Now I'm not talking about bad as in completely soulless and creatively bankrupt games like Gollum or (insert zombie survival asset flip here) but more like the games that promised the world but missed their mark massively and became commercial failures.
Tomb raider angel of darkness widely known as what killed the franchise and Core design for me is actually a really enjoyable and completely absurd experience. The game has a fever dream like quality to it that i find quite mysterious and alluring. I sense an attempt at an immersive sim but eidos didn't seem interested in letting the team finish it.
Sonic 06. I can't explain it but it has an allure i can't quite explain. On all fronts its bad but I can't stop thinking about it. With better controls this game could have been a lot better than it was.
Operation winback on the ps2. Brilliant game, my favourite third person shooter with a really high skill ceiling its just fun to master. Subtitles are in comic sans which means its perfect.
Drakengard. The monotonous gameplay and ear grating music amplify the games core themes and the general madness as the story unfolds.
Goldeneye rogue agent. An odd one considering the era had no shortage of brilliant bond games yet this one seemed to ensare me more than others.
Ff14 1.0. 1000 polygon flower pot need i say more? I really want to have some private server snapshot of this game to play because it just doesn't look real.
Haze. Thematically quite an interesting game but executed very poorly, the game that killed free radical and why timesplitters will never come back.
Alone in the dark 2008. Its a stupid game filled to the brim with such brazen stupid I can't help but adore it. It's definitely unique I'll give it that.
Two worlds 1 and 2. Honestly somehow my favourite RPGs there's something deeply wrong with me.
So these are the most notable bad games I enjoy. Anyone else got any?
Sid Meier's Beyond Earth is a nigh unplayable mess but it has so many well done mechanics that it's still worth a play from time to time even if it doesn't result in an actually playable experience
I don't think Beyond Earth is thaaat bad as a 4X game. My main criticism would be that it never reached its full potential as a Civ game that tried to follow in the footsteps of Alpha Centauri. Like, I had fun with it, but it's for sure not in my top 10 strategy games.
Honestly I didn't think it was that bad either, but the whole thing feels kind of directionless and half baked. Not bad other than that. It added a bunch of stuff to the civ 5 formula, but none of it really seemed to address any of the problems I had with civ 5 over 4
If we can discuss newer 4X games, you should try Old World. There is a small fanbase that absolutely loves this game. I think it's really well done, but a bit too military-focused for my liking. I have to admit, though, it's a really competent game. It also has a bit of an RPG aspect with features like characters that age, marry, etc. Also has a really nice OST btw.
I was sooooo disappointed in that game 😓