Flop categories?

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#1 exiledsnake
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I've been reading posts here for a few months now and its kinda sad that some great games get ignored or bashed when they flop due to the hype(mostly from fanboys/girls). There are a lot of examples of games that didn't meet the hype but are still great games to play and enjoy. Some people browsing the forum might get the wrong idea of a game because they are not familiar with the rules here.

So I propose that flops get categorised.

This is just my take,

hype-flop would be a game that scores lower than the official hype by at most 1 point from the GS review.

mass-flop would be a game that scores lower than the official hype by at least 1.5 points from the GS review.

Feel free to make better categories because mine is just an outline.

And if you feel its a stupid idea and need to post in this thread just say "It's a stupid idea." and everybody'll get the picture.

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#2 Poop_Slash
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Flops are flops.

It's a shame to see so many in the span of a couple of weeks though.....

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#3 exiledsnake
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Yes, there have been many flops in recent weeks which is why it might be a good idea. Lair is a real flop compared to many other flops. But i understand that categorised flops might make SW debates more boring and confusing though. It might not if it was implemented correctly.
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#4 hiho24
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I find it rather bothersome myself. Games like Zelda TP and Metroid Prime Died off so quick after flopping. They are great games, but it doesnt get any respect despite its "Great" rating. Same goes for all overhyped games. Of course people are going to overhype them. They look good therefore they must be good. The only problem is that they're looking at screenshots, videos for their hype.
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#5 exiledsnake
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Glad to see somebody feels the same way.
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#6 exiledsnake
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bump.

there's a big fiasco with underhyping especially with the cows. so should we categorise flops? underhype could be another category.