Blog:TigerBlazer's Top 5 Least Favorite Games Ever

Hey guys. You may remember I made a list of my top 10 favorite video games ever, so I was bored and decided to make a list on my least favorite games ever. Similar to King Dice, I haven't played a lot of bad games, so it is a top 5 rather than a top 10. As well as that, most games I play that are bad are more mediocre and aren't downright awful, and my fifth spot is even one that is more average than bad. Hope you guys enjoy my list, and if you like these games, that is perfectly fine :)

5: Final Doom
This may come as a bit of a surprise, especially considering how big of a Doom fan I am and that this is the most positively received game on this list. However, along with many other Doom fans, I am heavily divided on this one. The main problem is the lack of originality to differentiate itself from Doom 2 and those terrible D!Zone WAD packs from the 90s (I have never played those, but I am aware of their notoriety, so maybe they could replace this game's spot on the list once I play them). The level design in the campaigns are a mixed bag, ranging from truly great, such as "Caribbean", to downright bad such as "Habitat". As well as that, there is the mediocre PSX version. Overall, it's not bad, just very average and nothing really of note at all, and can be easily skipped without missing anything important, but I do have a strange urge to finish this game either way so I can be a Doom completionist and that I need a good challenge.

4: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Likely the worst game ever developed for the NES, the developers clearly didn't know what they were thinking with this one. To put it simply, everything in the game is ugly. I graphics do not look to great and are mostly mediocre, even for NES standards. The music, outside of the main theme, is largely forgettable. However, the main flaw is the gameplay, where the player walks to the right endlessly, while the townspeople and even the insects and birds try to kill Dr. Jekyll to stop him from going wherever he's going. And to top it all off, it is very infuriating to play at all, with getting to the end of the level being very difficult, made even worse with a weapon that can't even do anything.

3. Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
"The first game I ever hated", one of the first things I ever said on the Qualitipedia wikis was that in the comments section for this game's page. And even today, I still strongly dislike it. The main problem is the luck based rock, paper, scissors mechanic, which is one of the few ways to gain a good item in the game, and the only way to learn what to do is to lose from one of these encounters so you can know what action to do on the next, which just isn't fun at all. The controls are very slippery, which is not good for this game, and this is coming from someone who prefers Luigi in The Lost Levels. One hit kills you, your punch is to short, and one of the worst endings of all time. This easily ranks the top of my least favorite platformer and Sega game.

2. Super Columbine Massacre RPG!
I really do not want to talk about this one, I really don't. So I will begin like this and make it brief: When you want to create something that touches on a sensitive subject, it should be done very seriously and should not be taken lightly. In this games case, it fails hard. The main problem is that you play as the killers themselves and play out their actions of the shooting. This in itself is sick, and only the sickest people in the world would actually enjoy playing this. Killing the people who died in the shooting yourself in the game is a horrible thing to even consider in the first place. Top that with a second half that has nothing to do with the events of the shooting and you get a game that just cannot be played by almost anyone but the most deranged psychopaths.

Dishonorable Mentions

 * The Donkey Kong series: Believe it or not, I do not like this series, with the exception of the original arcade game. I don't find the gameplay to be that run really, but my dislike for this is more neutral, so I kept it off here.
 * Fortnite: Gets way to much hate, and it has some good ideas behind it despite feeling like you are playing an advertisement at times.
 * Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: So bad, it's awesome, and is more of a guilty pleasure for me.
 * Any game with racist, illegal, or offensive content (Such as Sad Satan, ZOG's Nightmare): Don't even need to play them to know how bad they are, and the ones I have played are way to numerous to fir the whole list, so I will keep most as dishonorable mentions.
 * Wing Commander Arena: Pathetic excuse for a Wing Commander game, but similar to Final Doom, can easily be ignored, and on the plus side, can't really be played anymore and remains forgotten, so I will put that dead horse to rest.
 * Ultima IX: Ascension: The worst Ultima game, but due to not being a hard-core fan, I can't get mad about every aspect (Some of the massive plot-holes are beyond my knowledge of the series).

1. Depression Quest
Ah yes, the worst "game" I have ever played. And I use quotation marks because it is the loosest use of the term. Instead of feeling like a game, this "experience" is more of a book than a game. That isn't to much of a bad thing, as things such as visual novels are like books in game form and are executed in a good way. However, this is the worst of the exceptions, as there is nothing interesting at all. There are no graphics at all other than a photo that doesn't show anything. The characters don't even have names, another okay idea that is executed terribly. No gameplay at all other than clicking a choice that will eventually lead to a bad ending. The most boring text ever, and all of it on screen really makes the game a snooze-fest. And to give the cherry on the shit sundae, its representation of depression is very inaccurate, and this is coming from someone who has experienced it and has had friends who went through it. Overall, one of the worst games ever made and one I will never play again.

To be fair, this list is small because I don't like to play bad games, and I prefer to be happier by playing good ones, and even have a lot of critically acclaimed titles on my must-play list such as Doom Eternal, Golden Sun, and Quake. But if you have any bad game recommendations for me, I will happily play them and give you thoughts on them, maybe as a whole different blog post. So, what's your list of least favorite games? Let me know below, and stay cool.