10 Worst Games Of 2019

2019 may now be in the past but its terrible games live on and, being purveyors of a fortnightly Worst Games Ever show, we felt compelled to take a morbid look at some. The Metacritic scores tell you everything you need to know. From the shameless FIFA game on the Switch to a dreadfully written Elder Scrolls ripoff, here are the ten worst reviewed games of 2019.
VO: Peter Austin (@ThatPeterAustin)
Script: James Jenkins (@Jenx_137)
Video Editor: James Jenkins (@Jenx_137)
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[@The-Brute-Squad]

"The long running wrestling series had an absolute shocker of a year." More like absolute Shockmaster of a year!

[@imagine606]

Lol, poor Tugboat.

[@RNC200711]

To paraphrase the legendary Davey Boy Smith 2K20 fell flat on its arse

[@dylanogg347]

@@RNC200711 My thoughts exactly.

[@RNC200711]

@Sean Wilkinson Had to like that comment :)

[@BlueFlagAlpha]

More like Smackmaster

[@markrobinson224]

'The PERFECT game.... To trade in.... for Bayonetta...' Best comment I've heard in weeks

[@patstreater]

Sensational!

[@Toki-Ralte]

jajajaja this rocks, you, sir have won the Internet today.. you have my respect

[@thedeepfriar745]

Hell if you trade it in for Bayonetta 2 cartridge on Switch you get Bayonetta 1 and 2 for the price of one game. And then you can impatiently wait for Bayonetta 3

[@TeboShepherd]

@@thedeepfriar745 is Bayonetta really better than VIP tho? I found VIP for 120 bucks on eBay, best retro purchase I've ever made. Ps1 fps that plays similarly to metal gear samurai

[@trueflip25]

I laughed so hard 😂

[@Peter-kh8go]

Man, do you guys take it for the team. Playing the worst games so we don't have to. I salute you, good sirs.

[@nezahuall]

2:12 it says Columbia instead of Colombia, that by itself deserves a low rating

[@SebaZavaK]

haha I was looking for this comment. That's just LAZY.

[@leerobbo92]

"The Elderly Scrolls" Jesus...

[@blackice9088]

I guess that means they're gettin' old?

[@ezg8448]

Look at that animation from Eternity! The top half of the character is completely rigid while the legs are in a locomotion... I never thought it was possible to save on animations until now...

[@Dreadjaws]

13:31 - _"Worst rewind since..."_ Bloody hilarious.

[@StevenScodes]

I was really close to buying WWE 2k20 on launch. Glad I saw the reviews and glitches. Saved myself from that mess.

[@yourgameisstupid]

I had no intention on buying it so I'm kinda glad it turned out to be such a mess: those videos of all of the bugs and wackiness are infinitely more entertaining to me.

[@RNC200711]

@@yourgameisstupid However, when one pays £79.99 for that, your sense of humour goes out the window pretty fast

[@RNC200711]

@ It's really not, just check out recent videos of gameplay, this game will never be fixed

[@drew5260]

@@RNC200711 I pre ordered the game. I'll say it's better than launch. Im not a person who plays it non stop so casually it can be some ok fun. However, online is horrible and never works and most glitches aren't crashes and are stupid visual or animation glitches

[@christiamcruz7454]

Thank God you made the right desicion

[@kennynitro17]

I'm sorry but the protagonist of that Dollhouse game looks like if you bought Carmen Sandiego off Wish

[@hibaakjiji2798]

LMAOO

[@DeisFortuna]

I think that if it hadn't gotten delayed, Warcraft 3: Reforged would have been the worst game of 2019 instead of the worst game of 2020.

[@digitalutopia1]

unlikely- it's sitting at 59. This list starts with critic ratings below 50. It doesn't count user scores

[@Erikcleric]

Isn't this list more about actual gameplay? WC3 RE still ran just fine, without bugs and graphics looked great That people review bombed and thus made it the worst were due to those many secondary issues: lacking cutscenes and severely lacking multiplayer, pairing of the old/new clients.

[@DeisFortuna]

@@Erikcleric here's the thing: it was priced like they *had* done more than use new models and port it to a new engine. Combine this with the fact that any mod you make for reforged is legally Blizzard's and, well... Are there objectively worse games that came out in 2020? Yes. Are there games that were a bigger letdown? Not in my opinion.

[@Erikcleric]

@@DeisFortuna oh yes i forgot about the mod issue. Yea that's the worst in my opinion. Yes it sure was a big let down in those regards.

[@endymallorn]

Just from your description, I think the problem with Dollhouse is that it was being marketed wrong. Procedural generation and restart from scratch are core elements of the roguelike, and really what you described sounds like a 3D horror real-time roguelite. I’m sold on the concept.

[@em_birch]

Mannequins are such a cop out at this point for horror games.

[@fullauto86]

This channel is so good. I fall asleep to these super long list videos, something easy going about Ben and peter. Please keep it going fellas.

[@RiC_David]

"Tension to tedium" and "eerie to dreary" were top shelf.

[@treasurehunter3369]

Oh my God that wrestling one just had me literally on the floor laughing

[@thejd9556]

Classic Nintendo with Fifa. When I was a teenager all of my friends were playing Xbox and Ps3, so I asked my mum for a Ps3 and she came back with a Nintendo Wii (I was grateful for it anyway) I remember playing Call Of Duty Black Ops zombies and I was getting kinda bored with the first map. So I looked online to see how to unlock the other maps and I had to use a code on the computer. I was trying it for a couple of days until someone told me the maps aren't included with the Wii version of the game due to the disc space being so small they couldn't include the other zombies maps.

[@DragonGrafx-16]

The Wii was a great console and had many great games (mostly Nintendo titles) but I would not want it as my only console.

[@thomaslucock8066]

I'd have said EA is mainly to blame for the FIFA one, they just couldn't be arsed to do anything with it

[@CanalAleblasco77]

At least the Wii CoD titles developed by Treyarch(yes, they even ported the MW games) were an almost perfect port if for not missing some features like the DLCs, some kill streaks or, like you mentioned, the rest of maps in BO Zombies, meanwhile EA has being screwing with Nintendo and the FIFA series for a long time.

[@auqustfire]

The Unicorn models don't even look like they go with the rest of the character models lmao

[@OfficialFingazMC]

16:37 = my new text tone!

[@dimitrescu182]

Someone needs to loop that

[@JordanGrimmer]

+1 for Bernard's Watch

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

WWE 2K: Exorcist Edition

[@gfear24]

The reviewers were generous giving WWE 2K20 a 42 rating. Quite frankly, a 24 would've been about 24 points too high. The game was completely broken upon release.

[@RNC200711]

gfear24 I completely agree

[@syafiqjabar]

It's a Metacritic rating. So it's not from 1 critic but many.

[@dialaskisel5929]

Great video. You guys really earn the vaunted title of: The Outsidexbox at home

[@joywilson4668]

"They're not bad games, just badder than most", thats how the saying goes, right?

[@dasfowler]

More badder. Use the proper English please. These people invented the language.

[@D00dlebugInc]

"They're not worse games, just badder than most"? I'm sure it's something like that...

[@markosimunic4770]

Wait a few days after a games release to see reviews of other players. Wait a few months to see what the developers are doing to the game!

[@codyacker4040]

The only reason I even remember Left Alive being a video game that came out in 2019 is because of Funhaus and their video they did on it. It was Wanzering hilarious.😂😂

[@LauKlijn]

Great list. Some are a shame that they did not come together beautifully. A good wrestling game or a new Contra would have been nice...

[@Banquet42]

Or maybe a Contra Wrestling game or Contra where you play as (or against?) Wrestlers?

[@LauKlijn]

@@Banquet42 Flaming Contra Backyard Wrestling Pro. Tagline "Let's blow up the neighborhood" haha I can picture it

[@Banquet42]

@@LauKlijn I'd definitely play it! :)

[@AlmightyPolarBear]

I would of liked "Eternity: The Last Unicorn" if it was better made.

[@b1ffd]

@16:25 I always wondered what happened to Scrolls

[@binman1235]

Gave it a like for the Bernards Watch reference

[@squidgybuffalo]

They really need to stop all this needless Panda-ring ;)

[@thelonelybluewhale1458]

Eternity looks like it came out 2 years before oblivion

[@marsvin55]

Now we also have Warcraft 3 reforged!

[@grungechild94]

Great list Tiny Peeps!

15:30 tastes some OG KZbin right there....CHARLIE CHARLIE WAKE UP

[@barrywallace2744]

Blades of Time was a underrated gem, it was a brilliant little game, best played on PC.

[@settosetto2204]

Blades of Time actually came out years ago and even the developer couldnt find the game in stores. Its also a soft reboot of the game X-blades for...some reason. It has a way different art style and surprisingly X-blades is better despite also being pretty dreadful.

[@Justforvisit]

11:32 That Panda even isn't that offensive actually, considering that "Contra: Hard Corps" for the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive also had a Wolf as playable character.

[@joshparker1295]

“Number 9: ... LETS PLAY RAID SHADOW LEGENDS”

[@KillerGothChick]

...vikings Knew of the unicorn myth quite well and had you actually done some fact checking...for this gem. "A Viking traded a horn with a greek trader who assumed that it came from a unicorn, and thus the myth was born. As narwhal's lived only in the far north, the Vikings were able to exploit the legend of the unicorn"

[@Robyamdam]

I actually bought generation zero I know what they could have done to improve: Have more houses be checkpoints Have a system that can dodge bullets quickly like rolling or something. Have more transport

[@ryanfuller4401]

It has fun core gameplay with excellent difficulty, it's a shame that there's no end game.

[@ryanfuller4401]

Yea it's not a bad game, it just should be better.

[@iceybundles]

What’s the background music when the list starts ? Love the video too 💪

[@III_SLEEP_III]

I wish they would just do a remaster of the first Front Mission game for Super Famicom and later for the DS. That game was fantastic, and with overhauled/modernized graphics/visuals, would be awesome.. though I suppose it may not be a popular enough game for a remake/remaster to be profitable. I can dream though.

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

;>

[@tardiscommand1812]

Always wondered who gave the ok for the Death Stranding backpack. I think they used a washing machine asset and just texture mapped a cheesy backpack, and said it's a wrap.

[@bartekkubicaku-bitsa9802]

As one portal goblin says: leave me out of this.

[@Alucard-A-La-Carte]

It reviewed shockingly low, but Terminator Resistance really isn't THAT bad. Glad it didn't quite make the cut.

[@sadsismint]

damn, contra and blades of time actually looked like games i would really like if they were done right XD

[@sgtpepper91]

you two have just enough testosterone combined to make one 11 year old boy

[@guille7545]

Have you ever taught a band to play?

[@sgtpepper91]

@@guille7545 yeah, they've been going in and out of style

[@6150RE]

So damn true

[@HermeticWorlds]

Yeah people who comment on youtube videos are so manly and testosterone-filled. I can feel my masculinity increasing with every letter.

[@sgtpepper91]

@@HermeticWorlds judging by your profile pic you could join them and the total would still be an 11 year old boy.

[@TravisTouchdown91]

I enjoyed Blades of Time on PC, but I also didn't run into any technical issues.

[@doublechee1]

Recycling bosses like we're on war time ration

[@hughsmiley9230]

Amazing video

[@BeastxInxBed]

Worst rewind since ... That one was brilliant!

[@NoiseBerryGames]

I noticed Devil's Hunt in the honorable mentions section which is good because that game was a trainwreck.

[@Donutearthpodcast]

Hahaha I remember picking up Left Alive on boxing day at EBgames brand new for $10

[@RykerJones28]

One good thing came out of 2K20 was the endless entertainment from watching glitch compilations. But I can't help but feel for people who paid triple A prices.

[@redhotspace8099]

luv triple jump + cultaholic

[@williamsmith666]

Everything you said about Rogue Corps was spot on, but you missed probably its worst aspect... It has NO PAUSE FUNCTION.

[@FearNLoathing0]

Even if the games didn't, you slap richard Peter!

[@CharlieBrown-gb2wx]

Rogue Corps is like that Laser "powerup" from the old Contra game

[@Erlisch1337]

Except las/zer was OP...Rogue Corps is just shit.

[@JimboCruntz]

"The WWE games have been handed over to 2K" Me, a basketball fan: well that's going to be a pile of shit.

[@DeathMetalDerf]

Actually, I believe there was a 6-legged horse in Norse mythology. I don't remember any horses with horns on thier heads, but I did take that class almost 11 years ago now, so I might not be remembering every single little detail.

[@mahiru20ten]

The Legacy Edition is basically the newer versions of the previous games. Kinda like the PES games on PS2 when PES made it to PS3 and Xbox 360.

[@ryanoquigley1632]

A+ for the bernards watch clip

[@Sycophantichallenger]

I really enjoyed Death Stranding too my dude. Haven't cried like that in a while. :)

[@jakestocker4854]

Generation Zero is actually a pretty solid game now

[@bloodrunsclear]

Blades of Time itself is a remake of another game called X Blades

[@FREAKSmoviereviews]

Video starts at 1:45

[@hilaireb795]

Im late but I find it funny how back then bad games were reserved for low budget. shovelware that would literally launch in the bargin bin of walmart or asda, now it seems we have triple A developers giving us a stream of unfinished, unplayable, empty or over monotised games ( and sometimes both) year over year. not a good sign tbh.

[@dylanogg347]

09:04 - 09:07: Hogan isn't glitching there, that's just the speed at which he hits his moves.

[@cthel222]

Holy shit just realised how the clip at 1:41 predicts Eriksens recent collapse

[@OHReaper]

9:06 the Hulk leg drop bug still occurs in 2K22

[@xpac101000]

2k23 ain’t even out yet

[@OHReaper]

@@xpac101000 mb lol

[@giovannijacobs4496]

okay . . . I couldn't se a thing in Dollhouse and it also sounds like the cheap Evil Within

[@freeguy7628]

Serious question: Are you really Sebastian Brudenell?

[@AlphaGuardian75]

8:24 poor Patcitti

[@bun8un997]

Ok so I did a bit of research into Norse mythology and yea there is no unicorns, a few horse gets “close” to unicorn but none of the four unicorns have 8 legs (Sleipnir, Loki’s kid), a golden mane (Gullfaxi/it literally means golden mane) or even seems to be able to travel across sea (Hófvarpnir, The horse Gná rides). Those would have been cool unicorn designs tho

[@mintyninja6418]

Early ps3 graphics retro? How old is the person that wrote this?

[@ToriBudgets349]

I am sorry and I am here.

[@chris_hardwick]

Please allow me go

[@simplyhuman3982]

98 percent of sports games are just revamped versions of last year's.

[@davidplace2849]

Playing Generation Zero with friends last year, they updated the game a lot. They have more areas and human NPCs, feels like more of a decent game compared to the original release.

[@phant0mdummy]

Knew a few of you would be here.

[@NOTHlNG]

'The Companies Who Paid The Less For Reviews in 2019'...

[@juanbracamonte7382]

In the trailer of Narcos game it says "Columbia" instead of "Colombia" Nice

[@H1ghV0Lt4g3997]

Dollhouse genuinely looks like a Bioshock clone, I mean just look at that HUD

[@thefunkdroid2777]

I really like Contra. Especially played with some friends online.

[@chuckdontjudge]

Why wasn't anthem on here didn't that come out in 2019

[@aaronatkinson177]

Yes it did

[@galaxy-eb9sp]

doll house could have been a good horror game if it played like layers of fear you go into a set pre made area deal with small horrors and puzzles get the film edit the movie and get the next clue that leads you into the next area to get the next film

[@lucash741]

Nice pacitti cameo

[@Theottselmaster]

Gen zero is amazing now. It just needs a re-spec option.

[@brawler5760]

I’m actually a little sad that Generation Zero is on here. It’s not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination, it just doesn’t have a proper endgame.

[@robertbarty-hh3eg]

There are unicorns in norse myth, tho The Goddess Moryaia is un familiar

[@samusaran7319]

I bet that who give green light to these games ain't a and never will be a player.

[@death5talker45]

Out of all these lists of worst games I have watched...I only have two of those games... Golden Axe Beast Rider and Too Human both for the Xbox 360. I have the 2012 Blades of Time also

[@mattthomas8834]

I Got WWE 2K20 on PC. I have had zero problems. I have never witnessed a glitch in 50 or 60 hrs playtime. I do have a very fast Modern PC. I think the bad rap comes mostly from the conversion from PS4 to PC, I know older computers have trouble, The developers didn't do all the homework. WWE 2K20 is actually great on decent hardware. I don't think there's anything wrong with the game it is just very demanding. At 4k60 its rock solid and looks great on my PC. I did have a ton of problems running 2K15 on the PC I had back then, the wrestling games are just very demanding games.

[@blackice9088]

Amnesia: Something the various game developers need to forget to use as story point in their games....

[@eadricson]

Ended up getting WWE 2k20 ultimate edition on steam for $20, it wasn't too bad, until the last update they did for it makes the game crash whenever I try to use custom wrestlers. 2k22 is a bit better.

[@purvdragon-sensei]

Oh wow, I didn’t expect Generation Zero on this list. It wasn’t a bad time with friends.

[@robertkovarna8294]

I find Left Alive to be a pretty good game.

[@killer008r]

Google would have told you about unicorns in Norse mythology. New to the internet or something?

[@intense_pickle]

Front mission 4 was the last good game in the series...Why they decided to go the "me too" route and make it either a second rate mechwarrior or metalgear solid is beyond me...It was a damn good RTS game!

[@Mythical6255]

I’m upset that Raid Garbage Legends wasn’t in this list

[@MuchWhittering]

Generation Zero's premise sounds really interesting, which is a real shame.

[@ShadowLegend300]

Its way better now btw

[@politicallycorrectredskin796]

About time the gaming industry took a stand for the elderly!

[@wickheadthered]

or whats left of them

[@deviandrianto]

12:14 I like playing the previous of _Blade of Time_ because Ayumi trully sexy in that game.

[@JohnClam]

It's wild, but there is a large fan base for Left Alive lol.