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8 Games You Were Wrong About

Play-Mag writes: Opinions: everyone has them. To the point someone should come up with a witticism about opinions, that they are like… elbows… or teeth… or something with more negative connotations that everyone has.

But opinions aren’t always right, and mob opinions, like the type that pop up on the internets in mobs of their own – metamobbing – can often get carried away in one direction or another, claiming a game is fantastical and wonderful or, more often, that it’s a pile of re-digested vomit defecated onto the plate of your own beloved family member before they are forced to re-eat it and you have to watch them. Also you’re naked. They’re that bad, at least according on which forum you look on.

But these mob opinions that seem to take over, or the mob apathy that washes over, or the mob praise that muscles its way past genuine, constructive criticism aren’t always right. And here’s eight times they were wrong and this definitely isn’t a hit-baiting way of saying ‘eight overlooked games’ no siree not here.

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Kurt Russell4299d ago

Funny enough I bought Binary Domain on the cheap 2 days ago... it's actually a brilliant single player. The storyline is a great bit of sci-fi, the characters are witty and feel like they're interacting with each other and the gameplay is fun and fast paced whilst you never seem to be in the same environment twice.

All in all, if you're missing this game, you're missing out too.

The only crap bit was the intrusive learn the buttons bit at the very start of the game.

kma2k4299d ago (Edited 4299d ago )

Binary Domain is IMO one of the best games i have played this year! Great gameplay, story, & a lot of fun to play!

KOA:R was one of my favorite RPG's ive played this year, i liked Reckoning way more than Dragon Dogma...of course that is IMO

RyuDrinksTheDew4299d ago

i do agree with Binary Domain being on this list, but NBA 2K12?

that i dont get.

TheoreticalParticle4299d ago

NBA 2K12 is on there because it's a British site, and they don't actually play basketball video games much there.

Nevermind that 2K12 is actually a pretty awful basketball game that is dominated by super easy 3 point shooting. (want to create an unstoppable team? Trade for Matt Bonner. The CPU's center won't go out to guard him at the 3 point line, and he's got like a 90-something in 3-point shooting. My friend dropped 45 points on the computer with him...in a 5-minute QUARTER.) However, I can actually forgive this opinion from someone who hasn't played NBA video games very often. They've come a long way since EA ruined the NBA Live series.

pr0digyZA4299d ago

Binary Domain was definitely a sleeper hit for me, especially after the mediocre scores it received. Turned out to be one of my better ones.

Robotronfiend4299d ago

Both my wife and I got the plat for KoA, it was a lot of fun all the way through. Binary Domain is on my wish list on Amazon.com and my queue for Blockbuster.com. We'll see what happens first: a good sale, or an available copy gets mailed to me.

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10 Most Underrated Third-Person Shooters

GF365: "Here are our picks for the ten most underrated third-person shooters that you might not have played before or even known about."

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neutralgamer1992363d ago (Edited 363d ago )

Actually great list TBH I agree with all 10

I hope one day we get some remakes for the following

The saboteur(with a proper remake and quality of life features this game could be great)
Scarface world is yours
Binary domain ( such a great game with great story)
GUN(this needs a remake)
Space marine 40k(such fun time)

Would also like to suggest adding the mercenary series even the 2nd game which is disliked by many is a fun time

cthulhucultist363d ago

I recently finished Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine and found it to be very enjoyable.

The game respected the lore and the gameplay was quite decent.

The color palette was a bit underwhelming (backdrops and setting) and recycled but I think that it deserved better.

Here's hoping for an amazing sequel

Vengeance1138363d ago

Space Marine II !! My most anticipated game of 2023! Woot

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Binary Domain: Remember Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio's Sci-Fi Shooter?

Step into a dystopian world full of robots and cyborgs with Binary Domain – the sci-fi shooter game from Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Let's revisit this classic!

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shinoff2183415d ago

I personally enjoyed this when I played it. I know it wasnt reviewed well but f em

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masterfox414d ago

pretty solid third person shooter played from start to finish, also there is another great third person shooter game from that time and very unique called Inversion.

porkChop414d ago

Inversion was cool. It was made by the same team behind TimeShift, another really cool but flawed shooter.

HeliosHex414d ago

Yeah this was a good game despite poor reviews.

Hofstaderman414d ago

I still have my copy. It’s a brilliant game despite the reviews.

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Cyberpunk Backlog: Binary Domain - A Masterpiece by SEGA

Developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the makers of the Yakuza games, Binary Domain is an extremely underrated cyberpunk third-person shooter. Directed by Toshihiro Nagoshi, the mastermind behind the famous Yakuza series, the game is quite different from his previous works. Nagoshi stated that he wanted to explore the themes of life, more specifically through the use of robots. It’s a cyberpunk-themed game, and the game has interesting views on technology, robots and how society would behave in such a world. There are numerous references to other cyberpunk works and fans of the genre will be pleasantly surprised.

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isarai1502d ago

I would love a sequel or remake of this game. Such a fun romp

JayRyu1501d ago

^Agreed

This was such an underrated game. I liked the story and some of the action scenes were really good.

Gamehard1501d ago

I've always wanted to play this game. Huge fan of Vanquish and a few of my friends have always recommended trying this, too. I think I even have it on steam and PS3 but just never made time :( The backlog struggle is real.

DerfDerf1501d ago

This game was awesome. So satisfying the way the robots broke into pieces.

SovereignSnaKe1501d ago (Edited 1501d ago )

I'm looking at my copy right now. I got rid of a bunch of 360 games years ago but I just couldn't part with this one. It was really something special. I've recommended it to several people over the years and almost all of them have never even heard of it.