Popular Games No One Thought Would Do Well

The Legend of Zelda:
The Wind Waker

The Zelda fan base is rabid, and when they found out that the animation textures for the new game are going to be cell shaded, they lost their mind. They also lost their mind after playing the game

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Batman Arkham Asylum

Superhero video games have historically not done well, and people had the same expectation for Arkham Asylum. However, just like the comic, the game was a true masterpiece.

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PORTAL

What started off as just a mod for another very successful game
Half Life 2, became a gaming phenomenon with its amazing puzzle mechanics and dark sense of humour. 

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UNDERTALE

Its not every year that an indie game wins game of the year from several  publishers. UNDERTALE is the perfect blend of fun gameplay and self-referential humour .

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Kingdom Hearts

Final Fantasy and Disney Characters together? Everybody thought this was a weird joke being pulled by Square Enix. But Kingdom Hearts is a spectacular game with a heart-warming story.

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Spec Ops: The Line

In 2012, all we needed was another militaristic shooter where the Americans save everyone. That's what Spec Ops: The Line would want you to believe, and boy does it turn that expectation on its head!

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Shadow of Mordor

It's a risk making a game on something that already has a huge fan following. Shadow of Mordor however proved that good gameplay is still the king.

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Minecraft

Who would have thought that the blotty textures of Minecraft would create such a huge following? Well, all you do is mine and craft, and yet it is so addictive.

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