10 games that are extremely overrated

Colton West of GamesThirst writes: Have you ever found yourself picking up a game just because everyone and their mothers was praising it like crazy, only to play it and ask yourself why was it so hyped up in the first place? I've done that plenty of times and let me tell you, it set my wallet back quite a bit and sadly, it's money and time I will never get back. Here is a list of what I believe to be some of the most overly hyped and overrated games of all time. Keep in mind that this is not all of them considering my list is very long, so I'll just keep it brief.

[Rigmaster]

Mario 64, no. A true masterpiece.

Ok, this guy is an idiot:

"release of the infinitely better Grand Theft Auto 4" compared to GTA:SA.

Halo 3, obviously.
Mass Effect, obviously.

Ikaruga, no one cares.
Marvel Vs Capcom 2, no one cares.

Doom, yes. Boring a hell game. Ultima Underworld destroyed it in both technology and gameplay.

Final Fantasy VII. And the retard inevitably throws this one in just for hits.

[andron]

Jepp, he's off his rocker alright. LOL

And he fails to take into account that some of these games were awesome when they came out and still is. I loved Doom and Doom 2, and I think Doom 3 was an appalling addition to this great series...

[The Meerkat]

I still play Mario on my N64 from time to time.

But ME, tried to do something cinematic that hadn't been done before and succeeded.

Fable 2 on the other hand tried something new and failed IMO.

And hate on Halo all you want but no game has come close to the features of Halo 3. Stat tracking, video playback, custom levels and 4 player co-op through the whole game.

[Whut]

WTF!

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 shouldnt be there.

Super Mario 64 - shouldnt be there

Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas - shouldnt be there

Doom - shouldnt be there

Final Fantasy VII - shouldnt be there

Mass Effect - Shouldnt be there.

Half these games marked my childhood as a gamer.

LIST= Fail

[Mr_Bun]

Mass Effect was extremely overrated. I had to force myself to finish it, just so I could have more gamer points than my friend that bought the game for me. It wasn't just because I spent 50% of the game in an elevator either.

A lot of walking, talking, elevators/loading and not enough action....GOOD game, but far from GREAT

[Aloren]

Mass effect was fantastic. It still is.

[Viper7]

Doom shouldn't be there, its one of the best fps games ever made and has arguably done most for the fps games in general. I still play classic doom,2 and final Doom pretty often considering its a really old game.

The whole list is a joke because doom is there, and Doom3 was just a bad copy of half life with flashlight tag physics all these changes made doom3 booring as hell and not worth its name.

[Redempteur]

mario 64, marvel vs capcom shouldn't even be close to this list ..

Mario 64 was the first game to do true 3D platforming right

Marvel vs capcom was one of the few games to do cross franchises battles right ( the other is super smash bros )

[Mr_Bun]

What did you get out of the game that I didn't?

I felt it tried to be an action RPG but wasn't enough action or RPG.

[Elwenil]

Eh, this is just another idiot "journalist" who thinks he can stir up some BS buy putting down some of the most legendary games in history. He completely blows off the fact that these games were popular when they were released because they were something amazing and different compared to what was out at the time. Most of these games were revolutionary to a certain extent. To bash them because he is a lazy gamer who doesn't like dialog or because the graphics that looked fine when released now look horrible? I mean seriously, what kind of retarded asshole compares the original Doom to Doom3 on the basis of graphics or gameplay? The two are worlds apart. If anyone knows this jackass, drag him out of his house and tar and feather him.

[Lou-Cipher]

5. Brutal Legend (crappiest game I have played this year)
4. COD MW 2 (its good, but way over scored)
3. Halo ODST (you know why)
2. Halo 3 (popularity doesn't mean Quality)
1. GTA 4 (Most overrated game of all time)

There is no reason Mass Effect/Mario 64/FF 7/GTA 3,SA,& VC should ever be called overrated.

[wxer]

i agree with Halo 3 and Mass Effect

[S4NDM4N]

Honestly, I was so hyped up for this game. Bioware and Black Isle are my favorite RPG developers....

and well

The entire story in Mass Effect felt just so....generic. Like it was ripped straight from Star Trek and Lovecraft.

The RPG elements were poorly fleshed out. The combat was entertaining, and the cut scenes and cinematics were phenomenal.

But I hated how blatant the be good or be evil was. That is why I prefer Dragon Age over Mass Effect. There are a lot more grey areas in Dragon Age (not as much as the Witcher though), where as in Bioware it is pretty much BE GOOD or BE EVIL.

Half decent game from Bioware. Good game when not compared to the rest of Bioware games.

I'm still going to get the second one though. But I'm begging for a Dragon Age 2.

[S4NDM4N]

Terrible article though.

GTA4 sucked balls. They pretty much took away all the quirky content and missions that made GTA games fun.

Halo 3 is not Halo 2.5

I hate it when people say that. halo 3 sucks IMO. It is dumbed down and way too arcadey for the masses. It is just mindless shooting and beating. reminds me of how MW2 went for the n00b, arcadey feel for the masses.

Halo 2 was awesome. People can call it over rated, but it changed online console gaming.

[Why o why]

Halo 2 is still the best halo to many

[Chubear]

I've never played Mass Effect properly so I can't really talk on that but all but one game on that list shouldn't be there. All those games are known quality experiences so I don't know that the author was trying to do.

I could only see one glaringly obvious title from a series that indeed holds the title of Most Ridiculously Overhyped Game in gaming history.

[Lou-Cipher]

I loved Mass Effect,and although it had way to many bugs and glitches, it is still the best game on the 360 by a long shot.

I agree about Halo 3 VS Halo 2, you are right on the money about the differences between the two.

[Wizziokid]

only game i agree with on that list is halo 3

[Quickstrike]

Ok while Ikaruga was a hard and short game, the music was top quality. I played this game over and over just to listen to the music.

[szngamers]

Control had serious lag

[Chubear]

... you're nuts. Mario N64 is iconic.

[beardpapa]

It's a blog. Obviously some of the games on that list shouldn't have been there. The writer's a failed journalist using a blog as the medium to express their failed opinions.

gamesthirstarticles.blogspot. com is definitely overrated.

[saimcheeda]

Mass effect, Halo and FF VII... Font agree with others and i think they should also add Metal Gear there, i know its great but people have overrated it like halo

[LightofDarkness]

Oh for god's sake, half of this guy's complaints refer to these games graphics. Most of them are over 10 YEARS OLD. You can't compare their graphics to the games of today.

And Doom? REALLY? Doom is better than Doom 3, heck I've just completed Ultimate Doom on Ultra-Violence in the last week and I'm half way through Doom 2 now. It's pure fun. If you're worried about graphics, download a source-port like Jdoom or GZDoom and stop complaining.

Obviously this guy is far too young to understand the appeal of these games. He hadn't even heard of MvC2 until it was on XBL. What's next? "Goldeneye's multiplayer wasn't even good! It has no perks or ranking system like Modern Warfare 2, I don't know why anyone thinks it's so great. And the graphics are so blocky and offensive..."

[Harlequiine]

I was reading this article laughing out loud thinking "this is great!" until I reached the end. Then I realised that he was being serious, and it wasn't a humour article.

The single game on this list that is actually overrated, is Halo 3 -- which is still a great game. I would be very surprised if the author is over 15, anyone who critizes the graphics and controls of DOOM, and got rid of GTA 3 because of it's "terrible graphics and stiff controls" really needs to look at themselves in the mirror and ask if they're a games journalist, or someone with a complete lack of knowledge in games.

There is no way on earth that Super Mario 64 is overrated.. it was the best game on the 64 from start 'til finish, maybe bar Zelda: OOT and Perfect Dark. Seriously, I feel sorry for him/her and their lack of gaming knowledge.. because no, it doesn't boil down to opinion when so many genres are represented in this list.

Give me a break. This isn't news.

[Taco_Waffle]

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