Blog:Top 5 Crappy Games I Actually Like

I remember back in our FANDOM days people quitting the Crappy Games Wiki because a game they liked was on it. I had planned to make this blog for a long time but I think since we're stuck inside and I'm getting bored flashes for Neverwinter, I think now's the time to do this. For this list I'm looking at games that have have some type of negativity surrounding them that I happen to like. I'll defend the game, but I'm not going to denounce people as haters or idiots because they might have a point. These games also don't need to be on Crappy Games Wiki. Okay onto the countdown.

5. Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link: This game has been called the black sheep of the Zelda franchise for its high difficulty and difference in gameplay compared to its predecessor. However long before ProJared or AVGN defended the game, I've played it as a teenager when my older brother had his NES collection (most of which he gave to me) and I played the crap out of it and enjoyed the game. The game is challenging, but that's part of the fun and keep in mind despite the different gameplay, it was only the second game so the official gameplay style wasn't fully established. Plus it's the first game to have towns and a magic meter both of which became staples in the franchise. It's 5 though since I think the negativity is gone now thanks to ProJared and AVGN.

4. Jaws (NES): I actually like this game. While I get how frequent the random battle system can be, it plays fairly well and the leveling system doesn't bug me. The game isn't a glitchy mess and I love finding the sub. In fact none of the complaints about the game really bother me so I don't really see it as crappy. I fact I think the game is really fun.

3. Home Alone (SNES): This is actually one of the first movie-based games I played at a young age. My cousin had it and I'd play it at her house often. Now that I have it on my SNES multi-cart, I have to say, I still like it. The game encourages exploring the environment, saving your resources, avoiding enemies, luring them to traps, and protecting the house valuables. Two things I will agree to is that some items are hidden in ridiculous places and the game bosses have nothing to do with the movie. But overall, I still consider it a fun albeit short game.

2.  Geist (Gamecube): Game Informer called this one of the worst horror games of all time. Seriously? I think it's a very good game. You take control of a computer expert that had his soul removed for a plan involving world domination by an evil corporation secretly run by a demon. To win you must possess enemies to use their skills and weapons to progress in a quest to get your body back, save the world and destroy the demon. A criticism the game has is clunky controls but I never noticed that. Maybe by today's standards it might be true but it doesn't really bother me. I even beat the game twice. I think the gameplay is fairly unique because in order to possess someone, you must utterly terrify them before you're forced to cross over into the afterlife which give off a unique form of puzzle solving.

A quick honorable mention

 * Neverwinter on PC, PS4, and XBOX One: Technically this is one Awesome Games so it's an honorable mention only. But why put it here when it's technically on Awesome Games? Well ever since the Avernus expansion, a lot of players, myself included, have been getting tons of blue screen errors and server disconnects.  Even sadder, the Avernus update occurred a few months ago and each patch or update I get doesn't seem to fix the issue which annoys me to no end.  While I still consider Neverwinter a good MMO, I really don't recommend it right now.  If the issue is ever fixed I'll do an update.

And let's be honest, you all know what number 1 is. I gush about it all the time.

1. 7 Days to Die: I love this game. While I get its bad qualities, the bugs and glitches and lack of an end game goal, the game is basically a mature version of Minecraft. It's the first article to ever be in both Crappy and Awesome Games Wiki. It encourages exploration to find resources to craft weapons ammo, food, health, clothing, armor, and shelter. I'm pretty much a master of the game and my own record for making a forge is on Day 1. However being a master also means the only way I can get a challenge anymore is by random environments (see top 10 thing I hate about 7 Days to Die for that one) or avoiding treasure hunts. However when you skim through those bugs, you'll find a phenomenally great crafting game and with my love for the crafting system, makes it my pick for the number 1 Crappy Game I actually like.

So are there any bad games you personally like? Let me know in the comments.

