Which are the worst/most disappointing games you've played, and why?

[omoneru]

Mother 3. aka Earthbound 3.

My quote:
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I've played Mother 3 but it was a failure. It's got no captivating story. Characters were uninteresting. The game system felt nothing but half-baked RPG. The ending was fairly predictable.

Mother 2 was interesting because it was radically different from traditional RPGs like DQ series. They just ditched the whole serious RPG system, and focused more on its storyline and humor. That's what made it so fresh and fun. Less traditional RPG aspects, but with an interesting story and a lot of interesting characters = Success.

Mother 3 was different. It tried to deepen its traditional RPG aspects (combat system etc), but ended up with being a mediocre RPG compared with DQ and FF because they didn't want to make it overly difficult at the same time. It's become a half-baked mediocre RPG with an uninteresting story and characters.
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Pretty harsh but my disappointment doesn't really tell much about how good/bad the game is. How much you get disappointed is a function of your prior expectation. I had an overly high expectation, for I really liked the prequel.