10 "Hated" Video Games You Should Play In 2019

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Over the course of human history, there are many examples of things that could have gone differently, after looking back.

It's the same with gaming, too. Many a game has been written off or dismissive with such vitriol that it clouds our judgement, cast to the ignore pile forever more. But is it always justified?

Is The Order 1886 a waste of money? Is Nioh just a feudal Japanese-themed Dark Souls knockoff? Is No Man's Sky really a complete shambles? Is Siege half-finished?

Sometimes we read someone else's opinion and without even playing it ourselves, take on their ire at a game. It's daft, when you think about it.

Whether it be criticism about the state of release or lack of content, or just "not being the same as the last one", this usually overshadows the positive aspects of any game overall.

So let's put on our mature heads, take a deep breath and broaden our horizons, as we look at some games that may not deserve as much hatred as initially thought.

Talk about trying to have your cyber-cake and eating it.

After the successful franchise reboot in Human Revolution, Square Enix tried to make lighting strike with its follow up. What followed that was an absolute tyre fire of a pre-order system, confusing reward tiers, and an end product that felt more like a glorified expansion pack than sequel.

Seriously, it had one boss fight.

So it was inevitable for the ire to come when fans had forked out full price for a much shorter experience than its predecessor. In retrospect, now that the damage is done, it's actually a decent follow up.

Expanding more on the man/machine conflict, Adam "I Never Asked For This" Jensen's coming to terms with his modified moveset, and the shadow forces that manipulate behind the scenes.

Considering that it's been given away with PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass, as well as being cheap as chips, maybe it's worth a revisit to the cyberpunk world of Deus Ex before CD Projekt Red drop their big'un.