OniBlackMage
RPG Ambassador
So as we round out the 360's final years of game publishing, I think we can look back on it with a little bit more unbiased hindsight. Granted, there are quite a few games still to come, but so far, what do you think have been the most over-hyped, overrated, or simply over-popular game that you played and didn't agree with the masses on? It doesn't mean they were bad games, or that you hated them, only that you think there was much ado about nothing.
For me, I thought Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite were way over-hyped and celebrated for the average games they ended up being. Skyrim was a step ahead in leveling and graphics, but many steps behind in world size, quests to do, choices that matter, customization, and menu management. It was a game that fresh and fun the first 20-30 hours but after that you've done and killed and collected everything that matters, all that remains is a hypnotic 90 more hours of the exact same thing.
Bioshock Infinite was just Halo with a Bioshock skin. Not a bad thing, and a fun game with impressive visuals, as well as an attempt at a creative twist. But it was NOT the full Bioshock/System shock experience and caliber the series has had so far.
Anyone else brave enough to voice their opinions on games they think are only "ok" and where the vocal camps forswear they are game of the year, genre defining, pinnacles of gaming?
For me, I thought Skyrim and Bioshock Infinite were way over-hyped and celebrated for the average games they ended up being. Skyrim was a step ahead in leveling and graphics, but many steps behind in world size, quests to do, choices that matter, customization, and menu management. It was a game that fresh and fun the first 20-30 hours but after that you've done and killed and collected everything that matters, all that remains is a hypnotic 90 more hours of the exact same thing.
Bioshock Infinite was just Halo with a Bioshock skin. Not a bad thing, and a fun game with impressive visuals, as well as an attempt at a creative twist. But it was NOT the full Bioshock/System shock experience and caliber the series has had so far.
Anyone else brave enough to voice their opinions on games they think are only "ok" and where the vocal camps forswear they are game of the year, genre defining, pinnacles of gaming?