Games that suprised you with their quality?

[Rayne360]

Sins of a Solar Empire

I saw it in Best Buy and I figured it looked cool enough but I didn't expect much. Let's just say I didn't sleep much that night.

 

[lionsprey]

Journey, i had heard good stuff about it but actually playing it.
it's less of a game and more of a enchanting experience.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Dawn of War. I was expecting something between piss poor and halfway decent: like previous licensed 40K games. I wasn't expecting one of the best games of the decade. It took the things I liked from RTSs and made it so much more brutal looking.

 

[SomeGuyOnHisComputer]

A marble game for the Wii called Kororinpa, I rented it expecting it to be OK. Ended up being fantastic. I mean, it's not a perfect game, not even really worth 60 bucks due to lack of content, but it's such a fun time waster. Other than some minor camera issues, the gameplay is very fine tuned.