A game you love that ERA dislikes or is lukewarm on

[Jetsun Mila]

Code Vein. That game slaps. Awesome combat, pretty good and varied level design, good bosses. Just skip the story and you got a very competent Souls clone. It sure as hell is better than the German sci-fi Soulslike I once tried.

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True. I heavily disliked some character designs but it is a very competent souls-like. Aside from the Cathedral area I'd also say that most areas were fun to explore.

Jak 2 & Jak 3.

Come at me!

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Same. Jak 3 might be my personal favorite out of the 3.

Final Fantasy XV

I do hate how crucial plot points and character arcs are cut off into post game DLC scenarios, but other than that I think it's a solid 8.5/10 game. Oh and Luna being a nothing character.

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Same, the underlying story is really good but it isn't told well at all. But the gameplay is amazing and it has some of the best dungeons in FF history.

Tales of Zestiria, it's basically the only Tales game I've played to completion because of the story and characters (I finished Graces too but that was probably more down to the gameplay being fun). Without prior knowledge of the behind-the-scenes drama I didn't even notice the Alisha/Rose switcheroo that still riles folks up.

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Yep really enjoyed that game as well. Had some stupid game mechanics (I remember sprinting being tied to some annoying mechanic) but otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed it. I also liked Besaria but I remember being bored at times.


Personal one? Twilight Princess. I barely hear anything positive about this game but I love it. The pacing could be better at times and the dungeon objectives aren't that varied but the world is so well-realized and it has the best dungeon design. I'd like another Zelda in a bleaker, more realistic style.

 

[DiipuSurotu]

Chrono Cross

I actually like it more than Trigger!

 

[osnameless]

People really need to stop viewing ERA, or any internet forum for that matter, as a hivemind or a monolith entity. It just holds discussion back.

 

[misho8723]

Alpha Protocol
CP77
BioShock 2
Call of Juarez Bound in Blood & Gunslinger
The Darkness II
Metro 2033
Silent Hill Homecoming
Split/Second
Thronebreaker. The Witcher Tales
XIII

 

[Doc Laserstein]

My game is Dragon age: Inquisition

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I'm right there with you.

 

[Sheev]

FFXV for sure. I had a really great time with that game, regardless of the general opinion on it.

 

[Glio]

Every game

 

[oni-link]

Resi 6 baby

 

[P-Bo]

Breath of the Wild

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Xenoblade Chronicles 2. I love that game so much. Everything from the combat, the world, the music, and characters (still my favorite cast of Nintendo characters) was just great. Performance wasn't the best no doubt. Wish they could've gotten it running like Yorna and XC1 Definitive, but it wasn't enough to take me out of the experience. It was getting a lot of flack for characters designs and for being "too anime" but I didn't have a problem with either. I actually liked how anime it was at times.

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Came to post these two specifically--absolutely don't regret the time spent on XBC2, and BotW is currently my favorite Zelda title.

I guess I could add Fatal Frame 5. Was shocked to see it's considered the worst in the franchise--really hoping the re-release will help boost sales.

 

[Yossarian]

I would assume Era is lukewarm on Star Wars Superemcy/Rebellion (those who have even played it) - most reviewers were back in the day. And it's understandable because ship combat was a mess (so I always used the auto resolve option). But the diplomacy/resource management side is super fun.

Palps bitching at me that it was my fault his diplomacy mission failed was always hilarious

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Man, I loved that game. I actually liked the space battles 😄 iirc it was pretty stacked in the rebels favour; they had way more/better hero characters.

Red Dead Redemption 2.

One of the best games I have ever played.

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Yeah, huge fan. I was surprised how much better it was than the first, something I never dreamed would be possible.

 

[hoagiecity]

Jak 2 for sure. It still baffles me how people can hate that so much, yet be fine with Jak 3, which effectively triples down on everything that made them hate Jak 2 lol.
Sonic 2 Master System is another one. Easily a top 5 Sonic game, and it has an incredible soundtrack, but people don't like it because they played the crappy version. It's like me saying Sonic 1 is bad because I played it on a GBA instead of Mega Drive.

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Not a great comparison, Sonic 2 MS wasn't officially available in the US til 2008 when it was put on the Wii VC, meaning most of us played the GG version. There's only one way to play Sonic 1 GBA and fifty thousand ways to play Mega Drive Sonic 1. But I agree, it is a good game.

 

[WyLD iNk]

Oh man.

Resident Evil 5. Resident Evil 6. Metroid Other M. Bioshock Infinite. Every single Borderlands game that doesn't also have the word "Tales" in the title. The classic Tomb Raiders. Hell, the modern Tomb Raiders. Halo 4.

Probably a lot more. I see people frequently dog NES era games as unplayable garbage, but I still rock them like they wish they could.

 

[Lord Fanny]

ERA is a website, it has no sentience, so it can't feel any way about any game I play.

 

[Yossarian]

ERA is a website, it has no sentience, so it can't feel any way about any game I play.

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Given you're likely a Grant Morrison fan, I'm disappointed that you didn't go the complete opposite way with this comment.

 

[cowbanana]

Days Gone would be my obvious choice in this category. One of the best open world games ever.

 

[doops.]

Borderlands 3.

I enjoyed 1 and 2 but, not to sound like the fun police here, 2's particular brand of edgy, juvenile humour never worked for me for some reason, even as an edgy juvenile teen playing through it.

The same could be said about 3 for sure but, for whatever reason, it really worked for me with 3.

Also, as much as I do not condone or appreciate what happened with the original VO, I enjoy Claptrap's new VO way more.

 

[wars]

Fortnite.

 

[Torpedo Vegas]

Most Ubisoft games.

 

[KORNdog]

bioshock infinite. it's the best bioshock imo.

 

[Judau]

Halo 5 MP. People generally shit on the game (and for good reason), but as a result, they seem to also overlook the MP, or they only go by how it was at launch. IMO, it's absolutely the best MP in the series. The Halo Infinite MP looks great, too, but it looks like it'll be about as fun as the Halo 5 MP (as opposed to being better).

 

[Madao]

i would have thought Xenoblade 2 would have more mentions considering how every thread about it turns into a XC2 hate thread (even threads that have nothing to do with it fall into this)

Samus Returns is my pick though since that game seems to be disliked by a lot of people everywhere, this forum included. i had as much fun with it as with AM2R for different reasons (oh and AM2R wasn't perfect. it also had some spots i thought weren't that good).

 

[The Artisan]

Yakuza 3

 

[jaymzi]

People really listing a bunch of games that came top 5 in GOTY ranking on Era the year they came out.

Might as well say this place dislikes every game.

 

[Angie]

Days Gone.
I really liked the game.

 

[Staf]

Bioshock Infinite. One of the best games I've ever played. I was shocked to see how much hate it got here.

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Yeah that's a game i love as well.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

The Order 1886
Mass Effect Andromeda

I also think Vanquish is Platinum's only good game.

 

[Jimnymebob]

Not a great comparison, Sonic 2 MS wasn't officially available in the US til 2008 when it was put on the Wii VC, meaning most of us played the GG version. There's only one way to play Sonic 1 GBA and fifty thousand ways to play Mega Drive Sonic 1. But I agree, it is a good game.

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Oh, I had no idea lol.

 

[sir_crocodile]

Man, I loved that game. I actually liked the space battles 😄 iirc it was pretty stacked in the rebels favour; they had way more/better hero characters.

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I almost always played as the empire lol. They had way cooler ships, plus I was big into the SWEU back then and their side had the tie defenders, dark troopers and thrawn!

One thing that really annoyed me - normally I never built a death star as they're such a waste of resources, but one time I thought I'd build one and see if there was a special ending by destroying the rebel base with it. But the base survived the destruction of the planet! So lame, rebels obv had nothing to worry about in A New Hope, they would apparently have survived Yavin IV blowing up...

 

[WestEgg]

i would have thought Xenoblade 2 would have more mentions considering how every thread about it turns into a XC2 hate thread (even threads that have nothing to do with it fall into this

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That's because Era on average actually really likes Xenoblade 2, despite what some would have you believe.

 

[astro]

People really listing a bunch of games that came top 5 in GOTY ranking on Era the year they came out.

Might as well say this place dislikes every game.

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These threads are usually really silly, lol. Some people just don't like to read a negative opinion of their favourite games, I guess.

That's because Era on average actually really likes Xenoblade 2, despite what some would have you believe.

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And... this is true for many of the games ITT.

 

[T002 Tyrant]

Love Resident Evil 3 remake over the original. Yet I seem to be the only one 🤷‍♀️

 

[astro]

Love Resident Evil 3 remake over the original. Yet I seem to be the only one 🤷‍♀️

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You are not, there are quite a few of us. OG fans who dislike it can get very loud, though.

 

[Deleted member 15240]

ERA seems pretty cold on most modern Ubisoft games but I thoroughly enjoyed AC Origins, Watch Dogs 2, and AC Valhalla.

 

[InfinityDOK]

Bioshock Infinite. One of the best games I've ever played. I was shocked to see how much hate it got here.

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Same, it is still one of my top 5 favorite games of all time for me. Don't see much hate for the game beyond this site.

 

[GlitchyDegree]

Watch Dogs Legion. Most people here dislike it because of the play as anyone system, but it's one of the games I enjoyed the most this year.

 

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OG fans who dislike it can get very loud, though.

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We're only as loud as the people who consistently have to voice how much they liked it while ignoring all the legitimate issues people have with it.

 

[KeRaSh]

Final Fantasy XIII for sure.
I'd say Final Fantasy XI is a valid response as well due to the general hate MMO entries tend to get and it's way less approachable than XIV so it doesn't get the benefit of being totally solo friendly, which it totally is these days. It still has way less hand-holding because it doesn't give you giant neon signs that point you towards your destination during every step of the journey.

 

[We_care_a_lot]

Star Fox Zero is the best star fox game, by far. It's my favorite Wii U game as well. Also possibly one of the best Platinum games that isn't a character action game.

Edit: also the controls were great. half the reason I love that game is because of it's control scheme.

 

[ImboSlice]

Also Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Definitely understand the critique surrounding that game, but every time I thin about it, it also kind of baffles me how so many people ignore the (and here we go with my subjective view) downright fantastic characters, the writing, the strong set pieces and world design, the cool crafting system, the rewarding combat and exploration, while exclusively zooming in on the dozen or so fetch quests there were.

 

[NotLiquid]

Donkey Kong 64
Bionic Commando 09
Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes

 

[JigglesBunny]

Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6 and Resident Evil 3 remake are all incredible games and anyone who says otherwise is wrong.

 

[astro]

We're only as loud as the people who consistently have to voice how much they liked it while ignoring all the legitimate issues people have with it.

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The negativity is very often just needlessly loud. A person expressing the fact they like the game doesn't need to even acknowledge your subjective issues. You're not entitled to that every time someone says they like it, lol.

 

[Mechaplum]

Yakuza 3

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Hey I liked it more than 4 and 5, which is counter to what most Yakuza fans feel.

 

[ShapeGSX]

Crackdown 3. It was more crackdown, and exactly what I wanted, as a fan.

The vitriol that this game received on Era was unwarranted, in my opinion. But it was fun to pile on Microsoft at the time.

 

[Quade]

Killzone 2

 

[Bufbaf]

Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam :)

 

[Deleted member 1102]

The negativity is very often just needlessly loud. A person expressing the fact they like the game doesn't need to even acknowledge your subjective issues. You're not entitled to that every time someone says they like it, lol.

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Lol no it's not, it was a very disappointing remake. You literally can't say that without someone just ignoring it and going "am I the only one who really liked it?!". It's annoying as fuck and just as annoying as someone relentlessly shitting on it.

 

[Bulby]

Crackdown 3 and Bioshock Infinite also.

(Actually quite enjoyed Halo 4 multilayer at the time aswell)

 

[astro]

It was a very disappointing remake. You literally can't say that without someone just ignoring it and going "am I the only one who really liked it?!". It's annoying as fuck and just as annoying as someone relentlessly shitting on it.

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It's the other way around far more than not imo, case in point you started this conversation with me. Let it go, plenty of us love it and don't agree with you. That's fine.

 

[Silvergun-Blue]

The better question for me would be 'A game you dislike that ERA loves'.

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This question gets answered every tome there's an "what's a game with X negative trait" thread.
You'll have all the heavy hitters withing the first page, Zeldas, Naughty Dog games, Halo, etc.

For this thread, I'll say Deus Ex: Mankind Devided. I think opinion on it has softened over time but back then there was a lot pf negativity towards it.