Games that make you go "How could anyone hate this?"

[vun]

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2

It's like a supercar mashed up and turned into a CD. I can't really describe it properly, but it's got the same sense of wonder and amazement you get when you see something like a big ol' Diablo rolling by. I'm not much of a car buff, but I absolutely love the feeling supercars give you. Richard Hammond said it best; a good supercar should make you feel like a 10 year old.
Sure, it's not a very realistic racing game, but that's the reason I can't see why anyone would hate it. It means everyone can pick it up and have a go in a Murcielago or whatever. You don't need to be a racing sim nerd to have fun with it.

 

[OmniMoose]

Seems like everyone is pointing out modern games... which often have a large base of critics and fans respectively...

How about some classic series?

Who here has ever heard someone hating on Super Mario Bros. Deluxe? Or the original SEGA sonic side-scrollers?
How about Ocarina of Time, or maybe even good ol' Croc?

I've yet to meet anyone familiar with those titles, that says they hated them. Sure, might not be their type of game, but they still enjoyed playing them!

I mean seriously... how can anyone hate Super Mario Bros. Deluxe?

 

[Quesa]

But what about better gameplay

You mean the removal of the tactical overview in favor of spammy action gameplay? Hated it. Making ME twitchier made it better, making DA twitchier made it worse.

As an empathetic person I generally see both sides of a debate, so I generally get why people hate my favorite games (I get why some people are okay with DA2, it doesn't stop the 8 hour cash grab from pissing me off, though).

I'd say the Arkham games and Mount and Blade: Warband. AA and AC had their flaws, sure, but.. it was being in a friggin' Batman cartoon. M&B, ugly as sin, but.. massive medieval open world RPG version of Pirates! with fps jousting, swordplay and archery.. amazing.

 

[SpaceBat]

Persona 4. Now I have yet to find someone who has said the literal words "I hate Persona 4" so that's a good sign but I can tell that those people who dislike JRPGs are silently judging. I had no love for JRPGs either, I was pretty neutral on the whole thing. I wasn't gonna have a fit over FF VIII-5 The Revengance being released nor was I going to go on about FF7 being baist thing evar.

Basically the long and short of it is that Persona 4 transcends genre as far as i'm concerned. It's just that good.

I mean just listen to this:


TOO GOOD!

I haven't heard anyone say they absolutely hated Persona 4. Hell, the only criticism I can give P4 is its significant amount of pants-on-head retarded plot moments (but mostly because the characters often just suddenly seem to get hit with retardation whenever the main plot jumps into frame). Other than that it's really an awesome game.

I still prefer P3's soundtrack by a mile though. Now that I think about it, I can't really pick between P3 and P4 in general. P3's quality overall seems to fluctuate a lot yet has regular moments of brilliance, whereas P4's quality's a lot more balanced, but rarely seems to reach a significant peak like P3 does.


Seriously though. These three were just unbelievable:

 

[WildFire15]

I don't think the game was necessaries hated, but it seems quite a few disliked City of Heroes when it really deserved more credit. A lot of people seem to only judge it based on about 3 years ago without considering how it's improved recently before NCSoft decided to shut it down and sit on the IP. Considering it's likely NCSoft will retreat mostly into the Korean Market in future, it's a damn shame the franchise will never be seen again.

 

[Templarixx]

Any Gears of War game. They have everything I want in a game.

 

[Xyliss]

Mirrors Edge.

How that game didn't sell more copies is really beyond me. Beautiful game, challenging and fun to play, unique, decent story, great soundtrack etc etc.

It sucks because we'll probably never see a sequel.

This. Definitely this!

Yes, I know the controls can be a little annoying but I loved it! and I hope they do do a sequel!

 

[SonOfMethuselah]

Did all of your FFVIII experience come from Kingdom Hearts?
[sub]Psst! His name is Squall...[/sub]

Haha, rookie mistake, my apologies. My first encounter with Squall Leonhart (I do know his name! Not sure about the spelling, though...) was, in fact, in Kingdom Hearts. I only played Final Fantasy VIII for the first time recently. So, yeah, he was introduced to me as Leon, so whenever I think of him, that's the first name that pops into my head. I usually do a better job of correcting myself, though.

 

[Eddie the head]

Flower, I mean how can you hate that? It's like serenity in game forum. I know someone likely don't like it though.

 

[Judgment90]

You brought it up so I'm bringing the heat. 'Deep breath'

Dragon age 2. Yup I said it and I won't take it back. Main story small scale is good big scale bad, every area looking the same also bad, making Anders not as funny as in Awakening also pretty terrible, only one origin pure crappage (made that up), restricting you to human only JUST FUCKING NO!

But what about better gameplay, kickass characters, great character development, better affection system, that smexiness that is the rouge DLC hat Jasmine Cutty's Wrap (seriously that is the sexiest hat I have ever seen and I don't know why), main character can not only talk but can have entirely different tone of voice for the same lines, Merrill again, everybody is bisexual except Sebastian but he just marries girls he doesn't have sex with them fucking chaste tease, Merrill, Varric, and goddamit she's the best character in Dragon age Merrill (at least in the second one she's meh in the first). All of that. Yes. HELL YES! HELL FUCKING YES! I LOVE MERRILL YES! HOW DO PEOPLE HATE THIS GAME!? HOW!?

Captcha: "It's Super Delicious" Obviously Captcha loves Merrill why doesn't everyone.

I'll sort of agree, there are a lot of reasons to hate DA2 but I still liked it a lot, when you look through all the flaws it's a pretty decent game, and the characters are also pretty good.

And I love me some Merrill.

It's the same with me, I do think DA2 is severely flawed, but when it comes down to it, the combat, IMO, is more engaging, the Skill Trees are pretty diverse and are easier. And it has Merrill and Varric, the only 2 characters worth a damn.

 

[spartandude]

The Witcher 2

This game is near perfect, the story is well written and incredibly interesting. Gameplay is challenging without being brutal and very very fun. Voice acting is, for the most part, really good. and it looks gorgeous as well

 

[Harkonnen64]

Team Fortress 2. It's free, fun, well balanced, and you can run it on a toaster.

I guess my laptop is less sophisticated than a toaster

 

[malestrithe]

No, I never asked that. I tend to say, it works for me, but I understand why others hate it.

I've never said, "This game is awesome. How can anyone hate this?" I'm mature enough to understand what works for me will not work for everyone.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

And seeing Venice for the first time is not something that will leave me.

Oh, man. One of the best moments in gaming. The game is so atmospheric and magical. And Venice is perfect. I love everything about it. And I particularity like the way Ubisoft made water in Venice. It's completely unrealistic but it looks so pretty I can't stop looking at it.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

OT: no, there's absolutely no game that I can't understand why people wouldn't like it.

Making games is very much grounded in game theory. And in game theory(At least the important bits of it) there is always a trade off - a gain and then a loss. I considered circa 1997 Ultima Online to be a great game because it grants freedom in a way that hugely mimics the real world while having solid gameplay mechanics. But the freedom that I felt made it great, also meant that people who weren't that good at the game were going to get beat up very quickly because its the internet and everyone is a psychopath. Constantly being PKed and having all your stuff taken is not fun to most people. For every game I can see both sides of the payoff.

Mirrors Edge.

How that game didn't sell more copies is really beyond me. Beautiful game, challenging and fun to play, unique, decent story, great soundtrack etc etc.

It sucks because we'll probably never see a sequel.

DICE and EA want to make a sequel. They consider it a good IP and want to continue it. So Mirrors Edge 2 will almost definitely be a reality.

 

[V8 Ninja]

Mirrors Edge.

How that game didn't sell more copies is really beyond me. Beautiful game, challenging and fun to play, unique, decent story, great soundtrack etc etc.

It sucks because we'll probably never see a sequel.

DICE and EA want to make a sequel. They consider it a good IP and want to continue it. So Mirrors Edge 2 will almost definitely be a reality.

Fun Fact; After shipping Mirror's Edge, DICE has made three different Battlefield games and are working on Battlefield 4. If you include all of the Battlefield spin-offs and expansions, then DICE has had its hand in 10 different Battlefield-related projects since Mirror's Edge launched and are currently working on three more. Also, don't forget about how DICE created the multiplayer for the 2010 Medal of Honor game. I think it's safe to say that EA doesn't actually care about Mirror's Edge as a franchise, because if they did they would not be hammering DICE with tons of Battlefield projects.

Captcha; "one hit wonder"

 

[DragonStorm247]

You brought it up so I'm bringing the heat. 'Deep breath'

Dragon age 2. Yup I said it and I won't take it back. Main story small scale is good big scale bad, every area looking the same also bad, making Anders not as funny as in Awakening also pretty terrible, only one origin pure crappage (made that up), restricting you to human only JUST FUCKING NO!

But what about better gameplay, kickass characters, great character development, better affection system, that smexiness that is the rouge DLC hat Jasmine Cutty's Wrap (seriously that is the sexiest hat I have ever seen and I don't know why), main character can not only talk but can have entirely different tone of voice for the same lines, Merrill again, everybody is bisexual except Sebastian but he just marries girls he doesn't have sex with them fucking chaste tease, Merrill, Varric, and goddamit she's the best character in Dragon age Merrill (at least in the second one she's meh in the first). All of that. Yes. HELL YES! HELL FUCKING YES! I LOVE MERRILL YES! HOW DO PEOPLE HATE THIS GAME!? HOW!?

Captcha: "It's Super Delicious" Obviously Captcha loves Merrill why doesn't everyone.

I'll sort of agree, there are a lot of reasons to hate DA2 but I still liked it a lot, when you look through all the flaws it's a pretty decent game, and the characters are also pretty good.

And I love me some Merrill.

Dragon Age 2 would have been great if EA had given Bioware more time to work on it. Most of its problems stemmed from it being rushed.

On topic: for me, its the Mass Effect Trilogy. Yes there was the hiccup at the end (which the Extended Cut pretty much fixed), and some of the DLC's are just so pricey, but beyond that I just love it.

 

[thesilentman]

Assassin's Creed 2

Don't get me wrong the game has faults, but whenever I feel just the slightest twinge of frustration with it all I have to do is climb up the nearest tall building, look around and think 'Damn, this game is pretty...'.

and in 3 years that has never got old. I think it has something to do with knowing it's not just a sky box. Not only are the aesthetics so beautiful, you can explore every inch of the terrain.

That is one of the best examples of modern games and what they could be if they weren't (and trying to be) COD all the time

Got some more too:

Super Mario Bros 3- This is how you make platformers
Sonic Generations- The levels are damn awesome, both Modern and Classic.
Chrono Trigger- Really good story and characters

I'll come back when I think of more.

 

[dancinginfernal]

Knights of the Old Republic 2.

Sure, Obsidian gimped the ending, but that's hardly their fault. Besides with the Restoration Project it's finally lived up to its original glory. Good on Obsidian for working with the mod devs to bring it all back.

Also Chris Avellone is a god among writers. Fucking love his stories and his characters.

 

[StriderShinryu]

I've gotta say that most fighting games fall into this category for me. There are certainly flaws in most fighting games, but pretty much every modern fighting game these days is a full featured, fairly balanced and fun experience. I can't help but feel that most complaints about fighting games aren't really faults with the games themselves but faults with the perspectives of those who are doing the complaining. They decide they don't want to put time into learning the game, and so the game is bad. They get beat by tactics they don't bother learning how to stop (and nearly all characters/tactics can be countered), and it's the game's fault. They want super long in depth single player experience and when a game in a genre that has almost never provided such a thing doesn't include one, the whole game is worthless. Etc. There is almost no feeling in gaming like the one you get from competing one in one in a fighter once you have gained experience in it and yet that joy gets overlooked for such superficial reasons.