The Top 10 Games I Never Played – Part One

Ok, so i’ve got just about as much right to talk about games i’ve never played as the SegaCD has to be called a ‘great console’. But whatever.

The following list consists of games i’ve been interested in for a long time, but due to one lame excuse or another, never actually got around to playing. Presented in order of my personal interest in playing them, I present to you The Top 10 Game I Never Played.

 #10 – Tokobot (PSP/PS2)

I really liked the premise for Tokobot, after enjoying games like Chibi Robo and Pikmin immensely, Tokobot felt like a dream combination. However through no fault of it’s own, everytime I tried to play it something else sparkly jumped into my field of vision and distracted me. Unlike some of the others on this list though, it has a good chance of being played in the future given I have a sealed PSP copy sat on my shelf. The fact that I havn’t played this game is probably a great shame, but then how would I know? I havn’t played it…

 

 

#9 – Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Gamecube)

I really enjoyed Mario RPG, and the original Paper Mario, they were absolute gems. Big shiney sparkly ones. And with that in mind, I figured this would be a great addition to my collection, that is to say, I thought I would actually be able to find a copy to be able to add to my collection. The phrase “Rarer than rocking horse shit” comes to mind when describing The Thousand Year Door, i’ve seen more copies of the original floating about that I have this. One day I will find a copy, at a price that doesn’t make me want to chew my own face off.

 

#8 – Baldurs Gate 2: Throne of Bhaal (PC)

The highly praised expansion pack to one of the greatest games of all time. Baldurs Gate 2: Shadows of Amn, in which you endeavor to confront your destiny and heritage as the son of a god. I own it, and I have indeed played Baldurs Gate 2, many times in fact. Had I owned it during the time I was actually playing Baldurs Gate, it probably wouldn’t be on this list. So i have to put it down to sheer laziness on my part, I simply can’t be bothered to play through BG2 again in order to see the expansion pack. I keep telling myself that one day I will again play Baldurs Gate 2, but then I also keep telling myself i’m not addicted to achievement points, doesn’t make it true.

#7 – Day of the Tentacle (PC)

Never has a game been so highly recommended to me, and never has one intrigued me as much as Day of the Tentacle. However fears of being completely unable to play it, even if I could find a copy has led me to stop searching for it before I even started. Games from last year struggle to run on Vista, let alone games from 1993. Oh sure, there are a multitude of other ways of playing it, but I stopped putting that much effort into old PC games the moment my last PC blew up and ended the PC Fanboy phase of my life.

 

#6 – Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport (PC)

This is a classic example of how a game can have as awesome a backstory and concept as it wants, but it’s developers can go fuck themselves if they think i’m going to struggle through one of the most broken games in history. Centered around a future that has descended into a state of constant war, and borrowing more than a few concepts from movies suchas The Running Man, BoS has you playing a soldier who’s only way to make ends meat is to bet on his own fights with the opposing factions soldiers. Televised around the world this ‘blood sport’ has become immensely popular, with potentially huge payouts for winners. An interesting  concept, one that had me utterly hooked from the moment I heard about the game.

However, random crashes with no apparent cause, unskippable cut scenes, broken levels that sometimes make it impossible to continue, and a difficulty curve more unpredictable than a space badger on crystal meth made this game completely unplayable. Even moreso than S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl. In fact, I barely made it past the third mission without slamming my head down on the keyboard in shame and defeat.

 

That wraps it up for part one, part two coming soon. For now, i’m far too addicted to Marble Blast Ultra to bother typing any more.