Opinion Thread: Overrated RPGs?

[Zanten]

InnocentSin said:

Zanten said:
Honestly? Fable 2. I ended up enjoying it in the end, but when I first planned on purchasing it (never having played the first one,) I had in my mind dreams of Oblivion-esque exploration, wandering a vast land all bright-eyed and bushy tailed. What I got just felt a lot... narrower. Simpler. x.X Still fun, once I stopped wishing it was something else, but nonetheless, ranks as one of my least favorite RPGs, though one of my more favored hack-n-slasher beat-em-ups.

Interesting, never played a Fable game but I usually hear that Fable 2 is the best one. However, I hear mixed opinions on the original.

It WAS a good game, I haven't played the first or third so can't compare, I think a lot of my opinion is from, again, the kind of expectations I had about an RPG. The sense of adventure, the interaction with other characters, etc, etc, and once I got past all those hopes I did end up enjoying what it had to offer, (I found the combat very satisfying,) but even so... I don't know, just seems like it was kind of an effort to 'Mainstream' RPGs, by taking out a lot of the more complex mechanics, and simplifying its elements. Again, wholly my opinion, of course.