What critically-panned game do you just love?

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

For example, I know that the N64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy was universally considered to be the first bad release on the system, scoring low with both players and reporters alike, but I still think it's great fun, and would pop it in any day of the week.

Same with the Cruising USA series on the same system, actually.

You?

 

[DinoRexMax DinoRexMax]

Donkey Kong 64 and Gotcha Force, both of which are actually very tedious games now that I think about it, maybe I just like to torture myself?

 

[Nostalgia Crystal]

Cory in the House on The DS Yooooooooooooo

 

[Pantsuhelm]

There's quite a few I can think of. The Last Guardian, the original GBA Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, The ending of Danganronpa V3. Not quite hated, but often looked over and called mediocre was Lost Planet 1 and 2. I've only ever seen people complain about Last Remnant, and while I do agree with their problems with it, the game had enough going for it to make me really enjoy what it had.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Cory in the House on The DS Yooooooooooooo

Herregud! That's a thing?

Looks good, too.

 

[Vreeves]

Earthworm Jim 3D. Always liked it as a kid a now I still find it charming even though it's probably one of the worst collect-a-thons of the era.

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

For example, I know that the N64 version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was universally considered to be the first bad release on the system, scoring low with both players and reporters alike, but I still think it's great fun, and would pop it in any day of the week.

UMK3?? I think you're talking about Mortal Kombat Trilogy..
MKT, Mythologies: Subzero, MK4 were the only Mortal Kombat games released for the N64..

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

UMK3?? I think you're talking about Mortal Kombat Trilogy..
MKT, Mythologies: Subzero, MK4 were the only Mortal Kombat games released for the N64..

Yes, my bad ^^U.

 

[Appiplyer]

Tbh idk since i rarely see critics and review when i play a game, i just like looks interesting then play it anyway.

But does the N64 castlevania games counts? I mean i know some people would hate that game bcs of the janky control and the lack of story. But it's hella simple and challenging for me espescially since they added the time based ending.

 

[Metroid_Hybrid]

Although I think loved is a strong word, I got a lot of enjoyment out of the SNES port of Doom back in the day..
Plus, that red cartridge was sexy!

 

[BrawlMan]

• Nearly anything by Grasshopper studios.
• Oneechanbara Bikini Zombie Slayers, Z2, and Origin.
• Yaiba at the time, but I only play that to have fun with the bonus arcade mode. You couldn't get me to do that again.
• Street Fighter V, but I didn't really play it until after all, the updates and champion edition came out.
• Double Dragon Neon, Double Dragon IV, & Double Dragon Revive.

 

[Badseed Badseed]

• Nearly anything by Grasshopper studios.

this too?

 

[BrawlMan]

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Yes.

 

[Deleted member 913503]

Donkey Kong 64

 

[zombie100379]

it wasn't panned by most critics but i remember "Games" magazine calling the original "Manhunt" for ps2 "pathetic" ( they admitted some years later that they were a bit harsh ) - i won't even bother mentioning ign and godhand

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

... Did the press hate DK64? That's news to me — my childhood gaming media was all over that shit.

 

[BrawlMan]

... Did the press hate DK64? That's news to me — my childhood gaming media was all over that shit.

Not originally, but years later and after the fact. It was mainly from people who played the game back when they were kids and/or teens, and got different eyes years later.

 

[Tenshishi]

the original GBA Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

To this day, it's the only Kingdom Hearts I've been able to enjoy. I'm just not particularly interested in the main series gameplay, but combining a 2D fighter with a deckbuilding game really worked for me!.. Definitely could not get behind Re:Chain though, that crushed the entire aspect that makes CoM good.

One of my own answers that comes to mind is Little Hope - most people consider it by far the worst Dark Pictures game and maybe not even good in general, but I got a lot out of it. My own vision of the events of the game seems to be pretty wildly different from the average, though.

I don't think it's reviled per se, but the amount of people who've even heard of Egg Mania on the GBA is pretty small, and if you've played it you probably think it's some cheap junk... Well, it is, but it's also a pretty fun and addictive puzzle game. I want to get the GameCube version so I can play against friends someday.

I think Dark Souls II has a good general rep, but the Souls community specifically likes to dump on it. I'd play it over any of the others in a heartbeat, I love the weighty combat and the way you have to take the levels seriously and approach them smartly.

For a game that's genuinely panned, yet I still like it... I guess I'd say Crash Purple. I had both it and Spyro Orange as a kid, and while Orange is a pretty genuinely terrible game since it just invented a bunch of poor quality minigames, Crash Purple was based more on existing minigames from the other Crash GBA games, so it feels more like a proper game to play despite still being a glorified minigame collection.

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

I know it's been reappraised in recent years, but for years this game was torn apart by critics

Always loved it personally, I didn't even know it was panned by critics until I heard about IGN basically being forced to re-review it by fans lol. Tbh I've never really cared about reviewers verdicts on things. Sure, there's some people whose opinions I take into account and trust, but ultimately; I've always judged things on my own basis.

 

[Fietto!]

Not originally, but a years later, after the fact. It was mainly from people who played the game back when they were kids and teens and have different eyes years later.

I bet a couple of em are youtubers.

But even in online discussions, it’s still heavily criticized for it’s completionist pacing.

 

[SamanthaSamantha's icon]

Not originally, but a years later, after the fact. It was mainly from people who played the game back when they were kids and teens and have different eyes years later.

Retroactive hate sure is interesting.

 

[Viviana Santos]

Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) is definitely not a good game, but I really like it. And I don’t mean in an ironic way, I genuinely enjoy this game and all its edginess. It also helps that I really like the soundtrack, the visuals, and the art direction of this game. Even though it’s repetitive and has very poorly designed levels and missions, I still can’t bring myself to hate it completely. I still find this game more enjoyable and entertaining than Sonic 2006 or Sonic Forces.

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I know it's been reappraised in recent years, but for years this game was torn apart by critics

Always loved it personally, I didn't even know it was panned by critics until I heard about IGN basically being forced to re-review it by fans lol. Tbh I've never really cared about reviewers verdicts on things. Sure, there's some people whose opinions I take into account and trust, but ultimately; I've always judged things on my own basis.

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God Hand was relatively well-received by critics when it was originally released; in fact, it was only IGN that hated the game, and the reason for their hatred was that the IGN reviewer who reviewed the game was terrible at it and basically blamed his own incompetence on the game itself.

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IGN's review of God Hand is pretty infamous for a reason: the guy who reviewed the game was bad at it and blamed the game for his own lack of skill, other gaming websites, such as Gamespot and Eurogamer, for example, gave God Hand positive reviews.

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Magic Mush goes into more detail about the IGN review itself in his video about gaming journalism (and trust me, this review is really awful)

 

[X y b e r - S k u ll]

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God Hand was relatively well-received by critics when it was originally released; in fact, it was only IGN that hated the game, and the reason for their hatred was that the IGN reviewer who reviewed the game was terrible at it and basically blamed his own incompetence on the game itself.

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IGN's review of God Hand is pretty infamous for a reason: the guy who reviewed the game was bad at it and blamed the game for his own lack of skill, other gaming websites, such as Gamespot and Eurogamer, for example, gave God Hand positive reviews.

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Magic Mush goes into more detail about the IGN review itself in his video about gaming journalism (and trust me, this review is really awful)

Fair enough, I thought it was a universal thing and not just isolated to IGN lol .

 

[BrawlMan]

ntil I heard about IGN basically being forced to re-review it by fans lol. Tbh I've never really cared about reviewers verdicts on things. Sure, there's some people whose opinions I take into account and trust, but ultimately; I've always judged things on my own basis.

The overall critic rating is still 73, and it was mainly IGN who hated the game. The person who reviewed it got fired about two years later, but for different reasons. Though apparently, no one in the office liked the game, nor its attempt at humor. So one their wanted to play nor review it. Even though it's their fucking job.

God Hand critic reviews - Metacritic

www.metacritic.com

I bet a couple of em are youtubers.

Yes, but even before they started coming along and no just copying AVGN, there was this stigma in the air beforehand, and even game journalists got in on the DK64 hate train technically before the YouTubers did.

Retroactive hate sure is interesting.

I tend to dislike retroactive hate more than retroactive love. There is nothing wrong with opinions changing overtime, but you can tell when people are jumping the bandwagon and act like they're making their own opinion, and are bullshitting parroting. This isn't me coming to the defense of DK64. Even back in the day, my older brother and I didn't care for it much the few times we rented it.

 

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Crash of the Titans