that difficult to understand...
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Luigi Mario
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It will, unless they bring back Hiroyuki Ito to lead development.
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Hestar69
Member
i'll give you that the boss battle is 16 were great
FrankWza
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Skifi28
Member
It wasn't disappointing at all. The writing was on the wall the first time they showed footage.
Luigi Mario
Member
I mostly agree, but there were still questions about Hiroshi Takai being the director of a mainline FF game. A guy whose last big credits were co-director on A Realm Reborn and Heavensward and his last offline RPG being The Last Remnant back in 2008. Which could of course explain some of the design decisions in FFXVI.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Armoured Core, Starfield and Zelda rubbing shoulders in the GOTY list.IGN Japan have far better taste
Starfield #4 GOTY baby
Meltdowns incoming.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
I highly doubt it.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Nah, me too. I do think it's funny that Neogaf's favourite games are being bundled with the game that's been shit on more than any other though.
Madflavor
Member
Yep. In hindsight the games problems makes sense considering who was directing.
Hestar69
Member
13 games are under rated imo.. yeah they the firsts super linear, but my fav FFX is linear aswell so didn't bother me too much.the second was was even better and the third was alright with its weird time thing.
I'll give 16 another chance when the second dlc comes out. Maybe second playthrough ill enjoy it more (hoping)
ultrazilla
Gold Member
Starfield
The Marvel Cinematic Universe
PlayStation VR2's Launch Line-Up
The Flash
Secret Invasion
Redfall
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 1
The Biggest Disappointments of 2023 - IGN
Video games and films have had a good year, but there were also a few disappointments that we’re still not over.www.ign.com
I'm not the biggest fan of IGN but Starfield being the biggest disappointment of 2023 is spot on 100%. What a massive let down. I've already given my views on it in another thread but
even with all the promised updates and DLC for 2024, I have no desire to go back to it. AT ALL.
BigLee74
Member
What do you mean modders don’t want to work on it? Have they come out and said this?
I mean, mods aren’t even officially supported until sometime next year…
kazuyamishima
Member
I would add Bayonetta 3 to that list.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
The one that made the co-op mod for Skyrim quit working in the Starfield mod.
Gameplay Gods Bless
Member
Japan love Bethesda games and sci-fi.IGN Japan have far better taste
Starfield #4 GOTY baby
James Sawyer Ford
Member
You never played it, unless you got around to trying the demo
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BigLee74
Member
The Fuzz damn you!
Gold Member
The boss battle were phenomenal (well… 3-4 of them), as was the prologue. That, for me, is what makes it so disappointing. There was such promise there that, if the rest of the game had lived up to it, would have produced a truly exceptional experience. I enjoyed much of the game - enough to platinum it. But to see what could have been but will never be? That is disappointment.
Diablo Iv, by comparison, never even had a shot at greatness. It was always going to be a cynical, over-monetised, needle drawn-out experience. No-one should have got something they weren’t expecting with that one.
JimmyRustler
Gold Member
Finally an award for Todd.
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Bernardougf
Gold Member
The CMA is the biggest disappointment of 2023 by far
SkylineRKR
Member
Final Fantasy XVI is an incredible turd and a massive waste of talent. As an action game its a piece of shit too. Because it was too padded out, way too repetitive and it lacks any kind of meaningful challenge. Who wants an action game with these Eikon battles that go on for about an hour and your inputs and reactions barely matter? Honestly I don't get the appeal of this game at all. The prologue was very good, because the character development and world building was well done. The gameplay being easy and limited doesn't matter so much in a prologue because you know you'll get 30+ hours of growth out of these games... but the problem was.. nothing really changed beyond the prologue. The magic attack might as well not be there, the added limit break is just lame.. it powers you up for a brief time and thats about it.
And about FFXIII, this game is a turd as well but at least had some decent and challenging ATB combat. And let me say that beyond its obviously low budget, Lightning Returns is actually pretty fucking good. It requires some skill, proper setups and some time management if you want to do all side objectives. Its also quite replayable. Its the best and most underrated 'new' offline FF I played since XII.
And about FFXIII, this game is a turd as well but at least had some decent and challenging ATB combat. And let me say that beyond its obviously low budget, Lightning Returns is actually pretty fucking good. It requires some skill, proper setups and some time management if you want to do all side objectives. Its also quite replayable. Its the best and most underrated 'new' offline FF I played since XII.
Sushi_Combo
Member
I am forcing myself at finishing it because I'm too far in to leave it at this point. The pacing is excruciatingly bad. It seems that there was a separate team all together that worked on the prologue.
Punished Miku
Gold Member
I played the demo immediately. And we've talked about it multiple times because you criticized me repeatedly for only playing the demo. Getting tired of your need to pick fights with me over bullshit. Last time I'm replying to you.
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