But there was like zero hype for this game especially when they changed the visual presentation.
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Once-hyped games that are now completely forgotten
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DroneBrother
Banned
If it wasn't for that stupid enemy levelling/matchmaking system I would still be playing.
I don't hear anything about this game anymore
I just couldn't play if someone a higher level joined my level, I couldn't move out of cover!
LordRaptor
Member
There were a lot of gifs about Killzone Shadow Fall before anyone had played it.
Not so many mentions once they had.
Not so many mentions once they had.
Barry Burton
Member
As far as recent games go, it feels like Mirror's Edge: Catalyst really came and went. It fell off of my radar as soon as they said it was open-world, and I never ended up picking it up despite really liking the first game. But I never really noticed a whole heck of a lot of people talking about it when it came out, either.
Jaded Alyx
Member
There were a lot of gifs about Killzone Shadow Fall before anyone had played it.
Not so many mentions once they had.
Nintendo had nothing to do with Conker. Notice "Published by Rareware" ?
Didn't know it existed at all. Haha.
Spieler Eins
Member
"Published by Rareware". Pretty sure Nintendo bailed out of releasing that one back in the day.
Tavernacle12
Member
I swear this exact topic with the exact same OP example existed a few months ago. Or I'm losing my mind.
I'm going to go with 40 Winks, which I felt like had constant magazine ads saying it was 'Better than Mario 64' for years, and yet I never actually saw it come out (or ever get mentioned since).
I'm going to go with 40 Winks, which I felt like had constant magazine ads saying it was 'Better than Mario 64' for years, and yet I never actually saw it come out (or ever get mentioned since).
Rare published Jet Force Gemini themselves too.
doodledude
Neo Member
Lair for PS3
DeathbyCheerios
Member
Ordinaryundone
Member
The Last Guardian wasn't a let down, I rather liked the game, but I'll admit I was expecting more from something that had 10 years to follow up on Shadow of the Colossus. And for whatever reason I don't see it having that same level of cultural permutation that game had either.
It's ironic, if the game had never came out it would probably have more people talking about it.
It's ironic, if the game had never came out it would probably have more people talking about it.
Yeah the Twitch following for that game died after like 2 days lol.
Were people actually ever hyped for this game? Not sure but it's sure forgotten.
Man this game is underrated right here. sooo good.
Yeahhh this game dropped off pretty quick for me lol
FloweryMarston
Member
i don't think no man's sky or the last guardian will ever be forgotten.
NeoRaider
Member
Um... how??
Nintendo didn't even publish Conker, let alone develop it. Their first mature published game (I believe, unless someone wants to correct me) was Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem in 2002. Geist was the first Mature game they actually co-developed with n-Space, Inc. .
Tavernacle12
Member
ARMs still gets pretty frequent articles written about it, and I'm pretty sure it's first big tournament was a week or two ago.
I guess it's probably a bit early to say this, but it definitely will be the case in 6 months.
Jaded Alyx
Member
ARMS will be at Evo Japan. Bit early for this thread I think.
Barry Burton
Member
I believe that's correct, since Rare published Perfect Dark themselves too.
It can't get much deader than it already is.
https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Arms
Literally 21 viewers. The game is a month old.
For me, it's Brink. The hype surrounding this game, from the mechanics to the story itself, was hyped beyond belief. Websites hosting podcasts, several hype campaigns, and even a long ass video dedicated to the games lore/background story.
Flopped like a fish out the gate.
The fun game mechanics that were hyped..were dialed back significantly for launch. The main campaign, which was also hyped, was relegated to a mission to mission basis, with hardly any coherency/continuity that tied them together. Then there was the on-line...oh man! This glitch-fest put the nail in the coffin.
Although there were absolutely no memorable characters in the game (including ARK, if you want to consider that as the main character to a degree), lore-wise, the potential was there. Unfortunately, the game came out less than half-baked.
Honorable mention goes to Two-Worlds, you know, the so-called Elder Scrolls killer. What a dud that turned out to be. Although there was some funny dialogue like: "Farsooth, I seek the taint. Pray," Or something to that. Lol
EDIT: One more honorable mention, since this thread seems more retro than anything, I will throw Secret of the Stars for SNES. When hype through a magazine was done only through pictures and someone's worded opinion, this game was being compared to the likes of Final Fantasy IV and Secret of Mana!! I begged my parents to rent if for me, instead my dad buys it (big RPG fan who read the magazines as well and fell for the BS). What a smelly turd this game was. I blame this thread for recalling that game into the forefront of my mind!
Flopped like a fish out the gate.
The fun game mechanics that were hyped..were dialed back significantly for launch. The main campaign, which was also hyped, was relegated to a mission to mission basis, with hardly any coherency/continuity that tied them together. Then there was the on-line...oh man! This glitch-fest put the nail in the coffin.
Although there were absolutely no memorable characters in the game (including ARK, if you want to consider that as the main character to a degree), lore-wise, the potential was there. Unfortunately, the game came out less than half-baked.
Honorable mention goes to Two-Worlds, you know, the so-called Elder Scrolls killer. What a dud that turned out to be. Although there was some funny dialogue like: "Farsooth, I seek the taint. Pray," Or something to that. Lol
EDIT: One more honorable mention, since this thread seems more retro than anything, I will throw Secret of the Stars for SNES. When hype through a magazine was done only through pictures and someone's worded opinion, this game was being compared to the likes of Final Fantasy IV and Secret of Mana!! I begged my parents to rent if for me, instead my dad buys it (big RPG fan who read the magazines as well and fell for the BS). What a smelly turd this game was. I blame this thread for recalling that game into the forefront of my mind!
CharminUltra
Member
I certainly do, but I can't blame people if they don't.
sixteen-bit
Member
Shadow of Mordor
Diablohead
Member
It's still up and playable but no more support or updates, the change to F2P was the final straw for it.
Squarehard
Member
LordOfChaos
Member
A lot of the early PS3 games as ____ killers ended up pretty shitty, or tech demo-ey at best.
Diablohead
Member
This is a great video about rise of the robots, watched it a few months back and it covers a lot of ground about the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4udiQq5gpY
Diablohead
Member
This was the federation force of mario games.
NeoZeedeater
Member
Chakan: The Forever Man.
I remember that game getting a crazy amount of hype despite looking so mediocre even back then.
Ohhh good one. That game was everywhere for awhile. I kind of want to say Max Payne 3 although I personally thought that game was fantastic. Landed with a thud for many people though.
Raptomex
Member
I was. Bought it day one.
Were people actually ever hyped for this game? Not sure but it's sure forgotten.
Black & White. I remember reading about how that game would change video games forever (turned into a familiar pre-release refrain for Peter Molyneux games) and allow you to literally play God and alter any aspect of the game, creating a one of a kind experience.
The hype around this was just beyond what the game could ever realistically accomplish, and while it sold well, I think people soon realized this just wasn't the genre changing entry that it was being lauded as.
LordKasual
Banned
Jesus, the conversation around this game...
Jaded Alyx
Member
No? There's a reason people are hyped for the sequel.
Rockstar, as apparently they will be remastering it.
MisterR
Member
It won nearly every award at E3 the year it came out.