Games that started off bad, but got progressively better

[Grunker]

Let's take a positive spin on the subject this thread: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.133482 discusses.

For me, I think the top 2 is Planescape: Torment and The Witcher

For the first, running around in Sigil was just boring to me, and searching for the bronze sphere was a gigantic drag. From the point after though, the game suddenly becomes the best game ever made. I was surprised

Though I'm a Witcher fan, I can't help but feel sympathetic with Yathzee's review, since he only played the first chapter, which is hell. Its repetition, boring quests and masked railroadiness really sucks. But progressing further, I found myself playing one of the most mature, interesting a creative RPGs of this decade.

Which games do you have similar feelings about?

 

[Armored Prayer]

Shadorun for the 360.

At first I thought it was a regular shooter.

Soon later I was playing it non stop.

Hell, I still play it.

 

[Hazy]

Batman Arkham Asylum. No wait, that started off great and got even better..

Erm..

Killzone 2! Yeah, that was a fun romp. The weapons got progressively better, as did the environments.

 

[timmytom1]

Batman Arkham Asylum. No wait, that started off great and got even better..

Erm..

Killzone 2! Yeah, that was a fun romp. The weapons got progressively better, as did the environments.

I agree that after the ATAC battle the game got better then the cruiser level started and the slide began anew...

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Assassin's Creed's a good example of this.

Also The Force Unleashed as more powers became available, story was still awful the entire way through though.

 

[irishstormtrooper]

Also The Force Unleashed as more powers became available, story was still awful the entire way through though.

I have to agree. The game wasn't that fun until you got Sith Punt.
The Best Force Move EVAR! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH19t2UIsjA]

 

[Katana314]

Most any open-world RPG. Most of the time you start off with sucky skills and useless abilities, and end up with point-and-click-and-nuke fun toys by the end.