Hmmm, not sure. Usually I get a really good game with a new console or 3 or 4 decent games.
I think my launch system goggles are relevant to Red Steel, but then I went back and still found some enjoyment with it. At the time direct pointing was new so it was exciting to play, in hindsight it's controls are a constant fight compared to other IR shooters. But the base gameplay is fun and it was pretty harshly treated by the gaming media.
I can't for the life of me remember the name of this game, but it came with Sega CD or Mega CD or whatever stupid thing the Genesis/Mega Drive CD add-on was called.
It was a car game where you basically weren't in direct control but you only had to press the right button as you were prompted to do so by the screen ... so you could go on watching what was basically a cut-scene from beginning to end. Press the wrong button or take too long, you crashed and died. We loved the game to bits. Think we were just taken by how cool it looked compared to the 16bit games we were used to. I don't need to play it again to know it's complete and utter rubbish
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Listen to Wu-Tang and watch Kung-Fu
I guess I'll stay topical with my post in the other thread and mention Bioshock.
Listen to Iced Earth and play Doom
...The Bouncer? And some obscure JRPG that began on a ship or something. But the thing is I thought they were pretty terrible at the time, but they were enjoyable because of the leap in graphics and the cutscenes. So I'm not sure if that qualifies anyway.
NFS: Carbon? That was an awesome experience with the Wii-Remote, but it was a very solid racing game anyway.
Well, at least I tried.
You've heard of beer goggles, well what is your greatest example of a launch game that you could not beleive at the time, but now you look back time has not been so kind? (Inspired by use of the expression on the latest Player One Podcast).
The best example for me would have to be Blue Stinger. It was an RE-like game for the Dreamcast launch, which I still can enjoy, but man reality and time have put a broad seperation between myself and my old self on that one.
The most jarring thing about it these days are the so-bad-they're good cutscenes and the lack of working camera.
I just found this incredible sound track cover for the game. Hassy was a drink in the game!