Games you love, but everyone else hates.

[Coreless]

Not sure if these count but most of my friends hate them so I guess they might be relevant.
Unreal Tournament 3 Crucible Mod
Wolfentstein 2009
Prey
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus
BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
basically all the CPS2 and 3 Capcom fighters \m/

I couldn't pay my friends to play them but I love em .

 

[ATRAYA]

Hmm...

Fable 3, Mass Effect, Halo 3, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 and 4, and KotOR 2.

In fact, I'm not really sure why these games are hated/disliked.

Fable 3 was greater than Fable 2 in my opinion (though TLC is still high on the list of my most beloved games).
People say Mass Effect's menu, customization, and combat was clunky, however I found it extremely enjoyable.
Halo 3 brought a pretty awesome conclusion to the series, and the forge community was AMAZING.
I liked The Force Unleashed 2 just because I understand exactly how Starkiller felt (insane, rage-filled love, the refusal to give up, the need for blood, etc. ). The game was just ridiculously short...
While unrealistic, the Tony Hawk's games were really fun... only up to the fourth one though.
And KotOR 2 had a fantastic story with my favorite character of all time in it (Kreia FTW). Though I understand why people hated KotOR 2, since Lucasarts rushed it out the door for the Christmas bandwagon, and the game is actually unfinished. Poor Obsidian...

Any contrasting opinions are always welcome!

 

[Joao Baptista]

-> Vampire The Masquerate: Blood Lines
-> Age Of Conan
-> The Godfather 1
-> The Matrix: Path of Neo

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I really love Lara Croft and Tomb Raider. Granted the later games were pants but 1 and 2 were awesome when I was 16. I seem to have this idea of the character as intelligent and capable whereas everyone else just says she is a pair of boobs.

Was I playing the same games? :|

I think nostalgia helps with these sort of games. This was the first game I ever played that had shooting in it, so I worshiped it. My boyfriend recently pointed out that Lara is horribly selfish and is like a rebel without a cause. She decides to go find a relic and just shoots up whatever she feels like, including people and endangered animals. He says Indiana Jones makes a much better one. I have to agree, but I still don't care. I love her lol.

By the way, totally looking forward to the reboot!

To be fair she gets commissioned to find the scion and then fights back against Natla when it turns out she is nefarious. She didn't have to she could have just taken the money and walked away.

She also doesn't attack people or animals unless they attack her first. I think in one instance she actually tries to save Pierre DuPont who is her rival for one of the artifacts, if I remember correctly. I think your boyfriend has been watching Yahtzee's reviews

I'm looking forward to the reboot too although I am fearful of an Other M style mess on that front. :S

 

[Dranae]

I thoroughly enjoyed Sonic Riders (the one for the Gamecube), probably because it was the game my friend always wanted to play.

I haven't played any other Sonic game, and I don't plan to.

 

[AwkwardTurtle]

Don't really know what others opinion of this game is, but I for one absolutely love Style Boutique, which is otherwise known as Style Savvy in the U.S. It's ridiculously addictive and well designed.

 

[Wayneguard]

Mirror's Edge... seriously what is with all the hate. To me, the game is almost perfect. I just have some minor quibbles abou- you know what... fuck it. It's perfect. I said it: Mirror's Edge is fucking perfect.

Tenchu (all of them but especially Tenchu:Z) For some reason, everyone in the world hates ninjas. These people are gay. That's all I have to say about that.

 

[OdyCay]

why did people hate oblivion it was epic but sure it had its floors but dont we all

 

[Chemical Alia]

Hmm...

Super Mario Sunshine is one of my favorite games.

 

[ResonanceGames]

I agree with all the Mirror's Edge comments. There are definitely some major flaws in the game, but it got so much right that I still consider it a classic. If they're smart about the on-again-off-again-we're-probably-gonna-maybe-make-it sequel then Dice could have a masterpiece on their hands.

 

[Dracowrath]

FF7, FFX, FF12, FF13, DA2, Force Unleashed 1 and 2. I've heard people hate on these games many times, but I love each of them. Some more than others, but still.

 

[Juicebox52]

Stronghold Legends. Not as good as the others, But i still really like it.

 

[JemothSkarii]

For me, Lost Planet 2.
Yes, it has a massive multiplayer focus. Yes, the A.I can be dumb as hell, and yes, the story is just about non existant. But I love it, just the customization and that since there is little story and characterization you can play as YOU. The game basically screams for fanfics to be made of it. The graphics and atmosphere are also awesome, and the weapons are interesting (Shotgun SP anyone?)

BTW, I basically only play it single player.

 

[unindexedsearchengine]

CoD 4&6 were amazing

DA2 was great, and totally superior to origins

 

[SanguineScale]

FF XII and XIII and Mirror's Edge. Can't wait for the sequel on the Frostbite 2 engine.

 

[The Geek Lord]

Yeah it wasn't as good as the first one but then it had way too much to live up to,

Never played a Deus Ex game and I really don't care, but. I will say that the argument "it had a lot to live up to" never flew with me. If it's the same team, then they are competent enough to make another good game. If it's a different team, who aren't professionals who know exactly what they're doing, they should just stop right there.

Speaking of.

I'm going to have to pick Tales of Legendia and Gungrave: Overdose. Oh, everyone hates them, with a damn good reason: They're bad. They're really, really bad.

I think of them, however, as "so bad it's good."

Legendia had a predictable plot, full of cliches, and badly written dialogue that I couldn't help but snicker at.

Gungrave: Overdose had an atrocious story, some of the worst voice acting (the keyword being acting: They had good voices, but they couldn't act for SHIT) you'll ever hear, some really bad game design choices, and a whining, angsting, emo mary sue. It's a trainwreck. And it is one of the most glorious trainwrecks I have ever witnessed.

The best character in the game... Is the ghost of an elvis wannabe.

 

[ChillzMaster]

Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, and more recently, Bastion.

My friends are stupid. They're FPS-fed mongrels who see an AC-130 section and wet their pants. I am a bit more intellectual. I play just about everything, always looking for new experiences that push the medium further and further into an artform. This can be traced back to my first-ever Xbox 360 game, and first game as a true gamer, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise.

So much cute! So many unlockables! Gotta... get... that... Dragonache... It was the best thing I had ever experienced, so many hours were logged, it was just amazing. My friends see the cuteness and immediately turn it off, labeling it a kids game, and never giving it a chance.

Two point five years later, we've got the Summer of Aracade. I have two potential titles for purchase, Bastion, or Toy Soldiers: Cold War.

Now, Bastion has been adored by many (even The Escapist's own Yahtzee) as an innovative, funny, overall great indie title with an awesome narrator. Toy Soldiers: Cold War? Good, a bit too much like the original, less unique with the bandwagon-jumping cold-war-setting.

I have both trials. The boys jump right into the Toy Soldiers trial, gobbling it up in bursts of "Oo" and "Ah" and "HATREDCOPTER". When I dictate my greater desire to purchase Bastion instead (remember, 16, limited disposable income), while them having never even seen the trial, they yelled at me with cries of, "I don't care about your little Bastion! This is friggin Toy Soldiers: Cold War! Action! Look! A helicopter! WOO!". I felt shafted, the Bastion experience just seemed like the overall better game.

TIP and Bastion... I'm an RPG/God Gamer Tuna in a sea of FPS minnows. Ah well.

-Chillz

 

[The Virgo]

I really enjoy Driv3r, but the trick is that you have to play it RIGHT. Get some friends over, get the cheats turned on and play "Survival". Mark down how long you survived and pass the controller around. After five games, the person who lived the longest out of those five games wins.

My dad and I play the game like that and we laugh our asses off at how ridiculous the cops are in that mode! XD

 

[JohnnyDelRay]

In the other thread about the same topic, I couldn't believe the rainbow 6 vegas series got any hate at all. Vegas 2 is like my favorite game of ALL TIME. Can't get enough of it...such a simple premise, and so many ways to play. Guns feel right, gameplay paced/balanced superbly, terrorist hunts on various difficulties/density offer so much replayability. Coolest shit ever.

Also can't believe anyone would hate Vampire: Bloodlines, that was a tremendously immersive game with atmosphere, story angles, and characters.

OT: There's probably a few, but I really like Severance, that didn't seem to be received too well (old school sword fighting adventure game I played on PC), and Kane & Lynch 1 & 2. They got torn apart for the glitches, story and characters, but I actually had a lot of fun in them, especially the first one.

 

[busters]

Killer7. Has to be one of my all time favorite games.