Most Overrated game of the year, 2024 edition
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Topher
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Most of the games I've played were rated about right, imo.
Astro Bot and Metaphor was amazing. Indiana Jones was great. I'm playing Space Marines 2 now and so far I'd say that game is incredibly underrated.
But if I had to pick one then it would probably be Dragon's Dogma 2. I was excited for it at first, but the conscious decision to fuck up the entire game with that curse was incredibly stupid. Never finished it because of that. Still planning on going back and completing it, but man did that leave a sour taste.
Astro Bot and Metaphor was amazing. Indiana Jones was great. I'm playing Space Marines 2 now and so far I'd say that game is incredibly underrated.
But if I had to pick one then it would probably be Dragon's Dogma 2. I was excited for it at first, but the conscious decision to fuck up the entire game with that curse was incredibly stupid. Never finished it because of that. Still planning on going back and completing it, but man did that leave a sour taste.
CompleteGlobalSaturation
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No idea why people love Balatro. Looks like a shite game. No, I will not even think about wasting my time to try this game out.
DrFigs
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It's a card game that's fun for a few hours. one of the best games of the year? well, people have lost their minds.
CashPrizes
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So glad Balatro did not steal GOTY. But watch, it will probably win at the DICE awards because honestly almost all the "triple AAA" games this year that are contenders are underwhelming in one way or another.
I would say after perusing this thread, Balatro, Wukong, and Metaphor are the consensus for most overrated, with maybe Astrobot in 4th and Stellar Blade in 5th. Dragons Dogma 2 definitely getting a lot of votes even though I don't think it was that highly rated in the first place.
Good thread. Constructive!
I would say after perusing this thread, Balatro, Wukong, and Metaphor are the consensus for most overrated, with maybe Astrobot in 4th and Stellar Blade in 5th. Dragons Dogma 2 definitely getting a lot of votes even though I don't think it was that highly rated in the first place.
Good thread. Constructive!
Aion002
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Indeed.
I love this type of game. I play even the low budget janky ones.
Wukong is cool.... But there are so many better games than it.
Compared to new ips from "unproved" studios, Lies of P and Stellar Blade are so much better than Wukong.
Hugare
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To me it's Astrobot
It's a really cute and fun game that really plays safe. And the art design is so ugly, imo.
It's kinda insane how it won the TGA just by being fine.
I would have personally given it to Wukong for it being ambitious af in execution. Enormous game, better than FROM games in some aspects and beautifully designed.
My God, talking shit about Wukong's art should be banned
That game came out and was instantly forgotten, goddamn
It's a really cute and fun game that really plays safe. And the art design is so ugly, imo.
It's kinda insane how it won the TGA just by being fine.
I would have personally given it to Wukong for it being ambitious af in execution. Enormous game, better than FROM games in some aspects and beautifully designed.
My God, talking shit about Wukong's art should be banned
Had to see your post to remind me that Hellblade 2 came out this year
That game came out and was instantly forgotten, goddamn
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Tiamat2san
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So glad I bought it on sale, it’s boring and bland, I don’t Even know if I will finish it.
Eve is good looking and …that’s it.
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I'm going to have to go with Indiana Jones. Its not a terrible game by any means. But my time with it showed such horrendously bad AI with truly awful/bland/shallow boring stealth mechanics. It was fun for 5 minutes. It has to take it for me. Story telling alone is not enough to justify high 80's for me.
Jinzo Prime
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Hellblade 2. Forgot it came out this year. Shouldn't have won anything at TGAs.
HeWhoWalks
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Interfectum
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I'm primarily a Steam/PC fan but you guys are fucking out of your minds saying Astrobot is overrated. That game is pure gaming bliss. Fucking douchebags, the whole lot of ya.
Interfectum
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My vote is Wukong as well. Uplifted by newish aesthetic for the console space and on social media for being 'anti-woke.' The game itself has little going for it and has no business being listed among the others.
Hyet
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I haven't played many new games this year but I feel like Dragon's Dogma didn't hit the mark and went awary super fast. Now in GOTY season is nowere to be seen. For a title that had such a wished for sequel it seems like it never got to the point the fans wished for. Maye some DD fans can tell me more, I'd love to read about it.
LordNerevar76
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What I find amusing is the number of who haven't even played their "most overrated" game. How can you even know if it's overrated? Just because it's popular and you're not interested in it? Goodness.
I've honestly enjoyed pretty much every new game I've played this year - including Rebirth, Balatro, Animal Well, Astro Bot, Stalker 2 even with it's problems, and Indy so far. I guess Balatro might be a tad overrated at least for me. I adore the game but it's very simple and more of a great arcade game to me than a GOTY nominee. I liked Animal Well better.
I've honestly enjoyed pretty much every new game I've played this year - including Rebirth, Balatro, Animal Well, Astro Bot, Stalker 2 even with it's problems, and Indy so far. I guess Balatro might be a tad overrated at least for me. I adore the game but it's very simple and more of a great arcade game to me than a GOTY nominee. I liked Animal Well better.
Spukc
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That’s because it was bot boosted lol.
I think most overhyped game is stellar blade.
More like stellar barbie simulator 2024.
Just fucking google search jav you fucking weebs
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Randall365
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You might be right on that - I love parts of it, but other parts are just fucking stupid - the fast travel mechanic, the really buggy quests, the rigmarole when you die in combat (which depending on the fast save can lose you an hour or two of gameplay. Great ideas, but a bad game.
I have put 40 hours in and not finished it as yet, as I was aiming for the plat, but I think I will just plough on instead. Astrobot was an incredible palette cleanser for it - great ideas and a great game.
Don’t get the mentions of Stellar Blade - the scores were not that high and it was a really good game - not great - but really good and very good mechanics (save for the difficulty spike for the last couple of bosses).
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Randall365
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Games like that and Vampire Survivors say more about the time some of us have to play video games these days more than anything else. Video games journos fall into that category too.
A longing for when you didn’t have to put in 5 hour play sessions to make solid progress in an 80 hour game.
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The artful mincer
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Another vote for Metaphor, at 60 hours in I threw in the towel.
It has the gameplay pace of a sloth. I would "play" it for about 30 to 45 minutes some nights and experience nothing but dialogue. Hideo Kojimas long winded cutscenes have nothing on this game.
It was my first proper experience with an Atlus game so some mechanics were new and interesting but also kinda tedious.
The time deadline is super cool but in practice 50% of your of choices is still just talking to people to make numbers go up. The dungeon crawling is obviously much better but the turn based combat didn't really click with me.
I hear the Persona games are more bloated in this regard so I think it's safe to say they are not for me!
Dragon Quest 3 2D HD is a much superior JRPG
It has the gameplay pace of a sloth. I would "play" it for about 30 to 45 minutes some nights and experience nothing but dialogue. Hideo Kojimas long winded cutscenes have nothing on this game.
It was my first proper experience with an Atlus game so some mechanics were new and interesting but also kinda tedious.
The time deadline is super cool but in practice 50% of your of choices is still just talking to people to make numbers go up. The dungeon crawling is obviously much better but the turn based combat didn't really click with me.
I hear the Persona games are more bloated in this regard so I think it's safe to say they are not for me!
Dragon Quest 3 2D HD is a much superior JRPG
Mouthwashing in that some say it is revolutionary game writing. The game is barely 3 hours long and the gameplay is dull(Forget it being a walking simulator, some of the actual gameplay segments like the sneaking around from a hidden enemy that can end you and make you restart is painful....same with the maze portion which is basically get to a wall and play a game of turn around/quick draw). There might be some hidden messages that I didn't "get" but nothing made me blow my socks off.
1000xResist is a close 2nd but the moments that were pretty jaw dropping were actually good, it's just the map navigating around the main hub wasn't great and the beginning few hours going around the school really could have been left out IMO. It's the Signalis of 2024, it's a solid 7.5/10 game with some big highs but also some big lows and is a bit too overloved.
1000xResist is a close 2nd but the moments that were pretty jaw dropping were actually good, it's just the map navigating around the main hub wasn't great and the beginning few hours going around the school really could have been left out IMO. It's the Signalis of 2024, it's a solid 7.5/10 game with some big highs but also some big lows and is a bit too overloved.
Sooner
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The most overrated game deserved a 9.0, but got a 9.4? I guess every other review must have been pretty damned aligned with your score. (Astro Bot is every bit as good as advertised, fyi).
Mine is Echoes of Wisdom. That's a flat out bad game.
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Schmendrick
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Wukong.
World design straight out of the 2000s with its abundance of invisible walls and one dimensional combat.
World design straight out of the 2000s with its abundance of invisible walls and one dimensional combat.
Rocinante618
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Astrobot and Balatro.
Maybe I’m just not the audience.
Maybe I’m just not the audience.
Major Insano
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Has to be GTA6.
'But it's not even out yet!'
Exactly. So why are there so many people salivating over this game? When, if it's anything like the others, it will just be overrated crime sim trash. With garbage combat and gameplay.
'It's gonna save the industry'
'But it's not even out yet!'
Exactly. So why are there so many people salivating over this game? When, if it's anything like the others, it will just be overrated crime sim trash. With garbage combat and gameplay.
'It's gonna save the industry'
San Dan Glokta
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Noo but what about the big butt asian that everyone's frothing over?! Bow to your kween!
Gonzito
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Banjo64
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I’d like to revisit the post and admit that in hindsight it was a bad shit take.
I’ve tried to get in to Balatro and can’t, but admire small projects like it.
Hawk The Slayer
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Balatro
Astro Bot
Metaphor
Astro Bot
Metaphor
DenchDeckard
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So you now admit Astro Bot is a good game?
Banjo64
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I didn’t say it wasn’t, I said it was a 9 and not a 9.4 but in reality there’s many more overrated games that actually deserve to be named in this thread.
DenchDeckard
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Yeah. Wasn't having a go or anything. You are one of my favourite posters on here. Nintendo for life!
I think astro bot is a great game. Definitely slightly over rated but nothing too crazy. Basically, like you said. Solid 9 out of ten.
Great fun.
Johnny Concrete
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That will probably be the prime candidate for ‘most overrated 2026 game’.Has to be GTA6.
'But it's not even out yet!'
Exactly. So why are there so many people salivating over this game? When, if it's anything like the others, it will just be overrated crime sim trash. With garbage combat and gameplay.
'It's gonna save the industry'
Banjo64
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San Dan Glokta
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Gonna say this to my mexican gf. Mi amor mi pajillero
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Edgelord79
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Dragons Dogma 2. Not even sure if it’s overrated or just awful.
Honourable mention: Black Myth Wukong. Kinda neat. That’s it.
Honourable mention: Black Myth Wukong. Kinda neat. That’s it.
San Dan Glokta
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I've seen you posting around numerous times and I still can't get over that fucking profile pic lmaoo
Bravo
Insanemaelstrom
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Will get a lot of hate for this but most probably Indiana Jones( basing on the limited games I played last year).
It is good graphically and audio wise but the gameplay is straight up bad. The stealth mechanics are below average and the enemy AI is dumb as bricks. Even AC games do stealth better. I could see people liking the story if they have nostalgia for the movies but as someone who hasn't seen the movies it seems average at best( although I will admit that I might be wrong as I haven't seen the entirety of the story, but basing on the cutscenes so far, it doesn't seem anything special). With the boring mission structure and bad gameplay, I wasn't able to go too far into the game.
I can see people rating it 7/10( from actual 1 to 10 scale) but don't see how it is a goty contender in any way.
It is good graphically and audio wise but the gameplay is straight up bad. The stealth mechanics are below average and the enemy AI is dumb as bricks. Even AC games do stealth better. I could see people liking the story if they have nostalgia for the movies but as someone who hasn't seen the movies it seems average at best( although I will admit that I might be wrong as I haven't seen the entirety of the story, but basing on the cutscenes so far, it doesn't seem anything special). With the boring mission structure and bad gameplay, I wasn't able to go too far into the game.
I can see people rating it 7/10( from actual 1 to 10 scale) but don't see how it is a goty contender in any way.
Topher
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Tend to agree. I rated Indy fairly high, in the 8's I believe, but I think in retrospect it is more like a seven to me as well. This is partially due to the fact that I had a heck of a lot more fun playing Avowed and I rated it an eight. Avowed actually got stronger as a game to me as the game went on whereas Indy got weaker. If the other sections of the game were as good as the Vatican area then I'd probably think different. That and third person would have simply made the game more fun.
Buggy Loop
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Dragon dogma 2 for me
Can’t even bother to finish it and it’s not like it’s hard because the game easily triggers to end.
I would have preferred DD1 with online coop with remaked graphics
Can’t even bother to finish it and it’s not like it’s hard because the game easily triggers to end.
I would have preferred DD1 with online coop with remaked graphics
DenchDeckard
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Ok, now I really have to give avowed a go.
Topher
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It is a great game. Really hope it gets a sequel. In fact, I think Obisidian needs to put more resources behind this franchise. There are a number weaknesses that have pointed out (not going to rehashthem) that could be addressed with more devs on it.
Musashipan
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astrobot by far