Thread 718308192

Which game was like this for you?

>>718308192 (OP)
Skate (the original one). The flick-it system really sounded stupid to me at first, and the first teasers looked like it was going to be "radical, xtreme" shit, like wal-mart skateboard-inspired bedsheets.

Jak X

The series felt like it ended so perfectly on Jak 3 and the idea of a racing game sounded kind of stupid. Ended up being one of my favorite racing games of all time. The OST and story are way underrated too

>>718308192 (OP)
Bananaza

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Prey (20179

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Baldur's Gate III

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Metal Gear Rising: Revengance

>>718308192 (OP)
I thought clair obscure was going to flop when i watched them show off generic run around overworld collectables gameplay and random party conversations/cutscenes.

I was VERY wrong and i openly admit that.

>>718308192 (OP)
Nioh
All that talk about souls like and it ended up being nothing like fromslop

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Dark Souls 3 ironically enough, 2 was the complete opposite I still pirated it fuck bamco

>>718310257
I wouldn't really consider Nioh to be a proper souls-like to begin with. It feels more like an action game with souls-like elements. The design philosophy is entirely different.

DOOM (2016)

Dragon Dogma 2

>>718311591
That was my point
>>718310558
Why?

>>718308192 (OP)
Best in the franchise

>>718308192 (OP)
Expedition 33

>>718311807
because the game ended up being great and only got better the further in you went.

i wasnt that pumped for the sci fi setting but i got bored one day and gave it a thousand hours

>>718313162
I still think its the best AoW in pure gameplay aspect.

>>718308192 (OP)
Elden Ring Nightreign.

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Armored Core 6

>>718312720
Yeah I know it's great, I wonder why you thought it wasn't

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Splatoon.
Then 2 and 3 had me like bottom pic for announcement and release. I thought it looked stupid at first, but I absolutely love Splatoon now.

>>718313798
im so glad they went through all the crappier tech combinations and made sure they had something good to leverage.

>>718308192 (OP)
Mario Rabbids

>>718308192 (OP)
I don't even know if i'd call the game good, but nothing has scratched the same itch before or since, even the sequels

>>718308192 (OP)
Death Stranding

>>718308192 (OP)
FF Stranger of Paradise. I was a huge fan of Nioh before it but the idea off FF, Nomura, and Team Ninja fused together was just bizarre at first. The very first trailer wasn't very good and I don't latch onto games because of memes either. But after that first harsh response, the trailers they showed started to look better and better and then eventually I came around to the unusual crossover. Now it's probably one of my favorite modern TN action RPGs and I defend it whenever I can because it was one of the rare cases where my first impression was terribly wrong. I'm still hoping for a SoP2 as well but it's unlikely that it'll happen.

>>718308192 (OP)
dragon age: origins. it just looked so bad, and the stupid manson trailer holy shit.
wasn't till I saw some actual gameplay.

>>718308192 (OP)
Mafia 3, however the other way around.

>>718308959
Cant wait another 18000 years for a second reboot

>>718308192 (OP)
Elden ring
I wasn't going to get it on launch but they straight up made EAC compatible with Linux just for the steam deck launch and I was pleasantly surprised. Also helped that I had a new 4k TV to play it on.

>>718308470
I still need to play that.

>>718308192 (OP)
e33, I fully expected it to be absolute dogshit and handwaved it as artsy pretentious shit at the reveal and I think having no expectations made me enjoy it

>>718309126
Same, I didn't follow ANYTHING about it and just picked it up when it came out of EA

>>718308192 (OP)
Unicorn overlord. I didnt love Tactics Ogre 64, purely bought UO out if bordom. Same with Yakuza 7.

Not a single game released in the last 15 years
I don't remember what series of releases it was that completely ruined my expectations for any future games

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>>718309126
I wish I could fight you.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution

>>718320292
imagine submitting this edgy norman bates-angle picture of yourself with non-traditional lightning to try to make you look sinister and the artist turning you into some faggy le quirky elf
kid probably killed himself

>>718321749
Kek. Well working right beside Tofer at top center.