"Bad" games you thought were good

[Credge]

Quantum of Solace. It got bad reviews but I had a great time with it.

Same. There's nothing bad about the game at all. In fact, it was really, really good.

 

[AkJay]

Two Worlds, it lookedl ike it would be good, so i bought it and... i'm sorry... i can't go on.

 

[G1eet]

007 Nightfire for the PC. Sure, it wasn't a great game (you could be standing a metre away from an enemy and half your shots would still miss, there was something up with the hit detection in that game), but there was something about the game's atmosphere that always made me feel badass.

I loved Nightfire.
That has some of the best multiplayer of any game I've ever played.

 

[The Jono]

I quite liked Fable 2 and Oblivion, though maybe that's reasonable.

 

[Trent Lynch]

Wait...who the hell was bashing Dune 2000? That game rocked!

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/dune2000/index.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0

Gamespot did, then again, it's Gamespot.

 

[Instant K4rma]

Apparently WET. I Love the demo, but I see so many people hating on it. Also, the 2 Watchmen: The End is Nigh arcade games.

 

[Robert632]

super mario sunshine.

i played mario 64 first, and the way i see them, sunshine plays simaler to 64 ,with better graphics and a new mechanic, yet all i hear is how shitastic it was.

 

[creepy_rabbit]

Dark mEssiah of Might and Magic: the elements (boy is that a long title)
when i first bought it i thought "hey this seems pretty cool" but when the voice actors started talking i thought i whould cry

 

[daconcon]

i liked mirrors edge but it was WAY too short, at the end when it zoomed out and showed the title I was like "are these the opening credits?"

 

[Instant K4rma]

Final Fantasy XII. Everyone hates it here for some reason. They tried doing something new, and everyone hates them. I don't know.

Its not that I didnt like the fact that they tried something new, its what they tried new that I hated. That combat system was horrid, in my opinion. I generally disliked the characters in it, besides the silver-haired guy in the beginning... I just didnt enjoy it. I even got the limited edition with the metal case and bonus DVD for PS2, so I had high hopes.

 

[Gyrefalcon]

Jade Cocoon was fantastic to me but not well known.

Sneak King from Burger King. It's cute.

 

[JenXXXJen]

Angel of Darkness


I don't know why.


Oh, and Final Fantasy VIII since everyone seems to hate it, but to be honest I'm pretty certain it was a damn good game, regardless of opinions.

 

[NeutralDrow]

Wait...who the hell was bashing Dune 2000? That game rocked!

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/dune2000/index.html?tag=result%3Btitle%3B0

Gamespot did, then again, it's Gamespot.

Ah.

I take consolation in the user reviews disagreeing strongly, in that case. I never played Dune II, and I liked Dune 2000 far more than any of the Command & Conquer games...

 

[JenXXXJen]

Snip

Totally agreed, and nice link.

 

[Trent Lynch]

Ah.

I take consolation in the user reviews disagreeing strongly, in that case. I never played Dune II, and I liked Dune 2000 far more than any of the Command & Conquer games...

Yeah, dune was way better then C&C. If they made a new one of those I'd line up for it.

 

[The Almighty Bagpuss]

Shadowman on the N64. The PS2 version sucked apparently, but the N64 version was awesome. Don't think it was too well received though.

I've seen Clive Barker's Jericho pop up here a few times too, and I was pleasantly surprised when I played it. Not brilliant, but not too terrible. And the psychic sniping was fun!

 

[jymbobjones]

batman begins enchanted arms condemned 2 and genji days of the blade i never got why they wer shot down in the reviews so hard

 

[G1eet]

007 Nightfire for the PC. Sure, it wasn't a great game (you could be standing a metre away from an enemy and half your shots would still miss, there was something up with the hit detection in that game), but there was something about the game's atmosphere that always made me feel badass.

That game got me into FPS's. There's something about setting an ambush for unwary NPC's with laser-tripped mines that gets the blood flowing. Plus you could play as Oddjob and kill people with the hat. Muwhwhahahahah.

Also, Assassin's Creed and Far Cry 2.

 

[ila]

Dynasty Warriors 4, Final Fantasy 8, 10, and 12, and Phantasy Star Universe come to mind for me. Especially PSU. The amount of groaning and complaining about Sega that appears whenever that games pops up is amazing. I won't even bother going over to Kotaku whenever I see PSU mentioned in the rss.