Not so sure how they were reviewed, but a couple that I like a lot that didn't seem to get much spotlight were :

Alpha Protocol - A pretty decent RPG that had ACTUAL multiple outcomes based on your decisions.
Nexus: Jupiter Incident - Probably one of the best capital class space combat games I have ever played, yet you never hear anything about it.

Counter-Strike: Condition Zero is the first that comes to mind.

They've got good metacritic scores, but I've only heard a couple of other people who whole-heartedly and genuinely enjoyed the first two Fable games. Everyone on gaming forums seems to hate them.

That said, I have an everburning hatred for Fable 3.

^ This

And I absolutely loved Dungeon Lords when I played through it. (It's Metacritic score is 45)

People didn't view Stronghold 2 very positively but I liked it.

ITT: Games that got good reviews

No?



81 / 100




81 / 100



Metro 2033: 81 / 100
Brothers in Arms Road To Hill 30: 88.7 / 100
Brothers in Arms Earned in Blood: 84 / 100
Brothers in Arms Hells Highway: 79 / 100




Dragon Age 2: 78.92 / 100
Final Fantasy XIII: 83 / 100




Serious Sam 3: 77 / 100
Hellgate London: 71 / 100
Singularity: 76 / 100
Bulletstorm: 82 / 100
Divinity II Ego Draconis: 72 / 100
Supreme Commander 2: 77 / 100
Crysis 2: 86.79 / 100



Oblivion: 94 / 100
Fallout 3: 91 / 100




80 / 100

I was addicted to Shaun White Snowboarding for a while.

78 / 100

Party pooper! I just remember it getting loads of 50/100 reviews when it came out. I picked it up cheap, without really listening to the talk.

Exorince everyone knows that anything below 90 is awful.

:thumbs up: Exorince. Thanks for that refreshment. But wait...

Are you going to get on my case because Condition Zero got a 65? Considering the 88s of 1.6 and Source, I'd say CZ was poorly reviewed.

pff hell no, Condition Zero is one of those games that are so bad they are actually good. I personally loved the single player

I only played the free weekend for Brink, but despite the poor reviews it's probably the best musical score, aesthetics, bright color scheme, art style, and setting in a long time. I would prefer a game with aesthetics like this over something like Battlefield 3 anyday.

Yea, Nexus was amazing. I think I have my old disc around here. As a kid it was a might over my head, but now in retrospective I realize how awesome it was. Hope for a sequel. http://www.games-plant.com/nexus2/

That's why I said "in some quarters". I suspect it would be a pretty empty thread if we relied solely on games that got universally terrible reviews, because they'd most likely be terrible...

Because almost everything other than the story and its choices was implemented poorly. No ability to jump except at specific jump points, invisible walls everywhere. The hacking system was pretty annoying. Combat wasn't very satisfying, and that pistol ability that allows you to freeze time and line up a bunch of shots was incredibly overpowered. The stealth option is thrown out the window way too often (worse than Deus Ex HR's boss fights) and the AI cheats in that it can find you even when it can't possibly know where you are.

The dialogue system was kinda interesting, with it running on a timer so you have to choose fast.The problem with that was that most dialogue choices consisted of just 1-4 words, and so many times I had no idea what option I wanted to pick or what my character would say with each option.

I still enjoyed it a bit, but I don't see myself replaying it. Which is a shame for a game with actual meaningful choices.

Invisible War is still received badly by most Deus Ex fans, regardless of its review score. IMO only if you don't consider it a Deus Ex game at all, and you play it on a console (the PC port is bad all sorts of reasons) it can be considered a decent game.

I'm struggling to play it right now, I want to complete it for the story. I will finish it this time and never look back.

Pretty much this. Most reviews of Mirror's Edge I saw said it was terrible.

I'm not talking about the reviews, i'm talking about the "BioWare/Square-Enix is dead to me!" internets. There's a big difference

On certain boards those that didn't hate those games got flamed



And everyone also knows that everything above 90 is gotten with bribes

Only ones I can think of would be New Vegas' DLCs, namely Dead Money and Lonesome Road. In fact, I find them to be the best in the pack, and find Old World Blues, the most well-received, to be grossly overrated.

Exo's post: 0/100

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I liked Fable and loved Fable 2, despite the hate people put on Fable. I really didn't like 3 though. And I also like FarCry 2 for some reason.

http://www.chiptalk.net/forum/attachments/auction-links/28619d1326337878-pca-dealer-button-954-not-sure-if-serious.jpg if ice cream, heart, or something else....

It means love.
And most of the games I've played were not big hits. Infinite Undiscovery is a good example. No one liked that game, but I was very into it.

I'm another one that appreciated Alpha Protocol despite its flaws. It was a pretty ambitious game. I also didn't think that DA2 was the disaster that many think of it as. It was disappointing, yes, but I think there's a lot of hyperbole flying around the subject in most gaming forums.