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Most overrated developer?
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"Overrated" is a personal conclusion one comes to after comparing a final product to its preceding hype. Therefore, you actually do need to have a finished product before claiming a developer is overrated.
Incorrect use in another field doesn't somehow validate this argument. Keep grasping.SolidSnakex said:
MW has shown "actual games" as well. It's the same exact situation, only GR made a deal with Sony too.SolidSnakex said:
No matter how you slice it, calling a developer overrated based only on intagibles like "hype" over any actual evaluation of content is an inherently flawed, juvenille argument at best. Quit while you're ahead.
disabledHeliocentric
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Rockstar: When people make a big fuss over a game just because it's from these guys I split my gut laughing. GTA deserves accolades and such, but when Rockstar announces a new game it is NOT the same as, say EAD or Kojima doing that, sorry. This is because 70% of the time when Rockstar announces something we know it will suck. Yes, suck, aside from GTA and a few others.
Bioware: These guys are fairly consistent, but I don't think they have as appealing of a console RPG approach as, say, Squeenix...and they have that PC game genericness happening with their art direction. Imo, Kotor and Jade Empire were over rated.
Bungie: Yeah, Halo rocks. But lets not blow this game out of proportion. I mean, there's not much interaction with the environment. I think some God of War style puzzles and adventuring would make this a game that lived up to the hype, but otherwise it's all about shooting everything that moves. Original.
Otoh, I think right now Rare is way under rated. People have bashed them for so long and I bet when PDO ships it will look a LOT better, because when people first saw the Conker's remake it didn't look so hot, and now it looks better than most XBOX360 games. If PDO gets that treatment we'll have a treat of a game!
Bioware: These guys are fairly consistent, but I don't think they have as appealing of a console RPG approach as, say, Squeenix...and they have that PC game genericness happening with their art direction. Imo, Kotor and Jade Empire were over rated.
Bungie: Yeah, Halo rocks. But lets not blow this game out of proportion. I mean, there's not much interaction with the environment. I think some God of War style puzzles and adventuring would make this a game that lived up to the hype, but otherwise it's all about shooting everything that moves. Original.
Otoh, I think right now Rare is way under rated. People have bashed them for so long and I bet when PDO ships it will look a LOT better, because when people first saw the Conker's remake it didn't look so hot, and now it looks better than most XBOX360 games. If PDO gets that treatment we'll have a treat of a game!
Retro - I liked MP and MP2E, but they're too damn slow. A group their size shouldn't take two years between projects.
Bungie - See above, except they're slower, I haven't liked their games, and they get far more praise.
Silcon Knights - Just as slow, except both Retro and Bungie are better. I blame IGN.
Rare - Overrated no longer. They've become a joke and everybody knows it.
Clover Studios - I like VJ (though it technically wasn't theirs), but the sequel was too much of the same. VJ DS and Viewtiful Dog don't do much for me.
As far as publishers go:
EA - Most of their games just average, but they regularly get 8's and 9's all over the place.
Rockstar - If it weren't for GTA3, nobody would give a damn about this publisher.
And jarrod, SSX is correct. You can be overrated before ever doing a thing. It's all undeserved praise, with expectations of future greatness. Also, this whole topic is juvenile.
Bungie - See above, except they're slower, I haven't liked their games, and they get far more praise.
Silcon Knights - Just as slow, except both Retro and Bungie are better. I blame IGN.
Rare - Overrated no longer. They've become a joke and everybody knows it.
Clover Studios - I like VJ (though it technically wasn't theirs), but the sequel was too much of the same. VJ DS and Viewtiful Dog don't do much for me.
As far as publishers go:
EA - Most of their games just average, but they regularly get 8's and 9's all over the place.
Rockstar - If it weren't for GTA3, nobody would give a damn about this publisher.
And jarrod, SSX is correct. You can be overrated before ever doing a thing. It's all undeserved praise, with expectations of future greatness. Also, this whole topic is juvenile.
Silicon Knights- Hasn't made anything good since the original Legacy of Kain
Bungie- Hasn't made anything good since Myth II.
Nintendo EAD- Hasn't made anything good since Yoshi's Island.
Square- Hasn't made anything good since FFX. In fact, FFX-2 was so bad, it made FFX a worse game.
Bungie- Hasn't made anything good since Myth II.
Nintendo EAD- Hasn't made anything good since Yoshi's Island.
Square- Hasn't made anything good since FFX. In fact, FFX-2 was so bad, it made FFX a worse game.
Amused_To_Death
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Did we just cover about every developer in the universe as being overrated yet? All this hate is so unbecoming of Gaffers!!!
Justin Bailey
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Titus?Amused_To_Death said:Did we just cover about every developer in the universe as being overrated yet? All this hate is so unbecoming of Gaffers!!!
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