Chrizum on 05 June 2008
I didn't want to admit it but yes, the hype did die down and yes, I'm not as excited as I used to be anymore. Also, all the complaints about the broken online make me (after the near-perfect online of Mario Kart) doubt I still want this game.
I'll still buy it probably, but I'm not at all excited anymore. My image of the game has gone from "wow, totally awesome" to "meh, mediocre game". 
