What Have We Learned From Titanfall, Watch Dogs, And Destiny?

Forbes: The reviews are in and Destiny appears to be something of a disappointment for fans and critics alike. The game has received rather low review scores from many major outlets, 6 out of 10s and the like, and its all-important Metacritic rating is hovering at a troubling 75.

Past that, it’s a strange situation as in the wake of GamerGate, fans and critics don’t seem to be at odds with one another regarding low review scores of Destiny. This is an industry where fans will lose their minds of a Zelda game is scored in the 8 range, but there has been surprisingly little pushback even among those fans who like the game.

I know the feeling. I like Destiny more than most critics it seems, but I understand that there are pretty huge, pervasive problems with it, some of which involve what it contains, some of which involve what it doesn’t.

One major complaint about Destiny is that the scale is vast, but largely repetitive, where players will retread over the same maps, fighting the same enemies in the same mission formats. The other big issue everyone has with Destiny?

It just doesn’t seem like what was promised.

[user6540948]

I've learned that it can't hurt to wait a couple of days to see review scores, user reviews, and feedback from friends before buying a new game. Pre-ordering is for suckers if it's an unfamiliar franchise. Trust me, i'm sick of sequels too, but i'm not parting with $60 until I have a better idea of what the final product is like.

[Muzikguy]

I agree! Last gen was terrible for overhyped games and failing to deliver. I was duped so many times. From all the crap ports to all the fake promises. $60 is a lot for me to part with when I won't play the game for more than one week. WD got me this time, but I'm skeptical on all things Ubi now. I don't buy EA games anymore (after Dead Space2 and now BF4) and I haven't touched COD in years. I'm waiting for reviews, and checking out what people have to say about the game. It's about time companies start working for their money, instead of expecting it. There's games I'm actually excited to play though, like The Evil Within and Silent Hills and Uncharted4. Shadow of Mordor and Natural Doctrine look interesting too

[radler]

Chances are if you're buying a game published by EA, Ubisoft or Activision, it's going to be garbage. Will people ever learn though? Nope.

Watch as people forget all the problems with Battlefield 4 when EA puts out their new Star Wars Battlefront game. Watch people forget how terrible Watch_Dogs was when Ubisoft dumps The Division on us. It's a neverending cycle because gamers never learn.

[venom06]

we have learned the power the OVERHYPE from IGN!!! We have learned that IGN has the power to overhype the hell out of Activision titles (or titles very similiar to CoD) and they will not hold a publisher of their liking feet to the fire when that publisher tries to pull a fast one and not sending early copies to review before launch. If EA tried to pull that slick crap, it would've been crush in the so called "game press", yet nothing critical of Activision was said when they did it. We learned that sites that have business ties with certain publishers (Activision bought the IGN ProLeague) should be called out for their pathetic conflict of interest, and overhyping of that publishers major titles, and us gamers are left holding the bag and out of $60.

[PeaSFor]

i learned that i like Destiny, hate Titanfall and find Watchdogs boring.

[RedDeadLB]

I get Battlefield 4, but what was wrong with Dead Space 2?

[theshonen8899]

Dragon Age 2, Battlefield 4, Final Fantasy XIII, Duke Nukem Forever, Resident Evil 6, Devil May Cry 2, etc.

Doesn't matter if it's a new IP or a sequel. Don't pre-order anything you can't return.

[InactiveUser]

I bet very few learned not to be poor consumers and get themselves artificially hyped up over nothing. Way too many comments about nonsense 'hype'. It's not that difficult to research before purchasing something. There will be plenty that still defend their poor purchases as the second coming.

Titanfall looked extremely generic from the beginning, not to mention it being padded with bots. How anyone got 'hyped' for that is beyond me. I wasn't personally interested in the other two either. Check my post history, I doubt I said anything about those two, because 'hype' is what you make it for yourself. There will always be plenty of sheepie people that just follow the fad, who think they're cool if they jump on a bandwagon.

View the gameplay. If it doesn't look all that special, it's not hard to watch the gameplay and then basically ignore it if doesn't peak your interest. You can usually form a solid opinion based on this. If you've played enough games before, you very rarely need to play the actually game yourself to see what the gameplay will be like and if that's something you like. Wait for some reviews just to be sure there's no major issues or your hunches weren't way off.

"Dude, are you getting Titanfall, bro?"

Guy who falls for 'hype':
"Hell yea bro, chips and dip at the Halo party with Titanfall bro."

Me:
"Fk no, that game looks like garbage and it's padded with bots. That's lame. *waits for good games like TLOU, Uncharted, MGS, etc.*"

Form your own opinions in life. View gameplay, check reviews, be patient (save money and issues get patched).

[itBourne]

I do agree the game is by no means spectacular, I do think that the game has also been unfairly judged as well. It is the new "cool" thing to hate. Certain games unfortunately get this stigma, the Order is going to receive the same treatment, apparently it is generic because it is what the genre is, a 3rd person shooter, apparently a select few games need to be the next Ocarina of Time or they are just complete trash.

All in all is Destiny great, by no means no, is it terrible, no, it is a fun game, but not a must buy. Still better then all the flak its getting.

[donthate]

I bought Titanfall published and it was all it was supposed to me for me. I played it 6 months straight since release and love it (sans the recent problems).

Destiny is a painful reminder of avoid games that don't want reviews early or upon release.

I bought into the hype!

[Muzikguy]

@Buljo
Nothing was wrong with Dead Space 2. That was the last EA game I bought before BF4 which was disappointing. I didn't buy into hype of dead space 3 or any other EA game but I was hoping BF would be different. Especially since it was on the next gen system.

@radler
Unfortunately you're right. Most people will keep on throwing money at garbage and wondering why it's garbage. I won't be. Next BF game I won't be getting. I was just checking out the game last night and it looks like hardly anyone plays it now. I don't know if the EA and DICE servers are gone or what, but it looks empty compared to a few months ago. About that Division game, the game itself to me looks like it was downgraded. I feel like I'm looking at a game from gen7 when I watch gameplay. I know others don't think so, but I think it SHOULD look better. I won't be buying that game either. So I agree many will, but I'm not forgetting what those 3 pubelishers have been doing. I DO want a new Rainbow6 game though!

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

I've learned that games are starting to outgrow traditional review formats. The graphics a good, the story/story-telling is bland, the mission structures are monotonous, the multiplayer is nothing we haven't seen before and the classes show little distinction. And it is one of the most fun games I've ever played. The last time a game had me sitting up til 3 in the morning was Demon's Souls. And I just realized that while I'm sitting here typing this I could be playing Destiny right now... later.

[venom06]

Titanfall was actually a really good game...

[Themba76]

thats strange because ive played destiny for 30 hours with no sleep. and I haven't done that since diablo 2 (btw im lvl 26) the key is find the right friends to play with and you will get far.

[donthate]

Titanfall was an amazing game. Lately it has been having some problems, but it was and hopefully will continue to be an amazing experience!

I will buy Titanfall 2.

Destiny though, was a wasted $90 because I bought the digital guardian edition.

Oh well, let's not waste time on it.

And for those that enjoy Destiny, more power to you.

[Magicite]

Ive learned that online shooters suck...oh wait, I already knew that.

[Burnin]

wow... that´s deep bro

[Back-to-Back]

Kinda like every final fantasy after 10.

[geddesmond]

I've learned that people buy into the hype way too much instead of making up their own minds about things.

I've also learned that western journalists will give any Xbox exclusive great marks because it's an Xbox exclusive and that when games go Sonys way all the hate starts. We all know if destiny was a X1 exclusive it would be 9s and 10s just like if Titanfall was multiplat it would score 1 or 2 lower than it has all around. Even if you disagree with me or comment back deep down you know the truth but are too much of an xbox fanboy to admit.

I've also learned not to get hyped for a ubisoft games graphics because they won't deliver on that promise.

The only time a western reviewer praises a Sony title is when the game is so good that reviewing it bad will show their very true colours. Uncharted series, GOW3, TLOU. If any reviwer gave those games a 6 we all know it's BS.

[Software_Lover]

Wow.

[user6540948]

No Destiny really wouldn't get those great scores even if an xbox exclusive. It is bland, just like a certain xbox exclusive called RISE that sucked and got mediocre ratings.

[TransientDreamer]

Someone has their "ludicrous conspiracy" hat on today.

[Blasphemy]

If people didn't learn from The Matrix Online they will never learn. Although I give Bungie the benefit of the doubt, cause they never made a bad game before destiny.

[conanlifts]

Or in the case of destiny, play the free beta. If you liked the beta buy the game, if not then don't. Its pretty simple really, personally I do not understand why so many people who played the Beta, went on to buy the game, and complain about it. Its exactly like the beta.

[jrshankill]

I have learnt that this game is overhyped and overrated, and people are trying to justify their purchase.

Also, I have learnt that this game is the hottest 5 topics on n4g xbox one news.. which makes me sad.

[Kidmyst]

I'm waiting to see what happens with Sunset Overdrive, from what I've seen it looks fun but for a short time, alot of free running getting combos with a bit of combat. Us Gamers put out higher and higher expectations of what we expect and devs twist things to make the games sound better and we buy into it feeding our expectations to not get exactly that we feel let down. I bought all 3 of these games and played Titanfall the least, it just didn't get me excited with gameplay and keep me excited. I really hoped it did well for the sake of Respawn, the original COD's were great!

[3-4-5]

WTH do you mean "WE" Forbes.

FORBES.....Your not one of us. Stop trying to pretend.

[getrektedmate]

Titanfall: overhyped. Watch Dogs: OVERHYPED! Destiny: MOAR OVERHYPED!!!

[Jaqen_Hghar]

opposite actually

[RyujiDanma]

titan fall is way better than destiny

[harv052]

I don't know, I liked Watch dogs...Yeah repetitive a bit and the story wasn't the best but I still enjoyed it...

That begs the question who really overhypes...Developers, publishers, media outlets? Gaming websites are a big part of this overhyping business IMO, they're the ones reporting on development, and most times, are guilty of selling us a game before it's finished...

[Mikefizzled]

How is it the opposite? Their Metacritics scores go in that order.

[geddesmond]

Us gamers are to blame for overhyping. We all know Watchdogs main attraction was the graphics until they got dowgraded but by then the hype was to high.

We all know Titanfall was overhyped because it was a new IP from the creaters of COD and that it was Xbox exclusive.

We all know Destiny was overhyped because it was the Halo creators new IP.

I for one think all 3 games are good but none of them deserve their metacritic score . Some should be higher while others should be lower. I'll leabve it up to you to know which games I'm talking about because if you played them you know.

[98xpresent]

Titanfall was the best out of the 3 IMO

[martinezjesus1993]

As much as I liked Titanfall i disagree. Destiny is a much better game in my opinion.

[98xpresent]

I respect your opinion .

[martinezjesus1993]

Thank you sir. I see why you believe Titanfall is the best though, one amazing game that is.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

funny way of spelling worst there

[RyujiDanma]

mad cause it wasn't on PS4?

[MRMagoo123]

@ryu

I can imagine its just because the game sucked (I use past tense because no one is playing it anymore) It sucked on PC and that was the better version.

[conanlifts]

I bet you will be first in line to buy Titanfall 2 when it comes out on PS4. Oh and it would be a line worth joining as titanfall is a great game, with a few minor flaws.

[InTheLab]

Can't agree with that. I'm not a fan of the mp in Destiny but the single player has enough content to get my money's worth.

Titanfall had a solid foundation but there was not enough game there to justify the price and the poor attempt at a Single player was worse than a bad single player.

[Funantic1]

Titanfall is better than Destiny and Watchdogs.

[chrissx]

All 3 games were well overhyped. These devs need to chill with the overhyping

[zeuanimals]

I fell into the hype train with Watch Dogs but not the others. I just thought back about that 2012 reveal and I was all in :( Plus there was a drought and I wanted a game to play.

As for Titanfall and Destiny, I knew there was something up with them. I knew Titanfall was gonna be fun but I still held my doubts while Destiny looked boring from the first showing. The Alpha and Beta just secured my doubts about the game.

[Mr Tretton]

Devs overhyping is understandable because it works. Gamers should work on seeing through the hype and being more skeptical. Humans in general have a problem with doing that with everything.

[Palitera]

Why? To make less money?

If anything, gamers are paying them for doing more of it.

AC3, Watch Dogs and Destiny both broke sales records for their scams. We support it. Therefore expect MUCH more of it in the future.

Some people really have a fairy tale logic...

[ginsunuva]

You guys hyped them; devs can do whatever they want.

I kept telling people all three games were going to be disappointing but no one believed me and just took away my bubbles.
They were like, "how dares u say something bad about game you never played." I was like, "It's not out, you didn't play it either, but you're praising it."

[Palitera]

Wanna lose another bubble?

Write anything reasonable about Deep Down or The Order...

[user367272]

We learn that a small independent startup team like Respawn can score better than juggernauts like Bungie and UBisoft.
I rated Titanfall first, watchdog second, and Destiny to be the worst of the bunch. I think the best FPS so far this year is Wolfenstein..even tough it is not an online shooter. It has the story, pacing, very little repetitiveness, and exciting gameplay that are missing in Destiny.

[MasterCornholio]

"best FPS so far this year is Wolfenstein"

BINGO

Finally you said something that I can agree with. Wolfenstein was an incredibly fun FPS for me an I enjoyed the story a lot. I wasn't expecting the game to be that good but thankfully machinegames surprised me with this title.

Talking about FPSs I'll stay away from COD because that looks the same as all the other COD and I didn't like the last ones at all.

[GamingTruth]

you mustve agreed with yourself 10 times

[dcj0524]

Agreed, wolfenstein is a classic

[Muzikguy]

I'm glad I have a birthday and Xmas coming up, I keep forgetting about this game and need to get it. Should be dropping in price soon I would think

[WeAreLegion]

Small, independent startup? No. Come on. I know you say ridiculous crap a lot, but no.

These are major industry vets with a major publisher behind them and support from Microsoft.

Titanfall is a good game, but Respawn is just as big as the other two.

And rent Wolfenstein, first. These guys are way overhyping it.

[user367272]

Legion..i am not talking about who the publisher is but Repawn is infact a startup company comprised of some former infinity Ward members but this is their first game as a small independence studio comprised of about 90 emplyees http://en.m.wikipedia.org/w...
vice the few hundred, in Bungie's case..500 plus employees.

I think you got confuse with me talking about independence studio vs those small arcade indy style game studios.

And you are wrong about Wilfenstein...it is worth its score and is not just another me too fps.

[ginsunuva]

"small independent startup"

...who were actually Infinity Ward and were industry veterans and are backed by EA.

[CJDUNCAN]

What I learned:

Titanfall was exactly as advertised
Watchdogs was decent but lacked polish
Destiny wasn't as bad as I thought it was

[LightDiego]

It's stupid to decide what you will play based only on review scores. Own opinion is a wonderful thing.

[Tedakin]

Titanfall got great reviews

[SoapShoes]

Doesn't make it good. Games with hype blind reviewers all the time. Look at COD, they get great scores regardless of the flaws and repetitiveness.

[76erz24]

Dude just stop. Destiny was the most hyped game of the year and it didn't get "hype blinded reviews." But when Titanfall gets great reviews from players and critics alike its because of hype?

[Tedakin]

Titanfall is light years better than Destiny. Shocking yes.

[Jaqen_Hghar]

That Bungie is still awesome and the other 2 are mediocre.

[Torque_CS_Lewith]

Too hard; How much you are trying.

[bellome]

Too much money on marketing is bad. Put more resources in actually develop a game.

[angelsx]

Don't preorder game till reviews come out.

[SoapShoes]

That logic doesn't work in the case of TitanFall. Great reviews, mediocre game. I mean it was fine at first(no where close to being unique like the devs were claiming) but it was repetitive and lacking core content.

[RyujiDanma]

quit taking other peoples opinions and learn to judge games yourself

[Burnin]

So you mean... Pre-order, buy and then, if you don´t like the game THEN complain?

Is not supposed to be the other way around?

[ginsunuva]

Don't preorder games.

FTFY

[TardcoreGamer]

The next over-hyped game is Bloodborne. I can see this one from a mile away. It's a carbon copy of Dark/Demon's Souls only this time in a gothic London like setting. Again, nothing truly original. Same ol', same ol'.

[AgentSmithPS4]

It doesn't have to be original to be good. I've never played the souls games but I like B's combat and setting.

[TardcoreGamer]

"I've never played the souls games...I like B's combat.."

If you've never played a Souls game before, then how do you really know if you like the combat or not??

Play a souls game and then come back to me when you actually know what you are talking about.

[Batnut00]

Well considering it's made by the same developers and is supposed to be a spiritual sequel to Demon Souls...no duh.

[TardcoreGamer]

Demon's Souls already had spiritual successors, Dark Souls. Nothings changed in 5 years and people are treating this like some brand new IP that's gonna set their world on fire. I played all three games and can tell you from the gameplay vids of BB that its the same recycled stuff.

[AgentSmithPS4]

"come back to me when you actually know what you are talking about." Come back to me when you can chat without childish behavior.

I've watched hours of gameplay videos, streams, etc I have some idea what the combat is like. It's sad how many today lack any imagination.

[slappy508]

It doesn't need to reinvent from Demon Souls. It just needs awesome graphics and a storyline coupled with the gameplay. In fact the gameplay will probably be more fluent as well Dark Souls 2 was quite choppy in areas

[TardcoreGamer]

Every Souls game was choppy in areas and if you watched the gameplay videos of BB you can already tell that this will be no different. Frame rates were dipping into the twenties and teens when they were doing live demonstrations.

[Blacklash93]

Dark Souls 2 had a much improved framerate and technical foundation over Dark Souls 1. There was nothing like Blighttown and the framerate was much more stable overall.

If you're talking about choppy design, yes. But let's not pretend Dark Souls 1 didn't take a nosedive with its design after Anor Londo and that only half the levels and bosses were standout.

[Blacklash93]

Bloodborne is not a carbon copy, even though it is the same kind of game. The playstyle is much more quick and aggressive, guns and transformable weapons have been introduced, mechanics centered around managing mobs have been introduced (including a possible day/night cycle), the online co-op aspect will be different, and many of the mechanics in general have been switched up or added.

And originality has little to do with quality and satisfaction of players. People know what to expect with Bloodborne, which is a game that shares the same framework as the Souls games. It's not unrealistically hyped yet and people are justified to be excited.

[AgentSmithPS4]

Hopefully some people have learned patience. Maybe if enough people stopped throwing preorder money at unproven games that are average or worse then they might start making better games, and if they don't then better companies that care about their product/consumers will take their place.

[Tetsujin]

What I learned:

Person opinion still comes first, not what someone else "suggests." Just because 99% of the internet "likes/hates" something doesn't mean "join the hate/like train or you're not a gamer" followed with marks of trolling and/or people hating over nothing. I actually like Destiny for what it is; yes it can be better, yes there is plenty of potential to make the game better, yes there are some things even I wish were changed/different. Am I going to add to the "hate" group? No.

[-Foxtrot]

Not every game needs online shoved into it

Three games, online focused in different ways...all let downs.

[Blacklash93]

Umm... what exactly do those games have to with that conclusions? If they're online-focused, online wasn't shoved into them. They were designed for it from the ground up. Whether they did it well is another matter, and not every game is going to live up to expectations no matter what it focuses on.

Watch_Dogs is the only game that may apply to what you're saying, but its problems did not lie so much in the online features. Your argument is misguided and weak.

[76erz24]

Titanfall is definitely my favorite of the three. It was the closest to reaching the vision that everyone got so hyped about. Id give these 3 the following

Titanfall 9.25/10

Destiny 8.5/10

Watchdogs 8/10

Even though all three were overhyped, they are all good games in their own way. Watch Dogs was solid, Destiny is good not great, and Titanfall is a great multiplayer shooter.

[mhunterjr]

If you ask me, TF delivered exactly what was promised. A pvp multiplayer game with an interesting take on mobility and a neat dynamic between being onfoot and being in a mech. Nothing more nothing less.

When you look at watchdogs and Destiny presentations, and dev commentary, those titles under delivered.

[ScorpiusX]

That an over abundance of hype is harmful to any product sale.

[WeAreLegion]

It's ok to pre-order a game, everyone. You can cancel at any time. Even if you buy the game online, you van return it. I pre-order to pay off games slowly.

[MuhammadJA]

Gamers are so stupid. They never learn. STOP OVERHYPING ANYTHING PRETTY!.

[Stapleface]

You people create your own hype. Bungie didn't write or read 1000 articles about Destiny, its' the authors and readers on these sites that created the hype. Can't blame the devs for that, regardless of the game.

[Burnin]

usually the devs. pay for their reviews

look at IGN

[tigertron]

Best thing to do is to not get too hyped, then you'll be less disappointed.

[Doletskaya]

What's wrong with Titanfall? It's got great reviews and great sales. Sure, some people hate it, but isn't it the same with all great games especially for games that aren't available on all platforms?

[Jovanian]

You're gonna learn it again real soon with games like The Division. They're taking advantage of the fact that there are hardly any games worth buying on next-gen and the ones that are are just HD versions of the last gen games. They suckered you guys good.

[mcarsehat]

- Games that get relatively good reviews are considered bad after a week?

- People like to whine?

- Deja vu?

- People think a felling is a physical object they can blame for disappointment?? Poor Hype is being bullied lately.

[Whirlwind_Fanfare_08]

Never get overly excited about a game, because if it doesn't stack up to what you was thinking the game was going to be, you'll be dissatisfied with it.

[Revengeance]

These games were victims of overhype. But that doesn't mean they were bad games. I personally enjoyed Watch Dogs and Destiny.

[46889337]

Most of the hype for this game was generated by the gaming press and the community alike. The same sites that gave it a low score were the ones praising how revolutionary they thought the game was going to be before release.

[Lannister]

That The Last of Us Remastered is the best current gen game available.

[Big_Game_Hunters]

That The Last of Us Remastered isn't the best current gen game available.

[yankolo]

I have learned that titanfall its this years best game... (opinion)

[jmac53]

Personally I think Destiny has amazing gameplay but is lacking in story and variety. Watchdogs was decent but we were over promised with graphics and world design. Titanfall was fun but lacked staying power. All good games but not great. Maybe the sequels will be better.
I also think that Activision convinced Bungie to hold back a lot of the content so they could sell DLC.

[JasonBloodbourne]

I've learned how run along walls like Ryu hayabusa and pilot massive machines, how to hack a city and snoop on numpties that dont have a clue. What I haven't learnt yet is how bungie managed to fit peter dinklage into a floating eye!

[mochachino]

I was expecting more of a massively online Skyrim in space with awesome gun play and class based strategy.

They got the gunplay but messed up everything else. Nothing interesting happens in this game. There are no NPCs, no story, no co-op strategy.

I tried really hard to like this game, I wanted to like it, I made it to level 20, tried to care about strikes,etc but it's just a bad empty and shallow game that requires no class strategy. It has zero personality and nothing memorable or interesting ever happens.

PVP is fine but lacking compared to other games.

How did Bungie release this...each world, mission, and character are empty voids. I've had more fun doing side missions in other games than this.

[King_of_Nothing]

"I was expecting more of a massively online Skyrim "

This is what I was expecting too, maybe not as content heavy as skyrim, but certaintly something more than we were given.

The original Halo had more interactive environments that Destiny does. Its actually quite mind blowing how utterly sterile Destiny's environments are.

Theres no incentive to explore anything, no interesting easter eggs, no cool environmental physics.

How can people even claim that this is an MMO? Because you get to run through barren landscapes with 2 other randoms who wont do co-op anyway?

[PersonMan]

We learned that new IPs suck.

[Einhert]

I have learned that people who got suckered by the hype can't admit that they were wrong.

Instead they need to defend their purchase on every average review the game gets while if they truly believe the game is as good as they want to believe, they would be playing it instead of being so worried about other opinions.

[DivoJones]

In at least 2 of the 3 named examples, (obviously Titanfall and Destiny) I'd say the main issue is forced Multiplayer. People like to be offline, to disconnect.. to be able to pause. Died a few times in Destiny because sometimes you can't put life on hold.

Watch dogs was the true victim of over-hype. Uninteresting story and protagonist, and a genre that's already dominated by games like GTA where attention to detail is their specialty.

[Azzanation]

Titanfall actually started something new. It took FPS multiplayer into the next generation. That game seems to be the best game iv played this year.

[SPARTAN3]

Slap a 2 on the back of all thos in about 3 to 4 years they will be some really good games. Like say mass effect to mass effect 2.

[mediate-this]

I understnd people that waitfor reviews, but deatiny is definitely worth the money, it has a ten hour campaign, and expansions, even if you dont buy the expansions it ha multiplayer a great M.P at that.

Its a challenging M.P,but once you get the hang of it, its really fun. I honestly believe reviewers are mad at bungie. Im not sure why people hate this game, in no way is it perfect, but a 6?? Thats agenda all over it.

But i agree, destiny is not really that diverse the atory is the weakest part of the game, M.P is really good, i think they may have rushed this game.

[TheGrimReaper0011]

Apparently, people haven't learned anything yet!

This happens all the time. VERY few games live up to their hype, but people just blindly believe it.

This gen has been nothing but dissapointments >_>
- killzone? boring
- ryse? boring
- knack? so simple and boring
- forza? microtransactions up the ass
- Watch Dogs? Very mediocre
- Titanfall? Very limited content
- Destiny? no good story and very short (and unlike other grind games, there is no purpose other then weapons to grind. So grind for better weapons for what?)

But that's not all. We also have
- Tomb raider remastered
- GTA V remastered
- The Last of Us remastered
- Sleeping Dogs remastered (announced)
- Halo remastered
- Resident Evil remastered
- Metro remastered
- The walking dead series remastered
- Diablo 3 remastered

And to the first person to comment "Give it some time, you hater =("

It's been almost a year now! And they were prepared! Developers got kits 2 years before launch! And this hardware is supposedly easier to develop for, so why does everything take so long? Updates, ports, new ip's, features, ...

[NeoGamer232]

Agreed. This generation is the "Recycle Generation". And to date, the new content does not have a single "must have" game on any console.

There is no excuse for this crap, when gamers are being asked to fork out $400-500 for new next gen console when all the console makers are providing us is a "Recycling" of existing games, and less than stellar new content.

[Artemidorus]

I've learned devs are lazy.

[Gamerbeyond]

hype + advertising + mass marketng = big sales.

[urwifeminder]

I learnt to wall run and dodge enemy fire in giant robot , also that one fan base desperately wanted this to be amazing and still pretend it is.

[TheRacingX]

I think there has been all this overhype because we do not really have a definitive next gen game....Titanfall while a pretty good game is just as good and really not that ugly on the 360. Watchdogs and Destiny promised this huge diverse next gen experience and alot of people find it repetitve and tedious at times. Some of my favorite so far this year have been games that flew in under the radar, I know a shooter is a shooter is a shooter, but I really like the new Wolfenstein, and even though lacking a solid SP experience I really enjoy PvZ Garden Warfare, it takes the fun modes of battlefield and call of duty and puts a funny twist on the action. Both are worth checking out. I'm not saying one is better than the other but something that you least expect comes along and is a pleasant surprise worthy of a purchase.

[NeoGamer232]

Gamers have learned next to nothing from these three games...

Gamers are still talking about what is coming beyond 2014 as if those games are the greatest ever... Bloodborne, The Order, Halo 5, Quantum Break, etc. etc...

Gamers have to learn that until you see and play a game yourself, the rest is marketing hype and BS. It is unfortunate that fanboys from all sides hype games that have had limited gameplay shown...

I have a few simple rules. 1) Never talk about games until they have a firm release date. 2) Never get over excited about gameplay until I have played it myself. 3) Never believe any console vendors, publishers, or developers thoughts on games until I have played it myself.

[PickAShoe]

Two common flaw was the story and mission. The mission are just too repetitive and felt like grinding. The story never get most players hooked.

[cruzngta]

Games that hyped the hell out usually dont deliver anywhere near what they promise. All 3 are good games but not the holy grail of gaming they were promised to be. Then again not many games can lay claim to that. Dont hype shit up - just wait till its out and see how it is then make an educated decision if its for you or not. Just my 2 cents worth. I play Diablo 3 more than any of them as well as Minecraft - they are kind of addictive.

[ziratul]

Watch_Dogs is a FAIR game, not good but FAIR They can improve it in Sequel.. Titanfall... same thing (very good but unfinished game missing more maps and weapons) Destiny (Borderlands meets bad FPS game, beautiful but BAD)

[King_of_Nothing]

I've learned that every game of 2014 is likely to be a dissapointment

[tommygunzII]

More commercials is usually a sign of desperation.