Most Over Rated Game of All Time

[psiufoxx2]

Other than that, I feel ashamed to admit it, but Fable makes my list. Nugget porn lasts longer than that game. What's the point in creating an awesome world, with rich history and characters, if it ends as soon as it begins. Though the coin golf in Oakvale Tavern was far more entertaining than anything EA's thrown together since Mutant League.

I just don't get it. You'll gladly pay $8 for 2 hours of entertainment at the movies.

$8 x 6 = $48 = roughly the cost of Fable at launch.
2hours x 6 = 12hours of entertainment, roughly Fable's length.

Does my math not add up? You admit this game has an "awesome world, with rich history and characters", but you simply think it was "THE MOST OVERRATED GAME OF ALL TIME" because it lasted ONLY as long as the price of admission?

I would much rather play a FANTASTIC game for 10-12 hours than some mediocre POS for 50. But that's me.

I just don't get it.

[Zoglog]

Metroid Prime + Zelda Orcarina of Time

[jclast]

EDIT: /me waves hand. This isn't the post you're looking for.

I broke out my question into a topic of its own.

[Hunter55]

Halo 2 was the most overrated by far, especially since it couldnt live up to the halo name. The sad part is, i was one of those people who wasted $55 to buy a collectors edition of a game that sold more CE's than originals. I'd also have to agree with that spinter cell being overrated. It was a good game, but not that good.

[chosen1s]

I just don't get it. You'll gladly pay $8 for 2 hours of entertainment at the movies.

$8 x 6 = $48 = roughly the cost of Fable at launch.
2hours x 6 = 12hours of entertainment, roughly Fable's length.

Does my math not add up? You admit this game has an "awesome world, with rich history and characters", but you simply think it was "THE MOST OVERRATED GAME OF ALL TIME" because it lasted ONLY as long as the price of admission?

I would much rather play a FANTASTIC game for 10-12 hours than some mediocre POS for 50. But that's me.

I just don't get it.

The math equation is dumb. A lot of people pay $100+ for 3-4 hours of "entertainment" at a football or basketball game. Does that make every game that has ever been released and is over 4 hours long a great buy?

Compare a game to a game - and 12 hours is unusually short for a game that is supposed to be "epic" and especially gets as much hype as this one did. If you want to talk about movies, what if you went to see Lord of the Rings at the theater and found that they cut all three movies down to 1.5 hours. It would fall WAY short of most people's expectations and certainly of the broad praise and hype it was given.

Remember, this thread is about disappointments and whether or not a game met expectations/"ratings". Games like Fable, these days, are expected to last a lot longer than 12 hours and I think someone who was disappointed that it didn't has a valid point.

[bobo2k4]

Halo and Halo 2

Both these games suck money balls.

[onikage]

Halo and Halo 2

Both these games suck money balls.

I agree with you on Halo 2, but I actually still enjoy playing the first game. Halo wasn't/isn't anywhere near as overrated as Halo 2.

[Arakias]

Mario 64

[Friedle]

I'm gonna say Final Fantasy VII. Great game in its own right, but everyone treats this thing like it's the holy grail of RPGs and there's much better stuff out there.

Halo and Halo 2. Just becuase you (then) puberty-bound Xboxes owners never touched a PC FPS doesn't mean Halo is the best. They're good games. But only that: good.

[equest943]

I'm goint to say Halo 2 is overrated. I just think that the single player game was overlooked in the final scores. If you rated it purely on the multiplayer aspect, then yes, it deserves the scores it received or close to them, but if you factor in the 1 player game, bleh, I think it got rated a little too high. Maybe I'm just especially bitter about Halo 2 not having hang'em high as a multi-player level. Crazy developers, what were they thinking? ha. And about MGS2, I mean, I dunno, I feel like games should now have a "storyline" rating category from every reviewer. It seems to make sense since video games are becoming so cinematic. So MGS2 - 9+ for gameplay, not above a 5 for storyline. So whatever, maybe it seems like I jumped on the I hate Halo bandwagon.

[Friend of Sonic]

Barney's Hide and Seek for the Sega Genesis.

[Nirvanaguy777]

Half Life 2.

Agreed.

[camoor]

don't listen to him, it is the best game of this generation bar none, and one of my favorites of all-time (SF II is my favorite game, but this is probably second). The story is perfect for the material it tries to tackle, the gameplay is extremely tight, and the music is amazing.

Metal Gear Solid 2 is the MOST overrated game bar none. As I played it, I kept saying WTF?? People think this is fun??

MGS3 will have to drop to $3 before I gamble my hard-earned on it.

[Superstar]

halo\halo 2

[modcase]

ET - can it truely be the worst atari game?!?!?!?!

[josherz]

halo 2

[zewone]

halo 2
You're sig is way to big. Plus you're wrong.

[Ozzkev55]

Chaos Theory wasnt a very big improvement

[Apossum]

I don't understand why people like any racing games at all. I'm sure fans have good reasons but every time I play a racing game, it just feels like I'm watching graphics move on a screen and am not really playing anything.

[GuilewasNK]

Try Burnout 3. The crashes alone make the game fun. The sense of speed is intense too.

[Apossum]

Try Burnout 3. The crashes alone make the game fun. The sense of speed is intense too.

I was gonna mention that I like that one alot, especially the team crash mode, but I figured it didn't count as a racer.

[FriskyTanuki]

I was gonna mention that I like that one alot, especially the team crash mode, but I figured it didn't count as a racer.
? Why not? Of course it's a racer, I don't really see why it wouldn't be one.

[GuilewasNK]

It's kind of a hybrid I guess.

[Mr.Answer]

I'll go out on a limb and say Pac Man. It was a good game, but did it deserve a 'Top 10!" pop music hit? Did it deserve 25 terrible knock offs? Did it warrant a Saturday morning Cartoon? Did it deserve a Breakfast Cereal? and blankets, and and and.....


Pacman---is the most overrated game of all time, you folks that answer Halo, or Half Life, or burnout or Grand theft need to get some perspective :)

Back in the day every video/computer set up HAD to have for some reason a pac man clone--it didn't help the system but everyone just felt they HAD to let their consumers play pac man.

[Mr.Answer]

My vote for second most overrated, Donkey kong (the overratedness comes from the Colecovision... yes it was very close to the arcade version... but at 25 cents a play it was much cheaper to play at an arcade than to put down the major money to be able to play it at home.

3rd most overrated......

[Apossum]

? Why not? Of course it's a racer, I don't really see why it wouldn't be one.

It seemed to be more about the crashing and causing destruction then racing. I guess the world mode does focus on races...

[Apossum]

I'll go out on a limb and say Pac Man. It was a good game, but did it deserve a 'Top 10!" pop music hit? Did it deserve 25 terrible knock offs? Did it warrant a Saturday morning Cartoon? Did it deserve a Breakfast Cereal? and blankets, and and and.....


Pacman---is the most overrated game of all time, you folks that answer Halo, or Half Life, or burnout or Grand theft need to get some perspective :)

Back in the day every video/computer set up HAD to have for some reason a pac man clone--it didn't help the system but everyone just felt they HAD to let their consumers play pac man.


don't mean to start an argument, but in case your wondering-- pac-man was the most advanced and engaging game at the time it came out, so it didn't have much to compete with. it's also about as original as it gets. there's some perspective for ya ;-)

[PaulEMoz]

Did my post get deleted? :?

[FriskyTanuki]

It seemed to be more about the crashing and causing destruction then racing. I guess the world mode does focus on races...
You're still racing with them, which constitutes a racing game. Many racers include various modes of play that can go outside of racing, but it doesn't stop them from being called racing games.

[Rodimus]

Irritating Stick for PS1. Evey where I went I saw a Irritating Stick being "waved" in my face.

[Demolition Man]

Easy answer... Halo 2. Way overhyped, and certainly didn't even get close to meeting most people's expectations.

[fatmanforlife99]

ya i would have to agree with you on that one way overhyped

[Trakan]

Easy answer... Halo 2. Way overhyped, and certainly didn't even get close to meeting most people's expectations.

Overhyped, yes. Overrated, not so much.

[Vampire Hunter D]

I just cant pick the most overrated but after playing it Half Life 2 is pretty overrated. Same with Fire Emblem.

[saigumi]

Half Life 2 overrated? Hardly... it earned the reviews.

Doom 3 was crap that got high scores because of the hype and nostalgia value. It was not a good game as it had too many deficiencies: AI, lighting, gameplay issues over fighting whether to use a flashlight or a gun with no duct tape in sight, etc...

[munch]

Any GTA game ever.

[postaboy]

Halo 2! I still think counter-strike is WAY BETTER!.

Counter-Strike > Halo

[SkyGheNe]

Easy answer... Halo 2. Way overhyped, and certainly didn't even get close to meeting most people's expectations.

Highlighted for truth. can't believe I spent 50 on it.

[Dead of Knight]

Overrated: FF7, Chrono Trigger (CT is still a good game, just not the best ever. FF7 sucks hard though), Halo 1 and 2

Overhyped & Overrated: Soul Calibur II (WTF that game sucked so bad. Play VF4. If you still say SC2 is a good game, you are a liar), Jade Empire

Overhyped: Shenmue (still a good game though), Fable, Driv3r

[FriskyTanuki]

Overhyped & Overrated: Soul Calibur II (WTF that game sucked so bad. Play VF4. If you still say SC2 is a good game, you are a liar)
I guess I'm a liar as I loved both games.

[buffdrew84]

I was highly dissapointed with Skies of Arcadia, i heard it was so great and i almost fell asleep playing it.

[jclast]

Overrated: FF7, Chrono Trigger (CT is still a good game, just not the best ever. FF7 sucks hard though), Halo 1 and 2

Halo 2, at least, was overhyped as well. In the weeks leading up to its release it seemed one couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a slobberying fanboy in a Master Chief suit.

It also got an entire day's worth of programming devoted to it on what was then G4TechTV (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas got the same treatment). I don't watch X-Play for a 30 minute review of a game for a system I don't even own. There were other games worthy of review that X-Play had not already covered. The whole review should have taken 5 minutes.

Here's how the review could have been shortened: "HALO 2: More of the same. The story continues. More weapons. Graphical update. XBox live support. GTA-inspired vehicle jacking. Now, let's move on."

[Mookyjooky]

Halo and Halo 2 are by far the most overrated games of all time. It is just another multiplayer FPS in the sea of FPS's - and on a console no less. .

It may JUST be another FPS in a sea of FPS's - but that doesnt mean that the genre sucks or that Halo isnt the best. Halo is the best FPS for consoles in everyway.

And I want to say something about all the GTA haters. Do you realize that GTA is the only game on a console that is pioneering open-ended gameplay? No other game does that so that automatically makes this series unique and underrated. If GTA died open-ended gameplay wouldn't exist, but a lot of gamers are too dumb to see that.


GTA feels like a tech demo, and open ended play?? Missle command or Pacman had open ended play.

If you took out the pain in the ass part of having to drive everywhere to get new missions, you would have nothing more than a broken 3rd person shooter.

All you do is do the same mission over and over again. "TAKE OUT THESE PEOPLE!" , now "TAKE OUT THIS PERSON!"

Whatever, GTA sucks. GTAIII was new and a cool idea...but once the gimmick wore thin, it sucked. People only bought it so they could run all over town killing people.

[FriskyTanuki]

Super Mario 64. It was a boring platformer that I gave so many chances to lure me in and it did nothing for me. I enjoyed platformers like Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon and others much more around this time as they were interesting and fun to say the least.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

FF7.

[Roufuss]

Halo 2.

[JSweeney]

I know! I know!
You get to the end of Halo 3, and Master Chief takes of the armor.... and you learn that Master Chief is a woman!

:)

[jer7583]

I love how topics like this bring out the worst in people. Usually CAG is a nice place to share your opinions on stuff, but the topic of overhyped games comes up and it's "if you don't think this is the most overrated game you're a moron and nobody can argue with that" kind of BS arguements come up..


The whole Splinter Cell series is THE most overrated series of all time, in my opinion. I just don't get the appeal of waiting around for guards to get int he right spot then shooting 15 light sources out and then you step on a twig cause you didn't pick the one right path out of 10 that the developers wanted you to so you have to re-do everything again. Fuck that trial and error gameplay. Playing splinter cell is like someone telling you "im thinking of something in the room that's not a duck" and you guessing until you happen to get it right. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

Im sorry, I just really, really, really, really hate Splinter Cell. No game has ever pissed me off so much.

I say that Gran Turismo 4 was very overrated, they didn't do much new at all. I tired of the series with GT3. The need for speed series also has been typically overrated, just because of it's popularity.

Recently, Conker on Xbox has been wayy overrated. the loading after every cutscene change, the poor quality audio, and extra censorship really shows that Rare has gone down the tubes.
Madden also is a very overrated series.. reviewers never seem to get sick of it, like the rest of us do. (oh wait, the rest of us don't get paid to play it, or paid/threatened by EA to give it the thumbs up)

And I can't agree with MGS2 more. That's the game that got me to sell my PS2. I think the PS2 in general is pretty overrated. The system, the game library, everything.


I don't see how people are saying Soul Calibur 2 is overrated? what exactly were your problems with it? I think thats a game I'll never get sick of playing, as long as there's another good player around.

And the halo haters need to chill. It's so easy to hate on that game, but there's nothing like getting some halo players together for a night of system link play. The multiplayer is what will have people playing that game years from now. XBox live play kinda sucks, but that's not Halo's fault, its the fault of all the 10 year olds(and 40 year olds that act like them) that like it.

I think it's pretty odd that I love almost all of the "overrated" games people pick. SC2, Halo 2, and San Andreas are some of my all-time favorites.

[Ruined]

Tie between Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid series.

[Graystone]

Any game that has a commercial every 5 fucking minutes on tv. I saw a mortal kombat deception commercial the other day. yea WTF

[GreenMonkey]

I don't get the hate for Soul Calibur 2. It felt awfully like SC1 to me, for the brief time I got to play it (my fighting game playing buddy moved to a different state). SC2 rocks just as much as SC1 IMO.

My choice: Halo 2. Honestly I got the Xbox and I picked this up, ASAP, in January - I'd been hearing about Halo for years. A decent FPS but the story is nothing special (the old "aliens fucking with Earth" thing)...game plays well on dual analog, but honestly I don't see the appeal, even online. Guess I'm used to computer FPSs. I'll take Quake 2 multiplayer or maybe UT2004 over Halo 2 multiplayer any day...although I am still playing Halo 2 online, and it's pretty rowdy in co-op mode.

Just not worthy of all the frickin' 10s and praise I hear for it. I'm not a big fan of FPS in single player mode (a touch boring). The single player mode is better than most but nothing outstanding...story is decent but nothing groundbreaking...gameplay is standard FPS...Just not seeing the perfect 10s, etc that they hand out for this.

[CaptainAwesome]

I loved the first metal gear solid but the second had such a terrible storyline that it was dissapointing on so many levels.

And conker was so incredibly dissapointing to me that I've already traded it, me being a huge fan of the n64 version (it's in my top 10 game lists) they just flat out ruined it. Censoring the word twat, shit, and asshole, the ruined cutscenes because of it, the annoying green guys that require no skill but were just thrown about the level, the lack of any attention to detail that made the n64 version great etc. And don't even get me started on the multiplayer, what made conker 64 multiplayer so great was that you could be pissing on a guy one minute and the next chopping him to pieces with a chainsaw or eating him with a dinosaur. They ruined it by making it too serious.

And metroid prime 2, the original was great and I loved it. But something about this one really pissed me off, I don't know if it was the fact that the dark world was so incredibly weak level design wise compared to the original or if it was the uninspired boss battles, I actually stopped playing at the spider guardian and haven't picked the game up since.

[Ebraum]

Any year Madden , Halo 1 & 2 .

Honorable mention to Wipeout Pure.
It didn't exactly have alot of advertising, but it didn't deserve 9 or 10's .

Of course this is coming from a guy who is really enjoying Dead to Rights Reckoning.

[Mr.Answer]

don't mean to start an argument, but in case your wondering-- pac-man was the most advanced and engaging game at the time it came out, so it didn't have much to compete with. it's also about as original as it gets. there's some perspective for ya ;-)


It was a great game and may have been slightly advanced for its time, but a Pop40 record? Cereal? Saturday morning Cartoon? and countless knock-offs(super pacman, pacman jr.) really point to an overrated game. As far as being original... I would say it is just a rip-off of natural selection Eat or be eaten.

[Rodimus]

I don't get the hate for Soul Calibur 2. It felt awfully like SC1 to me, for the brief time I got to play it (my fighting game playing buddy moved to a different state). SC2 rocks just as much as SC1 IMO.

My choice: Halo 2. Honestly I got the Xbox and I picked this up, ASAP, in January - I'd been hearing about Halo for years. A decent FPS but the story is nothing special (the old "aliens fucking with Earth" thing)...game plays well on dual analog, but honestly I don't see the appeal, even online. Guess I'm used to computer FPSs. I'll take Quake 2 multiplayer or maybe UT2004 over Halo 2 multiplayer any day...although I am still playing Halo 2 online, and it's pretty rowdy in co-op mode.

Just not worthy of all the frickin' 10s and praise I hear for it. I'm not a big fan of FPS in single player mode (a touch boring). The single player mode is better than most but nothing outstanding...story is decent but nothing groundbreaking...gameplay is standard FPS...Just not seeing the perfect 10s, etc that they hand out for this.

Someone with a mind set as mine. One of the most intellegent things I read all day.

[The VGM]

Zelda. Your an elf in tights trying to save a princess. Big deal.

[Devin]

Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Halo 2 (Xbox)
Super Smash Bros. Melee (GCN)
Star Wars: KOTOR (Xbox)
Jak II (PS2)
Chrono Trigger (SNES)
Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
World of Warcraft (PC)
Viewtiful Joe (GCN)
GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (PS2)

[Nogib]

This is way too easy, most overrated game is FF7.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

Jak II - I hated the direction the series went. Somewhat into gta territory.
PoP:SoT - This game got boring fast.
Loz:WW - Too easy, too short, sailing was boring.
RE4 - Sorry but the fixed camera angles, item boxes, and clunky controls were part of the series' charm.
Castlevania:HoD - Too easy, music sucked.
Dark Cloud - Zelda-killer my ass.
SW:KOTOR - 20 hours in it became such a chore to play.
FFX - The worst FF I've played. Why no overworld map? Wakka was as annoying as Jar-Jar and story was not entertaining.
Rayman 2 - What was so appealing about this game? It wasn’t fun.
Golden Sun - It just seemed too simple and too easy.

[Apossum]

It was a great game and may have been slightly advanced for its time, but a Pop40 record? Cereal? Saturday morning Cartoon? and countless knock-offs(super pacman, pacman jr.) really point to an overrated game. As far as being original... I would say it is just a rip-off of natural selection Eat or be eaten.


I can't make any excuses for the 80s :lol:

I bought the Pac Man fever 45 off of ebay for 2 bucks just to see how bad it was, but I never got around to listening to it.

:lol: "a rip off of natural selection"

but the idea still works-- Pac Pix for the DS is a really fun game

[BLarR]

FFX - The worst FF I've played. Why no overworld map? Wakka was as annoying as Jar-Jar and story was not entertaining.


Praise to thee! Let's also remember the ubar retarded whale wannabe Sin with the most eccentric homo of a son ever, Tidus.

[mcgavin27]

God of War

[zionoverfire]

God of War

I just beat it and I have to agree, great for the first couple hours but then it just dies.

[Apossum]

I just beat it and I have to agree, great for the first couple hours but then it just dies.


thirdeded

[sblymnlcrymnl]

I just beat it and I have to agree, great for the first couple hours but then it just dies.

I didn't even play past the first area. I beat the Hydra, saw some digital breasts, and quit. :lol:

[fatmanforlife99]

any final fantasy game and any legend of zelda game= worst games ever.

[DrunkTigerWoods]

I just beat it and I have to agree, great for the first couple hours but then it just dies.
I played through the demo and was thinking to myself, "Whats so great about this?" It felt like Devil May Cry just not as fun, and DMC was only fun for the first few hours anyway.

[zionoverfire]

I played through the demo and was thinking to myself, "Whats so great about this?" It felt like Devil May Cry just not as fun, and DMC was only fun for the first few hours anyway.

Well it was fun at first because of the sword range, but yeah after about 2 hours it just started to feel like a DMC clone.

[Cmoore58]

I would say state of emergency after GTA 3 everyone hyped SOE to be the 2nd coming.
Enter the Matrix was another, that game was flat out trash IMO

[daedricnekomata]

IMO Halo series.

[InuFaye]

ocerina of time. End of story

[ch3zyp00fs]

I didn't even play past the first area. I beat the Hydra, saw some digital breasts, and quit. :lol:

Dude... your sig rocks. GO BECK!

oh ya.. overrated, definitely ff7

[Ajinryu]

Final Fantasy 7, Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid 2, Grand Theft Auto 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Doom 3.

[sblymnlcrymnl]

Dude... your sig rocks. GO BECK!

oh ya.. overrated, definitely ff7

8-)

[False Hope]

Halo 2, and any and all sports games except for the NBA Street series.

[Prepster]

Lumines- Way to repetitive for me...yea i know its a puzzler
Counter Strike- Don't understand the hype here..

[mietha]

ocerina of time. End of story

I have to agree here. The only game I sold at a $30 loss after owning it for about 3 hours because I detested it so much I just wanted it gone.

[BREVITY]

Final Fantasy 7, Splinter Cell, Metal Gear Solid 2, Grand Theft Auto 3, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Doom 3.
I would totally agree there. I would only add that most of the ones here that have a list of other games in the series, those other games are often over rated too. GTA:SA and so on.

[urzishra14]

i would have to say Persona and Persona 2.. those games, while good, just aren't what they are talked up to be.

[Skelah]

tie between zelda and final fantasy

[Sequoia]

i don't about all time, but Halo 2 was a big dissapointment for me...

[jshendel]

i would have to say Persona and Persona 2.. those games, while good, just aren't what they are talked up to be.

Sadly, I agree. I beat Persona 1, but got maybe 1/3 of the way through the second, because you have to both fight and talk to advance. Thus, DOUBLE the battles. Yeecch.

[Vampire Hunter D]

Not most overrated but GTA:SA,Fire Emblem series, Advance Wars series, HL2, Madden series.

[I AM WILLIAM H. MACY]

Halo, so fucking average.

"omg u playizxxors in laien planets horay gratesd gamboy evr111111111!!!!1111!!!!!!43"

[CYRiX]

sigh *gets ready to defend* Doom 3 never had hype, CS doesnt have hype, its just thee most played online computer game ever (rolls eyes) Halo 2's ending was cut so you'd buy the 3rd and their deadline (which is like a half a year earilier than when it came out, thank you production costs), MGS2 seemed really good never knew about its hype. GTA:SA is the best in its series, if your going to bash it bash the whole fucking series (just want the shaqfu thing hehe). Halo is the frist scifi shooter that people LOVED, and it only drove the Xbox to succecss...

Just because the game didn't fit you doesn't mean its overrated..

[irrossistable]

And just because people play it, that doesn't mean it's good.

And, if anything, San Andreas was the worst in the series.

[Nirvanaguy777]

Final Fantasy VII. Nothing can live up to the hype it was given.

Agreed.

[Sn0brawler]

Ff7

[uzumaki_star]

Would have to agree with most when it comes to Halo.

[grae60]

Would have to agree with most when it comes to Halo.

same.

[VanillaGorilla]

ICO. It's everyone's shic, "I'm so hardcore, I love ICO" pick for "Best Game You've Never Played". Well, I played it, and I just woke up from the sleep inducing coma it put me under.

[Mr Unoriginal]

ICO. It's everyone's shic, "I'm so hardcore, I love ICO" pick for "Best Game You've Never Played". Well, I played it, and I just woke up from the sleep inducing coma it put me under.

Guess it's time for you to go back to your GTA and Madden.

[VanillaGorilla]

Guess it's time for you to go back to your GTA and Madden.
Why does everyone use the same "You must only like GTA or Madden" comments when defending ICO? And yes, Madden uses more brains than ICO. ICO basically asks you to do one thing other than babysit someone who appears to have the attention span of a coked up Jonathan Lipnicky:

See black blob thing
Run towards blob
Hit blob with stick

I prefer games in which I have a little bit more to do than hold someone's hand as I climb up steps, around corners, and hit things with a piece of wood. "But Vanilla, it's INTERACTIVE ART!" Gimme a break.

[terribledeli]

I'm going to vote for your favorite game. That game is so overrated.

While my favorite game is so underrated and everyone should own it.

And if you say my favorite game is overrated, then you're wrong.


That covers this tired topic right? Everyone walks away disgruntled, mumbling in their sleep.

[assassinX]

gta is a great game. It is not overrated .

[punqsux]

gta 1+2 wernt over-rated (though while i loves gta, i HATED 2) everything 3 and beyond is definietly over-rated

i dont think you can say ico is over rated, maybe over hyped by the cult following but it got fairly average ratings.

[FriskyTanuki]

gta 1+2 wernt over-rated (though while i loves gta, i HATED 2) everything 3 and beyond is definietly over-rated

i dont think you can say ico is over rated, maybe over hyped by the cult following but it got fairly average ratings.
90.9% (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/367472.asp) is a pretty damn high average rating. ;) Do your research before you make up stuff.

[punqsux]

haha, that i should

truth be told, the only review i ever read of ico was in psm, and i remember they saying it was a good game but too short.

[FriskyTanuki]

haha, that i should

truth be told, the only review i ever read of ico was in psm, and i remember they saying it was a good game but too short.
PSM is in no way a credible source of reviews. They can't really seem to hate any game at all as they give most game at least a 7 or higher. Plus, they were the only review that gave the game a score in the 70% range, with every other score 80% and up.

[Photomotoz]

Super Mario

[Broccoli Storm]

I was pretty unimpressed with Secret of Mana.

[My Name Is BoB]

Nintendogs

[IkilledLassic]

Anyone say ET for Atari? At least, it was the most overhyped from what I remember...I was real young.

Altered Beast for Genesis. Way to easy, graphics ok, but wasnt that impressed when I played it on Christmas Day.

Final Fantasy X for PS2. Played it for literally 2 hours before I decided I'd rather shit im my own mouth then ever hear that whiny bitch of a main character talk again.


GTA is not overrated....I loved everyone of the games....Those who didn't hate too much.

[CYRiX]

How the hell is the GTA series overrated? It basically created (or defined) a new genre of gaming (and remains the only game in it *excluded crappy titles*). Of course I am talking about 3/VC/SA, becaue those are the only ones I've played. %90.9?


GTA:SA - 94.8%
GTA:VC - 94.7%
GTA III - 95.0%

Average = %94.333(repeating)


If you hate Grand Theft Auto for anyother reason besides you don't like the theme of it (being in the mafia killing people) then you should go kill your(tastes in games)self .

[punqsux]

How the hell is the GTA series overrated? It basically created (or defined) a new genre of gaming (and remains the only game in it *excluded crappy titles*). Of course I am talking about 3/VC/SA, becaue those are the only ones I've played. %90.9?


GTA:SA - 94.8%
GTA:VC - 94.7%
GTA III - 95.0%

Average = %94.333(repeating)


If you hate Grand Theft Auto for anyother reason besides you don't like the theme of it (being in the mafia killing people) then you should go kill your(tastes in games)self .
i personally like the gta series in general, but they depend too much on the "omfg i kant believe yew can do that!!1" reaction than actully engaging the gamer.

[FriskyTanuki]

(and remains the only game in it *excluded crappy titles*)
I guess Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man 2, Ultimate Spider-Man, Mercenaries, Roadkill, and some others "crappy titles" then? ;)

[punqsux]

I guess Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man 2, Ultimate Spider-Man, Mercenaries, Roadkill, and some others "crappy titles" then? ;)
you forgot true crime.

[FriskyTanuki]

you forgot true crime.
I haven't played more than the minute the demo allowed. So I can't speak for it, but if you thought it was good, then I'd throw it in.

[LaseK]

Nintendogs and Animal Crossing


AC is the worst game I've ever played, and Nintendogs is in the bottom 50 somewhere. And no, I haven't played the cliche worst games ever like E.T, I've steered away from wasting my time, but before AC it was Bebe's Kids on SNES, but thats hardly overrated xD

but yeah, AC was awful in every regard, from graphics to gameplay to sound.

[Dr Mario Kart]

Someone should read through the first X number of posts and take a few of the most frequent suggestions and add a poll, so we can get some hard numbers supporting the Halo series.

[camoor]

Shadow Hearts.

It's a cute game, but the graphics are pretty bland, the cut-scenes vacillate between interesting and SUCK, and the combat system (that freaking wheel of fortune) is freaking annoying.

Mediocre RPG at best, not sure why everybody raves about this game.

[jshendel]

Shadow Hearts.

It's a cute game, but the graphics are pretty bland, the cut-scenes vacillate between interesting and SUCK, and the combat system (that freaking wheel of fortune) is freaking annoying.

Mediocre RPG at best, not sure why everybody raves about this game.
Funny. Some one calling Shadow Hearts mediocre who has Xenosaga in his avator. Oh the irony.

[FaintDeftone]

Jade Empire has to be the most overrated game this generation. I'm a huge Xbox fan and a fan of Bioware and even I can admit that Jade Empire is trash. The story is boring, the characters are boring, the environments are boring, the combat is terrible, and the game is way too damn easy even with the difficulty cranked. I was shocked how horrible it was. I returned it about a week after I bought it. Come on Bioware, don't bull this junk on Mass Effect. KOTOR is one of the finest games this generation, you can do better than that!

[punqsux]

I haven't played more than the minute the demo allowed. So I can't speak for it, but if you thought it was good, then I'd throw it in.
it was a joke. a joke no one could possibly figure out.

true crime sucked horribly.

i was trying to either a) get people to think i was saying those other games sucked, or b) true crime was actully a good game.

i however WAS NOT trying to get anyone to say "if you liked it add it to the list"...

:wink:

[zionoverfire]

Shadow Hearts.
Mediocre RPG at best, not sure why everybody raves about this game.

Because now that Suikoden, VP, Tales, persona are all popular games and series it's all the RPG underground has left. Oh wait they still have Ogre battle.:lol:

[piscian18]

FFX, sorry just my two cents

most underrated = shenmue

" damn I didn't get to kill anybody this game must suck"

or morrowind " oh shit an rpg where I have to make my own choices thats BS"

[paramount]

Daikatana

The End.

[Gr33n]

Halo 2 got my vote...Don't believe the hype.

[camoor]

Funny. Some one calling Shadow Hearts mediocre who has Xenosaga in his avator. Oh the irony.

I'm assuming you're a Shadow Hearts fanboy...?

Perhaps you'd care to explain yourself.

[Chacrana]

I've gotta go with Halo. Anyone who's played an FPS on the PC knows that Halo's got a terrible single player game and honestly, while good, the multiplayer isn't as good as something like UT2K4 or CS.

[jshendel]

I'm assuming you're a Shadow Hearts fanboy...?

Perhaps you'd care to explain yourself.
No, I don't like fanboys. I did like both shadow hearts and Xenosaga. But, neither are outstanding. As far as sheer gameplay and story, I liked shadow hearts better. Xenosaga did get a lot of "mediocre" reviews

[b3b0p]

Any Online (only) game.

I can still pull out my NES, SNES, or N64 and play the games. However, the way things are going, it seems once a company determines a game is too old, it will shutdown the servers and make everyone buy the sequel. Leaving you stuck without being able to ever play the game again. Also, monthly fees (Guild Wars aside) is just like minting money. Seriously, $50 for a game and I have to pay to play it too? After I already payed for it? That is fucked up. That should be illegal. There should be a class action suit against this.

I guess they are not for me.

Did I not mention Secret of Evermore? I truly don't know how anyone can play this game longer then 5 or 10 minutes. Just my opinion as some seem to actually get into it.

Also, I really got tired of Wind Waker. I must have spent an eternity sailing that blasted sea. With that said, Wind Waker makes my "Most Over Rated Game of All Time" list.

[camoor]

No, I don't like fanboys. I did like both shadow hearts and Xenosaga. But, neither are outstanding. As far as sheer gameplay and story, I liked shadow hearts better. Xenosaga did get a lot of "mediocre" reviews

The Xenosaga story is very subtle and full of analogies - blink and you miss it.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why people gush over Shadow Hearts, the game is mediocre at best (but the gameplay is downright annoying and the presentation/menu system is poor). The Shadow Hearts story is mildly interesting but marred by unintentionally hilarious storytelling techniques (shlooop shlooop anyone) and annoying characters.

I notice that you are not saying that Xenosaga was overrated, so I am going to ignore your useless posturing until you give me an arguement of substance.

[irrossistable]

Morrowind isn't underrated in the slightest. It got great reviews and sales.

I'm just going to say GTA 3. The idea sounded great, it looked fun and I had not seen one bad review, so I went out and bought it. It was great that first hour or so, exploring and doing everything I could, but then it was just boring. Even after my brother beat the thing, I went back and it was still tired.

Plus every wrestling game this generation, sans SD! Shut Your Mouth.

[triforcer]

absolutely halo 2. it really does live up to the hype.

[bsesb2003]

All the GTA's. I have them, but really don't get it, but that's just me.

[jshendel]

The Xenosaga story is very subtle and full of analogies - blink and you miss it.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why people gush over Shadow Hearts, the game is mediocre at best (but the gameplay is downright annoying and the presentation/menu system is poor). The Shadow Hearts story is mildly interesting but marred by unintentionally hilarious storytelling techniques (shlooop shlooop anyone) and annoying characters.

I notice that you are not saying that Xenosaga was overrated, so I am going to ignore your useless posturing until you give me an arguement of substance.
Correct. Xenosaga is not overrated. I never said/implied that. Nor have I said that Shadow Hearts is the greatest game on earth.
I was disappointed in the way Namco affected what is arguably one of the best RPG's (Xenogears) Many gameplay elements were lost in the transition.
I enjoy Shadow Hearts primarily because of the many references to the first of the series, Koudelka. The game is flawed, yes, but also innovative. The judgement ring keeps you on your toes, instead of blindingly pressing X in battles, like so many RPG's.
In closing, I rarely bash games. I take them at what they're worth, and enjoy it. My argument was not about overrating, but mediocrity.

[zionoverfire]

he judgement ring keeps you on your toes, instead of blindingly pressing X in battles, like so many RPG's.
In closing, I rarely bash games. I take them at what they're worth, and enjoy it. My argument was not about overrating, but mediocrity.

I found after playing for a few hours that all I did was blindly hit x in an orderly fashion, it wasn't like you had to use magic or special moves constantly. Still I will give SH a lot of credit for trying to be different, it's nice when someone modifies the basic FF battle system.

[camoor]

Correct. Xenosaga is not overrated. I never said/implied that. Nor have I said that Shadow Hearts is the greatest game on earth.
I was disappointed in the way Namco affected what is arguably one of the best RPG's (Xenogears) Many gameplay elements were lost in the transition.
I enjoy Shadow Hearts primarily because of the many references to the first of the series, Koudelka. The game is flawed, yes, but also innovative. The judgement ring keeps you on your toes, instead of blindingly pressing X in battles, like so many RPG's.
In closing, I rarely bash games. I take them at what they're worth, and enjoy it. My argument was not about overrating, but mediocrity.

I would argue that innovation is not enough for an RPG game to be praised as a classic - it must also completely suceed in enough categories that it draws you into the character's interesting world (be it fantastic, futuristic, or apocolyptic)

That is why I believe Shadow Hearts is overrated - it's nice that they tried something new but most people will agree that in the end analysis their concept didn't completely succeed (ineffective cut scenes, two-dimensional cliched characters, the same "poor forgotten boy saves world" plot we've seen a million times since LOTR, etc).

I believe you are impling that Xenosaga is a mediocre run-of-the-mill game - however this is a game that doesn't assume that the viewer has the attention span of a meth-addled ferrit on terrets, and it doesn't shy away from making analogies to cutting-edge metaphysical philosophies. I would agree that it doesn't take as many risks as Shadow Hearts, however it's a more enjoyable ride and that's primarily what I judge games on.

Reading this post reminded me to pick up Xenosaga II, so I'll share more of my opinions on the series after I've cracked that sucker open.

[ManChowder]

my picks:

-Halo 2 (a good game but little improvement over the first one)

-Metroid Prime(an absolutely BEAUTIFUL game with tons of atmosphere...... and some of the crappiest controls ever. I swear Samus steers like a damn truck.)

[hohez]

Every GTA since 3, FF7

Nintendogs has to be on there too.

[jshendel]

I would argue that innovation is not enough for an RPG game to be praised as a classic - it must also completely suceed in enough categories that it draws you into the character's interesting world (be it fantastic, futuristic, or apocolyptic)

That is why I believe Shadow Hearts is overrated - it's nice that they tried something new but most people will agree that in the end analysis their concept didn't completely succeed (ineffective cut scenes, two-dimensional cliched characters, the same "poor forgotten boy saves world" plot we've seen a million times since LOTR, etc).

I believe you are impling that Xenosaga is a mediocre run-of-the-mill game - however this is a game that doesn't assume that the viewer has the attention span of a meth-addled ferrit on terrets, and it doesn't shy away from making analogies to cutting-edge metaphysical philosophies. I would agree that it doesn't take as many risks as Shadow Hearts, however it's a more enjoyable ride and that's primarily what I judge games on.

Reading this post reminded me to pick up Xenosaga II, so I'll share more of my opinions on the series after I've cracked that sucker open.
amen
P.S. I have also yet to play XenoSaga 2

[Maynard]

lol you'll laugh at me but its funny i stumbled on this thread. I was going through my old school Game Informers. TUROK EVOLUTION WE'VE PLAYED THE FIRST NEXT GENERATION FPS

LMFAO i remember reading that and getting excited cause i enjoyed the earlier 2, keyword TWO turok 1 and turok 2, and than i rented it, despite the reviews. WOW this game was fucking TERRIBLE.

Halo definately up there.

Devil May Cry 2 OMG you can flip off walls! Wait why did the game just end....

[Graystone]

Halo
Halo 2
WRESTLEMAINA 21

[NoRain]

Everquest!!!

[NoRain]

Daikatana

The End.
Hell yeah that too.

[Jewelz23]

The entire Grand Theft Auto Franchise.

[Matt Young]

Halo
Halo 2
WRESTLEMAINA 21

WrestleMania 21 was slammed by reviewers all around. How can it be overrated?

With that said, I liked the game. Never had glitching problems except in a couple matches online with Scorch, and it was a solid game. 7/10.

[Viperx116]

GTA and Halo series.

[MadFlava]

Enter the Matrix

[bfg9k]

Pac-Man for the 2600

[Puffa469]

Halo and Halo2.

They are not bad games, they may even be the best FPS games on a console... which makes them about the 20th best FPS overall. The single player sucks, the multiplayer is average at best. The game is derivitive and unoriginal. Ohhhh, 16 person multiplayer? Welcome to 5+ years ago on PC. Voice chat? Halflife and its mods had that in 1999. Buy hey, at least Halo added horrible control to the mix.

Game of the Year? Gimme a break!

[Blade]

Every football game ever made.

[Pancake Rabbit]

Every boring ass turn based RPG ever made is over-rated.

[sgs89]

Resident Evil series (not 4, which I have yet to play). Overrated mainly due to the HORRIBLE control scheme.

[jboy]

Resident Evil series (not 4, which I have yet to play). Overrated mainly due to the HORRIBLE control scheme.

Actually, Resident Evil 4 is the most over rated game of all time.

[GuilewasNK]

Pac-Man for the 2600

That wasn't overrated. Everyone thought it sucked.

A true overrated game is Battle Arena Toshinden. It got high marks when it first came out. No one holds the series in high regard anymore.

I am not sure what some of you are using as criteria to determine if something is overrated but IMO it is this....

Any game that has fans that initially like a game and then the fans realized it was just a gimmick or poorly made is a real overrated game.

[superhugebutt]

Any game that has fans that initially like a game and then the fans realized it was just a gimmick or poorly made is a real overrated game.

This is what makes all the people who stood in line at 12 AM for the over-rated Halo 2 feel stupid.

[piscian18]

"I PLAY GAME"

.... drumroll.......hmm umm mmumm..ok nevermind look i just really hate the way people think Final fantasy tactics not only invented strategy RPG's but is the best one out there and i'm tired of KOEI getting ignored and shit on. OK im done. I dont have a most overrated but more of a personal gripe.

[zewone]

This is what makes all the people who stood in line at 12 AM for the over-rated Halo 2 feel stupid.
I feel stupid that I bought a game that I play everyday for a year? No, fuck face you are the stupid one!!!11!

[MadChedar0]

A true overrated game is Battle Arena Toshinden. It got high marks when it first came out. No one holds the series in high regard anymore..
Hell yes. I can remember the first time I played it, excited over all the press gushing... man did it suck. It really couldn't compare with Virtua Fighter 1/ Tekken in those days (for 3d fighting).

[mcgavin27]

Ico

[crystalklear64]

I'm gonna say.. Metroid Prime. Everyone I talked to said it was a really great adventure FPS. When I bought it for my GC it just seemed so boring. There was too much running around and scanning stuff and uncovering your map and not enough action. So yea, I say overated!