And the flop of the year award- the game begins with a S...

It's spore.
Seriously, it was hyped so much and coming down to it, it isn't even fun to play. It's pretty much mediocre.

"it's going to be gotg!" "10/10" , etc.

nah... id say its the new Socomkozzy1234

lol? Yes Socom floped but it was no where near as hyped as games like Spore or Too Human. I'd even consider Fable 2 a bigger flop and it only missed the mark by 8.5, but the hype was much bigger. Bigger flop imo has to do with mass hype and not just an A game geting a 4 or something.

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new SocomEddie-Vedder

lol? Yes Socom floped but it was no where near as hyped as games like Spore or Too Human. I'd even consider Fable 2 a bigger flop and it only missed the mark by 8.5, but the hype was much bigger. Bigger flop imo has to do with mass hype and not just an A game geting a 4 or something.

whats with going by raw score?

Fable 2 is awesome. Did it get a 8.5 on GS, yes. but it's kick***.

spore on the otherhand got a 8.5 (or is it 8?) and it is ***.

Come on now, GTA4 is not the 2/1 best game this gen

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new SocomEddie-Vedder

lol? Yes Socom floped but it was no where near as hyped as games like Spore or Too Human. I'd even consider Fable 2 a bigger flop and it only missed the mark by 8.5, but the hype was much bigger. Bigger flop imo has to do with mass hype and not just an A game geting a 4 or something.

Being a fan of hte old socom games, the biggest dissapointment and flop for me PERSONALLY is the new socom. Its horrible and i was expecting alot more. Too Human i wasnt interested in at all and it turned out to be fun... something that the new socom isnt at all (its just not fun sorry). Spore isnt very good either, but once agian i wasnt really looking forward to it all that much.

Too Human, it took 10 years for it to come out and when it did, it flopped. Also, I recall some hyping it as the FFXIII killer just like Mass Effect was. This was before FFXIII went multi.SnakePS360Gamer

lul wut?

ME the FF killer? They're not really in the same genre. lol.

nah... id say its the new Socomkozzy1234

LOL.. Socom was not hyped anywhere near what spore was.

[QUOTE="SnakePS360Gamer"]Too Human, it took 10 years for it to come out and when it did, it flopped. Also, I recall some hyping it as the FFXIII killer just like Mass Effect was. This was before FFXIII went multi.JackDaniels121

lul wut?

ME the FF killer? They're not really in the same genre. lol.

nah... id say its the new Socomkozzy1234

yea i thought it was that

Spore was hyped as AAA and got AA. Many games did that this year. Don't see why spore should be singled out.

Socom was hyped as AA and got lower than A. That's a heavy flop.

Too Human was getting A-AA hype, but wasn't a credible franchise.

Socom Confrontation was getting A-AA hype, yet it was a credible franchise.

A franchise that is well respected, and it ends up becoming a huge flop, that's what the flop of the year is.

[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new SocomDilrod

LOL.. Socom was not hyped anywhere near what spore was.

yeah but spore did manage to go from AAA to respectable AA, where as socom fell flat going from mostly an AA hype to a pathetic below A

Too Human was getting A-AA hype, but wasn't a credible franchise.

Socom Confrontation was getting A-AA hype, yet it was a credible franchise.

A franchise that is well respected, and it ends up becoming a huge flop, that's what the flop of the year is.

fakecliche

Fair enough, but when Sims creator was going to make the most original and unique game ever, it was getting hyped to hell and back, I've never seen any topics hyping Socom actually, it didn't have an official one either, Spore got 10000x more attention prior to release, then it was quickly swept under the rug, hype wise, Spore wins, score wise, probably Too Human or Socom then.

[QUOTE="fakecliche"]

Too Human was getting A-AA hype, but wasn't a credible franchise.

Socom Confrontation was getting A-AA hype, yet it was a credible franchise.

A franchise that is well respected, and it ends up becoming a huge flop, that's what the flop of the year is.

110million

Fair enough, but when Sims creator was going to make the most original and unique game ever, it was getting hyped to hell and back, I've never seen any topics hyping Socom actually, it didn't have an official one either, Spore got 10000x more attention prior to release, then it was quickly swept under the rug, hype wise, Spore wins, score wise, probably Too Human or Socom then.

Socom was on literally every single PS3 hype list for a long time. Spore went from AAA hype to a AA score. Socom went from AA hype to a 6.5 score. Too Human went from AA hype to a 5.5 score (if i recall, too lazy to look). Too Human was hyped to hell and back and had been for a longggg time. Hype is also just a matter of timing. One person comes on and sees hype whereas a different comes out later and doesn't see any. It's all subjective. And, frankly, Score is the only thing that matters when comparing games in terms of Flop status.

So, No, just no. In terms of score Too Human flopped harder than all. Socom not far behind. At least Spore hit AA status whereas the other two didn't even breach A status.

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[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new Socomnaval

LOL.. Socom was not hyped anywhere near what spore was.

yeah but spore did manage to go from AAA to respectable AA, where as socom fell flat going from mostly an AA hype to a pathetic below A

Most people really didnt expect as much from Socom as what was led on. Most people knew that with Zipper not being a part of the development that it really isnt a "Socom" game. As a fan of the series I couldnt understand why it was even hyped as much as it was. Now I do think the review is harsh because of the server issues which is not indicitive of the actual game play, but I think 8.0 was the most I and most people really thought this game would get. I think lemmings are exagerating exactly how much this was hyped. Spore on the other hand was critically hyped and talked about yet failed to deliver any real fun.

I don't know i never played it though it looked kind of silly to me. What do you even do in it? you make a monster, then what? I don't even know

Considering Spore was hyped AAA/AAAA(Especially after the GTA4 and MGS4 scores) and a redefining of how to play a video game, hell yeah it's the biggest flop. I have never seen such big hype for a game since Twilight Princess, and System Wars should never relive what happened after the 8.8 fiasco.ChrisSpartan117

it is quite innovative. the dissapointment was that it wasn't a hardcore game. it came from the makers of the sims and it has looked like a game for the family since it iwas announced (have u seen the logo?). the game is brilliant, and if i recall correctly it did very well in the market.

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[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new SocomJackDaniels121

lol? Yes Socom floped but it was no where near as hyped as games like Spore or Too Human. I'd even consider Fable 2 a bigger flop and it only missed the mark by 8.5, but the hype was much bigger. Bigger flop imo has to do with mass hype and not just an A game geting a 4 or something.

whats with going by raw score?

Fable 2 is awesome. Did it get a 8.5 on GS, yes. but it's kick***.

spore on the otherhand got a 8.5 (or is it 8?) and it is ***.

Come on now, GTA4 is not the 2/1 best game this gen

[QUOTE="SnakePS360Gamer"]Too Human, it took 10 years for it to come out and when it did, it flopped. Also, I recall some hyping it as the FFXIII killer just like Mass Effect was. This was before FFXIII went multi.JackDaniels121

lul wut?

ME the FF killer? They're not really in the same genre. lol.

Considering Spore was hyped AAA/AAAA(Especially after the GTA4 and MGS4 scores) and a redefining of how to play a video game, hell yeah it's the biggest flop. I have never seen such big hype for a game since Twilight Princess, and System Wars should never relive what happened after the 8.8 fiasco.ChrisSpartan117

Official hype thread had Spore at AAA hype. No, it wasn't AAAA hype. By that same definition one could conclude that since some had Socom at AAA hype that, instead of the AA hype that it got, it had AAA hype. Same could go for Too Human as well.

I'm going go with Spore also. I thought for sure it'd do great, but Too Human was expected for me. CleanPlayer

Anyone who think Spore didn't do great is absolutely nuts.

Spore was hyped as AAA and got AA. Many games did that this year. Don't see why spore should be singled out.

Socom was hyped as AA and got lower than A. That's a heavy flop.

Puckhog04

Socom was never hyped anything lol. No one hardly even talked about it in SW. Its still a flop, but nowhere near as much as Spore, Too Human especially, or even Fable 2. If I had to pick one, I'd say Spore on its status. Too Human based on hype and degree of floppage.

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[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new SocomDilrod

LOL.. Socom was not hyped anywhere near what spore was.

yeah but spore did manage to go from AAA to respectable AA, where as socom fell flat going from mostly an AA hype to a pathetic below A

Most people really didnt expect as much from Socom as what was led on. Most people knew that with Zipper not being a part of the development that it really isnt a "Socom" game. As a fan of the series I couldnt understand why it was even hyped as much as it was. Now I do think the review is harsh because of the server issues which is not indicitive of the actual game play, but I think 8.0 was the most I and most people really thought this game would get. I think lemmings are exagerating exactly how much this was hyped. Spore on the other hand was critically hyped and talked about yet failed to deliver any real fun.

I myself saw Socom was quite a bit hyped ... it was mentioned as the top upcoming ps3 games along with R2, LBP and VC in how ps3 is going to crush 360 etc, so i would sat it was quite a bit hyped. So yeah going from that to 6.5 is pretty dismal

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[QUOTE="kozzy1234"]nah... id say its the new Socomnaval

LOL.. Socom was not hyped anywhere near what spore was.

yeah but spore did manage to go from AAA to respectable AA, where as socom fell flat going from mostly an AA hype to a pathetic below A

Most people really didnt expect as much from Socom as what was led on. Most people knew that with Zipper not being a part of the development that it really isnt a "Socom" game. As a fan of the series I couldnt understand why it was even hyped as much as it was. Now I do think the review is harsh because of the server issues which is not indicitive of the actual game play, but I think 8.0 was the most I and most people really thought this game would get. I think lemmings are exagerating exactly how much this was hyped. Spore on the other hand was critically hyped and talked about yet failed to deliver any real fun.

I myself saw Socom was quite a bit hyped ... it was mentioned as the top upcoming ps3 games along with R2, LBP and VC in how ps3 is going to crush 360 etc, so i would sat it was quite a bit hyped. So yeah going from that to 6.5 is pretty dismal

Spore, you couldnt even go into a GOTY thread without Hermits screaming 'teh AAAA!'

Too bad that Haze was hyped Crysis killer but was ignored whereas Too Human which even the Lemmings gave up on is always used

The only bad part about GS reviewing SOCOM is the fact that since it's a MP only game, it's always changing. Most of the things they said were bad about it were fixed within a week or so with patches (So I've heard, yet to play it)...fluxorator

1. Game should have shipped properly, fixing it in first week is no excuse

2. IGN reviewed the game after 2-3 weeks and gave it a 4.5 ,

Yes, I'd agree with that. Huge disappointment. Not Will Wright's fault though. People tend to conjure up expectations when you suddenly unleash such a grand looking concept. That it was a ridiculously simple game primarily aimed towards casual gamers was somehow lost in the WOWOMG-ness of it all.

Personally I'd say it's a draw between that and Alone in the Dark though. Had higher expectations and more interest for that one. And it pretty much just fell flat on its ass.

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Spore was hyped as AAA and got AA. Many games did that this year. Don't see why spore should be singled out.

Socom was hyped as AA and got lower than A. That's a heavy flop.

Episode_Eve

Socom was never hyped anything lol. No one hardly even talked about it in SW. Its still a flop, but nowhere near as much as Spore, Too Human especially, or even Fable 2. If I had to pick one, I'd say Spore on its status. Too Human based on hype and degree of floppage.

You think Fable 2 flopped harder than Socom? :lol:

Your opinion just went out the window, sorry. And, yes, Socom did have hype. In fact it was on most hype lists for 2008. Spore was hyped AAA and received a AA score. Seriously, anyone thinking that Spore flopped harder than Too Human or Socom needs help. Both Too Human and Socom were hyped AA and received a 5.5 and a 6.5. Honestly...