{"id":42591,"date":"2012-08-08T10:12:40","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T08:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=42591"},"modified":"2012-08-08T10:14:01","modified_gmt":"2012-08-08T08:14:01","slug":"worst-pc-games-of-2012-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/42591-worst-pc-games-of-2012-so-far","title":{"rendered":"Worst PC games of 2012 (so far)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2012 has been a surprisingly good year in terms of game quality. While each year always has it\u2019s big blockbusters that rack up the 90-and-above ratings, there always seems to be some yings to mix up those yangs.<\/p>\n

While the PC platform has seen some highly-rated releases like Diablo III, Tribes: Ascend, and Total War: Showgun 2, there really hasn\u2019t been anything outrageously bad hitting PCs; but if we are to look up what has underwhelmed the most, there are some games that reminded us that there is a balance to everything.<\/p>\n

The following games are listed according to their aggregated scores on both Metacritic and Gamerankings respectively.<\/p>\n

Confrontation (51, 51.86%)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dubbed as a tactical fantasy RPG, Confrontation follows a party of 4 characters who need to combine powers to overcome enemies.<\/p>\n

Here’s Game Chronicles<\/a> critical breakdown and in-depth analysis of Confrontation:<\/p>\n

“At the end of the day, Confrontation just isn’t a very good game.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Confrontation<\/p><\/div>\n

Anna (60, 47.00%)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Anna is Dreampainters attempt at delivering a frightening horror experience. Game critics weren\u2019t impressed. Especially that of Videogamer\u2019s Lewis Denby<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201c’Wasted opportunity’ is a phrase that keeps rearing its head, whether it’s thanks to the garbled translation, a broken hints system, or completely absent puzzle logic. Anna has some great ideas, but it’s the game’s carelessness that’ll stay with you, not its moments of inspired horror.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Anna<\/p><\/div>\n

Deep Black: Reloaded (39, 42%)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Deep Black: Reloaded\u2019s goal was to take third-person shooting mechanics and dunk them into an underwater world where terrorism and freedom fighters collide; unfortunately it was likened to dying in water.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>There’s no discernible ironic enjoyment to be gleaned from this game, and it’s certainly not fun-bad like Deadly Premonition. It’s just plain old depressing bad-bad. Like drowning\u201d – IncGamers\u2019 Paul Younger<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Deep Black: Reloaded<\/p><\/div>\n

Fray (32, 35.17%)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Brain Candy were a little ambitious with their sci-fi game Fray, which attempted to fuse turn-based multiplayer elements with real-time strategy tactics. The results was less-than-appealing. Here\u2019s the Escapist\u2019s Andy Chalk\u2019s<\/a> take:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>Fray is not ready for prime time. It’s not particularly exciting even when it works, and right now, it just doesn’t work.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Fray<\/p><\/div>\n

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare (22,20.8%)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare sounds interesting, but unfortunately isn\u2019t. This first-person shooter\/strategy hybrid failed to impress anyone, even with the game being free-to-play.<\/p>\n

Summed up by Gamer.nl<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can’t imagine that developers actually hate gamers, but after having played Gettysburg, we’re starting to doubt that. It’s ugly, not user-friendly and simply unfinished: these are just a few of the things that make this a horrible game.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Gettysburg: Armored Warfare<\/p><\/div>\n

What is your worst PC game of 2012 so far?<\/p>\n

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Michael Pachter: visionary or buffoon?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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