I wanted to start a thread with more positive vibes than the one of the worst rpg you spent most hours on. So my question is this:
What RPGs you initially felt very negative towards but ended up growing fond of? What did you realize that changed your opinion? Was it a matter of your own perspective or did it have redeememing qualities you weren't aware of at the start? How many hours did you need to sink in before you reached the tipping point?
In my case it would be DOS2 and Kingmaker.
I first played 20 hours of a blind run of DOS2 and absolutely hated it for its systems and tone. Some weeks ago I was bored and played it from start to end and I quite liked it at the end. Moreover, the more I think about it now that I have finished it, the more I like it while remembering things such as Lohse's curse or Fane's backstory. I found the color and music relaxing and the character stories cute if a bit simple. What allowed me to enjoy it this second time around was researching the systems more to plan my characters in advance.
For Kingmaker I started it at release and when I arrived to act 3 and got bombarded by kingdom events I was like "wtf is this" and quit. About 6 months later I approached it with more expertise and patience and it became one of my favorite games ever.
Writing this I realized that my issue with both games was not knowing enough of the inner workings of their systems (in Kingmaker case for example not knowing that I should do the main quests first) and becoming frustrated by doing a blind run without much prior analysis. So my lesson learned is to approach RPGs whose complexity level is in accordance with energy I have at the time.
So, how is it for you?
What RPGs you initially felt very negative towards but ended up growing fond of? What did you realize that changed your opinion? Was it a matter of your own perspective or did it have redeememing qualities you weren't aware of at the start? How many hours did you need to sink in before you reached the tipping point?
In my case it would be DOS2 and Kingmaker.
I first played 20 hours of a blind run of DOS2 and absolutely hated it for its systems and tone. Some weeks ago I was bored and played it from start to end and I quite liked it at the end. Moreover, the more I think about it now that I have finished it, the more I like it while remembering things such as Lohse's curse or Fane's backstory. I found the color and music relaxing and the character stories cute if a bit simple. What allowed me to enjoy it this second time around was researching the systems more to plan my characters in advance.
For Kingmaker I started it at release and when I arrived to act 3 and got bombarded by kingdom events I was like "wtf is this" and quit. About 6 months later I approached it with more expertise and patience and it became one of my favorite games ever.
Writing this I realized that my issue with both games was not knowing enough of the inner workings of their systems (in Kingmaker case for example not knowing that I should do the main quests first) and becoming frustrated by doing a blind run without much prior analysis. So my lesson learned is to approach RPGs whose complexity level is in accordance with energy I have at the time.
So, how is it for you?