Sleeper hits - any of note you've played lately?

I'm talking about games you had no idea what they were about or even thought they would suck but turned out fantastic and engaging.

Mine has to be Vanquish. I thought it was going to be your typical action shooter made to milk cash while reviews were in the process of being written, but it turned out fantastic. I loved the mechanics of slowing down time while dodging and pwning some robots. 

What was the story of that game? The fuck do I know, all I remember was some dude in a suit and a beefy reject from Gears of War, but it was a blast! Now share yours!

Metro 2033. Just finished it, highly atmospheric and fun game. It's a bit short, but given how the price has fallen it's not really a problem.

None lately, but this is my best example of all time.

" @JoyfullOFrockets:Oh for sure Metro was fantastic as well. Creepy as fuck although a bit confusing at times. "

I'm playing Metro 2033 right now too and it's awesome. Kinda like Condemned meets Stalker. Really surprising how good it is seeing all the not-so-great reviews. Stealth sections are a bit too strict how you have to do them, but youtube helps.

" I'm playing Metro 2033 right now too and it's awesome. Kinda like Condemned meets Stalker. Really surprising how good it is seeing all the not-so-great reviews. Stealth sections are a bit too strict how you have to do them, but youtube helps. "

Two Worlds 2 I guess, though it appears to have offended Giant Bomb's mother or something.  
 
The only game I've bought this year is Magicka, and that kinda sucked.  Srsly nothing new out that I want to play at the moment.

Ghost Trick for the DS is pretty good. Not really a game people thought would suck. More of a game that people didn't even know about.

" Two Worlds 2 I guess, though it appears to have offended Giant Bomb's mother or something.

" Two Worlds 2 I guess, though it appears to have offended Giant Bomb's mother or something.    The only game I've bought this year is Magicka, and that kinda sucked.  Srsly nothing new out that I want to play at the moment. "

Black Ops... oh wait...

" @Jimbo said:

" Two Worlds 2 I guess, though it appears to have offended Giant Bomb's mother or something.    The only game I've bought this year is Magicka, and that kinda sucked.  Srsly nothing new out that I want to play at the moment. "

What's that about? Did it get a bad review or something? "

Magicka for me.

" @armaan8014 said:

" @Jimbo said:

" Two Worlds 2 I guess, though it appears to have offended Giant Bomb's mother or something.    The only game I've bought this year is Magicka, and that kinda sucked.  Srsly nothing new out that I want to play at the moment. "

What's that about? Did it get a bad review or something? "

No, they just ignored it completely, I was really looking forward for a quick look... "

Darksiders and Alpha Protocol.
 
Darksiders I cannot understand why its not more known and AP, well, its fun but lots of silly things.
I mean, if I'm a spy and I have to sneak my way through the game at least make the freaking sneaking animation bearable to look at! T_T

This might not count...but, Final Fantasy 13.  I really expected to hate it based on reviews and popular opinion, but I'm 45 hours in and loving it

The Ball is pretty good, I didn't hear much about that.

" Ghost Trick for the DS is pretty good. Not really a game people thought would suck. More of a game that people didn't even know about. "

" Ghost Trick for the DS is pretty good. Not really a game people thought would suck. More of a game that people didn't even know about. "

Fallen Earth (...it's an MMO)
 
I won't lie. That game is the definition of janky, but I'll be damned if I didn't say it didn't make up for it with everything it tries to do differently from the competition.

um... recently? umm.. 
 
Call of Juarez and PoP: The Forgotten Sands

Singularity, it's much more than just another FPS. Some of the mechanics in the game are pretty cool and the story isn't terrible.

I guess the game I started ready to hate the most and finished loving the most has to be Getting Up. Oh, I'm sorry: Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Over Pressure: The Official Game of the Man: Reloaded.

The Warriors. Not a very recent one, but whatever. That game's awesome.

Vanquish and Enslaved. Both amazing.