Clearly inspired by the other thread. What are some games that were not popular or simply were not looked at in much of a positive light, but you enjoyed and thought were good?
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
I liked Star Ocean 5, and it got panned by a lot of reviewers. There are some bad design decisions and there were some technical issues that were later patched out, but I just enjoyed the sheer chaos of up to 7 party members in combat, each with multiple AI routines that you could set. When the tech issues were fixed the game also ran at a near-flawless 60 FPS. -
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I actually saw it mentioned in the other thread.
Homefront. I guess it was kind of well reviewed, but I was obsessed with that game for a while and was desperate for Homefront 2, which sucked.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
1. Ryse: Son of Rome - 7.0/10 (63 Open Critic)
2. The Order: 1886 - 7.0/10 (62 OC)
3. Mad Max - 9.0/10 (69 OC)
4. Far Cry Primal - 9.0/10 (77 OC)
5. Mafia III - 8.0/10 (66 OC)
6. Ghost Recon Wildlands - 9.0/10 (72 OC)
7. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy - 9.5/10 (85 OC)
8. Darksiders III - 8.5/10 (69 OC)
That's pretty much it. Very few games that I rated higher than the overall average score via Open Critic. The list would be probably twice as long if it was games that were popular/reviewed good but I rated lower or didn't enjoy as much as the majority did.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
Forget about played it, most of my friends who gamed at the time never even heard of the game before. I do believe it did review well though.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
The Saboteur. It might have actually reviewed positively, but I don't remember and I feel like it never got the attention it deserved.
The Order: 1886 I'm still upset we won't get anymore from this universe. Despite being mostly cinematic I loved the game and it's story.
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
Two recent ones for me:
NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
I picked up last month on sale. For me, it's been a fun arcade game that I can pick up and play for half an hour to an hour. I've had a lot of fun with it. I haven't spent any money on micro transactions, and I've had fun earning packs and opening them up to see who I get.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
I'm a fan of the entire rebooted Tomb Raider series, and had fun with this one. A lot of people didn't really enjoy it and it seemed to get lost among some of the other big releases that came out when it did last fall.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
Alpha Protocol
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A Modern day Spy RPG sounded great at the time. Yeah the game was a buggy glitchy mess. But damn I loved it. Aside from that Terrible terrible boss fight.
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The most frustrating boss fight in gaming for me.Last edited by zello144; 03-26-2019, 04:06 AM.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
Vanquish.
The Bourne Conspiracy.
Shenmue series
Tobal number 1
Super high impact football (arcade version)
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The Order 1886. I don't put any stock in reviews, but the game was panned everywhere. I figured it had to be terrible with that much bad press. Well, I bought it for 5 bucks on sale in the PS Store. The game is short, and the gunplay is nothing special, but I got lost in the world and setting. I put it right up there with my favorites now. If there is a sequel, as unlikely as that is, I'm preordering day 1.Comment
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Re: Games that weren't popular/did not review well, but you really enjoyed...
I actually just bought The Saboteur about two weeks ago and I have mixed feelings on it. It’s a great story with a lot of noir elements but I feel like there’s a lot of filler content and poor mechanics. Still a fun time waster, though.
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