Oh boy,
Glad you asked this one
I hated and with great glee and joy took
'McGee's Alice in Wonderland' off my computer, which turned out not to be any easier than that darn game, I hated it, hated it...could not stand another go at it, don't like jumping, drowning, bouncing and dying every time I did anything.
OH thank you for asking I feel so good having said that
Ingie

Although I dont play it all the time, I absolutely love that game, LOVE all the puzzles and the backround music, loved the way they changed it from room to room to fit the atmosphere.

Mine would have to be NINE ..I couldn't stand it past the first few scenes..I was more than happy to uninstall that puppy and put it away ..

Well I can think of a few. I used to stick a game out to the end (cause I paid for it!) but now, if a game is bad, I'm outta there!

King's Quest 8 - just didn't like the new interface and having to fight people. Don't mind it in actual shooters but it didn't belong in this series.

Sanitarium - crashed beyond recovery, would've had to start from beginning - will try that one again sometime.

Tony Tough - once I realized the whole game took place in the park it got uninteresting - there didn't seem to be much of a point to the game. Felt like a free download almost.

Beyind Atlantis and Dracula Resurrection - just couldn't get into them, plan on trying again sometime in a slow period.

I just finished playing 9 a few weeks back and liked it a lot. It reminded me quite a bit of Shivers in the sense the graphics were very vivid and unique, but it didn't utilize the whole screen. Plus the fact that you could only carry one inventory item. That last puzzle almost drove me crazy until I realized that *spoiler*


The green and yellow colors on the totem poles looked *extremely* similar to me. This threw me off in terms of what keys I was playing until I realized that what I thought was green was actually yellow! I wonder if others experienced a similar problem with identifying the color?

As far as games I've (at least temporarily) given up on, they are:

1. Sacred Mirror of Kofun
I just hated this game so much, I wanted to break the cd into a million pieces and set fire to the box. Seeing that thread in the hints forum brought back all the agonizing memories of this game to me.

2. Trick or Treat
There is a point in this game, where it will crash without fail no matter what kind of computer I play it on. From a 486, to a pentium, from Win95 to Win98 to WinXP, it doesn't matter. I give up until someone smarter than me can find a way around it.

3. Arcatera
This is one RPG that I don't think is even possible to make the least bit of progress in, let alone think about finishing it. It is so buggy it puts even Zombieville to shame (and that's saying something!)

4. OpSys
I made it to the final puzzle in the game, and then gave up in frustration. This, like Blue Ice, was one of those games offering a prize to the first person to complete it, so I doubt I will ever bother to do so, even though the end is so tantalizingly close.

The game that I gave up on was;

The Journeyman Project II Buried in Time.
It was quite a few years ago. I recall there being a sequence where one is sort of "travelling through space". I also remember trying to negoitiate getting through this area. Needless to say, I did not get through the area. It's the only game I have ever played in which I broke the CD into several pieces and threw it in the rubbish heap. I also made a solemn promise to myself that hereafter I should never, ever purchase any sequel that may spawn from this horrible game. Well,ironically AND thankfully I renigged on that vow. I purchased Journeyman Project III somewhat later on. This turned out to be a game which will,for me, always be fondly remembered as one of my MOST favourite P.C. games! <img border="0" alt="" title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="" title="" src="graemlins/woozy.gif" />

Quite a few games that I gave up on and some sooner than others. Fastest quit was probably TimeQuest. Between all the rigamarole had to use just to play the game and the first mission, just decided it wasn't what I wanted to play. This game had coded card, etc for password protection. The first mission after finally, getting to Rome was to show Attila the power of God. Finally, looked at a walkthrough and found out was suppose to go to China and get TNT.

Most from a timed sequence that couldn't complete like in the Time Machine and Timeline though how this got described as an adventure is beyond me.

Shorah

I usually come back to games later when they frustrate me (with help if I can arrrange it), but in the case of Return to Zork I couldnt, because we'd just upgraded our computer & it wouldnt run. *sadness* A few family jokes still reference that game. Maybe one day I'll find a version that likes Windows.

I gave up on Schizm awhile back. I dont know why but the cd version was pretty only the first time I loaded it. Afterward it became highly pixelated. Add that to tough puzzles and well... I wasnt sure I'd ever finish it.

But I took a chance on Schizm dvd (kept hearing how much better it was) and Im glad we did! Wow was that pretty! And we were so tickled when we solved puzzles for ourselves (Yes, we needed a walkthrough for some bits). Great sense of completion when we finally won. My husband loved the railway track challenge. Scariest moment: I thought we'd really blown it when we finished the pipe thing and the Argilan showed up saying "So thats your choice then...." Mom wanted me to back up tot he last file and get out the walkthrough lol!

I quit Mystery of the Nautilus at the robot. I solved the sequence (partly by clicking on everything clickable) but it always got me anyway. After 15 bbqs, I realized that even if I got past that thing I might still lose because of the timer. Discouraging, to say the least. Besides, I'd already seen most of the Nautilus (The graphics are very pretty)

okay enough from me

wwwhheeee fun thread!

Traitor's Gate>>Just got tired of the sewers
Nine>>>Yuk!
Chateau D'or>>>Couldn't uninstall this one fast enough!
The Quivering>>>>Stupid, with horrible interface.

Traitor's Gate: Loved the game, but I bought a new system, and just never got around to reinstalling so I didn't finish. I guess maybe I didn't love it all that much.

Beyond Atlantis 2: Tech problem

The Longest Journey: Tech problem, but probably would have given up anyway. Waaaay too much talking.

Riven: Bored to tears.

Qin: Number One on my list of all time boring games. I think I played all of 30 minutes before deciding this wasn't my cup of tea.

Schizm............yuck, yuck, yuck.

1, the Legend of Lotus Spring - lousy interface
2, Oddyssey, In Search of Ulysses - too hard to move around
3, the crystal key - yuck!
4, as of yesterday - Rhem - too many pipes - I don't want to be a plumber! also, very dingy scenery, and buildings that are like mazes

Forgot to add - American McGee's Alice - shudder!

Oh Fairy GodMother, I love your review of Rhem!

Ah! I forgot about Rhem. First time I played, and got dumped to 640x480, I said this isn't going to work. Wish I was among the lucky few who traded, rather than paid for it as I did.

This game, unlike Qin, didn't last 30 minutes. It didn't last 30 seconds.

Tim

Maupiti Island (must be the 102th. time I mention this game). I _did_ eventually finish it but it took me like... er... five years or so. Probably the game I most gave up on and resumed.

I did give up on a few more but this one remains my all-time record!

ty, ty, ty

Fork in the Tale. So awful I don't even want to favor it with words.

Oh good grief nickie - I totally forgot about A Fork in the Tale - I think I'm having flashback nightmares.

Okay......That games that I hated the most were:

-----Nine
-----Gabriel Knight Series -Could never figure out what to do next in any of the games without a hint or a walkthrough. So, I just gave up.
-----Riddle of The Sphinx
-----Alfred Hitchcock: The Final Cut <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="tongue.gif" />

I think you keep mentioning it just to get Scout all riled up! LOL

I gave up on The Time Machine. That was a major stinker. I also played Odyssey for about an hour and gave up on that as well. A few games I have just not gotten around to finish, like Omega Stone, Nautilus. I plan to, though.

Just thought of some more pet baddies...

Urban Runner - I get exhausted every time I even think of this game

Night Trap - blech
Panic In the Park - I detest anything arcade
MadDog McCree - see above reason.
DogDays - liked the game ok - but an arcade machine in a laundry room stopped me cold.

Laura

The Time Machine. Couldn't get my character to climb onto a crate for some reason, and finally gave up because I wasn't enjoying the game anyway.

Arthurs Quest: Horrible, horrible game.

Schizm - games should be fun. That one gave me a headache. And one more, I think it was Time Machine? It had a lot of keyboard controls, I prefer mouse driven.