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2011's Most Overhyped Console Games (RunDLC)

Lots of people enjoy debating the most overrated video games of all time. For each person who praises Final Fantasy VII, Halo and Gears of War, there’s another who refuses to agree that those aforementioned hits met the hype, and that’s fine. We love these types of arguments. In this case, though, we decided to look at the most overhyped games of 2011, the potential blockbusters that may fall into the overrated category.

John Artest (RunDLC)

MrMccormo5711d ago

Overyhyped implies "put in a better light than the game itself deserves"

And since none of these games are out, how do we know they're overhyped?

Nitrowolf25711d ago

you just killed the article lol

ndibu5711d ago

It's the truth. Deny and disagree all you want, won't change anything.
Anyway, bet you this article gets more disagrees about MurderArea 3* than it does about Gears 3.
I find x360 players are less defensive and pretty mellow compared to . . .well, this...
"Look at this! What have i see?!
yeah.. a S.HIT sexbot fan make a
review of a PS3 game... Stupid
as.shole
learn how to review a game and
maybe wouldnt be a
microsh*ting fagtart"
Taken from comments section of a 8/10 review for MurderArea 2 last year.
*game name changed to protect myself

GamerSciz5711d ago

That was exactly his point. I mean these articles should have a subcategory called "I want hits". Basic description: Find all the games people are excited for and call them over hyped without ever playing them yourself.

Gaming journalism has dropped to an all-time low in my book. Not to mention the gaming community will follow you until the end until you claim their "most hyped" game isn't anything special. Then you don't get a second chance. Anyways articles like this just don't need to exist...

UNCyrus5711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

I'm pretty sure this "journalist" (and I use that term loosely).... Just plain doesn't like games, based on the list

BiggCMan5711d ago

so did you bookmark that 8/10 review just try and make yourself sound smart in the next killzone 3 related article? damn, reviews were being made almost 2 years ago for that game. how long did it take you to find that comment and use it for this special moment of yours? instead, you make yourself sound stupid.

tacosRcool5711d ago

Aren't all these gonna sell like hot cakes?

Falloutxii5711d ago

Maybe ill take your comment more seriously if you had more than 1 bubble ok?

ScoobyDrew5711d ago

^haha aaaaaand bubbles for you!

mastiffchild5711d ago

Oh, nbidu, the MOST defensive people in the world are Halo and GT fans. Well, those games have more zealots, I guess, but Killzone? Maybe a few but no more than any other normal size game. Stop with the incessant BS.

visualb5711d ago

how can a game be deemed over hyped if it isn't even released and thus can't be judged?

and wtf is up with this ndibu guy is he on crack or something? seriously, how do you ignore people?

Hideo_Kojima5710d ago

Stupid.

The article is just stupid.

All it does is state all the possible AAA games of the year.

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Buff10445711d ago

Actually, the official definition of overhyped simply means...and I quote from an actual dictionary...instead of writing "overyhyped"... "To promote or publicize to excess." You don't have to release something for it to be over hyped.

Emmettcelticfan5711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

Good job approving "did you blow up megaton" ye we did 2 years ago old news really nice approval there keep it up (sarcasm). O and the article seems to have more comments and hits than that lame megaton article you approved, now move along fool

thehitman5711d ago

U dont know if the games are being excessively publicized because we dont know if they were worth it in the first place since they are not out yet. They could be getting all the attention they deserve I think that MGS:Rising shouldnt be on their though its not hyped at all and I think it will be an average game from what I seen so far I loved MGS4 but rising doesnt look like my thing. All the other games are all highly anticipated games and I would buy all of them if I could.

snp5711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

"U dont know if the games are being excessively publicized because we dont know if they were worth it in the first place since they are not out yet. "

Well said.

Until something can be rated, you can't know if it's 'overrated'. Until something can rated, you can't know if that hype was justified or if it was 'overhyped'.

Playing games with those two terms to give this article validity is nonsense. The point it's a premature judgement - can't be anything but when the products aren't out - however you phrase what it's being premature about (the hype or rating). Validity of hype (rating) etc. is something that can only be judged sensibly, retrospectively.

Socrates5711d ago

Don't you have to actually play through the games before you know whether they are overhyped or not?

Besides, it's all opinion. One man's overhyped is another man's underhyped.

JeffGUNZ5711d ago

Am I the only one who thinks Medal Gear Rising, after what we saw at E3, looks incredible? Also, Gears 3? Really? He even said it's under the radar right now, so how can it be on his list? He THINKS it will gain hype, but has no facts to support his claim. What a bogus article.

likedamaster5710d ago

Ghost Recon Future Soldier <-- this is about the only title NOT overhyped. Although, I am looking forward to it.

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Buff10445711d ago

Obviously, no one here watches sports. Otherwise, you'd have a new perspective on what overhyped means. Would you call a team 5 games into an 82 game season overhyped, or would you insist on waiting until the season's over? FYI, the first part.

Panthers5711d ago

Well would you call them overhyped 3 months before the season began? Because that would be what this article is doing.

MGRogue20175711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

Halo: Reach ... Yeah, it's in 2010 but whatever..

Fishy Fingers5711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure Reach isnt a 2011 game.

Edit: Ah you've edited.

poopsack5711d ago

So any game getting constant coverage is overhyped?

Hagaf225711d ago

Yes, that seems to be the case. Seems he found all the big upcoming releases for next year, and just tagged them "overhyped". I'm looking forward to nearly all those games, and wouldn't consider them overhyped. I would say they are games worth of attention at this point.

CountDracula5711d ago

is probably gonna be descent but it's not going to be the Halo killer every ps3 fanboy hopes it will be...

Just like Killzone 2 and 1 before it. lol

Fishy Fingers5711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

As long as it's a KZ2 killer I think most people will be happy.

westy5525711d ago (Edited 5711d ago )

Agreed, Bubbles for you.

I think KZ is important to sony for it to be a halo killer, but for its fanbase guys like us that play it and love it, it is a totally different game to Halo, so it doesnt need to be a halo killer, I loved kz2 not a fan of 1, and number 3 looks amazing. And imo I don't think its over hyped, when kz2 came out it was getting scores between 9 and 10 and imo it was worthy of that score. So I think kz3 will score well and I think ill love it as much as I loved the 2nd, but no I dont think its over hyped, I think the article is poorly written and his explanations as to why all those games are over hyped are pathetic, its like a 15 year old has written it.

SyphonFilter5711d ago

killzone is better than halo,that game is for kids.kz1 and kz2 are much better than the last 2 halo games. that is why bungie stoled the yellow/orange spark that comes out of nades fort their latest release.

LarVanian5711d ago

is probably gonna be descent
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Lol I love how you make it sound like theres a chance it'll be crap.
Killzone 2 was amazing and Killzone 3 will be no different. I don't know why you brought Halo up as well especially when there is barely anybody labelling KZ3 as a 'Halo killer'. I could care less about Halo or what it has to do with Killzone.

moparful995711d ago

Its funny how the only person to bring up the "halo killer" moniker is a member of the 1 bubble club.. I could care less how kz3 stacks up to halo.. I've never enjoyed halo so I dont even regard it in my evaluation of the killzone franchise.. Killzon3 looks to raise the bar yet again and I know that I'm going to lose a couple of months of my life into that game and thats all that matters to me.. You can keep halo 1-100...

JUDALATION5711d ago

Thats My opinion... it may not sell as much ...but the gameplay will be much better... I would take KILLZONE 2 OVER REACH if it had better controls...

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pwnmaster3000320d ago

Wow cyberpunk is a great pick up. If you haven’t played it you should definitely give it a try

Christopher319d ago

Banishers was dragged down by the need to go back to old areas multiple times.

GhostScholar320d ago

Also if you bought it at launch and couldn’t deal with all the bugs it’s a totally different game now

stupidusername320d ago

Played it on release and thought it was a mess. But I'm currently playing it again now on both PS5 and Switch 2 with cross save progression, and it's really different to how I remember it. Really enjoying it now, and it's really polished and immersive.

darthv72320d ago

Despite owning the 2077 One X console and the steelbook edition of the game... i still have never played it. I may actually give 2077 a try (via the portal) as there has been so much talk about it again, thanks to SW2 and now this comparison vid from DF. https://youtu.be/SvGQik3m6a...

dveio320d ago (Edited 320d ago )

I think it's an okay decision or happening.

iirc, wasn't there even a new and probably last update coming soon announced recently?

I've never played 2077, neither. (I am still a bit mad about their ... well, anyway.)

But I think it can't get better to play that game, or any game for that matter, in a 100% complete, fully updated build.

DivineHand125320d ago

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yeastori320d ago

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shinXseijuro320d ago

Might give cyberpunk a chance now that the game redeemed itself . Is it only the basic game or with the newer content ?

xHeavYx320d ago

According to the article, it's just the base game, but the DLC will be 30% off

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