No, you're just being obtuse. People say it to mean that the game is shit, and the comment you just quoted is a perfect example. We still see plenty of people who hate criticism of entertainment because they see it extending to themselves, don't add to that please.CaitSeith said:
And the 2D models rotating to try and make it look 3D... Every temple had topless women... Maps sometimes wouldnt generate properly... breaking quests with realising it...pookie101 said:
This reminds me of when I did some research on the first 1st person shooter with both on-foot and vehicles (some guy was saying it was Halo; I had a good laugh and then did some research)Ezekiel said:
Actually I find some of these games age better than many newer ones. Basically though it's the ones with fixed cameras that do the best. Legend of Mana still looks beautiful to me. Despite there being a much newer remake, Oddworld still looks great. Even Wild ARMs, Lunar, Suikoden, and all of those age very well, but this is largely due to them not being 3D or at least not completely (battles are in Wild ARMs) though even some with more 3D look nice like Jade Cocoon (granted it's pre-rendered backgrounds with 3D sprites).Johnny Novgorod said:
I still maintain that WBC2 is the best strategy game ever made. For all it's flaws I go back to it yearly at least.Callate said:
The only reason a game is called overrated is because he doesn't like it to be popular. The game's quality is secondary; it could be good, mediocre or bad. That's irrelevant, because if the game wasn't popular, if people didn't praise it, it wouldn't be overrated anymore (even if the game itself didn't change)Nazulu said:
No, you're putting words in their mouth, they mostly say it to mean average or shit. Of course it is used only for popular games, but all it means is it isn't as great as it was made out to be. It really is no different, and I really can't understand why you are trying to make it so.CaitSeith said:
Yes, both shit and overrated don't say much about the game. But overrated imply a lot of people praise the game more than they should. It takes an external factor (other people) to criticise the game. In some sense it's similar to games not aging well: an external factor (development of better visuals, more responsive controls, better level design, better gameplay, better story, etc.) pushed up the quality standards so far up that the game can't hold its place in the scale. But at least aging compares against other games for criticism. Overrated criticise the game based mainly on other people's opinions.Nazulu said:
I reckon you're reading too much into it mate. I guarantee you most just mean the game isn't as good as the scores say, being a word for just that. And even if someone is actually using it to criticise the people instead, do you really think they're gonna give a shit about what you think of them? Don't go around dictating peoples choice of words, because it won't get you far and your assumptions are wrong.CaitSeith said:
Gotta second this. If I truly loved a game, I can still enjoy it nearly as much now. And as far as standards are concerned... yeah there were games that were "I just didn't know better" but in a lot of ways the pitiful state of modern gaming has actually lowered standards in some categories. Making me able to appreciate retro gaming the superior in many ways classics even more sometimes.Ezekiel said:
It's more someone saying ******, and you calling them racist for saying it when it should only be about the context. Your personal grievance with the word just makes you look sensitive. It's a really pointless crusade your on, but whatever. If you must.CaitSeith said:
