Mr_Antimatter
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Your right, my bad. Still, it proved that money was apparently not an issue with the game's appeal.
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Biggest crow a developer has served this past gen?
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Your right, my bad. Still, it proved that money was apparently not an issue with the game's appeal.
People were certain the game would be pure & utter shit, but it ended up being a good game. Not necessarily on par with the depth of DMC3 or anything, not even close, but still a very adequate action game.
And yeah, I'd say Demon's Souls is the biggest one. It's not too much of an exaggeration to say that absolutely NO ONE expected the game to be good. It looked like an extremely shitty & janky game with one of the worst cases of greybrownitis of any game ever the first time they showed it and people were laughing at how Sony was spending time on such a shitty looking game when they were trying to win back some of the customers that the high price etc. had lost for PS3. Then it went on to become this cult-ish classic that is now a reference point for a lot of games much in the same way timeless classics like Super Metroid and the like are.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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As many others have said, Batman: AA.
Before release: "Oh, another licenced game from some no-name dev."
After release: My personal GOTG.
Close behind is Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Nobody believed anything Ubisoft said after Conviction and that abysmal first preview, but the game turned out way better than even the most optimistic people here expected.
Before release: "Oh, another licenced game from some no-name dev."
After release: My personal GOTG.
Close behind is Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Nobody believed anything Ubisoft said after Conviction and that abysmal first preview, but the game turned out way better than even the most optimistic people here expected.
FlashbladeGAF
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The only OMG for the game at first was just the announcement that Kamiya was doing an exclusive for Nintendo.
P-100 before it was announced as Wonderful101, most people were disappointed that the Director/Creator of hard hitting action games like Bayonetta, Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2, etc.. was releasing an exclusive to the Wii-U that turned out to be a game that could only be described at first glance as "kiddie"
The reactions were low until we got the E3 play through and later the official W101 trailer showing off the scope of the game.
Project P-100 (Nintendo/Platinum Games) announced for WiiU [Director: Hideki Kamiya]
We do now because of the crow we ate.
We never doubt again!
Jstevenson had to make the thread to announce them going multiplat because nobody cared, rofl
Most of these are not major crow. Wii Sports and Wii Fit seem like the definitive "crow" moments of the gen. Nintendo pulled the rug out and soaked up 95% of the profit last gen or so...
Japanmanx3
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I was there when EatChildren ate crow for SM3DW. Was glorious.
For me it was Max Payne 3. The sequel to one of my favorite games ever and its excellent successor? Bald Max Payne, living in Brazil as a bodyguard, roaming the slums in broad daylight? No rain nor snow? Basically nothing that made a Max Payne game a Max Payne game?
My expectations couldn't be lower. And because of that, I couldn't be more happy to be wrong and realize it was the best TPS I had played in quite a long time, and completely worthy of its title.
My expectations couldn't be lower. And because of that, I couldn't be more happy to be wrong and realize it was the best TPS I had played in quite a long time, and completely worthy of its title.
I don't quite get this one.
Didn't they release a demo like a month before the game came out that had everyone dancing in the aisles?
People were PUMPED for Asylum before it launched.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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I think it was before the demo and later previews. There was the usual "it's a licenced game, but it might actually be good" stuff coming from early impressions, but I think a lot of people didn't take much notice as we'd heard it all before.
DJKippling
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It was one of my favourites of the year I had loads of fun with it. I'm clearly an idiot or something... *shrugs*
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Is it possible to reverse moneyhat? Like Nintendo giving the dead remains of Rareware to MS
puffyshirt
Banned
I was pretty confident the Tomb Raider reboot was gonna suck. Or at least, not be nearly as good as it was.
All of this post is correct
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
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Killer Instinct/Double Helix
People are talking about before that; when the first shots and other material came out I recall the game being treated as a complete joke with things like the bulky art being mocked. Then people actually got to play it and realised it was legit. Sort of like a less protracted version of Human Revolution's turnaround.
The_Hitcher89
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Somehow, by the end of the game I really cared about the characters
Real spoiler:
and then it ends on a fucking cliffhanger, and there'll never be a sequel 
AuthenticM
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Where does this expression come from, "eating crow" ? I'm only seeing it on Neogaf and it came around about two years ago, maybe ?
The Smoking Bun
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It's origin actually lies with Game of Thrones and the book fans
The Wild people have a saying about how to admit defeat is to eat a Crow because they taste awful.
Of course one tribe took it literally and they love eating crows i.e. the Night's Watch
Demon's souls would be probably be my pick. I mean Sony even admitted it was a stupid idea not to localize it themselves. And i believe Yoshida himself he didnt like the game at first because he died so easily? Only for him to later admit it was a great game when he actually played it.
The Smoking Bun
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Fallout 3
Personal opinion
Personal opinion
Yep, still hoping that we'll eventually see a sequel. But currently People Can Fly is stuck with that weird Fortnite game.... :/
shinobi602
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Well you certainly don't speak for everyone.
CecilRousso
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Yeah I'm not really going to read through 30+ pages about that game now. A quick glance at some pages didn't show me much that makes this one of the biggest "crows" here, so at least give me some examples or page number.
Arc Christelle
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PSASBR
Seriously tho. Space Marine was on point.
sike!
Seriously tho. Space Marine was on point.
SneakyStephan
Banned
Deus ex HR is the main one, noone expected anything from it but it turned out pretty well.
Dragon's dogma perhaps too, looked like some lame wanabe monster hunter from early footage but turned out to be the best action rpg of the entire console generation.
For me Tomb raider 2013, looked like a qte setpiece infested uncharted clone, but the qtes went away after the opening section and in the end it was a much better game than uncharted.
It has some of the best graphics of any pc game too.
Dragon's dogma perhaps too, looked like some lame wanabe monster hunter from early footage but turned out to be the best action rpg of the entire console generation.
For me Tomb raider 2013, looked like a qte setpiece infested uncharted clone, but the qtes went away after the opening section and in the end it was a much better game than uncharted.
It has some of the best graphics of any pc game too.
Splinter Cell Blacklist gets my vote. I really was down on this one until I actually got to play it. Now, it's perhaps one of my favorite Stealth-Action games.
Those Grim missions are so goddamn infuriating and fun at the same time. The only thing that prevents it from being a classic are excellent maps equivalent to the ones in Conviction's Deniable Ops mode(The only genuinely good thing about that game) .
Those Grim missions are so goddamn infuriating and fun at the same time. The only thing that prevents it from being a classic are excellent maps equivalent to the ones in Conviction's Deniable Ops mode(The only genuinely good thing about that game) .
I thought this game only existed so they could sell you a Halo 3 Beta.
Ended up being better than Halo 3 and some of the most pure fun I had all generation.
I remember before that game came out some people (specifically 1up's staff) were saying "Y'know what? I think that Crackdown game might be really good."
Almost assuredly more than you ever have, and I will tell you right now that Xenoblade's combat wishes it would be anywhere near as engaging as some of the better F2P Korean MMOs out there.
Intheflorsh
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Wolfenstein, I can't believe people doubted the people behind Riddick would make a bad game.
DmC was also a good time.
DmC was also a good time.
Yeah, now that you mention it, that makes more sense.
Nice pull.
DP tied with RDR for my GOTY 2010.
FlutterPuffs
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Oooh. Red Dead Redemption is another. Remember that it was a sequel to Red Dead Revolver.
bengraven
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Borderlands - I remember a lot of strife about the change in art styles and hate for the cel shading. Mostly forgotten because of how quickly it became a hit and people forgot the issues, but I remember.
Saint's Row - we were making fun of it right up until the first demo and we realized "oh shit, this isn't really GTA at all, it's just a bunch of stupid fun".
Last Gen:
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time: I remember how this went from "looks just as bad as the Pitfall remake, give up on 80s arcade games people!" to winning Game of Show at E3 and becoming a sleeper hit.
Saint's Row - we were making fun of it right up until the first demo and we realized "oh shit, this isn't really GTA at all, it's just a bunch of stupid fun".
Last Gen:
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time: I remember how this went from "looks just as bad as the Pitfall remake, give up on 80s arcade games people!" to winning Game of Show at E3 and becoming a sleeper hit.
Canis lupus
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Killzone 2. From a mediocre first game, to the infamous 05 trailer, the comeback was a gritty and unique shooter that will always have a place among the GOAT lists of the genre. The perfect example of the anti-Cod game, a beacon that came out in a time when most were trying to replicate the rising CoD success with tons of generic clones. (even GG fell victim with the sequel).
This.
Cool to hear some F2P Korean MMOs out there actually do have combat worth talking about then.
Does Crytek on 8GB ram needed for next gen count?
Dude, don't bother. I've seen him do this already, if he's in a thread and he sees Xenoblade mentioned in some sort of positive light, he will make sure to express how much he dislikes the game. It's no use trying to argue because he already has his mind made up. The game just isn't for him.
BouncyFrag
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I shake my head when people blame the mp for the ending debacle. Can't wait for the next ME multiplayer.
It's also the only place where people own a vita or Wii u.
1.21Gigawatts
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Yeah probably God Of War 3 or Killzone 2, Killzone 2 deserved the scepticism, though.
This gen I'd say it'll be that graphics capabilities of next gen consoles.
We had a lot of crappy rushed cross gen ports running on last gen engines so far and I think that lead to people massively underestimating what these consoles are capable off.
I foresee a lot of people eating crow when Uncharted 4 drops.
This gen I'd say it'll be that graphics capabilities of next gen consoles.
We had a lot of crappy rushed cross gen ports running on last gen engines so far and I think that lead to people massively underestimating what these consoles are capable off.
I foresee a lot of people eating crow when Uncharted 4 drops.
Exploratory
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To be fair its super disappointing to see such an awesome opportunity ruined by deplorable combat.