What Game have you've played thinking it will be bad, yet it hooked you and you actually enjoyed it?

Me neither, but I'm opened to try games that have sparked some sort of interest, even if they are mediocre by reviews.

The other way around though: Way too many...

It has to do a lot with how much a game is hyped and when you actually play it, you'll end up just not vibing with it as you expected it to.

This one right? I like the visuals!

Below is underrated af. Top notch atmosphere and the ending is great. Worst thing about it is it can get a little repetitive and the final floors go on for longer than they need to, but those are not nearly enough to ruin the whole thing.

yepp, doubling this one
this is so weird that this game have so much hate, it looks like it missed its target audience somehow....everybody crying about how hard it is, but it's not. But it is slow, and you would hate it if you are not ready to that. Video in the begging is a good hint to the pacing. Atmosphere of exploration is strong here.

That may be for another day. 😅

Which ones disappointed you and why?

This is why I enjoy to see what people share, because each gamer has a different experience with games. That's why debates always arise for games the majority enjoy or spark in popularity.

Sometimes giving it a try and realizing that you actually thought different of the game is a lot better than jumping in a game you're well aware that you're over hyped and end up being disappointed of technical or other issues it has.

Woah, this game I must say that doesn't have the graphic I'd firstly consider. But it does seem a little bit fun.

Everybody does that, this is why I wanted to see how some got surprised with some of the games. 😅 You can list hundreds of games like that and to blame is the internet for hyping us up.

Don't we all nowadays, specially with the amount of effort they keep putting on trailers and cinematics.

Noooooooo !!!!!!
More seriously it could deserve a special thread "what games you think would be great but were shit ?"

That's awesome! Speaking about that, I have considered wishlisting the game. I also been a bit meh about the series. I'll be giving it a try if ever I get my hands on it with an opened perspective.

Same, I have been gaming in my 90's but I've never felt nostalgic about pixel or indie games that looked like this for some reason. I prefer graphics to be more worked out.

Super Panda Adventures - I thought it was just going to be some cheap GameMaker project someone made real quick, but I ended up enjoying it a lot. It was a decent metroidvania with good progression of weapons, upgrades, and unlockable areas.

This sure does look weird not going to lie. Not my cup-of-tea when it comes to these kind of games. But I guess I may be right.

I had a similar experience with Cally's Caves 3.

This one looks a lot better than Super Panda Adventures, so I guess I'd probably make the same assumptions.

I thought Dropsy looked kind of like a joke, but it ended up being a really good game.

Can't believe a game like this exists and I don't know about it. I've wishlisted it, Idk why, but I'm interested in it for some reason.

Dropsy is really good, a bit buggy though. Also didn't expect that much from it.

Star Control: Origins seem to have quite a history. I never knew about this game until now. Very interesting! 🤔

It ended up replacing Mass Effect for me as my go-to space RPG.

Woah! That's a big leap to place this game on top of Mass Effect. You sparked my interest with this game.

I've always had Two Worlds on my radar, for the simple fact that a friend of mine played it. I didn't want to play it when it was out because I didn't feel that I want to play a classic RPG. I had no idea that Two Worlds 3 is coming out. That's great news for the fans. I hope they don't disappoint.

Gotta say that I am not into platformers or metroidvanian games either, although I play them time to time. This one looked interesting enough to wishlist it. 😄

Oh yeah Hollow Knight is another one for me. Another game gotten because it was loved. I felt the same at the start having no idea what I was doing and just wondering into dangerous all the time but once adjusted it was actually pretty decent

Hollow Knight for me was a blind buy wihout knowing anything about the game. I liekd Ori and looked for a similar experience. First few hours I was lost in the game without any real direction and already considered it a missbuy. Glad I sticked with it. Now I consider it one of the best games I've ever played and a masterpiece of a game.

You probably got it early on when it was out? Or? I've heard about it ever since and surprisingly I've not yet played it. I don't know why.

Second game that comes to my mind is Antichamber. Thought about giving it a try cause it looked interesting with its simplistic graphics and puzzle mechanics but didn't expect much. The game caught me completly by surprise. It's a one of a kind type of game that you should play if you like puzzle games and thinking outside the box.

This game skipped my radar. I've never heard about it. I must say.

The latest game is probably Pokemon Legends Arceus for the Switch. Everything I saw of the game prior to release looked like the worst pokemon game ever made. While the game is nowhere perfect I really enjoyed the new approach to catching pokemon and the freedom of exploration.

I'm glad you're one of the few that had to say something positive about this game. I've not played Pokemon games much, and I'm not going to anytime soon, but this one I was aware from my wife, who kinda criticized it, although didn't play it. She followed the youtuber's criticism for being a mediocre looking game. And sometimes, well a game is not about the visuals. Switch is not anymore a up to date console and we need an updated one to be able to run powerful hungry games. There's a few other games that looks stunning even if it was released years back, but probably the only issue with Arceus is the lack of love placed in the world. What's your thoughts in that?

It's a game after all by Telltale and as far as we all know, they make excellent story telling games in my opinion.

That's true. I would always hear you out even if people would judge that. I find it interesting to see what people have to say. Skyrim and pretty much all the Elder Scrolls are damn good games and they are unique in that sense because they offer not a compelling epic story, but rather a replayability and sandboxy experience. I don't reply games much, unless they are online for some reason, but Skyrim, alongside other sandbox or simulators have a special place for me.

Made me smile ! 😄

Same, I don't play many games that are of that genre, but I can't say I dislike them. I used to watch Anime more than 10 years back. I just prefer a different art-style for my games. Sometimes games can surprise you.

That's good! I think I've seen it before, but didn't give it much attention to be honest.

Actually the game looks pretty nice. I wishlisted it!

There Came an Echo had so-so reviews (58 on Metacritic, 71% on Steam), but I had a lot of fun saying orders to my characters (87 for me).

Wait XCOM turn-base with voice control? Count me in! That's pretty awesome not going to lie.

No Time to Explain was very funny and chaotic (54 on Metacritic, 83% on Steam, 83 for me). Maybe the original version was much worse, since I played the "Remastered" one?

Seen it on giveaways but for some reason I always skipped it. You convinced me to give it a better look at it.

Submerged is a very chill game; it is not amazing, but I got it for the price of a coffee; 47 on Meta, 74% on Steam, 74 for me.

This one does look interesting as well, I've wishlisted it just in case I see it some time.

Contrast has such lovely music and graphics -- though here Steam agrees with me. 62/90%/87.

This does look nice, thanks for making me aware of it.

Ryse: Son of Rome was a fun time. 61/85%/85.

I did play this one. It's graphic still hold up nicely. It wasn't the best game I've played, but it was alright.

Batman (Arkham Knight) was also incredible -- maybe I played it after all the bugs were ironed out? And I actually enjoyed driving the Batmobile! 70/87%/92 -- and I would rate it higher if not for a stupid detail about the Riddle's riddles.

I like the Batman games, they are quite good and I'm not even a fan of the Batman to say the least.

Red Faction II wasn't well rated by Metacritic (64) nor by Steam users (53%), but I enjoyed it well enough (83).

Have been thinking about playing the whole franchise to see what's the game about at some point.

Not exactly what you are asking, but I will use Metacritic as a reference of "expectation". I actually think it is a very useful measure, if you read it for what it is -- it is just an aggregate score, made by critics at the time a game was released, and will not correspond 100% to how much you will like a game.

I perfectly understand your point after checking the games out. Some of the time the reviews are misleading and you end up enjoying them. I gotta be honest, I don't follow the Metacritic score, as that could be for more than just Steam? PC issues are different than console for instance.

Ballistic Tanks. It's not that I thought it would be bad, but I didn't expect it to be that good, especially since it seemed like just a small game by a super small team of devs. However, the graphics were even better than expected, the gameplay was pretty good and they even added in multiple modes. For 5 bucks, it's a really good tank arcade game, with the only drawback being no online multiplayer.

That does look like a good classic tank game. I like it!

In comparison, Battle Pixels might be only half the price, but even if it was a tenth of the price, I would still recommend against buying this game. The visuals weren't great, the controls were bad and the gameplay was even worse. It was even more disappointing than I expected, compared to Ballistic Tanks which was way better than I expected.

Yep, this doesn't look fun at all for me either. 😣

BIOMUTANT - A bunch of people complained about the narrator; and it is a bit weird because the natives are speaking gibberish and it's translating for you, but there is an option to just.. turn him off in the settings so the current mixed reviews the game has is baffling to me.

If that's annoying, I think people should actually listen always to this gibberish from the game I'm currently playing Yooka-Laylee. It gets on my nerves sometimes to listen to what they say. I've seen other games with similar concept. I would not be bothered much by a narrator really. I'd probably not turn it off.

I think Biomutant is a decent game, I'd try it too and not listen to the mixed reviews.

Sometimes reviews can be misleading. I've seen people just writing a positive review, but not explaining what the game is. E.g. recently I've found out about There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension and if you look at most positive reviews they are filled with "There Is No Review".

You can only assume and take a leap of faith in these kind of reviews as you can never know if you'll like the game.

You know what? I never actually liked Battle Royals games either. I didn't pick on any to tell you the truth. The only game I played was the Call of Duty one, but I only did it a few matches and dropped it. I only played it because a friend asked me to.

I've never tried Apex, but I've been told by another friend that it's a lot different than many others. I'm glad to hear you like the game. Sometimes we need to defy our own belief system and try things we normally we would disagree, only then we can understand ourselves better.

Same here, I just love that a match is not just shoot-die-respawn-look at scoreboard, like 90% of other multiplayer games. Never thought I'd like BR games, but Apex kinda changed my mind. It's hard sure, but the movement system and unique characters elevate it from a standard CoD Warzone setting.

Rumors are the 3rd one is coming out. Very interesting stuff. I've got the game in my library for that fact, that I want to see what's the problem with it and because it reminds me of classic RPG's.