I recently looked at Metroid:The Other M's reception and it was positive to mixed, which dumbfounded me so I thought. There always good games that got bad reviews posts, why not bad games that got good to mixed reviews. Thoughts?
Bad games that got GOOD reviews
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Well the gameplay in metroid the other M was pretty damn good, at least I really liked it, it was the story that hurt people physically so overall I would say it deserves a positive score.
Call of Duty 4 through 7.
OT: I would say the Pokemon games. There's just something I don't "get" with them. It was never a large part of my childhood, and I don't understand how people can give essentially the same game outstanding reviews.
Also, Dead Rising. Between awful camera, counter-intuitive controls, vague mission objectives and dull writing, I could not stand it and gave up after an hour.
OT: I would say the Pokemon games. There's just something I don't "get" with them. It was never a large part of my childhood, and I don't understand how people can give essentially the same game outstanding reviews.
Also, Dead Rising. Between awful camera, counter-intuitive controls, vague mission objectives and dull writing, I could not stand it and gave up after an hour.
I didnt like dawn of war II, and that got really good reviews, why? They removed base building, only had 4 factions, limited choice of units and a quite short campaign. I have never understood it. DoW I was much better by miles. Maybe the expansions were better, but I just didn't want to waste money on them if they were similar to DoW II.
Would you look at this thread? What is this all about now, people liking things you don't like?
Seriously now, good reviews happen because the reviewers like them, and liking something is a Subjective thing. Just because you don't like a game doesn't mean the game is bad, just that you don't like it.
Blah.
Seriously now, good reviews happen because the reviewers like them, and liking something is a Subjective thing. Just because you don't like a game doesn't mean the game is bad, just that you don't like it.
Blah.
Dragon Age 2 was bad. It felt like DLC and not a story in its own right, it was padded out by dull side quests, the characters and events were extremely boring and every building and dungeon was a copy/paste of the last one. I hate that game but so many critics loved it.
OT - the gameplay in Other M was amazing, just like Super Metroid with 1 or 2 tweaks that improved it for me
other than 3D sections and story that game was fantastic, once you finish the game and the whole ship opens up that's when the game gets really good
other than 3D sections and story that game was fantastic, once you finish the game and the whole ship opens up that's when the game gets really good
Aww, and here I was thinking it was gonna be something earth-shattering like Portal or Ocarina of Time. But no, it's a game series that will not get you flamed - too many people on here share that exact opinion (except maybe about CoD 4...)Mr Shrike said:
Final Fantasy 10, if you want an explaination go watch Spoony's review of it as it pretty much sums up my hates about it (and before people say "you only hate it because a popular reviewer hates it" the answer is no, i have a lways despised this game).
Honestly, I will never understand why a lot of games got decent write ups, but I would be hesitant to say that almost any games I've played in the last few years have been genuinely bad as such. A fair number have absolutely not been to my taste, particularly sequals that have either flogged a dead horse or outright removed the things that made the first one good... But actually 'bad' games ? Hmm...
I mean... I think FF7 is a bad game in the sense that it didn't engage me and I didn't particularly enjoy it, but its obviously a 'good' game in lots of respects.
The only really 'bad' games that I can think of are rehashed bullshit (particularly sports and driving games) and thats not because they aren't playable, its because they are utterly disinteresting.
Its all in the eye of the beholder.
I can't think of any game that was bad in the sense of being difficult to play that got good reviews.
I mean... I think FF7 is a bad game in the sense that it didn't engage me and I didn't particularly enjoy it, but its obviously a 'good' game in lots of respects.
The only really 'bad' games that I can think of are rehashed bullshit (particularly sports and driving games) and thats not because they aren't playable, its because they are utterly disinteresting.
Its all in the eye of the beholder.
I can't think of any game that was bad in the sense of being difficult to play that got good reviews.
Biohazard 4.
Sure .. it's fun enough. But is it really THAT good? And it didn't so much 'redefine' survival horror as throw it out the fucking window. After the first scene (approaching the town on foot), it feels like godamn John Cleese appeared and said 'and now for something completely different.'
What in the hell happened to Biohazard, Capcom ??! I want it BACK.
EDIT: And wow .. RDR? Really? I thought it was fabbo.
Sure .. it's fun enough. But is it really THAT good? And it didn't so much 'redefine' survival horror as throw it out the fucking window. After the first scene (approaching the town on foot), it feels like godamn John Cleese appeared and said 'and now for something completely different.'
What in the hell happened to Biohazard, Capcom ??! I want it BACK.
EDIT: And wow .. RDR? Really? I thought it was fabbo.
L.A Noir, everyone seems to like it, but i absolutely hated it. It got absolutely great reviews by alot of game reviewers, but for me personally, its one of the most dull games i have ever played.
The crime scenes were basically move till you feel your controller shake, and the interogations were awful. but this is just my opinion i guess.
The crime scenes were basically move till you feel your controller shake, and the interogations were awful. but this is just my opinion i guess.
I wouldn't call RE4 (yes, I'm American) a "survival horror" game by any stretch. I always thought that particular analysis of it was backwards. What it is is an action game with characters tangentially related to the previous games and was intended to be a departure from the previous entries in the series. Also, if Capcom had insisted on not changing the formula at all the franchise would have stagnated and we all would have grown bored with it, I assure you.uzo said:
RE4 is a good game meant to be played, not really thought about. It doesn't cover any new ground, it doesn't "give Resident Evil/Biohazard a bad name" it just was something a little different.
Dragon Age: Origins
I found it so bland and unispired. I know it was designed to be a throwback to fantasy games but it just wasnt interesting. I didnt care for any of the characters and the combat(at least if you were a mage (thats the only one I played)) was so slow and bland.
I found it so bland and unispired. I know it was designed to be a throwback to fantasy games but it just wasnt interesting. I didnt care for any of the characters and the combat(at least if you were a mage (thats the only one I played)) was so slow and bland.
i understand where your coming from, and besides which type of pokemon and meta game strategies are in the game, it is so similar to the point they probably didn't use half as much money/time as most games do in development.Mr Shrike said:
however i still love each and every single game and play them to bits. it's just one of those things that nintendo has.....mind control..