Games you'll forgive...
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The Witcher, my god does it not forgive and really doesnt do a good job at explaining how the game works, but i love it because once you figure things out its really great
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is actually a game I somewhat resent for the fact that it was the beginning of the series' descent into safe, semi-linear just "Pretty Damn Good," following up the greatness that was Link to the Past more superficially than anything else.
But I'll forgive it because A) it's still fun, B), Twilight Princess is worse, and C) it paved the way for Majora's Mask, the game that I feel is the greatest of all time.
But I'll forgive it because A) it's still fun, B), Twilight Princess is worse, and C) it paved the way for Majora's Mask, the game that I feel is the greatest of all time.
Postal 2 after some heavy modding (Mainly AWP): This is a huge guilty pleasure. It's poorly programmed, tasteless, pointless, and whenever someone tries to argue that video games are murder simulators - I can't argue with them in defense of Postal 2 because it kind of is. Yet with the AWP mod, all the new weird weapons and stuff help me blow off steam. Whenever I want to punch someone in the face, I just boot up Postal 2 and start unleashing my horde of man-eating cats at people and laughing as they all run screaming from the little Tazmanian Devil cats that juse ate their friends.
I do too. I haven't played FC1, so I can't compare the unrelated nature of the two. I think that with more variety, FC2 could have been something truly special - I really liked the idea of playing a merc in a free roaming FPS game, its biggest flaw for me was the lack of variety though I still had fun overall.Flailing Escapist said:
Earth Defense Force 2017.
Bad Graphics.
Bad AI.
Bad Voice Acting.
Repeat Levels.
Bad Animations.
But DAMN!
it's fun!
Bad Graphics.
Bad AI.
Bad Voice Acting.
Repeat Levels.
Bad Animations.
But DAMN!
it's fun!
Not to nitpick but kotor 2 was made by obsidian. I agree though; despite its bugs (oh god there's so many) and other flaws, I love that game. Also, Mirrors Edge. And Dragon Age 2.dancinginfernal said:
Like most others, I can forgive Dragon Age 2. Granted, I wasn't one of the ones partaking in the whole "BioWare iz ful of HAX!! dey suk!!" shebang, but even I could recognize the game's faults - the "copypasta" dungeons, the strangely told over-arching storyline (it wasn't bad, just poorly executed, I think), the over-simplicity of some of the quests, et al. But the fact that it being BioWare's worst game while still being someone good as a game still speaks volumes (which a lot of people, even here, seem to forget).
That's all I can think off of hand. I was gonna X-Blades, but it would actually need some decent tweaking before I would consider that one worth my time again.
That's all I can think off of hand. I was gonna X-Blades, but it would actually need some decent tweaking before I would consider that one worth my time again.
Alpha Protocol by far the lowest rated game that I loved. I'm so bored of tedious combat and on-rails level design and it was refreshing to have some really interesting narrative interaction and an innovative conversation system that felt more real because you don't pause to give your responses and don't cycle through the same parts multiple times to try different paths.
I really really loved Yakuza 3 too, even though the combat was generic and uninteresting, but it's quite highly rated.
I'm also going to say Mass Effect 3 here controversially. I didn't think it was much better than Alpha Protocol, with generic linear levels and terrible combat, it was only saved by it's great characters. The plot and writing weren't very good, and neither was the narrative choices which basically boiled down to just one choice made at the very start - paragon or renegade. So for combat, alpha protocol is equal (and maybe even a little ahead because of the stealth options, but a little behind in other areas), the minigames were also much much better (mass effect surely has the least imaginative hacking game ever) and for level design mass effect is a step above but still a disappointment and lacking much society compared to fallout or rockstar games, and for narrative choices alpha protocl is actually ahead, but behind slightly on characters and plot.
I really really loved Yakuza 3 too, even though the combat was generic and uninteresting, but it's quite highly rated.
I'm also going to say Mass Effect 3 here controversially. I didn't think it was much better than Alpha Protocol, with generic linear levels and terrible combat, it was only saved by it's great characters. The plot and writing weren't very good, and neither was the narrative choices which basically boiled down to just one choice made at the very start - paragon or renegade. So for combat, alpha protocol is equal (and maybe even a little ahead because of the stealth options, but a little behind in other areas), the minigames were also much much better (mass effect surely has the least imaginative hacking game ever) and for level design mass effect is a step above but still a disappointment and lacking much society compared to fallout or rockstar games, and for narrative choices alpha protocl is actually ahead, but behind slightly on characters and plot.
Just to name a few of the things I didn't like:Chaza said:
The A.I. can spot you from 50 feet away in the underbrush and as soon as they see you they can all hit you from there.
The map is far too huge. The good thing is that you will never have a mission in the same place twice.
I didn't think the buddies/buddy quests were written out as well as they should've/could've been.
(and a little thing, why can you only have 1 quest at a time? seriously.)
And why are all the A.I. you meet outside of the main city always super hostile? I've noticed that if they can they will always hop in a car and try to hunt you down. Which seems a little extreme. Or means they didn't put a lot of work into the A.I. system.
But I like more things about Farcry 2 than I dislike. It has good gameplay, excellent fire mechanics and a solid story.
new vegas. i dont need to explain its issues to you but i just have so much fun with it and the dlc is pretty good too. just so much good that it outweighs the bad. plus im not picky about my games and as long as it isnt unplayable i enjoy it.
I agree. Oblivion is still one of my favorite games, but only if it's been fairly heavily modded.vioray said:
I suggest Oscuro's Oblivion Overhaul, if you haven't tried it, it does make the game significantly harder (particularly at the beginning) but it... really just makes it a much better game.
Also Better Arrows and NoPsychicGuards are must-haves, imo.
I will put a whole company there: Paradox.
Europa Universalis 2: It took 5 patches to actually make it playable, 9 to make it stable.
Crusader Kings: A buggy mess, even after the expantion.
Mostly these and in general all their games need 2-3 patches before they become good, yet i still play them and will in the future.
Europa Universalis 2: It took 5 patches to actually make it playable, 9 to make it stable.
Crusader Kings: A buggy mess, even after the expantion.
Mostly these and in general all their games need 2-3 patches before they become good, yet i still play them and will in the future.
Thanks for the replies everyone - thinking I'm going to be checking out Alpha Protocol and Way of the Samurai 3 soon as. Should be interesting to see if the flaws are too much to bear 