What was 2011's most immediately forgotten game?

El Shaddai is the closest I can think of. Its not that the game was underwhelming based on the hype (like I would say Rage or Catherine were), but it was completely forgotten by the press once it was released.

The game was released in a time when even the GB crew was complaining about the lack of games; and besides being mentioned once by Patrick in the podcast, it was never touched again. Its a shame, since the game ain't bad (not great either, but pretty decent) and it should have seen more attention from the media...

guys.... Disgaea 4

You remember that came out right? oh.. guess not.

Probably Rayman: Origins, shame not a lot of people talked about it more.

@ComradeKhan said:

@Video_Game_King said:

I love how nobody is saying El Shaddai.

Thats why it is the true answer to this question.

Oh ComradeKahn, you so clever!

dead island

@Alkaiser said:

Anything on DS. Ghost Trick, Radiant Historia, Monster Tale, Okamiden, Mass Attack; another awesome Kirby game that probably sold for shit, and an awesome DQM game that like 5 other guys probably bought over here.

A lot of DS games got lost in the shuffle this year. I would say Solatorobo was probably the one that got the least attention. At least the others (except for Radiant Historia) got a Quick Look.

Crysis 2. Such a forgettable game. I had fun with it, but I couldn't tell you anything that happened in it.

MINDJACK!

Socom 4

Oh definitely RAGE, it was kind of poopy and bland, so it was instantly forgotten.

@Skar220 said:

Killzone 3. Damn good looking game. Bad ass trailer got me pumped for that game. Then meh. Forgot that game even existed until they mentioned it on the goty podcasts. Then I thought, "Oh yeah, I own that game.... Man"

That game had a terrible story. Was very disappointed.

Why? I mean the ISA (USA) won. And they killed about every single last soldier on that planet... and every single last civilian, men, women, children, infants. I mean since they're the good guys, that's a good thing, right?

Genocide count ISA 1:0 Helghast.

Infamous 2, in my view. The first game sold pretty well and had very positive critical reception, but it seems like it barely even got noticed this year. Even on this site specifically, the bomb crew mentioned Infamous 2 in basically only one podcast (and briefly made fun of in another), and the first was the one where it competed for attention with Duke Nukem Forever. 
 
A lot of really just forgotten stuff in 2011. It really felt like the year of "A lot of interesting shit is coming out but no one really seems to be impressed."

@Video_Game_King said:

@coakroach said:

Tactics Ogre: LUCT

Not surprising considering it was an SRPG for the PSP and a remake of a game that was on the Super Famicom.

Its a shame though since it has probably one of the best stories of any game i've ever played.

If it makes you feel any better, the game is probably one of the most influential games in the genre,

If that's true, the strategy-RPG genre is fucked beyond repair. Tactics Ogre was a terrible game. Boring, uninspired, archaic gameplay that is completely outclassed by games in the same genre from over a decade ago on inferior hardware.

@QuistisTrepe:

I said influential; I said nothing of the game's quality. Yes, there are better games in the genre, but Tactics Ogre helped pave the way for even better games to come. Oh, and the PSP version fixes A LOT of what was wrong with the original, like the lack of camera control and the horrible translation.

RAGE was what instantly came to my mind, it seems to be a favourite. I played battlefield 3 for like a day and then immediately benched it for Skyrim, so yeh.

Someone mentioned Duke Nukem, i think given its decade long build up it's gotta be right up there.

I've been trying to forget about Dragon Age 2 since finishing it.

Shadows of the Damned!

KillZone 3? Never played the others but I was hooked on the mp for awhile and single player wasn't so bad

@BisonHero: Little Big Planet 2, Bulletstorm, Killzone 3, Infamous 2. Mostly PS3 exclusives, which makes me sad that people didn't talk about them more.

@QuistisTrepe said:

@Video_Game_King said:

@coakroach said:

Tactics Ogre: LUCT

Not surprising considering it was an SRPG for the PSP and a remake of a game that was on the Super Famicom.

Its a shame though since it has probably one of the best stories of any game i've ever played.

If it makes you feel any better, the game is probably one of the most influential games in the genre,

If that's true, the strategy-RPG genre is fucked beyond repair. Tactics Ogre was a terrible game. Boring, uninspired, archaic gameplay that is completely outclassed by games in the same genre from over a decade ago on inferior hardware.

Tactics Ogre was originally released in 1995.

I think the gameplay holds up pretty well for a 17 year old game, and the storytelling and characters in the remake put most modern games to shame.

I dont know what the hell your comparing it to but damn dude, I think you just dont like SRPG's.

@coakroach said:

I think the gameplay holds up pretty well for a 17 year old game

You really can't say that, as (from what I've heard) the remake includes enough changes to make the original product a distinct entity.

@Video_Game_King said:

I love how nobody is saying El Shaddai.

Well, I for one forgot it came out...

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.

Infamous 2

FF 13 for sure. Play it and not even remember the characters names or plot points.

@coakroach said:

@QuistisTrepe said:

@Video_Game_King said:

@coakroach said:

Tactics Ogre: LUCT

Not surprising considering it was an SRPG for the PSP and a remake of a game that was on the Super Famicom.

Its a shame though since it has probably one of the best stories of any game i've ever played.

If it makes you feel any better, the game is probably one of the most influential games in the genre,

If that's true, the strategy-RPG genre is fucked beyond repair. Tactics Ogre was a terrible game. Boring, uninspired, archaic gameplay that is completely outclassed by games in the same genre from over a decade ago on inferior hardware.

Tactics Ogre was originally released in 1995.

I think the gameplay holds up pretty well for a 17 year old game, and the storytelling and characters in the remake put most modern games to shame.

I dont know what the hell your comparing it to but damn dude, I think you just dont like SRPG's.

In this context I was clearly referring to the PSP version.

@QuistisTrepe:

It wasn't clear to me; I thought you were referring to the original SNES version. Why else would I place so much historical significance on it? It's hard to name remakes that have had as large a role on the industry as non-remakes.

@SkySonata said:

FF 13 for sure. Play it and not even remember the characters names or plot points.

That game came out in 2010 :|.

Then i must have spent all of 2011 regretting it lol.

Fear 3.

I agree with Alice madness returns, even I forgot about it when I did my own top 10 list for the year, even though I remembered really enjoying it at the time and it probably could have squeezed on there as number 10.

@LastNinja said:

I don't remember

I love you.

Wow, I followed gaming pretty closely this year and still forgot about a bunch of the games in this thread, which is the point. I think this just shows how games were very iterative this year. Killzone 3, Resistance 3, AC: Revelations etc... all of them are quality games, but none were that memorable.

Duke Nukem Forever. Played it for the first time a month ago, and immediately willed myself to forget about it.

Aliens Infestation for the Ds went out with a whimper. Good game too.

LBP2 i had no idea that game even came out.