14 Most Disappointing Video Games Of 2018 (So Far)

14. A Way Out

Was Josef Fares' follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 indie hit Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons a bad game? Absolutely not. But did it fall far short of its potential? Unquestionably.

The co-op-only nature of A Way Out's prison break action movie set-up is certainly alluring, though the game is waylaid by a number of key issues: overly linear cinematic gameplay, a number of laborious and repetitive tandem sequences, numerous jarring tonal shifts, and relatively wonky shooting and driving mechanics.

At around five hours long it at least doesn't outstay its welcome, but given all the pre-release hype, it really felt like this should've tried harder to replicate the devastating emotion of Brothers. Instead, it just felt like a middling, hokey homage to 90s action movies (complete with protagonist Leo's offputting resemblance to Sean Penn).

It's a glorified rental, basically.