Least Immersive Games You've Played

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17 Aug 2008, 1:38 am

We all know what immersion is. Immersion is how deeply you can get into a game, and how much you can lose yourself in the experience of playing it.

What games can you think of where any chance of immersion fell to it's knees with an audible clunk?

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17 Aug 2008, 3:02 am

I have had a few, but the only one I can think up of at the moment was the 360 game of piraes of the carrabien, some of the movy ones are the worst.

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20 Aug 2008, 12:24 am

Battlecruiser 3000 A.D.

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20 Aug 2008, 7:15 am

This is going to be a controversial one, as I know how popular this game is, but for me? Okami.

I find it lacks something, like a layer is missing- the emotional one, for me. And, call me a big old girly gamer, but I can't get really immersed in a game if I don't feel compelled to save the day.

It's strange, I find Japanese folklore and fairytale completely absorbing, I love them, but Okami just leaves me cold.

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21 Aug 2008, 1:10 am

It's strange, I feel similar about Okami. I loved the art style, loved the setting, but couldn't get into the story or get emotionally invested in any of the characters at all. Maybe because Issun was a more annoying version of Navi and the wolf a silent protagonist who was also a god.

Oh, and Okami being popular? Maybe with critics. It barely sold anything, and was a commercial flop.

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25 Aug 2008, 12:12 pm

Pong. Hahahahaaaaa..... :jester:

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25 Aug 2008, 10:32 pm

Any first person shooter that I have played from Duck hunt up to Quake 3. Gave them up since. May start back up with F.E.A.R.

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26 Aug 2008, 12:16 am

kxmode wrote:

Battlecruiser 3000 A.D.

Derek Smart beats out anyone else in this category...

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26 Aug 2008, 7:14 am

traveller011212 wrote:

Any first person shooter that I have played from Duck hunt up to Quake 3. Gave them up since.

And for me, it's any game that's NOT a first-person shooter.

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26 Aug 2008, 8:46 am

I am with traveller011212, but I also don't connect to games like god of war, or any movie, TV show based game.

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30 Aug 2008, 2:38 pm

Sacred it was just continuous hack and slash with baddies reappearing in areas you had already cleared
Beyond Divinity just boring

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30 Aug 2008, 3:59 pm

Without using genre I will just name a title instead. "Operation Flashpoint" I still have the game, I just can't figure it out. I don't have problems with first person games, this one just annoys me, I will get it one day. Just need to get my gaming hat on

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04 Sep 2008, 12:47 am

the gran turismo series. For some reason, they arent that great compared to Forza 2 or even PGR 3 and 4. The AI was stupid, there was no damage, and no online play

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