TheFLYINGManga_Ka
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I think Spore was the most overhyped game that I remember.
Same with Epic Mickey.
Same with Epic Mickey.
Once-hyped games that are now completely forgotten
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Starbuck2907
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Brute Force was hyped beyond belief as the next Halo. Luckily, I rented it and never bought.
Too Human. Too much hype. It was going to be a trilogy, right? The ice skating looking fighting engine blew my mind.
Haze.
Black.
Perfect Dark Zero was hyped as a system seller. Craziness.
Too Human. Too much hype. It was going to be a trilogy, right? The ice skating looking fighting engine blew my mind.
Haze.
Black.
Perfect Dark Zero was hyped as a system seller. Craziness.
A lot of good answers here. Mine:
- Spore
- Brink
- RAGE
- Daikatana (well, we still remember how bad the game is)
- Enter the Matrix
- Playstation All-Stars (that ad was amazing, didn't liked the "only special attack kills")
- Perfect Dark Zero (sadly, since I loved the first on N64)
- Red Steel
- The Conduit (was supposed to be the Halo/Call of Duty of the Wii.)
- Spore
- Brink
- RAGE
- Daikatana (well, we still remember how bad the game is)
- Enter the Matrix
- Playstation All-Stars (that ad was amazing, didn't liked the "only special attack kills")
- Perfect Dark Zero (sadly, since I loved the first on N64)
- Red Steel
- The Conduit (was supposed to be the Halo/Call of Duty of the Wii.)
Fbh
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If the longest 30 minutes of an E3 press conference ever counts as "hype" then:
Seriously, wasn't Book of Spells supposed to be the first of many Wonderbook titles? Did any of the others even come out?
I think they did.
I've seen one that's about dinosaurs and I think there is anothe harry potter inspired one (about making potions).
But then again, I don't know if I'd consider the biggest time waste at E3 since the Kinect live demos to be "hype"
Epic Mickey was overhyped but I wouldnt call it forgotten. Every Warren Spector soundbite thread was filled with posts that said "shut up you made epic mickey"
I still drink to forget Warfighter, what may have been the single most generic and soulless video game I've ever played.
BruiserBear
Banned
This shit is so funny. The salt will never die.
To be fair, GT6 really is a game that somehow got forgotten. But I don't think it had a particular strong hype before release. I'm sure it still sold plenty of copies, but it's not discussed much. GT5 doesn't fit at all, though.
Stop it, Black is still amazing!
However the creator of Black made a new game late last gen to, they even used that to
Sell it lol, turned out to be ass grease!, bet you dont even remember it lol.
wtf was Haze though, Sony paying of all people Ubi to make a fps exclusive was pathetic, atleast get Crytek to do a game like Haze.
sometimes i game
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OK I also loved this game. I don't know what's wrong with me, I tend to have a blast with games that get hate. Then again I played it entirely co-op with a XBL friend, which made it more enjoyable.
The entire raison d'être for this game was that Bruce Willis face was in the game.
Jesus Christ the amount of money wasted on that ad campaign and likness/voice work.
As a followup to Perfect Dark, it was fucking attrocious:
- Boring-ass MP
- Awful graphics (oh, but the walls look so cool, lawl)
- Ruined Joanna Dark as a character
- Lame supporting cast
- Shockingly awful story with perhaps one of the lamest plot twists in the history of AAA gaming
- Level design so bad they had to put blue arrows on the ground to tell you where to go
- Boring, pointless mission objectives
SaggyMonkey
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Wow, I worked on many of these games. 
PR/marketing for:
Tao Feng
Blinx
Brute Force (and a tiny bit of VO)
Nightcaster
Azurik
You're welcome for the over hype?
QA for:
Apocalypse
PR/marketing for:
Tao Feng
Blinx
Brute Force (and a tiny bit of VO)
Nightcaster
Azurik
You're welcome for the over hype?
QA for:
Apocalypse
Agreed. Didn't even replayed a mission once. The "soul" of Perfect Dark wasn't there, at all.
After VF2, the series never quite made a huge splash again after being usurped by Bamco's 3D fighters.
VF4? That game was a huge hit in my country. Most of my friends got introduced to VF with that game.
Wow, I worked on many of these games.
PR/marketing for:
Tao Feng
Blinx
Brute Force (and a tiny bit of VO)
Nightcaster
Azurik
You're welcome for the over hype?
Wow, if I ever make a game I'll be sure to hit you up for awareness.
SolidSnakex
Member
And VF3 was the most popular arcade in Japan for years. Visually speaking it also made a massive splash since it took a full generation before consoles actually were able to catch up to it (VF3 was released in the same year as the N64).
Pixel Beak
Banned
I don't know how much hype it had, but I NEVER see anyone talking about it.
It has it's cult following, but it released so late into the Gamecube's life that it got overlooked (In some places the GC was even discontinued at this point)
Knack? Hyped?... I dunno... I'd agree with forgotten though.
Yea, Virtua Fighter didn't really decline steeply until VF5. I think a combination of not getting Final Tuned, and VF5's presentation being goofy as hell are most to blame.
ProvenDeadly
Member
Rage
Dead Island
Dead Island
Hellgate: London.
I remember seeing full cover images depicting the cover art and even huge coverage at TGS... and then immediately feeling 'blah' when I played the game. The same happened to Marvel Heroes.
Poor David Brevik, he'll probably never top his (best) creation, Diablo II.
I remember seeing full cover images depicting the cover art and even huge coverage at TGS... and then immediately feeling 'blah' when I played the game. The same happened to Marvel Heroes.
Poor David Brevik, he'll probably never top his (best) creation, Diablo II.
inb4 the hate. I hope he does.
2007 was one of the best years for gaming ever and I still wasted my money on Hellgate: London due to the hype. I don't know if I could even take an hour of it before I uninstalled it due to game-breaking bugs and crashes.
pinkurocket
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I bought Nightcaster based off of the box art. Whatever, I thought it was fun.
Also, I loved this game and was happy it was finally released after all the Dreamcast/from the creator of Tomb Raider/will this game ever be released hype.
"an instant classic" hahaha .. they tried.
Black Door
Banned
Same deal with Titanfall.
Why do people always use these kinds of threads as a space to shit on popular games?
Quite a few posters will use essentially any thread to either gush about something they like, or shit on something they don't. Certain threads are simply more compatible than others for this.
Wreck-It Ralph
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Has Jade Empire been mentioned?
Huxley.
Finally came out in beta form in 2010 as a game not at all what they advertised, then quickly shoveled under the rug and never fully released.
I can't explain how hyped I was when this game was first getting coverage. An insane cross-platform MMOFPS with a fully developed world. What a fucking joke.
Finally came out in beta form in 2010 as a game not at all what they advertised, then quickly shoveled under the rug and never fully released.
I can't explain how hyped I was when this game was first getting coverage. An insane cross-platform MMOFPS with a fully developed world. What a fucking joke.
Has Jade Empire been mentioned?
It has, but the last time was about 2hrs ago, so I wouldn't blame you for forgetting about it again in that time window.
This is a great suggestion. I remember hearing so much about this, and I don't even recall when it stopped. It just suddenly ceased existing.
Broder Salsa
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Tokubetsu
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A few titles from the cobwebs of my mind:
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I spent so much time playing this game. Fond memories.
Imru al-Qays
Banned
GuitarAtomik
Member
Aw man. Great answer. I remember Huxley being hyped way hard in magazines. I was really looking forward to it and then completely forgot about it.
I have not thought about this game since it came out. I think I beta tested it and it was terrible but I probably defended it on the internet because it "wasn't done yet".
Holy shit Tao Feng. Good job, I actually got really excited for that game. When I talk to people about this game now they have no idea what the fuck I'm talking about.Wow, I worked on many of these games.
PR/marketing for:
Tao Feng
Blinx
Brute Force (and a tiny bit of VO)
Nightcaster
Azurik
You're welcome for the over hype?
QA for:
Apocalypse
The truth hurts I know.
Man-is-Obsolete
Member
First post strikes again.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Perfect Dark Zero, that piece of shit game that was gonna be the killer app for the 360's launch window.
RIP in peace Rare
RIP in peace Rare
Skiesofwonder
Walruses, camels, bears, rabbits, tigers and badgers.
The concept art for this game was hyping people, but then they released those really early beta screenshots...and the game ended up with a terrible camera...well..
Some people are surprised it got a 3DS spin-off and a Sequel as it did.
The sequel/spin-off wasn't surprising at all considering how well the first one sold.
I was going to post that, I really enjoyed the voodoo puzzles but I wasn't very good at it. It's a shame it never came out on any other platform.
8.2 Million people seemed awfully interested in watching the PS4/XB1/PC trailer.
COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY FORGOTTEN!
GTA? Really dude?
SolidSnakex
Member
Whoa @ the Rockstar post having 16k thumbs up. I've never seen it go that high.