Poll of the Day > Something you were certain you'd hate, but you didn't?

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We all have those moments where were absolutely convinced something isnt for us, maybe a TV show, a hobby, a type of music, or even a person. But then, against all expectations, we end up loving it.

For me, it was The Elder Scrolls games. I always thought I just wasnt into the fantasy genre. I could never get into The Lord of the Rings no matter how many times I tried. But one day, I gave Skyrim a shot, and before I knew it, I was completely hooked. That led me to go back and play Oblivion and even dabble a little in Morrowind (Reminds me, I still need to go back and play that properly). Now Ive sunk countless hours into exploring Tamriel.

Whats something you were sure youd hate but ended up loving?

Shaun of the dead

when it came out I thought it was like one of those spoof movies like superhero movie or epic movie

I didnt realize it would be one of my favorite movies of all time

Butt stuff

Nothing, I never tried/watched/listened to anything I thought I would hate, but I try not to hate anything without giving it a shot first though

Frozen, it was actually a pretty good movie

As a kid I remember disliking the OG Digimon anime based off the TV adverts/commercials. Ended up watching it later and loving it. This was back in the days of Fox Kids.

Mustard

My parents always had the hot English variety on hand and I always assumed that's what all mustards were

I always thought Sour cream was actually Sour, so I avoided that forever.. I could never comprehend how it was used for baking

Fallout 4

And really it is my example for any other games I hesitate to try out. Ironically, I tried out Starfield thinking that I would dislike it and I do a bit, but there are great things in it as well:

-> Heat leeches
-> Terrormorphs
-> Having Sarah and Andreja tagging along at the same time (they will stop and talk to each other)
-> Departing in a ship (especially from Neon)
-> It is the game where I learned what Tikka Marsala is; I am not joking about this.
-> Cydonia's theme
-> There is a character named after my favorite Saints Row homie (and she can be recruited!)

Roachmeat posted...

It is the game where I learned what Tikka Marsala is; I am not joking about this.

Tikka Masala, Marsala is an entirely unrelated fortified wine from Italy.

I generally don't like marine-scented colognes but The Move (Mercedes-Benz) is the one exception.

Squid

rjsilverthorn posted...

Tikka Masala, Marsala is an entirely unrelated fortified wine from Italy.

Thanks for the correction. People harp on Bethesda games, but there is always something funny I discover in them.

Roachmeat posted...

People harp on Bethesda games, but there is always something funny I discover in them.

Agreed. They have their problems, there are things that are still broken in Skyrim despite the multitude of editions they released for the game, but I still have hundreds of hours into it. I largely enjoyed Starfield too, but it is a fundamentally different style of game from Fallout and or the Elder Scrolls and I can see why people that enjoy those games did not like Starfield.

Top Gun: Maverick

Typically I don't set out to experience things if I think I'll hate it.

Assassin's Creed

To be honest, none of the games are bad, there are just some that are way better then others.

Id be honest but Im sure I would be moderated

the dnd movie, we only saw it since we had came for the mario movie anyways and im always down for a double feature but my expectations were non existent, ended up loving it way more than the mario movie lmao

Arrested Development. I thought it was going to be overrated just because it was one of those sitcoms that didn't last long, but I enjoyed most of what I watched of that first season. Need to watch the last few episodes of it and the other seasons of its original run (Don't have Netflix, so no interest in the revived seasons)

Ill say Ryan Seacrest as host of Wheel of Fortune. Hes actually really good

Damn_Underscore posted...

Ill say Ryan Seacrest as host of Wheel of Fortune. Hes actually really good

That I can see being a good fit, because the biggest complaint about Ryan Seacrest is that he is a throwback to the old days when announcers "made up" their voice to be more boisterous and fake. He replaced an announcer who was known for that on one of those older style game shows. It actually makes sense for him to be on there.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I'm finally properly watching it now and I can see why people love it. I was probably just too young to appreciate that style of humour.

Spotify. I continued to pay for albums from Google Play long into streaming's life because I've always been unhappy with the digitization of media. I use music in projects sometimes and I didn't like the idea of not having ownership or access to the actual files. I don't remember why I tried it in the first place, but holy hell, Spotify is the most amazing thing ever! Access to millions of songs from the entire world at any moment, curated to my preferences. I've listened to way more music than I ever did randomly browsing Youtube and buying what I like, and discovered way more than I ever could have. And I can still rip anything that isn't on Spotify and play it locally from the app, so there's really no downside.

Also emojis

I used to despise them and thought of them as a vapid degradation of human communication. "Just use your damn words!" But using Discord got me using them and it's actually pretty useful for when you don't have words for a particular situation but still want to convey a feeling or thought. Or even an acknowledgement. I'd never been big on using GIFs in forums like that either, but I've since become a meme machine with them.

Super Mario RPG
Sushi

Damn_Underscore posted...

Ill say Ryan Seacrest as host of Wheel of Fortune. Hes actually really good

Chris Pratt as Mario

Although to be fair, I was never in the camp that thought Martinet should have voiced him in the film because 90 minutes of WAHOO is gonna be really annoying. Chris seemed a really odd choice, but he did a pretty decent job and he actually slowly became more of the Mario we're familiar with over the course of the film, which runs congruent with the plot.

Fucking Charlie Day and Seth Rogan, though... Even more of a surprising fit in the final product. I legitimately busted out laughing when I heard the first announcement, though.

Salrite posted...

Chris Pratt as Mario

Although to be fair, I was never in the camp that thought Martinet should have voiced him in the film because 90 minutes of WAHOO is gonna be really annoying. Chris seemed a really odd choice, but he did a pretty decent job and he actually slowly became more of the Mario we're familiar with over the course of the film, which runs congruent with the plot.

Fucking Charlie Day and Seth Rogan, though... Even more of a surprising fit in the final product. I legitimately busted out laughing when I heard the first announcement, though.

Mario never had like.. a voice though. He made noises and said like, maybe one line.

we had the late, great bob hoskins as Mario and everybody loved it.

i always thought this was a stupid complaint

new vegas

don't remember why i ended up deciding to try it, cause i hated 3 when i played it. it ended up being one of my favorite gaming experiences ever though.

side note, never realized just how much hate it gets online until i joined a couple groups on facebook and reddit. like damn. opinions are opinions but there are a lot of stupid fallout fans.

MICHALECOLE posted...

Mario never had like.. a voice though. He made noises and said like, maybe one line.

we had the late, great bob hoskins as Mario and everybody loved it.

i always thought this was a stupid complaint

the enclosed instruction book

Sonic Adventure

Exceptionally spicy food. I used to hate it, but one time I bought some by accident, and decided to just power through it. Turned out, after awhile the wall of heat (which had always turned me away from spicy food) melts down into an enjoyable "tickle" on my palate and the flavor of the food just floods out.

AltOmega2 posted...

Sonic Adventure

That game is great, the only reason you'd think you hate is the nerds online hating on it, the same ones who say "Sonic games were never good"

Damn_Underscore posted...

That game is great, the only reason you'd think you hate is the nerds online hating on it, the same ones who say "Sonic games were never good"

Sonic Adventure was pretty jank, though. But the (deserved) hate that the Sonic series ended up getting didn't really start until after SA2, which everyone agrees was the pinnacle of 3D Sonic.

MICHALECOLE posted...

Mario never had like.. a voice though. He made noises and said like, maybe one line.

we had the late, great bob hoskins as Mario and everybody loved it.

i always thought this was a stupid complaint

Well, that movie didn't exactly do well, even if I do adore it in a cheesy way.

Also, yeah, there were a lot of people complaining that Martinet wasn't voicing Mario in the movie. Despite not having many spoken lines in the game, there is video of him having full conversations at panels in his Mario voice, and it is definitely something that would wear out it's novelty after 90 minutes.

Nade_Duck posted...

new vegas

don't remember why i ended up deciding to try it, cause i hated 3 when i played it. it ended up being one of my favorite gaming experiences ever though.

side note, never realized just how much hate it gets online until i joined a couple groups on facebook and reddit. like damn. opinions are opinions but there are a lot of stupid fallout fans.

I'm pretty sure any hate New Vegas gets is in direct response to the overwhelming love it gets purely for the sake of being contrarian.

The DX remake was poorly made. There is a mod now to make the PC version more like the Dreamcast version which is great

Salrite posted...

I'm pretty sure any hate New Vegas gets is in direct response to the overwhelming love it gets purely for the sake of being contrarian.

that's the vibe i get from it. any criticism i see thrown at it can also be applied to most other bethesda games (especially 3), shallow, or flat out incorrect. it's doofy. i hate the last of us but even i'll admit the cabbage head guys are kind of cool.

The thing is, New Vegas was great in spite of it's reliance on Bethesda's engine and its short turnaround. There are a lot of criticisms that are legitimate because of how buggy it can be but I don't even think Obsidan was given a full year to develop the thing. And they still pulled off a really well themed and enjoyable game.

Other criticisms I disagree with are valid though like creating a soft barrier with high leveled enemies railroading you down a specific path, but I feel this is really good design. It encourages people down a specific narrative route while everyone in the game is giving you context for why it's like this so it's not just thrown at you for no reason. And you can still make your way past that barrier if you know what you're doing, too. Open world games often suffer narratively because you can go anywhere and do anything at any pace, but this is a very good solution to that issue.

agreed. even in spite of the strategically placed deathclaws and cazadors, if you really want to go straight to new vegas it is entirely possible if you know what you're doing. i started a new run recently, found a stealth boy and pretty much immediately went north after goofing around in primm for a bit. they guide you along the story but they never make it impossible to go on your own path, and they even reward you with unique dialogue when you do this sort of thing.

i love 4 but people acting like the story and writing in it (or 3 for that matter) are somehow better are absolutely delusional. the only thing holding NV back from being better than it already was was bethesda putting heavy constraints on obsidian. now both developers are mid as hell. it's tragic. ;-;

I really hope the Fallout 4 New Vegas mod comes out and is actually good because it looks promising. And the new voice actors they had to get to redub the game have seemed to do a great job. Like, you can tell they're different people but it's pretty damn close.

Edit: Oh geez, it's been nearly eight years in development, that doesn't look promising

i really wish someone good could step up and start making games that are basically fallout and elder scrolls (but not quite) so that fans of them could actually get something they want for once.