Games you didn't expect to be good, but ended up surprising you.

+1 on this. I love this game. Wish I had more time to play.

+1

The physics of the game is out of the world and that's the best part.

+1 no lie

proved!

http://steamcommunity.com/app/262850/discussions/0/35221584674795350/

Looks like it won't be that soon. xD

Really? I got kind of confused with the logic of that game, I think I didn't even finished Pt.1, however it did surprise me the depth of how much places you can go and people with whom you can interact with

Because of the impact you make, literal and figural :D

DO NOT MASH THE BUTTONS

+25

Me too. :)

+100 on Jericho.

I recently finished it. It gets absolutely no love for how cool it is. The sniper (Black) is too overpowered though.

Been thinking of playing Jericho. Might do it in a few weeks.

Part of the thing about Skyrim (and Elder Scrolls games in general) is that they're just so well implemented. You can't really get a sense of how unbelievably good they are just by reading a feature list or seeing some screenshots; even if that gives you some idea, the core of what makes them great is how well-assembled every part is. It's just really clear that the people who make them know what makes a game fun.

Paranormal? Urgh. Just... urgh.
All it has is jump-scares from the very get-go, no pacing, predictable as balls, and incredibly short.

I have opposite for me with xcom, i was hyped so for 20h i was hoping it'll get better, it didn't.

+1 for To the Moon, One Finger Death Punch and Papers, Please.

Same about Payday 2, I played the first one and it was meh, didn't really feel it... but the 2nd is really awesome, the music helped it a lot =)

^ This

This. Very underrated and overlooked game. I'm really not a fan of 3rd person shooters yet this one was awesome. Great story (especially dialogues between characters made it for me), fun gameplay and awesome boss fights. I thought this game is going to be borefest cover-shooter but after first mission I couldn't stop playing it.

This totally surprised me! Great campaign, although I wish they had created a better experience with the multiplayer/skirmish system for the replay value.

Oh hell yes.

The only qualm I had with that game was the back-asswards leveling system.

You are actually incentivized for trying to SKIP content without grinding; grinding ends up causing enemies to grow exponentially stronger and it just gets so dumb.

edit: http://lastremnant.wikia.com/wiki/Differences_between_Xbox_360_and_PC_versions
and http://lastremnant.wikia.com/wiki/Battle_Rank

BR effects on XBOX 360
Increased BR effectively decreases the rewards for fighting monsters.
Increased BR increases enemy stats, most notably, HP.
Increased BR has no effect on rare monster stats, most notably their HP.
Increased BR causes enemies to use improved versions of their techniques.
Increased BR enables various unit enhancements, including weapon upgrades and access to new skill sets.
Increased BR allows access to various additional recruits, notably a large number of soldiers.
BR effects on PC
Increased BR has little effect on the rewards for fighting monsters.
Increased BR increases enemy stats, most notably, HP.
Increased BR causes enemies to use improved versions of their techniques.
Increased BR enables various unit enhancements, including weapon upgrades and access to new skill sets.
Increased BR allows access to various additional recruits, notably a large number of soldiers.

PC version is not as bad as the XBOX360 version but seriously, grinding ends up causing you more issues than if you just skip grinding (but then you end up missing stuff, sigh)

As far as XCOM, I never played the original so I had no expectations, but I just didn't think I'd like that type of game. But I ended up loving the crap out of it. The battles very quite intense when I started losing characters I'd developed for hours, especially when I'd have problems replacing a certain class.

Woooooaaah !!! Congratz for all the achievements !!!

I have to agree (also got all the achievements)

Tiny and Big was a huge surprise. I wanted to just get cards but found myself in an awesome game!

+1 For me was that sensation of perfection, even when I succeeded on a certain level but knew I could do better, I usually replayed every level until I was happy with the outcome.

I kinda can understand why you don't like one finger death punch, if it makes you feel better i hate the euro truck simulator series (never liked car/driving games anyway)

+1 for The Cat Lady, definitely my kind of stuff

Oh yeah, Cat Lady is an amazing game :D

and yes, you're the only one not liking One Finger Death Punch ^^

Glory to Arstotzka.

+1

Wait... if you thought it looked bad, why did you enter to win it? I mean, there are people who actually want games, so reducing their chances just to bolster your own game archive seems a bit... yeah.

I mean, it was great that it was a happy discovery for you, but still.

This, I heard the game was on the bad/okish side but I really enjoyed it.

Loved Murdered: Soul Suspect! :)

+1 for Dark Messiah of Might & Magic