Most Overrated Game of 2011?

You know usually I would of said Call of duty, but I think the winner for the most over rated and over hyped game goes to.... SKYRIM! Every game of the year award from every magazine, website and show is typically SKYRIM! and quite frankly IAM SICK OF IT! Dont get me wrong I loved the game, but come on game of the year? what about all those other games that came out this year? The Witcher 2? Portal 2? Dead space 2? Infamous 2?

anyway what do you guys think?

There will always be people who think every GOTY is over-rated, no matter what game it is. If it's not you, it'll be somebody else. There's no pleasing everyone when it comes to GOTY. Just get over it. It's already 2012.

It's because the Elder Scrolls does something very unique in video games: it provides as close to a living fantasy world as we can get.

It fuses addictive RPG gameplay with immersion, atmosphere, and a sense of vastness that you just can't find in most other fantasy titles.

What really gets to me is the infinite quest system. Skyrim is a game that never ends.

You could play it forever and still never run out of things to do.

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I don't know. It fires up the old roguelike spirit within me. I love randomness in video games, and Skyrim goes above and beyond the call.

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Are there flaws? Of course. Every video game has flaws. Is it overrated? To people who don't love it...sure.

But is Skyrim the most overrated game? I really don't think so.

There are lots of short, overly bombastic experiences that come out every year...experiences that get hyped to high heavens even though they pale in depth and complexity to something like Skyrim.

Like Gears of War 3 or Uncharted 3. Those would be better contenders for most overrated of the year.

From what I played, Resistance 3.

i shouldn't say it because i haven't played it, but i'll still say skyrim because good god, no matter how good the game is, people are blowing out of proportion. it could be the second coming and people would still be overreacting to this game.BrunoBRS

It is a great game. I am not going to say its some perfect, mind blowing, masterpiece that dominates all, but it is awesome, way better than oblivion, and worthy of recognition. I am leaning towards a 9.0. We will see though.

Most overrated game of 2011? hmmm, I cannot believe I am saying this, but maybe Skyward Sword.

Out of everything I played, it's probably Skyrim. Just didn't get into it as much as Oblivion, probably because it's not even as good as Oblivion. Plays the exact same minus the dual wields. Came into the game ready for 300 hours of gameplay, hardly got 75 across 3 different characters. I tried, good god I tried.

Killzone 2, Resistance 3, GT5, Unchartered. Horrible games. GTerror666

But Gears 3 was the bee's knees, wouldn't you agree?

Apparently everyone liked it. So, I dunno, I guess it's good until I play it for myself and find out.

[QUOTE="BrunoBRS"]i shouldn't say it because i haven't played it, but i'll still say skyrim because good god, no matter how good the game is, people are blowing out of proportion. it could be the second coming and people would still be overreacting to this game.NaveedLife

It is a great game. I am not going to say its some perfect, mind blowing, masterpiece that dominates all, but it is awesome, way better than oblivion, and worthy of recognition. I am leaning towards a 9.0. We will see though.

Most overrated game of 2011? hmmm, I cannot believe I am saying this, but maybe Skyward Sword.

Well, some people overrated it. I love the game but it isn't a 10 and it sure as hell isn't a 7.5. I think it's a 9.

Skyrim is EASILY the most overrated game.

Hmm tough call... Skyrim felt like Oblivion 2.0 to me (imporved in many areas but at its core the same boring hack fest that Oblivion was), Battlefield 3 was Bad Company 3... Call of Duty was the same game again...

Easily, easily Skyrim.

Skyrim, Call of Duty, Uncharted 3, Gears Of War 3, Pokemon Black & White. Too many to list that were hyped to the heavens and back that didn't turn out so well or that looked like the same game with a new cover.

Gears Of War 3. Too many to list that were hyped to the heavens and back that didn't turn out so well or that looked like the same game with a new cover.

Calvin079

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Gears Of War 3. Too many to list that were hyped to the heavens and back that didn't turn out so well or that looked like the same game with a new cover.

DarkLink77

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Gears Of War 3. Too many to list that were hyped to the heavens and back that didn't turn out so well or that looked like the same game with a new cover.

Calvin079

Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.percech

Except, you know, Oblivion. Which is better.

Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.percech

Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.percech

Except for every other Bethesda title (and one by Obsidian).

[QUOTE="percech"]Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.MLBknights58

Except, you know, Oblivion. Which is better.

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DarkLink77

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[QUOTE="Calvin079"] No amount of spluttering rage or disappoint looks are going to get me to change that opinion.

Calvin079

I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.percech

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

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[QUOTE="percech"]Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.mems_1224

Except, you know, Oblivion. Which is better.

Oblivion/Skyrim similarities checklist:

Generic towns? Check.

Generic enemies? Check.

Boring combat that will play out the same way every time? Check.

Boring scenery? Check.

Except Oblivion still feels 10x more fun than Skyrim ever will. The guild quests were longer, the world felt more imaginative to me, (inb4 LOL OBLIVION IMAGINATIVE FORESTS AND FORTS THE GAME) I could actually tailor my stats to my liking, the world felt bigger and more colorful, had some more interesting enemies such as the Daedra, Dreugh, Minotaurs and so forth. Skyrim has wolves, bears, sabrekittens, and A LOT of zombies, as well as... mechaniloid enemies? Sorry, I know they fit in well with the game world, but damn are they boring.

Matter of fact, I just realized I don't have to prove anything to you so I'm going to go ahead and stop my reasoning now. Lol at my comments all you want. ;)

It's a toss-up between Uncharted 3 and Skyward Sword.

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[QUOTE="Calvin079"] No amount of spluttering rage or disappoint looks are going to get me to change that opinion.

Calvin079

Gears 3 was rated lower than both of its predecessors and won less awards but was verbally praised in almost all reviews as being the pinnacle of the series. I'd hardly call it over-rated.

[QUOTE="percech"]I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.NeonNinja

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

[QUOTE="percech"]I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.NeonNinja

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

Interesting. I found Fallout 3's world so god damn interesting, it's probably tied with Oblivion as my favorite Bethesda game. The atmosphere of that world was incredible, and something about digging through an empty house, scrounging through the kitchen for food, while imagining a family of 4 sitting down to a nice quiet meal years before.. damn I've never been so immersed in a game in my life.

I found New Vegas to be actually more uninteresting than either Fallout 3 or Oblivion.

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[QUOTE="percech"]Get on the Skyrim hate train. It is easily the best game of the year and one of the best this gen. THere is nothing out there like it.mems_1224

Except, you know, Oblivion. Which is better.

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[QUOTE="percech"]I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.percech

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

Nope.

It's the only Obsidian game I've ever played so I don't know what their other games are like. All i know is it has better writing, plot, characters, atmosphere, charm, etc than any Bethesda title I've played. Bethesda games are fun too (except for Fallout 3, that one sucks), but the writing is generally poor and the role-playing is minimal and doesn't force you to make choices. Well, The Elder Scrolls III did, but they stopped that with Oblivion. You can do everything in one playthrough with no consequences. To me that's not deep or engaging role-playing.

Gears 3 was rated lower than both of its predecessors and won less awards but was verbally praised in almost all reviews as being the pinnacle of the series. I'd hardly call it over-rated.

NeonNinja

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[QUOTE="percech"]I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.MLBknights58

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

Interesting. I found Fallout 3's world so god damn interesting, it's probably tied with Oblivion as my favorite Bethesda game. The atmosphere of that world was incredible, and something about digging through an empty house, scrounging through the kitchen for food, while imagining a family of 4 sitting down to a nice quiet meal years before.. damn I've never been so immersed in a game in my life.

I found New Vegas to be actually more uninteresting than either Fallout 3 or Oblivion.

Skyward Sword. Some call Skyward Sword the best Legend of Zelda game ever. Now that creates a huge problem because if I find it to be the worst 3d console Zelda game yet. Yes, Skyward Sword is still my 2011 game of the year. However i have Skyward Sword ranked below Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, Windwaker, and Twilight Princess (especially lower than Ocarina of Time). Heck, I like A Link to the Past over Skyward Sword. No way is Skyward Sword the best LoZ game.wiifan001

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[QUOTE="percech"]I liked Oblivion, but it definitely isn't better. Oblivion doesn't have the swag Skyrim has. Oh and I hate Fallout 3 and Vegas and everything about em. These games are nothing like the Elder Scrolls.MLBknights58

Well, you're right in that they are different from The Elder Scrolls.

Fallout 3 is worse than The Elder Scrolls because the world is so uninteresting.

Fallout: New Vegas is better than ever Elder Scrolls game because the world is so damn interesting, but the tight focus on the branching paths in the story, forcing you to commit to actual decisions makes for one of the best WRPGs in years. New Vegas is true role-playing. Skyrim is open-world dragon-slaying.

Interesting. I found Fallout 3's world so god damn interesting, it's probably tied with Oblivion as my favorite Bethesda game. The atmosphere of that world was incredible, and something about digging through an empty house, scrounging through the kitchen for food, while imagining a family of 4 sitting down to a nice quiet meal years before.. damn I've never been so immersed in a game in my life.

I found New Vegas to be actually more uninteresting than either Fallout 3 or Oblivion.

I got bored of Fallout 3. I loved Oblivion and New Vegas though. Fallout 3 I just couldn't take. 30 hours into it and I was wondering what the point of it all was. But with New Vegas, I jumped in and was in the world immediately. Las Vegas contrasted so much the wild wasteland. I was part city-slicker/gangster and part cowboy/prospector. It made for an awesome combination! Running through canyons where trains used to cross as I got into a gunfight with bandits as I was chasing after slavers. I ended up at a lone ranch where I stayed to heal my wounds and continue the chase. Moments like that let me use my imagination in the world more than Fallout 3 did. I just felt perfectly immersed in New Vegas.

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Gears 3 was rated lower than both of its predecessors and won less awards but was verbally praised in almost all reviews as being the pinnacle of the series. I'd hardly call it over-rated.

Calvin079

It's only over-rated once it's actually rated. Weeks up to launch has nothing to do with it.

Well that's all nice, but it really wouldn't feel like an Elders Scroll game if they made the storytelling tighter and gripping, because then they'd have to sacrifice the openness of it. percech

They didn't sacrifice it in New Vegas. So it certainly can be done. I think Bethesda are just afraid of alienating more casual players, whereas Obsidian just decided to go and make a game where you actually do play role that has importance in the world around you.

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Gears 3 was rated lower than both of its predecessors and won less awards but was verbally praised in almost all reviews as being the pinnacle of the series. I'd hardly call it over-rated.

Calvin079

Uncharted 3 by far.

from what I played portal 2. Just seem like more portal with tweaks. I mean for those that liked part 1 thats fine,but even part 1 I thought was highly overrated.

Hm, this was always gonna be a "bash Skyrim" topic in disguise.

As for the topic question, I'm not really sure. I haven't really played many games that were way worse than they were made out to be.

Skyrim, gears of war 3 or uncharted 3.... Dont get me wrong, all of them are GREAT GREAT games. skyrim is even fantastic. but it was totally overated and hyped. its fantastic, but it has issues. totally not perfect.