Games That Turned Out Different Than Expected

[Shredder]

Have we discussed this topic yet? I was thinking about the most anticipated games thread and thought how sometimes games turn out different than we expect. Don't we all have that game you looked forward to forever only for it to be disappointing, or that game you thought would kinda suck or weren't sure about, but it turned out to be one of your favorites?

Here's a couple of mine to start things off. I can think of a lot for each, but these come to mind right now.

Better than expected: The Phoenix Wright series and Professor Layton. I didn't think these games would suck, but also didn't expect them to become some of my favorite games on any system, either. Bring on Layton 2!

Disappointing game: Riven. As a huge Myst fan, I had big expectations for this one, but couldn't really get into it the way I did with Myst. I'll have to play it again sometime and give it another chance, but it just felt so different.