The most over-rated/overhyped game of 2008?

[JakubK666]

Which upcoming game do you think will be the most overhyped game of 2008?

Personally I doubt that Killzone 2 will be the Halo3/CoD4 killer. That's what they said last time!

I also expect the new FF and MSG4 to be over-hyped (Warning: Extreme case of fanboyism detected! )as these games along with blu-ray were the only things that fueled the sales of PS3, until they got some decent exclusives like Warhawk and Uncharted.

Share your opinions.

 

[J-Val]

I put my money on Left 4 Dead being a big dissapointment. It's basically just Counter-Strike with zombies.

 

[dan_the_manatee]

Haze is consistently in PS3 fanboy lists for exclusives that make the 360 redundant, but it overlooks the fact that it's not strictly a PS3 exclusive; it was cancelled for the other platforms. The developers probably didn't intend to keep it for Sony.
Also, much has been made of all it BRAND NEW! gameplay features, but it doesn't actually innovate that much. No load screens is a favourite feature... but we all saw how well that worked with the Orange Box. And don't forget Haze's revolutionary 4 player co-op (that Halo 3 did back in October).
The constant delays that have plagued this game don't give confidence that it'll be any good.

 

[Autoboy]

I find the a hard topic to answer because;
-We are barely into 2008, who knows what all will come out?
-Many of the games being overhyped right now have no promise of launching this year (Spore for example).
-Over-Rated and/or Over-Hyped means not deserving of their praise/admiration. We won't know if they live up to expectations until they are released.

If I took a guess, maybe Smash Bros Brawl and Halflife Episode 3...

Take it back Halflife is the way forward. They are the only good games coming out at the moment and im sure HL2 E3 is going to live up to what people are saying

 

[Anton P. Nym]

I'll play it safe for now and put forward Madden 09. (There is going to be yet another Madden next year, right? I don't care for sports games and haven't been following the franchise myself.)

-- Steve

 

[wellington]

I'll start by saying how much I like my PS3, it's great. But my picks are MGS and Killzone. Existing franchises that are being blown way out of proportion.

 

[Nerdfury]

I'd say the new Grand Theft Auto will be way overhyped. OPS2:A (Official Playstation Magazine: Australia) hyped San Andreas up to epic proportions, even going so far as to mocking anyone that wrote in and talked it down. Consistently, they named it to be the best ever game of its year (2006, yes?) and until Unchartered and Assassin's Creed came out, it was constantly marked as 'Best Game EVAR' in all their various lists and relists.

I'd say the new GTA will be no different. It'll be hyped up to epic proportions and when it comes out, it'll just take the old game, add a new protagonist, a same-but-slightly-different plot and all the same types of missions. Oh, and they'll just bang on a bunch of assorted 'side games' to play, like paper delivery, or rubbish collecting, or mail delivery, or running the subway, or sweeping pavements.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Spore.
But it seems that the only thing it's not living up to in it's hype is it's release date. If it's delayed again the American Stock Market might crash (Dirty Thirties II: This time we don't have the Soviet Union to Blame! Written and Directed by George Lucas) and we'll never be able to get it.
I could've sworn that Maxis said the game would be released about six times now.

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

My guesses are Killzone 2, Haze and MGS. A game that deserves the hype, Sins of a Solar Empime. And I'm still waiting for Starcraft 2....

 

[Cuppa Avenger]

I find the a hard topic to answer because;
-We are barely into 2008, who knows what all will come out?
-Many of the games being overhyped right now have no promise of launching this year (Spore for example).
-Over-Rated and/or Over-Hyped means not deserving of their praise/admiration. We won't know if they live up to expectations until they are released.

If I took a guess, maybe Smash Bros Brawl and Halflife Episode 3...

I am going to have to agree with you on Brawl. It looks like a fun game, but from what I have heard, it doesn't add too much from what was established in Melee.

 

[JakubK666]

Dirty Thirties II: This time we don't have the Soviet Union to Blame!

Wait...you guys blamed the Great Depression on the Communists too?

 

[stevesan]

Star Wars: Force Unleashed.

i'm bracing for a steaming pile of franchised tech-demo shite. they're over-emphasizing the tech in the PR, and it's the first game to use all these new physics techs. chances are, it'll be more failure than success in making these systems fun and meaningful.

and that trailer showing you bringing down the star destroyer? i'll bet $50 that's not gonna be playable.

 

[Dectilon]

Halo 3 has to a candidate. GTA I'm not so sure about. I mean, I don't think they've really promised anything other than the usual stuff : )

 

[shadow skill]

Yea GTA never has promised anything more than what GTA has always been save for it being bigger.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

Duke Nukem Forever

 

[McMo0^]

Star Wars: Force Unleashed.

i'm bracing for a steaming pile of franchised tech-demo shite. they're over-emphasizing the tech in the PR, and it's the first game to use all these new physics techs. chances are, it'll be more failure than success in making these systems fun and meaningful.

and that trailer showing you bringing down the star destroyer? i'll bet $50 that's not gonna be playable.

I'm pretty sure you won't be bringing down a star destroyer, and if you do, chances are it'll be a button mashing or matching system... i think thats designed just to show you how powerful the dude is. I mean i know yoda did the whole size matters not thing, so why do jedi struggle more with big objects over little ones?

but yeah the whole ai trying to keep themselves alive thing is bound to be a glitch fest... but sadly its a game with a lightsaber... so no doubt i'll be getting it...

 

[CanadianWolverine]

IMHO, Crysis. Or was that last year? Oh well, my point being, graphics alone do not a perfect game make ... that is, if you can even see the "pur-tea" graphics. I haven't felt the need to rush out and by anything based on how good it looks since, well, ever. Is it fun? Sure, but is it the end all be all to PC Gaming? Hardly.

In fact, I don't even know why they bother hyping games anymore, its almost always a let down... oh yeah, increased revenue, that's why. Greedy bastards, why can't they (you know the mysterious they, like Men in Black) just make a good game and then make another game that we will all hype for them free of charge because they made a good game before? You know, like we do for Blizzard and Valve and what not...