GAF, do you have any favorite games that you hear a lot of negativity about? I'm talking about stuff that people frequently describe as the worst games they've ever experienced, an affront to the medium, absolutely terrible, etc., that you have an affinity for.
I'm not asking this so we can thumb our noses at the haters or feel victimized for liking controversial titles, but to celebrate irrational preference and muse at how a game can "click" with one person on a profound level while being disgustingly bad to someone else.
For me, it's the Borderlands series. The criticism started slowly, but since 2009 people have built up a pretty strong consensus that they feel floaty, have terrible writing, simplistic AI, poorly balanced difficulty, monotonous battles, unsatisfying/uninteresting loot, and generally try too hard to be funny and edgy. Honestly, I agree with all of that. They're not winning any awards for white-knuckle gunplay, 99% of the items you loot are absolute crap, and the writing can be extremely cringeworthy. In spite of all that, there's something about the setting, art style, co-op experience, and the (very rare) thrill of finding a cool new gun that gives the series a special place in my heart.
A lot of people groaned when The Pre-Sequel was announced. I groaned along with them while silently acknowledging that I would buy it and play through the whole thing with my co-op buddies, just like I had for the previous two games and most of their DLC.
So yeah, another Orayn thread with a fairly simple premise. Share your controversial favorites! They don't need to have certain metacritic score, high or low, just a distinct and noticeable voice of dislike directed at them.
I'm not asking this so we can thumb our noses at the haters or feel victimized for liking controversial titles, but to celebrate irrational preference and muse at how a game can "click" with one person on a profound level while being disgustingly bad to someone else.
For me, it's the Borderlands series. The criticism started slowly, but since 2009 people have built up a pretty strong consensus that they feel floaty, have terrible writing, simplistic AI, poorly balanced difficulty, monotonous battles, unsatisfying/uninteresting loot, and generally try too hard to be funny and edgy. Honestly, I agree with all of that. They're not winning any awards for white-knuckle gunplay, 99% of the items you loot are absolute crap, and the writing can be extremely cringeworthy. In spite of all that, there's something about the setting, art style, co-op experience, and the (very rare) thrill of finding a cool new gun that gives the series a special place in my heart.
A lot of people groaned when The Pre-Sequel was announced. I groaned along with them while silently acknowledging that I would buy it and play through the whole thing with my co-op buddies, just like I had for the previous two games and most of their DLC.
So yeah, another Orayn thread with a fairly simple premise. Share your controversial favorites! They don't need to have certain metacritic score, high or low, just a distinct and noticeable voice of dislike directed at them.
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