Games you like that people DESPISE

Originally Posted by Vemp

Final Fantasy VIII

Seriously, I don't get the all the hate this game is getting. People complaining about emo/lame characters, wherein almost every FF game the same types of characters. The Draw system, which is although a bit flawed, works pretty well if properly utilized. The romance element, which isn't new. The lame final boss, pointless story, etc etc. I think these complains pop up almost on every FF game released. Sure, FF8's characters aren't as good as FF9's (which is the best FF btw), but there's still a lot of good things that make this game great. Flying around in Ragnarok (best airship imo), the Triple Triad mini game, GFs, characters that have normal human proportion, good music (I still like Eyes on Me a lot), and one of the most memorable opening sequences!

I'm with you on this one. The thing about this game is that it stands out against the rest of the series (except i suppose for VII). VIII has it's flaws, but i love how differently they handled the FF formula. The story beats stand apart from almost every other JRPG out there, the story itself was risky, emotional, sprawling, political, and existed in a sort of moral gray area that gripped me until the very end.

I'm also with wvlf on Castlevania 64, my reasons i outlined in Episode 2 of I Like to Video Games. Although, i will say that Legacy of Darkness was an improvement on the first title, even though they drastically changed some level layouts making it necessary to play both games if you wanted to see the whole game.

On the topic of Final Fantasy, I know it's not widely panned but I often come back to Final Fantasy X as the perfect example of everything i want in a JRPG. The battle system, the endearing characters, the rich tantalizing fantasy world, I love it all, so even if it's not despised, i like it more than most people.

Bioshock 2 is another one for me. I really don't understand what people hate about this game. I know it's not as good as the first one, or Bioshock Infinite (although...), but honestly, i had a shit ton of fun with it, if even because it just felt like more of what i already loved. I played Bioshock 2 over two weeks, and the only reason it took me that long was because i went on tour with my band for 12 days during that time. The van picked me up when i was playing Bioshock 2 and the first thing i did when i got home was play Bioshock 2. Then i surfaced for air, looked around some forums and learned new ways to hate myself because my crimes were inexcusable.

Devil May Cry 2. This one for a lot of the same reasons as Bioshock 2. I was on a Devil May Cry kick after having just finished number 1, so i booted up 2 and went for it. After it became apparent that the writing and voice acting weren't as strong as number 1 (which is a pretty harsh thing to say all things considered) I just stopped expecting it to be and played and i enjoyed it. I thought there were a bunch of things they improved on from the first one and a bunch of things that i didn't like that got edited out when 3 came out. A pretty standard sequel. Didn't set the world on fire but i had enough fun with it.

I also hear a lot of hate thrown at Resident Evil Code Veronica (X) and to those people i say SHUT! THE FUCK! UP! I flat out loved this game. By this point in the series the story and characters were so stupidly over the top and bordering on pointless that it reached a perfect zen of mindless creativity that spoke to me like few other works of art can. I'm not going to defend this game, i'm not going to try and justify anything it does. If you hate it then fine, go be a cynical asshole. I'm just gonna play Code Veronica again loving every minute of it, giggling maniacally the entire way.

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