Most overrated game series ever? (please read before voting.)

No Halo? :|

No Halo? :|

FragTycoon

1. The game has to be well liked by the mainstream, reviewers, and us (so no COD because that is almost universally hated on). Nerkcon

This is a paradox. How can somethig be overrated if everyone likes it? Then again, it can't be called overrtated unless it's liked by everyone.

No Halo? :|

FragTycoon

[QUOTE="Nerkcon"] 1. The game has to be well liked by the mainstream, reviewers, and us (so no COD because that is almost universally hated on). mrmusicman247

This is a paradox. How can somethig be overrated if everyone likes it? Then again, it can't be called overrtated unless it's liked by everyone.

The Half Life Series.

Half Life 2 is good, but very far from the greatest game of all time.

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No Halo? :|

emorainbo

um... are you saying that for your own statement?.... It's well known that most people who don't like sims racers don't like GT. Where it's not well known that there are a large percentage of FPS players out there who love FPS but think Halo is overrated (aka, most people who ever played competitive FPS on PC).

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No Halo? :|

Nerkcon

actually NFS would be...

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No Halo? :|

FragTycoon

actually NFS would be...

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No Halo? :|

FragTycoon

um... are you saying that for your own statement?.... It's well known that most people who don't like sims racers don't like GT. Where it's not well known that there are a large percentage of FPS players out there who love FPS but think Halo is overrated (aka, most people who ever played competitive FPS on PC).

Can the haters come in and say Uncharted and get it over with.

Also no game is overrated.

FF,zelda something like thatfghnfggdfsgvsds

It's been argued over a million times but just to drive it home again, the only thing that makes FF games a series is thetitle and some recurring character names.

I think of FF as another way of SE saying "this is our main RPG", not a series.

To me, the last great Zelda game was OoT...

How much it pains me, I have to say Gran Turismo, the series simply havent been up the the generationshift to this gen, It is not that GT5 is bad, it is just that so many other driving games alone this gen have done... better...

Which leaves me to the other reason, Gran Turismo is a game series I often feel have gotten an universal free pass, there have been games that were about as good, but I often wondered why GT was considered the epitome of driving games.

As for the rest and why I did not pick them.

Mario: The king of platformers, I do not think alot of bad mario (platformer games) exists (altho there are quite a few cameo games I like alot less) The Mario games are consistant, impressive, and games I can sit down and play with a generation lower AND older then me, where we all are having fun. It deserves its place.

Street Fighter: For me every time I see a new SF game, I get kind of giddy, granted I never liked the spinff series all that much, and I effectively considered the SF franchice dead after the SF2 games (all the editions) But SF4... man it is good to play that, it just feels... right... I think it holds the crown for fighting game king, with good reason.

The Legend of Zelda: Now this one WOULD get my vote were it not because Im so facinated with skyward sword, the handheld games were good, but they were not "zelda great" to me, ofcourse it is subjective, so others might think otherwise, I am an old Zelda fan, starting from the first game on NES, and I liked the series alot till and incluting OoT, but then it fell off from me. Altho the games still were praised as somewhat of a GOD in gaming, I just diddnt feel it, and wondered why people thought they were so great.

Starcraft: Yeah, really, it can not be overrated when it is a countries national sport, that seres may not be to everyones liking, no fault in that, but is is so incredibly well made that is is borderline madness.

Nothing is overrated. That term is used by people that do not like a certain game or franchise. You might as well change the thread title to "Games that you dislike."

It doesn't matter what game it is. Just because someone does not like a game does not automatically make it "overrated."

Nothing is overrated. That term is used by people that do not like a certain game or franchise. You might as well change the thread title to "Games that you dislike."

It doesn't matter what game it is. Just because someone does not like a game does not automatically make it "overrated."

Valiant_Rebel

[QUOTE="fghnfggdfsgvsds"]FF,zelda something like thatFragTycoon

It's been argued over a million times but just to drive it home again, the only thing that makes FF games a series is thetitle and some recurring character names.

I think of FF as another way of SE saying "this is our main RPG", not a series.

To me, the last great Zelda game was OoT...

Half Life.

Of that list GT

people dont get tired of these overrated threads_ they are useless, if something is overrated is because tis probably good, even if you dont like them

:roll: Jeez this again. It's almost as bad as the graphics threads... Almost.

Pokemon is overrated EggHeadMan

I agree with this one. Not because its bad, but because it could be so much better and they dont do much from game to game. I loved Blue and Silver but come on.

Legend of Zelda, a pretty good franchise though I don't see it's huge appeal, one button combat with some decent puzzles.

Mass Effect and Uncharted also are IMO.

I am a Zelda fan, and I voted Zelda just because I am fed up with how defensive the other Zelda fanboys get over all the mistakes Nintendo has made with the series. It's as if the fanbase is convinced that it is impossible for Nintendo do ever do anything wrong with a Zelda game, and that has led to much head desking for me. I love the Zelda series and it is one of my favorites, but I get fed up how every time I point out something that Nintendo should have done better, the fans attack and say how Nintendo would be wrong if they did anything differently.Timstuff

How about Skyward Sword? It looked awesome during e3 and yet here you are ignoring it.

I am a Zelda fan, and I voted Zelda just because I am fed up with how defensive the other Zelda fanboys get over all the mistakes Nintendo has made with the series. It's as if the fanbase is convinced that it is impossible for Nintendo do ever do anything wrong with a Zelda game, and that has led to much head desking for me. I love the Zelda series and it is one of my favorites, but I get fed up how every time I point out something that Nintendo should have done better, the fans attack and say how Nintendo would be wrong if they did anything differently.Timstuff

Wait, what? I think you have the wrong franchise. ISn't the zelda fanbase well known for being polarised with a significant portion hating the recent release?

Besides, maybe your criticsms aren't as justified as you think?

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No Halo? :|

FragTycoon

um... are you saying that for your own statement?.... It's well known that most people who don't like sims racers don't like GT. Where it's not well known that there are a large percentage of FPS players out there who love FPS but think Halo is overrated (aka, most people who ever played competitive FPS on PC).

[QUOTE="Valiant_Rebel"]

Nothing is overrated. That term is used by people that do not like a certain game or franchise. You might as well change the thread title to "Games that you dislike."

It doesn't matter what game it is. Just because someone does not like a game does not automatically make it "overrated."

AAllxxjjnn

What would exactly make a game overrated? Is it getting higher scores, is it how many people buy it and enjoy it, or is it a combination of both?

Where is Uncharted?

zelda, i love the series but stop

Where is Uncharted?

Gibsonsg527

too early in it's life

Where is Uncharted?

Gibsonsg527

Didn't read the OP. He said he wouldn't include any current gen games. I am inclined to agree though, Uncharted is a pretty average series.

call of duty of course.

call of duty of course.

theuncharted34

He said he wouldn't include current gen games.

GT. Looks so bland as every racing sim.

I feel this poll will go one of two way; Zelda, cause people want to hate on Nintendo. GT, cause casuals can't keep their minds focused long enough to finish a race in a racing game (no saving mid race!:o).C_Rule

I choose Mario, after Mario 64 they are just cash-ins on the name, almost like Activision with CoD.

I am a Zelda fan, and I voted Zelda just because I am fed up with how defensive the other Zelda fanboys get over all the mistakes Nintendo has made with the series. It's as if the fanbase is convinced that it is impossible for Nintendo do ever do anything wrong with a Zelda game, and that has led to much head desking for me. I love the Zelda series and it is one of my favorites, but I get fed up how every time I point out something that Nintendo should have done better, the fans attack and say how Nintendo would be wrong if they did anything differently.Timstuff

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call of duty of course.

StealthMonkey4

He said he wouldn't include current gen games.

It started 2 generations ago.

mario, whats the point of making more, it should have died with the N64, paper mario 64 will probably be the best mario game ever madehadoken

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call of duty of course.

theuncharted34

He said he wouldn't include current gen games.

It started 2 generations ago.

I think people believe CoD4 was the first in the franchise.

[QUOTE="hadoken"]mario, whats the point of making more, it should have died with the N64, paper mario 64 will probably be the best mario game ever madeStinger78