VGChartz's Paul Broussard: "The life of a medieval crusader was a difficult one. Spending months away from home, sent to fight in wars that you may not have believed in, occasionally being tossed into a temple filled with eldritch monsters that want to eat you alive, being resurrected over and over only to be sent to your death again and again. My history books couldn’t quite confirm that last one, but just in case it happens to be true, Dark Devotion is probably the best way to experience what it would have been like. Does it happen to be the best way to spend your money if you’re looking for a fun game, however? That idea is one I’m a little less devoted to."
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We're just a day away from a whole new year — no, a whole new decade! We've discussed the best games of the year: action games, strategy games, fighting games, and indie games. We've even taken a glimpse back at the decade in gaming. There are so many great games, though, that along the way, some really good titles get overlooked and are lost in the shuffle.
How is metro exodus underrated? Highly marketed, sold well, and very well received.
My pick for underrated games are Outward, and Judgment. Friggin great games
My pick would be days gone.. Bought it with zero expectations, I can't let go of it
Not sure DG would be considered “underrated” since it got solid reviews, and sold like hotcakes. There were those who attempted to rain on its parade but I think the general consensus among gamers was very positive.
I also played the heck out of it. I even couldnt let go once i was done with the story.
@S2 :
I just bought it under a month ago, I haven't followed the reviews but I heard some big sites down voted it big time..
It's a sick game, I'm amazed by the level of detail and actually solid gameplay in it.. I thought in the first place that it's a Dead Nation in 3d from the e3 gameplay sequences where you only for hordes.. That's Def not the case and that's what surprised me in a very good way. Story is solid too..
Days Gone seems like something I'd enjoy for about five hours and then probably stop playing.
@S2 It got rave reviews from gamers, but big name sites gave it low ratings for things that other games get passes on. White male lead? Negative points for that... Lots of missions and a good length to it? Negative points because it's bloated and should have been a shorter game... Post apocalyptic world? Should have been more engaging... When they try to have an engaging mission to give backstory or meaning to characters, it's boring... IGN gave it a 6.5, Gamespot a 5, Destructiod a 5, SixthAxis a 6... Average critic review is 7.1 while gamer review is 8.1.
Same thing with Death Stranding having critics bash it to rain on the parade while gamers are loving it. IGN was pissed and you could tell in their People's Choice Award... "Few games this year divided IGN's staff - and players in general - more than Death Stranding. That was evident in the wide range of critical reviews of the game, our own staff's perspective, and even in our People's Choice awards polling. While Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Resident Evil 2 were close runners-up, enough Death Stranding players preferred Kojima's Snake-free take on the apocalypse that it overtook those games."
Many "journalists" are just releasing click bait articles without even playing all of the game or just seeing what will get them the most hits. So while they may be underrated in review scores, they aren't always by gamers.
The words overrated and underrated are over used. Seems like a weird trend right now.
I hear you, too long and thought last area ruined it but apart from that I was so immersed. Kind of captured 'the fun' of an apocalypse. Hoping a next gen sequel will happen
Metro Exodus is definitely underrated. It was nominated for almost nothing in most end of the year discussions.
Am I the only one who really enjoyed Jedi: Fallen Order?
I sorta feel like this game isn't getting enough recognition, and is sorta underrated.
I thought it was a great game on all counts. Hope Respawn continue with it.
I feel like it got a lot of buzz, but at the same time, it came out in the later part of the year when everyone's busy trying to pick their favorites.
Don't know much about Outward. Judgment looked really cool, though! Haven't played it yet but I really want to check it out!
how is the Rage underrated? this game has just combat and that it is. one of the worst AAA title this year.
underrated is Judgment, Days Gone, Outer Wilds..
I enjoyed Rage 2. Shallow open world shooter, but it was fun. Certainly don't think it was the worst AAA this year. Not when you've got Crackdown 3 and Anthem vying for that title.
I'd put Rage 2 and Crackdown 3 on the same level. Anthem I think deserves the title of disappointment of the year.
Yeah.....Anthem was pretty bad. Crackdown 3 wasn't horrible, wasn't good either. Personally, I have a hard time including Rage 2 in that discussion. The gameplay was really solid. Of course, I was a big fan of Mad Max as well.
Agreed. I just bought Rage 2 dlc which I'll be playing during my 20 day vac break from work.
Rage 2 story was really disappointing. Gameplay was fine, but that story was just bad bad bad.
I'd say to give it another chance if you didn't go though it. Really is a take your time, headphones on kind of game I think.
@paulust
I'm gonna give it another go at some point. I don't mind slow-starting games. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is one of my favorites; but I just didn't feel that hook with Days Gone.
To me, Days Gone always looked just okay. Like, fine, but nowhere near remarkable.
I feel like im the crazy one for thinking Rage 2 was super fun when i see everyone else hated it it apparently.
Outer Wilds almost felt like a sleeper hit that ultimately got a bunch of media attention and made a lot of people's top 10 and GOTY lists.
I didn't think so. The overall metacritic rating was 71. Not great, not bad. Just good. That is about right, imo.
It's surprising that Days Gone is not charting on any of these end of the year list for underrated, worst, and disappointing game of the year. When the game was ready to release the wolves of gaming journalism tries to rip its throat out. It was picked a part by the vultures that lurk on gaming websites across the internet.
Metro Exodus is considered underrated even though it reviewed well and was on more platforms.
"In addition, single player shooters are kind of a hard sell in 2019. Even then, the game has managed to sell and review well. That said, it almost feels like it was quickly forgotten about and tucked away. Given its attention to detail and superb gameplay, Metro Exodus should be right up there with the best of the best AAA titles of the year."
I had no hopes for Rage2, as I did not enjoy the first one, only payable because it was very early in the generation and there was not that much else that looked interesting.
"When the game was ready to release the wolves of gaming journalism tries to rip its throat out. It was picked a part by the vultures that lurk on gaming websites across the internet." Not overdramatic at all.
I actually wrote and deleted twice before posting which had a bit more dramatics but hardly "over".
*tried
**apart
For some reason the gaming press really likes to beat up on the open world zombie games. Days Gone, State of Decay 2, and Deadrising3/4 were all great open world zombie games for me and they all got beat up in gaming journalism.
To be fair, there's definitely zombie fatigue. But a part of the problem is that, at least sometimes, new zombie games are promoted as the next big thing or the evolution of the genre, only to deliver a standard or underwhelming experience.
Okay that may be true, but to also be fair, the same thing can be said about many various genres. There's first/third person shooter, battle royale, service based games that all have fatigue yet none are picked apart clean like zombie games, Days Gone to be precise. Many also promoted as the next big thing or new mechanic that will be revolutionary but still deliver a standard or underwhelming experience, Dying Light for example. In part two will the free running aspect be anything special or will it just feel like another zombie game. Will it get shredded or praised for an already used gimmick.
Def a fair point. I didn't play Days Gone so I can't comment much on it aside from saying it didn't pique my particular interest. I'd prob give a play at some point if it was discounted. But there's way more stuff that came out this year that I'm actually interested in playing.
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COGconnected: Dark Devotion is the latest "soulslike" style game to come to the Switch, and while it does a few things quite well, it's largely a frustrating experience that needs fine tuning.
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