Game news The 10 big disappointments of the year according to readers
The year 2021 was punctuated by a number of video game releases of all kinds, including big hits and immense disappointments. At JV, our readers have the leisure to express their views and to evaluate the productions very subjectively. For this reason, today we are offering you this selection of the biggest disappointments of the year according to readers.
Pro Cycling Manager 2021
“The announced changes aren’t present“,” JI don’t understand why we are removing things that have worked well in the past“,”It’s amazing to keep the same game as in previous years and keep making it worse every time“, we can read in the reader reviews of Pro Cycling Manager 2021. The cycling title by Nacon, which was published on the PC on June 3rd, 2021, has visibly disappointed its community. Let’s remember that he instructs you to bring a team to the top or outright defeat; so it’s about managing a wide variety of things, including recruiting, training, budget, equipment and sponsorships. For this new episode, the publisher has announced a brand new targeting system, the 21 official stages of the 2021 Tour de France, as well as new badges accompanied by the European Championship and the national teams. But in the end the public complains above all about a great lack of innovations, bugs and a late technology of its time.
- Reader rating: 5.5 / 20
Battlefield 2042
There has been a lot of talk about the latest Battlefield episode in the past few weeks, but not necessarily for the right reasons: “The fun of the game was completely destroyed during this Early Access week due to too many bugs to be acceptable
- Reader rating: 8.1 / 20
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
While waiting for the next-gen port of GTA V and potential news about a GTA VI, players could once again get GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas through Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, a remaster of the three titles . But now Rockstar faced the wrath of the players for several days with this title. “This is a poor quality remaster that probably took a few hours to complete and in no way warrants its purchase.“We can read in the opinions of the readers. Among the problems that most gamers encounter are the temporary inability to start the PC version, a technique considered too lame for its time, crashes, freezes, and a multitude of.” Mistakes to note that Rockstar was overwhelmed with requests for reimbursement.
- Reader rating: 8.3 / 20
eFootball 2022 was released on September 30th and was the mockery of gamers; With good reason: An avalanche of graphic errors that is very often ridiculed in social networks, as well as the quality of the models, which are considered mediocre. Konami hoped for a fresh start with this episode, however: The publisher decided for the first time on a free-to-play economic model that made some wince for fear of lavish in-game transactions. On the launch day, the Steam site already had 4,842 reviews, extremely negative on average. Within a few hours, the game officially became the lowest-rated game in Steam history. A correction patch allowed a number of errors to be eliminated. But the beginning was damn painful.
- Reader rating: 8.6 / 20
Destruction of AllStars
The PlayStation 5 demolition game was also received rather coldly by the players. The objective of this title vanished from the radars very quickly: to storm vehicles to inflict damage. Released for free in the PlayStation Plus catalog, the game from Lucid Games quickly ran out of gamers; so that the developers were forced to build bots into the game, and it was very often criticized for limited content, lack of generosity of the rewards or a certain lack of challenge in single player mode: “It is good that it is” free “for a limited time on ps +, but when I see its price at 79 $ in physics, so certainly the same price in demat if it is no longer offered, I find it very much expensive.”, “Multi-fun games, but solo isn’t that bad, mostly because of the AI”, “We go around quick and quickly get back to other multiplayer games that are a lot more fun.”
- Reader rating: 9.1 / 20
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguard is the latest addition to the famous shooting license “really not the best cod in years“We were able to read the last reader feedback. The game from Activision received a rating of 0/20 from our readers. On the test page, the episode, which returns to the field of World War II, didn’t really hit the mark either. Among the the most commonly reported flaws we can call a campaign that is very disappointing, a receding scenario and missions that vary too little in their objectives.The multiplayer is also criticized for lack of originality by the same time the title suffered repeated crashes that prevented many players from getting away starting to enjoy the experience comfortably.
- Reader rating: 9.6 / 20
New Pokémon Snap
If it got a nice 15/20 on our columns, New Pokémon Snap clearly wasn’t unanimous among gamers. The game, released on April 30th, gave you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the skin of a Pokémon photographer, just like on Nintendo 64 in 1999. The goal is very simple: Explore an island and save your most beautiful pictures in your Photodex. An experience for the general public that should be particularly peaceful and without constraints. Overall, an average of 10.5 / 20, the players show the game, among other things, the lack of French voices, a lack of interactivity with the environment or the lack of interesting puzzles. Some were too “a little disappointed with the music, as the 1st opus had many distinctive themes”
- Reader rating: 10.5 / 20
New world
Long awaited in fear and hope, New World is the MMO signed by Amazon Game Studios. In a cursed land where the seasons follow one another, the player must hunt monsters and build prosperous civilizations. Despite this promising program, the content seems far from expectations. “It feels like playing a game from a small independent studio in early access, with very little PVE and PVP content.“,”To be honest, the game is really empty, I’m not talking about the disaster of servers waiting from 2000 seats to 20,000The game still became the best launch on the Steam platform with 913,000 concurrently connected players.
- Reader rating: 11/20
Sparkling Diamond Pokémon / Sparkling Pearl
Well received by critics, Pokémon Sparkling Diamond / Sparkling Pearl seems to have received a more mixed reception from our readers. This remake of Pokémon Diamond / Pearl Version released for Nintendo DS invites you to explore the Sinnoh region and find the fourth generation Pokémon. 150 pocket creatures are waiting to be caught, with Dialga and Palkia as headliners. At the same time, it’s also about putting an end to Team Galaxie’s actions. The title has a very chibi style to it that will not suit everyone. Others criticize it for being too easy and for post-league content that lacks finish. “It’s a game with potential, but not fully exploited“, It says in the most supported reader opinion.
- Reader rating: 11/20
FIFA 22
The latest version of the soccer simulation FIFA 22 published by Electronic Arts contains technical and graphical improvements as well as a number of new functions in Career and Ultimate Team modes. “This year again, FIFA 22 will be the perfect target for criticism of the license’s lack of inventiveness”we concluded in our test. A point that is also shared by many readers. Some are also protesting against team withdrawals, an approach that is being considered.incomprehensible“. 18 nations are disappearing from circulation, from Uruguay to the Japanese women’s team, via Turkey. In short, football simulations this year are anything but unanimous.
- Reader rating: 11/20
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