Games that you loved but the majority disliked
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Final fantasy 12, half the bitching is because it isn't the second coming of 7, the other half is the story. (yes its weak, but it was never the focus of the game)
Yeah they actually almost made a marvel game of the same kind of school of gameplay that nemesis had but for some reason it never got finished. Which is really sad to because I think if this game was made today (with more characters and maybe co-op) it would be really brilliant.Jkudo said:
Final Fight: Streetwise.
Most of the reviews hated it, most people laugh at it, but it doesn't deserve most of the hate it gets.
The worst part about reading reviews of it is that one gets the impression that many reviewers either didn't actually play the game or don't have a clue what they're talking about.
One review, for example, when discussing the series' history got Final Fight confused with Streets of Rage and said other things that were demonstrably false. One review complained about the game's setting having the boring, generic name of "Metro City" (incidentally, how is this any worse than "Liberty City" or "Vice City") even though that's been the name of the setting since the series started in 1989.
Most reviews criticized the graphics as being "dingy, washed-out, and brown" when that is the last phrase I would ever use to describe the game, some going so far as to say the game opens with washed-out brown when in fact is opens with fairly saturated blues.
Another frequent complaint was that the game would move the camera into bad positions, even though the game never moves the camera during game play (it's instead player-controlled). And while it would be nice if the camera tracked an enemy if I've locked onto it, it is at least nice enough to lock on to bosses during boss fights.
And while the game does have its flaws (for example, a handful of unskippable mini-games), the combat system is fun, with a wide variety of useful combos and a rewarding block/counter system. And I appreciate that the writers realized that a game that is fundamentally about punching people repeatedly doesn't need writing above the summer-blockbuster level.
TL;DR - A game that lets you punch out red-haired katana-wielding Japanese schoolgirls simply CAN'T be bad.
Most of the reviews hated it, most people laugh at it, but it doesn't deserve most of the hate it gets.
The worst part about reading reviews of it is that one gets the impression that many reviewers either didn't actually play the game or don't have a clue what they're talking about.
One review, for example, when discussing the series' history got Final Fight confused with Streets of Rage and said other things that were demonstrably false. One review complained about the game's setting having the boring, generic name of "Metro City" (incidentally, how is this any worse than "Liberty City" or "Vice City") even though that's been the name of the setting since the series started in 1989.
Most reviews criticized the graphics as being "dingy, washed-out, and brown" when that is the last phrase I would ever use to describe the game, some going so far as to say the game opens with washed-out brown when in fact is opens with fairly saturated blues.
Another frequent complaint was that the game would move the camera into bad positions, even though the game never moves the camera during game play (it's instead player-controlled). And while it would be nice if the camera tracked an enemy if I've locked onto it, it is at least nice enough to lock on to bosses during boss fights.
And while the game does have its flaws (for example, a handful of unskippable mini-games), the combat system is fun, with a wide variety of useful combos and a rewarding block/counter system. And I appreciate that the writers realized that a game that is fundamentally about punching people repeatedly doesn't need writing above the summer-blockbuster level.
TL;DR - A game that lets you punch out red-haired katana-wielding Japanese schoolgirls simply CAN'T be bad.
Bioshock 2 is the only one I can remember right now. I thought it was fun and the story was very emotionally moving. And it had Sinclair and his shmexy Southern accent.
That's really disappointing because that is my favorite marvel game to date. It was just done really well, even the single player, killing your heroes, hearing the origin story of the enemies, it was all just awesomely done and so dark too. Fighting was like perfection. It was brilliant with the two different types of characters. They should remake the game next gen graphics, no bugs, co-op, and just generally the same awesome, just more of it.Ampersand said:
Gothic 2 ... the game had a massive success in Europe, but in the rest of the world it's like they never heard of it.
And today when people try the game, they immediately dislike it cause of the "out-dated" graphics. It's a game from 2002 after all.
And today when people try the game, they immediately dislike it cause of the "out-dated" graphics. It's a game from 2002 after all.
Wet, although that didn't get exactly bad reviews. It didn't get great reviews, but most of them were in the positive spectrum.
Nemesis Strike for the original Xbox. I don't even think IGN made a review for this game. It was released with a $19.99 price tag. By the typical measure of a game, complete crap. But, I had so much fun with that game. Something about skydiving through thousands of missiles sticks with you for a long time.
Dynasty Warriors! I love those games. A lot of people don't like them, but I enjoy an occasional hack-n-slash and DW is the king of hack-n-slashes!
The first mandatory thing that springs to mind is most current Sonic games, except Sonic 06 and Sonic Heroes. None of the 3D games past Sonic Adventure 1 are going to get anything higher then a 7.5/10 from me (Unleashed day stages aside), but they're so not as bad as people make them out to be.
Spider-Man 3 isn't bad either, though it is really repetitive and has some really frustrating moments.
Spider-Man 3 isn't bad either, though it is really repetitive and has some really frustrating moments.
I thing the game worked quite well as a typical fighter, but it absolutely failed as a beat-em' up.Ampersand said: