Oh actually it might be this. Me and my brothers found the copy our mum bought us for Christmas and we sneakily played it and carefully placed it back as when we could. Sure she knew.
NieR Automata
There were definitely a few rough spots here and there, I don't think a game can get too big before the stretch marks start to show up, but it didn't just meet my expectations, it surpassed and defied them in equal order.
My GOTY, no doubt.
It's March.
Shenmue 3 especially. It's been a decade. I ain't getting any younger but I have waited for this for so long.
Oh man. I got my copy via cod, think I paid like $90 as my parents wouldn't buy it for me due to my lousy grades. Once my mom found out that I bought sf2, she took it away but later found out where she was hiding it.
So, just like you did, sneakily played it until I got busted then got grounded for a week..the things I did to play sf2.
All the games I've ever been uncontrollably hyped for. Bolded is probably my most hyped ever:
SMB3 - Lived up to the hype
SMW - Lived up to the hype
Super Mario 64 - Initially didn't live up to the hype (outside of mind-blowing 3D), mind changed over time
Metal Gear Solid - Exceeded hype
Resident Evil 2 - Exceeded hype
Ocarina of Time - Blew hype expectations out of the water
Majora's Mask - Did not meet hype
Metal Gear Solid 2: Wet fart
Halo: CE - Lived up to the hype
Halo 2: 1/2 of the game (MP) lived up to the hype. The other half was disappointing
RE4 - Vastly exceeded hype
Shadow of the Colossus - Lived up to the hype
Half-Life 2: Vastly exceeded hype
Portal: Vastly exceeded hype
The Last Guardian - Wet fart
Breath of the Wild - Blew hype expectations out of the water