10 Games That PROVED EVERYONE WRONG 

Mad Max is actually such an awesome game, it was one of the first games I got on my first Xbox One. Very underrated & i highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t tried it 🤙

I wouldn't say the Rabbids were something to try and rival the Minions considering the first three games which featured the Rabbids all came out before Despicable Me. There's definitely some similarities, and maybe they tried to capitalize on the Minions' popularity, but they definitely existed 4 years before the Minions ever first showed up

Is IGN ever going to apologise for giving Alien: Isolation 4/10?

My favorite thing about Alien: Isolation is it's innovation in AI technology. The Alien runs on a completely separate AI than the rest of the entire game itself, simultaneously, and it thinks pretty well on its own.

I had forgotten up until now that Falcon is the reason i ended up buying Mad Max. After playing it i couldn't wait to tell everyone just how awesome it was

0:00 Intro 0:13 Baldur's Gate 3 2:05 Doom 2016 3:42 Nioh 5:57 Alien: Isolation 7:36 No Man's Sky 9:29 Sonic Frontiers 12:31 Dead Island 2 14:13 Mad Max 16:18 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 18:18 Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle 20:22 Bonus (Dragon's Dogma)

Mario + rabbids was amazing! Not so much the sequel but man, I couldn't put it down! I got 3 games with my switch way back but this was the only game I played exclusively. Funnily enough, I just picked it back up yesterday as I was going tidying thru my games I spotted it and thought "yea, why not". Definitely one of the greatest surprise titles of the recent years. I'd rank it right up there with Journey

Seriously the story in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is SO GOOD , and the characters are so well made, and love the dialogues !

Guardians of the Galaxy was so much fun. I unlocked everything in that game. Really wish they would make a sequel.

This is almost the only channel that sings the praises of Mad Max. I loved that game. I'm glad you guys liked it too.

I remember the day I bought Dragons Dogma. I went to a gamestop and traded in some old games I never played (was a kid, so I didn't realize how badly the trade in system screwed me over), and I didn't want to leave empty handed, but the game I had originally come to pick up a copy of was unfortunately sold out and they had no idea if they were going to get another copy since the only copies they had were used. So I looked around at the other 360 games and there wasn't really anything that caught my eye. So I picked up the closest thing that looked mildly interesting and that was Dragon's Dogma. I figured, I live like 10 minutes walk from the store, I'm here like every day after school, if I don't like it, I can just return it for full price tomorrow. I had ZERO clue prior about the absolute diamond I had just discovered. The original JRock title song "IntoFree" by Dangan was on blast at least a few times a week for months on end after that. I played the hell out of that game. I STILL, nearly a decade later, play the hell out of that game. I just wrapped up another playthrough last week. I have been one of those avid fans of the Dragon's Dogma franchise since before Dark Arisen DLC was announced. I still struggle to get my friends to play it, meanwhile they whine about stuff like MK1 being lackluster with ruined pvp and ToTK not recapturing the magic of BotW. If only they knew.

One that sticks with me personally because it's one of my favorite series of all time is Kingdom Hearts 1. Sort of in the same spirit as Mario + Rabbids, I remember a lot of the initial reaction to the proposition of "Combining Final Fantasy and Disney characters in an ACTION RPG" was largely "....but...why?". But when it finally came out, man did it deliver. The quality of the series as it went on is debatable of course (although the series as a whole is still a personal favorite), but at the very least, KH1 and 2 were objectively amazing games, especially at the time of release.

Dead Island 2 being as good as it is was practically a miracle. Mad Max was pretty damn good. I bought it cheap years after release after watching CallMeKevin play it on his channel and I actually liked the look of it. The only problem I have with the game was that it was too short. It felt like the story only lasted 3 hours or so. GOTG is great.

Honestly Gameranx, you're my daily entertainment for quite some time now, with great, no, awesome videos and topics, Falcon and Jake you guys definitely need to know how incredible you guys are, and I thank you for that

Mad Max was such a surprise hit. Right outta left field. Had such fun with it. I really hope we get a sequel someday.

I bought No mans sky day 1. I remember enjoying it but ultimately saw its short comings and the lack of overall content. I put about 70 hours on it over the course of like three months. Once i put it away that was it. I downloaded it again about 6 months ago. Absolutely bonkers what they did to it. I would say No Mans Sky is the greatest comeback for a game from a very rough launch to date. Its am incredible game. I wanna try it in VR sometime. The sticky icky plus NMS is a guaranteed good time, every time.

I'd say the first Kingdom Hearts could fit this topic. No one expected a crossover of Disney and Final Fantasy to be such a smash success

I think the Rabbids game's success was the connection to the controller and the interface. You have the circle kind of match the thumbstick and it allows for more intuitive control.

Raving rabbits came before Minions.

I believe the Rabbidz franchise predates the Minions by 4 years.

DOOM 2016 is just something else... When you beat that laser trap and finally get the BFG.. That was so damn hype, I legit had tears in my eyes, doing it. I jumped out of my chair and screamed of joy. And then decimated the living daylight out of those pesky demons.

Actually amazing seeing how far NMS has come over the years from the chaos engine it was at first. Good job filling everyone in on that one, Falc, I think more people need to try it! 💜🤘

I'm here just to clarify that the Raving Rabbids existed for four years before the minions showed up.

It’s annoying how everyone says the Rabbids were a knockoff of the Minions when the Rabbids came first

It’s really unbelievable that Dead Island 2 finally released, and the game is genuinely great. It’s not a perfect game, or _Game of the Year_ content, but the fact the game went through almost a decade of development and avoided cancellation-then finally released in a solid game, is phenomenal. The game ran smoothly, the gore details were the best in gaming history, and the overall gameplay is fun. Just wish we had more enemy variety, longer story, and an actual final boss that wasn’t a reskin of a previous enemy. But for the game to release running this smoothly, this polished, and actually fun, is something extraordinary when you take into consideration the development hell it went through.

While I agree Guardians of the Galaxy is an excellent game with a great story (even The Avengers has a great story buried underneath all of its crap), it’s painfully obvious the game started life as a live service. The gameplay appears to, at times, be a single player version of The Avengers gameplay. I think the game pivoted after The Avengers bombed.

Mad Max was one game that was actually worth playing for the Platinum Trophy in PS...The story, the side missions and the best was fight physics. Truly underrated gem

Something that also helped with the success of Baldur's Gate 3 is their complete transparency into NOT adding Microtransactions or any other form to monetize the players in an era where every dang thing needs to be monetized, even the color of aim in some FPS games. I think, Diablo IV kind of helped with the RPG boom, and it was so bad that people tried BG3!

Mad Max 2 would be an amazing surprise if they ever make it

Currently playing through Guardians of the Galaxy. Outside a few bugs, it's been a fun experience that was definitely more than I was expecting after Avengers.

The craziest thing about the Mario + Rabbids game was that it wasn't even developed by Nintendo, it was only published by them. Ubisoft ended up having alot more passion for the Mario license than initially thought and you can tell they had fun making this game.

To be perfectly clear rabbids we’re around YEARS before despicable me. If anything minions are a kid friendly version

Mad Max is a game I'm sad we never got a sequel for, because it was really fun.

Thanks for bringing awesome content over the years Gameranx! 🙂

Is it just me or was Falcon drunk when recording this? 😅

Yeah, Dragon's Dogma. Took me like 10 hrs to figure out what this game was? It didn't come across as a real RPG, but once the game out, OMG what a joy to play. Good list Gameranx

I know a lot of people didn't like dead island 2 but I loved it. Had such a fun time playing it.

Here in 10 seconds? I swear i don't normally come this early

I was actually very optimistic about The Guardians before it came out so it was really great to see that the game was incredibly awesome! I loved every minute spent in it and couldn't stop playing it so I finished it in 2 days :P I *highly* recommend it!

Alien isolation is a gem. One of the all time greatest games. Sad that it didn't get a sequel and now its developers, creative assembly have been "restructured" by sega

Holy crap about NIOH, I am really happy that they made it. It is easily one of my top 5 games of all time. NIOH 2 especially is so damn good!

Some suggestions for part 2: 1) Alan Wake - spent 7 years in dev hell, still turned out blood brilliant. 2) Devil May Cry 3 - was made by the same director as devil may cry 2, so everyone thought it would be of similarly bad quality. Turned out to be the best dmc game. 3) Silent Hill - was earlier thought of as a cheap RE clone like countdown vampire or chase the express, became a real RE rival instead. 4) Saints Row (2006) - Everyone thought it would die similarly as true crime or driver games, for years it was the closest rival to gta games ever. 5) Evil Within 2 - the mixed reception evil within 1 left very less hope for the sequel. But it turned out to be the best game tango have made yEt. 6) Hifi rush - nobody even knew it was coming out. Lol. 7) Stray - people expected it to receive positive reviews, but nobody expected the cultural phenomena it would become for a few months. 8) Katawa Shoujo - A game made by 4chaners that started as a threat on sexualizing disabled girls. Had the makings of ending up like anonymous agony, but in reality, it turned out to be the most heartfelt and emotional visual noVels ever made. 9) Middle Earth Shadow Of Modor - just like mad max could've been just a shovelware, but turned out to be really good. 10) Luigi's Mansion - he was mocked. He was ridiculed. The game was not taken serioUsly. But luigi, he proved everyone wrong, and f*cked everyone's mom with a 10 inch d**k that their fathEr could only hope for.

Doom 2106 story and setting was great. Alien Isolation had your heart beating. And Max Max definitely is a sleeper game. Great list Gameranx, hit the nail on the head.

Pleasantly surprised to hear Dragon's Dogma get a mention. When I tried it on a whim, I immediately hit up all my gamer friends asking why no one had recommended it yet and why everyone was sleeping on it. Tons of fun.

I bought Sonic Frontiers hoping to God it was going to be good, and it was, but I had been burned so much that after a couple of hours of playing it I figured it was too good to be true and expected something to ruin it the more i played it. Then I saw the update map and thought to myself I'll give it another try when the updates come out. I was weak when they added the original music from past Sonic games. I still haven't finished the game, but the thing that keeps pulling me back is the fact that I still haven't found the OG Sonic Riders opening song, and I'm on a mission to find it

Baldur's Gate 3 demonstrates that PC gaming has been in need of a game like this for quite some time. Underestimating this remarkable game only highlights the current direction of modern gaming, but in reality, gamers are yearning for something different, something akin to what this game offers.

I remember when the first trailer of Control came out and people thought Remedy and taken a step backwards after Alan Wake had its critics. Then Control went on to capture GOTY awards.

The best part about Falcon is his straight-forward reviews and comments. If a game sucks, he will tell you! Love you guys!

Man, after years of hearing how great Mad Max was, I found a sealed copy on eBay for like $10 and gave it a shot a few months ago. That game is freaking awesome! I loved Fury road when it came out and even though it isn't really a tie in (sorta prequel I guess) it fits really well together. I didn't even know the game existed until well after the fact. Such a fun time! The only bummer is that the servers are all shut off so there is no way to get the 100%/Platinum.

Dragon's dogma is definitely under rated. Hope the new one i think i heard in development hits just as hard.

I hope devs of such good games watch these kinds of videos and feel proud of their work. The hardwork and creativity of the game devs is what that should be appreciated more.

Alien isolation is one of the best horror games ever. The atmosphere is perfect.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is my first foray into CRPGs. And because of it, I have even made the step into ARPGs another genre I previously ignored. So this game has definitely made an impact. It literally opened two genres to me that I had ignored for my 35 years on this earth.

I had so much fun with Dead Island 2 that I've bought the season pass, I genuinely can't wait to play more Dead Island 2. Honestly a fantastic zombie game.

When I 1st tried Mad Mx.. I wrote it off... when i picked it up again, I told myself wft is wrong with me... Then I played to near the end of the game and almost put it down due to pure rage,, but then continued playing for revenge.. This game has all the emotions rolled in

Dead Island 2 was so much fun, one of my favorite games this year!

I played no man’s sky for like 500 hrs. That game is good and fun. Play it if you have any interest. I would get lost out in the deepest parts of the galaxy. I just wanted to see what was over the next hill, so to speak. I saw some truest awe inspiring things on my travels.

Sonic Frontiers I'm willing to go on record, and keep saying it for as long as possible (or until Frontiers 2 releases), that it's easily one of the best 3D Sonic games I've played! Up there with Unleashed & Generations. Yes, the visuals could've been much better. But the feel of just running around at the speed of sound, and doing whatever you want in an open-area, is exactly what I wanted from a Sonic game! The Super Sonic fights are incredible! The story is one of the best from a Sonic game! Especially now that we've got a more fleshed out ending with The Final Horizon DLC! Which adds Amy, Knuckles & Tails as playable characters for the 1st time since at least Sonic '06! Arguably, this DLC comes with it's own set of issues (like cutscene audio going out, and some intense difficulty spikes regardless of difficulty settings, etc.), which can hopefully be patched before moving onto the next game. Either way, I'm excited for the future of Open-Zone Sonic games! Such a great package here!

You should do ten game everyone hate but still play.

I keep having to remind myself that Alien Isolation came out in 2014. I got it around 2017 when I believe it resurged in popularity. Put in the context of being so early in the last gen life cycle, it really is an impressive game.

What also boosted BG3's success is before its release is that all the games on that very time are either unoptimized, devs doing public apologies, microtransactions here and there, and the most important part - lack of a full-package release once bought - until BG3 went out and showed the world that there is still hope~

Dead Island 2 was fun in its own right but I can't be the only one who is pretty is disappointed its not an open world like the first game

Guardians of the Galaxy was the best pleasant surprise I’ve ever gotten from a game

For the record, Rabbids predates Despicable Me by a few years.

Mad max is close to my childhood

I knew No Mans Sky was going to be on this list. It’s come so far since launch. People really didn’t believe that it would amount to anything or even turn out to be that good. 7 years of free updates, bug fixes and improvements and not a single micro transaction ever. Hello games is the perfect example of what a game development company should be.

This video is why I watch this channel religiously

Wow! Had no idea Nioh was in development hell like that. Nioh 1 and 2 are both awesome

Heck, when Doom 2016 released, I saw Markiplier play the game, and I didn't think much of it. It look monotonous and kind of boring to me. I forget what exactly it was that changed me mind. Somebody reviewed the game and gave it high praise, so I decided to give it a shot. I found that the game was something you had to play to really get it. It's a power fantasy. You're not going to get that from watching someone else playing it.

Yeah dead island 2 is damn good in my book. I didnt really experience any glitches or bugs messing the game up on PS5. Looked great too start to finish. The nailed it. The long wait was worth it. Nioh 1 & 2 was just addictive. Mad Max was hot. I still have it for xbox one. I just never finished it

I love how this video is basically a 20 minute victory lap for our guy Falcon! He. Does. Not. Miss!!

Mad Max should have been a runaway success, because it's a freaking amazing game. It's so satisfying. The combat, the driving, the atmosphere - unparalleled and impactful, all.

So great to see games proving publishers wrong. Shame it doesn't happen more often.

Let’s appreciate the work, preparation and research that the team put into these videos! On a daily basis as well!!

Falcon getting all smug, caught me off guard - he's usually so chill. Made me laugh!

I becameba fan of Gameranx because of their coverage and praise of Mad Max. I heard enough about it, then picked it up a few years ago and loved it.

Nioh was one of the best games I ever played. I played ds 1,3, sekiro and Elden Ring. Haven't played BloodBorne cuz i didn't own ps4. And i don't think Nioh could top off the Souls games but wht makes Nioh really good is the variety of weapons that u get. The soundtrack was really good as well. Especially the final main story mission's background ost. And then Nioh 2 expands the variety even further. Nioh was a W imo.

Hell Yeah!

cant believe Gameranx got Mike O' Hearn for a thumbnail

The thing that helped with Doom (2016), at least for me, was the speed and their aggressive AI system. They designed it so if you stood still, the demons got more accurate so it pressed you to never stop moving and be aggressive.

I just picked up a copy of Guardians of the Galaxy for the PS5 a couple of weeks ago for $20 at Walmart. I'd heard how good (and underrated) the game is, so when I saw a copy in the bargain section of the Playstation games I decided to grab it. Haven't gotten around to trying it out yet, but I'm looking forward to eventually getting to it (got a huge backlog of games and so little time...)

I bought Mad Max after I saw my old man playing it, seemed interesting, and I helped him with some of the combat too, I'd enjoyed the likes of Interstate 76 and 82, so the vehicle combat also appealed to me, bought it, finished it, enjoyed it, and have never regretted it.

I would be shocked and incredibly happy if they decided to make Prototype 3 or the Mercenaries 3... loved those games and miss em...

I love how he did the “Canadian” voice from South Park when he was talking about Doom 😂 2:43

Man, Dead Island 2 was so much fun.

It's good that the the No Man Sky team got the game better eventually, but the overpraise they get for doing it symbolizes one of the big problems of modern gaming too, companies don't care to push unfinished games out and fixing late, even having the fixes be a big part of the promotion. We shouldn't normalize the "it's not how you launch, it's what it becomes" mentality.

The first Rabbids game came out 4 years before the first Despicable Me, so you tell me who's ripping off who...

GOTG Literly chocked me up twice. The parts with star lord and him mom and the ending trying to convince home girl her mom was gone and you were not her father. The battle with Foom was so epic and the music was so perfect. They did an amazing job

2:45 Falcon just lost some cred in my eyes The Snapmap was amazing. People made multi-part, co-op maps, you got weapons that weren't in the campaign, and the creativity was just cool to see Someone remade The Pillar of Autumn (the first level in the first Halo) and it's pretty good, all things considered Someone else made Pac-Man, which was super cool The point is, just because you didn't like the mode, doesn't mean it was crappy It's the only part of the game I still play every now and then

Im so glad No Man’s Sky proved ppl wrong. Just a wonderful comeback 👏🏾 Guardians of the Galaxy was SOO good. HIGHLY underrated game💯

"Everyone except ya boy falcon" killed me

You'd have to be a special kind of (redacted) to not realize Baldur's Gate 3 wasn't going to blow up.

No man’s sky is an example of how game devs should behave when their game is released in an unfinished state. They didn’t just take the money and run like every other dev these days, and instead of working on a second game or another IP they put the money they made back into the game.

I just love when I get that notification saying "Someone liked your comment!" Or "Someone has subscribed!" Makes my day better!!!😊😍😜

I love it when Falcon says, "I told you so!" 🤣

Your "I told you so' is so well stressed for Sonic🤣🤣🤣

Bro gave a bot comment the heart 💀

Dead Island 2 is an example of victory against the odds.

What's funny is that BG3 came out cross platform, and most people if not ALOT probably only looked at the steam charts and not all platforms. On the PS5 currently, it has a REALLY high rating

Always like to see GOTG get some love. Probably the best written game in a decade.