Ways to tell if a game is (usually) instantly bad or not

I'll start
>game's title is a single word

Try it.
controls make or break games.
If you try to do something and the character does exatly what you wanted it's usually a good game.

>Cover art is a bunch of anime girls all with their mouths open, except one is winking and one looks angry/annoyed

But Gothic isn't a bad game.

Touhou.
Yeah you didn't really think this one through did ya OP?

It's not bad, just poor man's elder scrolls.

>usually
Also Touhou games have subtitles so that's more than one word.

we've posted multiple examples of good games with one title and you've yet to name one bad one

Pyre, Bastion, Transistor
it checks out

NieR is a good game
so is Persona
so is Yakuza
so is Nioh
so is Thief (the originals)
so is Hitman
so is Bastion

You are stupid and this is a stupid thread. Give your example to bad games with one word, because I can give you a whole lot more with multile words.

>NieR is a good game
The gameplay is shit
>so is Persona
P1-2 are irrevelant when people say "Persona", you can't control your own party members in 3, P4 is way too lighthearted, P5 holds your hand too much
>so is Nioh
poor man's Bloodborne

and note that I didn't say all. Just usually. Especially with modern releases.

Bloodborne
Pikmin
Touhou
Ib
Xenogears
Doom

Now name just as much bad games with a single word title.

>oh yes daddy baldus testosteronicus give me your cummies

Open World.
Double points if it also has Survival.
Triple points of suffering if it has Crafting.
Four Horsemen of apocalipse if there are zombies.

Touhou has subtitles making it longer than one word
>Xenogears
barely even a game, let alone a good one with how many cutscenes there are.


Now name just as much bad games with a single word title.

>Haze
>Rust
>Destiny
>NieR
>Haydee
>Bioshock
>Xenogears
>Haze
>Undertale

>every supergiant game does this yet they are all still good

Shit example OP

In all honesty.
If it's HUGE i don't by it. Lots of marketing lots of noise, it's going to be a HUGE deal believe it!
Dead ringer, then i look at the game and imagine how it is too play it.
For good games though i go with word of mouth and some actual (post release) gameplay footage since i never ever buy a product at launch date. Never ever buy a game or a console or whatever at launch date it's like running head first into a wall.

Nice way to avoid responsibility

No, I said single word titles. Not games with other words in the title. Maybe you might want to learn how to read before posting sweetie.

>devs are american

Rust, Bioshock, Xenogears and Undertale are good games, fag.
Also you mentioned Haze twice, brainlet.

>Game has ™ in the title
>Game's title is in all-caps

Bioshock is garbage compared to System Shock, Xenogears is basically a movie, and Undertale isn't horrible but it's not really good either. It's nothing special.

>game's title is "x of(or other preposition) y"
ftfy
there are still many exceptions of course, like Need for Speed.

>NPC tricks you

Made by Canadian.

I meant the "usually" part. When someone tells you an exception, you simply say "uhh yeah but I said *usually* sweetheart ;^)" and so no one can ever call you a faggot for being wrong.

>NPC crushes your balls

It's made by a western company.

>game has weird ass shit chunni weeb name
>ar tonelico
>atelier
>blue reflection
>ys
>final fantasy
>SaGa
>disgaea
>nioh
>dark souls
>valkyrie profile
Jesus shit what the fuck

>someone refers to it as comfy
>someone makes a thread saying "This is x, say something nice about her"
>its a jrpg
>its weebshit in general
>most discussion is about the characters' bodies than the gameplay (senran kuraga)

> The gameplay is shit
No it isn't, keep parroting memes.
> P1-2 are irrevelant when people say "Persona", you can't control your own party members in 3, P4 is way too lighthearted, P5 holds your hand too much
Minor complaints for games that have alot more going for them. P5 is also the most SMT-sh of all the games, fuck off and play on a higher difficulty.

>poor man's Bloodborne
poor man's bait.

Just because you made a dumb statement doesn't make your contrarian arguments valid. Just admit you made a dumb statement, close this thread and move on.

>sequel replaces a letter in the title with a number

>love interest has a dark side

>atelier
>weeb name

get outta town user

>video options are just resolution and v-sync

b8

>barely even a game
I doubt you've played it

>Western RPG

I have, I loved it actually. Objectively it's not a good game though

Also fits OP's criteria
>Rust
>Ark

>game is praised primarily for its story

Also post the ballbusting tier graph

>Game ads uses bikini women to draw in consumers
>its not even the point of the game

>western
>triple a

>requires emotional skill

>doom
>bad

fuck you >:(

>master_1200
Why are you idiots saving thumbnails?

>Kaguya will never castrate you by crushing your penis with her feet

RPG is created by West, both table top and computer.
And best rpgs in history are all Western.

>P4
>lighthearted
>bad
I thought it was actually a positive, gave the heavy moments more impact. Sudden death of King Moron was pretty dark that way, even if he was insufferable piece of shit.

It's not a thumbnail shit for brains. Check the resolution again.

You really haven't played Nier. The gameplay is shit. It's literally lunge > dodge after you get the spears because they're literally the best weapons in the game. And not only do you use it for attack you use it to travel everywhere because it's so fast. Enemies barely have knockback. The game is terribly balanced with Hard mode. Endings A-C are needlessly separated to pad the game. Fetch questing just to get D.

Wow, it's fucking nothing, indexer. Go back to your trash can.

>Cover art is "lone, shadowy MC walking away/towards camera"

>It's another, "JRPG doesn't actually have any roleplaying elements in it," episode

>same resolution

Developer is western.

master_1200 isn't a thumbnail. m would be a thumbnail.

>P4 is way too lighthearted
I only play mature games for mature people such as my self.

Don't even bother trying to explain it, he'll tell you you're wrong and were playing it wrong because you used in game mechanics like plugin chips or dodging or some shit.

It's an FPS.

fuck you
you too

Cover is a mishmash of several in-game graphics.

Bloodborne is one word you fucking idiot.

That doesn't contradict what I said earlier, "usually"

>Settlers
>Civilization
>Doom
>Quake
>Grandia
>Overlord
>Jackie Chan

Op is a fag.