Reappraised and Remembered
Poorly received or forgotten games that went on to see some form of second wind via their reappraisal by members of the gaming community.
Does that mean every game on this list is secretly really good? Not really, but it never hurts to give them a try.
It's important to note that I haven't played every game on this list, meaning that I'm likely to make mistakes and include games that ill-fitting. Let me know in the comments if that's the case, and I'll gladly rectify it.
Is there a game missing from this list that you think would fit? Leave a comment, I'll make sure to add it once I see it!
Does that mean every game on this list is secretly really good? Not really, but it never hurts to give them a try.
It's important to note that I haven't played every game on this list, meaning that I'm likely to make mistakes and include games that ill-fitting. Let me know in the comments if that's the case, and I'll gladly rectify it.
Is there a game missing from this list that you think would fit? Leave a comment, I'll make sure to add it once I see it!
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@cowboyjosh
A sleeper hit is when something seemingly unpromising releases but it actually ends up being a well regarded hit. The difference with these games is that they were either lambasted or completely forgotten about on release, only to be rexamined sometime afterwards by other people in the community. Sometimes this results in games becoming cult classics and developing quite a following of their own (Kane & Lynch 2, NieR Gestalt, Deadly Premoniton) but a good amount of games that fall into this list haven't quite seen that same degree praise. In fact, most of these games are still despised by a large majority of the community, with only small subsets of people really vouching for them. My main goal with this list is to help people discover more games like this, and maybe they'll find one they really like!
A sleeper hit is when something seemingly unpromising releases but it actually ends up being a well regarded hit. The difference with these games is that they were either lambasted or completely forgotten about on release, only to be rexamined sometime afterwards by other people in the community. Sometimes this results in games becoming cult classics and developing quite a following of their own (Kane & Lynch 2, NieR Gestalt, Deadly Premoniton) but a good amount of games that fall into this list haven't quite seen that same degree praise. In fact, most of these games are still despised by a large majority of the community, with only small subsets of people really vouching for them. My main goal with this list is to help people discover more games like this, and maybe they'll find one they really like!
Here a few suggestions, I just don't know if they would fit your criteria.
You have the redemption stories like final fantasy XIV, no man's sky and cyberpunk 2077. Pretty sure fallout 76 had decent playerbase a few years after launch.
And some others to consider:
- Final fantasy XV
- Call of duty infinite warfare (mainly due to its campaign)
You have the redemption stories like final fantasy XIV, no man's sky and cyberpunk 2077. Pretty sure fallout 76 had decent playerbase a few years after launch.
And some others to consider:
- Final fantasy XV
- Call of duty infinite warfare (mainly due to its campaign)
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one of the best lists on the site. banger ass games
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Good list. I've only played exactly one game here and its NieR and can confirm, definitely a banger
cowboyjosh
8 months ago