10 Video Games NO ONE Can Agree On

The great thing about art is that there's no objective truth of its quality - it's all wholly subjective, with every single person bringing their own lifetime's worth of experiences to every single piece of media they engage with.

All the same, where video games are concerned there tends to be some sort of player consensus for most games, whether a masterpiece, a solid effort, or an abject trainwreck.

And then there are those rare games which tease out a huge multitude of opinions across the player-base, enough that it's tough to point to a single opinion and say "that's the majority."

These games all generally do something that challenges the conventional video game form or defies marketing expectations, leaving fans to passionately debate the matter of their quality forever more.

Each of these 10 games generated vocal responses that ran the full gamut, ensuring that players really had to experience each game for themselves rather than rely on the disparate, not-remotely-monolithic opinion of players.

And so, as we dig into some of the most polarising video games of all time, pick your side and get ready to fight - but fight respectfully...

Life Is Strange: Double Exposure proved polarising from the moment it was announced, with many fans feeling that it was a mistake for Square Enix to release a direct sequel to the series' inaugural entry, especially given that its agonising final choice generated a decade's worth of spirited discourse.

Others, however, were extremely eager to be reunited with Max for another adventure, yet months removed from Double Exposure's release, it remains the franchise's most contested entry by far.

Many who were skeptical about a direct sequel to the original Life Is Strange didn't exactly have their minds changed by the end product, which attempted to respect both possible endings from the first game in a manner some found awkward and unsatisfactory.

And then there's Double Exposure's nods towards the future, concluding with a cliffhanger which seemingly tees up a wider Marvel Cinematic Universe-esque world of super-powered individuals, which to many simply strays too far from the series' more reined-in, character-driven origins.

Some did, however, laud developer Deck Nine for taking a bold swing at building out the IP in an unexpected direction, and there are absolutely those who were just elated to see Max again after such a long absence.

The reactions to this thing are all over the map, frankly, from "hot garbage" to "best of the series."