Most OVERRATED video game

[Valter]

E33 probably would have sold like 7 copies total without using shadowheart's VA to market it

I was interested in the game since the first trailer, and I had no idea who any of these people were, be it the writers, the actors, whatever. Still haven't played BG3 past the tutorial so The Great Shadowheart's Great Reputation fell on deaf ears on me.

Not to mention it's an entirely different setting and game from BG3, aside from being turn-based. So even if those players recognized their familiar voice actress, I wouldn't bet on the Venn Diagram between the two games' playerbases overlapping as much as you might think.

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Man really thinks his Shadowwife moves mountains

[ThulsaDoomer]

I'd have to say Bioshock: Infinite. Insanely overrated at the time it released, the lunacy was off the charts for how pretentious people could pretend to be just to act as if the game had depth. This was also when anti-White sentiments were starting to become far more mainstream. It remains the best selling Bioshock title, a ton of people have played it or glazed its genius storytelling and gripping characterisation. Yet, despite the absolute buzz of that time, the game had no real cultural impact. I'm sure developers stole many ideas, but from a player perspective, Deus Ex Human Revolution remains more discussed and in the minds of gamers than Infinite ever will.

At this point I feel a vast majority still say the game was "great" solely because its entire existence is mocking early White American belief and culture, of which it lies profusely about to spin a narrative that means only through your own death, both physically and spiritually, can you "redeem" your White sins. It reminds me of the race or social issue ragebait films getting hundreds of nominations for Oscars in Hollywood every year.

[methoxetamine]

Metal Gear Solid.

how

I feel like everything it gets praised for was either already done or not that special. The stealth mechanics aren't particularly good, the overhead camera angle is a detriment for the player. Why limit my sight-line to just a few feet in front of my character? The controls feel clunky and haven't aged well. The melodramatic story while being common to Japanese games felt even more silly then usual. Like how every defeated boss monologues about some life lesson after you defeat them and I'm supposed to care. Voice acting was already becoming a thing before MGS but many critics seem to only credit this game for implementing voice talent. Boss fights are all gimmick based. Lastly MGS is responsible for promoting the idea that games should be more like films which I fundamentally disagree with.

I couldn't possibly disagree more but thank you for the detailed elaboration. Just curious, when did you play it?

I was interested in the game since the first trailer, and I had no idea who any of these people were, be it the writers, the actors, whatever. Still haven't played BG3 past the tutorial so The Great Shadowheart's Great Reputation fell on deaf ears on me.

Not to mention it's an entirely different setting and game from BG3, aside from being turn-based. So even if those players recognized their familiar voice actress, I wouldn't bet on the Venn Diagram between the two games' playerbases overlapping as much as you might think.

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Man really thinks his Shadowwife moves mountains

Tides of Annihilation is gonna sell 1000 gorillion copies since she's the mc I guess

[Kolgrim]

I couldn't possibly disagree more but thank you for the detailed elaboration. Just curious, when did you play it?

I believe I played it around 2012 or so. I remember I got it off the PSN store for PS3.

[Valter]

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Man really thinks his Shadowwife moves mountains

Tides of Annihilation is gonna sell 1000 gorillion copies since she's the mc I guess

I do think she's a great voice actress and seeing Andy Serkis, which I found the be the best performer in that game, lose the VA award to her in the Game Awards, I can understand Rusty's point regarding her popularity. But I also don't think we've reached Hollywood levels of insanity in the gaming industry, such that a single actress can define a game's success. Though we have seen more and more celebrities being shoved into games lately and marketed as a big selling point, so who knows how much longer sanity will last...

[DrSneed]

Metal Gear Solid.

If you mean the story, then ya kinda. But the gameplay is stellar and they are the best of their genre in that regard.

[DrSneed]

I'd have to say Bioshock: Infinite. Insanely overrated at the time it released, the lunacy was off the charts for how pretentious people could pretend to be just to act as if the game had depth. This was also when anti-White sentiments were starting to become far more mainstream. It remains the best selling Bioshock title, a ton of people have played it or glazed its genius storytelling and gripping characterisation. Yet, despite the absolute buzz of that time, the game had no real cultural impact. I'm sure developers stole many ideas, but from a player perspective, Deus Ex Human Revolution remains more discussed and in the minds of gamers than Infinite ever will.

At this point I feel a vast majority still say the game was "great" solely because its entire existence is mocking early White American belief and culture, of which it lies profusely about to spin a narrative that means only through your own death, both physically and spiritually, can you "redeem" your White sins. It reminds me of the race or social issue ragebait films getting hundreds of nominations for Oscars in Hollywood every year.

Was it? Everyone I've ever talked to about it has hated it.

[methoxetamine]

Man really thinks his Shadowwife moves mountains

Tides of Annihilation is gonna sell 1000 gorillion copies since she's the mc I guess

I do think she's a great voice actress and seeing Andy Serkis, which I found the be the best performer in that game, lose the VA award to her in the Game Awards, I can understand Rusty's point regarding her popularity. But I also don't think we've reached Hollywood levels of insanity in the gaming industry, such that a single actress can define a game's success. Though we have seen more and more celebrities being shoved into games lately and marketed as a big selling point, so who knows how much longer sanity will last...

I assumed it's because Serkis wasn't there and that they wanted to keep the awards in the video game industry, but she was probably gifted it because she's a carpet muncher tbh. I loved her as Maelle but Andy gave arguably my favorite video game VA performance ever

[rusty_shackleford]

Alright, you are all like babies… I will show you the true most overrated game of all time…

BLOODBORNE

[Tweed]

Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

[methoxetamine]

rusty shittasteleford strikes again

[rusty_shackleford]

rusty shittasteleford strikes again

It represents everything wrong with the series(soulsborne games) that just became more exaggerated over time

[methoxetamine]

rusty shittasteleford strikes again

It represents everything wrong with the series(soulsborne games) that just became more exaggerated over time

Then just say Elden Ring

[rusty_shackleford]

rusty shittasteleford strikes again

It represents everything wrong with the series(soulsborne games) that just became more exaggerated over time

Then just say Elden Ring

It doesn't have the same universal praise status as bloodborne, probably because sonyggers worship it due to being one of three exclusives they have

[Manny V]

i'm glad my shitstirring about E33 paid off

[Valter]

I feel like it's slowly fading into obscurity these days, but people used to praise Chrono Trigger a lot

[methoxetamine]

i'm glad my shitstirring about E33 paid off

Me too, it's been a while since I got to argue about it. I missed it

[Oyster Sauce]

Pound for pound, it's gotta be Skyrim.

Personally, it might be Monster Hunter. "Everything about this is horrible" was my reaction when I tried it after reading about how great it was for eons.

[Bhaalspawn Jr]

Reading your post makes me want to do another playthrough. Should I play the remake again? Or try the original? I'm thinking original because it looks hella different and I like older graphics anyway.

I have never played the remake, but from what little I have seen it looks like they butchered the aesthetics. Remake Wander looks sad and pathetic (and brown?), whereas in the original he looks stoically determined. The remake environments look like they have a dark greenish hue, whereas the original had more natural colors and was more bright.

SotC is only a few hours long so it'd be pretty easy to emulate it and tour through it over a couple afternoons.

Have you played ICO, @Val the Moofia Boss? Is it worth playing?

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Reading your post makes me want to do another playthrough. Should I play the remake again? Or try the original? I'm thinking original because it looks hella different and I like older graphics anyway.

I have never played the remake, but from what little I have seen it looks like they butchered the aesthetics. Remake Wander looks sad and pathetic (and brown?), whereas in the original he looks stoically determined. The remake environments look like they have a dark greenish hue, whereas the original had more natural colors and was more bright.

SotC is only a few hours long so it'd be pretty easy to emulate it and tour through it over a couple afternoons.

Have you played ICO, @Val the Moofia Boss? Is it worth playing?

I have not played ICO.

[rusty_shackleford]

Reading your post makes me want to do another playthrough. Should I play the remake again? Or try the original? I'm thinking original because it looks hella different and I like older graphics anyway.

I have never played the remake, but from what little I have seen it looks like they butchered the aesthetics. Remake Wander looks sad and pathetic (and brown?), whereas in the original he looks stoically determined. The remake environments look like they have a dark greenish hue, whereas the original had more natural colors and was more bright.

SotC is only a few hours long so it'd be pretty easy to emulate it and tour through it over a couple afternoons.

Have you played ICO, @Val the Moofia Boss? Is it worth playing?

Garbage game, got it with my ps2 and still hate it to this day

[Breathe]

I have never played the remake, but from what little I have seen it looks like they butchered the aesthetics. Remake Wander looks sad and pathetic (and brown?), whereas in the original he looks stoically determined. The remake environments look like they have a dark greenish hue, whereas the original had more natural colors and was more bright.

SotC is only a few hours long so it'd be pretty easy to emulate it and tour through it over a couple afternoons.

Have you played ICO, @Val the Moofia Boss? Is it worth playing?

Garbage game, got it with my ps2 and still hate it to this day

I enjoyed it, but it's nothing too special.

[nepbnhurj]

Undertale.

Zoomers treat this thing like it were more important than the works of Shakespeare and Ovid's Metamorphosis combined. It's the single most significant media event that ever occurred in their lifetime.

It is though?

[TKVNC]

Can I list a few?

All Pokemon games
All Zelda games
All Mario games
The Witcher 3

[Val the Moofia Boss]

Can I list a few?

All Pokemon games

I struggle to think of an actually overrated Pokemon game. I don't think anyone claims that gens Emerald, HGSS, Platinum, and BW1 are the bestest games ever. They do what they set out to do which is provide a fun 20 to 30 hour long experience, but are genuinely the best of the series with the most refinement and content. Sun & Moon was briefly made out to be a great game by some people within the Pokemon community when it most certainly was not and had severe issues, but that has since died down.

[methoxetamine]

Undertale.

Zoomers treat this thing like it were more important than the works of Shakespeare and Ovid's Metamorphosis combined. It's the single most significant media event that ever occurred in their lifetime.

It is though?

If you're on the verge of separating your penis from your body, sure

[SpellSword]

Alright, you are all like babies… I will show you the true most overrated game of all time…

BLOODBORNE

Bloodborne felt incomplete. Especially when compared with the original Dark Souls. It's a good game, but not the one in a million masterpiece that I keep hearing about.

Fallout
Red dead 2
Fortnite
Doom

Mario
Sonic
Doom

Which DOOM is overrated.webp

You mean, Doom (2016) right?

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The new DOOM is a good contender. I found it a bit of a slog to finish. This may have been due to using a console's gamepad though. I get the feeling without a mouse and keyboard, the game can't truly be appreciated.

► *There is one enemy left and you need slowly to comb the area to find it while this blares*

DOOM (2016) OST Fight Like Hell

[DecadeRiptide]

Alright, you are all like babies… I will show you the true most overrated game of all time…

BLOODBORNE

Bloodborne felt incomplete. Especially when compared with the original Dark Souls. It's a good game, but not the one in a million masterpiece that I keep hearing about.

Fallout
Red dead 2
Fortnite
Doom

Mario
Sonic
Doom

You mean, Doom (2016) right?

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The new DOOM is a good contender. I found it a bit of a slog to finish. This may have been due to using a console's gamepad though. I get the feeling without a mouse and keyboard, the game can't truly be appreciated.

► *There is one enemy left and you need slowly to comb the area to find it while this blares*

DOOM (2016) OST Fight Like Hell

All doom
They all suck

[Nico]

I'd have to say Bioshock: Infinite. Insanely overrated at the time it released, the lunacy was off the charts for how pretentious people could pretend to be just to act as if the game had depth. This was also when anti-White sentiments were starting to become far more mainstream. It remains the best selling Bioshock title, a ton of people have played it or glazed its genius storytelling and gripping characterisation. Yet, despite the absolute buzz of that time, the game had no real cultural impact. I'm sure developers stole many ideas, but from a player perspective, Deus Ex Human Revolution remains more discussed and in the minds of gamers than Infinite ever will.

At this point I feel a vast majority still say the game was "great" solely because its entire existence is mocking early White American belief and culture, of which it lies profusely about to spin a narrative that means only through your own death, both physically and spiritually, can you "redeem" your White sins. It reminds me of the race or social issue ragebait films getting hundreds of nominations for Oscars in Hollywood every year.

American Krogan made an entire series of video about the Bioshock franchise. And yes, Ken Levine knew exactly what he was doing.

American Krogan's Bioshock "The Ethnic Struggle" and "The Hatred" (ALL-IN-ONE RE-UPLOAD)

[Cipher]

I feel like it's slowly fading into obscurity these days, but people used to praise Chrono Trigger a lot

I would argue that game is most definitely not overrated. Every praise is earned. It is a top tier JRPG that holds up extremely well. Best of all time? Who knows, but is certainly sitting at the discussion table.

Compare with stuff like Metaphor, which people couldn't stop glazing on release, even though the writing and the plot is so bad its unintentionally funny.