Recent Games You Were Hesitant to Buy, But Ended Up Loving.

[Krantos]

Simply, the title.

For me it was Crusader Kings 2 and Rayman Origins (both off Steam).

For Crusader Kings, I was deterred by the game's association to Europa Universalis 3. I like strategy games, but I don't have the time to spend a week just learning the most basic principals. CK2, however, has a comprehensive tutorial, and promised to base itself more on personal interactions between characters than other games. So, I tried it.

150 hrs later... It was worth every penny. It might not be the best game ever, but it provides legitimately unique gameplay that also happens to be fun (a rarity in the industry, I know).

Rayman, on the other hand, I picked up mainly because I've been jonesing for a good platformer, and it was only $30 for the PC version. Very fun game, I'm glad I made that purchase, too.

 

[Norrdicus]

Agh, I'll have to go a few months back to find that kind of a game.

On October I bought STALKER from Steam, although I'm not big on FPS games. It was an open-world FPS with survival elements, so I took a leap of faith when it was on sale.

I LOVED it. It didn't hold my hand, I could use natural stealth (stay quiet, move behind pieces of cover, turn the flaslight off, etc.), the AI is simply amazing on occasion, there are a lot of good legitimate scares and the world truly felt alive, something that many sandboxes don't do well.

I am definitely getting the other STALKER games in the future. Definitely my kind of game

 

[GiglameshSoulEater]

Agh, I'll have to go a few months back to find that kind of a game.

On October I bought STALKER from Steam, although I'm not big on FPS games. It was an open-world FPS with survival elements, so I took a leap of faith when it was on sale.

I LOVED it. It didn't hold my hand, I could use natural stealth (stay quiet, move behind pieces of cover, turn the flaslight off, etc.), the AI is simply amazing on occasion, there are a lot of good legitimate scares and the world truly felt alive, something that many sandboxes don't do well.

I am definitely getting the other STALKER games in the future. Definitely my kind of game

I would be... hesitant to get the other STALKER games. They don't match the quality of the first even closely. Instead, try installing mods to add a few things is my advice it you want to freshen it.

My brother recently showed me crusader kings 2. I have been tempted to get it.

 

[Norrdicus]

I would be... hesitant to get the other STALKER games. They don't match the quality of the first even closely. Instead, try installing mods to add a few things is my advice it you want to freshen it.

I'm aware that Clear Sky is considered worst of the bunch

I'm going to take it as a challenge (can't go wrong if I can get it for 2.5-5?)

 

[The_Deleted]

The last Driver game. Never found much love for the Driver series, despite giving them all a fair crack. But this one is just fantastic. The jump mechanic works brilliantly and the story works around it really well. Superb game.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Well I wouldn't say I loved it but I was very pleasantly surprised by Alan Wake. Driver San Fran too.

Unfortunately I was very disappointed by Deus Ex: Human Revolution, which I bought at the same time as the other two.

 

[ChupathingyX]

I just recently bought God Hand from the PSN store.

I've never played a beat 'em up before and wasn't sure if I'd like it.

I can safely say that I'm loving it and don't regret the purchase at all.

 

[AyreonMaiden]

Dark Souls. I told myself "Fuck that game, I have a wall, I have a head, I can bash it repeatedly for free."

I could never have been more wrong. Even now, while I'm screaming at Sen's Fortress because I can't find a bonfire, I'm having a lot of fun. Combat has weight and precision, the art direction draws me in as a big fan of Berserk, and of course, that elation upon victory is irreplaceable. It's so empowering, more so than any typical "male power fantasy" game I've ever played.

That fortress is coming down, because what Lordran doesn't know is that I'm the most terrifying and powerful monster wandering in it.

 

[Rawne1980]

Dark Souls. I told myself "Fuck that game, I have a wall, I have a head, I can bash it repeatedly for free."

I could never have been more wrong. Even now, while I'm screaming at Sen's Fortress because I can't find a bonfire, I'm having a lot of fun. Combat has weight and precision, the art direction draws me in as a big fan of Berserk, and of course, that elation upon victory is irreplaceable. It's so empowering, more so than any typical "male power fantasy" game I've ever played.

That fortress is coming down, because what Lordran doesn't know is that I'm the most terrifying and powerful monster wandering in it.

Pretty much this.

I was put off from Demon/Dark Souls for some reason but kept seeing them in game shops. Went to pick them up then put them down again and got something else.

Thought "sod it" and got them one day and absolutely loved them.

 

[Merrick_HLC]

Would Red Dead Redemption still count as "recent"?

The thing is, I don't like the GTA series. No bashing of those who do but I've tried a few games and it just never really was my cup of tea.

So when the publicity of RDR was very "GTA: Old West" it seemed like it wouldn't be my cup of tea.
I decided to give it a try anyway and absolutely loved it, it's honestly one of my favorite games ever.

 

[AbstractStream]

Journey. I was VERY hesitant because everyone was hyping it up. That usually kills it for me, but I recently got it and I fell in love
So glad I decided to play it.

 

[DanteLives]

Hesitated on getting UFC Undisputed 3 due to the hype. Finally got it and loved it from the start. Although i'm still livid that Alistair Overeem is purchasable when i got him from a code promotion.

 

[Iwata]

Recently, "Shadows of the Damned" was a God-damned battle by the salesman to convince me to pick it up, but I'm glad he persisted, because I loved it.

Also, "Bodycount". I picked it up for 20 bucks, played through it, traded it in for more than I initially payed for it. Forgettable game, but it worked out in the end.

P.S.- Captcha: "Lets roll"

 

[gigastar]

Okami, so much so i forgot about it for 4 years before finally buying it about a year and a half ago. Of course, it was amazing.

That fortress is coming down, because what Lordran doesn't know is that I'm the most terrifying and powerful monster wandering in it.

If youre still stuck in Sens Fortress then you may want to reverse that opinion before youre forced to eat those words by what lies beyond.

 

[Qitz]

Deus Ex Human Revolution. I had never played the original. I had no idea what the game was even about, didn't care for it when it launched last year. Picked it up with Enslaved for cheap a couple of days ago. I fucking love this game right now.

Right in the boat with this guy. Never played any other prior to this and was mostly worried that my comp wouldn't handle it. It has though, WONDERFULLY. I get a bit of slow down in Detroit but the game is so much fun. All the split paths you can take and the neat upgrades, the e-mails (great to see the Nigerian Scam E-mails are prevalent in the future) and the random bits of comedy, seriously, there were two IT guys who kept putting Animal Husbandry Porn on a guys computer.

Outside of that KOTOR. I remember playing one before and kept getting my ass kicked, playing this time around (a lot older) and it's a lot more fun for me. I have various other games that were only like $5 or so that I figured "Well shit, I can spend less than that on Lunch, whats the risk?" and have enjoyed, I just can't remember them all.