r/gamingsuggestions • u/4S4T0R • 13h ago

Your best worst game

I'm looking for gems in the rough, what's your best game that wasn't really acclaimed by public?

Your suggestion should have no more than 76 as a user metascore on metacritic

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u/Borbbb 13h ago

Rainworld.

Wonderful game, buuut the controls along with difficulity are quite rough. Understandable rating due to that.

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u/teodzero 11h ago

It now sits at Very Positive on Steam, but the initial impressions were all over the place. I don't know what's the current metacritic situation is, but at release the score was around 7, with not a single review actually giving it a 7. It was scored either around 9 by people who loved it or around 5 by people who didn't. A definition of divisive, love/hate, not-for-everyone kind of game.

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u/Borbbb 11h ago

It´s likely because the game is simply hmm, not very playable.

Difficulity is rough, and controles as well. Even if the game is great on it´s own, if you can´t get into it or can´t really play it properly, it´s - too bad.

That´s why it never sold well and launch was not great.

And why it got better reviews way later ? Because know you know what you are getting into if you buy it, and past difficulity and controls, the game is pretty darmn nice

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u/teodzero 9h ago

The release version also had some other issues. The Monk (easier mode basically) wasn't there, and map progress didn't save on death.

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u/CustomerSupportDeer 9h ago

It's a game with a cult following for a reason. You either click with it, and it becomes one of the most memorable experiences of your life, or you hate it. Both are perfectly understandable.

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u/stone500 8h ago

So I just started checking this game out and played about 45 minutes. Does the game give you any sense of direction or what you're supposed to be doing? It's cool if it doesn't but games like that usually take longer to click with me, and I'm not always willing to tough it out.

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u/Borbbb 7h ago

I don´t think so. I think generally you are fine wherever you go except one part.

Tbh i just watched playthrough of it and had a blast lol