Ive been recently playing Legendary on my PS3. When I saw it I thought it would be one awesome shooter. Since when have shooters had werewolves AND griffins in them? But like all the time, before I play a game i check the reviews just to make sure its worth it. But the reviews given for this game were terrible. Everyone hated it. Bad story, bad graphics, bad gameplay. I was surprised, it looked like such a good game. I found it in the under 19.99 bin at EB and decided to buy it. And Its not that bad of game. I dont know why everyone dumped on it, the graphics arent bad and the gameplay is solid, not to mention the griffins are awesome to battle. How about you guys? Any games you play that other people have hated with a passion?
Btw, if you dont know what game legendary is, see pic below:
(http://xbox360media.ign.com/xbox360/image/article/835/835724/legendary-the-box-20071115042204385_640w.jpg)
Maplestory. Everyone hates it but I love it
Really? Ive heard nothing but good things about it
Alot of people don't like how it's 2D and the cute childish aspect of the game. I personally loved it since it came out 5 years ago for North America.
One of my favorite games is Superman for the N64.
For me, its gotta be puzzle pirates. I mean, its childish, its pointless, the puzzles are easy (mostly)...
But screw it... ITS FUN!
Here is an MMO (I have a love of huge player bases, but I find the grind-to-live aspect of most MMOs, and the target, use skill, find next monster playstyle pointless) with no grind, where you don't sit back and watch your character hit things, you DO SOMETHING, all the time. Sure, these puzzles on their own might not be as much heart-pounding excitement as a good shooter or a RTS, but when you add in the fact that its all teamwork, your working with the others on that ship to make money as a crew, and some of the more meaningful PVP in MMOs these days... and the fact its very easy to play the game fully without ever spending a dime (not that I haven't spent a couple hundred over the years of my on and off playing)... it all comes together to be a lot of fun!
Most reviews I have seen for this game say its a game for kids, with cartoon graphics and easy puzzles... Yeah... I can see that viewpoint... if you over look a few pointers.
The PVP. Most mmos these days (eve comes to mind as an exception, likely thats why I enjoy it as well) pvp is something to earn you bragging rights. You beat some guy, he respawns and you both lol, some, they might even drop some equipment, others, they might lose some skills... In puzzle pirates, an army of players can get together and force control of an island from another groups hands. Massive wars rage across the seas, money is made and lost, ships sunk. Sure, if you want to, you can sit on a navy ship or pillage NPC ships all day long, have fun and make money and be safe, but the game has a huge, cutthroat pvp aspect, that actively affects everything in the game.
The economy. Almost everything, from ships to cannon balls, is player made. Prices change, wars effect supply and demand, a careful investor can make a fortune over night.
Rum! Common, all you need to sail is rum, maybe cannon balls if you want to shoot things... but you gotta have rum! Add in a chat censor that priratizes any foul word said, and a community that doesn't really roleplay in depth, but that certainly stays in character more often than not, and you just have a fun, fun place to be. Its a game where, if you jump into a cities public chat and say Hi, you don't get insulted, called a noob, and belittled by some 1337 pricks, even if it IS your first day in the game, its a fun loving, relaxed place, by and large, and thats something almost no MMOs can claim.
That, and your a freekin pirate, what more could you want?
Screw the reviews, this aint a kids game, any more than cartoon characters are for kids! :P
Used to play puzzle pirates before it was being advertised really, back when Bang Howdy was new. Never liked that if I wanted to do anything I found fun, I had to pay. Anyways, other bad games I enjoyed. NES: Superman, X-Men, Silver Surfer, Zelda II. N64: Superman, umm...were there any bad games on N64? Gamecube: Star Fox Adventures. PS2: Superman Shadow of Apokalypse. Xbox: Advent Rising. Wii: Can't think of any. Xbox 360: Too Human, Kane and Lynch, Blue Dragon, Aliens vs Predator. Note: I am only covering consoles I own and not handhelds. Also, only games that I have heard a lot of bad press about and yet I really enjoyed. I have plenty of bad games that are just plain bad.
TeenTitans for the NGC. Halo:ODST. Naruto: path of ninja / rise of ninja,
Majora's Mask, C&C tiberian sun, Bionicle, Rayman 2, LordOfTheRings Conquest, Tetris2, and more
IWBTG.
c'mon i know most people hated that game but the castlevania level kinda improved my opinion of it.
...especially after the ghosts and goblins section...
*shudder*
Shadow the hedgehog >_> sush i do like it surprisingly
: Lt ReiStark October 06, 2010, 12:37:51 -06:00
TeenTitans for the NGC. Halo:ODST. Naruto: path of ninja / rise of ninja,
Majora's Mask, C&C tiberian sun, Bionicle, Rayman 2, LordOfTheRings Conquest, Tetris2, and more
5 of those games you mentioned were actually praised by critics lol
: Van_Fox October 07, 2010, 08:02:42 -06:00
: Lt ReiStark October 06, 2010, 12:37:51 -06:00
TeenTitans for the NGC. Halo:ODST. Naruto: path of ninja / rise of ninja,
Majora's Mask, C&C tiberian sun, Bionicle, Rayman 2, LordOfTheRings Conquest, Tetris2, and more
5 of those games you mentioned were actually praised by critics lol
Everyone i ever hear talk about them says they suck. i don't care what GamesRadar or any other "gaming news" site was payed to say anything was good.
i loved Majora's Mask, its defiantly the darkest zelda game
majoras mask was better than TP imo.
and probably better than skyward sword will be, cause cell-shaded TP link looks weird.
hopefully gameplay is better than it looked in the trailer.
: Kell October 01, 2010, 08:13:08 -06:00
For me, its gotta be puzzle pirates. I mean, its childish, its pointless, the puzzles are easy (mostly)...
Got about five years' experience on Puzzle Pirates myself, but I've kind of lost interest because my flag (Looterati on Midnight, for anyone who's familiar with the flags) collapsed and died, and I rarely ever see anyone online. Which is a shame. I still run a distillery, sort of, and occasionally run out and sail, and have won a pair of familiars randomly in the last few months that I'd love to show off in a crew again. =P I did love that game and had lots of fun with it for quite a while...
GAY! (missplaced rage FTW :3)
: Tony Greyfox October 09, 2010, 09:15:12 -06:00
: Kell October 01, 2010, 08:13:08 -06:00
For me, its gotta be puzzle pirates. I mean, its childish, its pointless, the puzzles are easy (mostly)...
Got about five years' experience on Puzzle Pirates myself, but I've kind of lost interest because my flag (Looterati on Midnight, for anyone who's familiar with the flags) collapsed and died, and I rarely ever see anyone online. Which is a shame. I still run a distillery, sort of, and occasionally run out and sail, and have won a pair of familiars randomly in the last few months that I'd love to show off in a crew again. =P I did love that game and had lots of fun with it for quite a while...
I know the feeling. I rarely play for long. I show up, buy a new captains badge, take a ship out a few times, make a few friends, spend a little money then drift away again. Long ago I played a lot more and had a flag and all that, cared how things went, and have since found that really... the more you worry about the game, the less its good side shines and the more it becomes a game of trying to organize enough 11 year old kids to get a job done. :P
Mario Sports Mix on the Wii.
Even I thought it might be a bad game, but I had a surprisingly good time demoing it at Future Shop with a friend.
The only things I can say can be improved upon would be to add more sports varieties and have the characters unlocked universally.
good example of a game i thought was bad but the game was actually great was Bayonetta for the 360
Dark Messiah: Might and Magic
That God Awful Wipeout game for the wii.
i swear, if you laugh at terrible physics, people going flying after taking a tennis ball to the head, and glitches galore, playing that game with 3 other friends will make your day.
plus that dancing ball that exists only to entertain you during 30-second loading screens is awesome.
this game again why (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2LMncYsqjg#ws)
MINECRAFT! Self explanatory for the masses.
I found Deadly Premonition to actually be decent, even though at times it went from survival horror to a comedy at the drop of a hat. Corny dialouge, unfitting music and twin peaks reference abound.
Resident Evil for the PS1
: Lt ReiStark April 04, 2011, 05:40:05 -06:00
Resident Evil for the PS1
That game is amazing I'm pretty sure it was well rated too it might have obsolete graphics today but at the time it was literally the only reason I bought a ps1 lol
I got that Legendary game for the PS3 as well thinking pretty much the same when i saw it for cheap. It was fun, although my favorite game ever that was rated poorly is Earth Defense Force. Has bad graphics for when it was released, lots of "blood" spray that makes it hard to see at times, and the plot isn't really great, pretty much you get to run around and shoot giant ants spiders, robots and shiny robots. :p
(http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module2/81438/EDFG_qjpreviewth.jpg)
: AMZinthos May 18, 2011, 08:09:51 -06:00
That game is amazing I'm pretty sure it was well rated too it might have obsolete graphics today but at the time it was literally the only reason I bought a ps1 lol
The voice acting was horrible in it so it was the second game that made it popular
Final Fantasy XIII.
Gameplay was really linear, but the game itself wasn't all that bad. o.o
Story and characters kept me interested (JRPGs are good about that).
Game's hated on a lot for its linear nature and plays-itself battle mechanics. (Which is an exaggeration.)
Star Ocean 4's another game that never really picked up in popularity. It's a fine game, but all people can talk about is the horrid voice acting and the silly character concepts. And that's those who give it a chance, many people shrug it off fearing another SO3, (a game I've never played).
Also, kudos to the person who mentioned Minecraft. Best sandbox game I've ever played. =)
~ Kovu
In terms of bad story and VO: Just Cause and Just Cause 2.
Everything else about those two games were excellent. Gameplay, graphics, and all that were pretty darn good for their time.
Tales Of Symphonia 2 Dawn Of A New World!
I love all the 3D tales games, but everyonewho is a butt hates this one. only thing so far that has pissed me off is the battle system being hard to set to manual instead of semi auto where my character acts like a butt. apart from the main character Emilbutt being a butt i like this game and I'm glad i own it.
PS: yes i like calling people "butts" now :P its much better than some other words...
: Wula July 19, 2011, 08:40:47 -06:00
what a horriable thread. Half the posters are just posting popular games loved by the masses or was good and didn't sale due to piss poor marketing. For half the posters that are actually posting interesting titles. Kudos to you guys.
And so I actually contribute to the thread. I gotta say the only one that comes to mind atm would be a tie between Bomberman 64 (only do multi so unsure about SP mode if it is good) or Advent Rising back on the original Xbox. Even though it was glitchy and had so many game breaking bugs causing me to reset my console CONSTANTLY as I played. But even with all its issues. I toughed it out and did so in a single sitting of that game. Just to be left in a state of depression after completing it and realizing it was supposed to be the first of a trilogy that got canceled.
Someone sure is biased >.>
what we post are not popular games, but games "WE" thought were bad but were actually decent...
: Wula July 19, 2011, 08:40:47 -06:00
what a horriable thread. Half the posters are just posting popular games loved by the masses or was good and didn't sale due to piss poor marketing. For half the posters that are actually posting interesting titles. Kudos to you guys.
And so I actually contribute to the thread. I gotta say the only one that comes to mind atm would be a tie between Bomberman 64 (only do multi so unsure about SP mode if it is good) or Advent Rising back on the original Xbox. Even though it was glitchy and had so many game breaking bugs causing me to reset my console CONSTANTLY as I played. But even with all its issues. I toughed it out and did so in a single sitting of that game. Just to be left in a state of depression after completing it and realizing it was supposed to be the first of a trilogy that got canceled.
I think you sort of contradicted yourself in the beginning of your post; Bomberman 64 was not only popular, it sold pretty good back then. Simple as that, lol. Then again, a game may be popular to most, but it's each persons view on whether they like the game or not, despite being popular. This thread is to let people put a say on what they thought THEY didn't like, TILL they tried it out, and just so happened to change their opinion about it after having played it. Lol so that does not mean this thread is solely to be based on unpopular games/unknown games/games that didn't sell due to "piss poor marketing". :P
MW2,
....wait.
No that game is terrible now. XD (somehow I find myself playing it time to time).
: Roffo August 29, 2011, 10:26:52 -06:00
MW2,
....wait.
No that game is terrible now. XD (somehow I find myself playing it time to time).
ikr, the game engine is shit, and the kill streaks are severely OP, the anims and hit boxes never line up, causing bullshit kills, and the animations and the actions never line up too, and since they arent improving on the engine for 3, it's not going to be worth paying the $70+ they are going to want for it, atleast halo has complete overhauls between versions
Daikatana.
And before you throw shoes at me, it's tolerable when you're rip-roaring drunk, as it's then comedy. With robot frogs.
: Wrath September 19, 2010, 02:44:00 -06:00
Alot of people don't like how it's 2D and the cute childish aspect of the game. I personally loved it since it came out 5 years ago for North America.
yay i love maple story toooooooo goto love the chibi style thowwwww >.<
: Lt ReiStark October 06, 2010, 12:37:51 -06:00
TeenTitans for the NGC. Halo:ODST. Naruto: path of ninja / rise of ninja,
Majora's Mask, C&C tiberian sun, Bionicle, Rayman 2, LordOfTheRings Conquest, Tetris2, and more
i havent played halo:odst but i say clips and i thought it looked wiiiicked
I did consider getting MW3 just to see how the story ends, but after reading in some thread where Activision is already talking about next year's Call of Duty, I decided to save my money.
As for the thread, Gladius. It's a fighting and adventure RPG. When I first played it I had no idea what I was doing, and after a while I got bored and put the game aside. Sometime later I watched my nephew play it, which got me interested in giving it another try and with a couple of weeks it quickly became one of my favorite games.
Final Fantasy XIII. Everyone hates it. I enjoyed it.
By no means at the top of my list, but it didn't deserve all of the hate it took.
~ Kovu
Saw Bomberman 64 mentioned, loved that game as a kid... played it quite a bit really, never quite did get all the gold card things though, but almost did. Step-siblings hated playing against me in multi-player as I won 95% of the matches, would ask for my help in SP quite a bit however.
As for a game that I liked that most people generally hated? Hmm... Oh, I liked Mario Kart 64 though it seems to be regarded as the worst game of the Kart series by a lot of people.
: Slyther December 19, 2011, 03:16:57 -07:00
As for a game that I liked that most people generally hated? Hmm... Oh, I liked Mario Kart 64 though it seems to be regarded as the worst game of the Kart series by a lot of people.
...WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE??
They must be mad! That is the most fun, most playable Mario Kart game ever! I have a friend who I have sat down and played all 16 tracks with over and over again. We have been doing it for 6 years!
...And he still can't top my Rainbow Road time. :3
Hmm. Bad games that I liked?...
Call of Duty 3 on Xbox. People tell me that to CoD fans, that is the worst game of the series... but I played it to death back when my Xbox still worked.
I like DooM, and DooM2, two popular games, but I like DooM3 as well. most people who liked that game never played the first two, and most people who hated it did so because they tried to compare it with DooM 1-2.
So its only half of a flunk game, depending on your viewpoint.
Farcry 2 i liked that game didnt quite get the story line but i just liked sniping and being stealthy.
I hated that they didnt stick witht he main character from the first one and the same story line Jack Carver i think his name was,
I also love PREDATOR mode in multi-player hunting down guys or being hunted by them that was the most fun i had with that.
i Remember this one time i whent online and played Predator it was a custom map and they had a huge hut Loaded with guns and i got there late,
everyone had a high powered gun 50 cal's,desert eagle's,p90's the works , i get there and they just leave me with the "Blow dart" of all weapons and thats what they leave me with,Ah well ill try adn shortly after the predator fly's in through the front enterence and B lines it for me, im just standing there and everybody is shooting at it and not hitting it i was so scared i paniced and shot a dart and hit him and he whent down and on the screen read "HEAD SHOT!" I threw up my arms in victory and left the game becuase i new that was pure luck.
Hmmm I liked final fantasy x-2 >.< the story was retarded but the battle system was more fun then most RPGs these days, also why hasn't anyone made another chrono trigger type battle system rpg that would be awesome!! Anyways what else...
Resonance of fate hasn't been too popular ummm
Quest 64, I was really rpg deprived when it was the only one on the console
Mace : the dark ages
Mystical ninja starring goemon
Bloody roar, god that's a furry game >.<
Pandemonium ummm I'm sure there's plenty more :D
Castlevania II Simon's Quest...
Why do so many people hate that game, its actually good, just not as good as I or III. And if you say the final boss is too easy because you can use holly water, then just use the dang cross or axe instead.
Yeah, why do people dislike the second games in so many of the classic NES franchises?
Castlevania II,
Super Mario Bros 2, [Doki Doki Panic in japan]
Metroid 2,
Zelda 2 the adventure of Link,
Super Contra / Super C,
: Lt ReiStark May 06, 2012, 04:14:17 -06:00
Castlevania II Simon's Quest...
Why do so many people hate that game, its actually good, just not as good as I or III. And if you say the final boss is too easy because you can use holly water, then just use the dang cross or axe instead.
Yeah, why do people dislike the second games in so many of the classic NES franchises?
Castlevania II,
Super Mario Bros 2, [Doki Doki Panic in japan]
Metroid 2,
Zelda 2 the adventure of Link,
Super Contra / Super C,
"just not as good as I or III."
That's why the 2nd game in those series are generally disliked. All solid games on their own, but compared to their predecessors they're weaker games, and sort of sour the good taste of the first game.
Some other examples would be Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry 2 and Super Mario Sunshine... All of which I still loved, but looked down upon by a lot of fans. I guess some gamers can get too nit-picky.
Grandia for the ps1 was ridiculed for its voice acting, and cartoony graphics, and also its "childish and predicable" plot.
my experience with Grandia was non other then overwhelming, i had such an emotional attachment to characters. I cried when a character had to leave (not gonna say why, plot related), the only time I've ever cried during a video game.. couldn't pick up the game for about another year.
: alloud May 09, 2012, 03:08:29 -06:00
"just not as good as I or III."
That's why the 2nd game in those series are generally disliked. All solid games on their own, but compared to their predecessors they're weaker games, and sort of sour the good taste of the first game.
Some other examples would be Metal Gear Solid 2, Devil May Cry 2 and Super Mario Sunshine... All of which I still loved, but looked down upon by a lot of fans. I guess some gamers can get too nit-picky.
I know, Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons Of Liberty is one of my favorite games. I've never played MGS4 so for now 2 is my second favorite behind Snake Eater in first because of these three quotes
MINOR SPOILERS!"I'm sure you can see that. But the Earth itself has no boundaries. No East, No West, No Cold War. And the irony of it is, the United States and the Soviet Union are spending billions on their space programs and the missile race only to arrive at the same conclusion. In the 21st century everyone will be able to see that we are all just inhabitants of a little celestial body called Earth. A world without communism and capitalism... that is the world I wanted to see. But reality continued to betray me"
"the world will never know what she did. Future generations will revile her; in America as a dispicable traitor with no sense of honor, and the Soviet Union as a monster who unleashed a nuclear catastrophe. She will go down in official history as a war criminal. "
"But I think she wanted you of all people to know the truth. She wanted to live on in your memory, not as a solider, but as a woman. But she was forbidden to tell you herself. And that's why she told me. Snake, history will ever know what she did. No one will ever learn the truth. Her story... her debriefing, will endure only in your heart. Everything she did, she did for her country. She sacrificed her life and honor for her native land. She was a real hero. She was a true patriot. "
End of spoilers!I loved DMC2 because you could play as Trish, and Mario Sunshine is my favorite Mario game because of the water mechanics and creative levels and art style.
People have an expectation for a sequel to be exactly like the fist but improved,That's not how it works out when making one though. Only a few games really are up the that unreasonable standard like Halo 2 or Super Mario Galaxy 2
The power stone gaaaaaames!!
Did anyone else play cannon spike?
The bouncer!! When ps2 first came out
Ummm
Omg joe and Mac caveman ninja for the snes!!!
Umm did I mention battle arena toshinden in my last post?
Streets of SimCity. Despite its insane quantity of bugs and glitches, the game's "radio" music and audio files are among the best of its time. And who doesn't want to level their own cities and enemy cars with a car-mounted rocket launcher? :evil:
Yeah I'm on the same board as a few of these folks with the recent Final Fantasy XIII series coming out. I got platinum in both of those games because I actually enjoyed them quite a bit. It's not to say neither were perfect by any means; XIII was linear to a fault regardless of what fanboys say, but the moment you stumbled into this overpowered Gran Pulse full of 60 hours of side content with interesting characters, that more than made up for it to me. In XIII-2, the story was full (STUFFED) of loopholes, but had a totally badass antagonist and the gameplay was the shit. A recent DLC confirmed that there will be a XIII-3, and if they can take a story arc like XIII and the gameplay of XIII-2, then I'm pretty confident it'll be an awesome game.
As for me, there's a couple games for the PS2 that got bland ratings and yet I couldn't possibly get away from. One was called Extermination, a japanese-port shooter that had some of the funniest/ worst examples of voice acting, but I thought the gameplay and weapons were great; you started out with this regular M16 carbine, but by the end of the game it was beefed with these awesome mods. I must've gotten through the game 3 times when I was a kid and enjoyed every moment of it.
Check out the wicked voice acting! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvCdxx_vKSU#ws)
: Roffo April 03, 2011, 04:38:28 -06:00
Dark Messiah: Might and Magic
Didn't know that was considered a bad game. But i had a huge amount of fun with it back when it came out.
Also farcry 2. Despite all the things it's lacking and the fact i've never been able to finish it due to the monotony it's still an awesome game. It just could have been SO much better.
Duke Nukem Forever is so bad. You want to know why it was bad? It forced you to choose your path. What happened to the exploration and being able to interact with the environment? Then you got to do platform jumping puzzles to advance in the level. The dialog seems really forced to try and get references and humor into the game. Mandatory mini games? What the? C'mon, quit padding an action game with this drivel. Duke Nukem Forever might as well have been called Call of Duty: Alien Invasion.
What else did you like about the game?
Messiah was an amazing game. You played as an angel that could take over and control other creatures, rats, humans, aliens. The game got a lot of hate for it because it didn't tell you how to pass through a door or who had the right clearance to by bass a security system. As an angel you could be seen, if you were trying to be sneaky you had to make your jumps very discreetly, if someone saw you, take them out quickly and quietly. You had to make your identities very choosy and try not to get important people killed. You may jump into a scientist, do some stuff, get that scientist killed, save, then learn that an hour later that you needed that scientist to get through security. Most of the game is really down tempo, by watching creatures actions, studying the environment, some platform puzzles. When you do get in a fire fight though, the game gets really intense. This is the future, most guns will take you out in one or two hits. You gotta learn to jump into an enemy, take a couple shots at his allies, hop out, jump, hope his allies kill him, with a fresh new body, wreak havoc.
I've read on, and heard people bashing on Twisted Metal 3&4, particularly 4. In all honesty I didn't think either was really that bad. Once you figure your way around the bugs in 4, it was an ok game to me.
: Wula January 18, 2013, 07:10:21 -07:00
Hate to say it but half of your comment is invalid. Instead of saying what is invalid and starting a argument. Did you even play the game from beginning to end? did you even play a few hours of Duke Nukem 3D? when you have, come back and leave a unbiased response please. Because I am sure real gamers can spot the BS tied to the game that the "current gen gaming community" and spot the actually bad parts.
For me, playing it would require shelling out money for it and actually putting time into it, both of which I personally am not that willing to do given the general feedback on it; even if the game were any good, the stuff I've heard about the story has turned me off.
If it's actually a good game, as you contend, what sort of conspiracy do you suppose would lead so many gamers and so many publications to say otherwise? Just because
you like it doesn't mean the opinions of others are suddenly "BS".
For the record, I played through Duke Nukem 3D and enjoyed it, and plenty of people who also did so were not at all positive about Forever.
Well, I've been playing games since about 1985, so I guess you could say I've played some older games. :)
: Wula January 18, 2013, 06:37:01 -07:00
-People make invalid arguments off stuff they never even touched. I played Duke Nukem 3D and forever and got psychical copies for both. And so when someone says forever is crude. And says 3D isn't I just want to slap them :/ They say references in Forever are lame one liners pulled from today's culture. Hey surprise. Back then they pulled lines from culture back then. I could go on. BUT THE ONLY VALID ARGUMENT I have seen that people can go on and complain about is exploration of environments was removed altogether from some areas or limited in others. So when I hear and read what other people are complaining about something with the game. I just wonder if they are trolling me or being serious. Because if they are being serious they should take a history trip and realize how wrong they are. I try to do it myself every so often and as much as I hate to say it. Some games I loved as a kid are godawful to play now.
Personally I think if you don't enjoy some part of a game, that's a perfectly valid point to make. Maybe the game is supposed to be like that or it's like that for some historical reason or whatever but... who cares, really? If it's not fun for you, it's not fun for you.
Also, most game critics (Yahtzee aside) aren't paid to trash games as such. They're paid to play games and report back on whether they're fun or not. Sure, they point out flaws, but they point out good things too.
I guess the bottom line is I think it's a bit of a waste of energy to get annoyed just because people don't like the same things you do. I'm sure there's somebody out there who thinks you're a total Philistine for one reason or another too, but your job isn't to make them happy.
Playstation Allstars was pretty good for what I played.
As an antithesis to the subject, games people love that I personaly think aren't as good as they say:
Ocarina Of Time because it was unrefined as the 3d adventure genre was a baby, so room were either flat as paper, or overused perspective and got frustrating like the water temple.
Final Fantasy 7 because the plot isn't that good and the animation is bad, [Spoiler] Cloud drowned Arith (Look it up, dead bodies don't sink) and I can't find it anywhere inside of me to even slightly like him, he feels about as human as a cube.
World Of Warcraft because I don't enjoy getting 27 wolfbear skins with a 10% drop rate for a pair of freaking boots, thats 90% of the game, you have to be high level to do most of the stuff I want to.
Goldeneye 007 because bad controls and graphics that make my eyes bleed, brought FPS to the console well, but that doesn't fix the bleeding grey dark graphics that leave me unable to see anything, as well as the terrible stiff aiming.
Skyrim because it had so many game or quest breaking glitches, more than Oblivion does by far, I had to restart my Skyrim character at least five times because of fatal glitches, never happened to me in Oblivion.
Thats all my opinion, Feel free to have your own one, I won't argue it, just play whatever game makes you happy.
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