10 Video Games That Wasted Brilliant Concepts

The third and last Square Enix game on this list, the Quiet Man is just weird. No question about it.

The game had received interest for one real reason: Its main character was deaf, and as such, the game would be almost completely silent with no subtitles. It was an interesting narrative device, and one that could have been very successful if done properly.

Key word there being "if."

For whatever reason, the developers decided to still write a story with live-action cutscene,s framed like a normal game with sound, making it so the player - forever sat in silence - had no idea what was happening. The problems just got worse when they suddenly introduced supernatural elements, ruining any chance people had of following along.

Eventually, audio for the game was added in an update, but even with knowing what was happening, The Quiet Man just wasn't good. Combat was bland, and unfortunately, this was the only real gameplay present.