Guilty pleasures?

[Leifang]

Guilty pleasure is a tricky term, if you really enjoy something you can probably argue the merit of the thing. I used to apply it to things like Road House, but as I got older I was more comfortable saying Ben Garzarra is an amazing villain, the movie is a pleasant low-stakes ride (until the admittedly drab escalation of violence at the end), and Swayze is basically operating at Peak Fuck-a-bility, like humans just aren't supposed to look that attractive.

I can think of a few other movies like that, but I can't think of a game. They're such a time investment, I would never keep going back if I didn't think they were good.

(I fear the answer for a lot of people is gacha games and gambling mechanics, it's *depressingly* easy to feel guilt and pleasure pulling the lever on a slot machine.)

I feel that "guilty pleasure" is when you'd be embarrassed if someone sees you enjoying it, like if you have a reaction similar to Dark Helmet when he was caught playing Spaceballs toys:

There's absolutely some games I'd rather minimize than explain to a passer-by. xD Watching "so bad it's good" action movies doesn't usually work this way, but a cheesy melodrama might.

 

[bjork]

None. If someone else thinks it's goofy or whatever, that's cool. They're welcome to play with me and see if it's as bad as they think it is. Or maybe playing with someone who sees it a different way will change their take on it. I just like seeing what's out there, good, bad, and in between.

 

[Gamma]

Resident Evil 6 is widely disliked, and I won’t argue against that, but playing co-op with my friend after finishing RE5 was still a lot of fun, so I still have a bit of fondness for it.