We're already more than halfway through 2018, and have so far been lucky to have an array of fantastic next-generation games. However with excitement, also comes disappointment. Like every year, there have been ⛦a bunch of great games released that have made us glued to our screens, but there have also been some games which we thought were going to blow our minds, but ended up being quite disappointing.

Big games such as Far Cry 5, God of War, and Sea of Thieves have been greatly anticipated, and we've been waiting ever so patiently to get our hands on them. Now the time has come, and they have bombarded us with flawless attention to detail and engaging storylines. This time last year, we were gifted with great games such as Resident Evil: Biohazard and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. This year, games are successfully meeting t🀅he same high standards in a wide variety of genres, and with the holiday season fast approaching, it looks like we have A LOT more to look forward to in the second half o the year. That being said, while there have been some hits, that doesn't mean that all of the games we were most excited for hit bi🔯g.

Now we're halfway thꦇrough the year, it's time to pause, and look back at some of the best and unfortunately disappointing games released so far in 2018.

30 Disappointment: Crisis Of The Planet 🗹Of The Apes (VR)

We were excited to see what this game would bring to the table, especially given the quality of the recent Planet of the Apes movie franchise. Now that VR is a maturing, the idea of combining the two sounded great. The VR shooter takes place between the 2014 movie Rise of the Planet of the Apes, and most recent Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. However, u෴nfortunately, the game turned out to be a bit of a clumsy mess. For the most part, it controls like a clumsy arcade shooter.

29 ♐ Best: State Of Decay 2 𝕴

If you're a fan of The Walking Dead TV show, or Telltale game series, then State of Decay 2 is something worth trying out. It tackles a lot of the same tropes as TWD franchise, but on a granular system-oriented level. The game does feature a lot of zombie slaying if that's how you wanna play it, but it often won't work in your favour. You must build a community base for you and your fellow survivors, and think strategically about how to survive in this zombie ridden world. It's a massive improvement over the first game, and it has successfully satisfied State of Decay fans everywhe𝓰re — and made some new ones along the way.

28 Disappointment: Sea Of Thieves 𝄹

Real-life pirate battles on the stormy seas has made its way into the gaming world. The long awaited game is fun to play, and a visually appealing pirate-fantasy world. There are surprising discoveries every step of the way, and everything is placed with a p💝urpose.

Travelling is one of the best parts of the game, however, it quickly became a disapp﷽ointment when players realised how repetitive the gameloop is. The game is bursting with potential, but doesn't have enough to want to bring players back...

27 Best: Far Cry 5 ꦗ

One of the most anticipated games of 2018, Ubisoft have finally released their follow-up to 2014's Far Cry 4. You can expect a lot of what we've already seen in the other Far Cry games in this installment, however, the new setting goes a long way to create something special. The game has by far lived up to expectations, featuring all the great mechanics the Far Cry games♍ already had, with additional changes, improvements, and🎃 things to do. Not to mention the graphics are insane!

26 Disappointment: Fear Effect Sedna ꦐ

Fear Effect was a cult classic from the PlayStation 1 — it definitely found its footing in a post-The Matrix world. While the games had interesting ideas, it definitely had a lot of problems. In other words: they needed another chance (and a bigger budget) to tell their story. Sadly, Fear Effect: Sedna's story isn't all that great, the script is weak, voice acting is embarrassing, and AI is weak. It definitely seems like it's time to close the book on Fear Effect.

25 🀅 Best: God Of War

Released spring 2018, God of War is the most hyped game of the year, and players are definitely happy with the outcome. The PlayStation exclusive (sorry Xbox users), has received astonishing feedback from players and media all over the world. The🍌 storyline is captivating, matched with remarkable visuals and vast amounts of exploration in this Norse-mythology inspired world.

24 Disappointment: A Way ♔Out

Gamers all over the world were hyped about this game because it is completely and utterly cooperative. There's nothing better than sitting down on the couch with your best buddy, and spending an entire evening playing a two-player game, and there aren't as many as we'd like out there. A Way Out has its pros, managing to build a personal-drama with great action and emotion, and —of course— it has great co-op play mechanics where you and your partner interact and help each other frequently. However, a few hours in, it becomes cliche and disappointing. It's trope-heavy and mostly 🌟uninspired.

23 Best: Sh🦄adow Of The Colossus

The 2005 version of the game was a revelation, a defining title of the PlayStation 2. 💖The remaster for PlayStation 3 improved the game greatly, and now, in the 2018, the PlayStation 4 version is the defacto iteration of this masterpiece.

The world has been completely redrawn, its highly detailed environment is breathtaking. Don't miss a change to see one of the great gamin♋g classics running on a modern gaming machine.

22 💧 Disappointment: Metal Gear Survive

The action-adventure survival game was released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Microsoft platforms earlier this year. The game is a spin-off of the Metal Gear Solid V story that is located in a strange, alternate universe (however, it doesn't feel like a Metal Gear game). It sounds ꦿpretty cool, but failed to deliver a fun and memorable experience.

Despite a large environment, it feels bland and claustrophobic. 

Metal Gear: Survive is just another survival game full of micro-transactions. Although the combat is fun, the story is unfortunately extremely dull, and doesn't deserve to carry on the Metal Gear name.

21 ꦿ Best: Dandara 🐭

Dandara is a 2D platformer, Metroidivania game developed by Long Hat House. Available on an array of platforms (PS4, Xbox One, PC, iOs, Nintendo Switch, and many more), where Dandara has awoken in a bizarre universe on the shrink of oblivion, ready to reshape the world. In order to move Dandara, 💫players must bounce⛦ from one platform to the next.

Explore a pixel-art world like no other. 

The game replaces the typical running and jumping actions with the ability to slingshot your character (Dandara) between walls and𓄧 platforms.♎ It has been an indie highlight of 2018.