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The Gamer presents RPGs that got some bad reviews:

10 Badly Reviewed RPGs That Are Actually Good

The RPG genre is one of the most sought-after in gaming for its rich storytelling and immersion, with games like Baldur's Gate 3, The Witcher 3, Metaphor: ReFantazio, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 proving just that. However, not all RPGs can rise to the same masterpiece status as those examples, but that also doesn't mean they're any less impactful.

Some of the RPGs you'll see below have some startlingly low scores and received poor critical reception, but, in the end, playing them will still result in an enjoyable experience. Whether it may be an underrated entry from a notable series or perhaps a game you've never heard of until now, these RPGs are worth considering.

• Game Of Thrones (2012)
• Alpha Protocol
• Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn
• Godfall
• Mass Effect: Andromeda
• GreedFall
• Dead Island 2
• The Thaumaturge
• Vampyr
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance

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[mbuddha]

Never finished Alpha Protocol but I remember liking it.

Finally completed a playthrough of the GoT RPG last year, and I'm glad I did. The combat is mediocre at best, just clicking abilities, but it's animated well enough. Once I modded the interface to be useful (movement and mouselook compete with each other in this game), I found the voice acting and writing to be top notch, carefully interwoven alongside the existing first couple of books. Hanging out at The Wall with the Night Watch was good fun. Graphics were good enough and nice job on the elaborate costumes and emblems GoT is known for. A tough choice at the end, which I only wish the developers had allowed for an easy way to play out the other option. (You'd never replay this game). I loaded a save and went through the motions so I could see the other angle. Great experience overall if you read the books or paid close attention to the beginning of the show. Anyone not a fan should avoid however.

 

[JDR13]

I've played, or at least tried, all the games in that list except Godfall and Dead Island 2 (That's an RPG?). I agree that most of them are at least decent.

Finally completed a playthrough of the GoT RPG last year, and I'm glad I did. The combat is mediocre at best, just clicking abilities, but it's animated well enough. Once I modded the interface to be useful (movement and mouselook compete with each other in this game), I found the voice acting and writing to be top notch, carefully interwoven alongside the existing first couple of books. Hanging out at The Wall with the Night Watch was good fun. Graphics were good enough and nice job on the elaborate costumes and emblems GoT is known for. A tough choice at the end, which I only wish the developers had allowed for an easy way to play out the other option. (You'd never replay this game). I loaded a save and went through the motions so I could see the other angle. Great experience overall if you read the books or paid close attention to the beginning of the show. Anyone not a fan should avoid however.

I enjoyed GoT as well. With better production values, it could have been great. I also think it would have been better with (good) real-time combat.

 

[Carnifex]

I thought Alpha Protocol was pretty good, and had low expectations going on. Often it's good to be wrong! The Game of Thrones I recall enjoying also, though it's been over ten years since I played it.

 

[boobaloo]

One of my favorite games to play last year was seven:days long gone, not a perfect game but one of the few RPG open worlds I really enjoyed exploring from start till end, so thaumaturge is definitly in my buy list.
Enjoyed a lot Alpha protocol and Game of Thrones, they had some issues, but I must had a blast playing them because I still remember fondly of both.
I can Put Greedfall, Andromeda and vampyr in the same basket, liked the games but dragged a little bit by the end, not top tier fun, but good enough.

 

[Deleted member 43349]

One of my favorite games to play last year was seven:days long gone, not a perfect game but one of the few RPG open worlds I really enjoyed exploring from start till end, so thaumaturge is definitly in my buy list.

Didn't know Thaumaturge was by the same devs. Thanks.

 

[Zloth]

Greedfall had some issues. The combat was easy to cheese just by moving away from the combat after you killed one enemy in a mob. The quests made you go back and forth all over the place, too. It was still fun overall, but I would only recommend it to people that really like RPGs and are looking for a more unique environment to play in.

 

[vanedor]

Greedfall had some issues. The combat was easy to cheese just by moving away from the combat after you killed one enemy in a mob. The quests made you go back and forth all over the place, too. It was still fun overall, but I would only recommend it to people that really like RPGs and are looking for a more unique environment to play in.

I tried it. I really like rpgs... Just not that sort. Its world is certainly original... but the story and its gameplay, in particular, got me bored.

 

[Dolby]

you can add to this list games that are over rated. cos they are still badly reviewed hehhe

 

[rjshae]

'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' had bad reviews? Well I suppose every game gets a few. I don't recall it being particularly unfavorably reviewed though. The Metacritic scores are decent.

 

[Dolby]

It's reviews... what do you expect. It's all subjective anyway... and yes i agree 70 - 80 ish for Kingdom Come: Deliverance is fine. Lot of games have overated review and vice versa where you can find a hidden gem.

Maybe a few youtubers less then a handful i would actually watch for reivews and even those i have to filter for my use and mostly make judgmet on gameplay itself.
Steam reaview and the likes are just silly and waste of time for me at least.

What it matters is if you liked the game and more importantly if devs sold enough copies to make a new game to keep the wheel going.

Lately to my suprise demos are making a strong come back so i have to say that's the nicest suprise in game industry lately in years... keep it coming i'm downloading demo right now, hopefully demos are here to stay....

 

[Pessimeister]

Four choices gooood two choices baaaad.

I have to say I really enjoyed Alpha Protocol way back when and would have posted about it here. I even bought it on GOG so I could have it in reserve to have another look one day.
I haven't played any of the others really to comment further; a couple I'm curious about. Dead Island I liked playing with my brother as well as Riptide but I haven't looked at the sequel. I do have Kingdom Come Deliverance and with all the positive chatter about it on the Watch recently, I'll push it forward in my backlog to check out properly. I didn't go to Andromeda after the unfortunate way ME3 ended, but never say never.

 

[Couchpotato]

Enjoyed every game on that list except for Flintlock: The Siege Of Dawn and Godfall.

Lesson here is don't base what you play on professional reviews.

 

[vanedor]

'Kingdom Come: Deliverance' had bad reviews? Well I suppose every game gets a few. I don't recall it being particularly unfavorably reviewed though. The Metacritic scores are decent.

In my opinion, this game is another Masterpiece