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When Wind Waker was released, I absolutely hated the art style. I really wanted something much darker but it has the most brutal ending of any Zelda game. Did not see that final blow coming when I did finally play it.
It’s funny I thought the same thing too. I hated the art style so much especially after seeing some concept Zelda videos of Link and Ganon fighting and they looked like GameCube versions of Ocarina of Time. Damn art style made Link look like a Power Puff boy. I said he was the Power Puff girls’ little brother. I love Zelda so I decided to give it a shot and ended up enjoying it a lot. The animation eventually grew on me but the game was very good
Even though GoldenEye showed that console FPSs could be done well on consoles and was more revolutionary for that, its spiritual sequel Perfect Dark really elevated the mechanics and features to new levels that still surpass modern FPSs in certain areas. Its mission enemies are still some of the most satisfying in any FPS; they can react in different ways - making each encounter with them unpredictable to some degree - and can have permanent injuries such as limping after being shot in the leg. In multiplayer, the AI is also very impressive, with bots you can customize including their appearance and behavior and can even give objective-specific commands to if they're on your team. Weapons and even your fists have interesting secondary functions that make them some of the most unique in gaming, such as disarming enemies or using a gun as a turret that can stick to surfaces. Missions objectives aren't merely "go to the nav point and press the action button" but instead require thought, exploration, and experimentation and increase in number with each difficulty level, adding replay value. There are tons of unlockables like cheats and multiplayer characters (that you get by playing at your own pace; no monetization or FOMO!). There are extra modes outside of the campaign and multiplayer such as an explorable hub area that has completely optional tutorials that you can do in any order at any time. The player is always in complete control: no unskippable cutscenes (except for one post-mission scene that only lasts a few seconds), QTEs, forced slow walking sequences, or forced turret sequences. There are so many settings that you can choose specific weapon pickups in multiplayer and choose which songs can play there. There's so much attention to detail that there are rotating 3D gun models with scrolling descriptions in the regular pause menu with separate descriptions in the firing range; and despite these effects, the game is so lightning fast that you can go from a mission to a multiplayer match or vice versa in seconds. Missions have some degree of optional stealth; and if you fail an objective, you can keep playing. You often start with something like a pistol and find better weapons after spawning; and you aren't limited to two weapons at a time and could instead carry as many unique weapons as you find but with limited ammo each, with a quick (radial) menu letting you switch between them relatively easily. The hit detection is so good that you can shoot homing rockets mid-flight or dropped grenades or mines on the ground. PD is still the highest-rated FPS of all time. I wish at least some FPSs were still made like this. I'm sick of almost everything being two-weapon shooters with enemies that barely react to being shot, generic and repetitive objectives, no bots in MP, often no unlockables or extras outside of MP stuff, and an emphasis on monetization and FOMO.
At the time, part of me thought that Arkham Asylum was going to be a family-friendly game, as most superhero games were before then. Instead, we got one of the most tonally correct DC games ever, and I still live the Arkhamverse to this day
Yakuza Like A Dragon, making it a turn based RPG was a HUGE risk but it paid off big time and now it's creeping up there as one of my favourite games in the franchise and i daresay of all time because the Yakuza series is my favourite game series of all time
I was glad to see Jedi: Fallen Order, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Kingdom Hearts, and Batman: Arkham Asylum to be on this list. And also Wind Waker.
Red Earth (1996) This Capcom Classic Really surprised me The combat graphics and premise sold me on this game hell I'll take It over Street Fighter Alpha love Street Fighter BTW good game It was
honorable mention: Final Fantasy 7 Remake- when it was originally announced Final Fantasy 7 Remake blew everyone's minds away since it had been so long since the OG game released that the fanbase was starting to lose hope that it was ever going to happen. and yet upon release it both disappointed fans and made them excited for what's to come. the most fatal flaw it had was being limited to only Midgar but the positive side of things did more than make up for it by expanding upon Midgar to the point where if you were to do everything there is to do you'd put in 50 hours or more and that's just the base game. and with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on the horizon at the time of this comment by a little over a month and a half it's needless to say that Final Fantasy 7 Remake defied expectations and all the odds that were stacked against it at launch.
It's so weird how Guitar Hero never got remastered or remade for the PS5/Xbox Series, it would have been very successful. Even Fortnite started to emulate Guitar Hero mechancis in its Festival mode now
I played Resident Evil 4 on the Game Cube. I think it was the first M Rated game I owned. I definitely have some Guitar Hero music on my iPod. I was new to Zelda when Wind Waker came out and I didn't complain about the art style then. I like exploiting some things in Sims like having outdoor things be put indoors. Just set the Outdoor thing somewhere and then add a wall around it. I wish the 3D Metroid games were in 3rd person and had better controls than Other M. Pokémon music is so iconic.
For me it Has to be the dead space remake, leading up to the games release I was a little sceptical and hesitant about the game and wondering if it was gonna be any good or if it would live up to the expectations of the original, thankfully the game didn't disappoint and the dead space remake turned out to be one of the best remakes 2023 and is a prime example of what a remake should be.
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Hear me out, Aliens Colonial Marines had a solid fucking campaign and some pretty intense moments, however, the bugs and glitches were so rampant that certain parts of the campaign were impossible to complete. I do wish it was for Xbox, but honestly, if the bugs and glitches weren't present in the game and the AI were a lot fucking better, I think it would have gotten a little more love from people.
I strongly disagree with WatchDogs 2. It was a horribly bland and very pandering game with it's cringy writing. It's in par with Rage 2. Some real underrated games were Mad Max, Sleeping Dogs and 7 Days to Die.
Pokemon, batman, kingdom hearts, resident evil 4, and until dawn are the only good ones. The rest of these games are S H I T. Redo the F U C K I N G list mojoplays.
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Mario + Rabbits series
Splatoon
Spider Man 2018
B G 3.
Bully ❤
When Wind Waker was released, I absolutely hated the art style. I really wanted something much darker but it has the most brutal ending of any Zelda game. Did not see that final blow coming when I did finally play it.
It’s funny I thought the same thing too. I hated the art style so much especially after seeing some concept Zelda videos of Link and Ganon fighting and they looked like GameCube versions of Ocarina of Time. Damn art style made Link look like a Power Puff boy. I said he was the Power Puff girls’ little brother. I love Zelda so I decided to give it a shot and ended up enjoying it a lot. The animation eventually grew on me but the game was very good
Even though GoldenEye showed that console FPSs could be done well on consoles and was more revolutionary for that, its spiritual sequel Perfect Dark really elevated the mechanics and features to new levels that still surpass modern FPSs in certain areas. Its mission enemies are still some of the most satisfying in any FPS; they can react in different ways - making each encounter with them unpredictable to some degree - and can have permanent injuries such as limping after being shot in the leg. In multiplayer, the AI is also very impressive, with bots you can customize including their appearance and behavior and can even give objective-specific commands to if they're on your team. Weapons and even your fists have interesting secondary functions that make them some of the most unique in gaming, such as disarming enemies or using a gun as a turret that can stick to surfaces. Missions objectives aren't merely "go to the nav point and press the action button" but instead require thought, exploration, and experimentation and increase in number with each difficulty level, adding replay value. There are tons of unlockables like cheats and multiplayer characters (that you get by playing at your own pace; no monetization or FOMO!). There are extra modes outside of the campaign and multiplayer such as an explorable hub area that has completely optional tutorials that you can do in any order at any time. The player is always in complete control: no unskippable cutscenes (except for one post-mission scene that only lasts a few seconds), QTEs, forced slow walking sequences, or forced turret sequences. There are so many settings that you can choose specific weapon pickups in multiplayer and choose which songs can play there. There's so much attention to detail that there are rotating 3D gun models with scrolling descriptions in the regular pause menu with separate descriptions in the firing range; and despite these effects, the game is so lightning fast that you can go from a mission to a multiplayer match or vice versa in seconds. Missions have some degree of optional stealth; and if you fail an objective, you can keep playing. You often start with something like a pistol and find better weapons after spawning; and you aren't limited to two weapons at a time and could instead carry as many unique weapons as you find but with limited ammo each, with a quick (radial) menu letting you switch between them relatively easily. The hit detection is so good that you can shoot homing rockets mid-flight or dropped grenades or mines on the ground. PD is still the highest-rated FPS of all time.
I wish at least some FPSs were still made like this. I'm sick of almost everything being two-weapon shooters with enemies that barely react to being shot, generic and repetitive objectives, no bots in MP, often no unlockables or extras outside of MP stuff, and an emphasis on monetization and FOMO.
I love middle earth shadow of mordor and war
Same, haven’t finished War though.
At the time, part of me thought that Arkham Asylum was going to be a family-friendly game, as most superhero games were before then. Instead, we got one of the most tonally correct DC games ever, and I still live the Arkhamverse to this day
Splatoon was a game i didn't expect to changed my life forever.
Yakuza Like A Dragon, making it a turn based RPG was a HUGE risk but it paid off big time and now it's creeping up there as one of my favourite games in the franchise and i daresay of all time because the Yakuza series is my favourite game series of all time
Extremely based take
Yazuka is very fun and a perfect sandbox map.
That & not centering the story around Kiryu but with a brand new protagonist with Ichiban Kasuga were huge risks for RGG Studio.
@@Phanthief95 that paid off too i loved Ichiban, Saeko, Nanba, Adachi, Zhao, Joon Gi Han, they were all great characters
Yakuza 1 +2 +0
Masterpiece
Bestof Yakuza series
I love until dawn and the quarry
Nintendo! Can we get a Wind Waker remaster/remake already??
And Ocarina of Time.
I was glad to see Jedi: Fallen Order, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Kingdom Hearts, and Batman: Arkham Asylum to be on this list. And also Wind Waker.
Resident Evil 4 😊
Marvel’s Spider-Man should’ve made the cut for this one. Serious game changer!
1+2
Great game
Really? Who thought it was not going to be good? I feel as soon as it was announced it met everyones expectations of being a great game
The first one that is (because it’s “defied expectations)
Man, the first two Guitar Hero games were just **chef's kiss**
This is just low key a list of my all time favorite games haha
- wind waker, Arkham, KH, Jedi Fallen Order, Shadow of Mordor, Watch Dogs 2, etc
I'd definitely put Lies of P as well since it was the biggest surprise of 2023 gaming.
Good soul game
I feel like The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and the Mad Max game could be included somewhere on this list.
Red Earth (1996) This Capcom Classic Really surprised me The combat graphics and premise sold me on this game hell I'll take It over Street Fighter Alpha love Street Fighter BTW good game It was
Can't believe u missed it but the last of us I personally thought it would be a bland zombie shooter only to be proven very wrong
Not much suprise
@@KaliU-ix2kf what that they didn't put that on the list
Kingdom Hearts is my forte.
honorable mention: Final Fantasy 7 Remake- when it was originally announced Final Fantasy 7 Remake blew everyone's minds away since it had been so long since the OG game released that the fanbase was starting to lose hope that it was ever going to happen. and yet upon release it both disappointed fans and made them excited for what's to come. the most fatal flaw it had was being limited to only Midgar but the positive side of things did more than make up for it by expanding upon Midgar to the point where if you were to do everything there is to do you'd put in 50 hours or more and that's just the base game. and with Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth on the horizon at the time of this comment by a little over a month and a half it's needless to say that Final Fantasy 7 Remake defied expectations and all the odds that were stacked against it at launch.
Midnight Suns deserved a spot here. Such a hidden gem.
Robocop Rogue city should be in the list.
Dead or alive
U go with me ❤
It's so weird how Guitar Hero never got remastered or remade for the PS5/Xbox Series, it would have been very successful. Even Fortnite started to emulate Guitar Hero mechancis in its Festival mode now
Yeah, I would never expect Watch Dogs 2 to suck that much. It surely defied my expectations.
Lol
Same then legion kinda sucked
@@Silenthitman44 Yeah
Naughty Dog more sxck
You can't spell arkham without mark hamill.
I’d also include Mortal Kombat 2011, and South Park: The Stick of Truth. And to a lesser extent, Super Mario Wonder
I am not surprised batman Arkham Asylum made this list. Until that one, comic book video games were hit or miss, usually miss, ESPECIALLY Superman 64.
Fallen Order
Did very good job
Very good starwars game
Fallen Order reminds me SO much of The Force Unleashed. It was SO good, I LOVED/got emotional playing through the Order 66 sequence.
Bloodborne that is all
How did the first Western Fire Emblem games sell weakly?
I played Resident Evil 4 on the Game Cube. I think it was the first M Rated game I owned.
I definitely have some Guitar Hero music on my iPod.
I was new to Zelda when Wind Waker came out and I didn't complain about the art style then.
I like exploiting some things in Sims like having outdoor things be put indoors. Just set the Outdoor thing somewhere and then add a wall around it.
I wish the 3D Metroid games were in 3rd person and had better controls than Other M.
Pokémon music is so iconic.
RE 4
Great game
Guardians of the Galaxy
Dead Island 2 should have been on this list.
Great intro
Movie
Story
Metal gear solid requires an honourable mention
Good List…Shenmue should be on it too
I did not like watch dogs 2 but I liked legion and I absolutely loved watch dogs 1
I love star wars Jedi fallen order and survivor.
Same here.
So Spec Ops is the Remo Williams of gaming.
I love batman Arkham origns, I thought blackgate was okay, I liked Arkham asylum, I loved Arkham city and I hated Arkham knight
For me it Has to be the dead space remake, leading up to the games release I was a little sceptical and hesitant about the game and wondering if it was gonna be any good or if it would live up to the expectations of the original, thankfully the game didn't disappoint and the dead space remake turned out to be one of the best remakes 2023 and is a prime example of what a remake should be.
doom 3 get a lot of hate but was a really good imo I think the problem was people wanted doom 2016 but the studio was ready to do it yet
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Hear me out, Aliens Colonial Marines had a solid fucking campaign and some pretty intense moments, however, the bugs and glitches were so rampant that certain parts of the campaign were impossible to complete. I do wish it was for Xbox, but honestly, if the bugs and glitches weren't present in the game and the AI were a lot fucking better, I think it would have gotten a little more love from people.
Oh
0:56 idk how Disney can’t know what they’re doin when we had great content over the Disney ownership of SW
Disney Star Wars hater? No like from me. ALL STAR WARS IS GOOD
Yep, all except The Last Jedi. The Battle of Crait felt Star Wars-y.
I won't tolerate seeing footage from "return to Arkham" instead of the real thing.
One of the ugliest remasters ever released.
Something went Wrong with the ps4 version 😅
@@KaliU-ix2kf yeah, just pause the video at 0:03
Look at Batman's face! Look at his goddamn forehead! LOOK AT IT! Hideous.
Pokemon Red and Blue for English
Didn’t BF2 improve and grow on people
I loved watch dogs 1 much better then 2 sorry
I strongly disagree with WatchDogs 2. It was a horribly bland and very pandering game with it's cringy writing. It's in par with Rage 2.
Some real underrated games were Mad Max, Sleeping Dogs and 7 Days to Die.
Jedi fallen order was bad so I didn’t play second one.
Oh did you suck that bad at it
Ummm, why?
Until Dawn isn't as good as this video tries to make it lol
Pokemon, batman, kingdom hearts, resident evil 4, and until dawn are the only good ones. The rest of these games are S H I T. Redo the F U C K I N G list mojoplays.