Has Hype clouded your judgement?
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All hype does for me is entice me to buy the game, it doesn't make the game any good. Examples include Halo 3, it was not as good as I was led to believe.
To be fair, it was good for the first month or so after finishing the campain, the online play was still good, but eventually it got ridiculously boring, yet all my freinds were avidly hooked, one of them tried to start a fight with me after i said i didnt like it that much, but the stopped considering i was twice his size, width and weight.Ace of Spades said:
I'd like to say I haven't but.....Grand Theft Auto IV tricked me severely.
I saw all the 10/10's and "GAME OF DUR YER!" stuff from it, and I honestly expected that it would be the greatest game I would play in my life.
Turns out, that prestigious honor went over to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and later when on to LittleBigPlanet. I couldn't even finish GTA4, it bored me so much (which is ironic when you think about MGS4)
I saw all the 10/10's and "GAME OF DUR YER!" stuff from it, and I honestly expected that it would be the greatest game I would play in my life.
Turns out, that prestigious honor went over to Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, and later when on to LittleBigPlanet. I couldn't even finish GTA4, it bored me so much (which is ironic when you think about MGS4)
The only game that REALLY let me down after a load of hype was Zelda: Twilight Princess. I enjoyed it at first, but when I went back and played Wind Waker again after it, I realized "By the Triforce, this game is loads better!" though I stated it in a much less nerdy way =P
I can only play TP now if I'm really, REALLY in the mood for it. And that doesn't happen to often. It isn't bad, it's just nowhere near as good as the others. Too freakin' easy.
I can only play TP now if I'm really, REALLY in the mood for it. And that doesn't happen to often. It isn't bad, it's just nowhere near as good as the others. Too freakin' easy.
It's okay with a friend. I played with my sister's groom (damn, strange word) for 4,5 hours straight on his XBox 360.Sexual Harassment Panda said:
Although I have to agree - it's good only with a partner. Otherwise, it's a worse version of Gears of War with worse controls, stupid difficulty level and dumb AI.
Oh, and I bought WAR because of self-hype. I loved the game in beta, but when I saw there was almost nothing to do after 20-25 except for PvP and grind, I quit.
Don't get me wrong, I bought the game for PvP. But not 1 vs 1, ganking or Scenarios, although the latter ones are nice. I bought it for Realm vs Realm and I was disappointed...
Agree about Halo, but GoW is great IMO. I've played it 3 times already, but didn't finish because every time I got to act 4, game deleted my saves. Or a bit earlier. But it's good anyway. At least for PC...NXMT said:
And I still regret I bought Counter Strike Source. I mean, it's not a bad game, but TF2 is so much better it's not funny how I could've spent those $20 in a better way.
I adored GTAIV for about two weeks after its release, even going so far to say it was the best game I'd played at the time. Then I got bored and didn't play it for many months. Went back to it for a few weeks just before Christmas last year and finally managed to play it for what it really is, a good but not great game.
The problem with hype among Escapist forumers seems to be that they allow there excitement to go beyond "this will be a great game!"
Know what you like and know that no game is the best ever. It will make your world better.
Of course, I'm open minded so it might not work for you.
Know what you like and know that no game is the best ever. It will make your world better.
Of course, I'm open minded so it might not work for you.
Nope.SomeBritishDude said:
I can honestly say that i have never surcomed to hype when it comes to gaming, if i see a game that i think looks fun, i try it out then make up my oppinion, dont really care what other people say/think about the game in question, seeing as its all about personal preference.
Closest i have come to surcoming to hype is if my mates say alot of good things about some game, then i try it out, either open beta or trial or even a Torrent if i so have to, but i never buy a game that i havent had the ability to try out first, cause you cant base your personal oppinions on what other people say.
Oh, well that's another matter entirely. It's one thing to get bored with a game after a while, but quite another to dislike something right off the bat. I got bored with CoD4 too.chumpzilla_69 said:
It wasn't horrible but I would like to point you in the direction of the Spore Zp episode.Undead Dragon King said:
The really dissapointing thing? It's a good length, but can be completed uber quick because it's so easy.ZeroMachine said: