After the “hype train failure” thread blew up on here, let’s have some positivity! What games did you go in with negative expectations, only to get absolutely blown away? Were you a non-believer and a cynic? Or was everyone expecting a failure?

For me, it was Ghost of Tsushima. Despite the acclaim, I saw it as an Assassin’s Creed knock off and never bothered to play it. Plus I knew someone who’d complained about the side content, and I’d seen articles where people complained about the historical inaccuracies. Saw a copy someone had tossed in the bins (along with a few other games), ans gave it a go. Fell in love. Platinumed the game, couldn’t put it down. What a fool I was for not enjoying it sooner.

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    1 year ago

    Every game I play I go into with incredibly low expectations so I am always surprised when a good game is actually a good game and not just marketed as “the next best game in gaming history” as every dev puts it for their mediocre to dogshit battle royales

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      1 year ago

      Well, is there any game you feel impressed you the most? Like, either you went in with lower than usual expectations, or it just really, really blew you away compared to most games?