Over Rated Game Series

[Aztec Triogal]

What game series do you think are overrated?

I'd personally have to put Resident Evil and Dynasty Warriors at the top of my list. Capcom and Konami, IMO, are terrible developers and should be beaten repeatedly with the business end of a flower stem until death.

Capcom develops shit games with poor controls, no story, but lots of zombies... and somehow it's deemed "good". Konami releases the same game every 6 months and calls it something new.

 

[DLFlux]

Rainbow Six.

Actually, pretty much any series under Clancy's name. Seems they are trying to hard to be better than the competition, rather than just focussing on making a good game.

 

[SaShman]

Mortal Kombat, Yes I loved the original games up until MK4, but recently I think the quality has dropped significantly. It's a real shame, I grew up playing the first three games.

I'm also going to agree with Aztec about Dynasty Warriors, I find DW games fun to play with friends for a few hours, but they get pretty dull. I've rented a few DW games in my time, but I don't think I will ever consider buying one.

 

[CidHighwind1993]

I personally think most First Person Shooters are overrated. Once you've played one you've played them all. They are good games but when people start rating them as the best game in the world (ahead of Final Fantasy and Zelda) then you know something is wrong.

 

[Joyful Blue]

Zelda and Mario for me, though Rainbow Six is one too. I've played most of the Zlda games and haven't enjoyed any of them so it puzzles me as to why they're so well loved. As for Mario, well I do like the Mario sports games and the multiple spinoffs like Mario Party and the like but the actual main franchise, well I really am not a fan, I put it down to being more of a Sonic kid when I was younger.

 

[Scarlet]

I personally think most First Person Shooters are overrated. They are good games but when people start rating them as the best game in the world (ahead of Final Fantasy and Zelda) then you know something is wrong.

Ummm... Well... Let's see... Oh, that's right! Half Life 2! The game that earn a ton of rewards, more than any other FF game out there. Oh and also almost every Valve FPS ever made. Not every FPS is like Halo.

Goldeneye 007 as well has gotten high scores and been on the top 20 of the 100 best video games ever list.

Once you've played one you've played them all.

You can pretty my say that about any game genre.

Konami

I don't think Konami is that bad. D: I love the Castlevania series, but I'll admit the goal is the same in every game.

Mortal Kombat

Agreed, and DC vs MK was overrated.

The Wii games such as Wii fit, music etc. They're not real games, they're just little party games.

Halo series is overrated but it was one of the FPS on a console in a long time so, eh.

 

[Rockman X]

I personally think most First Person Shooters are overrated. Once you've played one you've played them all. They are good games but when people start rating them as the best game in the world (ahead of Final Fantasy and Zelda) then you know something is wrong.

Not really. You can't say that Half-Life 2 or System Shock deliver the same experience as Call of Duty or Halo would. Expecting every shooter to deliver the same experience is like me expecting every Final Fantasy to deliver the same experience. I have a feeling you actually haven't played every shooter, or even many at all.

...of course that CAN be said for Zelda games, since they've essentially become another Pokemon. Every Zelda is basically the same as last, just with tweaked dungeons, a couple new weapons (wow, this time we get a leaf blower in the form of a clay pot) and some sort of gimmick that doesn't really help improve the gameplay in any way (boat, wolf Link, and now a train).

Ugh...that stupid train. A boat makes sense. A wolf does not, but at least it's fantasy. But a train? Did Hyrule just jump into the 1800's or go steampunk or something? A train doesn't even make sense in Hyrule's medieval setting.

 

[Sun And Steel]

Considering how Dynasty Warriors is generally met with disdain and criticism I don't really see how it's over-rated, it's only weird people like me who seem to dig it.

Killer Instinct - I remember playing this when I was younger and finding it mediocre at best ( and this is from someone who enjoys Shaq-fu, Time Killers, Brutal and the rest ), maybe it was because you could rack up silly combos by buttin bashing to the extreme. Actually, I'm pretty sure that's exactly why it's the case. But nah, for me; sucky game is sucky.

Soul Calibur - Arguably the runt of modern day fighters, certainly of the big name franchises anyway. Far more mash friendly and gets by on swooshy sword swings and breasts.

Ninja Gaiden - Decent enough action game but blown totally out of proportion. Difficult, but there's certainly more difficult games out there. Reminds me of the overblown reception Ikaruga got. Also, Sigma on PS3 loads slower and more frequently than the XBox original, poor show.

 

[Rockman X]

Capcom develops shit games with poor controls, no story, but lots of zombies... and somehow it's deemed "good". Konami releases the same game every 6 months and calls it something new.

I'm sorry, I should have read your post more closely so I could have replied in my last comment.

Do you mean to imply that Capcom games all have bad controls? Because Mega Man and Street Fighter games have always felt very tightly controlled to me. Although I'm guessing you're referring to Resident Evil's tank controls...which I would agree with you on, those are terrible. They were forgivable early on, but not now. Still, you can't just take one franchise and try to push its faults on everything Capcom develops and publishes.

As for Konami, well...what you said is somewhat true. After all, they did make all the DDR and Beatmania games, and once you've played one music or dance music game you've basically played them all. They've done alot more than those though, and alot more than just their staple series Silent Hill, Metal Gear and Castlevania. There's kind of a fine line between sticking to a genre but doing new things in each installment of a game, and just plain rehashing.

Considering how Dynasty Warriors is generally met with disdain and criticism I don't really see how it's over-rated, it's only weird people like me who seem to dig it.

I liked 4 well enough, but I don't see how Koei (or whoever they are now, I think they merged with someone) makes enough money on the franchise. Maybe everyone in Japan eats it up.

Soul Calibur - Arguably the runt of modern day fighters, certainly of the big name franchises anyway. Far more mash friendly and gets by on swooshy sword swings and breasts.

Yeah, Soul Calibur is getting there. I enjoyed 2 alot, 3 was underwhelming, I haven't played 4 yet so I can't say...although throwing Yoda, Vader and Starkiller in there seemed awfully gimmicky. And at the rate Ivy's breasts are growing, in SC5 she's just going to use those as weapons.

And on the subject of fighters, I'm going to echo what alot of people have said already, Mortal Kombat is WAY overrated. I never liked it to begin with, it always felt shoddy and halfassed (probably because Midway payed the most attention to the gore) and preferred things like Tekken in the arcades. MK has always been somewhat of a gimmick series, always relying on the shock value of gore to carry it, and once it crossed over into the 3D realm and stopped having as much gore...well, it's become apparent just how mediocre the series is.

Other overrated series...definitely Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Dragon Quest too. I'm pretty sure Final Fantasy can qualify as overrated now too, since Square Enix has ruined the franchise. Oh, and Halo. Jesus Christ, they're good games but people act like they're the absolute pinnacle of the genre.

 

[Aztec Triogal]

Do you mean to imply that Capcom games all have bad controls? Because Mega Man and Street Fighter games have always felt very tightly controlled to me. Although I'm guessing you're referring to Resident Evil's tank controls...which I would agree with you on, those are terrible. They were forgivable early on, but not now. Still, you can't just take one franchise and try to push its faults on everything Capcom develops and publishes.

Mega Man games have always been of a higher difficulty than most games, but while the jumps need to be precise, you're right that the controls are tight enough to handle the gameplay. I was thinking more of Resident Evil, Dead Rising, and Lost Planet when I made that comment.

Honestly, Resident Evil has come a long way since the still camera and clunky controls... but I'm still not wow'ed by the controls. I don't like the stop & aim gameplay and the inventory system is shit. I haven't played RE5 but the controls don't seem nearly as revolutionary as RE4's were, for their respective release dates.

 

[Rockman X]

Honestly, Resident Evil has come a long way since the still camera and clunky controls... but I'm still not wow'ed by the controls. I don't like the stop & aim gameplay and the inventory system is shit. I haven't played RE5 but the controls don't seem nearly as revolutionary as RE4's were, for their respective release dates.

Completely agree with you there. The only reason Capcom are making the controls that way is to create a false sense of urgency and fear in the gamer, basically an OMG I CANT RUN AND SHOOT MUST AIM QUICKLY reaction. And yet they completely negate that by making the zombies all stop running once they get within a few feet. Capcom is kinda confused right now as to what genre they want RE to be, and I wish they'd make up their minds.

Now if you want a real good sign on why the series is overrated...just look at all the damn remakes being made (and a new on-rail shooter too, I have a feeling they'll be churning these out like crazy now). It's going to get to the point that Final Fantasy has where you get a bloody remake every year. Everyone has lauded the series so much and they just keep eating up every remake.

Oh, and I this is just a single game instead of a series, but that PSN download Flower is really overrated. Everyone is saying OMG THIS GAME IS ART ITS SO RELAXING and stuff but like.....you're a flower petal. You steer around through the air. You make stuff bloom. Whoop de do. This whole trend of proving that games can be art is just a desperate cry for acceptance among the mainstream, and it's getting out of hand. I really don't feel like paying $10 to steer a flower petal around...and after a stressful day, it's more relaxing for me to play a shooter or Sonic Adventure or whatever than an "artsy" game.

 

[#1finalfantasyplay3r]

what i think is overrated

well personally i think guitar hero ddr,rockband,and any game with a microphone is overrated now before you down me for dissin because i like the games but not to the point where thats all i do with my life ok back to why i think there overrated is because all you do is hit the notes or sing correctly and people make such a big deal about how great they are but its the same thing in ever one just diffrent songs thats why i think they are overrated plus i had friends that wasted their lives trying to be super good at them which is kind of sad i mean its ok to play them once in a while but people waste their lives on it come on give it a break a do something useful or at least switch the game.

 

[Sun And Steel]

I liked 4 well enough, but I don't see how Koei (or whoever they are now, I think they merged with someone) makes enough money on the franchise. Maybe everyone in Japan eats it up.

Japan loves the Musou/Warriors games, the PS3 re-hash of Warriors Orochi managed to knock Resi 5 off the top spot after a week or so of being out.

And on the subject of fighters, I'm going to echo what alot of people have said already, Mortal Kombat is WAY overrated. I never liked it to begin with, it always felt shoddy and halfassed (probably because Midway payed the most attention to the gore) and preferred things like Tekken in the arcades. MK has always been somewhat of a gimmick series, always relying on the shock value of gore to carry it, and once it crossed over into the 3D realm and stopped having as much gore...well, it's become apparent just how mediocre the series is.

Yeah, I was never into MK as much. The sweep loops, the fact that there was little difference in each characters movement and feel, and the cardinal sin of a 2D fighter; having a block button in 3 onwards. Yeah, I just found too many faults with it's system to really get into it, the gore and guts was probably the main seller for most at the time. And probably 'cos it was full of ninjas.

Other overrated series...definitely Rock Band and Guitar Hero. Dragon Quest too. I'm pretty sure Final Fantasy can qualify as overrated now too, since Square Enix has ruined the franchise. Oh, and Halo. Jesus Christ, they're good games but people act like they're the absolute pinnacle of the genre.

Now here's a question; how are we defining over-rated? Is it purely down to what a developer does with a successful series or does it rely on fan and critic reaction? I tended to go for the latter, since hype and ratings largely come from those, anything from the game publishers etc usually gets put down as marketing. Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick here and you were referring to series which go downhill and yet are still lauded and gobbled up by the public in which case yeah I agree, some series do seem to be able to hide their flaws purely on name alone in the eyes of some people.

And I just remembered Smash Bros., now there's overrated. Fun; a bit, but people playing it religiously years on is where they lose me, I can't picture it being anything more than a half-hour every so often game.

 

[Aztec Triogal]

hahaha Yea, overrated might not have been the best choice in words. I just meant which games do you not really like half as much as the general public seems to. Games like Halo 3, which were revered as the next coming of games, was a good game... but it never struck me as the "perfect" game, as many reviewers claimed it to be. That's what I meant as overrated.

 

[Rockman X]

Japan loves the Musou/Warriors games, the PS3 re-hash of Warriors Orochi managed to knock Resi 5 off the top spot after a week or so of being out.

It...what? Good god, they have terrible taste in games.

Now here's a question; how are we defining over-rated? Is it purely down to what a developer does with a successful series or does it rely on fan and critic reaction? I tended to go for the latter, since hype and ratings largely come from those, anything from the game publishers etc usually gets put down as marketing. Unless I've got the wrong end of the stick here and you were referring to series which go downhill and yet are still lauded and gobbled up by the public in which case yeah I agree, some series do seem to be able to hide their flaws purely on name alone in the eyes of some people.

Yeah, I'm thinking fan and critic reaction. People are still treating Final Fantasy like it's the same amazing series that it used to be, even though SE is running it into the ground. Alot of it comes from weeaboos who eat up anything from Japan, and younger kids who just weren't around to see how good the franchise used to be.

And I just remembered Smash Bros., now there's overrated. Fun; a bit, but people playing it religiously years on is where they lose me, I can't picture it being anything more than a half-hour every so often game.

I couldn't agree more. Brawl was a massive disappointment too, especially the halfassed online mode. And there are around 7 characters in the roster who are almost exact clones of each other. Power Stone was always the better party brawler...I wish more would get made.

Another single game that's pretty overrated is Shadow of the Colossus. It's kind of funny, people complain today about how Gears of War is nothing but shades of brown and gray, but nobody ever whined about that in SotC. I never saw the appeal in that game. You spend ten minutes or more riding around on a poorly controlled horse sticking your sword in the air trying to follow a vague beam of light. Then you get to deal with a spastic camera while trying to scale a giant monster that wasn't even hurting you in the first place, and then you can do it all over again. Hated that game, never saw why so many people went crazy for it.

 

[Kivist]

Considering how Dynasty Warriors is generally met with disdain and criticism I don't really see how it's over-rated, it's only weird people like me who seem to dig it.

I don't see how Dynasty Warriors is overrated either, I dig these games and the characters alot.

This is a Final Fantasy forum, so the members are going to be true to the series and say how all the other games are overrated but not Final Fantasy... talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[JaketheSnake]

I don't see how Dynasty Warriors is overrated either, I dig these games and the characters alot.

This is a Final Fantasy forum, so the members are going to be true to the series and say how all the other games are overrated but not Final Fantasy... talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

I totally agree. I love Final Fantasy games, but jeez. There are other great games out there. I love Dynasty Warriors (Although I've never bought one), and I love many first person shooters... Although, I do hate Halo and don't get the hype there. I dunno'.

 

[Aztec Triogal]

I don't see how Dynasty Warriors is overrated either, I dig these games and the characters alot.

The games are fun but they're so shallow. It's the same exact game, over and over. They never change the characters. They rarely change the modes. And yet it sells like freaking hotcakes... I played Samurai Warriors and have yet to find a reason to buy another. There's never been anything new in the main series or any spin-off series.

 

[Sir Kenneth]

Devil May Cry.

The first game was brilliant, but after that things went downhill fast. It's almost a bit scary how Capcom could make a great game like DMC, and then completely drop the ball with the sequels. What's even more scary is that people still seem to buy into it.

 

[Rey]

I think Halo the entire series is overated. I mean its a really fun game but its def not the best game out there. I like Halo but it can piss people off especially the 3rd one. In online matchmaking people get so stressed its unbelievable. There are so many updates for Halo 3 which makes it the first 360 game everybody wants to buy.