Anonymous asked: What is the worst game you've played? Why did you keep playing?
That’s a good question, Anon! I’ve played a lot of terrible games for a very short time, that were either free on iOS or demos from the eShop (I’m looking at you, pet hospital game). Even in childhood, where you treasure what games you had, our copy of Superman 64 (yes we really bought that) was rightly neglected.
Two examples spring to mind from recent years of games that I have played for an extended period, but which ultimately I decided I hated. Donkey Kong Jungle Beat was a pain to play and painful as a DK fan, although I admit the original bongo version may have been more fun. I finished it because I wanted to see the content there; few games cause me to give up, and if I do it’s out of indifference: games like this compel me to play and yet drive me to madness as I do.
The other I thought of was Rockman Xover, a game I forced myself to play for much longer than I should have. Being a sucker for crossovers, I wanted to see all I could, and you have to admit the free-to-play genre is engineered to tap into your dumb brain. Every aspect of it was so mishandled though, and the relationship came to a bitter end when I forced myself to quit.
Bonus marks to Avatar 1 DS, which I enjoyed and yet I admit has so many glaring flaws that it’s almost impossible to recommend.
