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Most overhyped games?
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Ugh... after the piece of shit that was Blood 2, I'd rather they just let it die... The first one was awesome (and still holds up pretty well), but the sequel is among the worst shooters I've ever played. I had more fun with Will Rock...Trimlock said:when the first pic's of FEAR started hitting the net and people saying it was from Monolith, i was really really hoping it'd be a continuation of their BLOOD series, man that would be kick ass, they could still take the engine and make another blood, i'd never get tired of it
Stereophile said:
Haha.....I've beaten it 4 times so far. I love it. Its the AI, story, sound, and visuals that draw me back each time - though I know the levels so well by now that its basically beginning to feel like I'm beating a dead horse here.....oh well moving on.....
I think Halo was one of the most overhyped games ever. I'll admit there wasnt too much preluding "hype," but honestly, once it came out it was banner after poster after ad after blah blah blah. Everyone had to have it, even though it was the same basic shoot up the aliens game. I swear at least half the hype came from the "fact" that it was marketed so hard to be the top x-box game. Everyone had to have it because it was the game to have for the system. Halo 2 was the same. It was a "have to have" game because Halo was such a "game of utopian entertainment" (or whatever). Meh....I just dont get Halo.
Whart the hell is this thread about...wjhat the heck does overhyped mean?
hype ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp) Slang
1.Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial.
2 Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material: It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job (Saturday Review).
3. An advertising or promotional ploy: Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as Restaurant City, U.S.A. (New York).
4. Something deliberately misleading; a deception: [He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies (Joel Oppenheimer).
You guys are thinking that hype has to mean that the actual product has to be taken into account when hype is all about the advertising. If soemthing is overhyped to me that is by defintion excessive publicity or an advertising ploy. Some things that are hyped up do deliver but they still are hyped up b/c a lot of time and energy and money went into advertising.
If you start a thread please refer to the dictionary or thesaurus and please use the English language appropriately.
hype ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hp) Slang
1.Excessive publicity and the ensuing commotion: the hype surrounding the murder trial.
2 Exaggerated or extravagant claims made especially in advertising or promotional material: It is pure hype, a gigantic PR job (Saturday Review).
3. An advertising or promotional ploy: Some restaurant owners in town are cooking up a $75,000 hype to promote New York as Restaurant City, U.S.A. (New York).
4. Something deliberately misleading; a deception: [He] says that there isn't any energy crisis at all, that it's all a hype, to maintain outrageous profits for the oil companies (Joel Oppenheimer).
You guys are thinking that hype has to mean that the actual product has to be taken into account when hype is all about the advertising. If soemthing is overhyped to me that is by defintion excessive publicity or an advertising ploy. Some things that are hyped up do deliver but they still are hyped up b/c a lot of time and energy and money went into advertising.
If you start a thread please refer to the dictionary or thesaurus and please use the English language appropriately.
Looks like I struck the nerve of a rabid fan.
I know exactly what I'm talking about. Do you? Have you even finished the game? The storyline did nothing to advance the series aside from guaranteeing that Valve could milk customers for all they're worth with "expansions" that should have been in the game to begin with. It makes sense from a business standpoint, but you're an absolute tool for defending it as a consumer.
Valve didn't have to "end the entire fuckin thing" (By the way, grow up and save your immature ranting for another forum). They didn't have to leave the ending completely open either, but they did.
I know exactly what I'm talking about. Do you? Have you even finished the game? The storyline did nothing to advance the series aside from guaranteeing that Valve could milk customers for all they're worth with "expansions" that should have been in the game to begin with. It makes sense from a business standpoint, but you're an absolute tool for defending it as a consumer.
Valve didn't have to "end the entire fuckin thing" (By the way, grow up and save your immature ranting for another forum). They didn't have to leave the ending completely open either, but they did.
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In case you haven't noticed by this point, there is plenty of terminology used in the internet which does not appear in the dictionary. Just because you've never heard it before, doesn't mean it was invented on the spot by the original poster. Next time, ask before you try to correct people, and avoid embarrasing yourself. Most people who follow gaming will know what "overhype" refers to.AndoOKC1 said:
And by the way, the word "overhype" appears in the The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition.
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Doom3 wasn't that bad. It was far from fantastic, but it was far from shit as well. You all just set your expectations too high...
I'm not arguing though - definitely a leading candidate for the most overhyped game of all time.
I'm not arguing though - definitely a leading candidate for the most overhyped game of all time
.My vote will go to Doom 3. I waited so long for that game. Every bit of news and info on it, made me want it even more. Doom 1 and Doom 2 were so good in there time and was expecting Doom 3 to exceed that. I buy the game even before its suppose to be officially released, get home and installed it. I start playing it, and for the first 2 hours of playing I was having a blast. After the fourth hour or so, it get really boring fast. Same shit after same shit. Couldnt take it anymore. Since then, havnt even touched it.
LuminaryJanitor said:Doom3 wasn't that bad. It was far from fantastic, but it was far from shit as well. You all just set your expectations too high...
I'm not arguing though - definitely a leading candidate for the most overhyped game of all time
No the HYPE set our standards too high. And hence dubbed "OverHyped"
I say Half-Life 2 was hyped alot, but personally it went beyond the hype, its the best FPS game I think I evered played.
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Redneck Rampage....
The people dogging Halo really need to rethink that. If you were to say Halo 2, you'd have a point, but Halo had nearly no advertising or media coverage before launch. It basically came out of nowhere because nobody was expecting it to become what it did.
Halo2 was overhyped, Halo was great.
The only hype halo got was from the actual players. Anyone who slams Halo has never played 16player system link with 15 other people all in the same room. Now THAT is fun! (All my friends don't like to play Halo with me, something about dying 2 seconds after spawning, every time.)
The only hype halo got was from the actual players. Anyone who slams Halo has never played 16player system link with 15 other people all in the same room. Now THAT is fun! (All my friends don't like to play Halo with me, something about dying 2 seconds after spawning, every time.)
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Dew said:
Even if the players did the hyping, it was overhyped.
What is so special about HALO ? A 16 player DM is supposed to be amazing ?
Nothing amazing about it imo. It's pretty much your standard FPS game. Now I suppose if you only played consoles, and had never seen a game like that done before, it would be something special.
But as primarily a PC gamer, I thought it decent but average. And throw in the horrible performance on the PC version, it becomes a chore to play.
I played it on Xbox, and I think most would agree it was a pretty good game.
But the way people raved, made it sound like it was the best game anyone had seen in years. LOL
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The latest Doom.
Z(+)DIAC said:
We can't actually know that. If it comes out, and is the Best Game Ever, it's not overhyped. (That's not very likely, of course.)
Besides, I haven't actually heard much hype the last, oh, 5 years or so; Just a few hints that they're still working on it.
Well it was meant to be sarcastic in nature.
Who knows, maybe it will be the best, but considering that it's been hyped on and off for several years most people don't take it's release seriously, and that's primarily due to the fact that it's been hyped to death.
Who knows, maybe it will be the best, but considering that it's been hyped on and off for several years most people don't take it's release seriously, and that's primarily due to the fact that it's been hyped to death.
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Wally said:
ARE YOU INSANE?
K600 said:
I would have to agree about Halo one. I never owned a Xbox, but I still remember when I saw the commercial for it. Im like damn, this game looks really cool and even contaplated on getting a Xbox for just this game. Never did though. Then when Halo 2 was announced, that is when the shit hit the fan and became really overhyped. Game was advertised everyone and from all my friends who have a Xbox and played it, they said it really wasnt the great.
LuminaryJanitor said:
when i said what the hell does overhyped mean, that was a rhetorical question. in case you are unfamiliar what rhetorical means I'll provide you a definition.
rhetorical
adj: concerned with effect or style of writing and speaking; "a rhetorical question is one asked solely to produce an effect (especially to make an assertion) rather than to elicit a reply"
i am fully aware that this isnt some on the spot word made up. My point being is that the terms of overhyped was never set in the beginning. To me it just means excessive publicity, it has nothing to do with the actual gameplay. Some great products are overhyped and yet they still are excellent prodcuts that meet and exceed our expectations. English 101 is your friend as well as college.
Just about any game that gets frontpage coverage and a long ass article about it and how good it is in just about any game magazines and any console magazines.
I hate how some games get so hyped up in these magazines, and then a few months down the line, they rate the game and it gets a mediocre score. I have seen this trend for about 2 years now.
I hate how some games get so hyped up in these magazines, and then a few months down the line, they rate the game and it gets a mediocre score. I have seen this trend for about 2 years now.
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Direwolf20 said:
Orr said:
Yeah pretty much all Peter Molyneux games are like this. Twice the hype, half the features, ten times the ego.
He was actually quoted once as saying England is a mecca of video game development. Wow, they have Rare and Peter Molyneux, congrats; half of them make good games half the time, and it sure as hell isn't the latter of the two.
xenogears said:
No, it will only disapoint if you didn't like Morrowind, but if you liked Morrowind you probably will like Oblivion.
Anyways, I would chose Fable as it was supposted to be open ended and non-linear and yet we got a decent rpg but it was still massivly overhyped.
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K600 said:
That usability, and the co-op, are really the only things that set Halo apart. Halo brought FPS to frat boys - it was Doom for them, a decade or so after the fact.
Halo 2 was seriously overhyped. "OMG dual wielding!?" Not something to get excited about, kiddies, that's only been around since, you know, forever. On top of that, they just normal mapped all the graphics to make things look slightly prettier. Lame.