You know the one, a game you put in simply because you were bored or had nothing else to play.
You didn't expect much, and were really just burning time, but then you learned the truth.
Then you learned that this game is something special.
For me that game is Freelancer. It was given to me as a gift one christmas, I wasn't expecting much from a game I'd never heard of. Then once I started to play the game, I was hooked. Full 3d combat in the largest open word ever made, terrific combat, a well developed faction system and a very active modding community? Sign me up.
To this day, Freelancer is probably the best space sim ever made, especially in terms of raw gameplay.
If this game got a proper sequel or was ported to consoles, I could leave the gaming world happy.
What game is your unexpected love?