right. We have all heard of Deadly Premonition. The game that is so bad it circles back around to being fun somehow, and its coming to steam apparently which is kind of cool.

So Im curious. what other games out there are generally terrible but surprisingly fun?

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If its fun its not bad.

I don't get it.

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+1 me neither

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+1.

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You can play a game that is glitchy, terribly designed and full of bad design choices, yet still enjoy it on a kind of comedy/parody level. For example, the movie "Foodfight!" is a fine example of "So bad that it's good"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uROQ9nplxIY

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I disagree I guess, but if I enjoy something it is good to me, might not be good to normal standards but fuck that noise anyways.

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Hmm... maybe he means games like Surgeon Simulator, which has "bad" controls and is fun to play. (I know that these controls are intended :) )

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It was made that way to be fun, its not a bad game because of that, sorry I still don't get it....I mean if its fun its good in my mind at least.

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Fun != good.

Saints Row the Third is a fucking horrible game but it can provide fun times.

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No. Saints Row 3 was not terrible, it was a letdown compared to 2 but it was still a very good game actually...

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+1, holy god I'm doing achievements MP in it right now and jeeze. I feel like a pig just playing it.

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You can enjoy bad games when taken in a different context, ala Mystery Science Theater 3000

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Postal 3 anyone ? :D
Its funny to play, but still glitchy...

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Postal 2 is loads better without the horrible stuff Postal 3 brought in, actually the devs of Postal 2 don't even consider it a Postal game, to the point of refusing any part in it, even monetary.

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lol I'm sorry but that sounds pretty dumb from people who like making violent games where you kill innocent people

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I don't follow your reasoning.

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My reasoning is that these people seem to care much about Postal 3 but not about depicting killing innocent people and animals, thus their priorities may be a bit off.

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It's a videogame. There's nothing wrong with "killing" "innocent" "people" and "animals". Also leave the demagogery at home.

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Nor is there anything more wrong with Postal 3 to warrant such a childish attitude from Postal 2 devs. Also I have no idea what "demagogery" means. What is the actual message you want to convey to all of our dear readers here?

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Well I'm not exactly sure if they were involved. But if someone took a series I've been involved into and created something as bad as Postal 3 I wouldn't want to have anything to do with it either.

Also, demagoguery. Forgot an u when writing it.

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But well...I suppose whoever did Portal 3 had the rights to make it. A game is a Postal game when it has the name Postal 3. Also Postal 3 is 1/3 of what defines "Postal". Postal and Postal 2 are 2/3 of what defines "Postal".

Oh ok, I suppose I can understand what it means from the context.

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Who cares?

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Apparently you do one way or the other since you commented:)

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No you say the Running with scissors' caring more about a terribly made game ruining the image of their franchise than "killing innocent people and animals" is misplaced priorities. I say, why does it matter? Yes, the games let you kill anything in sight, which I find to be a great stress reliever and plenty entertaining. So why should they care more about that than having their reputation marred by a title that the company that they let develop apparently didn't care enough to finish and refine? You said the priorities were off. I said, who cares? I don't care about their priorities, but it actually sounded like you did yourself.

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You're right. But I believe quite alot of people care. That doesn't mean that they should or should not care. For example if person is more concerned about their eraser being in the wrong place in their desk than about the person next door having a seizure, most people would think that this person doesn't have their priorities right. I think that this person has a priority which is neither right or wrong. Sometimes I need to be reminded of this though, like you just did.

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you don't have to kill inocent people or animals on postal 2... you can, yes, but you don't have to...
you can go peacefull through the town ,without shooting or peeing anybody if you want...
maybe when you played it, you WANTED to kill innocent people and animals...
also... videogames are not real.

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I haven't played the games:p And I wouldn't want to kill them, especially not the animals.

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Nope, actually this game gave so much freedom that you could go through it without killing a single person or animal. You get a Pacifist rank named Jesus. Really its a well designed game even though people will say its not.

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Jesus killed people though:s

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Point still remains :-P!

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Bad Rats , wouldn't say it's that bad..

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Err..it is. However I wouldn't say it's any fun at all.

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Hitler: I wouldn't say he was that bad...

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Infestation or whatever it's called now. (WarZ)

When you are drunk and try to play it, with friends around, it causes so many laughs because of how awful everything about it is.
My friend has this game and we tried to play it at a party and we were timing how long anyone could go on without getting sniped by a hacker. It was hysterical.

*edit for bad typing.

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lol - touche!

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If something is fun, it cannot be bad. No matter what kind of games you like or what aspects you like in a game, fun is probably what everyone universally wants from all games. Fun = good. Not fun = bad.

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+1

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Ride to Hell:Retribution looks like it may fit the bill The reviews are terrible, and the gameplay footage I've watched is shockingly bad. If nothing else, people should at least watch Yahtzee's review of the game.

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I know a lot of people say Prototype is bad, but I enjoy playing that a lot.

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Well then it isn't bad.

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That's why I disagree with them! I never said it was bad. :p

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But the thread is for...actually I'm not sure what it's for but I'm pretty certain that you're supposed to think some game is bad and fun. So if you consider it to be good and fun then that's for some other thread. Not sure though:s

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Its discussing games that are fun because they're deeply flawed, not in spite of it. Big Rigs is probably the best known example.

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I'm not familiar with that game but if you think it's somehow fun, then it has accomplished the most relevant aspect of what defines "good", thus it cannot be bad imo.

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If you wat examples of "it's so bad that it's good" look at movies by Ed Wood or Troma.

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All right. My movie example would be The Room then.

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Be warned, however... Avoid any Uwe Boll films. These are unrelentingly bad with no redeeming features, no matter what anyone might tell you...

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They're certainly not very fun.

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Oh god. What's the mass murderer movie by Uwe Boll? Where the guy puts on a suit of armor and just shoots everyone up? I don't even think there was a plot!

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I'm not an avid watcher of his films, but google says "Rampage". It actually got a 6.2 rating on IMDB, although I'd suggest that this simply confirms what atheists have known all along.

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Yes, that's the one. Did a project on it in Psychology a few years back. I wouldn't give it a 6.2, more like a 5.2ish score. It really isn't that good. :p

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Not a bad game, IMO.

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WOT? It was a super fun game doing parkours and super abilities. Saints Row IV might've copied a little bit off of them

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Haven't played SR4 yet, but how did they copy a little it off of Prototype? o.O

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I enjoyed Resident Evil 6 and Ace of Spades.

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+1 for Ace of Spades

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I like Ace of Spades as well. Most of my friends hate it for some reason..

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Secret of the Magic Crystals was quite fun

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no :¤

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Bad game and no, not fun at all. I could not bear it.

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But could you...horse it?

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I enjoyed Walking Dead Survival Instinct but a lot of people didn't :P

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Final Fantasy 13. As much hate as it gets for being different from previous Final Fantasy games, its incredibly fun. Its combat is challenging until you learn strategies to engage most enemies. The characters were great, the game was beautiful, the music was quite enjoyable, and you could challenge yourself even after you beat the final boss.

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It gets hate from passionate people that are very vocal. It's not a bad game.

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If you consider a hallway "not a bad game."

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It's not a good Final Fantasy game, but that doesn't make it a bad game. I enjoyed it quite a lot, and also its sequel.

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Yep, that's the whole game. Just standing in a hallway. eyeroll

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I think I have had more entertainment standing in some hallways than the hallway simulator as I felt FF13 was. Soo linear it is akin to a specific something going through a goose.

Could not stand the game due to it, and the battle-system was also crappy in all truth. A better battle-system than 12s but that is not saying much... as it was not much better really. Since in both systems you can if you wanted go into a sort of auto-pilot mode. More so in 12 than 13, but still.

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Sorry for the little rant there.. its just one of those odd things that when I see people defend that pile, I have to say something.

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God Hand...

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But God Hand isn't a bad game.

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I think he meant God Mode. It's a pretty bad game, but if you're into horde mode, you'd find a lot of enjoyment out of it.

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God Hand would kind of apply. If you're not into that kind of game I can see how people would find it teethgratingly irritating and perhaps poorly designed (if they weren't used to that kind of twitch game).

Speaking of God Mode, that's my opening giveaway. :s
Aheheh~

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Demigod.

(I'm a dota player, it might not be that fun to you, if you are not into mobas.)

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Afterfall Insanity. Some really well crafted playtime is often marred by some of the most hilarious cutscenes and fights. It's both terrifying and hilarious. Nothing like it.

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I haven't played it yet but I though the voice acting was horrendous in the trailer.

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Will Rock, it's a dumb Serious Sam knockoff that failed to capture the nuances of what made the level design of Serious Sam so good, but it's still a lot of fun!

Dredd vs Death, it's a short game that screams budget cuts, but it is surprisingly fun if you're looking for a shooter where you play as a cop and arrest baddies.

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I actually enjoyed playing Crash Twinsanity. The environments were quite detailed, and the platforming was solid. It's a shame that Vivendi's corporate meddling made the game a shell of what the devs originally intended.

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It's not possible to be bad and fun at the same time. PERIOD>

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apparently it is, read what people said when I tried to say that

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Look at what deadly premonition is.

Buggy, broken, horrible voice acting and character models, schizophrenic tone and frankly insane story, everything about that game is horrible.

yet the game is somehow fun, thats what I was asking about, games like that. So bad they are good.

Think like Troll 2 (as seen in "Best Worst Movie") or Plan 9 From Outer Space but for video games.

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Dead Island

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I think is a good game

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the game has 80 metascore, so its not a bad game.

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Started campaign 3 times, couldn't play for more than the first mission cause it bored me to death. Metascore doesn't make a game good, just look at CoD.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines, don't know why people calling it a garbage, but it's pretty fun for me, I enjoyed it in coop or bug hunt with friends.

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Total overdose.
Story is lame..map navigation and driving is awkward..yet insanely fun game :)
also kane and lynch 2 is not that bad.

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I'd say Minecraft. It's not a good game but I still played it constantly for a 18 months.

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alpha protocol... dunno why, but enjoyed this game lol

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Alpha Protocol isn't bad. It's actually very underrated

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Sniper: Ghost Warrior.

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The sequel is bloody amazing.

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Postal II

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