This will be my thread before I vanish again until I finally can put everything in order within University. I'm seriously missing a lot of things these weeks, but heck, I'm screwed.

So... which games that got deserved hate or bad criticism (Doesn't necessarily mean a 0/10. Less than a 6/10 is a valid example, you see; or just games which got bashed repeatedly because they don't deserve to exist from the very beginning) you do like? We're talking here about the worst of the worst, just plain bad games, horrible whether in its gameplay, in its design or in everything else. And you are not afraid of admitting it, that's the whole point. I know there are bad games and we all like to quote them whenever we're comparing a good one to make it brightier, but seriously, these games got love, too. Don't be afraid. We all have this hidden, deep hole in our gamer's hearts where we stock 'em.

Don't you worry. No one will judge you. If you want to argue why you like it, well, that would be better. But seriously. Don't be afraid.

You don't wanna start? Okay, here I go:

PLAYED

Perhaps the most "average" game in my bad list. This is not a very bad game if you come to it with an open mind. It's actually very fun. Absurd, with a weird and incoherent story, and several gameplay mechanics that just simply doesn't work, but fun. A GTA-wannabe starring Vin Diesel which can be adrenaline-inducing sometimes! What's not to love?

PLAYED AND OWNED

Now, this is probably one of the most laziest ports I've ever seen. This ain't Dead Rising. This is a spin-off of the Xbox360 exclusive that, namely, only shares the story in common. This is oh-yes-Resident Evil 4-Wii edition with a paint cover of Dead Rising. Everything that made Dead Rising great is lost here. Blocked paths (Yes, there were blocked paths in the original Dead Rising. ONE. JUST ONE. AND YOU COULD OPEN IT ANYWAY.), no photography, no jumping-free roaming style. No time limit. No "pick-anything and kill" mechanic which was the bloody fun. No rendered cutscenes. Fuck, what does this have in common? Nothing. This game is based on a time-score gameplay, fundamentally being the same with Resident Evil 4. On a side note, the only thing this game did good was in the extras.

But yes. Even as a die-hard fan of Dead Rising, I could find enjoyement in this horrible cash-grabbing thing Capcom released.

PLAYED AND OWNED.

I know there's people out there that will say "But this time is good!". Let me tell you something. I really love this game. Only because of the atmosphere, the game itself is great, really. And the story was very well-written (although horrible ending). But no. Oh god, no. This game is bad. This game is broken beyond redemption. The mechanics sometimes don't simply...work. And some interesting and clever gameplay elements are just not used here. A wasted oportunity. On a side note, the PS3 port did fix a lot of these problems, so you should look for that version. If you can endure the problems with the 360 version, I'd say go for it.

PLAYED.

Michael-5 is going to kill me for this, I know. =P

Suikoden 4: A lot of people hated this one. It's probably the worst in the series, but I enjoy it.

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 4 - I Dynasty Warriors with the MS Gundam license. Any excuse to own a game related to GUndam and I'll bite.

Armoed Core: For Answer - I honestly think that the main reason people hate this game is because they didn't have fast enough reaction times (all those years of easy games).

Spiderman web of shadows Wii

big city, and you could play as Black suit Spiderman with enhanced powers, but the best thing were motion controls

the swinging was fun and exploration satisfactory

FF CC The crystal bearers and Arc rise fantasia also got unfair harsh reviews

Did you get the point of the thread? I don't think Crystal Bearers is a bad game in any way. Perhaps way too much repetitive with its mechanics (having it had a Battle system àla old Final Fantasy's would have been perfect), but not a bad game.

well the fact that it got harsh reviews should be indicative if this game is either seen as a good or a bad one...

But you're claiming they're unfair reviews. Ergo, you don't believe those games are bad. We're talking about bad games that you know they're bad, but you still loved them.

if i like a game then its good by definition

No. You can like a bad game, and still realise it is bad. You can understand why people wouldn't like to be nowhere near that game. But you still like it. You don't need to feel that it is "good" (You feel good by playing it i.e you have fun); you know it's bad but you don't have a problem with that.

Have you played the older games?  they're actually ALL about "reaction time"  and we're hard as balls (Harder than Dark Souls at some times as there were no checkpoints and ammo is limited) 

IV / For Answer answer was the easiest Armored core game, and more relied on action than reaction.