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Link to original post: [drupal=1153]Over Hyped means Over Rated[/drupal]
Whenever I see a game with a ton a hype around it I instantly know that when the first reviews come out they're never lower than a nine (well, there have been acceptations but still). But then after all of the hype is gone and people aren't blinded by it they realize that it really isn't that good of a game.
Remember how excited everyone was when Brawl was in development? Remember the waiting, the anticipation until it came out and all of the hype? The game got nines and tens across the board. And then time passes.... and then the many flaws in the game are found and pointed out, such as Snake's hit box of doom. Not so perfect now, eh professional critics?
Another example I would like to point out is Halo 3, which is perhaps the most over hyped game in the history of gaming. If I owned a 360 I probably would have been would have been sucked into the zombie-like state of "must... buy.... Halo 3...." but no, I made the smart choice and choose Sony's neglected little gem called the PS3 which kicks the *** of the 360 to hell and back. Okay, back on topic. It's probably because of the this little fact that I didn't buy into it, and when my friend bought it and we played a few games of multi-player and co-op campaign I really didn't see what the big deal was. But no, my 360-loving friend zealously praised it as the best game ever. Two years after the fact he goes and sells it.
Hype is like an enchantress, luring innocent little fans into a belief that what she has to offer is greater than even the riches of King Salomon. But then after her spell has worn off the fans realize that they wasted usually around $60 on something that they could have spent on something better, like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time or Paper Mario or something actually good. This is why I always ignore hype and don't play the game that's being hyped until at minimum a year after it's come out. Of course, there's been a few exceptions but I don't make the mistake of buying into hype often. So when you see a score for a game that's been hyped and just came out, chop off two points and that's usually a more accurate score.
Whenever I see a game with a ton a hype around it I instantly know that when the first reviews come out they're never lower than a nine (well, there have been acceptations but still). But then after all of the hype is gone and people aren't blinded by it they realize that it really isn't that good of a game.
Remember how excited everyone was when Brawl was in development? Remember the waiting, the anticipation until it came out and all of the hype? The game got nines and tens across the board. And then time passes.... and then the many flaws in the game are found and pointed out, such as Snake's hit box of doom. Not so perfect now, eh professional critics?
Another example I would like to point out is Halo 3, which is perhaps the most over hyped game in the history of gaming. If I owned a 360 I probably would have been would have been sucked into the zombie-like state of "must... buy.... Halo 3...." but no, I made the smart choice and choose Sony's neglected little gem called the PS3 which kicks the *** of the 360 to hell and back. Okay, back on topic. It's probably because of the this little fact that I didn't buy into it, and when my friend bought it and we played a few games of multi-player and co-op campaign I really didn't see what the big deal was. But no, my 360-loving friend zealously praised it as the best game ever. Two years after the fact he goes and sells it.
Hype is like an enchantress, luring innocent little fans into a belief that what she has to offer is greater than even the riches of King Salomon. But then after her spell has worn off the fans realize that they wasted usually around $60 on something that they could have spent on something better, like Prince of Persia: Sands of Time or Paper Mario or something actually good. This is why I always ignore hype and don't play the game that's being hyped until at minimum a year after it's come out. Of course, there's been a few exceptions but I don't make the mistake of buying into hype often. So when you see a score for a game that's been hyped and just came out, chop off two points and that's usually a more accurate score.
