Formerly Acclaimed Games

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Salnax said:

A Few More Examples:

• Banjo-Tooie - Back in 2000, this game was seen as a bigger and better sequel to the original Banjo-Kazooie, with big open levels. Nowadays, the game is considered the weaker of the duo for the exact same reason.
• Chrono Cross - Had a Metascore of 94 and perfect scores from reviewers like GameSpot, PSX Nation, PlayStation Magazine, etc. But when was the last time people talked about it?
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters - Was seen as a technical marvel on the PSP, but even a year or two after launch, the game was being criticized for being short, clunky, and having poor level design.
• Tekken 2 - This was a massive hit in arcades and on PlayStation, but is mostly overlooked nowadays in favor of the latter Tekken 3, which had a better emphasis on 3D movement, more polished mechanics, more modes, and Gon.
• Vagrant Story - A universally acclaimed action-RPG, Famitsu's best-reviewed PS1 game, with a renowned story. Nowadays, it's the practically forgotten Ivalice game.
• Virtua Fighter (series) - The original was one of the most influential games in history, VF2 was the biggest game on Saturn, and VF4 arguably the top rated game of the PS2 era. But nowadays, people barely noticed when Sega announced they're making a new major entry.

People talk about Cross all the time. VF got a huge reaction to the new one. Vagrant gets YT vids all the time about it in retro circles.