Your Greatest Sleeper Hit

[Irrok the Wide]

Using the term Sleeper Hit losely. It doesn't have to be under-hyped. But a game you THOUGHT you wouldn't like. What is the game that (pleasantly) surprised you the most?


SCARFACE:THE WORLD IS YOURS (Wii) is mine. I accused it of being a clone without ever suspecting it could actually be better. Shooting with the remote is immersive, it makes you feel like you're really there. You can even aim (any direction) and shoot while you're driving! That's my favorite part. But there is so much you can do in this game. Like pimping your mansion, you can buy funiture and exotix then move them all around. The game lets you conversate with girls on the street, saying things only Tony Montana would say. The world is huge and the graphics are better than xbox. If your stranded your driver can bring you a car out of your garage, which can be filled with so many fine automobiles. There's also a great sound track with songs from each era and genre since the 80's, my favorite is Suicidal Tendencies (your mommy's dead). I wish I could explain it all but I would rather emphasize the control. I love playing an open-sandbox-crime-shooter with the wii-remote. I didn't think I'd like it till I actually tried it.


So has anyone else been rewarded by risking on a game?

 

[p1ne]

Ogre Battle. I knew nothing about the game; downloaded the ROM because its name intrigued me and it's still one of my favorite games of all time.

 

[L4Y Duke]

X2 - The Threat.

Seriously took me by surprise with how good it was.

 

[GenHellspawn]

The Gladiators.

Old game, but awesome. You control either a team of marines, aliens, or robots in a sport called Deathbowl or something like that.

If you haven't played it, pick it up on amazon or something.

 

[Yaponvezos]

Rez

I don't know if that's a legitimate choice but back when it was announced for Dreamcast, I could barely understand what it was, let alone contemplate on whether it had any chance of being a good game or not.

 

[Cousin_IT]

COD4. I wasnt keen on the change of focus from WWII to post Cold War hypothetical. But its by far the best of the series (colossal anticlimax of an end excepted)

Oh & Viva Pinata. Only got it coz it came free with the X360 I got when our first one decided to die (coincidently dying the same way & around the same times as the stores demo one ). Thought it looked like a horrible girly candy colours game, but as ive said elsewhere I've enjoyed it more than most of the 360 games ive bought/rented since then.

 

[Ixus Illwrath]

Brigandine (PS1)

It's a hexagonal turn-based strategy game with a campaign map, plays fairly similar to master of monsters or fire emblem.

All I know is the game is completely unknown, but entertained the hell out of me long after the PS2 came out.

 

[i_am_undead]

"Okami" on PS2 -

I loved every minute of this game so much. I plan on building a shrine in my apartment for this game someday.

And I know many people didn't, but I liked "Yakuza" on PS2 a great deal as well, a better brawler than most in the genre (although the in-game dialog still haunts me to this day!).

 

[Irrok the Wide]

And I know many people didn't, but I liked "Yakuza" on PS2 a great deal as well, a better brawler than most in the genre (although the in-game dialog still haunts me to this day!).

I love my sega, but they oughta consider doing silent games.

 

[twisted_ideas]

Shadow of the Colossus

The idea of just running around killing colossi didn't interst me at first but when I finally played I discovered that the each of these boss fights were very creative and it felt like a puzzle game. Also with a little bit of digging the story can be very deep, which was a huge plus.

 

[stevesan]

MGS3.

i played through the fucker on easy mode and actually hated it. so, i didn't expect to like it when i replayed it on european extreme mode. but i did, and it's now one of my favorite games of all time.

 

[Jagdedge]

Republic Commando. I only rented it because I couldn't find anything else at my local Blockbuster, and I had nothing to play for the weekend. I ended up loving it.

 

[EittilDratsab]

Sins of a Solar Empire

I think this game deserved a lot more credit. Many people I've talked to never even heard of this game. Its a really fun game. Its a fast paced real time strategy game. Its SP isn't really fleshed out, but the multiplayer is great. It takes several hours just to finish one game.

 

[PurpleRain]

Stubbs the Zombie. First impressions, "Oh god they killed the zombie!" But I played it none the less, and loved every brain eating second of it. I hope they'll do another one since Halo is finally finished. Next Gen Zombie carnage. An anti-Dead Rising. I hope so.

 

[Zera]

Eternal Sonata. I decided to rent it cause I need something to play on the 360. Turns out to be a lot more enjoyable than a lot of games I have played this year.

 

[Watershed]

Wetrix on the N64. Bought it because it was £2 clearance. I was extremely confused for about 2 hours, then realised its one of the best falling blocks games i've ever played. A version on DS would make me happy. Seems unlikely though...

 

[jaisimar_chelsea]

portal - no one was expecting it to be such a HUGE HIT

 

[Jindrak]

Avernum/Exile & Geneforge games. All made by SpiderWeb Software, all relatively unknown with zero system requirements, but all extremely amazing. If you haven't tried them and you prize storyline over graphics, give them a shot.

 

[goestoeleven]

The Last Express.

Nobody's played it, but for my money it's one of the most innovative, rich, and intelligent games ever made.

 

[gnaw]

Football-o-saurus. It's an old Windows shareware game that is infuriatingly enjoyable.