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Top 10 Next-Gen Flops

Dealspwn counts down the ten worst flops we've had the misfortune of playing, from the likes of Perfect Dark Zero and Dark Sector, to RE5 and Gran Turismo.

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seij5555636d ago

Since when is gt5 a flop, it delivered for the fans and its sold 2m in 2 days.

T9X695636d ago

"A flop is something else. Sky-high expectations, and then a rocky descent, followed by a lackluster landing. I think that pretty much sums up GT5."

I don't think he meant the actual game flopped in sales, it just flopped in terms of expectations.

nskrishna25636d ago

well then whats the point in putting it #10 in next gen flops?

Media these days...

toaster5636d ago

I thought Ninja Gaiden 2 was great. Just as brutal as Black and the camera is part of the Ninja Gaiden experience :P.

thereapersson5636d ago

For being such a hardcore Forza fan, you sure to seem to have a penchant for being one of the first people to comment in almost every single major GT5-related article on this website. I can't tell if it's some sort of elaborate trolling scheme, or just sheer boredom.

TheBlackSmoke5636d ago

And sums up every 360 exclusive this year.

Troll_Police5636d ago (Edited 5636d ago )

Where's Splinter Cell: Conviction and Fable 3?

guitarded775636d ago

@ T9X69

Too Human says hi.

antz11045636d ago (Edited 5636d ago )

Force Unleashed? Really? You didn't mean the sequel?

I liked it but I was surprised Bioshock 2 didn't make the list.

EDIT: Agreed at Guitarded, such a letdown after YEARS of hype: 4 long, repetitive levels, wtf. That really gimped it for me, even multi got old quick.

ShinMaster5636d ago

They want GT5 to flop, but it can't and it won't.

360 fans saw low selling games as "flops", so let's not try and change its meaning whenever convinient, T9X69.

Huge sales aside, every fan will buy this game, enjoy it and think it's great.

Like it or not, GT5 will be far from a "flop".

acedoh5635d ago

This person needs to learn how to use flop correctly. It has never been used in the sense of reviews. Was Spiderman 3 a flop because of bad reviews despite making a billion dollars. A flop is based on sales. If GT5 sells less than 5 million in a year I think most would call it a flop but that is yet to be seen. This website is way to quick to judge.

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MaxOpower5636d ago

"Next-Ge"

Shouldn't it be "current gen"

GrandTheftZamboni5636d ago

Actually, some are current gen, some are last gen. At least in terms of media drive (DVD vs BD), motion control (camera vs stick), connectivity (that old thing vs Blue Tooth)...

NewZealander5636d ago

"Dealspwn counts down the ten worst flops we've had the misfortune of playing"

actually i loved most of these games, dark sector and re5 were great fun, ive played most of the games on this list.

if they want flops look no further then two worlds and vampire rain!

this list is a total flop!

ChickeyCantor5636d ago

"it delivered for the fans"

If only...only we all went by that mentality then we wouldnt have a sh/t place like n4g.

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awiseman5636d ago

Atually very few of those games int he list actuallty flopped...

it depends on their definition of flop tbh.

STK0265636d ago

Well, like they wrote in the article, and like T9X69 stated, they're not referring to the sales of said games, nor are they looking at the scores the games received in itself, but they are comparing the expectations people had for the game during its development cycles, and what they got in the end.

I believe that's how they managed to get some of these games on the list, since GT5 sold (and is still selling) very well and receiving great reviews, but, still according to these reviews (since I have yet to play GT5), is not all they thought it was going to be.

The same applies for some of the games on the list, as RE5 is a very good game, just not a very good RE title, it received great reviews, great sales, but didn't meet the expectations RE fans had for the follow-up to the awesome RE4.

And by the way, I wouldn't call Perfect Dark Zero awful, it might not have been the best game of its time, but back when it was released, it was quite enjoyable, and while a little bit too shiny, it didn't look half as bad as the article seems to say.

jack who5636d ago

i think we need too re think the meaning of flop cuzz sum ppl are playing and enjoying Perfect Dark Zero.

Arnagrim5636d ago

No Haze, Too Human, Final Fantasy XIII and XIV, Lair, etc?
Also, by his definition of a flop being something with sky high expectations falling short then both Fable 2 and 3 should be on that list.

Shadow_Fox5636d ago

GT5 had much higher expectations than Fable 2 and 3 combined.

Arnagrim5636d ago

I never said GT5 didn't deserve to be on the list. I love Gran Turismo 5, but it still doesn't meet the ungodly high expectations people had for it, so in that sense, yes it's a flop.
I was pointing out that Fable 2 and 3 are a similar situation. Fable 2 at least had a very significant amount of hype around it based on the success of the first; and although the game definitely wasn't awful, it didn't meet the expectations that had been set for it.

Cenobia5636d ago

I don't really understand where it fell short. It is the biggest racing game ever.

Are people really saying it flopped because you can't switch out rims and you have to wait until level 40 for better damage?

jack who5636d ago

i agree with Haze, Too Human, Final Fantasy XIII and XIV, Lair but fable was fun in no way a flop

Arnagrim5636d ago

I know it's not a flop, but by the author's definition of a flop ("This list isn’t necessarily for bad games. A flop is something else. Sky-high expectations, and then a rocky descent, followed by a lackluster landing.") it meets the criteria.
That's mostly Molyneux's fault though for making it sound like it was going to be the Paragon of action RPGs, which it definitely is not.

nskrishna25636d ago

Sigh...play GT5 properly for god's sake

Iramo5636d ago

who plays flops like that. JK

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Best Selling Resident Evil Games US Revealed by Circana Data

Circana data shows Resident Evil 5 as the best selling Resident Evil game in the US, ahead of Resident Evil 4 remake and Village.

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SimpleDad68d ago

So the most successful RE is the one where a white man is killing Africans.
This can't be real.

bryght67d ago

i love resident evil from 2006

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Insider Reveals Cancelled Resident Evil Projects, Denies RE5 Remake

New leaks from Dusk Golem detail cancelled Resident Evil projects, including a Rebecca focused Revelations game, while stating no Resident Evil 5 remake is in development.

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__y2jb83d ago

Capcom's willingness to invest in experiments and scrap them sets them apart form many other developers (Nintendo have a similar methodology). Far too often companies push a game setting or game mechanic that is just not that good and the final product is middling or poor.

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No Resident Evil 5 Remake Announcement This Year as Code Veronica Remake Is Scheduled Next

Dusk Golem claims a Resident Evil 5 remake is not coming this year, with a Code Veronica remake expected instead.

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Neonridr107d ago

I mean 0, 1 and Code Veronica should be way before we get into 5 or 6.

Darkseeker107d ago

5 and 6 are so bad that even Capcom want to pretend they don't exist.

Levii_92107d ago

Dude Code Veronica is bad too but RE5 and 6 were mega successful and to me it makes much more sense for Capcom to do them instead. Nobody cares about Code Veronica except niche fixed camera era RE fans, i bet most modern RE fans probably don't know Code Veronica even exists. Based on all that i don't believe CV remake is coming but we will see i guess.

MehmetAlperTR107d ago (Edited 107d ago )

Actually RE5-6 was not Classic RE game.. They are not even Survival Horror game.. They are just an action game with coop and named by RE... And for me RE Code Veronica was masterpiece.. I remembered the first time i played it in Dreamcast.. It was absouletly excellent game. And specially for RE6.. I was quit from game after the camera shakes when Leon's kick to zombies.. There's a video about RE6 and they are telling the truth about that shitty game https://www.youtube.com/wat... here it is.. Enjoy it..

Neonridr107d ago

people are DYING for a Code Veronica Remake. Not sure who you are talking to, but the die-hard RE fans of the series are very familiar with every entry. That's what it means to be called a die-hard fan.

neutralgamer1992107d ago

Levii

I am sure If they were to remake CV that it 2ont have fixed camera angle. I hope whatever they do they take their time like RE2/4 remakes and not rushed with cut content like RE3 remake

Before they should do RE5 they should go back and remake earlier games. In a perfect scenario we would get CV and RE/Zero before RE5/6

Tapani107d ago

Code Veronica on Dreamcast was absolutely AWESOME.

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LucasRuinedChildhood107d ago (Edited 107d ago )

It makes more sense for them to remake earlier games like Code Veronica. RE5 is a good game though - it's not THAT different from RE4.

RE5 just doesn't really need to remade in general. The co-op element makes it tricky - you'd probably add more moments where Chris is by himself enhance the horror but some would want co-op to stay.

thesoftware730107d ago

RE:5 Was and still is a great game, with hands down the best Merc mode, that I still play from time to time with my brother.

RE:6 blah, I agree, it was awful.

Redgrave107d ago

Other than Code Veronica, 6 is the one ai want to see remade the most only because pretty much everything has to be redone; can't streamline that hot mess.

DarXyde107d ago

6 was pretty bad. 5 just tried too hard in being an action-oriented RE4.

In some fairness to Capcom, 5 was the first Resident Evil on then-new hardware for them (X360 and PS3). And it was pretty damn hard to follow up RE4.

Imagine everyone's surprise when EA of all companies dropped Dead Space.

Alos88106d ago

The first half of 5 wouldn't be too hard to do in the more grounded style the remakes have gone for, but the second half gets pretty silly and uncomfortable at parts.
6 is a wash. You'd have to basically make a whole new game to salvage that one at this point.

__y2jb106d ago

6 is garbage. 5 is excellent.

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_Decadent_Descent107d ago

Hopefully if and when they do a RE5 remake, they give it the RE3 remake treatment, because this is certainly one title that I don't want a faithful remake of.

gerbintosh107d ago

I need a Parasite Eve remake

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