What Games didnt Live up to the hype for you?

[Bakuma1997]

Ocarina. I never really understood the whole "this game is the epitome of the sense of wonder, I would get lost for hours in the fantastic world" thing that some people say. To me it felt like the world had a lot of empty spots for the sake of being big, and the menu is maybe my least favorite in a game ever, both of which constantly reminded me that it is just a thing I'm playing, or trying to. That said, I do like the music a lot, and the graphics are okay considering it's an N64. But 40/40 in famitsu and all that? Not on board with that.

Seconded, i love the game, but in my book is just...good, Wind Waker let's you get lost far better in the sea with actual crap going on, while the flaws are glaring (Empty islands, the goddamn Triforce search, kinda short dungeons) Wind waker feels like the peak before BOTW

Ocarina of time on the other hand feels linear and relatively easy, it's still good, just not "The best game ever" in my book, honestly i prefer the Oracle Duology and ALTTP

 

[marky]

I have a few of them:

- Dishonored series and other Arkane Studios game - Deathloop
- Nier: Automata
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- New Super Mario Bros. U
- Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth and Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth
- Monster Hunter: World
- Kingdom Hearts
- Pilotwings
- Katamari series
- Star Wars: Dark Forces
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- Dragon Age II
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

 

[starseeker300]

I don't understand what I'm supposed to be liking about Earthbound, or about any other entries in the MOTHER series. (I've played them all to some extent.) The gameplay is boring, the visuals are trite, the music, while occasionally good, isn't really anything beyond other mid-tier SNES games, and with every passing year my tolerance for that "whimsical" style of Japanese writing (used by people like Itoi, Anno, and that guy who made Revolutionary Princess Utena or whatever that show is called) halves exponentially. Without using the words "atmosphere", "childhood" or "nostalgia", what am I missing, here!?

I guess I prefer my games to have a cynical bite and an edge to them, even when they're silly cartoon games about being kids. But I prefer them even more to be fun!

i might have a game suggestion for you then, give "Final Fantasy Origin: Stranger of Paradise" a shot, preferably with a friend for co-op, it might be something you'll like tonally, imagine Final Fantasy but all the main characters hate jrpgs.​

 

[Pockets]

I don't think I've ever been more hyped for a game than I was with MGSV. I followed like every piece of news for that game for years. I remember seeing all the fan theories and the plot leaks that happened and went "yeah no that's really dumb. There's no way any of that stuff is true" and sure enough a lot of the really stupid things I saw ended up actually being in the game. I don't think I've ever been more disappointed.

I was also really hyped for Final Fantasy XV and had been following it since it was Versus XIII. I enjoyed it for the most part but I really wish we would've got Versus XIII instead.