Games That You Thought Would Be Worse/Better

[Alby_da_Wolf]

When I read about all the compromises that XBox's puny 64MB had forced on Thief III also in the PC version, I thought I wouldn't have liked it very much, then I got it in budget eddition and to my surprise, despite hating shortcomings, compromises, a few minor dumbing-downs and flaws, I ended up liking it very much, I don't consider it a masterpiece like Thief I and the even better Thief II, but it's still a very good game, without the levels split in parts it would be excellent, and it even has a survival horror level, The Cradle, that many consider better and scarier than many true horror games (Thief I, had one too, The Bonehoard, that was very good, but not as The Cradle, although the whole game was better than Thief III overall).
Another game that I liked more than what I expected from reviews is Temple of the Elemental Evil.
Initially I didn't like Throne of Darkness controls, but when I grasped it I liked the game very much.
and Gothic series was a wonderful surprise, I didn't even know that it existed, then I got the first title cover mounted with a gaming mag and I immediately liked it, then I bought Gothic II with its expansion, excellent, I'm playing it now, and Gothic III, that I read it's not as good, but neither bad, eventually I'll play it too, although now, when I'll finish Gothic II and Morrowind + Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions, I want to start playing The Witcher.
Fallout 2 was a nice surprise too, I didn't think I'd have liked its settings, but I did.