Squandered Potential: Games that could have been so much more

Red Fighter 1073 · 03-09-2010, 07:18 PM

I gotta agree with the whole Kingdom Hearts thing. The whole background of the universe behind the games could've been expanded upon so much better. I remember years back as a little kid when I was first looking at KH when it first came out and I was just like dreaming about oh how cool and awesome this is gonna be and then it just ended up being kind of mediocre in comparison to my hopes of it.

Mirror's Edge I liked, but I agree that the potential was really somewhat wasted. I really would've preferred it be a Prince of Persia-type game where you already have an idea of how to get from Point A to Point B and the fun is just wallrunning and jumping from platform to platform as you go to your objective in first person so it REALLY feels like you're there. Instead, it ended up just throwing you in environments that just seemed like giant huge mazes where you have no idea where the fuck to go and the premise became "oh where the fuck can I find a platform to get up to where I need to go" as opposed to "holy shit I'm fucking wallrunning. This is sick!" I know I'm oversimplifying it and maybe some of you disagree with me, but that's just what I thought.

And in all honesty, I kinda would've preferred more of a different approach to the chase sequences. Some were incredibly fun/tense, like the one where you're running from the unarmed super soldiers. But when it came to actually running away and even fighting armed soldiers who were shooting at you, the game just went from challenging to really really frustrating incredibly fast.

03-09-2010, 07:18 PM	#34
Red Fighter 1073 Rocky Wrench Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,351	I gotta agree with the whole Kingdom Hearts thing. The whole background of the universe behind the games could've been expanded upon so much better. I remember years back as a little kid when I was first looking at KH when it first came out and I was just like dreaming about oh how cool and awesome this is gonna be and then it just ended up being kind of mediocre in comparison to my hopes of it. Mirror's Edge I liked, but I agree that the potential was really somewhat wasted. I really would've preferred it be a Prince of Persia-type game where you already have an idea of how to get from Point A to Point B and the fun is just wallrunning and jumping from platform to platform as you go to your objective in first person so it REALLY feels like you're there. Instead, it ended up just throwing you in environments that just seemed like giant huge mazes where you have no idea where the fuck to go and the premise became "oh where the fuck can I find a platform to get up to where I need to go" as opposed to "holy shit I'm fucking wallrunning. This is sick!" I know I'm oversimplifying it and maybe some of you disagree with me, but that's just what I thought. And in all honesty, I kinda would've preferred more of a different approach to the chase sequences. Some were incredibly fun/tense, like the one where you're running from the unarmed super soldiers. But when it came to actually running away and even fighting armed soldiers who were shooting at you, the game just went from challenging to really really frustrating incredibly fast. __________________ My Sprite Sheet/Mafia Roles Last edited by Red Fighter 1073; 03-09-2010 at 07:22 PM.