Games that greatly exceeded your expectations

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Leynos said:

Another topic I will trickle games in as it goes. Too tired to list a bunch.

Stellar Blade. I needed this game from the first trailer. At first thought it was Korean Bayonetta. As more was shown I was more interested. Finally playing it and while it was different than I expected. It was also better than I was expecting and shocked how polished it was for a studios first console game. Became my GOTY and had to shout it from the rooftops until someone heard me. Legit on this forum heard me.

Great pick, Stellar Blade is awesome, far better than one would expect from, as you say, the dev's first console title. Anyone who writes it off as just a pretty face is doing themselves and the game a disservice.