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kupomogli said:

There's the top 50, your most underrated, favorite games of this gen, etc, what about the most overrated this gen.  Add atleast one game per system that you've played on, unless you haven't played much of anything on that system, then skip it.  Also only name a game if you've played it atleast a fair amount, so atleast a few hours or more.  List Metacritic scores if you want.

I won't be adding the Call of Duty series because I think most people agree that it's overrated. 

Playstation 3

Tomb Raider (86)
Fallout 3 (92)
Ni No Kuni (85)
God of War 3 (92)
Assassin's Creed series (low 80s to 90s.)
Mass Effect (Xbox360 91)

Xbox 360

Halo 3 (94)
Halo 4 (87)

Wii

New Super Mario Bros Wii (87)

DS

Pokemon Diamond/Pearl(85)
New Super Mario Bros (88)
Nintendogs (83)
Dragon Quest 9 (87)

PSP

Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 (83)

I disagree with your ENTIRE list except for NSMB Wii



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The Last of Us.

Great game overall, but not the masterpiece it was touted to be. The story really drove the game, but the actual gameplay suffered as a result. Partners could walk around screaming at you, while you're trying to remain hidden, yet not alert anyone to your presence. Sequences giving you unlimited ammo broke the immersion. Death was a minor inconvenience at best, instant respawn took away from the survival-horror aspect of the game.



by the time this thread gets a thousand responses, every top game on every platform will be mentioned so whats the point?
anyway....
personally I think mass effect or skyrim. The combat in both games is so broken theres no point even playing them.
I would also add crysis for over-rated graphics. any game can look that good, or even better if the frame rate is allowed to drop below 20.



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all cod after mw2
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halo 3



GTA4(should be in the high 6 low 7 range)
GTA5(should be in the low 8 range)
Uncharted 2(should be in the mid 7 range)
Uncharted 3(should be in the low 8 range)
Last of Us(should be in the high 8 range)
Beyond Two Souls(should be in the 3-4 range)
Skyrim(should be in the 5 range)
Dragon Age Origins(should be in the low 7 range)
Metal Gear Solid 4(should be in the low 7 range)



- Xenoblade
- Rayman Origins
- Skyward Sword
- Battlefield Series
- GTA IV
- Braid
- Limbo
- World of Goo
- Minecraft
- Assassins Creed II
- Mario Kart Wii



So many games out there that I didn't really enjoy but I can see how others would. I just wasn't the target audience. The one that baffles me the most was Metal Gear Solid 4. This is a franchise I've LOVED since the Nes. I bought a PSP for Portable Ops. I still think MGS3 is the greatest game ever (even bought it again  for Vita, 3DS, and PS3). I'm the one MGS4 was made for! And boy did it suck. It sucked so bad. I bought my 80 GB PS3 at midnight for that MGS4 bundle and it let me down so hard. It blows my mind how much this game was praised for its graphics, story, gameplay, etc.



Oh, and don't get me started on Xenoblade.