thats what they are... Overrated , i've tried giving too much chance to the high rated games, but i always end up disappointed in some way or the other, and before anyone tells me my expectations are too high , then no you are wrong, other than FFXIII and GTA IV no game on this list i had high expectations for , and thats because i avoid the reviews of the games and only notice them after i get the game so lets start making fanboys cry.

(and i will only talk about this gen not anything else)

Also i like to point out that even though i said the following , i still had fun with these games believe it or not, but even though i had fun, they're largely overrated , and overrated doesn't mean they're NOT FUN

Uncharted 1/2

why is this game the highest rated game of all time? , its true that the graphics are all nice and colorful and the animations are good, but other than that, the whole game is just like blockbuster movie, the first time you play it its nice, but then you realize that its just not "interesting" enough, nathan drake's oneliners are your typical american one liners, the storyline is your typical Indiana Jones , "treasure gives magic then magic goes wrong on bad guy" storyline, and the "Platforming" sections are really REALLY linear that you feel the game is playing itself for you just to reach the other shooting section.

Gears Of War 1/2

Seriously why is everyone so wetting their pants about this game? , the game is very generic, the characters control like tanks, the storyline is forgetable and lame, the characters are stereotypical and stupid, and did i mention the online never works?

Super Mario Galaxy

how is this game better than NSMBW is beyond me, the camera controls are annoying , the motion controls are annoying, the crystals shards (forgot what their name are) mechanics are the worst idea since the water gun in Sunshine, the game would be a lot more fun without the motion controls, and the stupid camera that focuses on the places that you actually DONT want to go to, btw i haven't played SMG2 , but i am not sure i want to really

Resistance 1/2

Generic Storyline, generic setting, EXTREMELY generic character , generic bosses , generic level design, the game should be called "Resistance to being interesting"

Call of Duty MW / MW2 / WaW / BO

ahh Call of Duty, the reason why every game these days become barely interesting, everything in this game is borrowed from Saving Private Ryan and those other movies where killing non american people is glorified while killing american is a tragedy that can't be forgotten, anyways , the game is insanely generic , the storyline doesn't make any sense, there is no characters, the shooting mechanics are very noob friendly it hurts, the "high budget action" thing is a tired formula.

Fallout 3 / New Vegas

boring setting, Glitchy ....everything , storyline that is as interesting as toilet papers, but most of all, how stupid the AI is and how everything feels lifeless and uninteresting  ,and how people feel like robots that only there for you to shoot them , did i mention the game becomes super easy in a blink of an eye?

GTA IV

Stupid , Crap, Boring, Meaninless, a huge step down from the other games, a huge disappointment, and a massively overrated piece of shit of a game.

FFXIII

oh how much i've waited for this game, i've waited so much that i've played all the other games in the series including the spin offs and watched every anime and read every book, and in the end, the storyline is as interesting as a fanfic from a group of cosplayers, and the gameplay is very linear that i just can't get myself to ever want to play it again, and ontop of that there is no towns! , no memorable moments, no nothing, it made me from a huge... HUGE final fantasy fan (seriously this series used to be a huge part of my life) , to a "meh" "whatever!" person <--- see i am still Squall-ish

Red Dead Redemption

Combine Fallout 3 with GTA IV and some lame Cooooowwwwwwwboyyy YEHAH! characters and you will get this game, its..... a huge game with little interesting missions and retardedly retarded effed up characters that is for some reason rockstar think its funny to have too much mentally retarded characters.

Assassins Creed 1/2

The first one is a disgrace to all games, its boring dumb and painfully repetitive, i didn't enjoy it one bit.

the second game however i did enjoy but its terribly easy , i mean REAL easy , you can finish the game with just your hidden blade, the storyline is a bit of a step up but the million of times the game shifts into a retarded "Hawt" scene or a retarded "Badazzzzzzzzzzz" scene makes the storyline pathetic.

Crysis (is this considered this gen?)

Boring, uninteresting, only useful in screenshots, the game is amazingly repetitive, the storyline is very shallow.

Killzone 2

Stuff explodes everywhere there is no point of you doing what you are doing, its just a bunch of retards wanting to kill their enemies for no apparent reason , and stereotypical tough guys with loud mouths, and the main reason why this game is on this list is your very favorite RICO

by now i am sure i forgot about some games, because you can't blame me, they're very forgetable , but really Overrated games are overrated, and underrated games are always much more fun , but for some reason people do seem to like generic shit these days.

On the plus side, reading this would make me set the bar SO low for the mentioned titles, that I would enjoy them more as a result.  I am not going to get into refuting each and every one here.  I could choose to refute, but I will pass.

I'm surprised that Halo didn't make your list, it must be really getting cliche to call it overrated.

I would agree on all except for Uncharted 2. That's magic!

For a second I thought you were gonna say God of War III, based on the games you've mentioned...I was gonna murder your ass if you did  

Na...j/k

I agree about Uncharted though....its a load of smoke and mirrors....while its pretty exciting to play...the gameplay is an 8 to me...not 10. Hopefully they make it much better with the 3rd one...More variety in enemies would help a lot.

lols severance I usually agree with you. This time I only agree with some. But I'll state. As it is the op. These are only out of yours.

Critics and Gamers

SMG (And SMBW I'd add for me or any mario game since mario 64) a 8
Resistance a 4 I hate this game
Call of Duty Series ehh 7 A solid FPS
Uncharted... (for me there is nothing really wrong in this game, just nothing really spectacular well nevermind the train mission is pretty spectacular in UC2... but I'd still give it 85 below the average)

By Critics As these are ones that aren't as adored by fans I think
Fallout 3 (not vegas I love vegas) 80 and a 85 (90 when they fix bugs) respectively
GTAIV (Not fans because fans pan the hell out of it when it is still a pretty good game) 80
gears 1 and 2 are pretty much my favorite 3rd person shooter (as the shooting mechanics are better than Mass Effect imo (though I like ME more and it's online is awesome becuase of the smaller rooms/parties)... and would give them an 85 which I'm not sure there meta.

FFXIII... was probably my 5th favorite FF... and it got a meta 81-83 by critics and users so it really wasn't rated that highly. I'd give it higher than that. for me I wouldn't give it below that for the art direction/music/battlesystem alone. It had a flawed story with a world with interesting material that needed to be put together better... not the first final fantasy to have that problem imo. So  :P I'd give it a 90

Red Dead: I don't like westerns so why would I play this game.

And Assasins Creed. I might play this game

No, Halo is fun , but i didn't play ODST and Reach enough to judge.

You know, stuff like this can get you killed.

Where is Halo? And I don't agree concerning Uncharted and God Of War, these are some of the best franchises ever made. They deserve all the hype and praise they got. (GOW is the best selling hack and slash, the genre is not so popular, but for those who like it (like me) GOW is simply the best). Uncharted is good for other reasons though.

Edit: erm :p

I agree on all but the Fallout games. I agree with your points, but the Bethesda style just has a hold over me.