Biggest ADV Game Let Down?
 

What adventure game let YOU down the most?

It's a toss up between Dreamfall and Sam & Max. Not because they were bad games, but probably because my expectations were insanely high. Dreamfall just didn't capture that same magic that TLJ had IMO. Sam&Max along with DOTT were my first adventure games, and therefore spoiled me forever. I still haven't made it past Episode 2 in Sam&Max, so I guess I can't really talk :9

For me it was Phatasmagoria (if I spelled it correctly)

I still don't get the whole interactive movie thing that Roberta seemed so fond of.

I should have flushed the money down the toilet instead of buying that "game".

GK3 because of awkward interface and poor puzzles.

Dreamfall because of its lack of puzzles.

Sam and Max (new)- forced childish humor, small environments cause boring puzzles.

The only one I can think of is The Dig. Lucasarts were pretty much unstoppable in the mid-90's so when they announced they were making a humongous space epic with Steven Spielberg's name attached, it was hard not to get excited. I got that game for Christmas the year it came out and I can still remember the wave of crushing disappointment that came with the realization that it simply wasn't very good. Lame puzzles, a dull story and just general meh-ness make for a crushing disappointment, even moreso considering it came from Lucasarts.

Escape from Monkey Island - the great Monkey Island transformed into a moronic, sitcomish comedy about capitalism taking over in the Caribbean - truly horrible

The Longest Journey - after all the great things I heard it turned to be very average at best

Sam&Max(new) - the constantly reused environments and characters and general lack of excitement

I agree with SamandMax. In retrospect, The Dig was a real disappointment - the demo was just awesome but it was a real exercise in tedium once you went underground.

Going a bit back Total Distortion was sort of a disappointment despite its awesome soundtrack. But man, was I a nerd anticipating this one. lol

Why did you buy it in the first place knowing that it was FMV ? Loved the first Phantasmagoria , swapping discs were a pain in the ass , cheesy sure but loved fmv and loved horror , so a game like phantasmagoria is made for me. :D

All times biggest let down was Dreamfall no doubt.

Is not really common that I'm let down by a game. I usually know what to expect and even if not I always have low expectations. One that comes to mind and is pretty recent is 3 cards to midnight. I was expecting a lot more from it even if I knew it would be a "casual game" at its core.

I agree with you on both games. But do yourself a favor and give the Abraham Lincoln episode (4?) a try, it really steps the series up and its free to download from telltale.

Dreamfall. It was getting to be awesome, the plot was building up, it was getting interesting and then... Then it just ended. Just like that. Bah!

For me it's Broken Sword 2, it somehow managed to feel smaller in ever respect to the classic original.

Also to a lesser extent the second Phoenix Wright game - Justice for All, which to me seemed to act mainly as filler between the first and third games, just not the same level of quality as either.

I think it was Police Quest 4, where it was headed up by a different retired officer than the first 3 games. It also was in LA and had a different protagonist.

My friend and I that had played through the first three games dozens of times tried this one out, but couldn't get into it. It seemed a lot slower paced.

No one's mentioned these yet:

Paradise - I finished it about a year ago and I can't remember absolutely anything about it, other than I thought it was a waste of money...

Or more recently
A Vampyre Story - That game was trying to be funny so hard, and failing so badly. Thank god it was so short.

Escape from Monkey Island....after all the enjoyment I got out of MI3, MI4 was a major letdown. All the commercialism jokes got old pretty quick, and even the characters I loved, like Murray, just weren't enough to make it seem worthwhile.

Also, Dracula Resurrection....it was like a long infomercial for the follow-up, and Dracula's character in the game amounted to a cameo appearance. Ugh.

And, speaking of D:R, an honorable mention for all those other generic Myst-clone wanna-be's put out by Dreamcatcher. Bought 3 of those clunkers before I wised up. There may have been some gems put out by them, but the 3 I bought weren't anywhere near the neighborhood of good.

I agree with the Vampyre story assessment.

I agree with the Paradise assessment.

Sinking Island -- flat characters I didn't sympathize/relate with, too much walking and retracing steps, a protagonist I didn't find all that unique and a story I just didn't care about. But most likely it was because when the name Benoit Sokal is tied to something, I automatically think "atmosphere." The same goes with Art Deco (Grim Fandango's my fave adventure). The fact that these combined didn't immerse me was just disappointing.

It also doesn't help that I feel like I waited forever for that game.

At the time it came out, King's Quest VII really let me down, especially after the unparalleled excellence of VI.

The biggest let down for me would be syberia.
I dont know why but I just couldnt get 'into' the game.The gameplay is not challenging and the story was pretty boring.
More recently , I was let down by Lux Pain.I dont think I have to explain why :P