Have you ever knowingly bought a game that was "average"

[DigitalAtlas]

I bought Dark Sector and it turned out to be a hidden gem amongst the hardcore. And I bought Duke Nukem Forever and hold no regrets.

The only game I thought was average and regret buying was Perfect Dark Zero.

 

[teebeeohh]

alpha protocol, i loved it.
brink is incredibly awesome.

 

[AmstradHero]

I paid full price for Alpha Protocol. Don't regret it for a second. Despite the slightly clunky controls and set-pieces at times, I'd still rate it one of the best games I've played in the past few years. The majority of the hate is due to reviewers who were expecting "Mass Effect 2 as a spy".

I don't know if NFS: Hot Pursuit is average, but I was certainly gravely disappointed with it. Definitely lacking compared to the series up to that point... minus the disgrace that was Carbon, of course.

Mirror's Edge is another one. I understand why it got hammered in reviews, but it was still awesome for the things it actually got right.

I also recently played Homefront, which I saw got a number of fairly "average" reviews (at least in the "7/10 is bad" review world in which we live). The single player campaign has appalling writing/acting and is even shorter than MW2, but I have to say I found it significantly more enjoyable.

 

[Corpse XxX]

Borderlands.. What a waste of money.. I so wanted to like that game cause every trailer had me really psyched for it.. My god was i ever dissappointed..

Also, Dark Sector, not so good really, good concept, but some flocked up controls..

Virtua Fighter for ps3, bollocks shit that game is.. You use only 2 buttons.. Button smashing deluxe..

 

[ChupathingyX]

Finally being able to see an Exterminatus in action was definately one of the biggest highlights of the game.

Also the opening narration where you get to see Terra and all the ships orbiting it was beautifully done.

 

[HandfulofWolf]

I do this literally all the time. But sometimes I find a game more charming if it's not seen as a great game. But that has to do with the reviewers all holding certain, currently popular, factors in such high regard. I bought a lot of the major releases and found them lacking extremely, even though they got rave reviews.

And yes, I absolutely loved the first Kane and Lynch.

 

[Zukhramm]

Yes I have. I have even bought games that I knew were bad. The thing is, that a game is bad and that a game is something that I will find interesting to play, are while often related, separate.

 

[veloper]

Sure, at a Steam special sale or from the bargain bin.

 

[krection]

I bought Saw: The Video Game. I didn't know the combat was a pile of dogshit tied to a fat guy.
and also Far Cry 2: bleh.

 

[mad825]

Enclave(Xbox)- The milkshake that I was drinking at the time was more exciting
Kane and Lynch(PC) - just couldn't play it any more...
The saboteur(PC) - had far more bugs than expected
Mercenaries 2(PC) - completely removed what made MD fun and introduced a very cheesy and lame storyline.
Bioshock(PC) - it was ok...until I knew that I had unlimited lives.

All brought at a discounted price

 

[Rooster893]

Sonic Unleashed. The night levels can go fuck themselves, and the voice acting makes me through a baby down a flight of stairs, but the day levels are awesome speed.

 

[Woodsey]

I have a particular weakness for licensed James Bond games, even though I know they're going to be shit. Never again after Blood Stone.

 

[ThatStrangeDude]

Duke Nukem Forever.

I loved the shit out of it...

 

[Hosker]

I bought Star Ocean: The Last Hope, simply because I loved 'Till The End of Time. Unfortunately, it wasn't nearly as good, and was quite mediocre, but I did have fun with it in places.

 

[BoredDragon]

God, I know I'm going to get hate for this, but I would have to say Halo: Reach.
*flame shields up*
I was completely turned off the multiplayer due to the fanbase who seemed to always be either completely obsessive about the game or idiotic. This really only left me with the single player and custom games with friends, since the extent of customization in firefight made it less fun for some reason >.>
The single player was kind of fun but bored me a lot since most levels, with a few exceptions, seem to be just a series of firefight matches. Plus, the story was kind of predictable with a few plot cop-outs (Kat's death). As for custom games, I could never really find another really fun game mode, just a fun challenge map every once in a while.

Overall, it felt like an average game in the end with the flaws evening out with the fun I had

*readying flame torch + flame arrow, etc

kidding; I agree. I started playing the game knowing it would be average. I liked HaloCE; didn't bother finishing Halo2, and then I ended up ignoring Halo3.

so I hoped knowing that REACH is average to me would somewhat exceed my expectations. and yet it failed to do so..

it's not a bad game, but it's one of the most tedious game I've played recently.

now I hope your flameshield has a room for two.

Well, it was more of a disappointment for me because I actually liked the original trilogy a lot (I <3 arbiter), even the firefight mode in ODST kept me coming back for a long time. However, it seemed that Bungie started focusing on the mutliplayer exclusively and left the single player development for last minute development.

And, yes there is enough room in my flame shield for two, but it's $5.50 per half hour

 

[Akihiko]

Well, I've bought games that other people thought was "Average" if thats what you mean. Some of them turned out to be really good despite the average score. Others I got cheap, and weren't amazing, but enjoyable never the else.

 

[Cazza]

Brink

I knew what I was getting. I got it for Lans and thats all I expected it to be good for. I was right.

 

[Ickorus]

I bought Age of Conan to make sure my debit card was working, never actually got round to playing it.