Top 5: Games You Like That You'd Normally Hate

So I was thinking over certain genres/types of games I normally hate or don't really get into that I really like in spite of it and I thought "Topic idea!" So there you have it, list out 5 games that on paper wouldn't be your thing but you find yourself loving it anyway.

If this DOES end up being a repeat topic, sorry.

1. Elite Beat Agents - I normally do not get into Rhythm games but I was SO addicted to this one. I even played through the harder versions of the songs in the second playthrough. It's a super addictive game, with funny humor and, in my opinion, the best use of the DS' touchscreen controls to date.

2. Valkyria Chronicles - Despite the "drama" that this game produced and the fact that despite the fact that I tell myself I love Strategy RPGs, I rarely finish them. So to my surprise I found the gameplay of Valkyria Chronicles addicting and well designed and I wanted more...then they made the sequel for the PSP. THANKS SEGA. ...Assholes.

3. Catherine - As I've said, some anime has a very special place in my heart, I'm not against the genre. But let's face it: most of the time when animes take stabs at drama, especially serious topics like relationships and infidelity they fail. Catherine however was surprisingly adult, and not in that "BOOBIES AND GUUUUNS" way that most games are "adult" but in a way that if a 15 year old kid played that game they would not get the same experience on it. This and the fact that the gameplay is mostly built on a block climbing puzzle which I was skeptical about at first but addicted to at the end, overall it surprised me.

4. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare - Despite the dudebro rep it gets now (some of it undeservedly) the first Modern Warfare game was great. I'm not a big multiplayer guy but I played the multiplayer on this game for hours and hours.

5. Day of the Tentacle II - I normally don't like point and click adventure much. I'll watch someone do it all day but the act of sitting down and playing it is tedious. But I LOVED this game as a kid, remembered playing it and replaying it.

Let's see... uh, NBA Jam 1994? That's the only game that comes to mind for me. I hate sports games otherwise.

1. Black Flag - I hate hate HATE Assassin's Creed. Maybe even more than Greenie hates it but I've yet to dare try 3. Then this game drops and it's one of my favorite games of (kind of)last generation.

2. Dust 514 - Free to play usually sucks but this game is badass even if you don't drop any cash on it. Back on 1up Neph and I got into it because he called it pay-to-win. That is far from the truth but I can understand the claim seeing as that's how most of these games work. Hell, I was even hesitant to try it. I'm glad I did.

3. Super Puzzle Fighter II - Yes I'm colorblind. And yes I will kick any and all ass that challenges me on Saturn or GBA.

4. Rayman: Jungle Run - Endless runners are something nobody ever gets right. This is now one of my favorite mobile games so disregard my previous statement.

5. Skyrim - I've given Elder Scrolls a chance in the past and it always ended badly. Morrowind and Oblivion had such a great premise and for the life of me I couldn't get into the world or the wiffle ball combat. Skyrim came along and, for the most part, fixed all of the issues I had with the series and then some. I spent MANY hours in this game. I shudder to even think about loading it up and seeing all of the shit I have in all of my houses/apartments/cottages.

Honorable Mention: Ace Attorney and Professor Layton - I don't think I'm alone when I say these games changed my perception of the whatever-puzzle genre.