Most overrated and underrated games

[Stick'o ram]

Over:
WOW
FF's
Call of Duty's (Don't know about the newest though)
BF 2142

Under:
Warcraft III
SupCom
Freelancer
Empire at War

I think games that ARE overrated but ARE good l(like Battlefront 2 just one off my head) shouldn't be knocked down just because their popular. WOW is just a large RPG with numerous crash problems and real life zombies playing. Final Fantasy's are boring NOW because their are others with much better gameplay then them. All Call of Dutys suck, and BF 2142 sucks because the gameplay has deterated, basically online only, and to me the graphics look worse than the ones off of Battlefield 2. Warcraft III and Starcrafts are both gems that people today still play, they have a big community behind them that are constally releasing new maps. Freelancer is one of the few good Space Simulations/Combat today, its graphics aren't to bad either for being almost five years old. Empire at War (SW) is also pretty good if you play the galatic conquest however very few people actually play it and those that do aren't willing to learn how to play outside of the box.

 

[SxEAJ]

I'll probably have people with pitch forks and torches chasing me through the countryside, but IMO the #1 gaming franchise that is the MOST OVERRATED in the history of gaming is: The Diablo Series.

There, I said it! Talk about a snooze festzzzzzzz... After picking up Diablo 2 and its add on pack I quickly realized that even at bargain bin prices I was ripped off. I forced myself to finish it because I spent my $ even though I was bored to tears more times than I can count.

* End of rant *

HOW COULD YOU! THE DIABLO SERIES IS ONE OF THE BEST FRANCHIZES EVER MADE! NEW STYLE OF GAME PLAY, INTERESTING DEMONS, MAYBE NOT THE BEST GRAPHICS, BUT THE STORY BEHIND IT ALL WAS SHAKESSPEAR! DIABLO FRANCHIZE IS THE BEST, SO GOOD IT COULD NEVER BE OVERRATED! (lol at the so good it could never be over rated, but this game is damn good.) HOW DO YOU SAY THOUGHS WORD! YOU ARE A EVIL PERSON CORRUPTED IN THE SOUL!!!!:evil:

 

[arbpotatoes]

The halo series is great, but all that hype did it in. People expected far more than bungie could provide.

Just a couple:

Overrated:
WOW

Underrated:
Deus Ex: Invisible War

deus ex has to be one of the best FPS's out there. It's a 'smart' shooter, not straight foward, there's many different ways to play the game and so many different strategies.

 

[skitzo_zac]

Underrated:
Deus Ex: Invisible War

IMO: The only reason is Underrated is because it had the reputation of the orignal Deus Ex to live up to. I mean If you forget that its a sequel to Deus Ex, its really good game. Then you remember its a sequel and remember the original and suddenly its not that good. (just my opinion people)

But then there are those who think that Deus Ex is overrated, I just cant comprehend such thoughts.

 

[mopar man]

I now have to add a little game called "Nox" to my underrated. Because it is a whole lot like Diablo, and came out at approximately the same time, a lot of people don't know about it. It is fun, has a great storyline (3, actually), and is very, very fun.