Which Film/TV/Game/Book is to better abandoned early?

Ecno wrote:Like most of the world you can just stop watching the MCU after Avengers Endgame. No real need to continue.

Victor Mildew wrote:

Carlos wrote:

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Carlos wrote:The Outer Wilds is best turned off at the title screen.

I still have no idea how this won so many plaudits. Not for me.

Contender for worst post of the year.

I will die on this hill. I tried the game at least 6 times. After taking off and drifting aimlessly through space I managed to lose my ship on some planet that looked interesting but had weird black tentacles coming out of its ocean. Couldn’t get back in. Started again and thought I’d try a different planet and it wasn’t much better. I gave it an honest go and it wasn’t for me.

There may be some point to it that I missed but honestly I thought it was utter trash. I got more enjoyment out of Last Battle. At least that was meme worthy. What’s weird is I never bought it either. It just showed up on my Xbox purchase list one day.

Second worst post of the year.

Sell it to me. I’m serious. A forum is a place to be challenged as much as it is about expression. 25 years ago I thought FFVIII was the worst in the series. I since gave it another chance and would actually say now it’s my favourite of the PS1 trilogy. I’d also say that whilst it’s a brilliant game VII is in fact the least best. And that used to be in my top 10, easy.

I started and tried to play it about 4 times, and gave up. Half the problem was trying to control the ship and just not really understanding what to do. Then as a final role of the dice I went back and took my time with it. Did the tutorials at the start, actually taking it in this time. Went to the moon it specifically tells you to at the start rather than going off and just crashing on some random planet. Pulled at the threads it gave as starting hints, gradually became familiar with the way the world works, how one thing on one planet can relate to another. Once it clicked I couldn't put it down. Loved the mystery of it, having a real life notepad beside me, doing drawings in it, making crude symbol maps, and then by the time I'd finished it I'd rate it as one of the best games I've played.

Got the DLC to play at some point which is supposed to be as long as the main game, and I can't wait to experience it.

I also put the OST on every now and again and get a warm cosy feeling from it

Edit: re-reading your post, it sounds like you might bit have even played long enough to see one of the core game mechanics. No spoilers, but you'll know it when you do.

Carlos wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:

Carlos wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:

Carlos wrote:

Victor Mildew wrote:

Carlos wrote:The Outer Wilds is best turned off at the title screen.

I still have no idea how this won so many plaudits. Not for me.

Contender for worst post of the year.

I will die on this hill. I tried the game at least 6 times. After taking off and drifting aimlessly through space I managed to lose my ship on some planet that looked interesting but had weird black tentacles coming out of its ocean. Couldn’t get back in. Started again and thought I’d try a different planet and it wasn’t much better. I gave it an honest go and it wasn’t for me.

There may be some point to it that I missed but honestly I thought it was utter trash. I got more enjoyment out of Last Battle. At least that was meme worthy. What’s weird is I never bought it either. It just showed up on my Xbox purchase list one day.

Second worst post of the year.

Sell it to me. I’m serious. A forum is a place to be challenged as much as it is about expression. 25 years ago I thought FFVIII was the worst in the series. I since gave it another chance and would actually say now it’s my favourite of the PS1 trilogy. I’d also say that whilst it’s a brilliant game VII is in fact the least best. And that used to be in my top 10, easy.

I started and tried to play it about 4 times, and gave up. Half the problem was trying to control the ship and just not really understanding what to do. Then as a final role of the dice I went back and took my time with it. Did the tutorials at the start, actually taking it in this time. Went to the moon it specifically tells you to at the start rather than going off and just crashing on some random planet. Pulled at the threads it gave as starting hints, gradually became familiar with the way the world works, how one thing on one planet can relate to another. Once it clicked I couldn't put it down. Loved the mystery of it, having a real life notepad beside me, doing drawings in it, making crude symbol maps, and then by the time I'd finished it I'd rate it as one of the best games I've played.

Got the DLC to play at some point which is supposed to be as long as the main game, and I can't wait to experience it.

I also put the OST on every now and again and get a warm cosy feeling from it

Edit: re-reading your post, it sounds like you might bit have even played long enough to see one of the core game mechanics. No spoilers, but you'll know it when you do.

In the future I may well give it another go.