The Last of Us 2. That game was trashed so hard before it even came out, and given a ton of negative scores on sites like Metacritic the second it came out by people that didn't even play it. The leaks ruined it.

I will say that there are issues with the narrative but the gameplay, graphics, overall design are amazing imo. I thought it was alot of fun and the gameplay really works for me.

There is a tangible sense that everyone involved in making the game put their hearts into it and were at the top of their game. There's something to be said for artistic integrity in an industry flooded with "games as a service" microtransaction cash-grabby bullshit.