Games That You Think Are Underrated and Overrated?

[Francisè von Spitroast]

What games do you think are underrated and what games do you think are overrated? Underrated games can have glowing reviews but may just not be as mentioned or appreciated as much by general people than how you think they should and you don't have to dislike a game you think is overrated but just maybe getd too much credit than it deserves. No flame-wars here please, and I'm not trying to insult anyone by sharing my opinions here.

For overrated I have three games. Bioshock, Half-Life and Dishonored. Bioshock was incredibly atmospheric for about 10 minutes before all the scares went and it just became repetitive imo but I can at least see why people like it so much. Half-Life gets farrrr too much credit than it really deserves. I could rant about that one for a while. Dishonored was a dissapointment to me even without any hype leading up to it. I just really don't like it. I could flesh out but it'd probably just turn into a pointless rant and that's not the point. I don't think I could really properly explain without going into a pathetic rant. I do respect Bioshock and Dishonored though, and I really don't necessarily hate any of the games mentioned. Also I think I'll add the Gears of War series. I can't help but think they are incredibly dull

For underrated I gotta say Carmageddon TDR 2000. This game is fantastically atmospheric and heaps of fun. I still don't understand the hate for it from both Carmageddon fans and the general public. I also gotta add Modern Warfare 2. Yeah yeah it's CoD get over it. Of course it was a hugely big financial success and many, many people like it, but I think by people who play similar games to me it gets hated on simply for having CoD on the title. I adore MW2. It really is my guilty pleasure.Also The Beatles Rock Band, and not just because I'm a huge Beatles fan due to that game but also has the best mechanics in any music game ever.

What games do you think are overrated/underrated and why?

[Jej]

Overrated: Undertale.

This game is AVERAGE, yet people treat it like it's the best game ever made and if anybody even dares to badmouth it they "don't know what good games are". Attitudes like that annoy me greatly.

Underrated? I was going to say Tron 2.0, but people don't even seem to know it exists in the first place, so I'm going to say System Shock 2. I love this game and its sense that every action you take might screw you over in the future. As in if you allocate your skillpoints unwisely you WON'T finish the game. You'll have to start over, and I like that.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Jej eredeti hozzászólása:

Overrated: Undertale.

This game is AVERAGE, yet people treat it likle it's the best game ever made and if anybody even dares to badmouth it they "don't know what good games are". Attitudes like that annoy me greatly.

Underrated? I was going to say Tron 2.0, but people don't even seem to know it exists in the first place, so I'm going to say System Shock 2. I love this game and its sense that every action you take might screw you over in the future. As in if you allocate your skillpoints unwisely you WON'T finish the game. You'll have to start over, and I like that.

Had to Google Undertale. Certainly looks...interesting. I'll have to check that one out.
I haven't played Tron 2.0 but yeah I've heard about people saying it's a fantastic but underrated game. Would really like to buy that when I get the chance. I could never get into System Shock 2, which is odd considering I'm madly in love with the Thief series and Deus Ex. Haven't quite given up on it yet though.

[Jonathan Sensei]

Overrated: Slender.

I don't why the younger members of the horror community love this game so much. It's pointless and tedious to play -- and the monster itself is based off of folklore so it's not even original.

Underrated: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.

For a point-and-click adventure game, it hasn't aged well graphics-wise, but the story and the feel of dread you get playing this game is great. I wish more people played this game -- would love to see a HD remaster of it.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Coffin eredeti hozzászólása:

Overrated: Slender.

I don't why the younger members of the horror community love this game so much. It's pointless and tedious to play -- and the monster itself is based off of folklore so it's not even original.

Underrated: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.

For a point-and-click adventure game, it hasn't aged well graphics-wise, but the story and the feel of dread you get playing this game is great. I wish more people played this game -- would love to see a HD remaster of it.

I don't think anyone really actually respects Slender as a game but I get what you mean. When it was popular me and everyone I knew thought it was awesome xd It's really not.

I have never once played a point and click game. Well actually I think I used to play the Nancy Drew games when I was younger but other than that, never. I wouldn't mind getting into some actually. I'm mostly an FPS guy. A sense of dread hey? Sounds good. Would you recommend it for a first time introduction to a point and click game?

[Jonathan Sensei]

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

Coffin eredeti hozzászólása:

Overrated: Slender.

I don't why the younger members of the horror community love this game so much. It's pointless and tedious to play -- and the monster itself is based off of folklore so it's not even original.

Underrated: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.

For a point-and-click adventure game, it hasn't aged well graphics-wise, but the story and the feel of dread you get playing this game is great. I wish more people played this game -- would love to see a HD remaster of it.

I don't think anyone really actually respects Slender as a game but I get what you mean. When it was popular me and everyone I knew thought it was awesome xd It's really not.

I have never once played a point and click game. Well actually I think I used to play the Nancy Drew games when I was younger but other than that, never. I wouldn't mind getting into some actually. I'm mostly an FPS guy. A sense of dread hey? Sounds good. Would you recommend it for a first time introduction to a point and click game?

The fan in me would say "yes", but I can't. It's "gameplay" isn't the best -- it's one of those games that you keep playing to see what happens next, even though the puzzles will want to make you punch your screen. Which to be honest you can always buy the novel of the same name that the game was made from.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

Coffin eredeti hozzászólása:

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

I don't think anyone really actually respects Slender as a game but I get what you mean. When it was popular me and everyone I knew thought it was awesome xd It's really not.

I have never once played a point and click game. Well actually I think I used to play the Nancy Drew games when I was younger but other than that, never. I wouldn't mind getting into some actually. I'm mostly an FPS guy. A sense of dread hey? Sounds good. Would you recommend it for a first time introduction to a point and click game?

The fan in me would say "yes", but I can't. It's "gameplay" isn't the best -- it's one of those games that you keep playing to see what happens next, even though the puzzles will want to make you punch your screen. Which to be honest you can always buy the novel of the same name that the game was made from.

Hmm. Not big into books. Maybe I'll add it to my to play list for later down the road then.

[tmwfte]

Deus Ex, UT 2004, CSGO, Thief, Garry's Mod, and Terraria. Cookie-cutter games made for children and served up like so much pablum. The one thing that they've greatly accomplished is hoodwinking the audience into thinking that they're "good".

Underrated
http://store.steampowered.com/app/31300/

[Jonathan Sensei]

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

Coffin eredeti hozzászólása:

The fan in me would say "yes", but I can't. It's "gameplay" isn't the best -- it's one of those games that you keep playing to see what happens next, even though the puzzles will want to make you punch your screen. Which to be honest you can always buy the novel of the same name that the game was made from.

Hmm. Not big into books. Maybe I'll add it to my to play list for later down the road then.

You could try the audio-book version if you don't want to read. Either way, it won't be time wasted, imo.

[Francisè von Spitroast]

tmwfte eredeti hozzászólása:

Deus Ex, UT 2004, CSGO, Thief, Garry's Mod, and Terraria. Cookie-cutter games made for children and served up like so much pablum. The one thing that they've greatly accomplished is hoodwinking the audience into thinking that they're "good".

Underrated
http://store.steampowered.com/app/31300/

Deus Ex, UT2K4, Thief?! Are you serious?
Also CSGO, Garry's Mod and Terraria are certainly not cookie cutter games for children. That is absolutely ludicrous. Games are meant to be fun, not everything needs to be ultra serious and realistic e.g Tunnel Rats
EDIT: Hahahaha I'm a stupid person and very, very gullible. I'm embarassed I fell for the joke.

Coffin eredeti hozzászólása:

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

Hmm. Not big into books. Maybe I'll add it to my to play list for later down the road then.

You could try the audio-book version if you don't want to read. Either way, it won't be time wasted, imo.

Nah actually you know what? It's about time I get into books. I'll give it a go...one day...

[tmwfte]

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

Deus Ex, UT2K4, Thief?! Are you serious?
Also CSGO, Garry's Mod and Terraria are certainly not cookie cutter games for children. That is absolutely ludicrous. Games are meant to be fun, not everything needs to be ultra serious and realistic e.g Tunnel Rats

Another member of the brainwashed, I see. They've done their job and convinced you that the humdrum and the sandbox is exceptional.

CSGO, being a bad remake of a remake, is the very definition of cookie-cutter. Its fans and community perpetuating its toxicity and sour nature, with everything they touch turning into an exploitative scummy existence (see all of the CSGO gambling sites). You certainly seem to be perpetuating it in your own reaction to any of these games being criticised as overrated by your own inability to see another way of thinking and need to lash out at someone presenting an alternate view.

To paraphrase Smashing Pumpkins, "Despite all your rage, you are still just a rate in a cage."

[Francisè von Spitroast]

tmwfte eredeti hozzászólása:

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

Deus Ex, UT2K4, Thief?! Are you serious?
Also CSGO, Garry's Mod and Terraria are certainly not cookie cutter games for children. That is absolutely ludicrous. Games are meant to be fun, not everything needs to be ultra serious and realistic e.g Tunnel Rats

Another member of the brainwashed, I see. They've done their job and convinced you that the humdrum and the sandbox is exceptional.

CSGO, being a bad remake of a remake, is the very definition of cookie-cutter. Its fans and community perpetuating its toxicity and sour nature, with everything they touch turning into an exploitative scummy existence (see all of the CSGO gambling sites). You certainly seem to be perpetuating it in your own reaction to any of these games being criticised as overrated by your own inability to see another way of thinking and need to lash out at someone presenting an alternate view.

To paraphrase Smashing Pumpkins, "Despite all your rage, you are still just a rate in a cage."

I completely agree with everything you just said about CSGO. But I don't care, because I think it's incredibly fun. I'll only defend Terraria, Deus Ex and Thief. I wasn't joknig by the way, I actually thought you were joking. The reason I 'lashed out' at you was because you linked me an overpriced piece of utter ♥♥♥♥ that I really can't see how anyone likes (oh wait, they don't) and you said Deus Ex and Thief are for children. Like are you actually serious? And don't you think you're being a bit hypocritical? You say I can't see any other opinions yet you're saying I'm brainwashed for liking certain video games.

[Detail.movie💕]

An overrated game, imo, is Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. I'm not being sarcastic either or trying to make satire. I'm serious because I used to own CoD4 on my PS2. Someone gifted it to me on my birthday. I really tried to get into the game but I honestly didn't find much fun in it. Whenever my 14 year old cousin came over, he ALWAYS wanted to play CoD4. He absolutely loved the game and I wasn't the slightest bit interested. I was 16 at the time, the one game I liked more of the same period was Battlefield 2: Modern Combat, I loved BF2:MC and even played with competitive clans but couldn't care less about CoD4. Not sure why it didn't resonate with me, still doesn't.

An underrated game, imo, is Tzar - The Burden of the Crown, it's an RTS from 2000. It's similar to Starcraft 1 and Age of Empires 1 of the same time period. It had a great plot and some really fun missions plus a random map generator and a map editor for expanded play. It's on gog so you can check it out there, I spent maybe 800 hours in that game over the years since 1999 when the demo first released. If you liked SC1 and AOE1 then I highly recommend you try Tzar.

[tmwfte]

The End eredeti hozzászólása:

And don't you think you're being a bit hypocritical? You say I can't see any other opinions yet you're saying I'm brainwashed for liking certain video games.

Not at all. I'm attempting to remove the scales from your eyes to show you that there's more than one way of thinking, and that by adhering to only one way to view the games, you're ultimately doing a disservice to them. When you start becoming fanatical, defending a game (or anything else really) to a point of lashing out at anyone who says anything negative about them, you're turning off your critical faculty.

It's one of the reason why when discussing overrated or underrated games, it's probably best to leave someone's opinion uncommented, since it generally leads to a huge argument. You may like Deus Ex, Thief, and CSGO. Someone else might like the delicious irony of Uwe Boll funding a bad video game spun off from one of his films. Both are correct approaches.

[76561198205901381]

Underrated: 'Ethnic Cleansing'

Overrated: 'Watch out behind you hunter!'

[shoopy]

Mecha Ritz is way underrated.

Most other things are overrated.