Games that surprised you

[Arby]

What games did you take a gamble on and discover that you'd found a personal favorite?

[Axeldeath]

Shank

[ProHypster]

Every first game I played I expected something shitty, in fact, when I played CS 1.3 I didn't really want to get into Half-life, I was busy with CS.

Then I actually played it, the result was almost every factor in my life hehe.

[that guy]

Dungeon crawl and FEAR. Dungeon crawl seemed at first glance very complex and difficult without a point in sight. Before FEAR I did not like horror games at all, but FEAR sure did surprise me (in more than one way). Both of them are now in my list of favorites.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Bulletstorm for sure. I expected a very half-assed shooter but I ended up loving it.

[Lord Sinister]

I'm sure there's plenty for me, but one that comes to mind right now is Metro 2033. That game surprised me repeatedly in a good way. I'm quite interested in the sequel.

[alphabetagamma]

Battlefield Bad Company 2. I loved Battlefield 2, but the first time I played BFBC2 Multi-player I hated it. Second time I played it I loved it. That seems to happen to me with everything.

[Arby]

I'm sure there's plenty for me, but one that comes to mind right now is Metro 2033. That game surprised me repeatedly in a good way. I'm quite interested in the sequel.

 

I just bought that the other day, loving it.

[Bjossi]

Unreal. My dad and I picked it up in the local store 12-13 years ago. Dirt cheap and we had no idea what it was (This was before I was an internet goer). Have never made a more successful gamble since.

[The Hamburglar]

Unreal. My dad and I picked it up in the local store 12-13 years ago. Dirt cheap and we had no idea what it was (This was before I was an internet goer). Have never made a more successful gamble since.

Unreal is absolutely fantastic.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Unreal. My dad and I picked it up in the local store 12-13 years ago. Dirt cheap and we had no idea what it was (This was before I was an internet goer). Have never made a more successful gamble since.

I can imagine. That game, for the time, fits the title.

[Eedo Baba]

Ico. I got it around the time it was released. I was about maybe 9 or 10 at the time. I had honestly no idea what it was. At the time, I had saved up enough money to get myself a PS2, and my mom gave me 50 bucks to get games. I just kind of went crazy in the game store trying to choose, as you'll probably remember, back in the days of childhood, games are a very valuable commodity.

I ended up getting Ico and some other crappy game. Ico ended up striking an emotional chord, something I had never experienced in a video game. To this day, it's one of my favorite games of all time.

[ISGC]

Jet Set Radio Future

It came with my xbox so, clearly, it wasn't a very good game, so I didn't put it in for a few months. But when I did, I realized how awesome of a game it was. It was really the atmosphere blew me away.

[Batman]

Warcraft 3. I didn't wanna leave Starcraft, but I finally played WC3 and loved it.

 

Conduit on the Wii, FAIL FAIL FAIL! I stopped supporting the wii now until a new zelda comes out.

[Jay Steinman]

F.E.A.R. I mean, I didn't expect it to be all that scary, plus I didn't know about the slow-mo and lone wolf combat. It's one of my favorite games now.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Slow-mo was very in when it came out, I think. Doom 3 RoE used it and so did Max Payne.

[The Hamburglar]

Unreal. My dad and I picked it up in the local store 12-13 years ago. Dirt cheap and we had no idea what it was (This was before I was an internet goer). Have never made a more successful gamble since.

I can imagine. That game, for the time, fits the title.

That game still blows my mind and it's 2011. I think it's the best thing Epic has ever done and Gears of War is just trying to hard.

 

Call of Duty: Black Ops. I went in there expecting to be bored to death, the single player was terrible but I can see the appeal of the multiplayer. The Zombie Mode is awesome, I've only been really playing Free-For-All on the other end. I also got Borderlands with my PS3 and it's awesome too, I haven't tried any characters other than the Siren though, because Phasewalking is the winner's way out.

[Sir Raffi]

Portal 2. The ending. OH MY GOD.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Portal 2. The ending. OH MY GOD.

We're-in-space...

[Axeldeath]

Yeah the Portal 2 ending was crazy awesome, and totally unexpected.