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Most Overrated game of the year, 2024 edition

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.
 

CashPrizes

Member
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!
 

Aion002

Member
Black Myth: Wukong is the only answer. Good game, but people make it feel like Game of the Generation or something.
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

Member
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.

Wukong by a mile. A new_unreal_engine_project.ue5 visual design and system optimisation, with generic souls combat, invisible walls, boring level layout, boss rush difficulty and the artistic taste of a Japanese brothel. 2024 has been a very weak year for this title to be a thing.
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My God, talking shit about Wukong's art should be banned

Hilarious to see Astro Bot and Stellar Blade coming up when we endured Hellblade and Veilguard — games that scored 10+ MC points higher than they were worth.
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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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.
 

Hohenheim

Member
First post nailed it.
I've been feeling like i'm the only person in the world who didn't enjoy Balatro.
Glad it did very well, as it's always cool to see small titles making it big time. But it did nothing for me.
 

HeWhoWalks

Gold Member
In fairness to it the general opinion out there that I saw put it firmly in the "pretty but shitty" category. Seems like it was rated pretty accurately
Eh, but “shitty” isn’t accurate either, because what it gets right it gets very right! To me, it’s actually sitting a little lower than I’d rate it. A good game for sure, it just needed a bit more variety! Very much how I felt about The Order: 1886.
 
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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.
 

Sintoid

Member
Wukong
A button mashing mix of too many already seen gameplay mechanics... but with chinese monsters so it must be awesome
 

Interfectum

Member
Wukong
A button mashing mix of too many already seen gameplay mechanics... but with chinese monsters so it must be awesome
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

Member
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

Neo Member
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.
 

zeroluck

Member
Warhammer Space Marine is the only one I can think of, Wukong was mid but it got 81 metacritic so it was pretty fair.
 

Spukc

always chasing the next thrill
Wukong. The hype around that game felt very artificial.
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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