When No Man’s Sky was finally released this year, it was to a gaming public who had expectations so high it never stood a chance. The hype train immediately left the station. There were to be quintillions of planets for players to explore. Heralded as the promised messiah of the sci-fi genre, No Man’s Sky was to be the most in-depth, immersive, and simply biggest exploration game ever. No Man’s SkyĪt number four on our list, we have a much less controversial entry, No Man’s Sky. In the end, even if Infinite Warfare isn’t that bad of a game, in and of itself, it represents the lowest point in the Call of Duty franchise, and thus earns a spot on our list. Others hated the jump to full blown science-fiction ( Call of Duty has flirted with sci-fi in the past, but Infinite Warfare is the first time the two have officially been together), and were instead attracted to literally the exact opposite of it, World War I era shooter Battlefield 1, which was released to massive acclaim.

Some gamers are just sick of what was once a groundbreaking FPS franchise becoming a stagnant, cookie cutter series. Why the hate? There are a lot of reasons. The video is currently the second most disliked video on Youtube with over 3 million dislikes and counting. Some might call this one unfair, seeing as how Infinite Warfare has generally positive reviews, but no one can forget the wave of hatred that the Internet collectively spewed over Infinite Warfare when it’s reveal trailer was first released. From consoles to PCs, FPS to RPG, and everything else in between, there was a lot to loathe. And so, for your amusement and soon-to-be groans of remembrance, here are the top 5 worst games of 2016. To be fair, we tried to spread the hate around. It sucked real hard. Even in the realm of video games, what should be sources of joy and entertainment, there was more than this year’s fair share of duds.

The general consensus of the world at large seems to be that this year, well. As 2016 comes to a close, it’s impossible not to look back on the year as a whole.

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