What do you think is the most pathetic excuse people use to defend a disappointing game?

E.
 
If it doesn't play well, or slow or wonky, its not fun playing it therefore defeating the entire point of videogames.
Fun.

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

E. If it doesn't play well, or slow or wonky, its not fun playing it therefore defeating the entire point of videogames. Fun.

Although there is no ONE point of videogames...

What is a dissapointing game to you or me might be the best thing since sliced bread to someone else.
I would rather argue with a person about a game's quality on a point by point basis. You can't simply dismiss any of the above just by themselves without hearing the reasoning behind them. All of the above can have merit depending on actual situation. So I would say none of those are pathetic in and of themselves.
And any excuse is pathetic if it is not backed up by a thought out argument.

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

E. If it doesn't play well, or slow or wonky, its not fun playing it therefore defeating the entire point of videogames. Fun.

I disagree. Games like XIII, which is a mediocre shooter at best, more than makes up for it with it's brilliant art design.

What about the hipster style. "You just don't get it"

D. That's the only one that I've never used.

C, just can't stand it. And i still stand by the fact that E.Y.E was shit.

All of them are valid except the argument that it was made by some small developer who programmed the entire game on a bootstrapped amiga whilst living in a cardboard box, I don't care what who or what the developers are, all that matters is the product if it's no good it's no good.

Other: "They were going for "fun" and accessibility, that's totally legit"

"You just suck at it."

Also, for the record, apart from C and D I think those are all perfectly legitimate stances to take on a variety of games, providing you don't use them to rationalize a purchasing recommendation in a professional review.

C. Just because it is a small studio doesn't mean flaws are okay. Look at Supergiant games with Bastion, small team, fantastic game.

D I guess 
 
The rest of those are completely legit excuses, depending on the person. D is often legit too but I feel like it's the only one not based purely on opinion. 

Can't stand people who defend a bad game just because two guys made it in their basement. I mean, bravo for pouring your heart and soul into making this game all by yourself, I applaud you for that. Just don't expect me to applaud your terrible game.

What about the hipster style. "You just don't get it"

@AhmadMetallic: Fair enough Ahmad, fair enough sir

It's not a choice, but "You're playing it wrong." If I'm playing the game wrong, the developers should have designed the game better so I would be able to know how to "play it right" instinctively without you having to tell me so.

"It has easy achievements"

@AhmadMetallic said:

@Swoxx said:

What about the hipster style. "You just don't get it"

Hipster or not, that statement can totally make sense sometimes. I've been told that I didn't get Mirror's Edge and Dead Space and Mass Effect and S.T.A.L.K.E.R in the past, when i hated those games with a passion, and now they're all all-time favorite for me because I did not get them in the past, and only after trying each game literally 4-5 times did I get the pacing and vibe and design choices, and kick ass at them. Mirror's Edge IMO is the most legit "you don't get it" game out there.

Same here. I fucking hated Metro 2033 with a passion when I bought it, thought it was a waste. Couple of months later, picked it up again. once it "clicked" for me, it became one of my favorite shooters ever.

It's bad because it's a parody of bad games.

 @Chop said:

D I guess  The rest of those are completely legit excuses, depending on the person. D is often legit too but I feel like it's the only one not based purely on opinion. 

I think the worst reason would be because its a platform exclusive. That's just being a douchy fanboy. Aside from maybe D all these other ones seem kinda subjective and valid if you enjoy the game.

I doubt games with poor quality aren't like that because of one simple thing so I don't really care about any excuse.

It's bad because it's a parody of bad games.

Jeff's review of Crysis 2.

Depends. Ive played games that were classed as absolutely shit but had an enjoyable time doing so. If someone actually likes a shit games then how can it be an excuse? I love Dead Island (even although my lvl 37, 96 % save is fucked) but many other think its shit because its broken. Does that mean its a shitty game? I love Dead Rising, everyone else I know thinks it's shit because they don't like the way it works...etc.

"You think it's bad because it's different and unique. Go back to COD !"

Most pathetic excuse:

It has to be good because it's developed by [insert favourite developer here]

"You think it's bad because it's different and unique. Go back to COD !"

As Patrick said, what is video games.

Really now, all of these are certain factors. You may take them into consideration or not. I don't like it when people try to defend games, period. If they like it, fine. But don't cram your opinions down other people's throats.

I think the most pathetic excuse I've ever heard from someone defending a disappointing game they've bought is the "I like the game" one. I hate people who don't like the things I do or agree with my opinions on a game, fuck them!

"It's free to play"

So I guess B.

It's Japanese...

Because it's the next installment in their favourite series. I'm looking at you Final Fantasy.

I mean everyone's saying D but D is totally a legitimate excuse too. KOTOR 2 got fucked in the ass because Lucas Arts only gave Obsidian like 8-9 months to work on it.

When a game is average and the person thinks it's the most amazing game ever cause they played it at 13-14 yrs old and we all know the game you played at 13-14 is the most amazing game ever. I sort of have that too :D.

This assumes someone would have to motivate them liking something to you...which I don't believe in so fuck that.

I say B. Specifically when I'm playing mods. It doesn't matter if its free, its my time I'm spending on it and if it sucks then I have the right to complain about it.

@Swoxx said:

What about the hipster style. "You just don't get it"

This was the first thing I thought of, too. Basically it avoids any counter-argument and puts the onus on the critic. It's the rebutting equivalent of "because, I said so."

@TaliciaDragonsong said:

E. If it doesn't play well, or slow or wonky, its not fun playing it therefore defeating the entire point of videogames. Fun.

I disagree. Games like XIII, which is a mediocre shooter at best, more than makes up for it with it's brilliant art design.

B. Saying that Breech or whatever XBLA online shooter is good for the price is a lame excuse when you can buy triple A title from yesteryear for the same price that is going to be much better. I got BF Bad Company 1 for €5 and people were still playing that online. CoD4 MW1 was €20 On Demand a while back which is a much better deal than Breech for €15 and there are still plenty of people playing MW1.

I hate it when a game with poor gameplay, non existent story and repetitive fetch quests gets a free pass just because it has a loot system. I found Dead Island so boring I could not bring myself to play it even though I bought it brand new. Borderlands was a little better as there was some enemy variation which kept things somewhat interesting.

Oh, god, I had one that hadn't been posted and now it's GONE!

No, wait. I was just going to repeat someone else and say "You're playing it wrong" means I no longer want to talk to you about this video game. The idea that there is a "wrong" way to experience someone's medium is just fucking BROKEN, and it implies bad design by the developer. Of course, figuring out the developer's intent can sometimes avoid goofy situations and let you enjoy the game more, but that doesn't mean you're doing it wrong at all, that means the developer probably shouldn't have hidden the part where your character has actually always been a SWAT gunner.

other - rushed development

I picked "E" because it's all we are going to hear after StarWars:The Old Republic is released. (and all we've heard about Bioware's watered down shitty RPGs for years.

It’s far more satisfying to hate EA or Ubisoft than to hate some indi game developer, but the fact is; the vast majority of indi games suck.