What games were you going to pass on and ended up liking

I have a few games like this.

Alan Wake - I had no interest in this game but because it was "teh exclus1ve" I figured I would support them. Lucky for me, my inner fanboy paid off. The game is easily a 9.0 or higher.

Resonance of Fate - I had my eye on this then saw some early gameplay vids and for some reason didn't like it. Bought it after reading a review and put over 104 hours into it. Great game.

Borderlands - Friends bought it so I ended up getting it. They stopped playing before they reached level 25 I played it until I reached level 61.

FF13,Borderlands, & Fallout 3.

Infinite Undiscovery comes to mind. I thought it looked pretty bad, but the little bit of time I put into it was time well spent. It's a pretty fun Action JRPG. Also, to my great surprise, Sega Superstars Tennis. My dad got it free with his 360 and gave it to me. It's a pretty good arcade tennis game. If only it had Opa-Opa...

I just picked up Mass Effect for the fun of it, but then it ended up being one of my favorite games for the system.

For me, FFXIII. Even though gamespot gave it an 8.5, it still seemed to be receiving a lot of hate, and for that reason I almost didn't buy it. I sure am happy I did buy it though, because after just recently beating it, I've concluded that it ranks in with my favorite games of all time.

Mass Effect series for sure. I absolutely hated sci-fi games except Alien Vs. Predator but decided to give Mass Effect a shot. I am so glad i did that. It is on my all time favorites right now...

EvilSelf...

Infinite Undiscovery comes to mind. I thought it looked pretty bad, but the little bit of time I put into it was time well spent. It's a pretty fun Action JRPG. Also, to my great surprise, Sega Superstars Tennis. My dad got it free with his 360 and gave it to me. It's a pretty good arcade tennis game. If only it had Opa-Opa...

Phoenix534

I have Infinite Undiscovery and thought it wasn't that great but it sounds like it was one of those games after playing for a bit it gets better.

I just recently bought Transfromers WFC and think it is pretty awesome.

I honestly didn't think much of Mass Effect back in the start of 2008. The cover artwork put me off and I thought it was going to be a cheap sci-fi cliché thingy. Oh how wrong I was! :P It became my favorite game of all time, and still is today.

Both Red Dead Redemption and Alan wake. RDR I got cause of the hype and really enjoyed it. Alan Wake I got cause of a friend and its one of my favorite games for the system.

Lost odyssey. after seeing the average reviews i passed on it. my friend sold his 360 and gave me a couple a games and lost odyssey was my favorite of them.

borderlands i never expect more than a generic shooter but is so fun

Mass Effect, picked it up cuz i saw it for $20 and played it, thought it was boring, played it again, thought it was boring, people kept talking about how good it was so i forced myself to try it again and once i got farther into the story i really loved it, love the 2nd one even more

Skate - Didn't really know much about it but after I tried it once I have loved it ever since!

Mass Effect and Bioshock. They are now two of my favorite games.

Dead Space. I didn't play it until my brother bought it and I used his copy but I ended up loving it and am really looking forward to the second one.

I thought I would hate the original Mass Effect. I just figured it wasn't really my kind of game, but after buying it, I was hooked. I finally got Mass Effect 2 today as well, and frankly it feels a bit "dumbed down". But I'm not very far into the game so it still has time to pick up.

Dead Space because i never really played games like it (unless you can count resident evil?) but i ended up falling in love and it's one of my favorite games.

Alan Wake

I just picked up Mass Effect for the fun of it, but then it ended up being one of my favorite games for the system.

ATastyBurger

This is the same for me. I think I bought the Platinum hits version for about $10 in a bargain bin. Now it is one of my favorite games for the 360!

Gears of war.

I love the single player I just cannot stand the multiplayer though :/.

Fallout 3, Oblivion, and Forza 2 (which made me buy 3).

Mirror's edge and red dead redemption

Assassins Creed - borrowed it from a friend 2 years ago. Just started playing it a few days ago: much better than I thought it would be.

Mass Effect: Thought it look dumb, plus I hate games with bad framerates, but I picked it up at Best Buy for $20 one day. Loved it and loved the sequel.

Earth Defense Force - No words can describe this gem.

Believe it or not Gears of War. When it was first coming out I was like "That game is going to fail, just another game about killing weird looking creatures" but I got it because friends kept telling me about it, So I went for it and now I consider that game one of the best for the console. :D

Alan Wake for sure. So glad I picked this game up. Instantly became one of my favorite 360 games.

Final Fantasy 13. With all the hate it was recieving and the fatc that i had never played a FF before i nearly skipped out on it. Now i find myself playin hours on end. it is a good game.

Condemned - Bought it looking for a good horror game, and it sat on my shelf for upwards of 3 months. I picked it up one night and played the whole thing in one sitting. I'll prolly go back to it sometime soon.

Condemned - Bought it looking for a good horror game, and it sat on my shelf for upwards of 3 months. I picked it up one night and played the whole thing in one sitting. I'll prolly go back to it sometime soon.

poordude1089

Star Wars The Force Unleashed. Best $20 I ever spent on a game besides The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.

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Condemned - Bought it looking for a good horror game, and it sat on my shelf for upwards of 3 months. I picked it up one night and played the whole thing in one sitting. I'll prolly go back to it sometime soon.

Mrbojangles34

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Condemned - Bought it looking for a good horror game, and it sat on my shelf for upwards of 3 months. I picked it up one night and played the whole thing in one sitting. I'll prolly go back to it sometime soon.

Elian2530

Red Dead Redemption.

Alan Wake would be in that category for me. I really enjoy this game and hopefully will finish it soon.