Of course, while I’ve censored some of the more blatantly problematic screenshots and I will treat the more disturbing allusions with the respect they deserve, some of this stuff isn’t for the faint of heart.
So strap in and prepare to argue, because things are going to get messy. Here, the controversy is the context, but the quality is what we’re exploring sure, your game might have a lot of blood and guts, nudity, and questionable moral choices, but is it actually any good? Too often, controversial games get attention without respect, or just simply undeserved attention, both of which need to be addressed. Rather than take that well-tread road, for this list, we’re going to be looking at controversial games on their own merits. Controversy is often remembered, for better or worse, and a lot of people devote an inordinate amount of time parsing out who’s in the right. Just as often - a cynic would argue, more - there’s something not quite as appealing, be it just a marketing stunt for shock value or simply a poor concoction unleashed by some unwitting agent. Sometimes, that difference is good: boundaries are pushed, new ideas are explored, and conventions are reconsidered, lampooned, or broken altogether. You Are Reading : Good Publicity The 8 Best And 7 Worst Controversial Games Of All TimeĬontroversy often equates to difference. Too often, controversial games get attention without respect, or just simply undeserved attention, both of which need to be addressed. 2 Worst: A Game So Terrible, We Can’t Use Its Name In A Title.13 Best: Leisure Suit Larry In The Land Of The Lounge Lizards.Good Publicity: The 8 Best And 7 Worst Controversial Games Of All Time.Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior. Overusing our search engine with a very large number of searches in a very short amount of time.Using a badly configured (or badly written) browser add-on for blocking content.Running a "scraper" or "downloader" program that either does not identify itself or uses fake headers to elude detection.Using a script or add-on that scans GameFAQs for box and screen images (such as an emulator front-end), while overloading our search engine.There is no official GameFAQs app, and we do not support nor have any contact with the makers of these unofficial apps. Continued use of these apps may cause your IP to be blocked indefinitely. This triggers our anti-spambot measures, which are designed to stop automated systems from flooding the site with traffic. Some unofficial phone apps appear to be using GameFAQs as a back-end, but they do not behave like a real web browser does.Using GameFAQs regularly with these browsers can cause temporary and even permanent IP blocks due to these additional requests. If you are using Maxthon or Brave as a browser, or have installed the Ghostery add-on, you should know that these programs send extra traffic to our servers for every page on the site that you browse.The most common causes of this issue are: Your IP address has been temporarily blocked due to a large number of HTTP requests.