What Game Did You Expect to Be Amazing but Wasn't?

[Josh93]

Overhype is probably the real villain behind a lot of these disappointments. A perfectly decent game can get labelled a failure because people expected it to change gaming forever.

The internet also creates a strange cycle where everyone builds excitement together, then everyone builds disappointment together.

Sometimes the best approach is going in with fewer expectations and letting the game surprise you. Easier said than done when trailers are designed to make everyone lose their minds.

[Weary Inlet]

Aliens: Colonial Marines was a major letdown. The franchise had such a strong atmosphere to build from, but the final result felt like it missed the entire point of what made the films special.

A good licence can help a game, but it cannot replace good design.

That said, it is always interesting looking back at failed games because you can see where the ideas were there, they just never came together.

[Pilgrim]

Diablo 4 was a strange one because it launched with a lot of polish but still disappointed some players. The core combat felt good, but people expected more depth and variety over the long term.

It shows that disappointment is not always about broken games. Sometimes a game works perfectly but still does not satisfy the audience it attracted.

High expectations are a dangerous boss fight that cannot be defeated with better graphics alone.

[Solid Brett]

Kingdom Hearts 3 comes to mind. Fans waited years and built up so many expectations that the actual release had an impossible job.

There were fantastic moments, but some people felt the story pacing and structure did not match what they had imagined.

Waiting a decade for anything is risky because your excitement keeps improving the game in your head.