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You've been waiting months for the latest release. Eveyone's been talking about it. It will rule. You even had a copy reserved, just to make sure there was one there waiting for you. Now it's the time to collect it. You're up early in the morning, and waiting outside the shop before it opens at 08:30. Your heart leaps as the shopkeeper comes into view, walking slowly toward the fron of the shop. Too slowly. Why can't he hurry up? Eventually he get's to the door, and opens it up. You step inside. Are you walking on carpet or air? ou're not quite sure.
Then everything starts to happen so quickly. Before you know it, you've paid for the game, taken it home, and removed it from it's casing. For the first time, you realise you'd were so worked up you'd gone up town in your pyjamas. That explains the funny stares. Never mind though, that's not important now. You fumble the game into place, and switch everything on. The loading screen takes too long.
Eventually, you're in. After a short intro, the game itself has started. That which you've been playing for months is now here..
....and it's lame. You could've had more fun with a tin of catfood. After it's passed through the cat. Depressed, you sit back on the chair, and start to regret spending £40 on this heap of junk.
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Yes, there's a point to all this:
So... what are the most overhyped/dissapointing games you've ever bought?
Then everything starts to happen so quickly. Before you know it, you've paid for the game, taken it home, and removed it from it's casing. For the first time, you realise you'd were so worked up you'd gone up town in your pyjamas. That explains the funny stares. Never mind though, that's not important now. You fumble the game into place, and switch everything on. The loading screen takes too long.
Eventually, you're in. After a short intro, the game itself has started. That which you've been playing for months is now here..
....and it's lame. You could've had more fun with a tin of catfood. After it's passed through the cat. Depressed, you sit back on the chair, and start to regret spending £40 on this heap of junk.
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Yes, there's a point to all this:
So... what are the most overhyped/dissapointing games you've ever bought?
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You've been waiting months for the latest release. Eveyone's been talking about it. It will rule. You even had a copy reserved, just to make sure there was one there waiting for you. Now it's the time to collect it. You're up early in the morning, and waiting outside the shop before it opens at 08:30. Your heart leaps as the shopkeeper comes into view, walking slowly toward the fron of the shop. Too slowly. Why can't he hurry up? Eventually he get's to the door, and opens it up. You step inside. Are you walking on carpet or air? ou're not quite sure.
Then everything starts to happen so quickly. Before you know it, you've paid for the game, taken it home, and removed it from it's casing. For the first time, you realise you'd were so worked up you'd gone up town in your pyjamas. That explains the funny stares. Never mind though, that's not important now. You fumble the game into place, and switch everything on. The loading screen takes too long.
Eventually, you're in. After a short intro, the game itself has started. That which you've been playing for months is now here..
....and it's lame. You could've had more fun with a tin of catfood. After it's passed through the cat. Depressed, you sit back on the chair, and start to regret spending £40 on this heap of junk.
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Yes, there's a point to all this:
So... what are the most overhyped/dissapointing games you've ever bought?
Then everything starts to happen so quickly. Before you know it, you've paid for the game, taken it home, and removed it from it's casing. For the first time, you realise you'd were so worked up you'd gone up town in your pyjamas. That explains the funny stares. Never mind though, that's not important now. You fumble the game into place, and switch everything on. The loading screen takes too long.
Eventually, you're in. After a short intro, the game itself has started. That which you've been playing for months is now here..
....and it's lame. You could've had more fun with a tin of catfood. After it's passed through the cat. Depressed, you sit back on the chair, and start to regret spending £40 on this heap of junk.
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Yes, there's a point to all this:
So... what are the most overhyped/dissapointing games you've ever bought?
Bah... littered with typos
The most annoying being:
"That which you've been playing for ages"
instead of
"That which you've wanted to play for ages"
D'oh. Must start proof reading my posts....
The most annoying being:
"That which you've been playing for ages"
instead of
"That which you've wanted to play for ages"
D'oh. Must start proof reading my posts....
Hmmm.
I wouldn't say disappointed, but I agree. Quite a lot of over-hyped games are disappointing. MGS would be one (too short), Tekken Tag and ZOE. That said some are great (Starfighter, SSX & TimeSplittters).
But then again, most people read reviews first...
I wouldn't say disappointed, but I agree. Quite a lot of over-hyped games are disappointing. MGS would be one (too short), Tekken Tag and ZOE. That said some are great (Starfighter, SSX & TimeSplittters).
But then again, most people read reviews first...
turbonutter wrote:
I wouldn't say disappointed, but I agree. Quite a lot of
> over-hyped games are disappointing.
Well that makes sense!
I wouldn't say disappointed, but I agree. Quite a lot of
> over-hyped games are disappointing.
Well that makes sense!
I think it's because you wait so long imagining how good the game will be and when it's finaly released, it's harder than you thought or maybe theres something you can find that you read about, and you begin to dislike it.
I have to say that i thought Zone of the Enders (PS2) and (to a very small degree) Black & White (PC) are games that i bought on reviews and everybody going apepoo about only to be sadly disappointed.
Z.O.E. only took me about 5 hours to complete and i just couldn't be bothered to play throw the same game over again just to get the different ending. It was a good game though. Nice graphics, great sounds and a really good control system but it just didn't reach out and slap me in the face. I think the biggest let down was how short it was. I mean £40 for about 5 and a half hours of game play!
I think the only thing that is really annoying me about Black & White is the fact that it keeps on crashing at regular intervals. Apart from that i think it's a good game, nothing more.
(i know i'm going to get some people moaning at me for what i've just said above!)
Darkreaper
Z.O.E. only took me about 5 hours to complete and i just couldn't be bothered to play throw the same game over again just to get the different ending. It was a good game though. Nice graphics, great sounds and a really good control system but it just didn't reach out and slap me in the face. I think the biggest let down was how short it was. I mean £40 for about 5 and a half hours of game play!
I think the only thing that is really annoying me about Black & White is the fact that it keeps on crashing at regular intervals. Apart from that i think it's a good game, nothing more.
(i know i'm going to get some people moaning at me for what i've just said above!)
Darkreaper
Perfect Dark. Nearly 3 years of hype and it was impossible to create the perfect games everyone had formed in their imaginations. Rare nearly did it, but not quite.
PS2 gets most overhyped console but that's a different story...
PS2 gets most overhyped console but that's a different story...
TTT.
Daikatana
(at least I didnt pay for it! :) )
(at least I didnt pay for it! :) )
Any/All of the Elite sequels so far...
(Unfortunatly I did pay for them! :( )
(Unfortunatly I did pay for them! :( )
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