It’s not often that the video game industry gets it right and falls in favor of the public. There are several reasons why some games have disastrous releases: rushed development, many bugs or promises that did not materialize.
Thinking about it, the canaltech listed 10 games that had disastrous launches and scored by showing what not to do.
10. Anthem
Anthem had everything to be a success: its trailer, presented at E3 2017, impressed and fueled the desire to fly through the game universe using a powerful exoskeleton.
When it went public, the multiple bugs, generic quests, and multiple changes in the production team resulted in a release that was far below what players expected.
9. Marvel’s Avengers
It was only a matter of time before the Avengers were also united in video games. When it came time to play as Hulk, Thor or another character, the result was disastrous.
Multiple bugs that disrupted the experience, some causing players to lose all progress, microtransactions, server issues and many others made it Marvel’s Avengers a disaster.
8. eFootball
Having a free football game was the dream of many people, wasn’t it? eFootballsuccessor to the series Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), brought this premise. When the referee whistled the start of the game, it was chaos. Bizarre and equally hilarious gameplay glitches and bugs permeated the experience.
It is true that Konami is constantly working on improvements, such as patch 1.0 of eFootball 2022bringing a little hope to fans.
7. No Man’s Sky
The biggest disappointment comes from the expectation created, but it is not created out of nowhere. No Man’s Sky it seemed to be the next step in the sandbox style, with a universe created in a procedural way, but when it reached the hands of the public, it suffered from criticism and lack of incentive to keep the player enjoying it.
Unlike many games, No Man’s Sky recovered. Hello Games actively worked, absorbing feedback and introducing numerous mechanics and DLCs, improving the experience for players and turning into an interesting title.
6. Mass Effect: Andromeda
Love or hate the end of the original trilogy, it’s undeniable that Mass Effect is a milestone in the industry. A new game, expanding the universe of the series, would be awesome then, right? It would be good.
Generic characters, robotic animations and bugs, lots of bugs, made the release of Mass Effect: Andromeda one of the biggest disappointments of recent years.
5. Metal Gear Survive
metal gear survival suffered from problems similar to Mass Effect: Andromeda: a beloved franchise reduced to a generic experience. The internal problems involving Konami and Hideo Kojima made the problems gain more visibility.
4. Diablo Immortal
Diablo Immortal has a disastrous history, not just the launch. Fans didn’t like the idea of the next diablo be on mobile devices, which generated a lot of criticism. After a while, the game fell into oblivion, but it was finally released and the result was as expected.
The main post-launch criticisms are microtransactions, something recurrent in mobile games and the pay-to-win system, which cemented the announced disaster.
3. Cyberpunk 2077
cyberpunk 2077 it’s the result of a series of bad decisions and pressure for the game to hit the market as soon as possible. Truth be told, cyberpunk it’s not a bad game after the bugs were fixed, but it has let RPG fans around the world down.
During the announcement, fans received several promises that were never fulfilled, which made it a game closer to generic than innovative. Fortunately, the years were good for the title, which received improvements and new modes.
2. Fallout 76
Large franchises have a tendency to suffer at some point, and one of the main cases is fallout 76. Bethesda’s game hit the public with a bunch of issues, and the massive update on day one didn’t fix even half of them.
If the bugs that prevented players from enjoying the game weren’t enough, fallout 76 still had multiple problems with its special versions, irritating and disappointing fans. The game remains active, but issues have overshadowed what it could have been.
1. ET the Extraterrestrial
It’s hard to get over ET the Extraterrestrial when it comes to a disastrous launch. The game was the last straw in an industry saturated with poorly optimized games, released in a hurry, which led to the biggest crisis the games industry has ever had.
As a result of this period, the industry began to be more careful with the quality control of its games, even if some go against the grain of this aspect. Furthermore, ET owns the greatest legend in the history of video games, which was later confirmed: the game was so bad and stranded so many units in stores, that Atari had to collect and bury its cartridges in the desert.
