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[Torchkas]

What games are praised to death that aren't actually that good?
Is there a reason for why they're praised for their mediocrity?

Discuss.

[Cobralad]

Call of duty
 

[Fallsburg]

Is Call of Duty actually praised?  I feel like the last time it was praised was when Modern Warfare came out.  And I guess that was deserved since it essentially rewrote what people expect from FPSs.

[s-spooky g-g-ghosts]

Halo games. I only played like Halo 3 or something, I can't remember, but oh man, do I hate that game. I dislike everything about it. I guess I'm just not a fan of its world design, all the neon colors which seem to be out of place to me. Same goes for Destiny as it's pretty much the same thing.

Wow, seriously this game can go to hell and now I'm mad at you for reminding me about it.

[Razz]

Most of the time overrated = games that are popular that I don't like

because for a game to be overrated it needs to have qualities that people find enjoyable. Otherwise it's just bad.

It's probably much better to focus on what a popular game gets right, then what it gets wrong as that can be destructive

But what do I know, I'm just blabbering.


So what Cobralad said

And
OCARINA OF TIME

[Canned Turkey]

Any game that was extremely innovative for the time, but compared to games nowadays it's not that great.

This list includes:
Ocarina of time
Majoras mask
Pong
Pac-man
Space invaders
Most games on the N64

This list excludes:
Games that are really fun despite the test of time
Mario bros 1, 2, and 3
StarFox64

That is all.

[shinygerbil]

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[Boreal]

Dragon Age: Inquisition.

How a singleplayer game with MMO combat, as well as terrible writing and animations, won GOTY at the VGAs is beyond me.

[Cobralad]

How a singleplayer game with MMO combat, as well as terrible writing and animations, won GOTY at the VGAs is beyond me.

Thats a nice question every year since 2007.

[joseph ¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

"man, back when i was [however many years ago I was too young to know better] videogames were way better!"

[JWK5]

MineCraft

I don't think it is overrated so much as I personally just have a hard time understanding the obsession people have with it. It is primarily block placing surrounded by poorly-implemented features (bare bones basic combat, farming, crafting, etc.). Pretty much everyone I see playing it plays it in "Creative Mode" because they are burnt out on the mining, combat, and lack of goals. It has all the potential for an awesome game but none of the actual implementation, I think that is what makes it especially frustrating to me.

Terraria alleviates some of the issues I have with MineCraft and at least feels like a step in the right direction, but it still suffers the same rather immediate plateau effect.

[jiitype]

Super Smash Bros. It's ok.

[MeshGearFox]

What games are praised to death that aren't actually that good?
Is there a reason for why they're praised for their mediocrity?

Discuss.

Whatever your favorite game is.

[Dragonmaw]

What games are praised to death that aren't actually that good?
Is there a reason for why they're praised for their mediocrity?

Discuss.

Whatever your favorite game is.

[Praying Mantis]

- Binding of Isaac
- FTL
- Cave Story
- The Stanley Parable
- Super Meat Boy
- VVVVVV

To name a few. The games are ok, but they're not great.

[Torchkas]

Whatever your favorite game is.

I don't really know.
I guess Rollercoaster Tycoon is cool.
I also like FEZ sometimes.
Far Cry 3 was aok.
Uhm.
Super Mario World?

I don't think any of these are overrated though. Except for maybe FEZ.

[Cobralad]

I dont care about fez but i think that Phil Fish is one mild mannered gentleman

[kverkagambo]

I think that Democracy 3 is overrated. At least it left me disappointed - maybe because I played Democracy 2 demo a bit too much.

[gimymblert]

Any game that was extremely innovative for the time, but compared to games nowadays it's not that great.

This list includes:
Ocarina of time
Majoras mask
Pong
Pac-man
Space invaders
Most games on the N64

This list excludes:
Games that are really fun despite the test of time
Mario bros 1, 2, and 3
StarFox64

That is all.

you are overrated sir you are mostly wrong

Plus majora's mask was a slow burn, considered by most bad when it was out and took a life on its ownover time, if anything it's a rediscovered cult classic and its appreciation is only recent as taste and game literacy evolved along modern taste! Most new fan of that game weren't born back them (thanks emulation, virtual console, hand me down 64)

Ocarina still do thing that game today get totally wrong. I don't know a single game that is better than pacman, only different, even most of them don't even have as competent AI design so thereis that. Most 64 game are unmatch till today, especially branded nintendo or rare.

[JobLeonard]

I'm with Jimbert - to me "overrated" is practically synonymous with "a good stolen idea polished up by a big budget and shoved down the throat of the less-critical mainstream by marketing" which is the opposite of your definition.