Best Game You Gave a Second Chance

[bojackx]

Either Fallout 3 or the Assassin's Creed Series.

I got Fallout 3 for Christmas two and a half years ago on the 360 and I hated it which was a disappointment since I loved Oblivion so much and it seemed pretty similar. Then about a year later I got it again, this time for a new gaming PC, and it just seemed vastly improved. It was prettier, brighter and was complemented quite nicely by the use of keyboard and mouse.

I borrowed the first AC game from a friend of mine years ago, played it for a few hours and then when I couldn't figure out I had to sync at a viewpoint to get new objectives, I stopped. A few months ago I got it back out (this friend having forgotten I have it) since my friend had just finished Relevations and I thought I'd try again.

Found the first game average, but playable. Once I'd finished that my friend asked me if I wanted to borrow AC2, and kept telling me it was much better than the first, so I gave it a go. The Ezio trilogy was much better, so I'm glad I gave it another chance.

 

[Zydrate]

Morrowind and, the Halo series in general. (I enjoyed Reach and ODST)

For Morrowind, I was like half my current age. I played for about ten minutes. Cast some kind of birthpower (I think it was the Serpent), something that drained my life and killed.
I went "Pff", two weeks later I picked it up again.

...And never put the series down. Morrowind is, in fact, installed right now.

 

[SB Ripping]

I rented Morrowind like 3 times back in the day before it finally clicked that I could do whatever I wanted and now ima TES addict..

 

[GundamSentinel]

Mirror's Edge. Really didn't like it when I first played it. Then I played it again with a friend who is into all that parkour nonsense, but his enthusiasm proved to be infectuous. I really liked playing it.

 

[DirgeNovak]

Resident Evil 4.
I was shit at the game at first and wasted lots of ammo. I completely ran out while fighting a boss (I think it was Mendez, not 100% sure though) and gave up. I mentioned to a friend that I was going to trade it in. He said "Don't do that! I'm coming over!". He showed me a few fighting tactics to save ammo and I restarted the game. God am I glad I did. This is one of the best games I've ever played.

 

[Blood Brain Barrier]

Gobliiins. Played it when I was younger and found it too hard. Then I had another go a few years later and found it gaming bliss with just the right amount of challenge.

 

[kingthrall]

Napoleon total war? Still hated the ridiculous reload rates of infantry but it was so much smoother fighting and cannons were more mobile to un/limber. Even though I never played napoleon campaign (only the grand campaign) cause who wants to play stinky arrogant French!

 

[Leemaster777]

Funny you should bring this up, I'm actually in the middle of giving a game a second try right now.

The game is Final Fantasy VII. I've tried playing it before, but I could never really get into it. I just recently downloaded it onto my PSP, to give it one final try to get through it. I'm... actually enjoying it quite a bit more this time.

Making it portable has actually helped tremendously. Since I can turn the system off whenever I choose, I'm no longer slave to the game's save system. The graphics also don't bother me NEARLY as much on a tiny PSP screen as they did on my big hi-def TV. And the lack of voice acting is easier to forgive on a handheld.

I just reached the point where I can train my first chocobo, and I'm starting to see why this game is so beloved... even if it hasn't aged quite as well as some might think.

Just curious, when's the best time to take out a life insurance policy on Aerith?

 

[Aarowbeatsdragon]

mass effect...the noveria mission was the first of those 3 that i chose and my shepard was so weak he got slaughtered seconds into the fight, so i put it down, then saw how awesome 2 looked and decided to replay it but left noveria off to the end....and now the series is my favorite series in gaming with everything about all 3 of them being perfect...yes...thats right....i like the 3rd ones ending!

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

Dead Space. When I first tried it, I really didn't like it. I don't know why, but it just didn't click with me. But a friend left his copy at my house once by accident, and I needed something new to play, so I gave it another shot.

Now, the series is easily one of my favorites. I'm begging for the third to live up.

 

[Eldrig]

Fallout 3: My friend gave it to me to borrow, I was very unimpressed. About a month after I gave it back, I got a huge desire to play it again, and that was how I became one of the biggest Bethesda fanboys out there.

Mass Effect 1: I played an enjoyed it untill I became a Spectre, then I spent like hours trying to figure out how to leave the citadel, giving up in frustration (yeah... I know... Pretty bad...) then I picked it up again like a week later and was blown away.

 

[lRookiel]

My favourite game of all time, Baldurs gate!

It's such a hard game to get in to, I put it down after a few failed attempts, then I read around and gave it another try, won the game and ended up adoring it, still do

 

[CrashBang]

Mass Effect. I really didn't engage with it at all first time round but, with a second playthrough, I was in love.
Also, Portal. I just didn't get it at first, somehow. Now I love it as much as everyone else on Earth does.

I've actually given Half-Life 2 about three chances and it has never impressed me. I do not get the hype. The characters and settings are good, not great. The storytelling is brilliant and I like the story but the gameplay and pacing just force out a giant 'uuuuuurrrgh!'.

 

[gigastar]

Best one I can think of is X3

I played Reunion and my PC couldn't handle it, that and thinking "what the actual fuck am I doing". I bought the X pack later, had a blast with X1 then got about 30 or so hours out of X3, great game. Just a bit slow so I play it for about 10 hours ever few months.

Same case here. Plus i had a few control issues as it was the first PC game i played that made such extensive use of the keyboard.

But got a better laptop, grew better fingers, then finished it.

Then i heard about Terran Conflict on Steam and went on to that the day after.

 

[dimensional]

The one I always remember giving a second chance and loving was Skies of Arcadia legends. I played it for about 3 hours and thought this game is boring me to death so turned it off. A few days later I thought I would give it another go and was hooked the overworld especially was amazing but the whole game was just great fun.

Im going to try Baldurs Gate again soon (for the 4th time) possibly tommorow and see if I can get into it this time.

 

[Rheinmetall]

Tomb Raider II. At first I didn't have a clue what to do, I couldn't even make it through the first obstacle, climb the wall and survive the tiger attack. I returned the game without playing it. However after I played and finished the first Tomb Raider game and understood the philosophy of the game, later I picked up again the sequel and I had a great time.

 

[Arcade]

Fallout: New Vegas.

At first I was just so crap at the game, getting lost in Vaults 90% of the time and fucking about. It wasn't until I started it properly and gave it a chance that I actually realised how good the game was. It really does put Bethesda to shame, made me realise how shit Fallout 3 was.

Another one is Pokemon Blue.

I picked it up once and again, I spent most of my time fucking around and not paying attention and I didn't like it. Picked it up again later, and I couldn't get off of my Gameboy.

I should really stop this habit.

 

[Piorn]

Mount and Blade:Warband:
At first, I expected a "real" world, so when I ended up as a tiny point in a world map, I quit. Have spent almost 200 hours after finally giving it another try.

Witcher 2:
Played it on my old computer on launch. It barely ran, and lagged terribly. I had to play on easy, because I kept dying, and the fights became boring.
Tried it a year later with a new PC, loved every second of that game.