| curl-6 said: On a more positive note, I have loved many games that sold poorly; Enslaved Odyssey to the West for its setting, style, and story; Stranglehold for its over the top gun fu action, Ace Combat 6 for its large scale battles and soundtrack, Conker's Bad Fur Day for its humour and variety. |
Enslaved was great. The characters still stick around in my mind. Indeed great style and setting. (Story I don't remember)
Another game I enjoyed a lot despite bad reviews and low sales is Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. Great puzzle action adventure.
I initially skipped it as well with reviews like this:
"Majin and the Forsaken is the definition of a mediocre title. Nearly every aspect of the game is bland and unoriginal, with the exception of a great control scheme when it comes to controlling the non-playable Majin. Some players may find a tolerable adventure in the game, but don't expect much else."
Picked it up later in the bargain bin as it still looked interesting to me. I was not disappointed, enjoyed it from start to finish. Latest user review:
"Underrated Gem, a truly charming Zelda like adventure while it does nothing new the game looks good and has good puzzles, and some interesting references to mayan culture. Not on the same league than zelda but there were not many games like this on ps3 and xbox 360"
There are not many games like it period. One of the last A games together with Enslaved Odyssey to the West.
I enjoyed Majin a lot more than Waggle Zelda. Doing something 'new' doesn't always turn out well. Also more than Twilight Princess, didn't finish that one either. (The shadow realm had awful grating sound I couldn't stand...)
@KratosLives Same feelings about Mass Effect 2. The first one I played twice, loved it. ME2 went too much shooter and didn't feel like it progressed the story at all. The classic imminent threat but lets dawdle around for a whole game. I didn't buy ME3 because of it, never played the 3rd.
Underrated is Bioshock 2. Initially skipped because of reviews. I played the 3rd one before 2, which was good but the hype was over the top. It wasn't that good, especially the ending was kinda bad. Then I played Bioshock 2 and it became my favorite of the three, best gameplay of the three.
