Games you like that are "uncool" to like.
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Too Human was awesome. I had blast with it as well. Makes me sad that I don't have a 360 anymore.kyosai7 said:
I also like Call of Duty when my friends get on. I'm the one who brings knives and throwing axes to the gun fight. Makes people so very, very angry.
I dunno.. Dragon Age 2 maybe? I actually liked the departure from an epic yadda-yadda story to a more personal, restricted one. The characters were awesome enough to carry the game despite it's 4 maps and the combat was decent enough to not drive me away.
Also Diablo 3. I REALLY liked the gameplay. I liked the new skill system, I think it's so far the best implementation in any Diablo clone (we sort of have to come up with a name for the genre, it has quite a few games now), the combat was visceral, fast paced and fun and it's not just mindless clicking (though it certainly could be a lot better in that regard).
Too bad they balanced the game around the AH/RMAH and completely fucked it up. Also someone should smack Metzen around the head a few times. With something heavy. Possibly covered in shit (you know, like Diablo 3's story)
Also fuck you Activision-Blizzard, it seems it WAS possible to add an offline mode after all.
Also Diablo 3. I REALLY liked the gameplay. I liked the new skill system, I think it's so far the best implementation in any Diablo clone (we sort of have to come up with a name for the genre, it has quite a few games now), the combat was visceral, fast paced and fun and it's not just mindless clicking (though it certainly could be a lot better in that regard).
Too bad they balanced the game around the AH/RMAH and completely fucked it up. Also someone should smack Metzen around the head a few times. With something heavy. Possibly covered in shit (you know, like Diablo 3's story)
Also fuck you Activision-Blizzard, it seems it WAS possible to add an offline mode after all.
I also liked DNF, like a few other people who posted here.
A friend of mine liked Aliens: Colonial Marines.
I didn't really "like" it as i bought it at launch and i'm still only about 3/4 of the way through act 2, but i thought that D3 didn't deserve all of the hate it received.
I liked resident evil outbreak 1 and 2, and thought that they were actually just as good as the games in the main series, maybe even better than the original.
Other than that, i liked half life 2 which is apparently unpopular around this forum.
A friend of mine liked Aliens: Colonial Marines.
I didn't really "like" it as i bought it at launch and i'm still only about 3/4 of the way through act 2, but i thought that D3 didn't deserve all of the hate it received.
I liked resident evil outbreak 1 and 2, and thought that they were actually just as good as the games in the main series, maybe even better than the original.
Other than that, i liked half life 2 which is apparently unpopular around this forum.
I like Transformers Fall of Cybertron despite it having not won any awards at all and flying off almost everyones radar.
I'd also add Metal Gear Rising for it's new to the table sword play dynamics.
I'd also add Metal Gear Rising for it's new to the table sword play dynamics.
Lego Star wars: The Original Triology ftw! Trying to 100 percent it costs alot of time but I did enjoy it.Proverbial Jon said:
Well that's stupid. The popular stuff is obviously cool. Because it's popular. "Coolness" is just a popularity contest, right?hermes200 said:
And I mean, I know people do go against populist opinion here at The Escapist - Yahtzee seems to help along those lines - but elsewhere in the rest of the fucking world, something that is popular is usually considered trendy. We're a bunch of hipster elitist douchebags over here at The Escapist; I myself will cop to that. But I'll also cop to the fact that their popularity making it "uncool" for us is probably a sign that it actually is sort of cool, and we're just completely undermining for the sake of it.
The Escapist and other such forums are a really bad gauges of what makes a game "cool" in the so-called "real world".
I think the one game that would qualify for this would be Dragon Age 2.
I enjoyed it enough to overlook the repetitive locations and second to third wave of enemies during every encounter. The combat was more fast paced than DA:O, but, playing a mage and all, I missed the more strategic approach.
One thing I do look back to was a comparison in DAO between fighting with my mage warden in the Proving, where I had to calculate my moves and order of spells and Alistair's fight against Loghain, which was ... quite boring... bash bash bash... healing potion bash bash bash.. I win.
Aaanyway. Even though the combat was simplified in DA2, it was rather nice to see my mage treat his staff as more than just a glowy stick.
And the characters! I loved the characters, as flawed as they may have been.
So yeah...
I enjoyed it enough to overlook the repetitive locations and second to third wave of enemies during every encounter. The combat was more fast paced than DA:O, but, playing a mage and all, I missed the more strategic approach.
One thing I do look back to was a comparison in DAO between fighting with my mage warden in the Proving, where I had to calculate my moves and order of spells and Alistair's fight against Loghain, which was ... quite boring... bash bash bash... healing potion bash bash bash.. I win.
Aaanyway. Even though the combat was simplified in DA2, it was rather nice to see my mage treat his staff as more than just a glowy stick.
And the characters! I loved the characters, as flawed as they may have been.
So yeah...
Wow, who are you talking to? HahaPink Gregory said:
I see people lauding those games as the second coming of gaming
For it me would be The Sim 2. Sure, I was a pre-teen/teenage girl when I played them, but goddam they're fun. Got me into modding too, which is never a bad thing.
I really like Dragon Age 2. Origins might do a few things better, but I don't think Dragon Age 2 was the huge step back everyone seems to think it was.
Also, I genuinely enjoyed Splinter Cell: Conviction (and yes, I have played the other Splinter Cell games), which seems to be a bit of a social faux pas around the escapist for some reason. I especially liked the... second mission (I think) where basically all you had was a silenced gun, a broken car mirror, and a mansion full of nice squishy people. Sure the game was kind of easy, but it was fun. And to me that's more important than being challenging. For example, I don't feel the need for genital torture before sex.
Also, I genuinely enjoyed Splinter Cell: Conviction (and yes, I have played the other Splinter Cell games), which seems to be a bit of a social faux pas around the escapist for some reason. I especially liked the... second mission (I think) where basically all you had was a silenced gun, a broken car mirror, and a mansion full of nice squishy people. Sure the game was kind of easy, but it was fun. And to me that's more important than being challenging. For example, I don't feel the need for genital torture before sex.
"Too Human" distributor was forced to recall all details about the title as a result of an Unreal engine dispute.DrunkOnEstus said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Knights#Silicon_Knights_v._Epic_Games
This may have been addressed already by someone else, so sorry if it's on the latter 3 pages at all.
Let's see... I really liked Dead Space 3. Not and much as the first two, but it felt like it was a natural progression from the other two games, as opposed to a lot of game series' third installation mark.
I really, really liked Bioshock 2. It wasn't the most necessary game to make ever, true, but it was interesting to see more of how Rapture functioned, and protecting the Little Sister portions were a blast for me.
I love Deadly Premonition. To give you an idea of my gaming habits- I've been playing games for 20+ years, and on average I play approximately 20-30 titles in a year - not meaning all brand-new releases, but anywhere from bargain bin to Triple A . I would place Deadly Premonition in my Top 5 all-time favorite games, and I KNOW this just rustles the jimmies out of a lot of people. They can deal with it.
And probably my most grievous heresy amongst the gaming community - I liked Silent Hill: Downpour and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. And this is coming from someone who has played all the SH games except for Origins and Book of Memories.
I really, really liked Bioshock 2. It wasn't the most necessary game to make ever, true, but it was interesting to see more of how Rapture functioned, and protecting the Little Sister portions were a blast for me.
I love Deadly Premonition. To give you an idea of my gaming habits- I've been playing games for 20+ years, and on average I play approximately 20-30 titles in a year - not meaning all brand-new releases, but anywhere from bargain bin to Triple A . I would place Deadly Premonition in my Top 5 all-time favorite games, and I KNOW this just rustles the jimmies out of a lot of people. They can deal with it.
And probably my most grievous heresy amongst the gaming community - I liked Silent Hill: Downpour and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. And this is coming from someone who has played all the SH games except for Origins and Book of Memories.
Well... playing any game back in the day was considered uncool. right up there with D&D and reading comics. you young folk take not constantly having to justify or hide your hobby for granted.
But a particular game, Kingdom hearts... my dad walked in on me playing the the little mermaid quicktime segment...it was really embarrassing.. i think i would have rather had him come in an see me looking up porn.
As far as not "hip" though. ... I got nothing, I'm that hipster making you feel bad for enjoying the sell out corporate crap you should feel bad for enjoying.
Now if you'll excuse me , I have to go play a Rpg about Disney? Characters made by a major Japanese publisher.
But a particular game, Kingdom hearts... my dad walked in on me playing the the little mermaid quicktime segment...it was really embarrassing.. i think i would have rather had him come in an see me looking up porn.
As far as not "hip" though. ... I got nothing, I'm that hipster making you feel bad for enjoying the sell out corporate crap you should feel bad for enjoying.
Now if you'll excuse me , I have to go play a Rpg about Disney? Characters made by a major Japanese publisher.
Monster hunter. Some people just think the idea behind it is stupid, and the fact it takes so long to find creatures and learn how to kill them takes too long. I dont know, i like hunting IRL. but i just cant see myself hunting a duck, you know? If i wanted to fucking hunt, i want to hunt a Rathalos.
Oh, I also forgot a couple:
Binary Domain: I liked the animations for robots falling apart, and the story was pretty interesting in it's own little way, haven't checked out the MP buut...
Mindjack: It was just so cheesy! The mechanics were clunky and the story was negligible but there's something appealing about controlling a monkey with two guns on it's back or a cowering old lady who pulls an assault rifle out of nowhere.
Final Fantasy XIII: I've played most of them since I was a kid, and while some of the characters were annoying (Hope, Vanille) the linearity kind of reminded me of MOST of FFX and the story was definitely differently. But I liked it, so much that I bought the Crystal Edition of FF XIII-2.
Oh, and lastly FF VIII, equal favorite in the series with V. The Junction system is easy enough to work out, the story was enjoyable if a little confusing at times, and dat intro cutscene, my brother and I had mouth's agape when we first saw this (and by extension the Battle of Balamb Garden)
Oh, and the soundtrack =D
Binary Domain: I liked the animations for robots falling apart, and the story was pretty interesting in it's own little way, haven't checked out the MP buut...
Mindjack: It was just so cheesy! The mechanics were clunky and the story was negligible but there's something appealing about controlling a monkey with two guns on it's back or a cowering old lady who pulls an assault rifle out of nowhere.
Final Fantasy XIII: I've played most of them since I was a kid, and while some of the characters were annoying (Hope, Vanille) the linearity kind of reminded me of MOST of FFX and the story was definitely differently. But I liked it, so much that I bought the Crystal Edition of FF XIII-2.
Oh, and lastly FF VIII, equal favorite in the series with V. The Junction system is easy enough to work out, the story was enjoyable if a little confusing at times, and dat intro cutscene, my brother and I had mouth's agape when we first saw this (and by extension the Battle of Balamb Garden)
Oh, and the soundtrack =D
Too Human, Brink, Warhammer 40k Space Marine (some people have attacked me for liking it), Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City, and Aliens Colonial Marines. These are just the ones that come to mind right now. I bet if I look around my house I could find some more.
Edit: Binary Domain, The Darkness, The Darkness 2, Fallout 1, Fallout 2, Fallout New Vegas, and all (but the post EA takeover) bioware games.
Edit: Binary Domain, The Darkness, The Darkness 2, Fallout 1, Fallout 2, Fallout New Vegas, and all (but the post EA takeover) bioware games.
I do believe that I have not yet been ninjad, so here we go:
Dark Void.
I really liked the game, it was a source of extremely cheesy, strangely awesome fun.
Dark Void.
I really liked the game, it was a source of extremely cheesy, strangely awesome fun.