Games you dislike when you first play it but like it on 2nd time ?

For me, BioShock. I played it 2 times before but never finished it (2nd time I progressed farther a bit) as I found the gameplay underwhelming. I've just finished Infinite and because the PS3 version of Infinite has the original on the disc, so I gave it another shot. I'd thought third's time the charm and it's true in this case. This time I'm enjoying it much more than in the past, the combat is pretty good and fun, Rapture is really an amazing, and mysterious place to explore. Although the inability to dual wield is inconvenient but I'm getting used to it. I really like it that I just bought Bioshock 2 from Amazon.

BioShock is now my fav FPS series .

After finishing this game and Bio 2, I'd consider to give another shot to the games I'd tried before but didn't like them.

Borderlands... Bought it because of all the hype. Played it and hated it...kept forcing myself to play and just got so bored with it I sold out. About a year later me and my cousin were planning on hanging out and just play games all weekend since we hadn't done that since when we were kids. Picked up a few different games like Mortal Kombat, Sacred 2 and decided to pick up BL again since it was super cheap and wanted another type of game to play. 

Got home, put in Borderlands and played the hell out of it. We got together to hang out a few more times to keep playing it and eventually beat it and absolutely loved playing it.

I picked up Borderlands 2 last year and just got around to starting it a few days ago and it to is fantastic...definitely a great series and I'm not real big on first person games.

for Me, Bayonetta. The first time I played the Demo, I didnt really like it that much. Decided to give it anothrer shot though and I fell in love with the game, went out and bought it a few days later.

for Me, Bayonetta. The first time I played the Demo, I didnt really like it that much. Decided to give it anothrer shot though and I fell in love with the game, went out and bought it a few days later.

Jehuty08

final fantasy X for me. I find it was way too simple compare to the previous final fantasy. The second time I played I really paid attention to the story and the side quest and really enjoyed it 

Torchlight 2. Though, the controls sucks major balls. Mouse to move... ha!

Why would I play a game that I dislike a second time? :)

I have a few games that I disliked to the point that I stopped playing them before giving them enough of a shot, but then came back to them and ended up enjoying them. Deus Ex 1 and FF7 were both like this.

-Byshop

Castlevania: Lords of Shadows, i stopped playing it after a giant boss fight, about a year or 2 later i put it back in and loved it, i dont know why  i didnt like it the first time.

Red Dead Redemption: Get past the cow herding and its really good.

Kameo

Fallout 3 was the first RPG I played, and the even though I didn't dislike it on my first playthrough, I didn't play the game at all the way it's supposed to be played and ended up finishing the game within 15 hours. I didn't understand RPG's at the time, but subsequent playthroughs have brought about the experience meant to be had with such a massive, complex game. Now I think it's incredible and appreciate the slow, patient levelling up and exploring to accomplish the true playthrough the game deserves, and can easily spend 100 hours in it's universe.

Burnout Paradise is a game I thought was average on my first playthrough of it, but mainly because I couldn't stand them replacing the awesome crash mode from the PS2 game's with something different. I got it recently on the store and now think it's a great game.

Metro 2033. Although, I still think the game is terribly designed.

Dues Ex HR.

The first time I played it, I hated the controls immediately and took it back.

Bought it on a whim not to long ago.....Love the game now. The controls are perfect and im slaying everyone undected. I think Far Cry 3 may have helped me like this game because the game style is kind of similar in a way. But, ya. DEHR is amazing now.

Bioshock.  I just couldn't get into the story the first time around and gave up on it, then sold my Xbox 360 copy to a game shop.  I decided to give it another try after all the hype over Bishock Infinite and found a copy of the Bioshock Rapture Edition for PS 3, which contains Bioshock and Bioshock 2, in the bargain bin.  I'm having a blast with it this time around.  I don't know why I couldn't get into it the first time, but I'm glad I gave it a second look.

I remember I didn't like Half Life 2 when I first played it on Xbox. But I got the Orange Box on 360 and replayed it and of course finally saw what the fuss was about. I also didn't like Oblivion at first, but that quickly changed.  Can't think of any others but I know there's more.

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Bioshock.  I just couldn't get into the story the first time around and gave up on it, then sold my Xbox 360 copy to a game shop.  I decided to give it another try after all the hype over Bishock Infinite and found a copy of the Bioshock Rapture Edition for PS 3, which contains Bioshock and Bioshock 2, in the bargain bin.  I'm having a blast with it this time around.  I don't know why I couldn't get into it the first time, but I'm glad I gave it a second look.

MirkoS77

Fallout 3. I first got it when it came out but it didn't grab me and I traded it in not long after. I got the GOTY edition for Christmas a few years later and it ended up ruling my life.

Bioshock.  I just couldn't get into the story the first time around and gave up on it, then sold my Xbox 360 copy to a game shop.  I decided to give it another try after all the hype over Bishock Infinite and found a copy of the Bioshock Rapture Edition for PS 3, which contains Bioshock and Bioshock 2, in the bargain bin.  I'm having a blast with it this time around.  I don't know why I couldn't get into it the first time, but I'm glad I gave it a second look.

capaho

Definitely Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magicka. It's a RPG from Troika (Black Isle's legacy), and i was put off by the drab environments and horrible real-time combat.

A couple of years later, i fell inlove. The thing is, there's also a turn-based combat system to choose, and that's great. But were the game shines in are the character role playing mechanics. Light years ahead of their time, and still far better than anything out there, making practically every character RPG mechanics look outdated.

You can literally create whatever character you want, and play with it, like;

a fire warlord/any type of wizard you can imagine

a powerful necromancer

a generic fantasy swordsman

a western cowboy gunslinger

a persuasive beautiful female that can talk her way out of anything

a herbologist

a technological mastermind that can unleash robots to do his bidding

.. and so much more. .. Anything.

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Bioshock.  I just couldn't get into the story the first time around and gave up on it, then sold my Xbox 360 copy to a game shop.  I decided to give it another try after all the hype over Bishock Infinite and found a copy of the Bioshock Rapture Edition for PS 3, which contains Bioshock and Bioshock 2, in the bargain bin.  I'm having a blast with it this time around.  I don't know why I couldn't get into it the first time, but I'm glad I gave it a second look.

Lulekani

Pokémon Gold and Wind Waker that I can think of because I played the demo station at Wal-Mart and when I play Demo stations I tend to hate them but I usually end up liking them when I actually purchase the game.

Dota 2. I got pissed off the first time I played it since people are complete dicks in it. Other players gang up on you and your own team mates try to steal all the kills. It is then seriously difficult to level up. I tried it out again at a later point though, kinda felt obliged to since my buddy gave me a key. It soarta grew on me once I found a character that I  could work with.

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Bioshock.  I just couldn't get into the story the first time around and gave up on it, then sold my Xbox 360 copy to a game shop.  I decided to give it another try after all the hype over Bishock Infinite and found a copy of the Bioshock Rapture Edition for PS 3, which contains Bioshock and Bioshock 2, in the bargain bin.  I'm having a blast with it this time around.  I don't know why I couldn't get into it the first time, but I'm glad I gave it a second look.

Lulekani

I've never replayed a game that I didn't like when first playing it. It's pointless, I have such a huge backlog of games to play (and to replay!), why would I waste time on stuff I don't like?

I've never replayed a game that I didn't like when first playing it. It's pointless, I have such a huge backlog of games to play (and to replay!), why would I waste time on stuff I don't like?

ReddestSkies

Because you might find something you like if you take a second look.  I went back to Bioshock because I was interested in Bioshock Infinite after reading the reviews and seeing the screenshots, but I didn't want to play it first before finishing its predecessors.  I'm glad I want back to Bioshock because I'm enjoying the game this time around.

Metro first time around was rather lackluster but the secodn time it was a bit more passable and enjoyable.

Not by much but just enough.

Super Mario Galaxy 1.  It's still my least favorite 3D Mario but I definitely enjoyed it more when I played it as Luigi.

Super Mario Galaxy 1.  It's still my least favorite 3D Mario but I definitely enjoyed it more when I played it as Luigi.

bowserjr123

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Super Mario Galaxy 1.  It's still my least favorite 3D Mario but I definitely enjoyed it more when I played it as Luigi.

Ryagan

Yeah I really enjoyed the second one, the level design was much better with Yoshi and it being more challenging overall.  I also liked the green stars and the final level so much more than Galaxy 1.  Galaxy 1 was a cake walk the 1st time around and slightly less so with Luigi.  

Chorono Trigger

Kid Icarus: Uprisng due to the controls. Once I began to get used to them and play the game without the 3DS stand, my opinion of the game improves.

FF7 - I never played it until it finally came to PSN. Started it, stopped after a couple hours in simply because I just got bored. Started it up again two weeks ago...hooked.

L4D2 - Played through all the campaigns over a weekend and thought "that's what all the hype is about?". Then I started playing versus...

I remember I didn't like Half Life 2 when I first played it on Xbox. But I got the Orange Box on 360 and replayed it and of course finally saw what the fuss was about. I also didn't like Oblivion at first, but that quickly changed.  Can't think of any others but I know there's more.

immortality20