Games you like that other hate.

[thetrue13th]

I'm a big monster hunter fan, and I didn't really see the steep learning curve. Its just that the game is unforgiving. If you fail to bring enough healing items? You die. Wrong element? You die. Timed a whetstone wrong? You die. This is a game best played in a group, me and my friend spent roughly 1000 hours playing ad hoc. It also probably got alot of hate because the latter stages of the game didn't really make you feel that powerful. When you start out in crappy armor, you could take maybe one hit from a rathalos before dying. Later, when you're clad in your best possible armor, you still pretty much die in one hit from the G class equivalent. But now you have the skills and the knowledge to track it and lay successful traps (And hopefully a buddy with lifepowder on standby ). It's the constant thrill of knowing that it could still completely rip you to shreds even at this stage if you screw up that keeps the game exciting. It legitimately feels like you're hunting a dangerous creature every time: no matter what fancy armour you had, YOU were still a squishy human and it was still a ticked off wyvern/giant crab/ bloody great dragon the size of a mountain. When I finally packed it in (After defeating Ukanlos solo natch), I added together my 3 save's total time (Over MHF, MHF2 and MHU, I didn't count my MH save cause I couldn't import), and it was about 1400 Hours. And to be honest, they were probably the best hours I ever had playing any game in my whole life. It didn't feel like a waste. Say what you like about that, cause I honestly couldn't care less.

 

[elbowlick]

I loved Drakengard in my teens, but I haven't really played it in years. I can see why people hate it. The voice acting was average to hilariously awful. The combat that pretty much can be summed up as "mash square and press triangle every once in a while but for the love of god don't press circle, oh yeah and if you can ride a dragon and die after getting hit by six arrows." I thought the setting and weapons were pretty neat. The writing wasn't stellar, but I still liked the story.
Another was Rule of Rose, but I think it's more of a guilty pleasure. Yeah, the combat system is total crap and it's not even that scary, but for some reason for the time I played it I loved it. I really need to pick it up again.

 

[teh_Canape]

My one would be Turok Rage Wars. Haven't heard a good word about it, ever, but I had such fun with it.

gotta say it, this game has the most RETARDED AI* I've ever seen in a game pretty much since I started gaming, but still, it was Halo 3 MP or Call of Duty 4 MW way before Halo 3 was Halo 3 and CoD4 was CoD4.... then I got GoldenEye 007 and it's glorious multiplayer, only matched by Perfect Dark (aka, GoldenEye 007: tits edition and Conker's Bad Fur Day)
*most retarded functional AI in a game, it's not the same Gears of War retarded than Xmen NES retarded (look it up, god it's frustrating)

Bioshock 2 had a more emotionally involving story, in my opinion. It didn't carry the same weight as Bioshock 1's story did but I still was very immersed and got choked up at parts. Also, the combat is much better and I had more fun with it than Bioshock 1. Bioshock 1 was supposed to be scary and it was, Bioshock 2 was supposed to be fun and it was. It did everything I wanted it to. Based on its own merits, the game is great.

quoted in the name of truth, Bioshock 2's concept was pretty much completely different, since in Bioshock 1 you're hanging out and you dont know shit about Rapture and you're just a puny lil' human, while in Bioshock 2 you're a big daddy and you already know Rapture (pretty much), so mystery wasnt a the focus anymore, but the quest for the sister was

Spoiler: this will make sense to ya if you already finished the game, or dont care at all about spoilers =P

that's why I think the ending of event of that game is so damn fitting, delta has no true enemies, so it makes sense that it is just a l4d-ish finale thing =P

 

[RadioactiveMicrobe]

Halo.

 

[teh_Canape]

Still, you're right, it is pretty stupid. But I find that fun!

yeah stupid, but the classic and nostalgic kind of stupid, the kind that takes you back to those days ^.^

(god I feel old now =P)

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

I suppose you meant in your circle of friends only considering FFX is arguably the second most popular title in the series, having even won a favorite poll over FFVII and frequently cited as one of the best games available on the PS2. So it is definitely not a overly disliked title by any means. Personally I found the voice actor and dialogue relatively solid. This was after all the first game to have as much voiced content as it did or close to it.

Anyhow I quite fancy Legend of Dragoon, which has mixed reviews from what I have witnessed. Remarkably I actually enjoyed Final Fantasy X-2, despite the awful storyline. The gameplay is frankly the best the series as seen and while the class system is masqueraded beneath a Barbie doll gimmick, it is still a solid system upon the core level.

 

[mega48man]

CoD MW2 and every Halo game. they're both opposite and i get no respite from either.

 

[Noremacv]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

I suppose you meant in your circle of friends only considering FFX is arguably the second most popular title in the series, having even won a favorite poll over FFVII and frequently cited as one of the best games available on the PS2. So it is definitely not a overly disliked title by any means. Personally I found the voice actor and dialogue relatively solid. This was after all the first game to have as much voiced content as it did or close to it.

I agree, I enjoyed FF10, with the exception of the voice actor for Tidus. Could've been better, though granted, it could've been worse as well. Overall, Final Fantasy 10 was a solid game, and I'm glad it ended my PS2 virginity.

My vote for a game I've liked that people seem to hate (other than WoW, because it seems everyone either loves it or hates it) is Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. People seem to complain about 3 things for that game:
1) too short (aka, beat it in 9 hours). To that, I agree, but I can overlook it.
2) too overpowered/no challenge. That was the point of the game from the start, playing a character that uses the Force in over-the-top ways. As for no challenge, people obviously didn't play Sith Master difficulty.
3) weak story. True, but by standards of all games, and even by standards of just Star Wars games, it's by no means the worst (Jedi Academy had a TERRIBLE story)

 

[Gonswell]

The Monster Hunter games, we MH fans can somehow look past a steep learning curve, bad camera controls, annoying load times, terrible hit boxes, and repetitive grindy gameplay, and still enjoy this series.

this. thisthisthisthisthis. it's got such a huge learning curve, and the controls take a while, and the camera sucks ass, but once you get past all that, you're IN. it just destroys your life. seriously, me and three other friends got the game over the summer, disliked the game at first, but once we figured everything out...let's just say there were plenty of sleepless nights spent killing monsters.

 

[Romblen]

TimeShift, most people I know found it boring. I didn't think so.

 

[Lupeclan]

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
SSX On Tour
The Conduit
Zombie Driver
Counter-Strike: Source

Those are the only ones of the top of my head, alot i based the "who hated" on my friend group.

 

[Ace of Spades]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

I suppose you meant in your circle of friends only considering FFX is arguably the second most popular title in the series, having even won a favorite poll over FFVII and frequently cited as one of the best games available on the PS2. So it is definitely not a overly disliked title by any means. Personally I found the voice actor and dialogue relatively solid. This was after all the first game to have as much voiced content as it did or close to it.

My dislike of the dialogue was mostly centered around Maester Seymour. I hate everything about that guy, and I would have elevated FF10 from 'very good' to excellent if he had been cut out entirely.

 

[Kalabrikan]

Halo 3

The customization options for multiplayer can lead to some really fun custom games I can't experience in any other game without being on at the right time to play on a custom server.

 

[Drop_D-Bombshell]

I liked Alone in the Dark, it was a good campaign.

...what?

 

[Theo Rob]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

i belive that ff10 is a genraly underated game with a brilliant story and an end that left me sad but satisfied

sometimes of the time forums regarding ff reject anyone whose favroute game is not 7 or 8 and GOD help you if you tell them you like 12 (i did and it wasnt pretty)

 

[Ace of Spades]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

i belive that ff10 is a genraly underated game with a brilliant story and an end that left me sad but satisfied

sometimes of the time forums regarding ff reject anyone whose favroute game is not 7 or 8 and GOD help you if you tell them you like 12 (i did and it wasnt pretty)

I liked FF12 also. It was actually my first experience with the Final Fantasy Series. I prefer 10 though.

 

[bojac6]

FF10. I'm the only one among my friends who will play and analyze JRPGs, and for all its frustrations, its combat and narrative were enough to make up for the flaws. One thing I like about Final Fantasy games is that even if the dialogue and fine detailing of the story can be a bit poorly written and poorly voiced, the overarching story always asks an interesting question, and FF10 asked which is a greater evil: living in a world ruled by sorrow, or one ruled by false hope.

I thought this was considered to be the best of the Final Fantasy games. Frankly, it's the only one I consider any good.

 

[SalamanderJoe]

Mirror's Edge was awesome. A very good take on the FPS.
WET was good. A little repetitive but a nicely presented grindhouse visual (plus great music)
Final Fantasy XIII is still a great RPG, despite it's linear story.

Those are just a few I could name off the top of my head. I reckon every game has something that helps it shine out from everything else...well, nearly everything: Eat Lead is still the worst Xbox 360 I've played...but not nesscarly the worst I WILL play.