Once-hyped games that are now completely forgotten
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Corronchilejano
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I had two friends who bought this game. Neither finished it.
Never heard from it after it was released. I finally played it after buying it for $5000 COP (around $2,50 USD) in a flea market in 2000.
I like it... but I understand.
It did well enough for them to work on Path of Neo, which is fucking awesome!
Anyone remember this "Halo killer"?
So generic and forgotten it took me half an hour to even remember its name.
I remember reading about Pariah on the Finnish gaming magazine "Pelit-lehti". If I remember correctly there was a finnish guy working on it and when I saw the pictures of the game I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Don't know what happened before release but I never heard about it after the article.
Northeastmonk
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Evolution on Dreamcast
When the DC was being hyped, there were pictures of all these RPGs and action games that looked wonderful. I thought Evolution was going to be huge, so I preordered it and it just didn't do anything for me. No one I knew at the time even knew what it was.
I think the majority of Dreamcast titles were overly hyped at one point or another. Where did Space Channel 5 really go?
Onimusha series, where in the hell is it now? In this sea of action games and artistic worlds?
I think they keep it as a web based series to allude to the fact they haven't made a new game yet.
Fear Effect, great game, not a single word.
When the DC was being hyped, there were pictures of all these RPGs and action games that looked wonderful. I thought Evolution was going to be huge, so I preordered it and it just didn't do anything for me. No one I knew at the time even knew what it was.
I think the majority of Dreamcast titles were overly hyped at one point or another. Where did Space Channel 5 really go?
Onimusha series, where in the hell is it now? In this sea of action games and artistic worlds?
I think they keep it as a web based series to allude to the fact they haven't made a new game yet.
Fear Effect, great game, not a single word.
Maybe just me but don't feel like the game was as hype as it should've been
And it was actually a good game lol
But then every one has their opinion
Give it another 2 months, and they'll be right.People saying "Titanfall", or "Watch Dogs"....
Yoda
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Swtor would be my number 1 candidate. It was the last game that proclaimed itself to be a WoW-killer and had credibility to do so (given its immense budget + IP). It also launched when Blizzard was really stumbling over its own feet with the later patches in WoW (Firelands/Dragon Soul) and a lot of people used the blood in the water argument that it could be the one to finally do WoW in.
As we know that was all a bunch of hyperbolic noise which we had seen before with the likes of Warhammer, PoTBS, and Rift. It's a shame that SWTOR replaced a true sequel to Kotor.
As we know that was all a bunch of hyperbolic noise which we had seen before with the likes of Warhammer, PoTBS, and Rift. It's a shame that SWTOR replaced a true sequel to Kotor.
Yoda
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Brink for sure. It was being hyped as new groundbreaking game play in the FPS genre...didn't really live up to that.
People saying "Titanfall", or "Watch Dogs"....
I'd agree that saying Watch Dogs is silly because there is no expectation for it to have "legs" as it isn't a multiplayer focused experience and of course it sold well. Titanfall on the otherhand is literally only a Multiplayer focused experience and received more hype than anything in recent memory. It has without a doubt crashed on the PC and substantially dropped (but still playable) on the Xbox.
funkystudent
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Heavenly Sword has weird staying power. Sure the game was meh but its always brought up.
What about White Knight Chronicles? I remember being excited for that game.
What about White Knight Chronicles? I remember being excited for that game.
Gaiaknight
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Prince of persia the forgotten sands
DoktorEvil
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Bouncer.
Ah I still remember expecting gold from Squaresoft. Then it released and pffffff got a big steaming pile of meh.
Perfect Answer.
Chet Rippo
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Surprised no one posted this.
Sure if being hyped up to hell by like AceBandage counts.
Which it doesn't.
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.
Uh.................................................. That's harlem.
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Saw the ads a lot when watching Smackdown or Comedy Central back then.
Good game doe.
mcz117chief
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Well, the game is okay, but nowhere near what they promised us.
Perfect example. Another massive hype train for a pretty much broken game
Corronchilejano
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Bioshock 2
The Bioshock franchise? Huge. Bioshock 2? Not so much. When people remember this franchise, they either remember the first game or Infinite. The 2nd one was good but kinda too much like the first one so it dissappeared in the sea of mediocre sequels.
State of Emergency
I don't think a single person even remembers this game. It was supposed to be the next big GTA open world type of game even if the genre was a bit different. I dunno if it flopped but nobody really cared for it.
Beyond: Two Souls
People at least still talk about Heavy Rain and the way it handled its narrative. I guess Beyond just didn't divert from it enough.
Dead Space 3
It killed Dead Space by making itself like everything else. The only reason its not dead its because people still use it as an example of how publishers ruin franchises, but nobody ever actually talks about the game itself. The game itself is unimportant.
Halo 4
*SNERK*
The Bioshock franchise? Huge. Bioshock 2? Not so much. When people remember this franchise, they either remember the first game or Infinite. The 2nd one was good but kinda too much like the first one so it dissappeared in the sea of mediocre sequels.
State of Emergency
I don't think a single person even remembers this game. It was supposed to be the next big GTA open world type of game even if the genre was a bit different. I dunno if it flopped but nobody really cared for it.
Beyond: Two Souls
People at least still talk about Heavy Rain and the way it handled its narrative. I guess Beyond just didn't divert from it enough.
Dead Space 3
It killed Dead Space by making itself like everything else. The only reason its not dead its because people still use it as an example of how publishers ruin franchises, but nobody ever actually talks about the game itself. The game itself is unimportant.
Halo 4
*SNERK*
dude, no, come on
mcz117chief
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I have played all 3 games back to back in a span of one week and they all feel the same with 3 being the strongest when it came to combat and 1 when it came to atmosphere (2 is good at both but excells at neither)
Corronchilejano
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I played DS3 too, with my brother, we had fun.
Now... when do people actually talk about Dead Space 3? There's the problem with it. Nobody cares about the game, what happens in the game, or whatever. The only time people talk about the game is to:
a. Talk about games that deviated too much from their original formula.
b. Talk about games with microtransactions.
c. Talk about good cheap games in Origin.
So I think it fits. The game itself is so matterless its not worth talking about when talking about IT. That's the epitome of forgotten (for me).
runnin_blue
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Hockeymac18
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Holy shit at people still suggesting Titanfall and Watch Dogs as legitimate choices on page 15... They can't be for real, right?
I often wonder how much different Titanfall's perception would be if it wasn't XB1 exclusive on next Gen. Or just timed exclusive. I know there are legitimate issues with the game, and its content could have been better, but man some of these post histories ... Hard to ignore the drive bys. I wonder how TF2 will be received (strong sales and definite sequels should automatically disqualify a game, right?)...
The sheer amount of mentions for both games is what irony is all about. And I think the definition of "forgotten" should be in the OP.
I often wonder how much different Titanfall's perception would be if it wasn't XB1 exclusive on next Gen. Or just timed exclusive. I know there are legitimate issues with the game, and its content could have been better, but man some of these post histories ... Hard to ignore the drive bys. I wonder how TF2 will be received (strong sales and definite sequels should automatically disqualify a game, right?)...
The sheer amount of mentions for both games is what irony is all about. And I think the definition of "forgotten" should be in the OP.
Lightning4Ever
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Tabula Rasa is a good one. That launched and ended quicker than any other MMO I can remember.
Also this one
I wish so badly there was some way to still play that.
ThatOldTimeyRogue
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Yeah that's a good one, I think they might even have made a sequel to it, but I'm not certain and that's a pretty good indicator of how truly forgotten it was
I see someone mentioning this game every other day... so no
Yeah, there was a sequel. There was even a PSP game, that would fit "forgotten" even more, but that certainly was never hyped. The original WKC was hyped, but it deserves to be forgotten.
Man I was so hyped for that game!!! Glad future Star Wars RTSs made up for it.In they heyday of the RTS, a hugely anticipated Star Wars strategy game was released:
Everyone then forgot about it because it was awful, and went back to AOE2, Starcraft and Red Alert.
It's obviously an hyperbole, but Titanfall's case is pertinent because it was on of the most hyped games in recent memory (the press hype after E3 2013 was insane) and in such a short period of time its now relatively forgotten. I always had the impression it was mostly hyped by the press and not really the players and in a way it shows.
Night_Trekker
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Otogi 2 is fantastic. Better than the original in every way. It's a crying shame the series didn't continue.
Say what you will about the gameplay, but XIII had incredible sound design and an awesome soundtrack. I still regret we never got an official REAL soundtrack to the game instead of that "music inspired by the game" bullshit.
Hell, one day I might even try to whip something up. I've dumped all the music files, but they're mixed on the fly during gameplay, so I've just got a lot of smaller pieces.
Matt2thefuture
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Lightning4Ever
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There was a sequel (which SCEA didn't publish) and a PSP game never released in the US.
Crazy.
Axispowers
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Oh man! True Fantasy Live online!
After I paused that game for several months and tried to play it last week, I remembered why I stopped playing it. (pun intended)
I was so hyped I bought this day one, it was so fucking disappointing and I think I'm still mad at Level 5 over this. I really hated everything about the game, and I was really excited. The only good thing was making my character, but after that I had no fun AND the dub was awful. I don't even want to buy WKC2 at all.
Night_Trekker
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Advent Rising on the original Xbox. I remember that game getting a crap ton of hype then it came out and crickets.
That's because it was clearly rushed. I rented it when it came out. I only played it a few hours, but I ran into so many embarrassing bugs that I just gave up.
Watch Dogs broke Ubi's day one sales record and to date has sold 8 mil, so I don't see how that's classified as forgotten after the hype. Titanfall may not maintain a large following, but "completely forgotten"? When we know there is dlc and potentially a sequal? I mean I'm not hailing them as masterpieces, but that's not the point of the thread.
Yeah Path of Neo is awesome
Where can I see these player numbers on xbone, would be great to see some actual statistics.
IrishNinja
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State of Emergency, Blasto, Messiah and others are great nominations here; i'll add Aero the Acrobat cause it was on like every magazine cover in the day despite being repetitive/bad
OP said hyped bruh
yeah but that turned into a classic Wu-Tang fighter
secret best launch game didn't have nearly the hype Red Steel did
OP said hyped bruh
or in case you wanted to go further back to a game hyped to hell because it never released?
yeah but that turned into a classic Wu-Tang fighter
secret best launch game didn't have nearly the hype Red Steel did
Miles Quaritch
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Advent Rising: the thread.
The hype surrounding this was insane. Probably topped that of Titanfall and then it was released...
Brute Force is another, but nothing quite came close to Advent Rising.
The hype surrounding this was insane. Probably topped that of Titanfall and then it was released...
Brute Force is another, but nothing quite came close to Advent Rising.
Vindicator
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SirNinja
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I remember when magazine previews were talking up Vexx as a Mario 64 killer. At least until the demo came out. The game received lukewarm reviews, didn't sell all that well, and quickly became about as forgotten as a game can be. Hell, the only reason I remembered it was when I went through a couple of old OXM demo discs earlier today.
(What the hell is Vexx supposed to be, anyway? A badger? Awful, uninspired design in any case. Almost like they were trying to make the most generic anthropomorphic protagonist ever.)
Not really; lots of people still remember Advent Rising well. The fact that Orson Scott Card had a hand in the plot, as well as its infamous canceled one-million-dollar sweepstakes, helped made it fairly well-known today. Again, most of the memories aren't fond ones, but that has little relevance here.
(Side note: the game's website is still up, almost a decade later!)
There's no end to the stupidity and pettiness that fanboyism can conjure up.
Unreal 2. I don't really see it being talked about much even in disappointment threads these days.
;_;
I think some Polish game journalist accidentally imported multiple copies because he made an error in his order. And he was so hyped about that game...
;_;
I think some Polish game journalist accidentally imported multiple copies because he made an error in his order. And he was so hyped about that game...
Fahrenheit
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Watch Dogs for me. Hype hype hype for nothing.
Would also like to predeict a game that will be in this thread about a year from now
Would also like to predeict a game that will be in this thread about a year from now
No Mans Sky