Today we ask ourselves and you the question: What game did you have no expectations for and were then blown away?
The Cucumbers of the Internet
If we take a moment to reflect soberly: The virtual world is full of cucumbers. There are games where you can hardly do anything else but walk from A to B. Every 10 minutes you get stuck with your character somewhere and can’t move anymore. Other games focus only on one aspect, which is often not particularly realistic wobbling animations of secondary sexual characteristics (Scarlet Blade, anyone?). But hidden among all the garbage, in all the bad productions, there are also a few really good games that you wouldn’t expect at first glance – and this is where we ask: Which MMO was better than you expected at the beginning?
Cortyn says: I have seen some really, really bad games in my life. This, in turn, has led me to not give many games a chance anymore if the screenshots or trailers don’t get me excited at first glance. Nevertheless, there are some examples where I had absolutely no expectations. One of those games is definitely TERA. Even today, I can’t rationally explain why I even bought TERA (but what can I rationally explain anymore?). I just felt like playing a new game and it got into the shopping cart faster than I could think about it.
Although my first thought when creating the character was already “Oh dear!” at the sight of the character models of both genders, the whole thing quickly transformed into a coherent overall picture. The world had a coherent design, and the combat system was incredibly fun at the time. For a “new” universe, the background story in the game was well thought out and even relatively dark, which I liked immediately. The multitude of role players surprised me so much that my initial doubts due to the revealing clothing of most outfits were quickly dispelled – now the Castanic even count among my favorite races.
But now back to you! Which game did you perhaps expect nothing from and only started because a friend recommended it or because a strange mood overtook you? Which game turned out to be significantly better than your first impression suggested? Share it with us and discuss in the comments!
