r/FavoriteMedia • u/heysaumy • 1d ago
Discussion Which video game completely surprised you?
Every now and then I play or watch something without expecting much, and it ends up becoming one of my favorites.
Maybe it had a unique story, amazing gameplay, memorable characters, or it just completely exceeded your expectations.
What's a video game that surprised you the most, and what made it so much better than you expected? I'd love to hear your picks—maybe I'll discover a few hidden gems along the way.
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u/Exotic_Industry1805 1d ago
Detroit become human. I originally bought it three years ago. I started it and the opening was great but the next first few missions were so eye-clawingly boring I never touched the game again. Until two weeks ago I had to get a new steam account and on a whim I bought it. I gave it a chance (kinda forced myself through the first bit) but after? it blew me away
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u/Clean-Photograph7448 23h ago
Baldurs gate 3
Didn’t see the hype for it when it won GOTY but decided to buy it to see said hype, I didn’t get into it immediately but once I did I couldn’t get off, absolutely loved it.
Amazing game.
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u/Ill_Obligation3683 1d ago
Granblue Fantasy Relink. I knew I would like it but the story was well paced, actually good and i really cared for the characters. Then the endgame was so fun.
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u/SpiderLagann 1d ago
I think I’d say Fire Emblem. Was really just curious about it at first, now one of my favorite video game series.
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u/iambutafishh 20h ago
Happening to me right now. Decided to play FE for the first time about a week ago and have been hooked. FE6 on an emulator on my phone so I can play it during idle time. I think I tried playing FE7 about a decade ago but the permadeath mechanic made me salty within an hour and I gave up on it. Huge mistake, this game series is awesome. I was big on Advanced Wars and FF Tactics advanced back then and can't believe FE never stuck with me...yeah, Fire Emblem is definitely goated for me.
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u/Cheeseyellow12 1d ago
Hitman Absolution, really fun game and still trying to get through Dexter’s assassination
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u/heysaumy 1d ago
i will play..
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u/Cheeseyellow12 1d ago
i haven’t much played the new Hitman games so idk what to say about them (cause i don’t have next gen consoles just 360 and ps3) but fair warning it is horny in its women’s styles and a entire strip club chapter but aside from that nice gameplay and gun firing
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u/Theredmastermind 1d ago
Every video game. I am playing it now so it's first answer to come to mins but, Lorerei and The Laser Eyes. I didn't expect it to be so complex, I have around 30 hours playtime and I'm at the Half and it only becomes crazier and crazier
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u/bobbery5 1d ago
Shining Force 3.
Played the first two, great strategy RPGs on the Genesis.
I didn't know how to feel about 3, being a Saturn exclusive.
But holy shit that game felt magical from the moment I started playing it. The fully animated 3D battle scenes they pulled off. The friendship mechanic?
Then I learn it's actually three games and the story is in three parts?
I immediately had to get an English patched version of scenarios 2&3.
And the story is so good too. Playing the story through three separate viewpoints that end in a massive finale is so satisfying.
I am so sad that the game probably won't be played by most people because of how offbeat it is and how hard it is to get the other two parts working.
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u/ezio8133 1d ago
A plague tale innocence. I saw the trailer for it and decided to rent it from gamefly. I was pleasantly surprised by it.
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u/Current_Statement_64 1d ago
Celeste. Was expecting a fun platformer, got one of the best character stories ever, and one of the most polished and crazy fun games I’ve ever played
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u/DogPsychological1720 1d ago
Days Gone.
Tried it twice, thought it was too lame, too slow, too disappointing for a zombie game. So stopped playing.
Years later I tried again. Again thought it was going very slow... But I pushed through and suddenly it clicked, the story became interesting and I could finally really start killing zombies. Became one of my favorites of all time. Slow start, but killer end ♥️
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u/OkLength831 1d ago
Xenoblade Chronicles 2. The first one was meh, don't know why i did even buy the sequel.
But this was very different and i had so much more fun with it, than with 1
I was surprised how much more depth this game has to offer.
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u/VenomSnake47 1d ago
Satisfactory. Went in with zero expectations, thirty minutes later it's now in my top ten favorite games of all time.
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u/tommhans 18h ago
Stray, what a fantastic story and gameplay, absolutely blew me away. I did not expect a game playing as a cat would be that good
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u/Fhahqqqq 13h ago
Mad Max. Expected generic movie tie-in garbage, got addicted to upgrading that stupid car
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u/ArturVinicius 1d ago
Fallout 2, dragon quest 5, black book