Top 5 Most Over-Hyped And Underwhelming Games Of 2013
As great as games can be, even as the pinnacle of the media, there can be a backlash brought on by some copiously spreading their enthusiasm. While passion is always good, extremism isn't. That means, when superlative opinions start bulking up a title's reputation, there is a double barrier that appears for it.
On one side, the value for a medium starts becoming harshly overstated. That's called 'hype.' Adversely, this heightened state also makes every criticism seems to come from a lower plane, creating another extremity, which grows larger and larger in gaps. In that phenomenon, rational discussion becomes tougher, since the tensions between mind frames are further removed from each other.
In 2013, there was no shortage of games that were perhaps decent as an idea, but overinflated in their sense of importance. More so than just fanboy nature trying to defend a bad game, this article recalibrates the projects that could've been decent enough. When the massive bandwagon started rolling, however, these titles started biting off more than they could chew, resulting in promises not being delivered or the marketed product feeling much smaller in result.
Here are the Top 5 over-hyped and underwhelming games of 2013:
Okay, with Revengeance on the list, this site loses all relevance.
Seriously. Naming Metal gear rising revengance.
Dead pool? It's a comedy game, not a overwhelmed game
Are you crazy? Why do you blame SimCity´s demise on SimCity, when it´s clearly all EA´s fault- as per usual.
Come on.
Well this site lost all credibility by naming MGRR.
Can someone explain to me why Aliens colonial marines is not on here, yet Boishock Infinite is?
Dead Space 3 overhyped?!? Are you crazy? It was a great game! Heck I enjoyed it....
Though it was already available on PC long before it came out on consoles, Diablo 3 was a bit over-hyped too. I know people would be quick to come to the game's defense, but there has to be a better formula than playing through a game five or six times (through a lackluster tale) just to earn weapons and armor that are not aesthetically nor statistically pleasing enough to make it worthwhile. That, and the auction house fiasco damaging the game's reputation, didn't make this game as accessible for the general public as much as the diehard fans just dying to meet the devil again.
good list !!
Agreed...