Games bashed by mainstream that are good

[samuraigaiden]

Sonic Forces is exactly as good as the other recent Sonic games

 

[PapaPetro]

Gollum.

Nice job resurrecting a 14-year-old thread

 

[Lady Error]

- Wizardry Nemesis

Wizardry Nemesis is actually shit.

Glad that we cleared that up after 14 yesrs.

 

[Don Peste]

Gollum.

Nice job resurrecting a 14-year-old thread

Jesus it was goddam 3:44 in the AM??
I guess I was drunk, sorry.

 

[Falksi]

Deadly Premonition...

Incredibly absorbing and atmospheric Twin Peaks tribute, which admittedly plays really poorly but offers a ton of goodness in the roleplaying departments. I'd rate it 7 or 8/10, but could understand it getting a 6 or even 5. 2 though is fucking laughable.



Technomancer...

Still one of the best Nu-Western RPGs which I've played in the past decade. Awkwardly balanced and so takes some getting into (only the Rogue career is any fun for me), lots of padding and far from perfect, but enjoyable and a 7 or 8/10 game regardless. Certainly far better than half the soulless shite which IGN overhype.



Alpha Protocol...

Fucktards focused on "stereotypes" and all the other shit that doesn't really matter in good C&C gaming.



Alien Isolation...

Silly cunt can't survive, so game becomes "padded out" It’s a shame that Isolation doesn’t track stats, because I’d be curious to know how many of its roughly 15-20 hours I spent hiding in lockers, staring at the motion tracker, and, most of all, how many hundreds (yes, hundreds) of times I died without a chance to save myself. *totally ignores the fact that he had a chance to save himself every single time if he'd not been a fucking mong*


Afterburner 2...

This is actually my fave. The game looks great, but the controls really torpedo the whole experience. Dodging, flying, and locking are so happenstance with the little thumbpad I threw up my hands in disgust. A complete case of skill issue reviewing. Literally one of THE most exciting games ever made if you're not a complete and utter spastic who plays like a blind retard with no thumbs. There is literally 0 things wrong with the controls here at all.

 

[Maxie]

ugh the dreaded mainstream...
since hating on mainstream is so pedestrian here i should start supporting mainstream reviews

 

[Ash]

Deadly Premonition is fucking trash. Mowing down the same enemy over and over in linear bland corridors with infinite ammo. I am not exaggerating. Most of the gameplay is literally just that. It's a disgrace to the medium. Every time you say something monocled, you say something equally declined Falksi. it's a love/hate relationship baby.

edit: and you edited to include more games that received pretty accurate reviews...decline

ugh the dreaded mainstream...
since hating on mainstream is so pedestrian here i should start supporting mainstream reviews

You already do? I've had you marked as an inexperienced, tasteless, uninformed troglodyte for a while now.

Liking Skyrim, especially vanilla, is pretty much the mark of someone that doesn't know shit, and surely has an underdeveloped brain. Or at the very least, an underdeveloped gaming "career". I'm not kidding. It's bland and soulless, highly repetitive, piss-easy & dumb, simplified, irredeemable. Sellout trash. Decline incarnate. The type of person that can enjoy and think highly of that is the type of person I do not want to discuss gaming with, and the more of you there are the more the collective standards of this little haven of gaming discussion declines.

 

[Falksi]

Deadly Premonition is fucking trash. Mowing down the same enemy over and over in linear bland corridors with infinite ammo. I am not exaggerating. Most of the gameplay is literally just that. It's a disgrace to the medium. Every time you say something monocled, you say something equally declined Falksi. it's a love/hate relationship baby.

edit: and you edited to include more games that received pretty accurate reviews...decline

ugh the dreaded mainstream...
since hating on mainstream is so pedestrian here i should start supporting mainstream reviews

You already do? I've had you marked as an inexperienced, tasteless, uninformed troglodyte for a while now.

Liking Skyrim, especially vanilla, is pretty much the mark of someone that doesn't know shit, and surely has an underdeveloped brain. Or at the very least, an underdeveloped gaming "career". I'm not kidding. It's bland and soulless, highly repetitive, piss-easy & dumb, simplified, irredeemable. Sellout trash. Decline incarnate. The type of person that can enjoy and think highly of that is the type of person I do not want to discuss gaming with, and the more of you there are the more the collective standards of this little haven of gaming discussion declines.

I'm very balanced.

 

[mord]

Resident Evil Resistance, over 1000 hours and still having fun. I like it better than Dead by Daylight. (4v1 games)

 

[Riddler]

Terminator: Resistance only has 60% critic score on metacritic but is actually pretty decent and has a 8.1 user score.

 

[samuraigaiden]

Remember that Space Hulk game that was literally just the board game in videogame form? With exactly the same content as the board game?

 

[TheImplodingVoice]

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Deadly Premonition...

Incredibly absorbing and atmospheric Twin Peaks tribute, which admittedly plays really poorly but offers a ton of goodness in the roleplaying departments. I'd rate it 7 or 8/10, but could understand it getting a 6 or even 5. 2 though is fucking laughable.



Technomancer...

Still one of the best Nu-Western RPGs which I've played in the past decade. Awkwardly balanced and so takes some getting into (only the Rogue career is any fun for me), lots of padding and far from perfect, but enjoyable and a 7 or 8/10 game regardless. Certainly far better than half the soulless shite which IGN overhype.



Alpha Protocol...

Fucktards focused on "stereotypes" and all the other shit that doesn't really matter in good C&C gaming.



Alien Isolation...

Silly cunt can't survive, so game becomes "padded out" It’s a shame that Isolation doesn’t track stats, because I’d be curious to know how many of its roughly 15-20 hours I spent hiding in lockers, staring at the motion tracker, and, most of all, how many hundreds (yes, hundreds) of times I died without a chance to save myself. *totally ignores the fact that he had a chance to save himself every single time if he'd not been a fucking mong*


Afterburner 2...

This is actually my fave. The game looks great, but the controls really torpedo the whole experience. Dodging, flying, and locking are so happenstance with the little thumbpad I threw up my hands in disgust. A complete case of skill issue reviewing. Literally one of THE most exciting games ever made if you're not a complete and utter spastic who plays like a blind retard with no thumbs. There is literally 0 things wrong with the controls here at all.

Technomancer and Deadly Premonition were both great. I really like Technomancer, I thought it was great and the world was awesome as well.

 

[Falksi]

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Deadly Premonition...

Incredibly absorbing and atmospheric Twin Peaks tribute, which admittedly plays really poorly but offers a ton of goodness in the roleplaying departments. I'd rate it 7 or 8/10, but could understand it getting a 6 or even 5. 2 though is fucking laughable.



Technomancer...

Still one of the best Nu-Western RPGs which I've played in the past decade. Awkwardly balanced and so takes some getting into (only the Rogue career is any fun for me), lots of padding and far from perfect, but enjoyable and a 7 or 8/10 game regardless. Certainly far better than half the soulless shite which IGN overhype.



Alpha Protocol...

Fucktards focused on "stereotypes" and all the other shit that doesn't really matter in good C&C gaming.



Alien Isolation...

Silly cunt can't survive, so game becomes "padded out" It’s a shame that Isolation doesn’t track stats, because I’d be curious to know how many of its roughly 15-20 hours I spent hiding in lockers, staring at the motion tracker, and, most of all, how many hundreds (yes, hundreds) of times I died without a chance to save myself. *totally ignores the fact that he had a chance to save himself every single time if he'd not been a fucking mong*


Afterburner 2...

This is actually my fave. The game looks great, but the controls really torpedo the whole experience. Dodging, flying, and locking are so happenstance with the little thumbpad I threw up my hands in disgust. A complete case of skill issue reviewing. Literally one of THE most exciting games ever made if you're not a complete and utter spastic who plays like a blind retard with no thumbs. There is literally 0 things wrong with the controls here at all.

Technomancer and Deadly Premonition were both great. I really like Technomancer, I thought it was great and the world was awesome as well.

Well said.

I think the weird thing with Technomancer is they did it down, and yet they sucked off Mass Effect 2 & 3 so much. When Technomancer probably does a lot of what they set out to better.

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

Alpha Protocol...

Fucktards focused on "stereotypes" and all the other shit that doesn't really matter in good C&C gaming.

Which part of that game deserves more than 5/10. Stealth was bad. Combat was bad. Balance was bad. RPG systems were bad. Graphics were bad. Gore simply wasn't. Levels were uninspired at their best. Shit game.

 

[Morgoth]

Sniper Elite series? Perhaps not outright bashed by the mainstream, but certainly ignored.

The gameplay can be very uneven, but the impressive level design always gets me back.

 

[hayst]

Sniper Elite series? Perhaps not outright bashed by the mainstream, but certainly ignored.

The gameplay can be very uneven, but the impressive level design always gets me back.

Maybe the first game, felt like they caught some momentum with the later entities.

 

[Falksi]

Alpha Protocol...

Fucktards focused on "stereotypes" and all the other shit that doesn't really matter in good C&C gaming.

Which part of that game deserves more than 5/10. Stealth was bad. Combat was bad. Balance was bad. RPG systems were bad. Graphics were bad. Gore simply wasn't. Levels were uninspired at their best. Shit game.

"Hey mate, what did you think of that C&C-experience RPG which came out?"

"Gore simply wasn't"

 

[NaturallyCarnivorousSheep]

"Hey mate, what did you think of that C&C-experience RPG which came out?"

"Gore simply wasn't"

I'm pretty sure this is not virtual novel forum m8. I'm commenting on the game being lackluster on some fundamental elements of an RPG which is very much important.

 

[KIss My Ass]

Original Nier. The sequel was pretty shit by comparison so of course the mainstream loved that one.

 

[Modron]

Don't you only play mainstream games exclusively?

 

[KIss My Ass]

Don't you only play mainstream games exclusively?

Not sure what gave you that idea. Very bogus claim.

 

[Ash]

"Hey mate, what did you think of that C&C-experience RPG which came out?"

"Gore simply wasn't"

I'm pretty sure this is not virtual novel forum m8. I'm commenting on the game being lackluster on some fundamental elements of an RPG which is very much important.

Betacuck Protocol is pretty much just Mass Effect but slightly less shit, and you are accurate in your assessment (though you shouldn't factor in gore or lack thereof, even if it's nice it's ultimately just a minor detail).
Personally I'd give it a 6.5, 7/10 at best, which is close to its cumulative critical reception. About the only interesting thing about it was the C&C and its impact on the gameplay and story, which is meaningless when taken alone; without being attached to a good game.

For some users, this is a virtual novel forum. Decline-enabling storyfags best ignored

 

[toro]

- Hard to be a god

I always wanted to read the book, but I only found it at ridiculous prices. Then I saw that it has been made into a game. What's the game like?

check the movie

 

[Kev Inkline]

Don't you only play mainstream games exclusively?

Not sure what gave you that idea. Very bogus claim.

Well, you don't have a PC

 

[samuraigaiden]

Cryostasis was a good game. People didn't get it. Also, too many bugs. It got mediocre reviews. Recently Civvie11 did a very positive video on it, so now more people are aware it's good.

My personal take on Cryostasis. It's a true artistic accomplishment. So often a game gets labelled artistic when it lacks gameplay, or rather, when it's developers focus on narrative and presentation over gameplay. Cryostasis is a videogame through and through, and yet it manages to have a depth of meaning and subtext that is expected of proper art - and that so often games that go for that artsy label do not deliver. The gameplay itself in Cryostasis is coherent with the emotions it is trying to convey. Again, true artistic accomplishment all the way.

It's a shame most people won't be able to complete the game because it doesn't hecking work half the time.