BAD Video Games and Failures by Good Developers

Sometimes it doesn't click. Video Games, AAA or not, doesn't matter the generation, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Ps4, Xbox... We're always gonna have a chance encounter with a bad day. Some of my favorite developers are responsible for some straight up stinkers and here's a few! MAYBE MORE IN THE FUTURE??

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0:00 - Intro (They Can't All Be Zingers)
01:42 - Hit Movie Whiplash by Crystal Dynamics
08:33 - Shrekbox by the people who made Battlefield?
13:24 - Resident Evil is in this Video
17:53 - Battle: Los Angeles (What is this?)
20:13 - Hal - Kirby's Favorite BUSTERS
23:40 - Poor, Poor Sega...
27:03 -Sonic Chronicles is a Video Game
29:01 - Star Wars Episode 1 Jedi Power Battles

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[austineruption]

Alright two questions! What's a bad game from a developer you really like? HARD MODE don't say Sonic the Hedgehog!

NUMBER TWO, who should I try practicing with in Guilty Gear Strive that won't get me shunned by everyone I know? I probably have the most fun with Potemkin and Elphelt so far but my brain is hardwired for Tekken fighter games so idk the intricacies. Is there anyone like Naoto from Ultimax?

(Also yeah, I know Shrek was technically a dev called Sandbox Studio that got converted into the DICE branch in Canada. But hey, Dice is dice!)

[Spacething]

This makes me think about the inverse: good video games by bad developers.

[Scruffynton]

Only a true Primus fan would shit on Primus after quoting Primus

[Shift_Salt]

Won't argue about Sonic Chronicles being shit but will argue the lawsuit from Penders was total bullshit.
"You had a tribe of Echidnas?! I DID THAT, ME, THAT'S MY IDEA NO ONE ELSE CAN HAVE IIIIT!!"
Dude is a fucking plague on the fandom.

[donjohnson]

I remember my mom refusing to buy me X-Perts because it looked terrible and didn't want to hear me whine about it later, smart lady!

[youngkhronic]

“Boring is exactly what you don’t want a resident evil to be”
*umbrella corps begins sweating*

[arekusu.]

There's this hilarious oversight in RE: Survivor where the enemies can't atttack you when you're not looking at them, so speedrunners deadass walk backwards through the entire game 😂😂😂

[otaking]

I'm one of the few people that actually likes Sonic Chronicles, and wish that it could get a sequel as a middle finger to Ken Penders.

[mementomori]

Austin better put respect on Plo-Koon's name he's a legend and even invented light side force lighting in old canon

[arcanehornet]

Wasn’t expecting a Primus reference to start off the video, not going to lie!

I’ve been saying “they can’t all be zingers” for years lol

[cwooddirector]

Wait, did Crystal Dynamics really name their evil corporation after Enron, the company that very famously was doing illegal stuff?

[VioletElite]

A Sonic RPG is such an interesting weird idea, almost like the Bioware version of Super Mario RPG, but what a hot mess, can't even emulate it if I'm ever bored and wanna try it lol

[Wnick]

I remember playing Whiplash back in the day. Never finished it as I didn't know what to do after a certain point (don't remember what part). Looking back, all I can say is, "nostalgia can be a hell of a drug"

[ryannachtrab]

Jedi Power Battles still haunts my dreams from 25 years ago. I thought it was unbelievably janky before i even knew what jank was.

[billybeeeeeeeeee]

In 2001 I was turning 14 and was in my first year of high school. My birthday is in November and my grades were straight A's. My dad asked me what I want for my birthday (it's in the second half of November). I said "There is one thing, but don't worry about it, it's too expensive." He further questioned what it was and I replied, "An Xbox. It's a new video game system." A day or two after the OG Xbox released, my OG (my dad) took me to a Toys R Us. That's when I found out they only sold it in a $500 bundle, the system, 3 games of your choice, an extra controller (and I believe) the dvd remote. I told him we didn't have to buy it, I could pick out some action figures or something else, or we could try to go to another store and I could JUST get the system and get games for Christmas. Pops said, "You can get this now, as is, but you gotta keep your grades at A's all year." I agreed (and did, go me) but the WORST part of the experience, other than talking to my scary-ass dad was the choice. He was short-tempered, I was indecisive ---- a terrible combo. I stood there staring HALO in the eye, a staredown for the ages. But my dad would most likely NEVER let me get an M Rated game. (I could've convinced my mom to get it, as it's mostly bright colored alien blood and I wasn't gonna suddenly become a space marine and shoot a bunch of aliens IRL.) I had to make my choices and make them quick, to seal the deal sooner. I grabbed Tony Hawk 2X (a game I loved), Amped Snowboarding (I thought it might be cool --- sucked at it) and finally....with one last, long, loving look at the masterpiece that is HALO:CE, I moved my hand towards my final pick, a game I grew to hate with all my heart, despite loving the movie....SHREK. I didn't get very far (perhaps a fight with big bad wolf?) gave up, let it rot in my collection for about 6 months and finally traded it in. I have never gone back to SHREK but should I get another OG XBOX, I have a pound of flesh to get back from it. I will have my day, SHREK will bow to me. Until then....great vid, keep up the great work!

[EhrenLoudermilk]

Got a free rotisserie chicken at work today. It pairs nicely with this video

[Saizmatters]

Resident Evil: Survivor had the light-gun removed because of a school shooting that happened prior to release. According to Capcom, they wanted to pay respects to the kids who were murdered.

[l-eaglestone]

Comment when Sonic Chronicles can be emulated? It already is, has been for years!
No$GBA. I used it to get to chapter 9 before I forgot about it. The other one mentioned in the very image you showed might probably work from start to finish, though I'm unsure.
I'd have to start from 0, most likely, in order to recall the objectives, so I'm not too thrilled.

I understand that it's probably unreasonable to ask someone to use a whole another software just for a game. As someone, who had to switch to another just to finish the first Ace Attorney, can relate, yeah...

Still, the title's been emulatable for ages. Just thought I'd mention this.

[Hiro-qsdn]

I loved whiplash so much when i was a kid

[firefist]

I guess Jedi Power Battles took a note from the Kuwabara school of sword fighting. Need to power up? SWORD, GET LONGER!