Games that just do what they should

[J-dog42]

I can't help but feel that some games get a hard time for not being something, even though they aren't meant to be. Take COD for example. I know it's an oft used example. People criticise its lack of good plot and stuff. But really, all I want expect from a COD game is the opportunity to shoot people and that's what I get.

tl;dr What games (or movies I guess) do you feel are given a hard time for not being something they aren't trying to be?

 

[ultrachicken]

Just because a game isn't trying to be something doesn't get it off the hook. Eg. Kane and Lynch 2 supposedly wasn't supposed to look good, but why the hell would they do that?

 

[Trippin tacos]

i agree with ultrachicken COD has been around for a while and you've always been able to shoot people, it's just COD hasn't changed COD 1 you could shoot people with a sub-par story, average (for the time)graphics and plenty of other things that haven't really changed.

the only reason it doesn't is because COD already sells ridiculously well so the producers never need to bring anything new to the table

 

[Chatato]

True, like i pre-ordered Final fantasy 13 and have just stopped playing after about the 2nd hour i expected it would be as fast-paced and dramatic as a turn based Rpg could get however what i got was being truthful absolute rubbish however if i had played this game not knowing what the genre was, what the story-line was about or what the graphic were like i would have been as amazed by this as cavemen were with fire, so yes i completely agree with what you just said.