I'm pretty sure this is a joke post, and as much as I like Destiny, it's still pretty funny.
Also, it's been a while since I've been on GAF, but isn't backseat modding also bannable?
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Once-hyped games that are now completely forgotten
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I'm pretty sure this is a joke post, and as much as I like Destiny, it's still pretty funny.
Also, it's been a while since I've been on GAF, but isn't backseat modding also bannable?
Really with that one? Just a few months ago EA had to print more copies of Skate 3 to meet demand and many people are hoping for a Skate 4.
Sure the first one isn't talked about often, but I find it hard to believe people have completely forgotten the first game in a series when they're buying the third or wishing for a fourth.
Nestunt
Member
It was not a statement but a question on failing to read OP as well as making a trolling proposition. I don't see it as armchair/back seat modding.
Furthermore, considering recent surge of "love to hate" Destiny, where people take every opportunity to shit on this game in almost any and every thread regardless if subject matter applies, prevents it from being taken as a joke post. (Holy ran on sentence!)
TreasureHunterG
Banned
Xbox was king in this department, many overhyped titles like Sudeki, Brute Force, Blinx, Breakdown, Amped, Full Spectrum Warrior, Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Gunvalkyrie, Toejam & Earl III, MechAssault, Steel Battalion, Otogi, among other that no one remembers this day.
Pac-Man Vs.was one of Nintendo's biggest busts in GCN days as it hyped as one of the biggest bets to promote it's GCN-GBA cable connection. Few actually play it. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was another one. It was the first and only Square Enix title for GCN after the reconciliation and had somewhat of an expectation due to this context, it crashed and burned.
But here's more:
The Getaway
007's EA games
Auto Modellista
Aggressive Inline
Dawn of Mana
Shadow of Rome
Rise to Honor
Rogue Galaxy
Dark Cloud 1
Jak series
Red Faction
Resident Evil 0
Winback
Turok series
PS2's Shinobi
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Manhunt
Dead to Rights
Enter the Matrix
The Suffering
Pac-Man Vs.was one of Nintendo's biggest busts in GCN days as it hyped as one of the biggest bets to promote it's GCN-GBA cable connection. Few actually play it. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles was another one. It was the first and only Square Enix title for GCN after the reconciliation and had somewhat of an expectation due to this context, it crashed and burned.
But here's more:
The Getaway
007's EA games
Auto Modellista
Aggressive Inline
Dawn of Mana
Shadow of Rome
Rise to Honor
Rogue Galaxy
Dark Cloud 1
Jak series
Red Faction
Resident Evil 0
Winback
Turok series
PS2's Shinobi
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Manhunt
Dead to Rights
Enter the Matrix
The Suffering
Robot Pants
Member
I think this wins
Castef
Banned
The Movies
Big E3 exposure, lots of press beforehand about its much talked about movie-making feature. But most user-created movies ended up either the same mix of action scenes repeated, or a bunch of talking heads. The gameplay itself was also required too much micro-management and never really caught on.
Yeah it's a great game.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
I just played titanfall. Game lived up to my expectations tbh. I do wish it was more popular and had better support for competitive league play though.
Diablohead
Member
It was already mentioned, but MAN I wish this game would have sold well or people had actually played it. I got it around release and played the shit out of it online and against bots. The gunplay combined well with the limited melee stuff and you could have the Mortal Kombat announcer and play as Raiden.
If only it hadn't come out in the one period in history when no one was making PC Ports. People would still be playing it today.
I loved this game, online play was great fun and felt fresh for it's time with a mix of 3rd person combat.
The story was a little simple and ended quick but it was more of a training tool then anything.
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LookAtMeGo
Member
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I don't know about anybody else but for me personally, I was hyped beyond belief for this game. I thought it was going to top Mortal Kombat. My friends and I were all talking about it.
It came out, we played it for like a week then I forgot about it until I read this thread.
QuantumZebra
Member
lol....
Dark Cloud 2 was pretty universally loved.
Really? I remember seeing the first one advertised a lot and previews everywhere, I didn't even know it had 2 more sequels. Maybe I'm not looking in the right places but I totally thought this genre fell off.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
These are all good answers.
Lys Skygge
Member
I don't know why...but I've always wanted to play Brute Force...I still do. I'm sure it's crap but it's just one of those games that I wanted to play but never got to.
GatticusFinch
Member
The Wii launch titles were hyped as fuck. This one I especially remember:
The Wii controller was going to revolutionize gun play and sword fighting like you are actually there! Of course it didn't work at all.
The Wii controller was going to revolutionize gun play and sword fighting like you are actually there! Of course it didn't work at all.
"This game is going to change MMOs!" I thought it would be the game that made me enjoy MMOs again.
wastedyears
Member
Was supposed to be the new Skies of Arcadia, nobody talks about it anymore
The less said, the better.
Wow, I've seen some dumb answers before but, wow...
Bog
Junior Ace
Onimusha
There were 5 of them, dude.
Great post. I'm still wishing for a Shadow of Rome remake. I'll take the suffering 3, too.
This was bragged about to death. It was hyped like it was supposed to be the second coming, and that it would revolutionize gaming as we know it. The killer app to end all killer apps. I'll never forget all that boasting.
That was hyped? I sure didn't see any.
That was hyped? I sure didn't see any.
Resistance the Fall of Man?
Resistance? It got 2 sequels, though.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Nah I enjoyed it it was the other game that died a terrible death
Edit: HAZE
Trigonometrize.
Member
Only other games were CoD 3 and Blazing Angels, but that was a flight combat game.
Unless you mean the Gundam game, but I just remember the trailer.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
HAZE 😂
Took me a while to find it it might not have been a launch one but was pretty close
Just like with Crytek now, the devs learned that graphics don't make a game good. Neither does hiring law suit happy popular actresses.
I missed all of that.
It was Nintendo's intended E3 showstopper...
I missed all of that.
It was two years after launch. Got delayed a whole bunch. Yeah, that game fell flat on its face heavy.
SMOK3Y
Generous Member
Ya see it was a yr or so after US Japan before PS3 launched here in AU I think so it seemed close enough and ya I bought it & it was a dud 😂
The Broken Ska Record
Member
I fell victim to this one. This game and the hype surrounding it is one of the main reasons I bought a PS3.
This, Final Fantasy XIII and MGS4 were the games that made me want to buy a PS3. :/
The scream of 256 players fighting at once. It was a complete load of baloney. the most you will ever see is 64 because of how massively divided the players are on the map. I literally tried to run to another section with other people. After 5+ minutes of straight running, I got sniped out in the open when I was almost there and sent all the way back to my starting base.
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