"It Gets Better, I Promise": The games you like that everyone hates thread

[SchAlternate]

You know, I once thought Earthbound was kinda meh. Then I gave it a go a couple of days ago.

I've only gotten to Giant Step and I already think it's the best game I've ever played in a long time. WHY THE CORN DID IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET A VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASE?

[Baegal]

I wouldn't put Earthbound or Majora's Mask in here just based a few people you know. These games are universally praised and the people who hate them are not the norm.

I'd say the same for Super Mario Sunshine though! Maybe it's just where I am?

I like to think that I can like some bad games because of brand/franchise loyalty, but certain abominations like Sonic '06 can't be defended by me.
On the other hand, Sonic Advance (which I'm not saying is universally hated) is one of my favorite games ever, but there's nothing AMAZING about it (I like the music and graphics though). It's not BAD, but not OUTSTANDING.
Yet I ADORE it. :Y

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You know, I once thought Earthbound was kinda meh. Then I gave it a go a couple of days ago.

I've only gotten to Giant Step and I already think it's the best game I've ever played in a long time.

It gets better! My favorite part was Summers and Fourside. Once you get partners the battles become much more interesting.

WHY THE CORN DID IT TOOK SO LONG TO GET A VIRTUAL CONSOLE RELEASE?

There were potential legal issues regarding copyrights and such
plus it didn't sell well outside of Japan
and only got really popular around 5-10 years after it was pretty much forgotten

plus NOA likes to avoid issues like localizing Mother 3, let alone an anthology of Earthbound and it's previous game, which never made it out of Japan either

Really it's a bunch of things all combined to make one big mess of different opinions.

[Helmo]

I like sonic Battle's artwork a lot

the game was

very interesting

[Super Goombario]

Super Mario Bros 2. My family didn't understand it, but it's one of my favorites.

Also, the Zelda series; we had the original Zelda on NES and we also didn't understand that one, but I got into Zelda after playing Twilight Princess and now I like them all (that I've played; there's a lot I haven't.)

Sonic and the Secret Rings... I rented it years ago so my memory is fuzzy but I do remember liking it, but it got bad reviews.

[NICKtendo DS]

Paper Mario: Sticker Star

No

nothing redeems this game

Well, while I don't have a real say on this since I haven't played it myself, I gave this game a thought of why it was bad.
It's good and all, until Things. The way Things are handled, the fact that they're OP and the game forces you to use them, even on bosses, is what absolutely ruins it. It should have been called Thing Star, because Things overshadow the real gimmick of the game. Thing stickers are stupid and should never have existed.

[Helmo]

The entire battle system was ruined

The timing was altered, you can run out of standard attacks like jump & hammer, and no damn partners.

There is NO incentive to battle, you don't level up anymore so it's just a huge waste of health and time.

You can get money just from selling the infinitely respawning stickers over and over so why even battle?

[Gors]

and that's why sengir posted it in the 'games you like that everyone hates' thread. (heh!)

[Helmo]

and that's why sengir posted it in the 'games you like that everyone hates' thread. (heh!)

not everyone hates this game, it gets very mixed to positive reviews

but it baffles me how anyone likes it

[Kriven]

not everyone hates this game, it gets very mixed to positive reviews

but it baffles me how anyone likes it

I don't know if that's really what the thread's about, though.

[Helmo]

not everyone hates this game, it gets very mixed to positive reviews

but it baffles me how anyone likes it

I don't know if that's really what the thread's about, though.

to ell with all of ya

[SchAlternate]

Ya should make a thread called "'Are you kidding me?' - The games you hate that everyone likes thread"

[Helmo]

Not too bad an idea

[Rai]

I think Deus Ex: Invisible War is just as good as the first.
Alpha Protocol was brilliant fun, fuck haters.