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I simply do not understand the hate towards this game. The story and battle system worked perfectly well and is a far better game than people seem to think. It's the old Alan Moore situation: "What, don't you like girls"?
A game I admire rather than enjoy. It's atmosphere is a real plus point for me.
I can't believe I forget to put this in here. As a pure "game" it has a few issues, but in terms of its narrative and its aesthetics, it one my favourite games ever. Interesting, diverse and likeable characters and perhaps one of the greatest soundtracks in gaming. Great stuff.
Aside from the final mission, where it turns into a straight shooter, Velvet Assassin was strange delight to play. Its archaic mechanics were perfectly manageable and the game's downbeat atmospherics and anti-war stance were rather refreshing.
For all the shoddy porting and poor graphics, I found the game to have lots of neat ideas. Surprisingly good fun despite all the bad press. I really hope Larian don't give up on the series because the ending really needs a follow up of some sort.
A true example of the cliche "style over substance", this game is one of the most gorgeous things I've ever seen and I really enjoyed Nariko's story, it's just a shame that the combat was not as satisfying as it could have been.
All the valid complaints about this game did not stop it being one of my favourite experiences in 2010 so far. The campaign had some real variety and the atmosphere was, for me, on a par with (if not better than) the original Bioshock.
This game clearly has some control and camera issues, but nonetheless is an atmospheric RPG masterclass. Unique online features, a good character customization system and offering a real challange and great satisfaction for those with the requisite patience. A great advert for games without compromise.
I think both Z.O.E games count for this one. They were such a different experience to anything I had played before at the time, and despite being really bad at them, found the overwrought anime and the cool sci-fi aesthetic to be pretty compelling.
A pretty mediocre FPS, but one I really enjoyed playing. Great monster designs with tons of gore and atmosphere.