Summary

• Despite initial criticism, some video games manage to bounce back and build dedicated fanbases over time.
• Titles like Fallout 76, Days Gone, and Sea of Thieves survived negative feedback to become beloved by players.
• With dedication from developers and continuous updates, games like No Man's Sky and Final Fantasy 14 have achieved remarkable turnarounds.

Emotions tend to run high around the gaming community, and occasionally for good reason. Unfortunately, that passion often means that a💯n initially poor reaction to a new video game can be impossible to reverse down th𒉰e road.

But sometimes, you'll find a title that braved the vitriolic waters and surfaced unscathed. Either through a series of improvements or simply waiting for the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:loud YouTube people to find other targets, these plucky underdogs managed to not only survive the negative onslaught, but cultivate their o𒐪wn dedicated aud🍸iences.

11 ♏ Fallout 76

When Fallout 76 was first announced, series fans had been experiencing a 🌄bit of a drought after what some considered an underwhelming entry in♉ 2015's Fallout 4. So more of that but online wasn't exactly greeted with the enthusiasm Bethesda had likely anticipated.

Fans were already against the idea and then came the technical issues, but despite the wasteland-wanderin𒅌g game's notoriously poor launch, Fallout 76 has since bounced back through constant updates (even letting you play as a ghoul) and a devoted fanbase. The Amazon Prime show didn't hurt either.

10 Days Gone

Ask fans of Days Gone, and they'll likely tell you many reviews at launch seemed to🥃 want things from the game that it never promised. The prevailing sentiment was pretty down on the game, noting a repetitive structure and lacﷺk of a "wow" factor.

But thanks to several years out of the spotlight, players have had a chance to discover this 🌃168澳洲幸运5开奖网:open-world zombie-killing biker experience on their own. Without the 𝓡influence of the reviews, Days Gone has found its way into the hearts of a significant audience.

9 𝔍 Sea Of Thieves 🌺

In a rather comical subversion, Rare's🃏 Sea of Thieves was originally seen by many as a cheap attempt to latch onto Ubisoft's then-upcoming Skull and Bones multiplayer pirate game. You know, the one that was delayed for nearly a decade before finally coming out to mixed-at-best reviews so, at launch, since Sea of Thieves didn't immediately hit a home ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrun, the vibe was pretty negative by default.

But as pr𒁏oven time and time again, effort and dedication from the developers managed to turn things around, and now Sea of Thieves is the go-to pirate g𓂃ame for friends looking to have high sea adventures. It's also had a 6-year head start on Skull and Bones; nice work, little guy.

8 Assassin's Creed: Unity

꧅The initial backlash surrounding Assassin's Creed: Unity remains legendary among the gaming community, and it's not hard to see why. Hilarious glitches andཧ forgettable characters dominated the discussions for years and seemed impenetrable.

However, things turned around in a big way; updates fixed the glitches, and thanks to Ubisoft literally using the game to help rebuild the nearly-destroyed Notre Dame in Paris (and many still praising the game's parkour mechanics), by 2019 players were actually 168澳洲幸运5开ꦉ奖网:review-bombing Assassin's Creed: Unity with love.

7 The Legꦅend Of Zelda: The Wind Waker

It's difficult to properly convey just how 🧔much hatred for The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker's cartoonish art style permeaཧted the gaming world at the time. Numerous players were apparently so terrified of enjoying a "kiddie" game that they refused to give it a try.

The years since have been much kinder to Wind Waker, with legions of fans proudly enjoying it and praising💃 its visuals after finally growing past the age of 12ไ. Not to mention a shiny remaster on the Wii U, so if you can play a Mario game, then Toon Link should have never been an issue.

6 Mass Effe൲ct: Andromeda 🌄

BioWare's Mass Effect: Andromeda carried the tragic misfortune of following a beloved trilogy and having easily memorable moments. So jokes like "my f🔜ace is tired" drowned out actual good-faith reviews, driving away potential players who just assumed it was bad.

It's still not a smash hit, but years later, the memes have finally quieted and the game is rarely not on sale. So those willing to engage with Andromeda on its own merits have easy access to what players tend to agree is a delightful galaxy-spanning romp with satisfying gameplay, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:really cool builds, and their new spiky girlfriend.

5 👍 Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of 𓆉Liberty

Hideo Kojima pulled off possibly one of the most infamous baitဣ-and-switches in video game history. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty. Promo materials and even the demo featured Soliꦡd Snake as the main playable character, only to be replaced by the far more pretty Raiden in the main game.

Fans of the series were outraged, to say the least. But time heals all wounds, and most have come to appreciate not just the sheer audacity, but the game itself and Raiden's own contributions to the beloved and scarcely coherent stealth se🃏ries.

4 Batman: ꦜArkham Origins

Having a Batman game without the late Kevin Conroy in the role can feel like seeing a Bette Midler musical with her understudy. That's what happened whe🌺n WB Games Montreal created their prequel to Rocksteady's now iconic Arkham series with Batman: Arkham Origins.

Between the lack of Conroy and a different developer, many players automatically assumed it was a lesser product. But over time, that sentiment has softened, with some even call🐼ing Arkham Origins their favorite in the series and of꧟fering glowing praise for Roger Craig Smith's 💫voice performance.

3 Final 𓂃Fantasy 14

Between the residual negativity surrounding Final Fantasy 13 and its sequel's status as an online game, it's a wonder Final Fantasy 14 even survived a year after release. After an almost unanimously-panned launcꦗh in 2010, Naoki♛ Yoshida (aka Yoshi-P) came in and worked some magic.

Under Yoshida's supervision and plenty of communication with players, Final Fantasy 14:🌌 A Realm Reborn eventually launched🙈 to acclaim, and now stands as one of the most beloved MMORPGs out there. Don't call it a comeback, but it's one heck of a comeback.

2 Marvel's Midnight Suns

The hatred in the case of Marvel's Midnight Suns too🐲k a different form. Thanks to its status as a card-based game, many potential players took the Mass Effect: Andromeda route and assumed it was bad just bas✅ed on that.

Unfortunately, things didn't turn around monetarily for 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:this tragically underrated game. But those who took the time to check it out on their own discovered a remarkably deep experience that's equal parts strategic s🍌uperhero fights and playing wingman for Blade.