10 Beautiful Looking Games (That Play Terribly)
2. Agony
Set in the bowels of Hell, Agony was set to be a truly soul-stirring title. The dark fantasy refuses to tone down the haunting imagery, forcing players to watch eye-gouging, dismemberments, and decapitations in minute detail. The graphics are frighteningly realistic, so the nightmare-inducing visuals should be challenging to stomach.
Even though Agony is fittingly disgusting, the real hell is playing the flipping thing. Basic objectives are often unclear, leaving players disoriented and confused. Enemy AI is either laughably broken or inexplicably overpowered. The stealth system is so flawed, it's hard to understand why the creators implemented it.
The grotesque visuals wear thin fast, since the blood and gore rarely have any narrative purpose nor do they build atmosphere. Instead, the mangled bodies and tortured souls are shoved in your face, in a desperate attempt to shock you.
To make matters worse, this dumpster fire launched with an agonising amount of technical issues. Even after a series of patches, Agony still suffers from long load times and game-breaking glitches. As a result, the whole gaming experience felt like hell on Earth, but not in the way the developers intended.