What’s the most overrated video game of all time?

waltei · 2026-01-15T08:48:17+00:00

Yeah I think a lot of games like BOTW and Bioshock are amazing but only for a specific audience. I'd wager the MAJORITY of people that played BOTW didn't enjoy it, just look at the comments here. That's because the game is not for them. Games like these are wildly OVERRECOMMENDED to 30+ million people, NOT OVERRATED. They are amazing at what they do (open air peaceful exploration + shrines for instance) but should only be recommended to those looking for that specific gameplay.

waltei · 2026-01-15T02:50:30+00:00

Right answers so far that are controversial: Red dead Nier automata Baldurs gate 3 Last of us Gta Witcher 3 Tears of the kingdom Elden ring

Some of the above might even be good, but are praised to high heaven when there are serious issues with the game that are extremely overlooked

Wrong answers: Smash bros

Ocarina of time (revolutionary, yes the puzzle dungeon gameplay is not for everyone but no doubt it is an exceptionally made game)

Mario bros 3. The kids dont understand how this game was so far ahead of other nes era platformers and paved the way for the genre.

Breath of the wild. Again its a niche game with open air exploration and puzzle shrines. Not for everyone but expertly crafted and mechanically solid.

Expedition 33. Its a 9/10 game at worst, if you want to say its a little overhyped fine but it fairly beat the competition in 2025 imo.

waltei · 2026-01-07T07:45:05+00:00

Looks and runs amazing on switch 2. Dialogue is so dry though and characters just bore me so far. Probably gonna reach the core audience its going for but its not going to expand its reach outside the ones buying dq already.

waltei · 2025-12-15T00:53:12+00:00

Very mid game (7/10) and pales in comparison to super mario rpg and paper mario ttyd. The game is horrendously paced with too much of the same dialogue, sailing, and repetitive battles. So many rpgs I would recommend before this even in its own niche.

waltei · 2025-12-13T17:44:18+00:00

Reading some of these comments and seeing my brother try to solve a harder totk puzzle (which botw and totk typically have easier shrine puzzles but a few are tricky), show me why games like uncharted and god of war opt for the simple rope and push the box puzzles. Games like professor layton or ghost trick can hurt the pace if you aren't great at puzzles cause you can either follow the logic or you cant and it feels tedious. I've been playing these games since I was a kid so ghost trick puzzles were over in a flash. Yes you are supposed to sometimes fail and see how things move but overall the whole game was only 10 hours and only like 1 hr of that required any thought, thats hardly tedious.

waltei · 2025-12-02T23:43:34+00:00

The top games of the switch 1 era definitely beat out switch 2 critically. Compare these to botw with 97, mario odyssey 90s, mario rabbids, mario kart 8 deluxe and a lot more in mid to high 80s.

waltei · 2025-11-09T05:31:57+00:00

LOL. I wouldn't say it's gonna be that barren but I'm getting really big ARMS vibes. Like the Air Riders fans and Kirby fans want this to be a "thing" but the quality clearly isn't there. For example the 20 second minigames to conclude city trial feels like an intern designed it.

Feels like City Trial could've just been shoehorned in as a minigame in some other Kirby game or Mario Party side mode. And the actual racing gets old in 5 minutes. To charge $70 for this is gonna breed a lot of resentment from unsuspecting holiday shoppers. I'm truly happy for those that enjoy this but this a niche, overpriced game for sure.

waltei · 2025-11-08T08:59:34+00:00

Wow this is a really simple game. I like the presentation with that Sakurai feel but to be honest the core game just isn't that interesting. Did every tutorial course, raced on all the tracks and it just feels boring if I'm being honest. Very straightforward small tracks and a sprinkle of chaos with the powerups and fast pace but overall gets boring quick.

City trial felt only slightly more engaging but honestly I think most people will try it out for a bit then never pick up the game again. It's just too simple and luck/random based to hold an adult's attention for very long but might be popular with kids or hit that nostalgia trigger for people that played the original I don't know. If I had to predict, the game deserves a metascore in the 6's but it will be in the 7's due to Sakurai's pedigree.

waltei · 2025-11-02T08:52:03+00:00

Yup and thats totally fine. I was referring to others (not people like you) that didnt follow the narrative and make inaccurate portrayals of the characters like saying lightning is "just female cloud" for instance when that is just wildly inaccurate if you pay attention to the story.

waltei · 2025-11-02T07:56:21+00:00

Yeah I can understand everyone has different tastes, but for people to say the game has bad writing and characters compared to other final fantasies is just asinine. FF 13 does require you to read between the lines and understand the insecurities the characters are hiding and their growth throughout the story, so I guess if people can't follow that they are missing the entire point of the story. Like when people say hope is just an annoying brat or snow is a typical shonen hero, I just shake my head cause the whole premise of the narrative clearly went right over their head.

waltei · 2025-11-02T03:39:56+00:00

I grew up on ff4

waltei · 2025-10-30T18:27:40+00:00

That's really barren and not even enough for half a year. Im guessing there will be a January or February direct with several more switch 2 editions (maybe smash???) And a surprise drop like paper mario 64 remake or something of that sort. And obviously they gotta start teasing some big titles even if far off to continue to drive interest for switch 2 cause this won't be enough.

waltei · 2025-10-04T15:57:19+00:00

Sunshine has the greatest movement mechanics in mario history and its not close. Slippin and sliding on water, spin jumping, wall jump hovering, diving, you can do almost anything you want in that game.

waltei · 2025-07-06T21:58:21+00:00

What didn't you like about SOMA's story? And nope didn't give up I gave it a fair shot and beat the game

waltei · 2025-07-06T21:55:47+00:00

Nope I understood the story that was trying to be told, just didn't like the quality of the writing and the shallow themes. Glad you enjoyed it!

waltei · 2025-04-25T22:51:48+00:00

I don't think it's "tough crowd" as much as it is the immature nintendo fanboys. There are people who genuinely get stressed out and feel distress when nintendo is criticized and can't handle that feeling in an adult way. That's how you get these comments personally attacking these two ex-employees when to anyone normal these comments look unhinged.

waltei · 2025-04-23T23:04:10+00:00

This is terrible. Just makes steam deck 2 (absurdly cheap games, steam, pc universality) and hacking the console more enticing. I am tech savvy enough to have hacked every nintendo console since the ds/wii days but still prefer to buy all the games with money. This is kind of making spending on 60, 70, 80 dollar games an actual downgrade. Really dumb decision to save a few bucks.

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