Bad games that you like anyways?

[Stark]

Akimbo funky pistol > Daikatana? You could probably mention UT98 in this thread - there's no good reason to like it anymore since it's been done better, but it's a cool fucking game anyway.

[Dooey Jo]

I liked the silly (big emphasis on the silly) platformer Mischief Makers, but I appear to be pretty lonely in that respect, which must mean that it's bad. Somehow. Maybe it's not grimdark enough (even though it has two levels where you just go around murdering the shit out of things), or maybe it's terrible for using sprites instead of blocky 3D models (apparently that was a valid criticism back in the days).

I still haven't been able to figure out why some dudes have socks on their heads, though. I can understand the flowers, but the socks...

[Jade Falcon]

One game that was pure stupid, though unfortunately also bugged was the way over the top Sin which had the extreme bad fortune to come out at the same time as Half Life. Stupid..yes, over the top, yes, fun in a brainless sort of way..fuck yes.

[The Yosemite Bear]

mind you Rise of the Triad came out well before UT, Diakatana, etc, and already had the Chow Yun-Fat mojo included in the box.

[Molyneux]

What, no mention at all of Alter Echo? Best example of a great game concept ruined by shoddy development I've ever seen. I'd STILL love to see a sequel with some effort put into it.

[Davey]

My best worst games are as follows:

Bloodrayne 2 - an utterly bland, repetitive and formulaic 'thug-tosser' type game that sells to the thirteen year old pocketmining demographic on the premise of being able to watch a sexually promiscuous, implausibly curvy bisexual half vampire that would be too top-heavy to even stand straight, much less poledance through levels on high heels wearing latex fetishwear dry-hump her victims while sucking on their necks. Yet, I find it's actually a lot of fun if you cheat the hell out of it and then just stay in one place, and just toss minions around with the game music muted out and the Benny Hills' theme song playing overtop it on a loop, because, well, you know, everything's funnier when Yakety Sax is added!

Command & Conquer: Generals - I think everyone on this board knows what I'm talking about. The voice acting in this game is purely hilarious,and most of the time that's the reason I play it. I could care less about the micromanagement, I just like watching stuff blow up and listen to people talk with overly stereotypical and poorly-impersonated middle eastern accents. Most of the time I just like making lots of bomb trucks, arranging them in silly patterns and then watching them blow up like dominoes.

Nerf ArenaBlast - So it's just Unreal Tournament with nerf guns. But I like the way they contrasted it and made all the colours really bright and vivid. It's a nice break from the usual shit brown/gunmetal grey of modern games, and I like it for that, if for nothing else.

These three I remember off the top of my head, but I know I'll recall some more as I go or read through this thread.

[Samuel]

Command & Conquer: Generals - I think everyone on this board knows what I'm talking about. The voice acting in this game is purely hilarious,and most of the time that's the reason I play it. I could care less about the micromanagement, I just like watching stuff blow up and listen to people talk with overly stereotypical and poorly-impersonated middle eastern accents. Most of the time I just like making lots of bomb trucks, arranging them in silly patterns and then watching them blow up like dominoes.

Explain for those of us who have no taste.

One level inb the games campaign, I defended my base with one bomb truck

Invisible AND capable of running down infantry.

[Joviwan]

I liked the silly (big emphasis on the silly) platformer Mischief Makers, but I appear to be pretty lonely in that respect, which must mean that it's bad. Somehow. Maybe it's not grimdark enough (even though it has two levels where you just go around murdering the shit out of things), or maybe it's terrible for using sprites instead of blocky 3D models (apparently that was a valid criticism back in the days).

I still haven't been able to figure out why some dudes have socks on their heads, though. I can understand the flowers, but the socks...

...wait, was this a platformer on the n64? **googles**

IT WAS! Holy crap, I had that game! I never beat it because it was too hard, but it was a LOT off fun otherwise. Wow, I had completely forgotten about that.

[Isil`Zha]

Monster Hunter, the original, on the PS2.

There were quite a few glaring flaws, but I still loved that game...

It's too bad that the only good part of it (the online) is dead because the third party company hosting it decided to drop all PS2 support so suddenly, that they were even completely unwilling to help someone else take over their proprietary setup...

[Almightyboredone]

The History Channel's Civil War FPS. Granted, I'm a sucker for crappy FPSes, and could agree with any of those already mentioned, but something about this particular one just endears itself to me. Mabye it's the single shot muskets; mabye it's the baynets, sabres and bowie knives; mabye it's that History Channel Narrator Guy.

For whatever reason, this game is my most often played game on my PS2, despite the horrible (read:non-existant) AI, tiny, linear levels, and complete lack of production values.

[RazorOutlaw]

Ha what's even better is that there are TWO Civil War FPS games released by the History Channel. I forget their names but I did see both down at the local gamestop. I was half-tempted to buy one of them because it was cheap and I wanted to see how the game played. Does it take a long time to reload the musket (i.e. a full thirty seconds?) or did they quicken the pace because its primarily an action game?

[Almightyboredone]

The one I have (A Nation Divided) it takes a very long time to reload; I haven't timed it before, but it's usually quicker to switch to another weapons or use melee...even if using melee requires you to run across a small field.

[Ryushikaze]

I liked the silly (big emphasis on the silly) platformer Mischief Makers, but I appear to be pretty lonely in that respect, which must mean that it's bad. Somehow. Maybe it's not grimdark enough (even though it has two levels where you just go around murdering the shit out of things), or maybe it's terrible for using sprites instead of blocky 3D models (apparently that was a valid criticism back in the days).

I still haven't been able to figure out why some dudes have socks on their heads, though. I can understand the flowers, but the socks...

Mischief Makers was awesome, both from a 'this if fun' and from a 'well designed game' standpoint.

I'm quite fond of Erejevatsu (AKA Evil Zone), a silly two button early 3d fighting game (1 button is block, the other and button directions are all of your attacks). It's not terribly well balanced, the cut scenes are cheesy, and the 3d is very clumsy, but the game just has this sense of whimsy I can't get enough of. All the characters are essentially expys of various anime characters, and story modes are told as if each different battle was a different episode in an anime series, complete with next episode teasers and fully intentional self mockery. It's not the best game ever, but it had a great idea and did it well.

[Joviwan]

I'm going to have to mention the Battle Arena Toshinden series. The amount of hours and dedication I put into that game is a number I'm embarrassed to admit these days, but I still had more fun than I had any right to. I never owned a game aside from the first one and the game for Gameboy (There was a blockbuster right outside my house), but I did own the VHS two-episode anime. The fighting was slow and clunky, the main three characters are a shameless ken/ryu/akuma rip-off, the games were filled with a myriad of wonderful bugs (Like getting ringed out during your post-battle victory pose), and overall they were just very poorly achieved.

I still had fun, goddammit.

[CaptHawkeye]

Ya know, i'll throw it out there.

Killzone. The game set itself up so well, with the most fucking awesome intro i've seen since the days of Freespace. The game's weapon setup is cool, well balanced, and even makes sense. It's just too bad the developers clearly ran out of time to make it. The levels are a largely hit or miss affair either being complete shit like that stupid Trench Training level. Or they can be really well designed and even a bit scenic like Vekta City or the mountains. The AI is pretty typical of FPS games. Run. Shoot. Get shot.

The story's end is absolutely god awful. It plays out like a rejected DS:9 episode. Luckily the things don't get heavy-handed until after the half way point. Prior to that the game is basically what it should be. IE: You are your dudes at war.

"Is that guy Hakha?"

"Nah"

Then there's the Helghast. I try to avoid gushing over things like this because they don't impact the game play much. Christ though, they were just cool. "Space Nazis" is a concept that's been done but never really done right. Then you see the Helghast run in with that crazy black stormtrooper armour and their Insert Hitler actually being motivational. (Brian Cox rules.)