10 Incredible Games That Make TERRIBLE First Impressions

10. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Trust Hideo Kojima to avoid giving players an easy time.

The latest mainline Metal Gear Solid game is a critically appraised, highly complex, profoundly satisfying instalment in the already iconic franchise. It really is one of the best MGS experiences a fan can have, especially thanks to its open-world approach and upgraded stealth gameplay. Yet, you'd never know that in the first hour as, by God, it takes its time to get going.

Do you want to go on missions, tackling enemies in increasingly unique ways with massive layers of freedom? Well, too bad because you've got to crawl through this hospital while an overabundance of scripted moments happens around you first.

Long-term MGS fans will be more than willing to sit through this horrid opening, knowing that the game will eventually pick up, but this slow-burn intro no doubt alienates anyone new to the series.

If you push through, things don't just get good; they get great. But, when you're slow crawling through a hospital behind a guy and his semi-exposed butt, escaping a strange fire-man with no clue what's going on, the thought of when the game gets good isn't the first thing going through your head.