Underrated and Overly Hated

Games I've come across that, whether they're actually all that great or not, I feel receive more negativity than they deserve.

Silent Hill: The Short Message
Silent Hill: The Short Message
Atomic Heart
Atomic Heart
Tamarin
Tamarin
EA Sports UFC 4
EA Sports UFC 4
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery
Five Nights at Freddy's AR: Special Delivery
Bubsy: Paws on Fire!
Bubsy: Paws on Fire!
Sonic Forces
Sonic Forces
Yooka-Laylee
Yooka-Laylee
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians
Devil's Third
Devil's Third
Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight
Aaru's Awakening
Aaru's Awakening
Evolve
Evolve
Woah Dave!
Woah Dave!
Five Nights at Freddy's
Five Nights at Freddy's
Sacred 3
Sacred 3
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z
Zombeer
Zombeer
Batman: Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Lost World
Beyond: Two Souls
Beyond: Two Souls
Gears of War: Judgment
Gears of War: Judgment
God of War: Ascension
God of War: Ascension
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Silent Hill: Book of Memories
Resident Evil 6
Resident Evil 6
Ninja Gaiden 3
Ninja Gaiden 3
Mass Effect 3
Mass Effect 3
Escape Plan
Escape Plan
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem Forever
Red Faction: Armageddon
Red Faction: Armageddon
Dragon Age II
Dragon Age II
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands
Dead or Alive Paradise
Dead or Alive Paradise
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop
Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Silent Hill: Homecoming
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood
Too Human
Too Human
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas
Army Men: Sarge's War
Army Men: Sarge's War
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Grabbed by the Ghoulies
Devil May Cry 2
Devil May Cry 2
A Nightmare on Elm Street
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Snake's Revenge
Snake's Revenge

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8 months ago

Not that I'm eagerly anticipating their GAAS plans or anything, but God of War Ascension always comes to mind whenever I think of what an overcorrection Sony's focus on singleplayer games for the past couple of generations has been (so far). The "tacked on" multiplayer of every first party PS3 game which had it was invariably the best part of it and while I understand why it happens, I think it's such a shame that it's almost always axed from remasters or remakes. I'd have bought the Uncharted trilogy remaster in a heartbeat if it included 2's multiplayer.

It's way too acclaimed and successful to reasonably lump it in with any of these, but I also couldn't help but think of Fallout 3 when I saw the title. I've warmed up to it a fair bit over time out of some weird kind of reverse-contrarianism from seeing it dragged through the mud so much since its release, usually in favour of another game which shares a good ~90% of the same problems and which is otherwise so similar to it that at least one of its devs has described it as more like an elaborate expansion for 3 than its own thing.


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