Board 8 > What would you nominate for "Biggest Stinker of the Decade?"

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 10:57:46 AM
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Assuming no definition of "stinker" was given, what would be some of the first games that would come to mind that fit your personal definition of the word?

I was thinking of doing a mini-contest of 32 games (because honestly it's hard thinking of games that were so stinky that they're relevant enough to pull in a steady stream of interest/voters) that runs parallel to the main contest. I'm having trouble thinking of bad games from this decade other than that terrible SimCity reboot. No Man's Sky is good now so I wouldn't even feel comfortable nominating that.

edit: ib4 "zenofthunder lol"

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Reg
02/07/20 10:59:00 AM
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Duke Nukem Forever
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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 10:59:16 AM
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would the biggest stinker of the previous decade be Spore

I didn't dislike Mass Effect Andromeda but I hate the fact that it (and the awful, awful fanbase) has essentially killed the series. We can't even get PS4 versions of the original trilogy!

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hombad46
02/07/20 11:01:30 AM
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Sticker Star

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 11:03:01 AM
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hombad46 posted...
Sticker Star

oh wait yes this is #1 with a bullet

literally an RPG where random battles are actively detrimental

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Wanglicious
02/07/20 11:09:18 AM
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LeonhartFour posted...
would the biggest stinker of the previous decade be Spore

in that case i'll throw in Darkspore, its edgy younger brother.

and i'll throw in Sonic Boom. maybe Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1, depending on the definition as that game came out in 2010.

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plasmabeam
02/07/20 11:11:13 AM
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FF15 without question.

The gaming equivalent of a wet fart.

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 11:11:56 AM
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plasmabeam posted...
FF15 without question.

The gaming equivalent of a wet fart.

the most satisfying wet fart I've ever had then

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 11:13:51 AM
#9:


does the original version of FFXIV count as its own game separate from a Realm Reborn?

also did that Diablo phone game that everybody boo'd come out yet?

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Wanglicious
02/07/20 11:16:49 AM
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oh yeah, good reminder that FF15 is free for game pass for PC now. that new Wolfenstein game too but nobody cared for it.

not the biggest stinker of the decade but it did leave a smell from what i heard. and that reminds me of Bethesda which leads us to one of the biggest ones:

Fallout 76.


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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 11:19:37 AM
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wow I almost don't want to run this contest now because Fallout 76 would probably dominate the field without anything coming close

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Snake5555555555
02/07/20 11:20:09 AM
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Umbrella Corps

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 11:20:51 AM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
wow I almost don't want to run this contest now because Fallout 76 would probably dominate the field without anything coming close

we didn't all play Fallout 76!

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Aecioo
02/07/20 11:20:56 AM
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Tennessee Titans

really though if we have to limit it to games, a few that jump out - note that my definition is more about disappointing games, or triple A games that came out and were a surprising mess. It would be really easy to make a list of 32 shit games if we are just going based on "these games are shit".

Artifact
Diablo 3
Aliens: Colonial Marines
Most Sonic games
Sea of Thieves
Fallout 76
Anthem
Mass Effect Andromeda
No Man's Sky (I know you mentioned it in the first post, but it really stunk for the first almost year)

and if we talk about stuff at least game related

Ouya
Kinect
Steam Machine (although I heard the controller is alright)

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Aecioo
02/07/20 11:22:07 AM
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wow a few of my list got mentioned as I was making it

yeah fallout 76 is the big one

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 11:22:25 AM
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Aecioo posted...
Most Sonic games

really just Sonic Boom and maybe Sonic Forces

Sonic had a pretty solid 2010s! It wasn't the 2000s, that's for sure.

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Aecioo
02/07/20 11:25:58 AM
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oh man dead space 3 also came out this decade

and Resident Evil 6

Dragon Age 2

now I'm just going through lists of games that came out this decade

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Wanglicious
02/07/20 11:27:07 AM
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i completely forgot about Aliens: CM. that's a pretty awful one, especially when you know its history with gearbox and sega.

and in this decade we somehow got Sonic Generations, All Star Transformed, and Mania! it might be the best decade of Sonic games yet! ...i'm not sure how i feel about that.

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 11:28:10 AM
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Aecioo brings up a good point, maybe we could open this up to gaming related things, like the Ouya, BioWare, Konami's 2011 E3 Press Conference or Todd Howard. Would anyone be opposed to that?

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 11:28:25 AM
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Wanglicious posted...
and in this decade we somehow got Sonic Generations, All Star Transformed, and Mania! it might be the best decade of Sonic games yet! ...i'm not sure how i feel about that.

Don't forget Colors!

It's still not better than '90s Sonic, but still, quite good!

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TheCodeisBosco
02/07/20 11:28:43 AM
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Metroid: Other M has entered the chat.

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Wanglicious
02/07/20 11:29:04 AM
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Aecioo posted...


and Resident Evil 6

i'll give you a better RE game for the list: Umbrella Corps.

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Aecioo
02/07/20 11:30:26 AM
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Wanglicious posted...
i completely forgot about Aliens: CM. that's a pretty awful one, especially when you know its history with gearbox and sega.

and in this decade we somehow got Sonic Generations, All Star Transformed, and Mania! it might be the best decade of Sonic games yet! ...i'm not sure how i feel about that.

All Stars Transformed is one of the best games of the decade so you got me there

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 11:43:05 AM
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Can anyone help me out with a game whose name I'm forgetting?

This awful stealth action game that I think Konami published, it has the same artist who did the MGS stuff. "Last something" maybe?

Also Metal Gear Survive

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ZeroSignal620
02/07/20 11:43:10 AM
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Fallout 76
Umbrella Corps
Sonic Boom
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5
WWE 2K20
Anthem
Duke Nukem Forever

Just for starters

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Snake5555555555
02/07/20 11:44:28 AM
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ZenOfThunder posted...
This awful stealth action game that I think Konami published, it has the same artist who did the MGS stuff. "Last something" maybe?

Left Alive, it was published by Square Enix actually.

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 11:51:33 AM
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That's it, thank you! I probably thought it was Konami because it had the MGS artist and all the reviews kept bringing up Metal Gear Solid.

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ZeroSignal620
02/07/20 11:52:59 AM
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Two more just came to mind

Operation Raccoon City
Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

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firefdr
02/07/20 11:53:17 AM
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Wanglicious posted...
Fallout 76.
Yes this
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FFDragon
02/07/20 11:53:21 AM
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Konami's handling of PT

My balls are still blue.

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Snake5555555555
02/07/20 11:54:53 AM
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Oh, how did no one mention Ride to Hell: Retribution yet either!

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Aecioo
02/07/20 11:59:26 AM
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FFDragon posted...
Konami's handling of PT

My balls are still blue.

ugh please don't remind me

At least RE7 was great.

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 12:08:38 PM
#34:


Here's what I got so far based on what was posted in this topic, with scores averaged between Metacritic critic reviews and GameFAQs user reviews (sorted worst to best):



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NFUN
02/07/20 12:11:20 PM
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tenesee stinkers

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FFDragon
02/07/20 12:16:37 PM
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If only Blizzard had rushed out WC3:R a few months earlier, it would roll this thing.

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Fastbreak
02/07/20 12:21:20 PM
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Didnt wonderful 101 really drop the ball with everyone?

Or am I thinking of another big kickstarter that made everyone upset

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LeonhartFour
02/07/20 12:22:50 PM
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Fastbreak posted...
Didnt wonderful 101 really drop the ball with everyone?

Or am I thinking of another big kickstarter that made everyone upset

that would be Mighty No. 9

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Wanglicious
02/07/20 12:25:08 PM
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i'm still traumatized by MN9.
fortunately Bloodstained magically worked out.


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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 12:25:19 PM
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Amy
Hitman: Absolution
Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn
Mighty No. 9
Agents of Mayhem
Crackdown 3
FlatOut3: Chaos and Destruction
Fast and Furious: Showdown
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma - Volume 1
Vroom in the Night Sky
Infestation: Survivor Stories
The Evil Within
The Quiet Man
Rambo: The Video Game
Fighter Within
Alone in the Dark: Illumination

i am adding these to the excel sheet now, some I came up with and some were from articles on the worst games of the decade

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Fastbreak
02/07/20 12:25:57 PM
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LeonhartFour posted...
that would be Mighty No. 9

Yeah, that one

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WarThaNemesis2
02/07/20 12:26:12 PM
#42:


WWE 2k20 is a special stinker in that it was horribly broken and then broke in even more impossible ways once the decade ended.

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Snake5555555555
02/07/20 12:26:27 PM
#43:


Man Evil Within & Hitman: Absolution don't belong anywhere near this list.

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FFDragon
02/07/20 12:27:29 PM
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I don't know if anyone else played it, but Postal III definitely fits.

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ZeroSignal620
02/07/20 12:28:40 PM
#45:


Snake5555555555 posted...
Man Evil Within & Hitman: Absolution don't belong anywhere near this list.

This

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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 12:29:04 PM
#46:


Snake5555555555 posted...
Man Evil Within & Hitman: Absolution don't belong anywhere near this list.
There's a few that probably don't, I have way more than 32 right now, going to weed some out, maybe make a second topic that's more official to get some nominations. Still not sure if this is going to be just games or gaming-related people and things as well

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malyg
02/07/20 12:29:07 PM
#47:


SimCity is probably mine.

other ones that have yet to be mentioned:
Metroid Prime: Federation Force
dead rising 3/4, whichever one everyone hated
the knights of the old republic mmorpg, tho i hear it got better?
halo 5
thief
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ZenOfThunder
02/07/20 12:39:49 PM
#48:


OK, here is what I got, this is everything posted in this topic with a bit more:




I think this proves we have enough content to get a decent bracket with some OK interest. Anything else I missed? I will probably open up a nomination topic tonight.

EDIT: I realized I put in the wrong formula for the Average, whoops. Order has not changed but average review scores have dropped down.

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swirIdude
02/07/20 12:42:48 PM
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Sticker Star is the most disappointing game I've played from last decade.

Metroid Other M is the most offensive.

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MegamanX
02/07/20 12:46:11 PM
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I think Shaq Fu A Legend Reborn should be removed

-the first game was horrific on gen/snes
-the second game here is actually harmless, moderately enjoyable
-the writings actual semi humorous in this
-its easy and lasts like 2 hrs
-it was a budget game

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02/07/20 12:47:22 PM
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