'So far, this generation has been pretty flat when it comes to games. New IPs have not delivered on their promises of truly ‘next-gen’ experiences, reboots have failed to recapture the magic of old franchises and sequels have not measured up to lauded first installments. Let’s have a look at 5 games which have been released during this console generation which haven’t met the hype.'
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Dark Souls 2 remains a divisive entry in the landmark RPG franchise, but Hidetaka Miyazaki believes it led to the success of Elden Ring.
DS2 was fine. While there was a bit of recycling assets or ideas for bosses, it was a bigger more open Dark Souls. The Fume knight boss is one of the hardest bosses in the series until Sekiro and Elden Ring were released.
The problem with Dark Souls 2 was the same problem when a different director takes over for a sequel to an outstanding movie. It typically (there are exceptions) doesn’t have the feel and vision of the previous movie.
I wouldn’t say Dark Souls 2 is terrible. Had Dark Souls 1 never been a thing and we got this, I think it would have been praised more. The problem is it didn’t have the Miyazaki touch to it and felt pretty derivative. The soundtrack is a banger though.
I like DS 2, might even be my favorite of the 3. But it's a hard sell, there's so many obscure things you need to do to make it an enjoyable experience. So always find it hard to recommend, but it is worth the trouble.
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It's a shame that Dark Souls II was so easy. It is like the beginners guide to Dark Souls. Anybody wanting to get into the series, Dark Souls 2 is the pillowy soft way of jumping on to the franchise.
Hopefully as this generation continues we will start to get some games that match the hype.
Thief was ruined by consoles, sorry, it's just fact. Why else were the maps so linear compared to the first 3 games? Why was "focus" added? All to appeal to the "casual" gamer, when Thief was known for it's hardcore awesomeness with massive maps that ACTUALLY had multiple choices.
Titanfall. Well that's self-explanatory really.
Dark Souls 2 was hyped because they lied about the graphics. I love the DS series, but Demon's Souls was way harder and better than DS1 and DS2. Because it was all so new, it brought the community together as everyone tried to figure out what the hell was happening and how to beat it.
Watch Dogs, again, was a lie. I actually quite enjoyed it but stopped playing it, and haven't had an urge to go back, so yeah, overhyped.
Yeah, BF4 was a bit maddening on release, but it got far better, far quicker on PC than it, I believe, did on consoles. Everyone keeps saying BF4 is broken. PC people aren't, it runs great now and the test servers are making changes all the time to make the game better balanced etc.
I'd say Thief was my biggest disappointment in years. Thief 2 may be one of the greatest games ever made, and it just got butchered the SINGLE TIME it comes to consoles. It can't be a coincidence.
I'm not trolling consoles, I just can't see any other logical reason as to why it was so "consolized". I mean that focus completely took away THE ENTIRE POINT of the series.
"Oh just turn it off."
No, the fact that it's even in there symbolizes their mindset when making the game. THAT is the issue here.
Thief seemed to lack the qualities of the previous games to bear the name. The developers tried to appeal to console gamers but this was a mistake as it turned off those who were fans of the earlier games.
Watch Dogs had so much potential but perhaps it needed a couple more years of development and to be released on current gen only, or just a better story. I'm not sure.
Titanfall was hyped as the second coming of COD by fans and MS. Unfortunately the developers seemed to release a game with half as much content as COD.
I think gamers are as much to blame for hyping up games because we blindly follow marketing without waiting to play the games before deciding if it is good or not.
You can't say Titanfall derailed the hype train because it ended up with a lackluster campaign. NO ONE WAS HYPED FOR THE CAMPAIGN. It's still the best feeling, most engaging, and most balanced FPS on the market as of right now.