Colton West of GamesThirst writes: Have you ever found yourself picking up a game just because everyone and their mothers was praising it like crazy, only to play it and ask yourself why was it so hyped up in the first place? I've done that plenty of times and let me tell you, it set my wallet back quite a bit and sadly, it's money and time I will never get back. Here is a list of what I believe to be some of the most overly hyped and overrated games of all time. Keep in mind that this is not all of them considering my list is very long, so I'll just keep it brief.
GB: "We take a look at 15 amazing games that had the perfect length."
Pretty good list. Botany Manor would be the newest addition that encapsulates that title.
Talal writes: "I'm talking about having that rush of excitement - that feeling you get when you know you've just made a memory for a lifetime."
There are different games. Some have gamplay at it highest priority, some have the story, some have the replay value and choices... There are a lot of different game experiences.
It is laughable that just now graphics does not have anything to do with that experiene. We have had many games of that type over time. This is just the one that have come closest to feel like playing an actual movie. Just look the the Digital foundry walkthrough it is a masterpiece in that perspective and hence wrth trying. But yes do not do it for the gameplay - but that was never the goal of this experience.
They don't make games like this anymore.
Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.
I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.
Due to the lack of modern stealth games, and me constantly playing the MGS series, I've been looking for alternative stealth games to play, and went back and re-played the SC series recently. I wouldn't call SC1 or SC:PT masterpieces, there are AI issues, they're very much trial-and-error games, and that can lead to a lot of frustration. I also found the stories in this series to be boring, uninteresting, and just sloppily told. Cinematics are also of poor quality for both in-game scenes and CG cut-scenes, the soundtrack didn't leave any impression on me either.
Chaos Theory is better, but there was still a lot of room for improvement, and Double Agent (old gen ver.) was a sloppy mess that ended up a regression from CT. But still, at least they tried back then, these days Ubi-junk doesn't even try to make good games!
Mario 64, no. A true masterpiece.
Ok, this guy is an idiot:
"release of the infinitely better Grand Theft Auto 4" compared to GTA:SA.
Halo 3, obviously.
Mass Effect, obviously.
Ikaruga, no one cares.
Marvel Vs Capcom 2, no one cares.
Doom, yes. Boring a hell game. Ultima Underworld destroyed it in both technology and gameplay.
Final Fantasy VII. And the retard inevitably throws this one in just for hits.
i agree with Halo 3 and Mass Effect
Honestly, I was so hyped up for this game. Bioware and Black Isle are my favorite RPG developers....
and well
The entire story in Mass Effect felt just so....generic. Like it was ripped straight from Star Trek and Lovecraft.
The RPG elements were poorly fleshed out. The combat was entertaining, and the cut scenes and cinematics were phenomenal.
But I hated how blatant the be good or be evil was. That is why I prefer Dragon Age over Mass Effect. There are a lot more grey areas in Dragon Age (not as much as the Witcher though), where as in Bioware it is pretty much BE GOOD or BE EVIL.
Half decent game from Bioware. Good game when not compared to the rest of Bioware games.
I'm still going to get the second one though. But I'm begging for a Dragon Age 2.
only game i agree with on that list is halo 3
Ok while Ikaruga was a hard and short game, the music was top quality. I played this game over and over just to listen to the music.