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The Giant List Of Games Our Readers Must Defend
Yesterday I posed a question to readers: What generally disliked games do you defend? The responses from readers were wide and varied, covering games I didn't even realize needed defending. I've gathered the results here.
First up, in the chart above, you will find all the games that multiple readers stood up to defend. Listed in order of the how often a game was mentioned by readers, Batman: Arkham Origins and Assassin's Creed III were the big winners. Readers wrote that they find themselves standing up for these games the most. Destiny was also brought up often with defenders as well as people proclaiming their distaste for the game. I was also surprised to see a lot of folks mention Silent Hill: Homecoming. It's a game I never finished, and am now wondering if maybe I should have.
The following games each received only two mentions in the comments, meaning they certainly have their defenders, but not enough to merit inclusion above: Alice: Madness Returns, Aliens vs. Predator, Alone in the Dark (2008) Assassin's Creed Revelations, Beyond Two Souls, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Champions of Norrath, Chrono Cross, Evolv, Fallout: New Vegas, Final Fantasy XII, Godzilla (2015), Halo 4, Hitman Absolution, Homefront, Indigo Prophecy, Jedi Power Battle, L.A. Noire, Nier, Paper Mario: Sticker Star Saga, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Adventure 2, Star Fox Command, The Evil Within, Zelda II: Adventure of Link, and ZombiU.
These games – a huge list – were only mentioned once in the comments, proving that many games have defenders, even they don't have armies behind them. This is also the list that has the most games I didn't realize needed defending: Advent Rising, Alan Wake, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Alundra 2, Amazing Spider-man, Amy, Anarchy Reigns, Army of two, Battlefield 4, Battlefield: Hardline, Binary Domain, Bioshock Infinite, Blacksite Area 51, Blinx, Blur, Breakdown, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Cold Fear, Condemned 2: Bloodshot, Crackdown 2, Dark Void, Dead Island, Dead Island: Riptide, Deadly Premonition, Deadpool, Devil May Cry 2, Dead or Alive 5, Fable 3, Far Cry 2, Five Nights at Freddy's, Fuse, Geist, Genji: Days of the Blade, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, Golden Axe: Beast Rider, Grabbed By The Ghoulies, Heavenly Sword, I Am Alive, Jurassic Park: Trespasser, Kameo: Elements of Power, Lego Jurassic World, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Lost Planet 2, Mario Party 2, Marvel Puzzle Quest, Max Payne 3, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6, Mega Man X5, Mirror's Edge, Need for Speed: The Run, Perfect Dark Zero, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, Prototype, Red Faction: Armageddon, Red Steel, Remember Me, Resistance 3, Resonance of Fates, Risen 2, Ryse: Son of Rome, Shadow Man, Shadows of the Damned, Sleeping Dogs, Sonic Adventure, Sonic Lost World, Soul Calibur IV, Splatterhouse, Star Fox Assault, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic 2, Super Mario Sunshine, Syndicate, The Bouncer, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, The Crew, The Darkness, The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Titanfall, Two Worlds 2, Uncharted 3, Wet, and Wii Sports Resort.
Here are some of my favorite comments from the discussion. HoboLuvin wrote, "Jurassic Park: Trespasser! If you can look past the glitches, the overall poor design, and atrocious platforming, there is a lot of fun to be had!" That's a lot of important shortcomings you're asking us to look past to enjoy a game. jellymachine wrote, "Sonic 2006. I am not kidding/trolling. I legitimately did enjoy it." I would say jellymachine is alone, but this reader discussion proves they weren't.
DuskMirage brought up a good point writing, "I'm noticing a trend in these comments. A lot of the games people have mentioned are sequels that aren't necessarily bad in and of themselves, but didn't quite live up to their pedigree or made controversial changes to their series' established formula."
Finally I appreciated the sentiment from ArkayneShad0w who wrotein response to the question what generally disliked games do you defend: "All of them. I dislike negativity in general. I don't mind someone saying they dislike something, but people take it way too far."
There are a lot of games listed here, but surely one of your favorite games that is disliked by most isn't listed above. Make sure to bring it up in the comments.
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