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Which game did you nearly give up on that turned out to be good?
- Thread starter MrH
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Bloodborne.
Dropped the game at Blood-starved Beast because of how hard it was.
Not joking when I say it took me around 20 tries to finally beat him. It felt so satisfying when everything clicked.
At that point I was fully on-board. I've got like 600 hours invested, lol. GOTG easy.
Dropped the game at Blood-starved Beast because of how hard it was.
Not joking when I say it took me around 20 tries to finally beat him. It felt so satisfying when everything clicked.
At that point I was fully on-board. I've got like 600 hours invested, lol. GOTG easy.
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I had never played any adventure games like that before and it took a long time to get the appeal. I dropped it and only picked it back up at a cousin's suggestion.
I had never played any adventure games like that before and it took a long time to get the appeal. I dropped it and only picked it back up at a cousin's suggestion.
I know it's going to sound silly, but it probably took me 7 or 8 hours before Red Dead 2 started to click with me. I don't know if I was going to quit, but it was a chore to play. Wound up being my favorite game of all time, though.
I bought Dead Cells during the first month of early access and didn't like it at all. I felt it was aping on Dark Souls and the random environments were bad. I later bought the game again and gave it another shot.
Dead Cells is easily one of my top five games of 2018.
On a different note, I have tried to like Wipeout in the past on PS3 and Sega Saturn but never enjoyed the gameplay or the controls. Playing Omega on PSVR has completely turned me around and I now love Wipeout.
Dead Cells is easily one of my top five games of 2018.
On a different note, I have tried to like Wipeout in the past on PS3 and Sega Saturn but never enjoyed the gameplay or the controls. Playing Omega on PSVR has completely turned me around and I now love Wipeout.
Is a game really good though if only the back end of it is actually good?
Witcher 3. The combat was just absolutely destroying me. I finally turned it down to easy during the werewolf boss fight early on and had a decently fun time the rest of the way through. But the first couple hours of dying constantly was driving me nuts.
Two of my all time favorite games: Urban Reign and Soul Calibur.
I nearly returned both because I kept getting my ass kicked and got discouraged. I gave both a 2nd shot and ended up falling in love. I spent hours mastering Urban Reign's combat system to the point where I was trying to beat each mission on the hardest difficulty without getting hit because I had run out of other things to do. Soul Calibur remains my favorite 3D fighting game of all time.
I nearly returned both because I kept getting my ass kicked and got discouraged. I gave both a 2nd shot and ended up falling in love. I spent hours mastering Urban Reign's combat system to the point where I was trying to beat each mission on the hardest difficulty without getting hit because I had run out of other things to do. Soul Calibur remains my favorite 3D fighting game of all time.
Bloodborne is a 7/10 before it clicks but a 10/10 once you finally get it.
This was my experience lol. I despise the weird potion alchemy mechanic and the fact you HAVE to be intimate with that stuff for harder difficulties is lame as balls
The Witcher 2 and Dragon Age: Origins. Couldn't get past the gameplay for either and so I put them down for months. Decided to come back and got some really good fantasy story telling for both. Still not a fan of the core gameplay for either, but once you get used to them they're bearable enough to see the journey through.
Same. I came dangerously close to dropping it about six hours in. The combat felt goofy at first. The constant breaking of weapons was annoying to me. Glad I stuck it out. Turned out to be one of my favorite games of all time once I got the hang of it.
Also Red Dead Redemption 2. Those first few hours were laborious and tedious. I put it down for a week before coming back and finally loving it.
Kingdom Hearts 2. I really really didn't get the combat at first. Coming off KH1 where there was a dedicated dodge roll button it just felt so stiff. Turns out there are eventually like 6-7 evasive/defensive options, and for some of the optional bosses you need all of them.
Somewhere around ch 4 I had Xenoblade Chrinicles 2 ready to trade in. I gave it one more shot and ended up enjoying it till the end.
It may be the only jrpg I actually finished this gen.
It may be the only jrpg I actually finished this gen.
Dark Souls.
I wanted Witcher 2 and 3 to be this, but I just couldnt get into the game. Gameplay wasn't good and the story just bored me to tears. I think I tried a half dozen times to get into those games, just couldn't do it.
I wanted Witcher 2 and 3 to be this, but I just couldnt get into the game. Gameplay wasn't good and the story just bored me to tears. I think I tried a half dozen times to get into those games, just couldn't do it.
You know what, Battlefield 5. Once I take off past the loading screens I'm a one man wrecking crew.
The Last Guardian. Those awful controls almost made me quit halfway through. I'm glad I stuck with it and experienced the wonderful story. The controls are still frustrating beyond belief, though.
Same. Though Bloodborne is my favorite game of all time. I learned that games sometimes take time to grab you, but the best ones don't let go.
It was the worst. Thing was killing me in like three or four hits, and Geralt's not exactly a Dark Souls character as far as dodge i-frames are concerned.
SMT Nocturne. First time through I was burning out around the Ikebukuro Tunnel. Then I put it down for a week and came back to it because I had just had eye surgery and had nothing else to do during the recovery process. Finally something about the game clicked and it's now my favorite RPG of all time.
I'm so picky with what I play that it's rare for me to play anything I don't enjoy almost immediately. I remember really hating the gibberish voices at the beginning of Okami, can't remember how close I came to quitting over it but in the end those gibberish voices became endearing and Okami is in my top 10 of all time.
It's an absolutely masterful opening from a game design perspective and set you up for liking/loving the rest of the game but in the moment I can certainly see why some might hate it.
With the benefit of hindsight I 100% agree. It just doesn't ease you in at all, especially if you go in expecting OoT 2.0. I wouldn't change it knowing what I know now.
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Well in this case, yes. The first maybe 1.5 hours were quite dull, but since then it has been awesome. If it finishes strong then I'll definitely take 2/3 awesome and 1/3 kinda meh.
MH4U for me. I bought it at a friend's behest, and I despised it for the first few hours, between the tedious introductory gathering quests and my (impressive in retrospect) several carts to the Great Jaggi. I very nearly gave it up at Kecha Wacha, but it did start clicking not long after that. By the time Gen came out I could solo 140 Rajangs, which is fun to think about given how terrible I was to begin with. Given my playtime, though, it probably would have been better if I had dropped it to start...
Morrowind. I rented it when I first got my Xbox. Didn't really play that type of RPG before. Got my ass handed to me because input no stats in archery and tried to use a bow. Took it back. A week later, something didn't sit right with me that I gave up so quick. Picked it up again and took a little more time to understand things.
Then it became one of my top five favorite games of all time.
Then it became one of my top five favorite games of all time.
Monster Hunter Portsble 2nd G. It was my first exposure and I gave up 30 min in. I used the great sword and consistently got my ass handed by grunt mobs. Then my friend talked me back into it, suggesting some other easier weapons. I switched to the long sword then the combat suddenly clicked. Because of that friend, I had found the most rewarding, most satisfying video game I had ever played.
The Witcher 3, started it plenty of times before turning up to death march difficulty and went in to get the platinum. I think having to pay closer attention to the game due to the difficulty really let me immerse myself, and made me have to utilize all the games systema
Demon's Souls.
I bought it when it was like 20 USD, mainly because of the praise the game got on internet forums.
Started playing it, the controls felt clunky, no indication where to go, it wasn't "difficult" as the internet led me to believe and after just 30 min. (lol) I put it down.
I came back a year later because I wanted to sell it but thought to myself that I'll give the game another shot before doing so and it ended up being one of my favorite games of all time. Truly a masterpiece.
I bought it when it was like 20 USD, mainly because of the praise the game got on internet forums.
Started playing it, the controls felt clunky, no indication where to go, it wasn't "difficult" as the internet led me to believe and after just 30 min. (lol) I put it down.
I came back a year later because I wanted to sell it but thought to myself that I'll give the game another shot before doing so and it ended up being one of my favorite games of all time. Truly a masterpiece.
Dragon's Dogma. The pre-dragon storyline is so bad! I actually tried to rush the story and ended up stopped before the final boss the first time because I just didn't give a fuck. What a mistake that turned out to be... One of the greatest final boss fights, plus that whole postgame and the DLC...
I'm hoping one day Hollow Knight will be in this category too, but sadly I'm still in the give up phase.
I'm hoping one day Hollow Knight will be in this category too, but sadly I'm still in the give up phase.
Grandia 1, I rented it and hated it at first as a kid till I pushed on and made my way to the ghost-ship after Parm, after that it became one of my favorite games of all time.
Majora's Mask, the time limit intimidated me. Now it's my favourite Zelda game.
Fire Emblem: Awakening is another one as I didn't quite understand the game mechanic and I accidentally deleted my save file, so I had to replay from the start.
Fire Emblem: Awakening is another one as I didn't quite understand the game mechanic and I accidentally deleted my save file, so I had to replay from the start.