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Flamebait Friday Debate: Most Overhyped, Undeserving Franchises Popular
   August 13th, 2010 clock image 10:30 am

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We all know what I’m on about here, right? As gamers, we are all aware of the hard hitters, the console sellers and the money makers in the industry.

There’s a ton of big names out there, some of them popular because they’re just so damn good, and others that remain on top thanks to a fanboy following that refuses to recognise their favorite franchises downfalls.

Is Halo God’s gift to online gaming, or just a worn out old useless shooter that lives on its fanboys alone? What about franchises like Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy? Are they really still keeping up with the new goods from the west? What about the time that we wait, is Gran Turismo 5 really, really worth the long waiting period (Starcraft 2 and Alan Wake fit into that category as well).

Dare I even mention games like World of Warcraft and Grand Theft Auto. Some say they are the best games ever, others think they are nothing but shallow time sinks that no one wants to waste hours of their lives on.

Your turn. I’ve named a few of the big names, but there are plenty more out there. Which franchises do you think are undeserving of their names’ fame and fortune.*cough*modern*cough*warfare2

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  • http://www.lazygamer.co.za Geoffrey Tim

    that’s all I’m saying – release a new game every two years – that’s a little more justified. Minor things can be updated via dlc for the intermediary year.

  • Bobby Kotick is a gaming conservative

    Never played MAG, and although it sounds awesome, I just don’t like the idea of games that are exclusively multiplayer. It took me ages to accept MMOs like WOW or to even play WOW (granted I enjoyed it for a while), but I reckon I’m just a gaming conservative. :sleeping:

  • lans

    gavin thats why ur an mtv gamer no? :angel:

  • west alabama dead beat

    Did not play XIII due to reviews and word of mouth, also I cannot believe they threw so much out that is tradition in FF (towns, MP, ATB, etc.). I beat Final Fantasy 1 through 10, they were some of the greatest games for their time (save for #2 for NES, it blew haaaarrd) so watching one of my most nostalgic and loved francises shat on itself makes me sad. Ever since they tacked on the number 11 to their halfass MMO(played it for a day, needless to say that day was wasted) they haven’t came close to the storytelling and gameplay of the older titles…. and the VII spinoffs (Dirge of Cerberus(PS2), Crisis Core (PSP)) are ridiculously inferior to their forefather almost to the point of blasphemy. Square, either rehire and return Sakaguchi to the direction of the series or plz put this dead horse to rest. As long as we still have Dragon Quest putting out awesomeness in JRPG form we will be alright, I promise. BTW the only Halo game that I can honestly say I feel was/is overrated is 2,all the rest were brilliant campaign-wise (especially ODST, short and sweet) and 3 is to me probably the best multiplayer this side of a PC. 2′s campaign was boring and overly drawn out.Oh yeah, off subject, Ratchet and Clank is a very underrated series. Loved Up Your Arsenal especially.

  • http://www.lazygamer.co.za Gavin Mannion

    What would I do without your wonderful observations :) real gamers = people who like GT and MGS, everyone else is a MTV gamer.

  • lans

    wow ur catch on quick, im sure you’ll make an excellent editor at You magazine

  • M@GE

    I think GTA4 was a bit too over-rated. San Andreas was much better….. If only they could make a San Andreas sequel with current gen graphics… :wub:

    Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars was really underhyped IMO…. One of the best of it’s kind.

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