Games I came into with high expectations and didn't live up to them-
Metal Gear Solid 4 (PS3): a huge step down from the amazing Metal Gear Solid 3. I just felt like it was half the game. Reviews of the day did nothing but stoke my excitement and when the final credits rolled, I was ready for the game to end. It's the only MGS game that I've only played through one time.
Final Fantasy XIII (PS3): Fun battle system and amazing graphics at the time. Unfortunately, the story was kinda terrible and there was no sense of exploring a huge world. This game made me feel hollow inside. I still bought XIII-2 (never finished) and Lightning Returns (Day one--haven't opened it yet!). Hoping for that old FF feeling to return...but I'm playing X/X-2 in the meantime.
The Last of Us (PS3): I haven't finished it yet (got it in November) so my opinion may change by the end of the playthrough. After the best intro ever, the game hit a brick wall for me. I've been avoiding spoilers for a year now because I still expect it to be great but I shouldn't have to force myself to play a game if it's really great, should I? Another example of the reviews/players hyping a game and fueling my disappointment.
Grand Theft Auto 4 (360): Now I LOVED GTA3 and all of its iterations (Vice City/San Andreas) and I LOVE GTA V. GTA was the black sheep. Maybe it was the lack of variety of missions. Maybe they tried to cram too much in there and it was more annoying than well implemented. I wasn't a fan of this one.
Killer Instinct (XBO): I grew up standing slack-jawed in the arcades watching others play Killer Instinct. After Street Fighter, Killer Instinct was MY fighting game! When I finally played it (It was intimidating to play a game that looked that good. People always gathered around) it played just as good as it looked. The feeling expanded to KI home version on the SNES, KI2 in the Arcade, and KI Gold on the N64. As the recent owner of an Xbox One, I had high hopes for the game and downloaded the free version. I wasn't impressed. Gonna log in some more time and hope it grows on me but the bare bones game we have now just doesn't inspire me to play it.
