There’s something synonymous with games that have survived terrible launches and people now revering them. Alright, “revere” might be a bit strong, but it’s a testament to the staying power of a game or franchise if it can turn some frowns upside down.
Not every game suffers the same juxtaposition though. Some are just absolutely detested right from the get go, be it down to misleading trailers, or just the crowd-following mentality that it won’t hold up to a previous game. Worst still: when they pull a switcheroo on who you actually play as for the most part.
There are at times completely unjust reasons to hate a game, usually before it’s even been played. Or as is the case with a few on the list, the whole “coming down the line” content drop into very minimal launch titles. Which, as you can imagine, is annoying if you’ve paid full price for something you’ll get in installments.
But there is a happy ending to this, at least for the games on this list. These games have borne the worst of it, only to eventually come out smelling of roses.
These may not be your particularly loved games, but you have to begrudgingly admit they’ve earned their top spots over time.
