What games do you think are overrated?

[boot3]

I feel like I'm going to get flak for this opinion but here it goes..

The Last of Us. I remember playing it years back on PS4 and just being bored, I put it down and haven't played it since. Of course, I'm not gonna say that you're an idiot if you like it, but I just don't see what the hype is all about.

Also, Naughty Dog milks it way too much.

 

[Veho]

Anything by Naughty Dog, really.

The main Final Fantasy series. Not terrible, but nothing special to me.

 

[MochaMods]

This whole thread is flak bait but I'll add my two cents in too,

every Bioshock past the first one, I really think that the first one is a classic, but I couldn't tell you a single plot point of any of its subsequent releases. Maybe its just due to the amount of time that's past. But I do believe the games got stale.

 

[boot3]

This whole thread is flak bait but I'll add my two cents in too,

every Bioshock past the first one, I really think that the first one is a classic, but I couldn't tell you a single plot point of any of its subsequent releases. Maybe its just due to the amount of time that's past. But I do believe the games got stale.

Sorry if I made it look like that, wasn't my intention.

Also valid opinion, I've played a decent amount of the first game but I haven't played much of 2 or Infinite.

 

[The Catboy]

Naughty Dog games. They are good but not as great as everyone hypes them up to be.

 

[CoolMe]

Anything by Naughty Dog, really.

Hmm.. Definitely not the Crash Trilogy & Jak Trilogy.

every Bioshock past the first one

Infinite was/is a masterpiece. Fite me!

 

[Veho]

Hmm.. Definitely not the Crash Trilogy & Jak Trilogy.

Sorry, I got them confused with that other dev team.

Anyway, the last Jak game came out 20 years ago. Let's see their recent work:

2013 The Last of Us
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind
2014 The Last of Us Remastered
2020 The Last of Us Part II
2022 The Last of Us Part I
2024 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
TBA Untitled The Last of Us game

 

[CoolMe]

Sorry, I got them confused with that other dev team.

Anyway, the last Jak game came out 20 years ago.

Yep!

2013 The Last of Us
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind
2014 The Last of Us Remastered
2020 The Last of Us Part II
2022 The Last of Us Part I
2024 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
TBA Untitled The Last of Us game

You're not wrong about TLOU series, WAY overrated..

 

[Dust2dust]

Sorry, I got them confused with that other dev team.

Anyway, the last Jak game came out 20 years ago. Let's see their recent work:

2013 The Last of Us
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind
2014 The Last of Us Remastered
2020 The Last of Us Part II
2022 The Last of Us Part I
2024 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
TBA Untitled The Last of Us game

I'm not exactly following closely what this dev do, but you mean they only worked on the Last of Us franchise in the last decade? Looks like GTA is not the only franchise being stalled.

 

[boot3]

Sorry, I got them confused with that other dev team.

Anyway, the last Jak game came out 20 years ago. Let's see their recent work:

2013 The Last of Us
2014 The Last of Us: Left Behind
2014 The Last of Us Remastered
2020 The Last of Us Part II
2022 The Last of Us Part I
2024 The Last of Us Part II Remastered
TBA Untitled The Last of Us game

To be fair, there were two Uncharted games released between TLOU Remastered and TLOU 2, but yeah.

 

[Ligeia]

Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are vastly overrated. They're hoarding simulators designed to make you do the same chores over and over. And TotK added content in such a lazy way : mirrored underworld, copy&paste sky islands, I really don't get how this could fly. Any game not named Zelda would have been panned for that.

Super Mario Wonder is overrated. As has become the trend from Nintendo these last few years, this game is lazy but hides it with a shiny coat of paint, and it works. Super lame copy&paste bosses, the same old tired world themes, super bland new characters, a good chunk of the levels last less than a minute... But oooh it's so kewl there's all these flashy colors when you touch a wonder seed !

Writing in general is very overrated in video games. For example, reading a Zelda or Final Fantasy plot is so deep and great makes me laugh. And it has become more and more overrated because games get more and more serious about their storytelling and think being verbose is being deep. One textbook example about how verbosity can hurt a story is Final Fantasy Adventure and Sword Of Mana. Final Fantasy Adventure was very vague about many details and that was for the better, because it was an invitation to use your imagination, it made the world all the more intriguing. Comes Sword of Mana, where the story is ruined by a ton of added whiny blabber that uses all the most tired anime clichés imaginable.

Voice acting is also so overrated (and overused) in video games. Now I always mute voices whenever possible because I can't deal with the constant blabber. I miss the days when we weren't constantly subjected to yells and grunts or whiny tirades while playing. I also can't stand this trend in open world games where the main characters always has to open its mouth to spout useless platitudes, or state the obvious ("this *insert collectible* will be useful !" wow thanks for the interesting insight). And they repeat that blabber over and over, it's so irksome because it makes me feel like I'm being treated like I'm mentally-impaired. When it comes to voice acting, less is definitely better, I'm from the team who thinks Dragon Quest XI is much better without voice acting and who is glad Link is still silent.

 

[boot3]

Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are vastly overrated. They're hoarding simulators designed to make you do the same chores over and over. And TotK added content in such a lazy way : mirrored underworld, copy&paste sky islands, I really don't get how this could fly. Any game not named Zelda would have been panned for that.

Super Mario Wonder is overrated. As has become the trend from Nintendo these last few years, this game is lazy but hides it with a shiny coat of paint, and it works. Super lame copy&paste bosses, the same old tired world themes, super bland new characters, a good chunk of the levels last less than a minute... But oooh it's so kewl there's all these flashy colors when you touch a wonder seed !

Writing in general is very overrated in video games. For example, reading a Zelda or Final Fantasy plot is so deep and great makes me laugh. And it has become more and more overrated because games get more and more serious about their storytelling and think being verbose is being deep. One textbook example about how verbosity can hurt a story is Final Fantasy Adventure and Sword Of Mana. Final Fantasy Adventure was very vague about many details and that was for the better, because it was an invitation to use your imagination, it made the world all the more intriguing. Comes Sword of Mana, where the story is ruined by a ton of added whiny blabber that uses all the most tired anime clichés imaginable.

Voice acting is also so overrated (and overused) in video games. Now I always mute voices whenever possible because I can't deal with the constant blabber. I miss the days when we weren't constantly subjected to yells and grunts or whiny tirades while playing. I also can't stand this trend in open world games where the main characters always has to open its mouth to spout useless platitudes, or state the obvious ("this *insert collectible* will be useful !" wow thanks for the interesting insight). And they repeat that blabber over and over, it's so irksome because it makes me feel like I'm being treated like I'm mentally-impaired. When it comes to voice acting, less is definitely better, I'm from the team who thinks Dragon Quest XI is much better without voice acting and who is glad Link is still silent.

I like BotW and TotK and I loved Mario Wonder, but I can definitely see your points about writing/voice acting.

 

[Ligeia]

I like BotW and TotK and I loved Mario Wonder, but I can definitely see your points about writing/voice acting.

Antoher great example about how verbosity can kill a game is Metroid Other M... Samus was much better off being mostly silent

 

[JuanMena]

RPG's in general and whatever bullshit kids these days plays like Meinkampf, Forkknife, Pokemon, Zelda Breath and Tears, "NEW" Super Mario Bros, MADDEN, FIFA...

 

[subcon959]

Gaming is overrated right now. I'd like it to go back to a niche industry full of enthusiasts with much less money involved.

 

[Deleted member 681657]

Zelda Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are vastly overrated. They're hoarding simulators designed to make you do the same chores over and over. And TotK added content in such a lazy way : mirrored underworld, copy&paste sky islands, I really don't get how this could fly. Any game not named Zelda would have been panned for that.

This is exactly what I hate about Tears of the Kingdom. The game's moments of brilliance are spaced out between dozens of hours of repetitive tasks. And the quantity over quality approach to the world.

Super Mario Wonder is overrated. As has become the trend from Nintendo these last few years, this game is lazy but hides it with a shiny coat of paint, and it works. Super lame copy&paste bosses, the same old tired world themes, super bland new characters, a good chunk of the levels last less than a minute... But oooh it's so kewl there's all these flashy colors when you touch a wonder seed !

The boss battles are the game's lowest point but it's still a great game overall. I just wish it gave some kind of reward or recognition to those who use the challenging badges or play without badges.

 

[Ligeia]

The boss battles are the game's lowest point but it's still a great game overall. I just wish it gave some kind of reward or recognition to those who use the challenging badges or play without badges.

Yeah it's a fine game. But it's definitely not the timeless masterpiece many seem to believe.

 

[KookSpook21]

I think Naughty Dog studio creations are not that worth

 

[SAIYAN48]

FPS games. Give me a good puzzle like Portal.

 

[BigOnYa]

FPS games. Give me a good puzzle like Portal.

I'm the opposite, You can keep Portal , and I'll take any other FPS. But that's just me.