Top 10 MOST DISAPPOINTING Games of 2021!

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

The only positive thing that comes out of mediocre games: *So Joe can absolutely tear it to shreds.*

[@littleblackasiandude]

bruh this is stupid funny on god xD

[@utubepunk]

I love seeing Joe go absolute HAM on bad games.

[@morriganrenfield8240]

Hey why are you *not* everywhere!?

[@mistx7115]

@@utubepunk Same here but the worst is still yet to come.

[@Dhbdhjdbd]

I totally forgot Outriders was a thing in 2021. 🤦‍♂️🤣🤣

[@dandini0698]

1:26 Number 10 - Deathloop 9:40 Number 9 - Destruction All Stars 13:10 Number 8 - The medium 16:45 Number 7 - Diablo 2: Resurrected 21:00 Number 6 - Call of Duty - Vanguard 26:09 Number 5 - Halo Infinite F2P Multiplayer 32:25 Number 4 - Scavengers & SpatialOS Technology 38:38 Number 3 - Back 4 Blood 44:30 Number 2 - Outriders 50:38 Number 1 - Battlefield 2042 You're welcome.

[@Ridders-yh4nf]

I always look for this comment when watching these videos thanks

[@YuniorGamboa]

Thanks!!!

[@buticansingmanyanimesongs3020]

really wish Joe would put time tables

[@thetimetraveller2034]

@@buticansingmanyanimesongs3020 for videos like this it makes sense to hide it because you are meant to watch it in order to build suspense and make you question what is worse than the game you just saw.

[@dandini0698]

@@Ridders-yh4nf np bro. So do i but sometimes noone puts one up.

[@frobro5674]

50:30 I love how Alex walks in the room, sees what’s happening, and decides to leave and come back later.

[@mikoto7693]

That made me laugh so hard I had to pause the video until I could compose myself. My cat, dozing on my lap wasn’t amused at all as I shook with laughter underneath her. She rode it out though with an expression that almost seemed to wonder if I was having a convulsive fit.

[@FrttMs]

"Nope"

[@HisNameWasCrazy]

Why would Alex walk out on the funniest moment in history? He's a hard man to please

[@ronanwaring3408]

@Jeric White And in what language as well either that or it's just english but he's so full of rage that it's become unintelligible gibberish

[@lhays117]

How the hell could anyone genuinely think Deathloop deserved game of the year let alone a perfect 10? The game was a 6.5 or 7 at best.

[@kinghemirstir9390]

my personal feeling about this game is that they praised it so much because the actors in this game were diverse

[@trumpjongun8831]

Agreed. I have hard time to even finish it. Prey was much better.

[@likeandsharedeeznutsbruh2845]

@@kinghemirstir9390 exactly what it is, if the 2 leads were white it would be a 6/10 at best

[@Fredrick_6]

it had funny kicking

[@colinw1692]

please don’t ever loose your energy joe it’s amazing how you’ve done this for so long and don’t seem tired of it so thankful for u guys

[@42Mrgreenman]

It's amazing that Joe, AVGN, and Yahtzee all still haven't lost a step in over a decade...I really felt that little flip out when Joe's HUD didn't reappear after a full reinstall...

[@tenjenk]

that accidental "repetitive gamepay" at 12:14 though

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

@@tenjenk it upset you that much. Go read a book.

[@diversidadecientifica5450]

This guy was born for a reason

[@tenjenk]

@@HULK-HOGAN1 upset? who's upset? it was hilariously fitting mispeak. how can it be anything else? You are seriously misreading the room.

[@roguebogey]

As Count Dooku once said; "I've been looking forward to this."

[@TrueMentorGuidingMoonlight]

Twice the pride, double the fall.

[@LinkStunna]

“My powers have doubled since the last time we met”

[@Rounderyathecruel]

“Only a sith deals in absolutes”

[@reborn6596]

As Yoda once said “their is another” (worst games of 2021)

[@thevuittonet777]

"candy is a waste of time"

[@joshhenry5377]

1:26 Deathloop 9:41 Destruction All-Stars 13:15 The Medium 16:53 Diablo II Resurrected 21:05 Call of Duty: Vanguard 26:15 Halo Infinite Free Multiplayer 32:30 Scavengers and SpatialOs Technology 39:00 Back 4 Blood 44:37 Outriders 50:49 Battlefield 2042

[@Slender099]

Hero

[@jasong782]

I was going to say, save some women for the rest of us, but nah you deserve them. Do you want my wife's number?

[@Nightmarewrath]

Surprised that GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition isn't on here. Then again, he probably didn't play through all 3 games before this.

[@BestGame215]

@@Nightmarewrath i don't think it was that bad as everyone was making it seem at the end of the day it's still three great games you can fully finish and enjoy if you play it normally

[@anik9601]

@@Nightmarewrath Bruh it's probably on the worst games list

[@thatfilmbuff8135]

50:29 Chris just grinning ear to ear while Joe is losing his shit is the perfect example of unintentional comedic gold

[@B-...]

Theme this year: Overhype, microtransactions, severe launch issues... AAA gaming for the last 10 years in a nutshell. This is why, as a patient gamer, we're in a golden age. I buy last years games for 80% off and get a finished complete product. It's fantastic.

[@SalandVin99956]

Preach!

[@buggart]

True! In fact, I watched others' perspective for the storyline and if I think the game is replayable then I'll buy it when there's a sale.

[@robonzo4817]

So true! In the past few months I’ve picked up dragon age inquisition, Jedi fallen order, mafia remake, and hollow knight for a total of about £15!

[@martymcfly88mph35]

@@robonzo4817 hows Hollow Knight? Been thinking of buying.

[@majesticgrill3342]

@@martymcfly88mph35 If metroidvania gameplay is something you're into definitely play it, fantastic game and easily worth its cost

[@danielmullinr]

When joe always says “thanks for being patient” all I think is; Bro I don’t buy/preorder any game until I hear from you guys and I haven’t been disappointed since doing so! Thanks AJS!

[@porkerpete7722]

Seriously! My brother bought 2042 on release and my mind was blown at how obviously bad that was going to be.

[@unforgivengaming8793]

That’s what I’ve been doing also and it’s been fantastic

[@danielmullinr]

@@porkerpete7722 ooof ya bro. Never ever preorder. It’s never worth it. And it is even more worth it to just wait for the review.

[@EEE80]

Same here

[@st_raziel2283]

@@danielmullinr it used to be ok around the 360/PS3 days. Now, nope. Everything is just rushed.

[@xdarkjimmyx]

I thing the most offending part about Battlefield is that the silly flute version of the song is A LOT better than the version they went for in the game.

[@dawsoncowan8627]

Not only that but the "songs" on 2042 are 20+ minutes long 💀💀💀

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

There are no songs in 2042. Just some weird, jarring noise.

[@thebryster240]

@@MrSkinnyWhale its nails on chalkboard equivalent

[@rascoehunter3608]

One of the tracks for BF2042 sounds the a state of emergency alarm.

[@hallo-mt5tx]

there was an actual human being getting paid to deliberately produce weird, ear damaging audio disturbances and call it a "soundtrack" its kind of hilarious

[@seabear4042]

The Deathloop rating controversy is pretty simple thing to explain. IGN needed a game to give out a 10/10 award to maintain their "unbias" rating system. They take a unique game concept and throw it in people's faces saying "See? We do rate story games! This is a fresh and unique idea. Not stop questioning us why we rate Madden so high every year..."

[@KotorFan-zb1bo]

What controversy? You mean people who can't handle opinions or the idea some really love a certain game.

[@tibarion]

@@KotorFan-zb1bo all the shitty game journalists rating a mediocre game 10/10 while everyone else says they're stupid and the game is lukewarm IS a controversy

[@KotorFan-zb1bo]

@@tibarion no that just sounds like people on the internet inventing a problem because they can't handle other opinions

[@KotorFan-zb1bo]

@@tibarion by your logic Angry Joe was stupid when he like.Suicide Squad even though critics and audiences thought it was shit.

[@markoerakovic9899]

@@KotorFan-zb1bo Fact is that 2021 had bad games and they had to have game of the year somehow so they hyped this one and voila... The game isnt bad, just 10/10 masterpiece?, Okay its stretching a bit now(and by a bit i mean a lot id say its 7 or 8/10 game for sure). Fun but missed opportunities for real greatness, devs maybe played too safe imo. Edit: I Just realized Village was out 2021, now that was a great game.

[@wilddynamine8017]

The worst thing about Battlefield 2042 is that they prematurely ended Battlefield V’s cycle right as the game was turning a corner and getting good and we never got an Eastern Front expansion

[@blackheart1756]

Battlefront 2 as well as it was starting to get to a point of having good actually good content and feeling like a full game

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Both of those woke propaganda games fucking SUCK

[@ThatsOk83]

@@mr.smithgnrsmith7808 How is battlefront woke

[@DivineBeast-mj7uy]

Im more disappointed that 2042 was my first game that I've ever preordered. Hell black ops 4 was even more disappointing imo but atleast that game works and I'd rate it better than this game despite it having bullshit supply drops and cases. Bf 2042 is a mistake. And we players deserve our money back who bought it. We should all be eligible for our money back or a refund atleast

[@thelunchbox420x]

@@DivineBeast-mj7uy why would anyone preorder a cookie cutter fps like battlefield or cod

[@DKSmusic86]

Joe has prevented me from wasting so much money on crappy games and I want to thank him for that.

[@00ABBITT00]

I use gamepass for that.

[@unhappytoyman8767]

@@00ABBITT00 😂 True that.

[@filipstankovich7799]

I feel like i owe so much money to Joe after saving me from shitty games through years lol

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Same

[@vincentrock5601]

Support his show then lol

[@joshoconnell2104]

Timestamps: #10 Deathloop - 1:24 #9 Destruction All-Stars - 9:37 #8 The Medium - 13:08 #7 Diablo II: Resurrected - 16:46 #6 Call of Duty: Vanguard - 21:01 #5 Halo Infinite F2P - 26:09 #4 Scavengers & SpatialOS Tech - 32:22 #3 Back 4 Blood - 38:37 #2 Outriders - 44:28 #1 Battlefield 2042 - 50:38 (I would also rank this #1 lol)

[@chunkhose2419]

Well done

[@roger767]

You're a hero

[@euphoriia209]

Love seeing Angry Joe give Nerdslayer's Death of a Game series a shout out. Dude makes amazing videos while doing a bunch of detailed research behind the development of games. Always love these lists and other videos Joe, long time fan !

[@nathanhuerta4445]

It’s cool to see Nerdslayer finally getting around, he makes good stuff.

[@n8zog584]

KZbin reviewers and info channels are the only ones I actually trust the most. I like nerdslayer and Joe so much more than IGN. And say what you will about game theory, but I would trust that channel with my life.

[@blundy1]

DOAG is a fantastic series, and 6 Pixels Under is a great pod for chillin' if you wanna listen about gaming.

[@n8zog584]

@@blundy1 I've never listened to either. Maybe I'll take a look.

[@waitingonmars9244]

Hard to believe 2021 is over. Been watching you do this for many years now. You mean allot to me man I really appreciate what you do

[@TippyHippy]

Sometimes I play with my willy and the white stuff comes out

[@zomgpie2]

@@TippyHippy what the fuck

[@EL-ISS]

@@TippyHippy *Snort* You think you're the only one? ... Ametuer.

[@justinmraap]

Yo 2022 is already almost 1/12 over

[@travismiller1491]

Crazy we nearly into Feb

[@pizza70123]

Don't be sad, Joe. This is just how it works out sometimes.

[@Hibonbon]

🤏🏻

[@Jupex]

xdd

[@Danielkaas94]

Well, well, well. That was fun! 😜

[@MrSilk13642]

LOL hahaha! you said the meme! UPVOTE UPVOTE UPVOTE!!!!

[@TheConvexDR]

Number 10 - Deathloop - 1:24 Number 9 - Destruction All-Stars - 9:37 Number 8 - The Medium - 13:08 Number 7 - Diablo II: Resurrected - 16:46 Number 6 - Call of Duty Vanguard - 21:01 Number 5 - Halo Infinite Free to Play Multiplayer - 26:10 Number 4 - Scavengers & SpatialOS Technology - 32:23 Number 3 - Back 4 Blood - 38:38 Number 2 - Outriders - 44:30 Number 1 - Battlefield 2042 - 50:39

[@jarsky]

1:26 Deathloop 9:37 Destruction All-Stars 13:07 The Medium 16:45 Diablo II: Resurrected 21:00 Call of Duty: Vanguard 26:09 Halo Infinite (Free to Play Multiplayer) 32:22 Scavengers 38:37 Back 4 Blood 44:28 Outriders 50:39 Battlefield 2042

[@tevb8834]

@The Stakk Up Club IT’S FUCKING SHINY BLUE

[@maxspecs]

How many of these are genuinely good games that were turned terrible by greedy developers/publishers?

[@zerraman420]

im surprised biomutant isnt on this list

[@tevb8834]

@@maxspecs most of them are decent, except for battlefield

[@lockjawjak]

There should be a law that prevents games having their own "currency" for in game purchases and mandate that the purchases are listed at their actual dollar (or whatever the local currency is) value. The fake currency is purely to trick your brain into dissasoiciating the payment of money on the actual microtransactions by using it as a proxy, and I feel like its a step in the right direction to remove that cognitave manipulation even if they aren't banned outright immediately because that would be too hard to do strait up

[@johnniewaiker6203]

that's actually a really simple and effective first step for making it less toxic. But i still think we need to get rid of it but maybe that's already to late.

[@markusbisma5015]

I agree because in my country I have to usually pay more to get those currency. They added tax or service charge which is bullcrap

[@cameronvalencia6023]

That's a great idea. Hopefully it can become a law since no company will willingly do that and will probably keep selling blue skins for $50.00 or higher.

[@Euer_Hochwuergen]

actually there should be a law that prevents microtransactions.... but then ppl would start to scream and cry that they cant buy useless bullshit skins that prevent actual content or even gameplay dlcs from happening

[@patrickdees5256]

It should be a part of the Ganeva convention, and considered a war crime

[@TheItchyDani3l]

Dude I remember when KZbin was all top 10 lists. Thank you for keeping the tradition Joe

[@lisaanimi]

Whatculture is happy for you

[@hangriat9376]

He even still uses the old countdown cards youd see in like 2013

[@survoah]

I can’t deny it, I enjoy watching Joe rip apart bad games more than him praising good ones

[@CorridorOfMirrorsRemixes]

Same! These videos are way too good. 😁😂

[@Dante999000]

They don't call him angry joe for nothing.

[@trevorbarrett5507]

You're not alone. It's way more entertaining when he's bashing these games

[@larindamien5390]

You should be able to enjoy all his content your apart of the problem

[@MikoyanGurevichMiG21]

That's the brand. ANGRY Joe!

[@seraphimvalkyrin4543]

Sad that the three big FPS franchises, Halo, CoD and BF are all on this list. A telling of the times for sure.

[@malazan6004]

Yeah they are all on a massive downward trend even if Halo was arguably the best of the 3 it's seriously average

[@lillvesp]

@@malazan6004 Halo is on an uptrend tho (remember halo 5, its also better than 4 imo)

[@LeoInterVir]

@@lillvesp also its Halo multi-player not campaign. I personally enjoy Halo for the campaigns and outside content.

[@lillvesp]

@@LeoInterVir what? Is that english?

[@LeoInterVir]

@@lillvesp did you not watch the video? Halo Infinite multi-player was mentioned not the campaign.

[@jig-ga]

Never stop this series my man, seeing a new most disappointment vid and the worst list ofc is like xmas for me every year. Sad times we live in where you can't even get hyped for games anymore. F you DICE

[@jackcola5513]

Pc and console will all get refunds get yours fast

[@matthewmuir8884]

On the plus side, lack of good new games freed up time to play old games for the first time.

[@jig-ga]

@@matthewmuir8884 so true

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@jig-ga Indeed. For just one very fitting example, I finally had time to play what actually is the best time loop game: Majora's Mask.

[@jig-ga]

@@matthewmuir8884 I have to check that one out, i've been taking full advantage of the xbox game pass. 1$ for 3 months cant beat that lol

[@kylelopez7631]

If Joe is apologetic instead of angry then you know he truly feels bad for you and isn't trying to put you down

[@buggart]

Unless you're blue then good luck getting Joe's sympathy.

[@19Biohazard88]

9:15 Enemy: “You’ll never break the loop!” 9:34 Alex: “She broke the loop” 😂

[@AnonD38]

Well yeah, it wasn’t him who broke the loop.

[@fallis07]

Hahaha best moment of the whole video

[@shanejones7587]

Joe got a massive upgrade. That new house looks baller.

[@3TYKX]

Joe's top ten list have been an annual tradition for over a decade now.

[@fattyman224]

Ayyy same

[@chrisidore023]

Absolutely true

[@fusionspace175]

Time for someone to rank them.

[@hostileenvironment6107]

And if you disagree with that, YOU IS A FOOL.

[@J-Vill]

Funny and sad how the majority of triple A games are so crap now, goes to show you what happens when greed comes before passion

[@bookipzee]

Support indie games!

[@youareasock9752]

@@bookipzee But they're all boring

[@invisiblec0la]

love it when the bad games list is almost twice as long as good list

[@conyo985]

This is just the disappointing list. Wait until the worst games list.

[@alonsom8977]

Disappointing list, not worst list.

[@ItsJustMetrion]

I know what you mean but this is not what the gaming industry should look like!

[@sgwcyingko]

Which is sad, really. Gaming is an expensive hobby but littered with garbage games; really nails that gaming is no longer 'premium'.

[@viktorthevictor6240]

@@sgwcyingko I'm actually kinda grateful for it. I'm always complaining to myself about how much there is to play and how little time I have. The rarity of actually good games helps that problem. That and it also makes them look even better in comparison.

[@parisianham9251]

That "COD has no iconic characters" line is so funny, like even the previous game had characters people really responded to. But im glad the effort to make those "iconic" characters resulted in the most forgettable group since Ghosts

[@accent1666]

Hell, I can at least still remember the NAMES of Ghosts! Like Hesh, your bro, Logan (the player), Elias your dad, Maverick, Keegan the ghosts members And Rorke the Ghost hunter and villains But still, I'm wondering if these devs have bothered to look their own past games like MW3 and not see that people still to this day remember and LOVE Cpt.Price, Nikolai, Soap, Yuri, Makarov Or BO's Mason, Woods, Hudson, Weaver Steiner, Dragovich, Kravchenko, Menendez

[@timmytoughnutz8520]

Riley is ghosts iconic character

[@maxspecs]

I don’t even play CoD and I’ve still heard of Captain Price, dude is a proper gaming legend.

[@accent1666]

@@maxspecs yeah right

[@MrcreeperDXD777]

Ghosts atleast had a memorable villain since he's one of the only villains that won in the end

[@luizfernandodonascimento3413]

Crowbcat nailed it with his video comparing L4D and B4B. Out of curiosity, I re-downloaded L4D and wow that game was ahead of its time.

[@FollowingStorm0]

Exactly, i agree.

[@UmBRGamer]

Or everybody else in recent years are just realeasing cash grabbers for idiots. They just don't care anymore, money over matter and f*** everybody, because it just works.

[@giglioflex]

Valve makes good games. Go check out Half-Life Alyx if you haven't already. It takes intractability to the next level for video games.

[@brandonh.6956]

B4B was just fucking awful. Boring and awful looking guns and sounds, zombies seemed all the same and had zero facial expressions to them, the different types of infected you could play seemed very similiar too each other and each of them lacked personality unlike the ones in L4D 1&2. Left 4 Dead did everything better.

[@-Twotonepony-]

@@giglioflex Yeah? I hear that a lot. But I was sunrise who was pumped for HLA and got it on day 1. So I had every reason to be more charitable than necessary. But I found it to be a fine game. Not bad and I had fun. But it was really not that different than other vr game. Expect it was more polished and looked better. But I would never go so far as to call it next level. It felt like more of the same to me.

[@psyanide1603]

He's right, Deathloop is a magic trick. Its how you turn a 2 hour demo into a 15 hour repetitive rinse and repeat fest 😂

[@malazan6004]

Yeah man Prey got barely and credit and it's far superior

[@Diegoshadow85]

@@malazan6004 but shitloop has dIVerSITy bruh. That's most important today.

[@kidfazer]

Did any of you play Deathloop? I enjoyed it a lot

[@DisemboweII]

@@Diegoshadow85 Yup. It's the only reason they frothed over it and the worst thing is people saying it's mediocre or shit would be cast in a racist light, which is completely irrelevant and dangerously political.

[@exaltedreverse4463]

@@kidfazer Yes and it's not a 10\10 Returnal was a way better rogue like. Had better gameplay by a long shot and was way more of a satisfying experiance. Even better enemey designs. It has best 3rd person gunplay. However, casuals find it too hard. The AI is stupid in deathloop as well. Deathloop is a 7 at best, not a 10

[@randomuser3555]

You know what Joe, do you know the BEST thing about the last 2 years of gaming ? Between the GPU scalpers, poor game quality, Lack of available consoles etc...I went and bought myself a canoe. I have rediscovered that outdoor activities are great. I started to fish again, swim more, explore rivers in my area. I have been a shut in for so damn long I forgot the world was out there waiting for me. I still play on occasion of course. I mean I built a rig with an AMD 2700X and a 6700XT so I need to get my money back, but outside is free and wonderful. It's been so annoying to be a PC gamer for so long, fiscally as well as the sad state of gaming I actually have a tan now!

[@woutervanheusden]

Nice, been moving away from gaming as well (picked up rowing). Good to see others discover the outside

[@thetankhunter100]

Cool I took like going into the river and stabbing fish

[@randomuser3555]

@@thetankhunter100 Nice!

[@randomuser3555]

@@woutervanheusden Also not so fat anymore, so that's good.

[@giglioflex]

Love the outdoors too. The cost of gaming is just getting ridiculous, specifically graphics cards (CPU prices have increased as well but to a much lesser extent). $2,800 - $3,500 for a flagship GPU is just nuts, I bought my old 7970 for $480. I don't need to spend that kind of money to get half-baked Ray-Tracing, I can get a much better version in real life.

[@sumanem]

Deathloop was probably the easiest and the only rouge like game that the "game journalists" could complete so a 10/10 made sense to them

[@malazan6004]

It blows my mind that it over shadowed Returnal then it was absolutely phenomenal. It was difficult at times though so your comment makes sense.

[@alfieshepherd6522]

More likely some £££ got put in some pockets

[@mrcheesemunch]

Yeah holy shit what a massively overhyped game. I looks okay but...just that. I would only play it if it was free with PS Plus to be honest, it just looks so dull. I could have been SO much better, imagine the enemies actually reacted to the loop and started guarding areas you infiltrated from or wearing armours that defend against the most common weapons you use, shit like that. That would have been incredible and it's stupid because the NPC's are all supposed to be in the loop with you...but none of them give a shit about being repeatedly murdered and do nothing to adapt? Fuck off.

[@Michael-wx5tk]

Returnal shits all over it

[@malazan6004]

@@Michael-wx5tk dude Returnal truly was something else amazing atmosphere

[@GraphicJ]

I've never been dissapointed in my gaming life as I was with BF2042. Been a BF player since BF42 so it really hurt. They just can't fix this turd called BF2042. They've broken the core battlefield experience so badly they can't deliver what the vast majority of fans want unless they completely redo the game. Bring back the class system, get rid of specialists, more weapons, better maps, gritty futuristic atmosphere, a solid campaign to give the multiplayer context, and no goofy bullshit.

[@MimonJesus67]

It was obvious after the Beta that the game would turn out to be unplayable trash, so why the fuck would you still buy it?

[@cattty67bloom]

I really wanted Mass Effect Andromeda to ve good and it just wasn't enough for me. Wasted like $100 for the ultimate edition to just be let down.

[@ronuss]

ur lucky you wasn't a huge Command and Conquer fan then. CnC4 was the worst game from a great series ever made lol. not only was it bad, they changed the formula just like 2042, but its even worse, and because the game has a focus on story and this game was the last of that story line, they destroyed the story and gave you probably the worst ending in any game ever lol. 2042 was close though.

[@FEWGEE1]

BF 2042 was the last dying whimper of the franchise unfortunately.

[@MarcioSilva-ng4cz]

@@MimonJesus67 people have the tendecy to think that developers will polish a game after beta but the reality is that, is just a early glimpse of what the game will be like

[@deepro666]

"Hey Joe, you wanna play a zombie game??" Gets me every time

[@Pilek01]

did they play project zomboid yet ?

[@Freikorptrasher]

Hey Joe, you wanna play a motherf******* zombie game!!!!??"

[@mendyshelios0451]

cant wait for their Dying Light 2 review zombie game quote xd

[@Danielkaas94]

It has better horror, than actual horror movies 😱

[@HammerLeeAcc]

It will never not be funny.

[@Madmike772]

Keep these coming When this review episode is more enjoyable than half the games on this list.

[@CovertPhilosopher]

half?

[@Empty12345]

That's pretty generous.

[@stealthswim223]

I love how much effort joe puts into his videos. An hour long video is amazing. He doesn’t milk 10 min videos left and right. I always watch his stuff.

[@CalamityShreds]

Battlefield 2042 was an atrocity and everything wrong with modern FPS games nowadays. I wouldn't be surprised if it made Angry Joe's top 10 worst games list, as well.

[@shadowlinkbds]

Well fallout 76 was in the disappointing and worst lists of 2018 so anything is possible.

[@cyanide7270]

Some might say im crazy, but think 2042 was still better than Vanguard. CoD is the pinnacle of the biggest load of shit in FPS.

[@frikkievuiltrens]

@@cyanide7270 you make a valid point, but IMHO Vanguard, although bad, still played like COD, but BF2042 was not BF anymore (no classes, bland environments, etc.) and hence I spent more time playing Vanguard, even the campaign. BF2042 going F2P in some form or another says it all.

[@pieceofshitzu2]

@@cyanide7270 here's the thing- you can actually PLAY vanguard. The rubber banding, server crashes, hit registration issues, and more makes 2052 UNPLAYABLE

[@thesneakyslothh5550]

Oh it will for sure

[@NotMexicann]

Joe is one of the few KZbinrs I don’t mind watching their sponsor ads and products (mainly because they are usually hilarious skits) but even when its just him talking about it I smile cause I know how much KZbin has fucked over this man

[@chrisidore023]

Respect

[@HULK-HOGAN1]

Not a fan of repeating a 3 minute sponsored advert on the second ‘news’ video which is essentially split in half just to shove in more advertising

[@Deemzdaddy]

Alex's soothing voice is such a welcome touch to our angry joe show

[@lprema5008]

Yes and OJ jokes.

[@azuregiant9258]

They’re the perfect combination.

[@ryanbrooks3432]

I went from being extremely excited for BF2042 to uninstalling the game after only a few days, it truly was a disappointment beyond any other this year. They really need to reassess the battlefield franchise and remember why people liked it in the first place

[@rinzler8272]

BF1 was the peak of the game engine and BF4 was the best overall. I really wish they would just remaster BF3 because it's been long enough

[@detroitdave9512]

I pre-ordered it and still haven't downloaded it.

[@liuby33]

I mean, other stuff aside, this game fails me in minutes because it's technologically garbage.

[@accent1666]

I didn't play it I willingly just decided to wait for months and see if the game will ever be more "complete" by idk, June?? Do I have to wait half a year for that?

[@hayato1886]

@@accent1666 It's probably gonna be dead by June. On steam it's already lost like 96% of it's total player population, and I can't see it being any better on console. Games already dying

[@23Revan84]

I never listen to any of these journalists, I rely on the reviewers like Joe who actually are honest and put effort into their work. Thank you Joe for being there for the gamers.

[@raphk9599]

Anyone can be bought.

[@themanpt3459]

@@raphk9599 duh that’s what people like AJ are for. To make people think twice(and hopefully a third) before buying what could’ve been a genuinely fun game*cough cough* anthem

[@jinonthemoon]

@@raphk9599 sure. His track record is good enough to give him the benefit of the doubt if the reviews are different from your own experience.

[@John-core]

Well tbf Joe can be very biased on certain game, movies and tv shows He doesn't always have the right judgement and most of the time has poor taste in what he calls "entertainment" While other Joe and Alex are always honest and say it as it is especially Alex he's blunt and honest... If a game for example has issues or pacing problems he will shred the game and I like that.

[@worlds3061]

@@John-core That's the magic of this channel, you got 3 people which have different personalities and their own opinion. If you don't agree with the first one, you may agree on the second and third one. Sometimes i don't agree with Joe's opinion and stick to mine but most of the time i agree with him

[@highwind1991]

The good thing about the disappointments list, is that it mostly serves as a good reminder to me on all of the mediocre releases that I absolutely forgot about a second after they came out

[@Nahuelero123]

Fr, somebody please make me remember but last year was pretty pathetic for releases. I can only think of Ghost of Tsushima (PS5), Forza, and Resident Evil even though it was short it was a great experience.

[@raidengoodman8754]

@@Nahuelero123 i played through more old games for the first time than ones that released last year

[@RipperRoo92]

Agreed. Angry Joe list also exposed the industry joke of an effort to convince their choice of GOTY 10/10 rating industry plant worth buying for casuals. The reviews and Game of the Year chosen by Activist Journalist are not all what it's hype up to be. The true review ratings and Game of the year lies with the gamer's personal preference and experience.

[@murfeel1173]

I didn't even realize the Medium already came out. O_O

[@awakeandwatching953]

@@RipperRoo92 been that way for a while, kinda surprised these mainstream outlets havent gone under yet

[@Eva01-jy2qu7pu9r]

BF 2042 was an absolute disaster of immense proportions. It was the worst example of how a Battlefield game and how an FPS game in general should be.

[@jacksonloram7887]

Literally all the Triple A FPS games released this year fell short. Vanguard was the 'same shit different year,' 2042 was a lazy and broken disaster, and Halo Infinite could've been a 10/10 had it released with more content.

[@volusian95]

I'm still a little sad over it tbh. Battlefield is something I've held close to my heart since 2010 and BF3 is one of my favorite games ever. Just hearing the "cheeky" little post-game lines in 2042 makes me want to vom.

[@diagorasofmelos4345]

Somewhere along the way they completely forgot they are a niche game with a very loyal fanbase. It's frankly astounding; almost as if none of the devs ever played a Battlefield game.

[@jacksonloram7887]

@KANDEMACKJACK Sorry to hear that mate, hope it gets better for you. I played 2042 for one month after released and haven't touched it since.

[@thesneakyslothh5550]

@@volusian95 Same man, honestly makes me sad to see the state of gaming today. I grew up with so many awesome games on ps2 and PC, and at this point i feel like games that are good is so rare. The last two games i was truly hyped for besides god of war for pc was cyperpunk and Bf2042. Man its sad that i would rather watch movies rather than playing games because its been so long, since i last got a fresh good experience. God of war and red dead is the last two games that i really enjoyed.

[@samuleinen]

Angry Joe: His normal state of mind Quiet Joe: So dissappointed he cannot even be angry anymore

[@naveensilva2312]

I just can't trust mainstream reviews, glad there are channels like AngryJoeShow

[@C0ffeeGremlin]

Game journalists gave deathloop a 10/10 because it's a game they could finally "be good at". Since it was stupid easy

[@lukecoleman6499]

Makes them feel smart because they think the concept of deathloop is complex

[@dathuynh2243]

@@lukecoleman6499 I haven’t played Deathloop yet, but i think Lafcadio would laugh at Deathloop. It’s not that good of a time loop concept.

[@Kage-jk4pj]

Deathloop was pretty fun, 7 or 8 out of 10 game. GTA definitve edition should have been on this list instead imo.

[@taramaforhaikido7272]

@@Kage-jk4pj If that's your idea of a 8 out of 10 game then you must have pretty low standards.

[@Kage-jk4pj]

@@taramaforhaikido7272 this so call "standard" doesn't exist. Only subjective opinions on a game. I personally think Days Gone and TLOU2 were awful but I don't think people who have a different viewpoint to me have a "low standard". Just that a piece of art impacts people differently

[@Legoguy9875]

Really is a damn shame with the Scavengers game. Seeing that footage of hundreds of players on a single consistent map/server was a marvel. I really hope that the technology used for that game becomes more mainstream - so many games and genres would be made so much better with that kind of server technology. Imagine MMOs with servers that could hold thousands of players at once, or Battlefield-like FPS games with huge maps you can run and fly through. Hell, Scavengers could've stood out in the Battle Royale genre if they went all-out with the technology and had matches with 1000+ players in them, with massive 50-100 member squads, creating this chaotic war for dominance in a large map. There's a lot of potential with this kind of server technology, and it would be a crying shame for it to go unutilized. And yeah, fully agree with Back 4 Blood. I was looking forward to it ever since it got announced, and I was bummed out when I actually played it and realized how bad it was. At the same time though, had I not played that with a group of friends, I wouldn't have discovered the far better versions of it - World War Z Aftermath and Vermintide 2 (can't wait for Darktide to come out, speaking of which)

[@KingOhmni]

So basically Planetside 2?

[@Persephone_ch]

“Call of Duty doesn’t really have any memorable characters.” Price, Soap, Ghost, Roach, Makarov, Richthofen, Dempsey, Nikolai, Takeo.

[@trumpjongun8831]

Pretty much all the main WaW-Bo2 and MW characters.

[@USADroopyMeat1099]

Throwaway characters and dead gone and forgotten

[@USADroopyMeat1099]

@@trumpjongun8831throwaway forever

[@bernardogodinho97]

I remember the days when the worst games of each year, were the ones that you already knew before the release, that they were going to suck. Now, it seems that the most reliable franchises are turning shit every single year. The videogame industry is in an all time low. Disappointment after disappointment...

[@pietrohaydamus]

I believe that a disappointing games by definition can't be an expected bad game... you're confusing the lists: worst and most disappointing

[@ElGaby323]

This isn't about the worst games, it's disappointing games. Which aren't necessarily bad games. His worst top ten list is yet to come.

[@calebjackson4110]

Man i've been telling my friends this for a while now. Honestly since 2017 the video game industry has been on a massive decline apart from Nintendo. Been looking at some "best games of the decade" lists and most of them have like 4-6 non-indie non-nintendo games that were made 2017 - 2020.

[@Ogknav]

More greed and less imagination as time goes on.

[@botterminator]

What's even sadder is that video games have been slowly degrading over the years and this whole covid thing gave them the perfect excuse to drop the ball. I can make these games at home and still communicate and collaborate effectively with a team. They can't make these flimsy excuses all the time. Interesting, engaging, intuitive and creative gameplay mechanics just don't exist much anymore. My wallet has been more full than it's ever been since I stopped buying games.

[@Thorax2552]

I played the Medium and really liked it. But I totally understand why it's here. There's no tension, it's not scary, honestly the story kept me engaged but it's only going to appeal to those like me who enjoy VERY narrative heavy games. It did need more in it (enemies primarily)

[@ArtMontef]

Exactly, it's VERY niche game. I liked it too, but still wasn't fan of static camera. It was more creepy because of its themes and story, and not because it's scary and tense. You can like something and still agree with others critique (hell, I love Cyberpunk 2077).

[@lukash.p.6631]

Yeah, me too Kinda, because i remember the only thing that kept me playing the game was the heavy toned narrative, BUT It still a damn shame that they had Akira Yamaoka on the project ans the OST is not even close to any work hes done before.....and i still wanted more tension and some scary enemies, and less splitscreens.

[@rupe82]

It was Ok. I remember it for having terrible performance on PC.

[@rowan7929]

Same here. Atmosphere was good and the story was alright. But could have been more.

[@gmorkins6006]

I couldn't get into it, played a couple of hours but it just didn't grab me. Might go back to it eventually.

[@smrenshaw]

I dont know why, but that, "Modern Gaming!" clip gets me every time!

[@Kreusnik]

We all know why Deathloop got all those virtual signaling 10/10. It's not a magic trick when the whole audience know how it works.

[@likeandsharedeeznutsbruh2845]

Yup, "diverse" leads is the only reason

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

If this "thousands of players" thing doesn't perfectly summarize the creative bankruptcy of this industry, whose only idea for "innovation" seesm to be "MAKE IT BIGGER", I don't know what does.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

Gaming is still new compared to other entertainment medias, we'll get out of the hole again eventually. I think it's mostly just head of companies who need to learn their place and not interfere with creative processes.

[@Ghost_Of_SAS]

@@ThisIsMyFullName Well the only reason things ever change is because of demand, and people seem to be ok playing the same games over and over. The AAA games we are playing in 2022 aren't much different from the games we were playing in 2010 because people keep buying them and don't demand more.

[@ThisIsMyFullName]

@@DeltFtw Well the main difference is that film didn't develop along side the internet. The fact that we have so much to say as consumers and we can have such a big impact on gaming as a whole, is very important. I think the opposite is true in the sense that companies underestimates how big of an impact gamers can have. Actors had to create the me2 campaign, but us gamers changed a whole gaming company (Blizzard) and got it sold, in less than a year. It shows we're heading in the right direction as an entertainment media, even if the currently released games aren't that exciting.

[@GameJunky513]

@@ThisIsMyFullName OK but what good does transferring a billion dollar company from the hands of one to another actually accomplish. Hell Microsoft couldn't even hit on arguably their most popular IP of all time in Halo, what makes you think they will revive a disjointed Blizzard. They won't, it will continue to be a cash grab, with the only difference being the cash is going to them. AAA gaming is washed.

[@cushin13]

They absolutely massacred Battlefield. I have zero faith in DICE being able to give us anything similar to BF3/BF4. This franchise is dead.

[@MsLenepigen]

🪦

[@Marinealver]

You had faith in them after V?

[@silverlabguy9670]

Letting you know, I really think this video was constructive a lot for me. It shows why checking videos about a game and multiple reviews is important and how much a product can evolve with different structure of support behind it! This is great work here! For dev and player, this is a must watch. it was fair on these 10 games.

[@mikoto7693]

For me it was Fallout 76 that taught me never to preorder or buy without getting reviews I trust. AngryJoe is one of them. He, OJ and Alex call it how they see it and often amuse me at the same time. As an added precaution as to why I never preorder or buy on release day and wait for trusted reviews, I actually look for actual gameplay footage. Perhaps 10-20 minutes of someone doing a “let’s play.” My safety method has saved me from several terrible games I might have otherwise bought. Anthem, Cyberpunk 2077 and possibly New World. The latter is a maybe though because I still play FO76 on and off and FF14 has been my MMO home for almost a year now.

[@_Paul_N]

Deathloop was a 7/10 for me. Nothing crazy or mind blowing, but I had a decent time with it. Got it for $20 brand new physical during a GameStop Christmas sale lol.

[@malazan6004]

Yeah 6.5 to 7 out of 10 for me also. Prey is far superior from the same developers and Returnal destroys it for a roguelite.

[@1plusAidan]

I had a blast with it and picked it up for 30. Cant complain. I dig Colt as main character too, my mans is so funny

[@xXVibrantSnowXx]

4 out of 10 for me, one of the most disappointing games of it's time, it felt so complex & lackluster in a way Not worth the 15 bucks i spent on it

[@HoodPodcast]

When I play a shitty game, I get hype knowing the angry review is otw. What a time to be alive

[@TheReaper-gq8jz]

Was that an unintended 2042 reference lmao

[@MrAlam471]

Just hope you returned it mate, clueless pple buying sh*te games is the reason why we're in this situation lol

[@akmal94ibrahim]

@@MrAlam471 Lol yup. 2021 was the first year that I haven't bought a single game released that year. I bought a bunch of games, but all released years ago. 2021 proves to be underwhelming when It Takes Two is the GotY. It's a good game and deserved it for 2021, but is miles off compared to previous year's GotY. And then we have disappointments after disappointments in an already barren gaming year.

[@HoodPodcast]

@@MrAlam471 game pass good sir

[@MrAlam471]

@@HoodPodcast bloody hell you lucky sonofagun, im literally looking at my ps5 in disgust rn

[@ItsterrenceLa]

I felt that shit in my chest when he walked off saying "fuckin battlefield!". Dice and EA killed an enormous franchise to chase trendy nonsense. 2042 is not worth even saving and now we likely will not see another Battlefield for years, if ever. Devastating.

[@Dota2funny]

Cod releases their worst cod in history. Me: OK EA just needs to do average to win the year. EA:.....

[@chriskelly509]

@Dota2funny I just hope people stop buying and or pre ordering these games, it's the only way they will stop making this garbage.

[@deadlyydude5522]

I think it could be fixed, but I don’t think it will be. I still just can’t believe they marketed it as “a love letter to the fans” and then they gutted the class and squad system, tried to copy cod or overwatch, and had net code problems even worse than the bf4 launch (and a huge lack of content). Yeah, fuck you EA

[@Max-zg6ld]

@@Dota2funny [Laughs in Halo]

[@jesusofbullets]

@@Max-zg6ld Halo was only mediocre this year and in return was praised as saving video games. The story was shite and the multiplayer is a scam and still was better than two of the biggest video game companies in the US combined.

[@Shrek2onHulu]

Timestamps: #10 Deathloop -- 1:25 #9 Destructions All-Stars -- 9:37 #8 The Medium -- 13:10 #7 Diablo II: Resurrected -- 16:45 #6 COD: Vanguard -- 21:00 #5 Halo Infinite: FTP -- 26:10 #4 Scavengers & SpatialOS Technology -- 32:22 #3 Back 4 Blood-- 38:37 #2 Outriders -- 44:29 #1 Battlefield 2042 -- 50:38 Yeah we all knew Battlefield was on this list.... Fuck my life for buying this shit.

[@ethantombs2608]

Good to confirm for myself the only two reviewers I trust when it comes to games I'm interested in. Joe and Skillup

[@Sabre2015]

wb the actman & moist critical?

[@R3in_Ch]

skill up is a mix bag tbh. Worth a buy is better than him

[@Lvl1.Sentry]

​@@Sabre2015ActMan can be a bit biased as well.

[@cl1cka]

You know the sad thing? Prey's DLC Mooncrash did EXACTLY what Deathloop tried to do, but BETTER. And it got almost no recognition.....

[@malazan6004]

Deathloop over shadowed Returnal too which was a far far far better game

[@DarknessSwordmaster]

@@malazan6004 prime example what can happen, when all sorts of reviewing companies like IGN and the rest of that sorry ass bunch get down to forcing their clearly paid score. I'll be honest here- for me this game was not even "ok", as Joe said. To me it just... is. Another generic runner-shooter without even trying to do anything differently. When I first saw trailer I wouldn't say I was that much hyped but it got my attention despite that "I've seen this somewhere already" vibe. Much like BF2042 famous rendezook scene- I knew it was impossible to have it in the game as an intended feature but still looked cool as a little devs wink towards playerbase. Returnal was far better in literally any aspect. Mooncrash used the same mechanic, was done by the same studio and did it better. 4 years ago. Hell- even Dishonored did this far, far beter. But hey, they didn't pay to be forced into first place so not many people were hearing about them in the first place. And they definitely haven't had this lying YT asshole celebrities about how this game is soooo innovative, unique and "oh my god first time I've seen it I framed it as a one-trick pony ooooh how big mistake did I make, now I know please forgive me for accusing this masterpiece of being bad". It's beyond pathetic. Funny thing is- this game is so mediocre it even failed miserably in the disappointment ranking being at the very, sad end of it xD Makes you wonder :D

[@kimihitokurusu3617]

This must have been really hard to put together with literally every game being disappointing this year

[@jessespeers5357]

Amen to that

[@warfare1101]

Resident Evil Village was great

[@thetimetraveller2034]

@@warfare1101 Village was the best game for me. Even though 'It takes two' is considered to be the best, I can't play it because I have no one to play it with. Village feels next gen, even on my Xbox One X 4k 30fps I was blown away by the game.

[@ephesiangaming2302]

There were plenty of good games this year, the bad games just get overly focused on because of social media. People spend more time talking about games online then actually playing the games.

[@LydellG4]

@@ephesiangaming2302 Nah 2021 was literally one of the worst years for gaming.

[@tonimmcx]

I’m very sure Joe did not mispronounce “gamepay” cuz that’s essentially what it is.

[@diversidadecientifica5450]

Even the things that he say unintentionally make sense

[@jaskegoffii3968]

Joe just gotta say since you posed the question last year (I think): your disappointing list is my favorite list ever since you introduced it. It's got room for so much nuance

[@shepardn799]

Activision: we have no characters. Fans: uh soap, price, reznov, mason, woods, roach. any of these sound familiar? Activision: who?

[@doubleiimonster3229]

Man yall just don't know how much I been waiting on the angry Joe lists. I was hoping they do it again this year. My favorite end of the year lists come from this channel

[@mikoto7693]

I’d done the sin of forgetting it was coming. A lot pleasant surprise.

[@sargonic12]

The Outriders Loading screen skit they did had me laughing so hard.

[@hawx00145]

Reminds me of Anthem lol

[@lukewithann7256]

for me it was the fucking haka joe performs around 50:28 xD

[@JHemp12]

Imagine the spatialos tech in a Total War type game but instead of the top down commander gameplay, you actually play as a soldier on one side of the war. That would be pretty amazing. Hopefully when that studio closes down, a company that will actual make good use out of that tech, will buy it.

[@KizaruB]

The Halo community was calling out the shader/monetization concerns months in advance yet the skepticism was ignored

[@edelfaraon5049]

Joe: "I want my fricking money back EA". Lol Joe you always make me laugh.

[@RandomThoughtsW]

I think it's pretty obvious why Deathloop was hyped up by the games media.

[@ProperlyGaming]

Why?

[@Vok250]

The ovehyping of Deathloop is how we got Redfall. All the same problems in Redfall were present in Deathloop, just not as apparent. Doubling down on that game design was a mistake and we encouraged it.

[@datalor3698]

Joe: "Never have I seen a playerbase completely disintegrate as fast as this one has". *laughs in New World*

[@hypolyxa7207]

And Evolved.

[@blackheart1756]

Laughs in Anthem

[@Masterrunescapeer]

Still first page of steam most online players. Was expected as lots of people who've never played an MMO and little end game content.

[@datalor3698]

@@Masterrunescapeer most online farming bots...

[@sirhc9538]

Deathloop was such a letdown, and I'm glad to see more people are coming forward and acknowledging it was far from a masterpiece. When I finished it, my immediate thought was "...people gave this is a 10/10?" It's a 6/10 for me only because I love the banter between Colt and Julianna.

[@likeandsharedeeznutsbruh2845]

People only praised it because it has 2 black leads. Places like IGN will literally only give high praise to shit that woke. Soon as I seen all the perfect scores I knew it wasn't genuine

[@Shadow-nj6cr]

@@likeandsharedeeznutsbruh2845 I mean, it’s not a bad game. It’s not a 10/10 but it’s still fun and I would rate it a 7/10.

[@HalfBoiIed]

No way that game would ever be considered an actual goty. It went on sale faster than EA can release another broken game.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

It was the most disappointing Tripple A game I’ve played for a while. As disappointing as I was on cyberpunk that was 100 times better than deathloop.

[@The_Primary_Axiom]

@@likeandsharedeeznutsbruh2845 Lol exactly. If those were two white males I guarantee you it would’ve had shittier rating. Remember quality now = skin color, gender and sexual preference not skill or talent.

[@ramanand5187]

"COD does not really have any characters" So I guess Captain Price, Soap, Yuri, Ghost don't exist.

[@someoneonline2765]

And Mason, Woods, Hudson, Resnov, Petrinko, and Menendez.

[@federicoramirez2466]

No they were just NPC's, was I actually supposed to care about those characters?

[@ramanand5187]

@@federicoramirez2466 Wdym NPC? We played as every one of them from what I said atleast for one mission, and yes even if they were not playable, we cared for them and they were more memorable than whatever cringe characters were there in COD vanguard

[@federicoramirez2466]

@@ramanand5187 yeah I forgot to put jk, cause it was a joke and I thought everyone would catch on that I was joking

[@taramaforhaikido7272]

Price is too much like rambo. Has his moments but overdoes it. The others die. I feel detached from characters that just end up dying no matter what you do. Keep in mind RECENT COD games are the ones lacking more character. Older ones have some characters that stand out. Like Sandman. A good example of a "price" like character yet also installing a sense of loss without the player dying. While at the same time getting people out alive and doing a mission. Edit: Fun fact. Price himself was like Sandman at first in the original/first COD.

[@TheBlueprintsOrlando]

This is the first Angry Joe video I have ever watched. My thoughts in order: 1. Chino from Deftones. 2. This is great commentary. 3. This is really great commentary 4. This stands head and shoulders over the new G4 reimagining. I am subscribing to Chino’s gaming channel instantly.

[@anordinarycat1285]

You could describe Joes get-up as chrome buttons, buckles and leather surfaces

[@mathewlang5749]

Alex with his smooth voice overs is the Bob Ross of Game Reviews, I love it!

[@WillS724]

Can we all agree that the gaming industry needs a overhaul. Overhyped unfinished, broken , and full of microtransactions are all things that take advantage of buyers. And I feel it will only get worse

[@farhanmahalludin]

Changes in the industry can only occur if the consumer wants it. People should stop giving in to the hype and stop preordering games. Game companies don't care about the quality of their products as long as people keep blindly buying them.

[@jase276]

The fact of the matter is; it won't. Because "gamers" keep buying into this shit, because the mainstream is full of dumb sheep. Gaming is moving closer and closer to digital only and by that point most, if not all, AAA games will be live serviced. And the majority will continue to buy into it because they are told it's convenient and what's best and they'll believe it. At least Asia is still keeping true to the real spirit of gaming, along with indie studios. Those of us who don't want this bullshit are the minority and these companies and corporations only listen to money. So, really, it'll only change if someone with a brain and a heart moves up in position to nip this at the bud. But that may as well be a pipe dream.

[@giglioflex]

That's silently been happening. A lot of the big AAA studios have been loosing talent because they only care about profits. 2021 wasn't devoid of good games, it's just that all of them were from smaller / indie studios.

[@Nile-oz2go]

we lowkey need a gaming government sector that punishes gaming corps and looks out for any malpractice in the industry. Granted this is assuming ppl in charge would be doing it for the good of gaming and not dumb shit like censoring gta for violence or whatever.

[@brianemerich2524]

@@giglioflex the whole all the good games came from small studios is so massively false. i get it is an opinion thing but it is still very incorrect, unless your definition of a small studio is very different than a normal person. capcom (village) isn't small, insomniac (ratchet and clank) isn't small, square enix (guardians of the galaxy) isn't small, and a lot of other massively popular games were backed by larger companies (deathloop, returnal, etc.). there are plenty of good indies out there but they were not even close to the only game in town.

[@Yodalemos]

What pisses me off more is that Dishonored got worse scores than Deathloop despite being vastly better with the same gameplay mechanics.

[@lukewithann7256]

forget any mainstream game reviewers. they are pretty much all corrupt

[@dinny1881]

Dishonored is one of my all time favorite games. I hate how overlooked it is now and Deathloop did everything it and Prey did, but worse. I don't hate Deathloop, but man.. I'd love a new Dishonored.

[@kinghemirstir9390]

yep deathloop´s best description is generic deathloop is just and only generic and even cringy with these characters in it.... dishonored is a true classic

[@siddharth846]

Yeah even Prey was freaking awesome, just so underrated, mooncrash DLC alone is much much better than deathloop.

[@taramaforhaikido7272]

@@lukewithann7256 This. NEVER trust IGN/gamestop scores. Ever.

[@JaxDagger]

Price is turning in his many graves at the "cod doesn't have any memorable characters"

[@AlpineAddict]

So in summary we are in a really low point for the industry where extremely tired IPs are being constantly churned out with no soul and designed solely around being jam packed with aggressive expensive microtransactions. Feels bad man.

[@WSB1469]

Hopefully, this encourages people not to pre-order AAA titles. There were just so many letdowns in 2021, which otherwise should’ve been a golden year for gaming.

[@chriskelly509]

I personally feel like it's been like this for the past 4 years

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

yea at this point its "fool me once... fool me twice... fool me thrice.... fool me quadrupledly(?)"., if not more. its been at least since 2017, maybe even 2015 or 2013. people wont learn because enough people actually enjoy this. they rather take halfshit than are without. how can expect it to be golden year?

[@ilikewindows3455]

@@kallemetsahalme5701 honestly don't remember anything from 2017, but in 2015 we got MGSV, the Witcher 3, and Tf2 got the gun mettle update. That alone made 2015 a pretty damn golden year of gaming for me xD

[@kallemetsahalme5701]

@@ilikewindows3455 well resident evil village made this pretty golden year for me. but there was original reboot battlefront, arkham knight, shadow of war and other games in those years that were fucked in one way or another. even bf4 and bf1 were pretty mocked when they came out

[@jase276]

@@kallemetsahalme5701 Resident Evil 8 is overhyped. Yeah, it's a good game, it's a RE game after all. But the voice acting is awful/awkward, the plot got more nonsensical than RE is known for getting, and everything from the game was taken from other successful franchises. I couldn't tell if RE8 was a love letter to horror media or just straight up copied it. Guessing the latter. But, I guess all it takes to impress the causal gamer is flashy gameplay and a tall granny with tits. The devs definitely deserve the praise, though.

[@healsallwounds]

Biggest disappointment to me was that D&D: Dark Alliance game. I suspect that will be on the worst games list.

[@evoltblackhole8677]

I be surprised if it's didn't show up

[@TheRezro]

@@evoltblackhole8677 Probably because Dark Alliance series was always bad.

[@Texelion]

Oh boy, these weren't even the worst then... there is another list.

[@scottiecurrie7927]

@@Texelion Oh yeah, these are just the games that Joe is frustrated with. Just wait till you see the ones that blatantly insult him

[@youhavetoguessit]

Drizzt deserved better.

[@manofsheerawsomness]

Crowbcat made a video on how Turtle Rock didn't make left for dead. They made evolve and only 5 people from l4d worked on back for blood.

[@ReveredDead]

It's really sad Joe that we gamers must come to grips with the fact that these are indeed the Dark Ages of the video game industry. I don't know if or when we might return to the golden era a decade ago. With hyper monetization of content, live service garbage and industry standards taking a shit. I highly doubt we will ever return to the golden era.

[@NotoriousTim]

Hopefully the indie developers of today can become the rockstars of the industry tomorrow.

[@Euer_Hochwuergen]

we wont, because people will keep on buying shit, just like with every other entertainment industry.... It has long since ceased to be about what you consume, but simply about the fact that you consume. and btw. the golden era was already over a decade ago.

[@MasterLPG]

@@Euer_Hochwuergen *Appealing to the common denominator, the casual 'gamer', indeed.*

[@okagron]

Industry standards have been horribly low for many decades now. The ratio of good games against bad games has always been heavily skewed toward bad games, the thing is that bad games are eventually forgotten (except for an handful of exceptions). So yes, there hasn't been any goden era of gaming since every decade has had a ton of bad shit, each with their own flavor of bad.

[@StateBlaze1989]

@@okagron Very true. Only reason it seems to have gotten bad in recent years is due to people finding out about more of these bad games thanks to the internet and KZbin channels like these. Plus in the last few years major publishers have gotten so greedy and scummy about their monetization trend chasing and barely even trying anymore to disguise it that even the average person can tell when shit is going wrong.

[@marko6947]

Act Man in the house! The crossover we needed.

[@Knutt3r]

Battlefield 2042 was hands down my most disappointing game of 2021. I’m glad I’d played the beta test,because that prevented me from outright buying it. The problem isn’t that its broken state on release day (heck that is almost tradition with the BF franchise by now…), but that “it’s trying to be everything but a Battlefield game,” like you said.

[@farhanmahalludin]

That Orbital map in the beta alone put me off from playing the game. The map is too damn big with a lot of empty spaces between the capture points. You just end up running aimlessly across the map most of the time. And don't get me started with the specialists system.

[@NandoMandoLeAndoCalando]

What's crazier was that the die hard fans kept saying, "Oh its just the beta! Don't judge it so soon! The real game is gonna be WAAY better!" No! That was the game!

[@TheDeftones821]

They just released a shitty shotgun skin that looks like something straight out of Apex. Battlefield is officially dead because EA and Dice are fucking clueless

[@astra_m00n]

You know another the problem I have with "Shiny Blue"? I don't even play any of the games in that genre and I am the worst penny-pincer on the planet. But... I actually have a weak spot for that blue with an Aurora Borealis effect. As someone in the creative field myself this makes my heart cry even more about this whole topic, because I know their artists know what they are doing. It's a game with a nature-based, muddy, earth-tones-filled ecstatic. Of course people would want it! That skin stands out the most.

[@KrasusDB]

I feel like crying honestly, when i see what they have done to BF franchise.

[@Danielkaas94]

Well, well, well. That was fun! 😜

[@ironsharkpa1026]

Reporting for duty!

[@konradcurze8176]

Don’t be sad. That’s just how it works out sometimes.

[@J-Vill]

For real all the memories from BF3 and putting countless hours on it, but BF3 was the peak of DICE

[@jackcola5513]

Refund now they gonna make it free to play you can get your money back

[@malcolmalexander5484]

The "Are you out of your mind?!?!" Crossed eyed face is my favorite version of joe.

[@solidskullz5736]

There’s nothing that entertains me more than than the pure rage of a gaming youtuber

[@Drstrange3000]

Eventually you grow out of it. Although it is entertaining from time to time.

[@astroplutonium]

I love how 9/10 most disappointing games are multiplayer or multiplayer modes. Did some executive dumbass said that single player games were dead and they would only invest on multiplayer? Good job. You made great products this year. Again.

[@Nickulator]

Shoutout to Skillup in this video lol, seeing as his reviews made it in there a few times. He shares a lot of the same opinions and arguments as Joe, so I can highly recommend him as well.

[@uhlson]

Searched for this comment! Skill up is honestly a great reviewer and a i share a lot of opinions with him. Was happy to see joe included his points.. cant recall if he ever did thar before.

[@stayve.]

AJ, SkillUp, and Act Man have been my go-to game reviewers for years. I love seeing them all cross promote each other now it’s great

[@300IQPrower]

So i should expect AJ to turn out to be a disingenuous twit. Got it.

[@wetPizza]

@@300IQPrower context?

[@Edmond_6]

@@wetPizza I'll translate. "I disagreed with one of their reviews so now I hate everything they upload"

[@lycanwarrior2137]

@@wetPizza It's probably the glowing review Skillup gave to CyberPunk 2077.

[@vjbd2757]

Skill Up gave Cyberpunk a glowing review.

[@entysing6780]

I forgot how good those rapid fire reviews are in addition to the reviews for the bigger games. It's cool hearing Alex do a review. I love how much variety this show has come to over the years between AJ, OJ, and Alex...or as I like to call him, DJ. Or Designated Joe. I like that you guys used a bunch of clips from other great youtubers like Skillup and YongYea and Act Man and such :D So well put together. Love these lists and love you guys. Thanks for doing what you do

[@entysing6780]

@Graham Fearon I did notice that not every clip was cited, but I'm pretty sure as long as he cites them the first time he uses their content that it's fair use if he uses another clip in the same video. I'm not 100 percent sure on that though so I'm with you 0_0

[@malazan6004]

Returnal was a far superior Deathloop for me. Loved that game man!