10 Games Hated By Their Own Developers

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Published 2024-07-30
When it all goes right, developing video games can be a hugely rewarding experience. Not every project can be a dream come true though, and some can be a downright nightmare for those saddled with the misfortune of having to work on them. The upside to this scenario, however, is that afterwards we get to hear those same creators publicly dunk on the games they made, which always makes for some very juicy reading. Here are 10 Games Hated By Their Own Developers!

VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin)
Script: Kiki McIntyre (@Kiki_Can_Do_It)
Video Editor: Lean Bacalzo (@LeanBacalzo)

#TombRaider #Bubsy #Fable

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All Comments (21)
  • @kingbaard5395
    WHERE IS MILO PETER MOLYNEUX, LET HIM GO HES JUST A DIGITAL BOY
  • I played the original Fable twice, first on Xbox and then on PC. It wasn't what was promised but it was still a great game. It had a great atmosphere; the colors were vibrant and the British accent that NPCs used was wonderful. The game also allowed you to purchase a title that the NPCs used when they addressed you. There were more dignified titles available, but I chose to be called Arseface and never changed that. It was hilarious to hear NPCs call me that in their hearty, down-to-earth way. Fable 3 was the best of the series though. Instead of the usual medieval fantasy world, it took place in a world that resembled 19th century Britain: industrialisation was going on with all the mistreatment of workers that a Bad Guy was able to imagine. The game also included a hilarious side quest to find 50 evil garden gnomes that had escaped from their owner. Not as arduous as similar quests in later games (koroks, you know) but the whole idea of evil garden gnomes invading the world was just as non-wholesome as could be expected of this series.
  • @Justforvisit
    Man that fact about Toby Gard returning for "Tomb Raider: Legend" really IS one massive happy end, since for me personally, I consider "Legend" the absolute apex of the whole franchise. Just EVERYTHING was done right there! Lara was an amazing badass, the stages were massively interesting and fun to explore for secrets and...that! Epic! Soundtrack! Indeed one of the few cases in Gaming History where a game ABSOLUTELY stands true to its title!
  • @Sailor_alan
    Fable 2 was a great game. I also know I am in a small minority here, but I quite enjoyed the first Bubsy game.
  • @Martynde
    The Flappy Birds creator should have been on this list.
  • Honestly, Mega Man 3 is probably the best game in the series. It's a close race between 2 and 3, but since the Metal Blade is so unbalancing to the game and turns the rest of the game into easy mode once you get it, 3 is my favorite.
  • @MrBeardsley
    I think the writer got a bit confused with the Daikatana entry. John Romero and Tom Hall left id Software in 1995 to form Ion Storm, citing “a restrictive company culture and pressure from the higher-ups” during the development of Quake (in a nutshell Romero got lost in the creative process and took issue with John Carmack’s repeated demands he stop dicking around just finish the damn thing). One of Daikatana’s biggest issues was that nobody outranked Romero at Ion Storm, so the only people pressuring him to finish the game was publisher Eidos Interactive. But when Ion Storm signed their initial three-game contract with Eidos there weren’t any hard deadlines for the games, so Romero was free to engage in the blue-sky thinking development style that had caused so much friction at id. That’s where most of the delays and technical issues with Daikatana came from, Romero’s total lack of leadership skills and firm belief that every decision he made was the right one.
  • @PikaStu666
    I'm pretty sure all Peter Molyneux's games, if they were capable of emotion, would hate him too!
  • Molyneux sounds like he's doing the Vince McMahon tactic of promising the moon and then blaming everyone else when he crashes back to Earth. Despite, you know, being the one in-charge and making all the decisions.
  • @KingBasewyn
    Ironic that Peter calls his games a complete failure when he himself in a failure and a blight to games industry.
  • Peter does these voiceovers like those old youtube songs where they cut up a youtuber's voice to make them say something, it's really weird to listen to. Which is annoying because I really like him in the other videos
  • Why does the snapshot of Fable's dev look like Marshall Applewhite? 🤔
  • @kainslance
    Rudy sells sealed magic to buy reserve list magic cards. Its a very good busines model, since the current product only loses value and the old product gains value
  • @DonkThikkness
    Yeah, Plants bs Zombies 2 was pretty bad. I deleted it after a couple of days. Reason being were microtransactions. EA is a horrible company.
  • @matteste
    There is the original Drakengard which director Yoko Taro has some pretty choice words regarding it.
  • The Original Tomb Raider and Tomb Raider Legend are both amazing to me. 😊 I own Spec Ops the Line [CIB]. It's a pretty fun game, and I bought a year ago on Mercari for $18.07 before it got delisted from digital stores and before the price went up. EA Games just keep on digging their graves deeper and deeper.