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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 9:35:03 GMT
The gaming industry, where so many games and consoles have been and gone, a lot without incident.
But then there are the ones that launch with so many problems, that it can often turn frustration into hilarity. Or more frustration.
So what are you tales of woe regarding gaming launches?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 9:39:08 GMT
2012's SimCity. I was so looking forward to a new, massive city building game that could also look amazing. And what we got was a small, bugging mess that would make you que in a lobby in order to play.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 23, 2021 9:58:30 GMT
I'd totally forgotten about Sim City. Was quite hyped for it prior to launch, then they just completely shat the bed with it. Might have to check if it's on Origin access and take a look.
Diablo III with connection woes, utterly shit drop rates and a real money auction house was a pretty terrible experience.
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Post by Phattso on Oct 23, 2021 10:10:04 GMT
I miss the real money auction house. But then I made a profit, so I would. :-D
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Post by Duffman5 on Oct 23, 2021 10:26:27 GMT
Gears 5 had lots of issues at launch including problems with campaign, multiplayer, lack of content. We still have some issues but it is hugely improved...good job as it is not being "supported" anymore save for a few odds and sods.
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Post by KD on Oct 23, 2021 10:28:21 GMT
Cyberpunk
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Post by Danno on Oct 23, 2021 10:29:24 GMT
Diablo 2 Resurrected still has major server issues over a month since since it launched.
The original FFXIV had to be shut down for more than a year and rebuilt virtually from scratch, it was so poor.
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Post by Cappy on Oct 23, 2021 10:39:12 GMT
No Man's Sky
More of a shit storm really, I like the game for what it actually is (or became after a few updates).
They let the dream of what No Man's Sky could be become a colossus that overshadowed anything they could release, the PS4 is in it's Twilight years and they're still updating, in terms of features it's finally about where people expected but I've still never seen a planet like the one in the trailers with the giant dinosaur like wild life.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 10:47:09 GMT
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, for Atari 2600.
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Post by Youthist on Oct 23, 2021 11:27:10 GMT
That gaming chair fiasco in the 80s
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 23, 2021 11:44:26 GMT
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Oct 23, 2021 11:56:46 GMT
Own up. Who had one of these...
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Post by Danno on Oct 23, 2021 13:19:21 GMT
Was that the Nokia thing or was that a whole other disaster.
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 23, 2021 13:42:45 GMT
No, that was the n-gage.
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 23, 2021 13:43:17 GMT
Or dis-n-gage more like.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 13:46:41 GMT
Cyberpunk was the big one, but since that was mentioned AssCreed Unity and Skyrim were big offenders. Particularly if you played them on a PlayStation console.
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Post by stuz359 on Oct 23, 2021 15:23:30 GMT
Mass Effect Andromeda. It didn't live up to the features that had been hyped before launch, it failed to live up to the world building of the previous games and it was clear that it was a far cry from the ambition of the game. So we got a rushed release with a fairly pared back story, fetch missions galore to pad it out and to top it all, it launched in a buggy mess.
Shame as there is a good game in there, but in terms of disappointing a fan base and killing a franchise dead in the water, I can't think of much worse.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2021 15:26:13 GMT
Which was the assassins creed game that shipped early? I seem to remember random bugs like skin disappearing from face etc.
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Post by Ulythium on Oct 23, 2021 15:33:16 GMT
Which was the assassins creed game that shipped early? I seem to remember random bugs like skin disappearing from face etc. Unity, I believe. |
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Post by dfunked on Oct 23, 2021 15:33:29 GMT
@ryands - Unity was pretty broken at launch.
I'm playing Immortals Fenyx Rising at the moment and legit had to pause the game just now to remind myself what it's called. While the game itself is solid, the name change and lack of marketing pretty much meant it disappeared from the public's consciousness as soon as it came out. Shame, as it seems like a solid game and pretty toned down compared to the usual Ubi collectathon.
Not a disaster, but it definitely deserved more...
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Post by Triarii on Oct 23, 2021 15:41:01 GMT
I believe Rome 2 Total War was a complete wreck at launch, triremes sailing through land and that sort of thing.
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Post by Sarfrin on Oct 23, 2021 16:39:41 GMT
@ryands - Unity was pretty broken at launch. I'm playing Immortals Fenyx Rising at the moment and legit had to pause the game just now to remind myself what it's called. While the game itself is solid, the name change and lack of marketing pretty much meant it disappeared from the public's consciousness as soon as it came out. Shame, as it seems like a solid game and pretty toned down compared to the usual Ubi collectathon. Not a disaster, but it definitely deserved more... Yeah, I enjoyed Fenyx too. It took me an embarrassingly long time to realise it was a variation on "phoenix". |
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Post by hedben on Oct 23, 2021 17:44:13 GMT
GTA Online at launch had all sorts of issues- newly created characters could become corrupted, losing hours of progress; you were frequently booted from missions after waiting ages for a matchup, and more: www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/oct/01/gta-online-grand-theft-auto-v-liveAnd on top of that, there wasn't actually that much to do. You really had to enjoy grinding the same missions again and again to get even the lower-end vehicles and properties. If you took someone who joined in the past year and showed them the version from 5 years ago, let alone from 2013, they'd probably hate it and get bored immediately. |
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Post by chug666 on Oct 23, 2021 17:55:30 GMT
Not sure it counts as a launch disaster but I've bought some unplayable crap at launch over the years. Shadowman and The World is Not Enough on PS1 spring to mind, before patches were available to cover for the release day shitness. That formative buyers regret has made me the picky game purchaser I am today.
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Post by Vortex on Oct 23, 2021 18:04:19 GMT
Brink.
I had such high hopes for it as a team based game. Terrible net code didn't help.
Also, pretty much every Battlefield game I can remember for the launch week(s) server disasters.
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Post by nazo on Oct 23, 2021 18:05:12 GMT
Anthem?
I never played beyond the demo they released but it seemed like ever time they showed it prior to release the reaction was “this looks shit, we don’t want it” to which the devs said no, no trust us you’re going to love it.
Turns out it was shit and no-one wanted it.
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Post by Resident Knievel on Oct 23, 2021 18:26:45 GMT
Skyrim
Playing it at launch was equal parts hilarious and frustrating.
It still has launch day bugs that need unofficial patches to address.
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Post by Resident Knievel on Oct 23, 2021 18:30:45 GMT
I believe Rome 2 Total War was a complete wreck at launch, triremes sailing through land and that sort of thing. Oh yeah, it was a train wreck. I still haven't tried it since they did a big update a couple of years back. |
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Post by Danno on Oct 23, 2021 18:47:41 GMT
Despite having posted in this thread I just misread it as Gaming Lunch Disasters, and was reminded of the time my friend managed to kill my PSX by dropping a lit tulip into it trying to change the disc, then knackering the laser trying to dig out the burning dope whilst I was making sandwiches.
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Post by Lizard on Oct 23, 2021 20:58:10 GMT
The early editions of the Codemasters F1 games were a bit of a bugfest IIRC.
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