Whats the most shockingly good game you've played?

[Sacman]

System Shock 2 I played it when I first got into PC gaming I thought it was just gonna be another Quake clone. man was I wrong... Also S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow Of Chernobyl I honestly wasn't sure what to expect going in but not one of the best FPSRPGS ever...

OT: The Void. best.Game.Ever.Made.
It's underrated unfortunately, but I recommend everyone to play it right now.
Oh, and it's a PC exclusive released in 2009. And it has great graphics.

ooh I played it!!! The Void is awesome!!! I got it on a Steam sale for like $5. definitely worth it...

 

[HypotheticalCynic]

Jak and Daxter: the precursor legacy

seriously. its friggin fun.

 

[Lacsapix]

Dragon age origins, I never expected to like a stratagy-based-combat game.
I am gonna play it some more.

 

[matoasters]

Saints Row 2. I went into it expecting something merely decent to pass a couple hours with and ended up with the most fun Ive ever had playing a video game. Also, streaking.

 

[ecoho]

crackdown i dont know why but it was alot of fun

 

[sansamour14]

Castle Crashers the music in it made any fight epic

 

[AvsJoe]

Worms: Armageddon caught me completely off-guard half a decade ago and has been in my top 20 favourite games ever since (as well as being in my top 10 non-sports games).

 

[AlmostLikeLife]

Batman: Arkham Asylum

I was thinking it would be just another crummy superhero game, and what I got in return was my 2009 Game of the Year.

 

[Cowabungaa]

Batman: Arkham Asylum

I was thinking it would be just another crummy superhero game, and what I got in return was my 2009 Game of the Year.

Seconded. When I first saw footage of that game I never thought any good would come of it. Then reviews came in praising it in the sky, but I was still wary. But I needed a game with my new PS3, so what the hell right? Well...

 

[OmegaXzors]

Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dead Space, and Heavy Rain. I didn't think I would like any of them. Batman was really just kick ass. Dead Space wasn't that scary or plot driven since each level just featured one new problem to fix but I liked it enough to want the next one. Heavy Rain was just awesome. My favorite PS3 game to date.

 

[Tourette]

Assassin's Creed. I didn't like the sound of it when it came out so I didn't bother with it for quite a few months after it was released and I saw it was on sale and I was bored so I thought 'why not'.
From then I was hooked on it. I played nothing but that game for ages and when I completed it, I played it all over again.
Needless to say I love the sequel also but I prefer the setting of the first but the playability of the second. I would buy the first game again if they revamped it with all new missions and the moves of the sequel.

 

[Zaik]

I wasn't expecting anything out of Godhand but it was great.

 

[Scout Tactical]

Assassin's Creed. I didn't like the sound of it when it came out so I didn't bother with it for quite a few months after it was released and I saw it was on sale and I was bored so I thought 'why not'.
From then I was hooked on it. I played nothing but that game for ages and when I completed it, I played it all over again.
Needless to say I love the sequel also but I prefer the setting of the first but the playability of the second. I would buy the first game again if they revamped it with all new missions and the moves of the sequel.

I picked up Assassin's Creed the same way as you, then got AC2 at launch due to how much I liked it.

In my humble opinion, AC2 made AC1 look like complete crap with how much better it was. It seriously made me think "how did anyone like Assassin's Creed 1?"

I would really appreciate it, though, if they added some way to replay the storyline-associated missions over again at your leisure once you've beaten the game, though, like you can with the Assassination Contracts.

 

[Ashsaver]

Surprisingly, it's Final Fantasy 13.

I've seen a lot of people reviewed it,and i even saw a photo of a pile of FF13 copies on super sales bucket(with a ridiculously low price) i also heard a lot of FF fans rant about it.

Some even said "If you're a hardcore fan of FF,you will hate this game" Well, i don't know about hardcore part,but i play every core FF games (1 to 12 minus 11)so that gotta means something,right?

Since I live in Asia so i have access to every games from every region,but there's also the downside,if you buy an Xbox360 from Asia you won't be able to play NA release of some game that are NTSC-U only. FF13 for Xbox360 is one of those games.

So i decided to gamble with everything i have, save up for 320GB PS3 slim,and later FF13 hoping that i might somehow like FF13.

And what do you know! i actually enjoy the game! I'm one of those rare breed of FF fans that actually enjoy FF13!

 

[OtakuNinja]

Surprisingly, it's Final Fantasy 13.

I've seen a lot of people reviewed it,and i even saw a photo of a pile of FF13 copies on super sales bucket(with a ridiculously low price) i also heard a lot of FF fans rant about it.

Some even said "If you're a hardcore fan of FF,you will hate this game" Well, i don't know about hardcore part,but i play every core FF games (1 to 12 minus 11)so that gotta means something,right?

Since I live in Asia so i have access to every games from every region,but there's also the downside,if you buy an Xbox360 from Asia you won't be able to play NA release of some game that are NTSC-U only. FF13 for Xbox360 is one of those games.

So i decided to gamble with everything i have, save up for 320GB PS3 slim,and later FF13 hoping that i might somehow like FF13.

And what do you know! i actually enjoy the game! I'm one of those rare breed of FF fans that actually enjoy FF13!

We do seem to be a rare breed!

 

[IamSofaKingRaw]

For me I'll go with Dark Sector. Didn't expect much, got a pretty fun game.

Fuck yeah, thats the game with the guy eith the mutated arm right? I only played first level but I traded it for Oblivion. : (

The game was fun while I was playing though. Thinking of buying that game again.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

Batman AA, the games is awsome, which is a surprise considering previous superheroes games

 

[bsaxagent]

Assassins Creed 2

I hated the first game, don't know why I decided to get the second. Glad I did.

 

[MrShowerHead]

I remember, few years ago, me and my friend were searching for good RPG demos. We found a game we never heard of and decided to test it. And now, we both have bought that game and it's sequel.

Oh, and the game is Mount&Blade