Most hated game thats actually good

[goldenband]

I've always been mystified by the near-universal disdain directed at Asterix and the Great Rescue. I thought it was a reasonably fun platformer with great music and pretty good stage design (until the devs phoned it in at the end). I guess people can't accept the short range of Asterix's attack, but it's not like it's an oversight. The whole game is designed around letting the enemies come to you before you attack -- it even says so in the manual -- and I had no problem adapting to it.

I also think Jewel Master and Super Hydlide are among the better Genesis titles in their respective genres (action-platformer and RPG), but some folks vehemently disagree.

[QuickSciFi]

Phantasy Star III has the best music of any and all Phantasy Star games. It is also unique in setting a mood; knowing exactly how to tell an immense story arc in the shortest amount of time for any RPG. It is one of my favorite RPGs overall, and though PSII is my favorite overall, it is hard for me to place another atop PSIII (perhaps only equate them to it).

Also, another game that is quite good:
Goofy's Hysterical History Tour.

I feel the controls are just perfect. One just needs to learn them, that is all. It is a very satisfying game that is ubiquitously hated.

[j_factor]

I enjoyed Zoom!. I found it addictive even. It reminded me of old games like Qix and Pepper II. I guess that kind of gameplay is a bit outdated for the Genesis era, but I still enjoyed it. And anyway, Ultimate Qix doesn't get that kind of hate.

I've always been mystified by the near-universal disdain directed at Asterix and the Great Rescue. I thought it was a reasonably fun platformer with great music and pretty good stage design (until the devs phoned it in at the end). I guess people can't accept the short range of Asterix's attack, but it's not like it's an oversight. The whole game is designed around letting the enemies come to you before you attack -- it even says so in the manual -- and I had no problem adapting to it.

I didn't know that game was hated. I thought it was a perfectly fine action platformer. I liked it more than the SMS Asterix game, which gets its share of praise.

[Assman]

I gotta go for Streets of Rage/Bare Knuckle 3. Granted most of the hate around here is directed at the localization, but quite a few people trash the original game too.

As much as I prefer BK3 and agree with the criticisms of the arbitrary changes made to it, if we somehow we lived in a world where SoR3 was the only version of the game that existed, it'd still be a beastly beat-em-up and one of my favorites.

[Tor Landeel]

I think outrunners is one of the most hated game, since it shares very little compared to the arcade version, and it forces you to play split screen all the time.
While it's not the greatest port, the game, picked alone as it is, is very fun especially when played with a friend. Also, unlocking Virtua Formula is a nice challenge.

[SegaSonic91]

I loved PSIII! I played it before II but after the SMS original. I never understood the hate. It was one of the first RPGs I ever played and I have really great memories of it.

I never liked Eternal Champions and never understood why it has such a fan base. It just never did it for me and it still doesn't. I was never sure if the most important things were improved in the MEGA-CD version, such as animation frames. I looked at a gameplay video a week or two ago, and it didn't even have speech. I can't remember if that is right or not. If it is, that's just pathetic.

One thing I could never understand is why the PC Engine's Super CD system with is tiny 2mbit memory, had fighting games that murdered any of the very few MCD fighters with its 6mbit cache in terms of sprite animation and overall graphics. Advanced V.G and Askua 100% are good examples. That "Burning Fists" game was a bit of a joke in both areas and that was made 1994!

[negative chill]

But quite a few people trash the original game too.

I grew up playing the original a lot with my cousin via the Sega 6-Pak cart. But after playing Streets Of Rage Remake and Bare Knuckle III, I really can't go back to SOR 1. There's just so much that was improved over time with the sequels that it's almost kind of back to taking baby steps

It was good for what it was and still is, but it's pretty archaic these days

[paulojr_mam]

I entered here with a game in my mind, but now that I read the topic, I don't know...
It's Generations Lost, but it seems more a case of underrated than hated.
I cleared it and found it one of the best Genesis games, but people just doesn't seem to like it. Or like it enough.

[Conan]

I did not enjoy Star Odyssey / Blu Almanac very much at all. Reminded me of the old Ultima RPG

[Dragonmaster Lou]

This might just be me, but I'd have to say Sword of Vermillion, if only for the nostalgia of being the first RPG I ever beat. That said, if someone else doesn't think it's good, I'm not going to argue with them. That game did have its fair share of problems.

[Assman]

I grew up playing the original a lot with my cousin via the Sega 6-Pak cart. But after playing Streets Of Rage Remake and Bare Knuckle III, I really can't go back to SOR 1. There's just so much that was improved over time with the sequels that it's almost kind of back to taking baby steps

It was good for what it was and still is, but it's pretty archaic these days

Sorry, by "original" I meant Bare Knuckle 3 as opposed to the localized version.

[Kamahl]

A lot of the time "hate" requires that some kind of "trust" be broken. If you don't really have an expectation of something, there's no reason to hate that thing. Most games that are "hated", are so because they were hyped and the person got disappointed, or they belonged to a series that they pretty much "shat" on (not necessarily by being bad, but by not following expectations, GA 3 is a great example, Thief made a great point in his latest post in the GA 3 thread, his expectations were different).

Truly bad games aren't hated, they're either mocked or ignored. Why is Chakan "hated"? Because it had massive potential, and anyone who plays it can see it. It's the disappointment that causes the hate.

[QuickSciFi]

I did not enjoy Star Odyssey / Blu Almanac very much at all. Reminded me of the old Ultima RPG

So... Are you saying the game is hated, but is actually good?

[Conan]

SCiFi , I am saying many people liked Ultima but not me, and i see the same thing happening with Blue Almanac, i do not enjoy the way its programmed, i WANT to like it but was so let down by the final outcome.

So yes it may be a good game, but i cannot enjoy it.

[QuickSciFi]

Yeah. It's true that the game has gotten hate. And probably because of the way the game is built. It does have a very unique leveling system that gets people frustrated.

In fact, I'm having trouble recalling who else other than myself truly loved this title.