Games you consider overrated

[KingofMadCows]

I presume you object to other emotional manipulation by works of fiction? Do you not like any drama or tension in games, books and film? Would it be better if the Little Sisters were replaced with just something like emotionally neutral like a ball of light. yet at the same time it has to have meaning that Little Sisters supposedly lack.

So it has to be meaningful yet without much emotional significance.

As you can see, you can't get away with dissing my favourite game without your logic being challenged, you are contradicting yourself or asking for a game of cold rational significance.

I don't object to emotional manipulation. I don't like it when it's so obvious. I don't like it when they use little kids or cute animals that most people are obviously going to care about. I also don't like it when you're given a choice between two extreme options of either saving her or killing her.

I would have preferred it if either you were asked to care about characters that have a bit more development so you like them because of their personality or their backstory instead of just their appearance, or if the choices you were given concerning the characters weren't so extreme. How about making the Little Sisters look more like mutated monsters and less like little girls so that your attachment to them is more based on their backstory and development rather than physical appearance? How about instead of immediately having to choose between either saving or killing the first Little Sister you meet, you have a choice of either curing her or keeping her that way so they could gather more ADAM for you? How about adding some elements to give more credence to Atlas's assertion that the Little Sisters aren't really humans anymore?

And how did I "diss" your favorite game?

There is A LOT in between Blade Runner and the worst sci-fi. It is't really saying much to say that it's too much to say it's up there with Blade Runner. It's like saying "Well, it's not Citizen Kane".

Except the whole point of this topic is about games that people think are overrated. If everyone else thinks that this game is as great as Blade Runner and I don't, then that means I think it's overrated. If every critic gives a game a 10/10 and I think it deserves a 9/10 then that means I think it's overrated.

"I didn't do that for my complaints against..."

So far you've hardly even complained, you've just stated and reaffirmed your personal opinion... for all it is worth.

I'm not expecting an essay, 5 or 6 bullet points would do with brief issues. If you can't even do that I'd have to wonder if you have any genuine criticisms to give or if Bioshock and other games simply aren't to your personal tastes. I mean I don't like girly rom-com but they aren't exactly targeted at me, maybe if Fallout 3 and bioshock aren't your think maybe this is like selling NASCAR to a Formula 1 fan

So you don't judge games based on personal opinion? You have carefully standardized measures and operationalized terms with which to weigh the worthiness of a game objectively? You use the scientific method to judge a game and submit it for peer review?

Of course, my complaints are based on personal opinion. I don't like it when a story uses such transparent methods to manipulate me emotionally but I'm sure there are plenty of people who don't mind. After all, movies like "Patch Adams" and "Avatar" have done extremely well in the box office.

The move toward more realism and a more serious(depressing) story in GTA IV created too much of a disconnect with the previous GTA games for me to like it as much as the other games. The "heaviness" of the controls compared to previous games also hurt my enjoyment.

FO3 abandoning the more realistic and logical elements of the franchise in favor of the wackier elements made it much less of a Fallout game to me. Sure it was still fun, but it lacked the substance of previous games.

In the case of GTA IV and FO3, it's not a matter of selling NASCAR to a Formula 1 fan since they're the ones who changed the formula from previous games. It's more like if NASCAR suddenly became Formula 1 for no reason and they expected their former fans to just follow along.

 

[Greater Evil]

Oblivion, every FF after 6, every FF at all, MGS, Splinter Cell, blah blah blah

Every game that isn't Cave Story or Ico

 

[Shavon513]

Fallout: New Vegas.

I suppose it's an acquired taste, but that game was just plain old depressing, boring and bugged as anything.

 

[Deathmageddon]

Mass Effect 2 was freakin' terrible, and I don't get all the excitement over Skyward Sword.

 

[Gorilla Gunk]

Any non-Star Wars Bioware game, especially Mass Effect.
Heavy Rain.
Most "arty" 2/2.5D side scrollers
The Fable games
Tim Scafer's entire output
Gears of War

 

[MahMahnator2992]

Shadow of the Colossus: Sure, it was good, very artsy, boss battles were usually intense, and it was pretty fun. I do not however believe that it is the single greatest game on the PS2 as so many review sites claim it be. Certainly not bad, but definitely not God's gift to Playstation users.

Dark Souls: I realize the main selling point of this game was it's difficulty, but a game can't stand on difficulty alone. The controls weren't exactly spectacular, the visuals weren't anything special, and the story? I don't recall it having one, maybe because I never played Demon's Souls, or maybe I stopped playing too soon. Regardless, it was a bland tale that really gave me no incentive to deal with the difficulty for longer than 8 hours.

Prince of Persia (2008): I realize most people didn't like it, but critics loved it! It was good I suppose, but not as great as critics would lead you to believe. It didn't help that PoP is already one of my favorite franchises, so it definitely had a lot to live up to in my eyes.

That's it for me, I kind of operate on a limited budget so I usually submit potential game purchases to rigorous vetting. I only buy games that I am almost positive that I will love.

 

[SAMURAJ]

Halo. I enjoyed the first, had some fun with ODST.

They're enjoyable, but not sure why they're so well regarded in their fandom.

I agree with the story mode, it is merely ok. But 4 player smooth co op is a big thing.
Oh and the multiplayer definitely deserves all the praise it gets

Don't see why. It's like everything else.

Want perfect multiplayer? Go play Starcraft.

starcraft perfect mp,i mean yes if you are a mentally challenged kid who can't think straight for 10 sec,it's a perfect example for a no brainer mp game !!!

 

[n00beffect]

Skyrim.

It feels like Oblivion with a few rough edges smoothed out, a shitty(er) UI and new content. I'm having fun playing it but the praise this game got was way too high for what the game actually is.

Hell, no game would be deserving of that much praise.

At it's worst it was

OP: "Topic in no way to do with skyrim"
Some people "hurr durr arrow to the knee, isn't skyrim great?"

Commence circle jerking.

I concur.

 

[snagli]

The Witcher games. I honestly have no idea what's so fun about them, and I will never ever play one again. Also Call of Duty, but that isn't really overrated by everyone, just poorly reviewed.

 

[snagli]

Halo. I enjoyed the first, had some fun with ODST.

They're enjoyable, but not sure why they're so well regarded in their fandom.

I agree with the story mode, it is merely ok. But 4 player smooth co op is a big thing.
Oh and the multiplayer definitely deserves all the praise it gets

Don't see why. It's like everything else.

Want perfect multiplayer? Go play Starcraft.

starcraft perfect mp,i mean yes if you are a mentally challenged kid who can't think straight for 10 sec,it's a perfect example for a no brainer mp game !!!

I suspect you haven't actually played the starcraft multiplayer, or not for very long. There is a reason Korean kids spend days upon days training, because this multiplayer is WAY deeper than you make it out to be.

 

[A-D.]

In short, really any game thats overhyped. The moment i see the Ads, the Commercials and basicly everyone already circle-jerking on how awesome its going to be. Basicly, anyone recall that Vid on Youtube where the guy ends up with a boner after watching the first Skyrim Trailer? Thats basicly the image i have in my Head everytime the Fanboys get going.

And at that point i already know the game will probably suck, and by suck i mean not ever live up to the expectations or lofty ideals People have in their Heads. It actually gives me a perverse Pleasure seeing the dreams of fanboys being crushed.

GTA4? Hyped. Did it deliver on it? "Hey Cousin, i called you 30 Minutes ago but i want to see big american boobies again, wanna go? No? Okay i call in 30 Minutes again."

Dragon Age 2? Hyped? Yup. Did it deliver? Quite frankly, no it didnt. It had absolutely nothing to do with Origins except that your Family escapes from Lothering, you dont even meet the Warden or anyone at the beginning, Sten? Morrigan? You never see them again. Only Lelianna and thats a DLC even. Well Alistair maybe depending on Choice. Every Act is self-contained and has no real Structure or Plot really, there is no consequence. And the Ending shits on you anyway, the moment anything interesting happens is also the moment the game ends.

Bioshock? Im going to paraphrase Yahtzee here. "Its not the second coming."

In short, the moment you buy into the hype, be prepared to be disappointed because the Game will never be as good as you think it will be. Saints Row 3 is the perfect example. SR2? Awesome, so of course the Sequel can only be better, right? Wrong.

 

[Pr0]

293 Posts full of the terminally unsatisfiable that cannot be entertained by an entertainment industry.

One should consider that if nothing meet's one's expectations, perhaps you expect too much.

Or perhaps in other words, when you're too hip to be entertained by development projects that took large groups of people that are probably smarter than any one you personally know and cost more money to produce than you'll likely ever see in a life time, perhaps you're so hip that you're no longer hip.

Its quite bourgeoisie when you consider it, how completely inconsolable and unimpressed our society can show itself to be with such grand and rich ways to spend our time, when we can simply bemoan our banquet of options when there are still people in the world entertaining themselves with the tediously prosaic pursuit of simply surviving each day as the sun rises or sets, or, when time allows, drawing pictures in the dirt with a stick.

To finalize this statement, I must simply say, whatever you personally may believe is over-rated is irrelevant, you are products of a disposable culture with no inherent reference to true value, and thus, nothing is valuable, and no experience in virtual of the imagination will carry much weight, regardless.

 

[AudienceOfOne1]

Half life 2 - not because its a bad game, i believe its even quite a good game but I hate how almost every PC gamer I've met praises it as if its the second coming of Jesus.

Uncharted 3 - loved the second but when I played the third I was just sick and tired of exactly the same shit and I just don't understand the rave behind this game.

Every call of duty since the MW 1 - need I say more.

 

[Neaco]

Halo. I enjoyed the first, had some fun with ODST.

They're enjoyable, but not sure why they're so well regarded in their fandom.

I agree with the story mode, it is merely ok. But 4 player smooth co op is a big thing.
Oh and the multiplayer definitely deserves all the praise it gets

Don't see why. It's like everything else.

Want perfect multiplayer? Go play Starcraft.

starcraft perfect mp,i mean yes if you are a mentally challenged kid who can't think straight for 10 sec,it's a perfect example for a no brainer mp game !!!

I suspect you haven't actually played the starcraft multiplayer, or not for very long. There is a reason Korean kids spend days upon days training, because this multiplayer is WAY deeper than you make it out to be.

your sarcasm scanner appears to be broken, would you like to replace it?

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Eve Online? It's like watching paint dry. I don't understand how anyone can enjoy that game at all.

 

[snagli]

Halo. I enjoyed the first, had some fun with ODST.

They're enjoyable, but not sure why they're so well regarded in their fandom.

I agree with the story mode, it is merely ok. But 4 player smooth co op is a big thing.
Oh and the multiplayer definitely deserves all the praise it gets

Don't see why. It's like everything else.

Want perfect multiplayer? Go play Starcraft.

starcraft perfect mp,i mean yes if you are a mentally challenged kid who can't think straight for 10 sec,it's a perfect example for a no brainer mp game !!!

I suspect you haven't actually played the starcraft multiplayer, or not for very long. There is a reason Korean kids spend days upon days training, because this multiplayer is WAY deeper than you make it out to be.

your sarcasm scanner appears to be broken, would you like to replace it?

Damn, I'm really bad at that. Oh well, I'll just pretend I never said anything.

 

[Neaco]

Eve Online? It's like watching paint dry. I don't understand how anyone can enjoy that game at all.

EVE Online is overrated? i mean the thing that people like about it (well done complex menu system) is definitely deserved. but i didnt think people were clamoring about it in any other way.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

Eve Online? It's like watching paint dry. I don't understand how anyone can enjoy that game at all.

EVE Online is overrated? i mean the thing that people like about it (well done complex menu system) is definitely deserved. but i didnt think people were clamoring about it in any other way.

I have a friend who gushes about it a lot so maybe I have a skewed view.