Games You Didn't Expect to Be Good
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back in early 2010 my friends asked me to get Oblivion because they said it was $15 and extremely fun. When i got to gamestop looking on the back I said "This doesn't look to good" And hour later I was glad I bought it, seriously one of the best games ever and didn't hear about it till 2010!
Defense Grid: The awakening
I'm not much of a fan of tower defense, and I got it in the potato sack, but the game turned out to be awesome
I'm not much of a fan of tower defense, and I got it in the potato sack, but the game turned out to be awesome
I don't have a link but I remember reading that Alpha Protocol had REALLY underperformed sales wise and that they wouldn't make a sequel.GoldenRaz said:
Vanquish. I went in expecting a pretty shitty b-movie type game to kill a few hours, and came out with a surprisingly funny, purposely camp little gem that completely dug a hole under the radar.
OMFG, I thought I was the only one who loved that game xD I didn't buy it myself cuz I was a kid at the time, so I didn't choose games based on the reviews, I bought it based on whether it sounded/looked cool or not. Well, needless to say, I got that game, and loved it. It was roller coaster tycoon if it was awesome and had dinosaurs.Fenra said:
Lol, one time, I let all my carnivores out during a rainstorm and when I tried to get in the helicopter to tranq them, I found out you can't fly in the rain and my t-rex ate all my customers xDLuke3184 said:
Fallout 3, been playing 1 and 2 for years but considering the massive change in gameplay and stuff i wasnt sure, but i was happily proved wrong
Oh and spiderman 2 and scarface the world is yours, possibly the only 2 games based off films that were worth anything as far as im aware
Oh and spiderman 2 and scarface the world is yours, possibly the only 2 games based off films that were worth anything as far as im aware
Fallout 3, funnily enough. It looked like another first/third person shooter with rpg elements and an aesthetic that didn't really resonate with me at the time.
Now i own all the fallout games, a bobblehead, a special edition Brotherhood of Steel statue and all the DLC so far (except for the New Vegas stuff, as i'm waiting for a disc collection of the lot. No idea when/if it's even coming out, but i live in hope.)
Now i own all the fallout games, a bobblehead, a special edition Brotherhood of Steel statue and all the DLC so far (except for the New Vegas stuff, as i'm waiting for a disc collection of the lot. No idea when/if it's even coming out, but i live in hope.)
I though F.E.A.R. was going to be a steaming pile of crap but I was really good. It's one of my favorite shooters ever.
I saw my friend playing Bulletstorm and I thought, yeah its alright. But it would get pretty repetitive.
I've now beaten it about 4-5 times. Brilliant game. Really took me by surprise, and I recommend it to anyone that loves the pure fun of kicking people into cacti and removing their faces with your foot.
I've now beaten it about 4-5 times. Brilliant game. Really took me by surprise, and I recommend it to anyone that loves the pure fun of kicking people into cacti and removing their faces with your foot.
batman arkham asylum i thought it would be another bad batman game but i played it at my friends house and its awesome!
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2.
Before I bought this game, I was unaware of the Shin Megami Tensei series/brand and it's connection to the Persona series. I picked this game up on a whim because I was going through a game dry spell and thought that this would keep me busy until the next big release title.
I couldn't stop playing this game, even when I bought two new games for the PS3. I had to finish Devil Summoner 2 first, but I had fun doing so.
Before I bought this game, I was unaware of the Shin Megami Tensei series/brand and it's connection to the Persona series. I picked this game up on a whim because I was going through a game dry spell and thought that this would keep me busy until the next big release title.
I couldn't stop playing this game, even when I bought two new games for the PS3. I had to finish Devil Summoner 2 first, but I had fun doing so.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.
I didn't give it my attention when it first came out. Downloaded a demo recently and immediately bought the game and played through it.
It's different, but the same. It's got (fairly simple) puzzles, platforming, satisfying weapons, and tense boss battles... everything a good Tomb Raider game needs.
I also didn't think that I'd like Mount & Blade, despite seeing a lot of fans on the internet. Then I swung my sword at a bandit whilst riding a horse and I was convinced of its awesomeness.
I didn't give it my attention when it first came out. Downloaded a demo recently and immediately bought the game and played through it.
It's different, but the same. It's got (fairly simple) puzzles, platforming, satisfying weapons, and tense boss battles... everything a good Tomb Raider game needs.
I also didn't think that I'd like Mount & Blade, despite seeing a lot of fans on the internet. Then I swung my sword at a bandit whilst riding a horse and I was convinced of its awesomeness.
Final Fantasy XII. It was such a departure from the rest of the series that I didnt want to touch it for years, but then I finally gave it a shot and enjoyed it.
DJ Hero has no right to be as good as it is.
When I first heard about it, I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. I mean, a Guitar Hero ripoff with crappy music? Why the hell would ANYBODY play that? But the more I looked into it, the more intrigued I was, and I finally bought it. I found it to be a flawed but incredibly fun, challenging, and most of all rewarding music game. More than any other game in the genre, I felt like I was in full control of the music, and nailing a tricky section and hearing the mix getting more complex was very exciting. I loved it.
The sequel, which took pretty much everything wrong with the original and fixed it, is now one of my favorite rhythm games of all time. Seriously, if you haven't tried this series, go try it now. It's incredible, if you just give it a shot.
When I first heard about it, I thought it was the dumbest thing ever. I mean, a Guitar Hero ripoff with crappy music? Why the hell would ANYBODY play that? But the more I looked into it, the more intrigued I was, and I finally bought it. I found it to be a flawed but incredibly fun, challenging, and most of all rewarding music game. More than any other game in the genre, I felt like I was in full control of the music, and nailing a tricky section and hearing the mix getting more complex was very exciting. I loved it.
The sequel, which took pretty much everything wrong with the original and fixed it, is now one of my favorite rhythm games of all time. Seriously, if you haven't tried this series, go try it now. It's incredible, if you just give it a shot.
God of War. I recall having my one of my friends talking about this awesome game on the PlayStation 2 (which none of us had because consoles cost a lot more money here than in other countries) that had you on a quest to kill the god of war. Me, being the history and mythology nerd that I am, chalked it as portraying itself as a Greek tragedy while being a mindless clusterfuck (in my defense, he did not do the game justice while describing it). I didn't even bother looking it up online; that's how stubborn I was about believing the game to be bad. In time I finally bought a PS2 and the game it came with was either God of War or Pro Evolution Soccer (soccer is really big down here and FIFA is not held in high esteem for some reason). I don't really like soccer games so I had to take the game I had been adamant on hating for so long. It didn't take long for me to realize how stupid I was for judging a book by it's cover.