Poor Games you Secretly Enjoy

[Greisha1]

I'll bite.

Friday the 13th for the NES. Loved it since I was a kid. Bought it recently and still love it.

[goldenband1]

[QUOTE=Oltobaz]It's hardly a secret, but I love Sword of Sodan on Mega drive/Genesis! I beat that multiple times back in the day...[/QUOTE]

Ha, I'm glad there's someone else who actually likes Sword of Sodan!  I've beaten it at least 7-8 times, mostly by way of working my way up through the various difficulty settings, and also trying the Japanese version (which seemed no different to me).  I've never claimed the game isn't deeply flawed, but I'm mystified by how much people loathe it or insist that it's the "worst game ever".  To me, it's totally playable and even fun once you get the hang of its quirks.

That said, trying to beat the game on Normal with (ahem) Brodan can get pretty frustrating, especially in Level 5 where you can easily get slaughtered by the giant soldiers if you don't have orange potions to bring them down to their knees.  BTW have you ever figured out exactly how the Level 5 warp works?

[Weekend_Warrior1]

Everybody always bashes on "Street Fighter: The Movie," but it's actually one of my favorite games on the Saturn 

 

There's also a cute-sy little puzzle game called "ilomilo" on XBLA that I like a lot. I wouldn't dare let my friends see my playing that one! The rumors would start lol 

[Oltobaz1]

[QUOTE=goldenband][QUOTE=Oltobaz]It's hardly a secret, but I love Sword of Sodan on Mega drive/Genesis! I beat that multiple times back in the day...[/QUOTE]

Ha, I'm glad there's someone else who actually likes Sword of Sodan!  I've beaten it at least 7-8 times, mostly by way of working my way up through the various difficulty settings, and also trying the Japanese version (which seemed no different to me).  I've never claimed the game isn't deeply flawed, but I'm mystified by how much people loathe it or insist that it's the "worst game ever".  To me, it's totally playable and even fun once you get the hang of its quirks.

That said, trying to beat the game on Normal with (ahem) Brodan can get pretty frustrating, especially in Level 5 where you can easily get slaughtered by the giant soldiers if you don't have orange potions to bring them down to their knees.  BTW have you ever figured out exactly how the Level 5 warp works?[/QUOTE]

I took advantage of this warp zone back then, mostly by accident I fully agree with you, it's totally playable, though it does take some getting used to, and a good memory in regards to where those invisible pits are, though I hear paying attention to some microscopic detail in the background may give away their locations... Me, I just knew where they were, lol, like a ghost forever haunts the place where it died..^^

[goldenband1]

Yes, there's a specific tile that appears in the flooring whenever there's a pit -- once you spot it, it's so obvious you wonder how you ever could've missed it!  Here's a pic where you can see it just to the right of Shardan's boot:



Compared to some of the tile variations that connote secrets in NES games, this one's plain as day.

[Oltobaz1]

So, it's true then. I remember I tended to use pillars in the forefront as landmarks: they didn't give away anything by themselves, but they kinda helped; such a pit would be right after the second or third pillar, right in between, and of course, sometimes, no pillars at all, just plain memory. Noticing this specific tile would certainly have made things easier, I'll watch for these next time I give this a go.^^

[Chaser1]

I really enjoyed Final Fight Streetwise for the original Xbox. Yeah, it had its issues but I had a great time with it. I also must confess to liking Harley Davidson: Road Trip on Wii. Something about the laid back atmosphere really appealed to me. I actually finished it to 100%. Can't say I'd recommend either of these games to the typical gamer, but they tickled my fancy for whatever reason.

[Captain_Crunch1]

Duke Nukem Forever (Xbox 360)
Cliffhanger (Sega Genesis)
Pit-Fighter (Sega Genesis)

[rift1]

Highlander (Jaguar CD) - I love this game, wrote a defense of it on these boards in response to the critic's review a few years ago

Ground Zero Texas (Sega CD) - My favorite FMV game.  Cheesy, fun, and not too difficult

Eternal Ring (PS1) - first next gen king's field game, a little easy/linear but I love it

[Rev1]

[QUOTE=rift]

Eternal Ring (PS1) - first next gen king's field game, a little easy/linear but I love it[/QUOTE]

I think you meant PS2.

Anyway, after all the talk about that new Sonic racing game, I got to thinking that I actually enjoyed South Park Rally for the N64. It had some horrible flaws but I ended up playing the game til the end. Got my moneys worth on the game.