[General Discussion] Games that are supposed to be really bad but you like

Yeah, it's a response to Eleo's thread. But just in the opposite direction.

There's probably alot of games that all the major review sites hated, but when you played it, you never really had a problem at all with it, and basically just ignored that the reviews said.

I probably only have one game at the moment.

Sonic Riders.

I like the idea of riding on other player's turbulance to catch up to them. It's like drafting, but it can curve. The air boarding idea was executed in an okay manner, and the new characters seem to fit right in. The extras in the game were good as far as unlocking NIGHTS, Aiai (from Super Monkey Ball), and Ulala (from Space Channel 5). And the variety of boards were good too.

Probably the only things I hated about it were the voice overs and the term "Extreme Gear".

If I could think of another game in my collection that everyone seems to hate, i'll post it up here. What's yours?

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Xellos

I'm not entirely sure if it is considered a bad game or not, but I feel I must mention Suikoden III as well.
I honestly don't get why this game is received so badly by so many people... I dare go as far as saying that it's my favorite Suikoden so far. Everything in that game just rubbed me the right way. Characters, Music, Graphics, Story, and of course that you get to see things from multiple perspectives.

I love Suikoden III also. Although i'm a complete RPG fan, I never have the patience to complete them. This was one I finally did beat. Completely for that matter. The characters were awesome, the graphics were great, and the storyline was compelling. I guess that's why I buy the manga for this game. Either way, I only know a couple of my friends that say this game is bad also. I don't see what they mean. I whorred this game to death.

Also, The Gauntlet Series comes to mind.... Particularly Gauntlet Legends. Major sites and magazines gave it crap scores. I loved it personally. It's a great multiplayer game that has a pretty decent level up system, and the fact that you have to work together to unlock different characters and find those tower thingys.

There's nowhere I can't reach.