NWN2 was initially a horrible game, not for the content, but because it was so poorly programmed.  People running ridiculous gaming rigs were getting at most 15 fps, and there wasn't anything particularly ground breaking about the graphics of that game.  It took them the better part of a year to fix it all, but after they released a major patch (I forget what version number...), it actually started working a lot better.

I say if you didn't like it out of the box, give it another go.  It's actually pretty darn good, once it gets rolling.

moo3: biggest disappointment ever

1. Outpost.   They called it a game. I disagree.

2. Supreme Commander.   They did everything right. Except they forgot to include anything to make me want to play it. Build 8273562 units and send them towards enemy? *shrug*

3. All games with stupid level scaling. Darkstar One and Mass Effect did the exact same thing and they were about improving one's avatar - which is impossible when every improvement improves all enemies by the same degree. Fail.

4. Can I include a whole genre? The "Diablo 2 Killer". They are legion. They are... fail. Not one of them got even close. A whole genre of disappointments. How can any single game top that?

I can't really bash $pore because I had much fun up to the creature phase and played up to there quite a few times. While the tribal phase was still endurable, the rest became increasingly... make it stop. Please!

I, too, am totally sold on X3. You either love it or hate it.

Battlecruiser 3000 was also a fascinating game. Sure you needed thick skin and a high pain tolerance but I liked it.

IMO Nox killed Diablo 2.  And it was released BEFORE Diablo 2.  So maybe we should be looking for a Nox killer instead.

Whether it survived or not, it was still the better game.  Blizzard gets huge fanbases for games that to me just seem halfassed.  I obviously don't understand that, but hell, I don't have to.

I like Champions!  What don't you like about it?

Wow is this thread still going?

Sup guys? A quick hello from the dead.

1. SPORE. Okay, here is the major problem with spore. Its not really....a video game, OR a simulation. Its really, just uh....its kinda like someone took plado and used their daemon transmorphing spells to conjure up a disk. I followed it from the very first release of info, i think in..2003? around there, maybe 2002, not sure, I was pretty young then, anyway.... THE MAIN PROBLEM was that it was so ambitious in the beginning and there were so many promises, very detailed information being released on what they game would feature, and then, about a few months before the release, the game uh...yeah wtf idk its almost as though gandalf ate at Pei Wei 3 days out of the week and shit this, this useless soy sauce stench ridden eh....cd. yeah. The game was completely different. I don't think anyone saw it coming. I mean really, nothing about the game was the same, they watered it down, probably due to EA. First preview of creature stage had gore and procedural movements and actions created by combining different actions. Now what do we get? two sets of actions, one is red, one is green. Red is aggressive, and green is social....yaaaay. *shoves the scoped magnum from fallout 3 down throat and unloads a few rounds to end the suffering*. The good thing is the editors, I still spend some time in those. Sometimes ill play the game, *cough* sometimes, you gotta get in a few pity plays before you incinerate it with your lazer eyes of 4channery.

2. AOEIII Is this worthy of being called an rts? What is this garbage thrown upon my golden embroidered silk robe of unmatched elegance and nobility? Me no likey. I think my main problem with this game was the simplicity. I mean, come on. That, combined with the slow pace of the game, really ended it for me. Starcraft is simple, but at least it is fast paced so you are always doing something. AOEIII, you just sit and wait as your massive amount of peasants collect resources for you, and for some reason NEVER return the resources to your town. That got me suspicious, so I put all those little commoners on lockdown and slaughtered them all with cannon fire(The physics engine was cool, I like to watch stuff fall down go boom) The unit pathing was horrible and battles seemed more frustrating than anything

3. Guild Wars: Nightfall. Don't hate me...please don't hate me. Guild wars, is just not my thing. When I play games there are 2 things I don't like 1.Competing with other ppl 2. Lagg on multiplayer SO yeah basically every PVP game is off limits for me, because I find that the real reward in RPGS to be the story telling element. I think that is why I hate WoW and any MMORPG. A single player experience is really best for me, I like to really get emmersed in a game, and all these ppl running about, like this is as competition...take it slow I say! Let me roleplay with this fine sir! Guild wars is basically centered around PVP and power leveling, and it lagged like a bitch so.....yeah that is an insta not playing this game ever again for me. I like those lorepwnage RPGS like Morrowind, Neverwinternights2(now that is an rpg experience, if you haven't played the original), Fallout 3(Yes yes, fps with rpg elements, nonetheless, amazing...if you haven't played the originals) Mass Effect(So many places, so many...yessss) etc. you get the point.

4(I never bought this...A um, friend gave it to me) CIV4 and all expansions- This game had so much potential. The combat system sucked, no tactical, large scale warfare, and I am out. Plus, the games were limited in turns. Do you know how much of a NONO that is? You DO NOT predetermine the amount of turns a game will have. That ruins EVERYTHING. As soon as I see that "100turns left" I quit. i cannot find a way to play an endless game. Damnit. anyway....yeah.

I dont know what you are smoking, but you need to slow down a bit

CIV IV is the best game ever made. Play on marathon and you will never reach the end of the game.

I will consume your soul with my tentacle rape daemon claw things.

I have purchased a lot of really bad PC games in the past 15 years, but I'll just name some of my biggest disapointments that I can name off the top of my head:

Age of Conan
After all the hype, this game was an enormous disappointment in just about every respect. I'll never forgive myself for purchasing the Collector's Edition. The only redeeming quality that this game has is its beautiful soundtrack.

Command & Conquer: Renegade
I was a huge fan of the C&C franchise, so I was caught off-guard by this wretched attempt at a video game. Bad graphics, horrible gameplay, and a lame concept overall failed to keep my attention for any longer than about an hour before I swore I'd never play it again. Sometimes I think fondly on the fact that my copy of the game is rotting away in some Chinese landfill, never to be seen again. If I could give my half-decomposed copy of the game the tactical nuke treatment, I would.

Eve Online
Although the concept behind Eve Online sounds appealing, it is anything but that. Good luck doing anything fun in this game at all without sacrificing your friends, family, girlfriend, and personality. Tried it for a few months until it felt like a second job.

Honorable Mentions:

1. Black & White
2. EverQuest

Well, the game is ended by reaching one of several goals (most often SpaceRace). I have NEVER EVER reached the time limit (is it 2050?). Normally the game is decieded long before that. I can do the SpaceRace at about 1920 on Monarch/Marathon (most often I will have lost before this).