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DMeisterJ on 10 December 2008

Not me:  http://fidgit.com/archives/2008/12/10-most-overrated-games-of-200.php

The List:

Many of the following ten games are great. A few came close to being on my top ten list (to be posted tomorrow). I would call a couple of them works of genius. But I think they're the most overrated games of the year for the simple fact that I'm surprised at how well received they were. I wouldn't recommend any of these without a few important caveats.

Read the 10 most overrated game of 2008 after the jump.

10) Civilization IV: Colonization
I've never won a single game of Colonization. But I've loved every game I've played. I don't imagine many people would feel the same.

9) Left 4 Dead
It's a great showcase for zombies that can run and co-op gameplay, but it's as fast, slick, fun in groups, and gratifying as chasing a greased pig (take that however you will). Serious Sam and Robotron were pretty cool, too, while the thrill lasted.

8) Burnout: Paradise
A racing game largely devoid of meaningful physics or convenience, also known as Burnout: Drive All the Way Back to the Starting Line Because There's No "Re-Try Race" Option, Suckers!.

7) Spore
The developers have explained that Spore was essentially three products: a content creator, a game-ish sort of thing, and a way to share stuff. Unless you're interested in at least two of those three things, and if you're willing for at least one of them to be rather anemic, Spore will be a head-scratcher.

6) Wii Fit
Wii fad.

5) Mass Effect
The long-in-the-tooth Bioware RPG formula applied to a generic sci-fi universe, with bouncing buggy driving/shooting sequences standing in for the exploration of alien worlds

4) Metal Gear Solid 4
For fans only. For everyone else, this is Kojima's long slow wank and you have to get to watch.

3) Braid
This is not a game that moves and it's not very accessible. You need to have a stomach for old-school platformers and mental brick walls. Which is a shame, because the place Braid eventually goes is sublime.

2) Little Big Planet
Awesome graphics! And those little sack people are so cute I could just eat them up! Now where's the game?

1) Grand Theft Auto IV
One of the most amazing realizations of a real-world-ish place and one of my favorite games this year. Also the setting for a poorly told story and uninspired gameplay, and the subject of a system-shattering PC port.

Do you agree?



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Khuutra on 10 December 2008

I couldn't say.

I.... I haven't played anything on the list...!

But Mass Effect came out in 2007, didn't it? I am sure it did.

Seriously though who still says "Wii fad"



lazyrider on 10 December 2008

His intro is weird cause he seems to be praising the games but when you think overrated, I think negative. I guess he just doesn't like hype, regardless of the end product.

I would agree with GTA (not necessarily at number 1, but I found it overrated, to be expected afetr all those perfect scores) and LBP (please con't jump on me DMJ) cause I can't seem to get into it.

The rest either I haven't played or thought they weren't overrated (L4D, WiiFit, Spore and MGS).



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d21lewis on 10 December 2008

Crap list. And where's Mirror's Edge?? Maybe that is the ME game they ment to put up there besides Mass Effect.



blazinhead89 on 10 December 2008
DMeisterJ said:

Not me:  http://fidgit.com/archives/2008/12/10-most-overrated-games-of-200.php

The List:

Many of the following ten games are great. A few came close to being on my top ten list (to be posted tomorrow). I would call a couple of them works of genius. But I think they're the most overrated games of the year for the simple fact that I'm surprised at how well received they were. I wouldn't recommend any of these without a few important caveats.

Read the 10 most overrated game of 2008 after the jump.

10) Civilization IV: Colonization
I've never won a single game of Colonization. But I've loved every game I've played. I don't imagine many people would feel the same.

9) Left 4 Dead
It's a great showcase for zombies that can run and co-op gameplay, but it's as fast, slick, fun in groups, and gratifying as chasing a greased pig (take that however you will). Serious Sam and Robotron were pretty cool, too, while the thrill lasted.

8) Burnout: Paradise
A racing game largely devoid of meaningful physics or convenience, also known as Burnout: Drive All the Way Back to the Starting Line Because There's No "Re-Try Race" Option, Suckers!.

7) Spore
The developers have explained that Spore was essentially three products: a content creator, a game-ish sort of thing, and a way to share stuff. Unless you're interested in at least two of those three things, and if you're willing for at least one of them to be rather anemic, Spore will be a head-scratcher.

6) Wii Fit
Wii fad.

5) Mass Effect
The long-in-the-tooth Bioware RPG formula applied to a generic sci-fi universe, with bouncing buggy driving/shooting sequences standing in for the exploration of alien worlds

4) Metal Gear Solid 4
For fans only. For everyone else, this is Kojima's long slow wank and you have to get to watch.

3) Braid
This is not a game that moves and it's not very accessible. You need to have a stomach for old-school platformers and mental brick walls. Which is a shame, because the place Braid eventually goes is sublime.

2) Little Big Planet
Awesome graphics! And those little sack people are so cute I could just eat them up! Now where's the game?

1) Grand Theft Auto IV
One of the most amazing realizations of a real-world-ish place and one of my favorite games this year. Also the setting for a poorly told story and uninspired gameplay, and the subject of a system-shattering PC port.

Do you agree?

 

@red, i have not played those games so i cannot comment, overall a terrible list



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StarcraftManiac on 10 December 2008

I do not agree AT ALL!

I own 4 of those games and I think all of them are awesome!

Why is this list made out of good games rather then the 'bad' which are available in abbundance!



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twesterm on 10 December 2008
  1. GTAIV - very much agree
  2. LBP - Not overrated, overhyped though
  3. Braid - How can a game as great as this be overrated?  Because the author is too much of a fuck to get through it on his own?
  4. MGS4 - Again, as much as I'm not a fan of MGS4, good games aren't overrated
  5. Mass Effect - The Hell?  The driving sequences were actually fun...
  6. Wii Fit - Again, the Hell?  Did he name Wii Sports as overrated for 2006?
  7. Spore - Agree
  8. Burnout - I didn't even know people generally thought highly of this game...
  9. Left4Dead - BurnNHell douchebag
  10. Civ4 - Agree kind of, I think this was more of an overhype though because once it was released people realized it wasn't that good.

This is what we like to call an article made only to get page hits.



 

DMeisterJ on 10 December 2008

The only two I agree with are Spore and GTA IV.



kirby007 on 10 December 2008

I dont agree on the #1, it should be in there but lower.
rest of the list is fine



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Khuutra on 10 December 2008
kirby007 said:
I dont agree on the #1, it should be in there but lower.
rest of the list is fine

Who overrated Wii Fit?