Your most overrated games ever?

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

Oh c'mon, you know you'd vote it for best boat/car driving sequences in video game history.

drinkerofjuice

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"][QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] Hell no. Especially to that sh1t. jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"] Seriously. Both sequences wear out their welcome pretty early.drinkerofjuice

-Uncharted

-Assassin's Creed

-Journey

-Flower

-God of War

There, I listed them even though nobody will care because they're too busy listing their own. That's usually how these threads work every week.

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] How long is Spelunky?jg4xchamp

Trials is awesome. Played it on a friends 360, so damn addictive

[QUOTE="Ly_the_Fairy"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"] It's a very good game. But it's...some of the other pedestals its put on that I would argue are undeserving. jg4xchamp

Oh c'mon, you know you'd vote it for best boat/car driving sequences in video game history.

I figured you'd respond with that :P

Uncharted and Halo

I decided to go through all my indie sh1t and installed all of them. Figured I'd lump in my 360/PSN stuff as well. Trying to get the short ones out of the way quickly. From the sounds of it Spelunky is more middle of the pack in length so I should save it for a bit.

BTW: Trials Evolution is f*cking crack. I wanted to save that for later, but I keep going back to it for punishment ; (

jg4xchamp

shenmue.

It did alot of good for the industry, but the worth some place upon it is no less than ridiculous.

Oot,Oblivion,Goldeneye,FFX,FF13 and Torchlight 2.

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

I decided to go through all my indie sh1t and installed all of them. Figured I'd lump in my 360/PSN stuff as well. Trying to get the short ones out of the way quickly. From the sounds of it Spelunky is more middle of the pack in length so I should save it for a bit.

BTW: Trials Evolution is f*cking crack. I wanted to save that for later, but I keep going back to it for punishment ; (

drinkerofjuice

-Uncharted

-Assassin's Creed

-Journey

-Flower

-God of War

There, I listed them even though nobody will care because they're too busy listing their own. That's usually how these threads work every week.

Pikminmaniac

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

I decided to go through all my indie sh1t and installed all of them. Figured I'd lump in my 360/PSN stuff as well. Trying to get the short ones out of the way quickly. From the sounds of it Spelunky is more middle of the pack in length so I should save it for a bit.

BTW: Trials Evolution is f*cking crack. I wanted to save that for later, but I keep going back to it for punishment ; (

jg4xchamp

[QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"]

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"]

I decided to go through all my indie sh1t and installed all of them. Figured I'd lump in my 360/PSN stuff as well. Trying to get the short ones out of the way quickly. From the sounds of it Spelunky is more middle of the pack in length so I should save it for a bit.

BTW: Trials Evolution is f*cking crack. I wanted to save that for later, but I keep going back to it for punishment ; (

jg4xchamp

No such thing as an overrated game, imo. Whatever success and recognition one has earned is totally and fully deserved. One way or another.

demon's souls and dark souls

Super Mario World
Yoshi's Island
Donkey Kong Country 2
Metal Gear Solid
Shadow of the Colossus
Kingdom Hearts
Half-Life 2
Golden Eye
Wind Waker
Resident Evil
Zone of the Enders: The Second Runner
Kirby games
Ratchet and Clank
Journey
Little Big Planet 2
Rockstar games in general
God of War
Limbo
Halo 3

I like these threads. :D

Renegade_Fury

Agree with all,but to varying degrees.

Whichever game you love the most, it's overrated trash.

[QUOTE="trigger_cross93"][QUOTE="Lightning_fan"]Ocarina of Time (Majoras Mask is way better) Grand Theft Auto IV (amazing but really that high?) Final Fantasy 6 Chrono Trigger MarioLightning_fan

Chrono Cross is superior to trigger in everyway but loading times.

6 is far from the best in the series but is heralded as the best.

I agree that Chrono Cross is superior, but they are both masterpieces in my book.

Anyway, my choice is God of War. The combat is so mind-numbingly boring.

I also don't get what people see in Klonoa. Got it on Wii and I had to return it because it was such a sleeping pill.

[QUOTE="Lightning_fan"]

[QUOTE="trigger_cross93"] Look, I know that in these threads people just choose the games that are the most critically acclaimed and say they are overrated. But Chrono Trigger really?... How can a game that does so much right possibly be overrated... Final Fantasy 6?... I know we all have opinions, but sometimes they have to be wrong haha...GreySeal9

Chrono Cross is superior to trigger in everyway but loading times.

6 is far from the best in the series but is heralded as the best.

I agree that Chrono Cross is superior, but they are both masterpieces in my book.

Anyway, my choice is God of War. The combat is so mind-numbingly boring.

I also don't get what people see in Klonoa. Got it on Wii and I had to return it because it was such a sleeping pill.

Try Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil on PS2,it's good.

And not really,but you're entitled to your opinion.

@Pipsies: OMG,IKR???? they haven't evolved.

Pokemon. They are all the exact. Same. Game. Add 20 more Pokemon though and hey-hey, people will throw down their wallets every time.Pipsies

They add far more than 20 Pokemon, but I agree with the gist of what you're saying. Pokemon is one of the most shamefully rehashed franchises out there. I mean, it's a damn good RPG with a lot to see and do, but there's only so many times one can play the same thing without getting tired of it.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="Lightning_fan"]

Chrono Cross is superior to trigger in everyway but loading times.

6 is far from the best in the series but is heralded as the best.

GreekGameManiac

I agree that Chrono Cross is superior, but they are both masterpieces in my book.

Anyway, my choice is God of War. The combat is so mind-numbingly boring.

I also don't get what people see in Klonoa. Got it on Wii and I had to return it because it was such a sleeping pill.

Try Klonoa 2 Lunatea's Veil on PS2,it's good.

And not really,but you're entitled to your opinion.

@Pipsies: OMG,IKR???? they haven't evolved.

I would try it, but Klonoa 2 on PS2 costs more than I'm willing to pay for a sequel to a game I thought was intensely boring.

1.Anything Resident Evil.

2.Gears of War 1 and 2 {never played 3}.

3.Anything MGS and anything Sony for that matter.

[QUOTE="Pipsies"]Pokemon. They are all the exact. Same. Game. Add 20 more Pokemon though and hey-hey, people will throw down their wallets every time.GreySeal9

They add far more than 20 Pokemon, but I agree with the gist of what you're saying. Pokemon is one of the most shamefully rehashed franchises out there. I mean, it's a damn good RPG with a lot to see and do, but there's only so many times one can play the same thing without getting tired of it.

No matter how many times you guys say it, it's not the same game. Different setting, Different characters, More pokemon.

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="Pipsies"]Pokemon. They are all the exact. Same. Game. Add 20 more Pokemon though and hey-hey, people will throw down their wallets every time.el3m2tigre

They add far more than 20 Pokemon, but I agree with the gist of what you're saying. Pokemon is one of the most shamefully rehashed franchises out there. I mean, it's a damn good RPG with a lot to see and do, but there's only so many times one can play the same thing without getting tired of it.

No matter how many times you guys say it, it's not the same game. Different setting, Different characters, More pokemon.

Core gameplay,story,and philosophy have BARELY changed,

>_>

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="Pipsies"]Pokemon. They are all the exact. Same. Game. Add 20 more Pokemon though and hey-hey, people will throw down their wallets every time.el3m2tigre

They add far more than 20 Pokemon, but I agree with the gist of what you're saying. Pokemon is one of the most shamefully rehashed franchises out there. I mean, it's a damn good RPG with a lot to see and do, but there's only so many times one can play the same thing without getting tired of it.

No matter how many times you guys say it, it's not the same game. Different setting, Different characters, More pokemon.

We're not saying it is literally the same game. We are saying that they are all too similar.

But you knew that.

No such thing as an overrated game, imo. Whatever success and recognition one has earned is totally and fully deserved. One way or another.

Cruxis27

Thats true. Theres no such thing as overrated games. Only games that dont suit our tastes.

Translation: What games do you dislike?

@above...oh you guys................

[QUOTE="jg4xchamp"][QUOTE="drinkerofjuice"] I'm downloading Trials once I'm done with Super Meat Boy, which should be soon if Rapture's dark world decides to stop being near-impossible.

drinkerofjuice

[QUOTE="ToScA-"]

[QUOTE="seanmcloughlin"]

Thanks for proving my point, nothing but over hyperbolic dribble talk associated with this game. It's a good game, but it's not great. It has tonnes of problems and isn't even the best MGS game. Saying it's the ebst this gen is big talk considering some of the other well made heavy weights that we got

seanmcloughlin

It suffers from what may be the most convoluted piece-of-sh!t story I have ever come across in gaming. I couldn't stand a few of the characters and a lot of the cheesiness. And then there's the cut-scenes...

MGS3 quite honestly pisses all over it in terms of gameplay (I preferred many of the gameplay mechanics), story, characters, boss fights, music. It also has a perfect balance between actual gameplay and drawn out cut-scenes.

I still very (!) much enjoyed MGS4 but in many ways, it pales in comparison to its predecessor.

EDIT: The Boss is the best female game character of all time.

Well at least you're not completely stupid

Uncharted 3, not a bad game but probably the weakest of the Uncharted franchise.

[QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

Shadow of the Colossus-I was not a fan of the gameplay and while the idea of the whole game consisting of boss battles was unique, it got repetitive after a while.

GTA IV-I tried playing this for 2 hours and the missions felt repetitive and the controls weren't great.

Uncharted 2-The story and dialogue were great but the gameplay was mediocre at best. The puzzles were too easy, there was too much climbing, and the shooting was mindless.

God of War-felt like a button masher and was frustrating at parts, such as the spiked tower near the end.

New Super Mario Brothers-Huge disappointment. Too short and easy of a game and felt like a rehash.

Stringerboy

They didn't actually playtest that part of the game, I remember them saying it in one of the making-of videos.

That doesn't surprise me at all, it was awfully designed lol

Uncharted 3, not a bad game but probably the weakest of the Uncharted franchise.

klusps

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1and 2 Assassins Creed 1 and 3 The Halo franchise as a whole And the most over rated to me is Gears of War! I have never played a more boring and restrictive shooter in my life! Gears of War entails everything that is wrong with this industry: From the boring and repetitious pop and shoot only gameplay in Gears, to the ectreme linearity in Gears, which never suites any purpose or reaps any benefits, to the terrible writing, to the uninspired and poor level design, to the generic characters, to the cringe worthy "stories," to the clunky and unresponsive controls, to the brown and dark color platte of the game etc.... I could go on and on about the many face first blunders of Gears! Gears is one aweful and poorly exectued cliche on top of another! Of Gears' many fails here are two big fails Gears tries to be a story driven game, but fails miserable. You are always watching cut scenes in Gears too. They take control away from the player often Thats why I love Uncharted so much, becuase in Uncharted you are PLAYING the cut scenes instead etc As opposed to Gears which has you watching cut scenes etc Gears ONLY HAS ONE type of gameplay mechanic. Its all gunplay, and thats it. SO the one thing Gears does, it doesnt even do that well For example i find Vanquish, Max Payne, Infamous, Uncharted to have better gun play mechanics then Gears. Now add the fact that Gears has some of the most shallow and repetitous shooting segments of any shooter out there Go to one lauguably placed cover in the environment, pop out and shoot, then go to the next lauguably placed cover in the environment...and thats all you are doing through out its 5-7 hour boring campaign. Rinse and repeat until add nasuem occurs Gears of War is the single worst big budget video game franchise I have ever played I loath Cliffy B for creating such an aweful, restrictive, generic, cliche, and boring series in Gears of War Gears of War is utter garbage to me. Lackluster and repetitive gameplay. No diversity. The game is very static. The controls are wonky. Its attempt at having stories is down right laughable etc I cant say one good thing about the Gears franchise, other then...that yeah in 2006 its graphics were considered top notch I wish Gears of War would just die out as a series already Gears of War is the very epitome of generic garbagebrofists

Did. Not. Read. lol.

[QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

Shadow of the Colossus-I was not a fan of the gameplay and while the idea of the whole game consisting of boss battles was unique, it got repetitive after a while.

seanmcloughlin

:|

It just felt like "use sword light to find boss, get onto boss, find symbol and stab 3 spots" 16 times over again. Not my cup of tea :P

[QUOTE="Stringerboy"]

[QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

Shadow of the Colossus-I was not a fan of the gameplay and while the idea of the whole game consisting of boss battles was unique, it got repetitive after a while.

GTA IV-I tried playing this for 2 hours and the missions felt repetitive and the controls weren't great.

Uncharted 2-The story and dialogue were great but the gameplay was mediocre at best. The puzzles were too easy, there was too much climbing, and the shooting was mindless.

God of War-felt like a button masher and was frustrating at parts, such as the spiked tower near the end.

New Super Mario Brothers-Huge disappointment. Too short and easy of a game and felt like a rehash.

bowserjr123

They didn't actually playtest that part of the game, I remember them saying it in one of the making-of videos.

That doesn't surprise me at all, it was awfully designed lol

[QUOTE="brofists"]Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1and 2 Assassins Creed 1 and 3 The Halo franchise as a whole And the most over rated to me is Gears of War! I have never played a more boring and restrictive shooter in my life! Gears of War entails everything that is wrong with this industry: From the boring and repetitious pop and shoot only gameplay in Gears, to the ectreme linearity in Gears, which never suites any purpose or reaps any benefits, to the terrible writing, to the uninspired and poor level design, to the generic characters, to the cringe worthy "stories," to the clunky and unresponsive controls, to the brown and dark color platte of the game etc.... I could go on and on about the many face first blunders of Gears! Gears is one aweful and poorly exectued cliche on top of another! Of Gears' many fails here are two big fails Gears tries to be a story driven game, but fails miserable. You are always watching cut scenes in Gears too. They take control away from the player often Thats why I love Uncharted so much, becuase in Uncharted you are PLAYING the cut scenes instead etc As opposed to Gears which has you watching cut scenes etc Gears ONLY HAS ONE type of gameplay mechanic. Its all gunplay, and thats it. SO the one thing Gears does, it doesnt even do that well For example i find Vanquish, Max Payne, Infamous, Uncharted to have better gun play mechanics then Gears. Now add the fact that Gears has some of the most shallow and repetitous shooting segments of any shooter out there Go to one lauguably placed cover in the environment, pop out and shoot, then go to the next lauguably placed cover in the environment...and thats all you are doing through out its 5-7 hour boring campaign. Rinse and repeat until add nasuem occurs Gears of War is the single worst big budget video game franchise I have ever played I loath Cliffy B for creating such an aweful, restrictive, generic, cliche, and boring series in Gears of War Gears of War is utter garbage to me. Lackluster and repetitive gameplay. No diversity. The game is very static. The controls are wonky. Its attempt at having stories is down right laughable etc I cant say one good thing about the Gears franchise, other then...that yeah in 2006 its graphics were considered top notch I wish Gears of War would just die out as a series already Gears of War is the very epitome of generic garbageGreySeal9

Did. Not. Read. lol.

[QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

[QUOTE="Stringerboy"]

They didn't actually playtest that part of the game, I remember them saying it in one of the making-of videos.

brofists

That doesn't surprise me at all, it was awfully designed lol

I should have emphasized it but I said it felt like a button masher not all the time but at times, usually against groups of enemies. I've only played the game on normal so I can't comment on the harder modes. Comparing it to, say, DMC 3, it felt shallower and easier IMO.

I also wasn't a fan of the platforming sections and the spiked tower I already mentioned.

pretty much any game made by Bethesda.Sali217

[QUOTE="GreySeal9"]

[QUOTE="brofists"]Call of Duty Modern Warfare 1and 2 Assassins Creed 1 and 3 The Halo franchise as a whole And the most over rated to me is Gears of War! I have never played a more boring and restrictive shooter in my life! Gears of War entails everything that is wrong with this industry: From the boring and repetitious pop and shoot only gameplay in Gears, to the ectreme linearity in Gears, which never suites any purpose or reaps any benefits, to the terrible writing, to the uninspired and poor level design, to the generic characters, to the cringe worthy "stories," to the clunky and unresponsive controls, to the brown and dark color platte of the game etc.... I could go on and on about the many face first blunders of Gears! Gears is one aweful and poorly exectued cliche on top of another! Of Gears' many fails here are two big fails Gears tries to be a story driven game, but fails miserable. You are always watching cut scenes in Gears too. They take control away from the player often Thats why I love Uncharted so much, becuase in Uncharted you are PLAYING the cut scenes instead etc As opposed to Gears which has you watching cut scenes etc Gears ONLY HAS ONE type of gameplay mechanic. Its all gunplay, and thats it. SO the one thing Gears does, it doesnt even do that well For example i find Vanquish, Max Payne, Infamous, Uncharted to have better gun play mechanics then Gears. Now add the fact that Gears has some of the most shallow and repetitous shooting segments of any shooter out there Go to one lauguably placed cover in the environment, pop out and shoot, then go to the next lauguably placed cover in the environment...and thats all you are doing through out its 5-7 hour boring campaign. Rinse and repeat until add nasuem occurs Gears of War is the single worst big budget video game franchise I have ever played I loath Cliffy B for creating such an aweful, restrictive, generic, cliche, and boring series in Gears of War Gears of War is utter garbage to me. Lackluster and repetitive gameplay. No diversity. The game is very static. The controls are wonky. Its attempt at having stories is down right laughable etc I cant say one good thing about the Gears franchise, other then...that yeah in 2006 its graphics were considered top notch I wish Gears of War would just die out as a series already Gears of War is the very epitome of generic garbagebrofists

Did. Not. Read. lol.

Yeah, but I still didn't read your rant.

[QUOTE="brofists"][QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

That doesn't surprise me at all, it was awfully designed lol

bowserjr123

I should have emphasized it but I said it felt like a button masher not all the time but at times, usually against groups of enemies. I've only played the game on normal so I can't comment on the harder modes. Comparing it to, say, DMC 3, it felt shallower and easier IMO.

I also wasn't a fan of the platforming sections and the spiked tower I already mentioned.

I agree that God of War's combat is incredibly shallow.

[QUOTE="brofists"][QUOTE="bowserjr123"]

That doesn't surprise me at all, it was awfully designed lol

bowserjr123

I should have emphasized it but I said it felt like a button masher not all the time but at times, usually against groups of enemies. I've only played the game on normal so I can't comment on the harder modes. Comparing it to, say, DMC 3, it felt shallower and easier IMO.

I also wasn't a fan of the platforming sections and the spiked tower I already mentioned.