Most overated/underated games

[Dreddz]

To me the most overated is Grand Theft Auto
Most underated is ICO
What do you think ?

[Necronopticous]

Overrated: Final Fantasy VII
Underrated: [Final Fantasy I, Final Fantasy VII) U (Final Fantasy VII, Positive Infinity]

[Dr.K]

Overrated - My good friend 'Tomb Raider' and GTA: San Andreas (I found GTA3 a much bigger leap in terms of progress)
Underrated - Felony 11-79, Wargames : DefCon 1, Diablo (maybe), Total Annihilation, Fallout (big time)

[Dreddz]

Tomb Raiders lost its hype now to me but I highly despise the game

[Apollo]

Most overrated:GTA series
Most underrated:Metroid series

[Erdrick Holmes]

Overrated
Grand Theft Auto (most overrated crap ever made)
Mortal Kombat
Spinter Cell
XIII
Anything made by Ubi Soft
Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy X-2
Rainbow Six games
Soul Caliber series

Underrated:
Phantasy Star II and IV
Phantasy Star Online
Halo 2 (Yes, this game is underrated)
Final Fantasy VIII
Xenogears
Suikoden series
King of Fighters
Street Fighter Alpha series
Guilty Gear series (thanks alot, Sony asses)
SNK Vs Capcom: SVC Chaos
Virtua Fighter 4
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Any of the Sega Dreamcast games

[Sepho]

Overrated:
Games I dislike.

Underrated:
Games I love.

It's such a subjective argument that it's almost bunk, and I've gone through this too many times.

[DMKA]

How is it FFX-2 overrated? I say it's underrated, because so many people say it sucks after playing it for 5 minutes, when it's actually a fun game if you give it time.

Overrated:
GTA: Vice City
GTA: San Andreas
Kingdom Hearts
Halo
Halo 2
Suikoden II (I haven't played it but there's no way any game is that good)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Diablo II
Metroid Prime

Underrated:
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy X-2
Xenogears
Parasite Eve

[Dreddz]

Overrated

Final Fantasy X-2


thought everyone hated this game ?

[Maxico]

Underrated:

Shenmue
Z.O.E
Timesplitters

[Dreddz]

Underrated:
Timesplitters

In the UK Timesplitters isnt underated. Its more Overated to me

[strawberryman]

Overrated
FF VII
FF X-2 (I gave it until the end of the game, DMKA. I still hated it.)
GTA series

Underrated
FFI
FFV
FFVI
FFVIII
FFIX (I actually quite liked it.)
Dark Cloud 2

that's all I can think of right at the moment.

[Erdrick Holmes]

The reason why I think Halo 2 is underrated is because alot of the people say it's too far worse then Halo 1. I think it's much better, I love how they gave it a new storyline.

[Flamethrower]

Overrated: Tomb Raider

Underrated: Grand Theft Auto series (or at least underrated on this forum ;) )

[Erdrick Holmes]

Overrated: Tomb Raider

Underrated: Grand Theft Auto series (or at least underrated on this forum ;) )


On this forum only, go to any other gaming forum saying GTA sucks, you'll get 12 year old newbie typers on your case.

"omg u dont lik gta u mst not like games lol gta iz kewl bcos u can run ovr hos and steal cars and put in cheets to not run out uv bullets or die lol"

[Flamethrower]

Yes, but that is true with any game. As long as the game is popular, there will always be a swarm of annoying people bashing you for not liking it. 12 year olds shouldn't be playing GTA anyway.

[Lionx]

Thats cuz most of us are mature :x

Most overrated games are FFVII, DiabloII, Halo2, Halo, Soul Calibur2(maybe its just me), Zelda: WW(it was good but not THAT good..), and GTA...along with most of the Warcraft series including WoW.

Underrated games are FFXI(seriously), KoF and SF series, Metroid, Xenogears, Perfect Dark, and FFIX.

[Lord Chainsaw]

Damn... I know I shouldn't be doing something like this, but screw it. I'm doing it anyways.

Games whose worth I don't quite feel match up with the amount of praise they receive:

Golden Sun
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
Metroid Prime
Secret of Mana
Final Fantasy III
Final Fantasy VI
Suikoden I
Dragon Warrior VII
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Although this might flat out have just been personal preference)
Mega Man 2
DDR
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Resident Evil
Devil May Cry
Breath of Fire III


Now for some games that I feel don't get the credit they deserve, or simply got passed up by the vast majority of the population:

Secret of Evermore
Vagrant Story
Breath of Fire II
Actraiser II
Soulblazer
Illusion of Gaia
Dragon View
The Final Fantasy Legend
Final Fantasy Legend II
SaGa Frontier
Legend of Mana
Chocobo's Dungeon II
Wizards & Warriors
Demon's Crest
Mega Man X4
Legend of the Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64)
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue
Crystalis

Well that felt good to get off my chest, although it isn't going to do anybody any good.

[Meat Puppet]

Most overrated:
Halo

Most underrated:
spaz monkey in space

[XxSephirothxX]

I'll say that I absolutely love Halo 2, and play it more than I should, but I still believe it's overrated. It's hailed as the best FPS ever by many people, but it's nothing revolutionary--it's just designed very well.
I don't know if saying these games are "underrated," especially, but Eternal Darkness and Mario Kart: Double Dash are both incredibly fun titles that don't often get much attention. There are tons of other games I could comment on, but this'll do.

[Raistlin]

Overrated: Final Fantasy as a whole EDIT: with the exception of FFT

Underrated: Suikoden, Lunar, most other RPG series outside of FF. EDIT: FFT

[Luc]

Overrated: All FF's

Underrated: Suikoden, Shadow Hearts, Lunar, Legend of Legaia

[Erdrick Holmes]

Raist, don't forget FFT. That game is HARSHLY ignored.

[YukiKiro]

overrated i'd have to say halo. put socom 2 and killzone together and viola, halo.

underrated i'd have to say metal gear ac!d and the dynasty warriors saga. as far as ac!d goes, maybe they don't want to use their brains more or maybe they're low on strategy... same with dynasty warriors only its real time and fast paced.

[Swordicanus]

overrated/GTA&FIFA series
don't really know many underrated games it's down to personal taste

[Destination0]

overrated: FFVII
Underrated: FFT, Xenogears, Chrono cross, suikoden

[Chibi Angel]

I think the GTA games are overrated my personal opinion is that they never should have been made.
Underrated I think FF8
I go to alot of Final fantasy sites that complain about how 8 sucks I know the junctioning is different and takes a little getting used to but the game itself and the storyline were awesome.

[RSL]

Underrated: GTA series. These games are so fun it's hard to believe no one likes them.

[MecaKane]

Only hippy dorks on RPG forums don't like GTA.
The other 90% of the world appreciate it for the neverending super fun romp it is.

[Jebus]

Overrated: Final Fantasy series

Underrated: Suikoden series

[Flamethrower]

RSL and MecaKane speak the truth.

Another game I would add to the overrated list is Mario Sunshine. That game is so horrible.

[Dreddz]

Mario Sunshine aint that bad but I know alot of people that hate it

[Odaisé Gaelach]

Overrated: Tomb Raider, Driver.
Underrated: Wipeout.

[Chris]

Overrated: Metal Gear Solid

Underrated: Beyond Good & Evil

["Satyricon"]

Overated: Counter strike

Underated: legend of legaia and legaia2

[GooeyToast]

Most underated is ICO

Exactly. That game went so long without anybody picking it up, and now the're making a semi-sequal to it because it gained popularity as it aged.

Some other underrated games of mine:

Castlevania SOTN (best 2-D action side-scroller ever!! the soundtrack rocks!!)
Beyond Good & Evil (why did nobody buy this!!!!!)
Final Fantasy 9 (one of the best in the series, but the least mentioned. :( )
EarthBound (one of the most original rpg's ever)
MegaMan X (awesome side scroller.)
Chrono Cross (good after you get into it)
Illusion of Gaia (great for its time)
Vagrant Story (beautiful work of art)

As for most overated, my following are shown below:

Halo, Halo 2 (good, but not THAT good)
Prince of Persia (just my personal opinion)
Doom 3 (Although beautiful, nothing new)
FF Series (it didn't used to be, but now it is.)
Resident Evil 1-3 (4 really is great though)
Splinter Cell (cleraly influenced by MGS)
Mortal Kombat (how much longer can this series last?)

And as for FF7, it definetly was hiped up and overrated, but it is still one of the best games ever made. :)

[Shoeberto]

Only hippy dorks on RPG forums don't like GTA.
The other 90% of the world appreciate it for the neverending super fun romp it is.
No joke. I think the people who look down on it really haven't seen how much depth there is, especially in San Adreas.

Overrated: Halo. The fanboys just won't shut the hell up about it, either.
Underrated: Zelda: Wind Waker, though most of the bashing aimed at it come from its graphics.

[Psychotic]

Only hippy dorks on RPG forums don't like GTA.
The other 90% of the world appreciate it for the neverending super fun romp it is.Well said.

Overrated: MMORPG games.
Underrated: FFX-2. Most people look down their noses at it as they didn't like FFX and they think it's just "Hey let's show off some cleavage to sell a game!" but it's actually not a bad FF.

[Buccura]

Over-rated:
1: Halo 2
2: Halo
3: Final Fantasy VII
4: Fable
5: Kingdom Hearts

Under-rated:
1: System Shock 2
2: Beyond Good and Evil
3: Thief II: The Metal Age
4: Shenmue
5: Thief III: Deadly Shadows

[blackchocobo9999]

Overrated= Gta san andreas DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT CONTAINS, EVERY POSIBLE OVERATED THING YOU COULD THINK OF
Underrated= Rayman HE WALKS ALONG A NICE FLOWERY SCENE AWWWW

[Erdrick Holmes]

I'd also like to point out how underrated EVERYTHING made by Sega is. In fact, I think everything Sega makes is either rated just fine or underrated. (Down with Mario, biatches)

[MecaKane]

I'd also like to point out how underrated EVERYTHING made by Sega is. In fact, I think everything Sega makes is either rated just fine or underrated. (Down with Mario, biatches)
So everything made by sega is underrated? And also everything made by sega is underrated or rated fine? Oh and also you'd like to act noncomformist(which is what all the cool kids do) and rebelious by saying Mario is bad completly out of the blue?
Just so everyone has your post completly understood.

[Rengori]

Overrated: Halo 2

Underrated: Secret of Mana (none of my friends heard of it when I asked them)

[Markus. D]

overated: final fantasy 7,8,9,10.
underated: dmc2, ffx2, LOD.

[omnitarian]

The only game I find really overrated is Secret of Mana. (blasphemy!)

There's lots of underrated games I like, though. Jet Force Gemini, Game Boy Camera, Kuru Kuru Kururin, Warioware: Twisted, Baten Kaitos, Tactics Ogre: Knight of Lodis...