I’ve been revisiting anno 2205, infamously the ugly duckling of the Anno series of RTS games. I don’t mind so much the fact that it’s different, lacks customisation and random map generation - I’m bothered because the game is so slow to progress through on challenge settings, and it feels like a game designed just to artificially waste your time; in other anno games, you can always pull tricks to dig yourself out of economic crisis - selling off assets and surplus goods, completing quests for other parties, or taking loans. 2205 is very very confined in terms of what you can do to financially recover in the early game and forces you into a lot of military events.
I wouldn’t go as far as “hate” but I’ve put a lot of time into games I ultimately decided I didn’t like. Once I’ve decided that, I stop, but I’m an optimist and hope the game will improve.
Recently I’ve been playing Batman: Arkham Origins whilst waiting for my daughter to fall asleep. I was far too tired to pick another game so I played what was in front of me. Once I reached the end I uninstalled rather than do more open world stuff. Blech.