Factorio? League of Legends? World of Warcraft?
Vampire survivors.
Candy Crush
The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077. I found them both a chore to play. There’s just something about CDPR’s games I don’t like.
I agree on Cyberpunk, though I still played like 20hrs.
I finished a mission and just realised I couldn’t be bothered driving to the next one and blah blah blah and just closed the game for the final time right then.
First time I’ve been playing a game and that had happened.
I guess the game might still be worth it’s sale price at 50% off if you can get 20 hours out of it, but it’s still disappointing in my eyes that It wasn’t able to keep me engaged.
Hard disagree on Cyberpunk, that game is fun as hell. But I agree with you about Witcher 3. Tried at least 3 times to get into it throughout the years but quit like an hour into it every time. Just not for me.
That’s been my experience with the witcher too. Cyberpunk pulled me right in for like 200 hours.
i enjoyed cyberpunk but was never able to finish witcher 3
I feel this way about all open world/map slop. I liked the first couple i played but after the novelty wears off it’s an entire genre that sacrifices focus for a lot of lower quality content
The main problem with Witcher 3 is that it’s way too long. Was a real slog to reach the ending. Didn’t even bother with the addons. Cyberpunk was great in my opinion.
Well the two DLCs for witcher are both better than the main game because they are smaller, self contained stories.
I seriously thought I was the only one who thought this.
Insane take, the stories are so fucking good i creamed all over the tv
You cried at the funeral in Cyberpunk didn’t you?
I totally didn’t. Nope.
Naah it was okay, i like the touch of seeing the consequences of our actions past the adrenaline, i like the concept of disliking a good person or resonating with a villain
Well said
They are rich in story, lore, and world exploration. I love them for this. But! I hate having to revisit locations for new quests. It all feels like “Crap! Forgot the milk!” aaand, back to the store. “Crap! Forgot the eggs!” aaand back to the store. There aren’t many games with full, deep stories, but it’s the grind that wears me down.
I tried to replay 2077 and there was just tons of dialog and all the action was over so quickly. I basically just drove around. Listed to dialog. Fought for a few minutes. Listened to more dialog and repeat.
I’ll probably get hate for this but most Fromsoft games. I just have never been able to get into them at all. It has nothing to do with it being hard, I enjoy hard games and always play on the highest difficulty. I just can’t get into the combat, it’s not fun for me.
Sorry I hate you. Demon’s souls changed my life, and I’ve got 1000 hours into nightreign and probably 950 into Elden ring and I’ve played all the dark souls also. This formula is my Jam. I love them.
But at the end of the day… It’s not everyone’s cup of tea. I enjoy plenty of other games too. Hollow knight, balatro, etc.
Hey, don’t know if you are aware of the comm, but if not, join us !soulslike@lemmy.zip
I have much respect for “it’s not fun for me” and less patience for “it’s bad”. Totally understand why you might not find the games fun.
I love Fromsoft games, but I’ve always thought that people kind of have horse blinders on when evaluating them as a whole.
What I think sets them apart:
- the art
- the setting and vibe
- melee combat controls
What I think they severely lack:
- sometimes it feels like I have to google nearly everything in these games because they never explain mechanics/items/quests properly. Most people would argue that’s part of the charm, but I don’t think it’s executed well at all.
- Basic combat is generally very fluid, but there are things that are just straight trash, such as ranged weapons. I just won’t use those weapons for anything other than pulling mobs away from others
- the story is just so abstract sometimes that I rarely know etc is going on
- co-op multiplayer sucks. It really says something when a player-created mod works better than a system that’s been in multiple games
Skyrim.
Depends on the decade, honestly.
Spiderman, I couldn’t even get it to work.
Did you remember to great power comes with great responsibility?
lol, that game had tons of bugs. I tried 3x and everyone online said they never fixed them. I haven’t tried it with my ps5 though, maybe it’ll work for it.
I just finished the remastered version. It maybe might have crashed once if that?
I couldn’t get past the first fight even though I beat it.
That sucks. The down side of pc gaming.
ps4
That’s very weird. I played on steam deck with no issues
Which one?
Your favorite game.
Reveared games I really tried to get in to, but nah:
- Caves of Qud
- Doom Eternal
- Valheim
- Disco Elysium
- Echo Point Nova
- X4 Foundations
- Elden Ring
Did not expect caves of qud to be on anyone’s list, as I thought it was pretty niche.
I also really wanted to like the game, but it felt oddly empty. I wanted less lost in the wilderness, less static quests, more dynamic stuff to do and explore.
the modern doom trilogy is nonstop demon killing dopamine if you like shooters and is bored by all the toxic cod clones and battle royales, but kinda meh if you don’t.
disco elysium is written by wall-of-text leftists, so it’s more of a book than a game. it’s a great book at that, but an ok game. kentucky route zero is similar but is more like an art piece than a book, if that’s your jam.
I liked the 2016 Doom. It was kind a Half-Lifey and flow was good. Eternal was just too platformy and the arena shooter parts were nothing new.
Havent tried Dark Ages, because Hellsinger already tickled that itch and did it well. I’d rather return to that.
Oof. Elden ring is my top 5 for sure. But hey, that’s why we got choices and preferences.
I don’t think X4 would fit as overrated, since even the fans are quick to point out how much jank and questionable design you have to put up with in order to play
Basically every Call of Duty. Copy paste of the previous game with new paint. Never saw the appeal, gameplay is boring, just twitchy, and so many cringe people seem to love it.
The original and the expansion are honestly flawless multiplayer games. Modern Warfare and its sequel perfected the bombastic cinematic war movie style campaign and addictive multiplayer progression loop.
There is no reason to play a call of duty game beyond the first black ops (maybe MW3 just to see the conclusion of the story) but there have been, what 16 games since then?
I’ve heard the world war II one was good too. So four games out of 16 maybe not overrated at best. Yeah not good numbers
Do people rate that highly, or just play a lot of it?
They do tend to be overrated imo, especially as the series went on. They are still fairly competent so it’s not completely unreasonable either.
Ocarina of Time. I mean, its good. But so many people act like its the best video game of all time. Its like barely top 5 Zelda game imo let alone the best game full stop
I’m ready for the downvotes
There are only 5 games in that category of Zelda game in the first place.
- ocarina of time
- majora’s mask
- windwaker
- twilight princess
- skyward sword
Breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom are totally different formula and the rest are not 3d.
For me it kind of goes windwaker -> oot/majora/skyward -> twilight. So I’d say it’s up there, and the fact it’s so foundational should give it some extra points. I’m amazed they haven’t done a remake to up the graphics and give it modern controls tbh
I’m amazed they haven’t done a remake to up the graphics and give it modern controls tbh
Look up Ship Of Harkinian, be amazed
OoT in 2K at 200fps is great for the nostalgia kick!
I love the 2D games, and only like the switch games in the 3D category. I’m with you guys on this. Finally people making sense!
I’m right there with you!
Agreed. I just don’t like that type of game myself.
This is a reasonable take, though I don’t feel the same way.
OoT felt like an open world game at a time when those largely didn’t exist (some did, but not really on console). The gameplay was still somewhat linear, but it felt like there was a lot of freedom compared to a lot of other games at the time. As a kid, I spent hours just exploring. I’m guessing this has something to do with its popularity at the time.
I prefer ALttP
You’re getting one upvote from me.
I also fully agree with everything said in brentalfloss’ song
and I played it when it came out.Worst thing about the game was the owl that kept the game from being an open world.
It was a step back from Mario64 and it came out something like 2 years later.
Majora’s mask was the expectation. Ocarina of Time was what I got.
According to this thread overrated means either “games I didn’t like” or “games that didn’t work for me”.
Yes? I don’t understand this comment I don’t think. Isn’t that exactly what it means, the majority of people like this thing, and I don’t? Making it over rated? It’s not like there’s the “game rater” on earth like you might find a “name rater” in pokemon. Not like you can say “oh this guy objectively got this one wrong”.
No clue what name rater in pokemon is, but you do have OpenCritic, MetaCritic and the various awards some games get. I don’t think liking a game and thinking it’s overrated are mutually exclusive.
Okay. So what’s overrated to you then? You seem to have a different view than I do.
Is it AAA games that don’t deserve all the reviews and attention, so by definition, they’re overrated?
I’m genuinely curious too, maybe I should think of “over” or “under” rated, as more than just another way of saying “hot take” and expressing a generally contrarian opinion.
No, I don’t think it’s just AAA games that don’t deserve all the hype, I think indie games can be overrated too. To give an example of both categories:
For AAA, it has to be The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for me. And, I suppose, by extension Tears of the Kingdom. Good games, great characters and I really like the guardian enemy designs. Additionally, the game is a great showcase of what the hardware in the Nintendo Switch is capable of. The game is also highly rated on review sites and has received so many awards, wikipedia actually has to list them in a spreadsheet.
However, I genuinely think previous Zelda games are more fun. I think the vast, open world actually hurts the game, as it gradually becomes less about exploring and more about checking off tasks like finishing shrines and finding korok seeds. Previous Zelda games had smaller, more focused worlds and I think they were better for it. And even one would choose to ignore that, there’s the fact that weapons break every two seconds and you constantly have to replace them, which I feel most reviewers just glossed over. Combat is pretty frequent, after all, so it does get grating. In previous Zelda games you get the weapon and you keep it.
For indie, I have to point at Don’t Starve. And I want to focus on the original, not Don’t Starve Together, which has a slightly different approach. Very pretty, with great animations, involved game mechanics and great replayability. It is also well reviewed and was nominated for several awards (I think it only won one, but being nominated is impressive enough, I think).
I liked it well enough, but ultimately bounced off it. Reason being, I found the game kind of stingy with telling you how some of its mechanics work, so I played it with a wiki open in my browser. I also couldn’t bring myself to make additional playthroughs because of its glacial progression.
Sorry for the wall of text, but I hope this explains my position a little bit.
Thanks for the reply! So, you’re basically saying, in both examples, trying not to be reductionist here, but, “these are great games, and you don’t like them as much as everyone else seems to”. Very few people are going to have no complaints at all. I don’t see how my original point is invalid or how this is a different definition of overrated. Or how you stating your opinion is any different or more nuanced than anything else in this thread. Like, I could also just say your take on Zelda is just “a mechanic I don’t like”. So…
Final Fantasy VII
It’s not even the best Final Fantasy
I always preferred 8 and 9 over 7. For some reason, the characters in 7 never held my interest as much as in other games, and the gameplay was pretty basic for an RPG of that age.
Unfortunately, when I played 7 for the first time, I played it right after 5 which still has the best class system and 6 which has the best story. So both story and gameplay felt like a disgrace for me.
8 and 9 were definitely improvements over 7
9 was thier love letter to all the og games. It might be the best one. But i have a big soft spot for 4 and 5
8 has always been my favourite. As long as I resist the urge to draw spam. It can get repetively easy if you just draw and cast magic from your enemy, never having to use your own resources.
And not even the final one
Agree. I never cared much for the original FF VII. To be fair I am old enough where I started with the first one on NES, so VII was not my introduction to the series like it was for so many others.
I do really like remake though. I thought they did an excellent job with it.
Skyrim
Tried it many times just so boring with clunky combat.
Oh yes bought it on release because of all the hype. Then stopped playing after two hours because it was so boring and generic.
If I remembered it, it wouldn’t be overrated.
