| ZenfoldorVGI said:
I actually agree. I said earlier, this game wasn't really hyped as much as Sony fans try to claim. I think most people expected average-mediocre scores based off the many, many previews that said this game wasn't AAA.
"Too Human has been characterized as a vaunted legendary ace up the 360s sleeve that might amaze everone, for a long time now."
As for that statement, a year ago, yes, it was very hyped. Two months ago, not so much. Last month, since the GAF debacle and the previews, interest waned significantly. Nobody was making "Too Human" threads like they were just before Haze, MGS4, or even Tales of Vesperia were/are released. It just wasn't very hyped lately.
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I agree with your assessment of the timeline of hype: it was much-hyped before, and now not so much. So the difference is, there have been indications ratcheting down the expectations little by little, where in other cases games are slammed all at once by negative reviews. There's no free pass for a 7-years-in-the-making game just because bad press came in small bursts rather than a gusher.
People didn't expect mediocre scores a year ago, I'll say that. So its hype peaked early, after only 6 years in the making...so what.
Anyway, the game isn't out yet, and I don't advocate we put all our stock in the video game press' numerical rating system, anyway. I'm just saying...at its height, the hype for Too Human far exceeded the hype for Haze at its height, which is one problem with calling Too Human "360's Haze."
