Low-rated games worth playing - an IFDB Poll
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RSS FeedLooking for games that may have gotten poor reviews but are still memorable and worth playing for the story.
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| OK Boomer: The Game, by E.I. Wong 2 votes "Comedy game about capitalism" [+]"Comedy game about capitalism: Low reviews because the subject annoyed a few people (or maybe just one person with several alt accounts, I'm not sure) - but pretty funny, and ultimately more nuanced and thoughtful than the title implies" ( ) --wisprabbit... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --roboman...  Vote for this game | |
| Strange Geometries, by Phillip Chambers 2 votes "Great story and setting ruined by bugs" [+]"Great story and setting ruined by bugs" --jakomo... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Chancellor, by Kevin Venzke 2 votes "A coming-of-age story where two worlds melt together." [+]"A coming-of-age story where two worlds melt together.: The writing is excellent, and the implementation is solid. The ending(s), unfortunately, don't hold up, and this is likely why the game is not rated better than it is." --Stephen Gilbert... "The hurried ending (induced by comp-deadline) ruins an otherwise darkly symbolic tale." [+]"The hurried ending (induced by comp-deadline) ruins an otherwise darkly symbolic tale." --Rovarsson... Vote for this game | |
| Desert Heat, by Papillon 1 vote "A CYOA ahead of its time" [+]"A CYOA ahead of its time: A fairly complex and polished CYOA with lesbian romance and political intrigue in a fantasy-Middle Eastern setting. It came out in 2000, when choice-based gameplay was much more divisive in this community, and I think its rating might have been higher if it had been released today." ( ) --EJ... Vote for this game | |
| The Call of the Shaman, by Larry Horsfield 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
| Eldritch Everyday: The Third Eye, by Norbez 1 vote "Dark horror combining Lovecraft with PTSD" [+]"Dark horror combining Lovecraft with PTSD: Low ratings because it had game-breaking bugs at time of release (which is when I played it), but really interesting use of cosmic horror to explore trauma and suicidal impulses" --wisprabbit... Vote for this game | |
| wHen mAchines aTtack, by Mark Jones 1 vote "The author made a lot of strange choices, but this works despite itself" [+]"The author made a lot of strange choices, but this works despite itself" --jakomo... Vote for this game | |
| Four Minutes to Midnight, by Michael White and Martin Rennie 1 vote "Eerie and Compelling" [+]"Eerie and Compelling: A copyright-dodging adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand. Manages to do a lot with the rather humble Quill development system. The downside is that beating it is really difficult, requiring a lot of trial and error. But it's worth another look." ( ) --Blake... Vote for this game | |