10 Games That Overpromised & Underdelivered

[@paradsecar]

Skull and Bones: all the promise of a “AAAA” game, all the fun of a mobile grind fest.

[@spurs_7798]

Skull and Bones didnt underachieve. Everybody with more than a single braincell knew it would be a shitshow. Its just as expected.

[@SomewhatSlightlyBored]

@@spurs_7798 The audience knew yes, but the subject is still the developer's word vs what they actually deliver. They may not have been fooling anyone, but that's because they were over promising.

[@invaderaries7364]

The only good thing that came out of Skull and Bones was its rendition of The Wellerman Sea Shanty

[@o0neill]

People don't understand that this is what "AAAA" means

[@BaconDanglers]

​@@spurs_7798considering they called it a AAAA game, even though people knew it wasn't going to be that sort of quality, they still extremely underdelivered the game. The promises were too much for scum like them.

[@JoshdaKnight]

Fable 2 was the first modern RPG video game I ever got my dad into. He shared the glory Heroes of Might and Magic III with me and I got to return the favor years later. For that, I will always be forever thankful to the Fable games.

[@JoshdaKnight]

Just fyi he fell in love with it because I showed him that you could kick chickens. He immediately began kicking them off the map during the childhood part of the story.

[@baldmenwin9591]

That ending choice was tough for me. Wow

[@JoshdaKnight]

@@baldmenwin9591 definitely let you know what kind of game you were playing lol

[@Plague_Angel]

I loved the fable games. At the time mu all time favourite game

[@acomingextinction]

TBH I think that's still the best Fable game overall.

[@TheGiggleMasterP]

For me it was Mario Party. They promised you'd have fun with your friends but they failed to mention friends weren't included!!

[@mashedpotatos3750]

Dad joke of the year.

[@tubensalat1453]

I hear you can lose friends playing it.

[@danmcdonald8285]

Mariopoly

[@RavensGohst]

True

[@RavensGohst]

​@tubensalat1453 you can 😂

[@TamvA]

It would be cool to see a video showing the reverse too: games that underpromised and overdelivered.

[@alternateaman]

Baldur's Gate 3 should be on this list for sure.

[@negx3933]

Guardians of the Galaxy

[@MAGAMAN]

@@alternateaman BG3 was garbage.

[@ItsMe94Z]

Sleeping Dogs for me

[@starscream6629]

Dying light Homeworld Borderlands Planet Coaster Jurassic World Evolution Mad Max Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare 2 Riftbreaker Robocop Synthetik Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed Deux Ex Human Revolution Days Gone Batman Arkham Asylum The Ascent Another Crab's treasure Dead Space Everspace 2

[@viggurumurthy5311]

Overpromising and underdelivering is the mantra of the industry these days. 10 games is not enough.

[@Faxie83]

Every new game is the next big thing...

[@captainhostile101]

we need at least 2 more parts of this

[@kamilkaymakc2589]

It's incredible that they didn't add No man's Sky and Cyberpunk 2077 to the list of overpromised and underdelivered games.

[@captainhostile101]

@@kamilkaymakc2589 both games redeemed themselves and delivered even more than what was promised, especially no mans sky

[@kamilkaymakc2589]

@@captainhostile101 I guess you don't really remember what they promised for cyberpunk because they didn't deliver shit, they just fixed their half baked game, now it's a working game but still far from the one that has been promised Watch crowbcat's video if you don't exactly know what I'm talking about.

[@CastleKnightAO]

Heard Star Citizen back when I was in Highschool and watched alot of videos about it. Now I'm married and had my first born 2 years into my marriage and the game is not even close to release yet. I hope my great grandkids will be able to play it.

[@FirestormX9]

Lmao 😂 if that's a true story it sure is one of the best for showcasing the insane delays on that game.

[@CastleKnightAO]

@@FirestormX9 yeah bro my son was born this year February only. lol

[@aleh3627]

Same, heard about it first year of college, now married and expecting a kid. Hope I will see a release before he graduates highschool.

[@OnMyLunchBreak07]

I witnessed the fall of the Roman empire and now work in McDonald's, and the game still isn't out.

[@KryyssTV]

At this rate the eventual credits will have the same person listed as both a development baby and a QA Tester working at the studio.

[@raybrown9962]

I was colored surprised that Anthem didn’t make the list 😮

[@gusgotter5280]

I’ve never color me surprised phrased this way and I got a chuckle out of it

[@Andi_G98]

Dude same

[@JadaKilla]

I was expecting cyberpunk to be number one but it wasn’t even on the list 😅

[@muppetmaster4eva]

Tbf he said games that underdelivered, not including ones that were outright horrible

[@MrSpartan993]

@@JadaKilla yeah wtf?

[@Roschach96]

00:21 Number 10 - Fable (Series) 02:20 Number 9 - Halo Infinite 03:57 Number 8 - STAR WARS™ Battlefront (2015) 05:26 Number 7 - Too Human 07:15 Number 6 - Starfield 08:38 Number 5 - Advent Rising 10:00 Number 4 - Battlefield 2042 11:39 Number 3 - Star Citizen 12:33 Number 2 - BRINK 13:31 Number 1 - Forspoken

[@FirestormX9]

LOL much thanks for this but you know they specifically choose to label it as "Number x" so as to motivate the audience to watch through the video and not just skip. You're kinda undoing their entire goal with that move 😂 but timestampers like yourself are the real legends of KZbin comment sections. 🙌🏻

[@redtokyo936]

We’re at the point where every KZbin video needs something like this available.

[@drumusic5665]

​@@redtokyo936everybody is tiktok pilled 13 minutes is to long for people to focus through

[@RayvenTheNight]

​@@FirestormX9 I think they do it like that to avoid spoilers for people that type that kinda thing very serious.

[@kingzach74]

@@FirestormX9 There have been videos of theirs that have shown the names of the games though so that isn't really true.

[@invaderaries7364]

Jake: Next up on number 6- Ad: OUR FUTURE IS THREATENED

[@taylorwatson5421]

MARINES.

[@techno_otaku]

I got that ad too xD

[@danielschmaderer]

I got that exact same ad too.

[@johnmiller8975]

had that ad too many times this week

[@bladedrummer3498]

I'm a 42yo fat guy, why are the marines advertising to me? What am I gonna do? Lol

[@doctorsam5771]

I find it kind of amazing that even with all his history of capping about his games, Todd and Bethesda actually delivered on Skyrim. In my opinion they actually overdelivered on every front. It's a shame that they couldn't find the same magic with Starfield

[@marducms]

IMO Skyrim didn't overdelevered in the story department. I don't remember their promises and the possibilities of choices, but when I played I've found mid at best.

[@sasmozza7019]

@@marducms In my opinion. Still way better then starfield but i do agree, The story was weak in skyrim.

[@HobiAI]

​@@marducmsWho needs story if you just restart the game after lv 40-50, trying different build 😂😂 "Hey you, you finally wake up."

[@TheTokki_686]

Oblivion had the best stories

[@gwoody4003]

Skyrim has the Far Cry 3 phenomenon about it. Nobody ever played a game like that before. It was novel. If you look at both objectively, they are pretty lame and redundant, and the gimmick has long since been overdone. But everyone who was there has this nostalgia for both games, and its tainted their ability to be objective about it. And so people say silly things like Skyrim was better than Starfield and Far Cry 3 is the best one. Lol

[@omarmainuddin7251]

Honorable mention: The Callisto Protocol

[@chonkyseal7164]

I think it was more overhyped than overpromised, but it would fit on the list.

[@omarmainuddin7251]

@@chonkyseal7164 it was overhyped, sure. But the die-hard Dead Space fan in me had hopes and it was middling overall. A few weeks later, lo-and-behold, Dead Space Remake and RE4. The podcast story series was pretty decent, and Gwendoline Christie would make a great playable character if the studio can pursue a followup.

[@tmac4666]

Did CP promise to be the next dead space? Or just over promise in general? I never played dead space but actually enjoyed CP.

[@omarmainuddin7251]

@@tmac4666 the creative director and senior game devs of Striking Distance Studios were the OG Visceral Games devs who released Dead Space in 2008 under EA. You should definitely play the Dead Space remake if you liked CP!

[@tmac4666]

@@omarmainuddin7251 I’m not sure why but I’ve been on a horror game kick lately so I’ll def check it out

[@dr.bherrin]

Cyberpunk 2077 should have been on this list. Fallout 76. Overwatch 2. Anthem. Spore. SimCity (2013). Cities Skyline 2. Godus. Daikatana. Aliens Colonial Marines. Saints Row. Dying Light 2. Kerbal Space Program 2. Diablo 4. Might N.9. Red Fall. Final Fantasy 14. Some of these did get better, but they all fit this topic. I agree with all the games listed here as well. Got your next 2 videos right there.

[@GregoryChew0921]

Dying light 2 was fun enough

[@DoTheAstralPlane]

tbh the tricky part of Cyberpunk is it's still argued what was actually promised. There were 'promises' that went viral about the game that were actually poor translations of Polish interviews posted to Reddit and then picked up by English gaming journalists. There's also the bits that youtubers and fans themselves fabricated, like a Fallout-style reputation system being in the game. There are parts that definitely were overpromised like realistic random NPCs with day/night cycles and routines, and of course base PS4 performance was an outright lie, but if you actually go back bullet point by bullet point about what was "overpromised/underdelivered" then it's not the same as what the other games on the list were about.

[@larkinh1]

Cyberpunk totally delivered. The rest of your list is solid though.

[@koolrocker12]

Have you played Cyberpunk recently? It’s amazing. Maybe it sucked at launch but after the updates it definitely delivered.

[@ryangosling3331]

@@GregoryChew0921 Compare the game to the e3 trailers

[@shreder75]

I loved the first battlefront. My buddy and I defected to that when all our buddies were locked into cod. It was just fun.

[@SC2arc88]

no galactic conquest, no sale... thats where i draw my hard line with any star wars battlefront game.

[@Harrison.DuRant]

It was my favorite MP game ever probably, but it still fell short of what a Battlefront game was. I would play that game to this day if the PC servers weren't a ghost town. The gunplay, graphics, and game modes were second to none. If it would have had a single player campaign and galactic conquest, it would have gone down as one of the greatest games of all time IMO.

[@shreder75]

@@Harrison.DuRant jetpack, bro. Nuff said

[@bernardoespanol3963]

As someone who got on the hype train for no mans sky pre release I am shocked it didn’t make the top 10. It was the first game that promised infinite possibilities through procedual generation and everything was blah

[@cybisz2883]

That's because, unlike other companies, Hello Games never stopped developing No Man's Sky. It's had everything that was promised for several years now and today it has so much more.

[@kingzach74]

No Man's Sky is likely the reason people were so disappointed in Starfield. It did actually make good on the promise of MASSIVE entire planets and galaxies you could explore. Sure it didn't live up to the hype initially, but the developers didn't give up. They put a lot into it to make it a much better game over time.

[@hoofhearted4]

dude, I loved Brink. First game I ever pre ordered. my buddy and I spent soo much time playing it. I platinumed it. Never got around to Dirty Bomb, but I did actually play Brink again for a bit last year and it was still a blast.

[@C_R_C12345]

I think about the Fable series similarly to Watch Dogs: if you didn’t know what was promised, then you’d be quite pleased with what was delivered.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Having worked on a project at Lionhead, I can tell you exactly why games from that studio overpromised, but I'm honestly not sure if I'd get sued or not.

[@Elwaves2925]

Just start your claim with "Allegedly....." 😁

[@ipods36]

Please do share

[@m1rrorshades]

Does it rhyme with Meter Polyneux?

[@schmutz1g]

I'd say mostly because Molyneux was a lying POS but thats just an educated guess.

[@UpperDarbyDetailing]

@@Elwaves2925or “in my opinion”

[@psyraxx88]

Anybody else notice how much the motion and character animations Forspoken were to InFamous games? Like, practically reskinned from that series?

[@han090]

One of the things that made me interested. That travesal was so fun!

[@aidensnow5017]

IDK how Fable is only #10... "you can plant an acorn and come back and boot the game up 10 years later and find a tree growing in it's place!" was more then bold on their part.

[@EatWave]

The Sims series, of all things, made good on that promise.

[@GoogleUser-wf7bn]

Starfield delivered exactly what they promised. We didn't realize until we played it that what they were promising was incredibly boring.

[@occupationalhazard]

Cyberpunk 2077. Yes, totally redeemed from the flawed launch, but if you look at the original promises, there are quite a few which are not even in the current version.

[@ZlothZloth]

Going by that, you would also have to put in No Man's Sky. It redeemed itself (and then some) eventually, but it took years.

[@mr.s9783]

Like your decisions actually mattering

[@Under2077]

It's not even on the list

[@Moloko_b]

Or even The Division ;)

[@imitenotbe]

yeah it's still a bad RPG and a mediocre action game. I'll never understand why CDPR gets the passes they do

[@pirateadam3686]

Hot take, but GTA V. Now, don't get me wrong, it is a fantastic game an almost every way. But it had so much potential that didn't go anywhere. You can see when they realised that GTA Online was a money printing machine and they just abandoned the base game. No DLC, and nothing from the online pushed over even. I've played it so much now that it is still fun, but I don't love it any more.

[@ErvBot31]

6 isn't going to be any better if idiots keep buying shark cards, I actually even liked the money grind at the start of online, being in a biker gang or whatever missions. Then they went overboard with pricing and j dropped the game

[@kvarinsunermidst2629]

No Man's Sky, Cyberpunk, and Dragon Age Inquisition come to mind for me.

[@anonymous_dot_com2326]

Especially Cyberpunk

[@TheNightman.]

NMS redeemed itself, Cyberpunk had on issues unless you were a dumbass playing on a toaster or on an inferior platform lastgen that should not have had the game in the first place

[@joegardner851]

@@TheNightman.I was on PS5 for Cyberpunk and it would crash every hour. I finally played it when it had the PS5 patch

[@Jonathan-jc4ef]

@@TheNightman.worst take ever, if it wasn't to be played on last gen then why did they sold it on it.

[@ZlothZloth]

Inquisition was fine. DA2 was just kinda meh, though. Coming after Origins, it looked terrible.

[@lyndonmarquis414]

It absolutely burns but you’re right about Fable. I loved the first Fable so much, though, even though it overpromised. It was beautiful and great to hear so many British regional accents in a game.

[@jscotthatcher380]

i really liked Advent Rising, beat it multiple times and still have it on a shelf.

[@sjsharp2007]

Yeash iliked Forspoken but I d oagree that i tcould hav ebeen better I have played it once and I d oplanon goin gback in and playing again as I haven' t played the DLC yet

[@littleaussierippa]

No Man's Sky, Skull And Bones, Cyberpunk 2077, Fallout 76, Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem. More games release broken and unfinished these days than ones that actually work.

[@jestrella89]

Oh man. I forgot about ME Andromeda. Should def be on this list.

[@GamerSam102R]

No Man's Sky is much better than it was early on. Think a lot of players left then and came back after some updates.

[@hibbardski]

Never stop calling out 343 😤

[@traeadams4738]

For real! It’s not that we don’t want and wouldn’t play a good Halo game it’s that 343 doesn’t seem to be able to deliver one

[@niveketihw1897]

I think Cyberpunk 2077, putting aside all of its bugs, wasn't really the type of game that was promised.

[@jestrella89]

Should have definitely been on this list. Doesn’t matter that they improved it, it wasn’t what was promised until like 3 months out.

[@DobbzTheCat]

brink was amazing sadly the servers at launch were fked and it never recovered :/ but i loved the movement and gun play

[@drumusic5665]

It did have fun movement and I logged 40 or so hours into the game with my cousin as we got it for .99 cents at gamestop. It definitely had other flaws but if the servers were fine it would of at least been able to be played online.

[@elvis1745]

I was not up to date on the promises made regarding Fable and kinda just came across it by chance years after it was released. Could not put that thing down! Literally played it all night and then went to university classes. Still one of my favourite games ever because it not only had loads of unique systems and options I had never seen before in a game, but also just such an awesome vibe to it! Would definitely recommend it to everyone who hasn´t played it yet

[@mikespike2099]

11:55 “… will not yuck your yum” 😮😅😅😅😅😅😅 where the hell did that come from!!!

[@ZCSilver]

Man, advent rising deserved a sequel. I loved it. From what I remember, it had a progression system where whatever you were doing is what leveled up and improved. Use a lot of telekinesis, than your telekinesis grow stronger with more abilities. Used guns a lot, you got faster at reloading, had less recoil, better aim, did more damage.

[@Mr.Knight007]

You forgot to mention cyberpunk2077. It has so much content that wasn't added to the game Loop, structures that were supposed to be within the game we're just sealed off 🚫

[@drumusic5665]

Facts but tbf the biggest problem with Cyberpunk to many people wasn't what it was missing and was more I can't play this game at all without bugs and crashes.

[@Mr.Knight007]

​​@@drumusic5665honestly cyberpunk really disappointed me there was so much that could have done by they decided not to do it cuz it was expensive And the worst part is they have no new game + mode Can somebody please explain to me why cyberpunk 2077 did not make #1

[@dabadoo7631]

this is the games industry, older players will realise allot of a games promise is marketing and hype, younger generations always get disappointed and angry until they realise this when they are older

[@MistaZULE]

@Mr.Knight007 i think it's not as bad as people say. Lots of things were invented by fans. Fans expected gta in a cyberpunk setting. The studio always said it would be a 1:1 of the ttrpg which is what we actually got. The bugs and poor performance on last gen co soles was a failure to realize they shouldn't have released and executive pressure to release before it was finished. Can you really name something (with quotes from the studio) that wasn't in the game? They promised cyberpunk the ttrpg in video game format and that's what was delivered.

[@Seussenshmirtz]

For all of Starfield's shortcomings, that ship builder is addictive

[@Estevan_Leyva]

This channel has saved me so much money!

[@TheKupko]

Battlefront was amazing, sure lack of content, but quality was exceptional.

[@SuperlexPlays]

*I started making videos because of you* Gameranx

[@KKomalShashank]

I started watching Gameranx because of Gameranx.

[@LG1ikLx]

With Starfield, I did enjoy the game. It didnt bother me that you could land on all the planets. My issue was, they didnt focus on the main cities enough. Like Atlantis was a city and then outside the city was empty. They should have been full game maps with loads of areas, buildings and stuff to explore and collect loot.

[@doumc3584]

I watched the Starfield planet surfaces and all I could think of was "No Man Sky launch vibes"...

[@itsalectime]

I for one, would like to see an Under promised and Over delivered video next

[@streetside2833]

I remember at one point Battlefield, Halo and CoD were the big 3 for years. Now it's Fortnite, CoD and probably Apex.

[@Andi_G98]

Battlefield bad company2, what was that halo reach/ODST era, and probably modern warfare 2 going into black ops

[@streetside2833]

@@Andi_G98 Good times

[@FirestormX9]

Mate it's just Fortnite. Those twitch streamers have ruined the entire genre by popularizing such an abomination.

[@synapse7274]

I dont know where youre getting CoD from. CoD hasnt reached "big three" number in years. Apex youre right about. The other one would probably be GTA.

[@streetside2833]

@@synapse7274 I'm talking about shooters and CoD has consistently been one of the most played multiplayer shooter game for decades now

[@blogue84]

Surprised Spore didn’t make this list

[@Lambretta_G]

Fun fact, they made this because they couldnt find 10 games that promised and delivered.

[@ajinkyajoshi751]

AHAHAHA This is so true for so many of their recent videos! What a shame!

[@JounLord1]

I'd probably love a list of games that met expectations if not exceeded them but yeah, not sure they could make a full list of that.

[@mr.s9783]

The OG MW2 was a blockbuster and everyone knew why.

[@Zeero1992]

There are a lot just not AAA titles.

[@RamblyBear]

For Starfield, being someone who wasn't a Bethesda fan, I out about 20 hours into Oblivion, and 20 into Fallout 3, and never touched Skyrim or Fallout 4, although I've seen plenty videos on them. Starfield was the first game they have released that I enjoyed thoroughly. Not a perfect game by any means, but there was so much to like. When all the noise came out around release of people comp raining about this and that, I remember going back to the announcement vids and the developer previews. My feeling is that they kind of delivered exactly what they promised, like right smack bang on the line of what they promised but not an inch further. And a lot of what people were disappointed by was really just the overhyping themselves and projecting things into the negative space of what was actually said. I had a blast with it, really looking forward to going back whenever shattered space DLC releases.

[@onesky8647]

People who just played Starfield like Fallout 4 in Space (main and side quests) had a blast. Those who focussed on the side content (exploration, base building, ship building) were disappointed because it was not fleshed out. Another case of trying to please everyone and not delivering.

[@Kianlewis445]

Great vid gameranx. You guys always deliver the best ❤

[@jordanslingluff287]

At first I liked Starfield. The fast traveling and load screens didnt bother me because I saw it as an improvement over playing like Elite. What I didnt expect was how much attachment and enjoyment I got from just walking place to place like a Skyrim or Fallout. In the end I think its still a decent game and im interested to see where it goes but I doubt it will ever suck me in like some of their other titles.

[@TheNightman.]

The games dead dogshit, bland grey sterilised paste

[@dynamicphotography_]

I enjoyed Starfield. I was aware of the flaws and still had a blast running through the faction quest lines. The main story was pretty bland though. The recent updates are really good. But, definitely need some more improvements. A lunar rover will really help.

[@nredsa]

give it some time. it's still in early access.

[@TheParagonIsDead]

I think the updates will help.

[@parsamiri5929]

can't believe Tommy tallarico wrote, directed and produced every game in this video.

[@iknowyounot88]

How in the hell is Cyberpunk 2077 not number one?!

[@dabadoo7631]

i think they know they need to make another 1000 videos on all the games that overpromised the older gamers will know this is how the games industry works, on allot of marketing and hype

[@iknowyounot88]

@@dabadoo7631 that's the truth.

[@Angelus_97]

Glad Brink was on the list. I remember looking forward to it for ages and being massively underwhelmed when I bought it at launch. Haze is another one I wish I’d never bought.

[@dabadoo7631]

so after these experiences have you learnt not to buy day one until more feedback from the reviewers

[@Aragorn7884]

I liked 'Advent Rising' 🤷

[@PandaGamingPodcast]

5:26 I really liked everything about Too Human, cool loot, good team mechanics, trippy Norse mythos mixed with a bit of truth.

[@danim5881]

This video under delivered by not having Falcon do it.

[@takoshihitsamaru4675]

To this day, Brink's trailers and visual aesthetic is some of the best design I've ever seen in gaming. Can you imagine if Brink's developers teamed up with DICE to make a Mirror's Edge game? Now, to be fair, I think both Mirror's Edge games nailed their visual design too. Wish we could get another some day.

[@seanmalloy0528]

You forgot "Cyberpunk 2077"(this launch was a disaster)

[@exmatilda982]

Wrong, CDPR redeemed themselves with the constant updates and the banger Phantom Liberty DLC

[@antonio460]

I’ve been watching gameranx for YEARS and I’m thinking now that Jake will always be blessed with a youthful look, the lucky bastard 😂

[@anubrakahn2970]

I love you guys. I'm glad you're finally seeing a big payday for your efforts. I'm sure you must have charged CDPR an arm and a leg to keep them out of the number 1 spot.

[@ElementX.]

Damn bro chill, I dont think Cyberpunk underdelivered , yes the game was buggy and not playable (for some ppl), but It was never lack luster of features. Whatever cyberpunk today's receive praises for was already day 1. It's just that everyone was blinded by hatred due to memes.

[@blinkq_530]

@@ElementX. tf you for some people it was buggy for everyone even anyone saying they had zero bugs was lying

[@richtherocket795]

I absolutely loved the first 2 Fables! It was so cool to be super good, then evil in the next playthrough, and see how much things changed!

[@soanthegreat]

Calling “Too Human” just okay is a huge overstatement. That game is atrocious

[@danielschmaderer]

I remember buying the game, playing it for like an hour, and being bored out of my mind and never touching it again. It was such a bad game. If an action game can’t hook you within an hour, then there’s a problem.

[@justinlast2lastharder749]

I quite enjoyed it. If you like Free Flow Combat Systems like in Arkham and Mordor, thank Too Human. The Graphics are still incredibly well done even up against modern standards. Story was interesting...but mainly, that First Cutscene is incredible and really grabs you.

[@michaellecuivre9445]

Man, Advent Rising was so slept on. I was all about it as a kid and I really wish they didn't abandon it because the lore was really cool. The game had its flaws but it was so unique at the time and had so much potential.

[@EuclideanAl]

-Overpromised and Underdelivered -Thumbnail shows Starfield Yeeep, that one checks out.

[@MightyManotaur22]

You could easily make like 10 more of these videos. Anthem, Marvel's Avengers, Rage 2, Mighty No. 9, Fallout 76, Mass Effect Andromeda, Mass Effect 3, The Callisto Protocol, and that's just from the past few years.

[@geordiejones5618]

Elden Ring and RDR2 are the only games I've played in the last 6 years where I feel like they truly couldn't have done more to give their fanbases games that were both huge and excellent. Shoutout Baldur's Gate 3 but I have yet to try it myself and probably won't until my son goes to preschool in 3ish years.

[@louisharkna9464]

Advent Rising has a VERY enthusiastic community. Years ago a co-worker was SO adamant about how amazing this game was that he GAVE me his copy of the game as well as his original Xbox so I could bear witness to it. Well worth the play! I thank dude to this day for the experience. Then again, I feel the same way about Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning..!

[@jsullivan2112]

I remember one friend who just ate up everything that Lionhead was spewing about Fable before it ever released, and I was just like "uh huh, yep, okay". And none of it ever happened just like I knew it wouldn't lmao.

[@dabadoo7631]

older gamers are a little wisers to this after being on the marketing hype train that is the games industry for many decades

[@sacredsock8031]

Comparing what I preordered to what i played on day of release then No Man's Sky is top of the list. To their credit, they have supported, updated and committed in the following years, but still. No Man's Sky

[@madhousenetwork]

Division 2 is not in this list?!

[@solidkwon]

How did that game under-deliver cause for me it soo exceeded my expectations

[@lexdavis030]

I'm surprised that No Mans Sky didn't make the list or cyberpunk. Granted those 2 have probably been dunked on enough over the years.

[@LPGamerOo]

I'm really surprised no man's sky didn't make this list.

[@The_Cadaver]

If I have to hear about NMS again, I'm going to chuck my guitar into the computer monitor.

[@TheFO3God]

I am surprised at the mention of Brink because so many people seem to have forgotten it, I guess it proves your point! I was one of the players that genuinely liked its unique spin. If it were released today it might've really took off.

[@kevingreen544]

I don’t understand the hate for Starfield. Loved that game.

[@Sinnafain46]

As someone who never really cared for journalism growing up i just focused on trailers and thats what hooked me. As a benefit i never heard anything about fable until i actually played them, they were so gooood and remain as one of my favorite series.

[@ChristianMartin-s2z]

Cyberpunk 2077

[@andrewwarren8887]

I was hoping Two Worlds would be on this list. They literally advertised it as the "oblivion killer". And then they had to send out an apology letter to people who bought it 😂

[@ruvanefriebus-cv6td]

The only thing I remember about fable is that heroine girl boss that looked like a trout

[@PlazDreamweaver]

😂💀

[@graviti4free]

Hope gameranx always deliver and never change

[@jeffers453]

OMG BRINK!!! I never thought yall would talk about this game. I remember some dude at GameStop hyping that game up and convinced me to pre-order. I played for 2-3 months and backed out. Loved the movement and character design and that was about it. I wasted 50-60 bucks lol.

[@Random101inter]

I hope Mass effect 4 delivers

[@Zero-c5v]

Finally! Someone who understands. Everyone keeps on saying that the next game will be Mass Effect 5 but we never got 4. The only ME games that exist are ME 1, ME2, ME3 and the legendary edition which is a remaster.

[@Lequint-Dickey_mining_co]

The devs are all activists... like the new dragon age they just came out and said it was inherently queer and the most lgbteieio game ever made.... mass effect 4 is going to be agenda filled slop

[@Random101inter]

​@@Zero-c5vOfc its mass effect 4 , Andromeda was like a spinoff in the same universe .

[@Zero-c5v]

@@SkylarTrahan Andromeda is a bad dream. It doesn't exist.

[@BlueBoxRevan]

I always thought it was really weird that in Fable, your character grows to be a really old man, but your sister stays the same age. I never liked that the character would go through ridiculous stages of age rapidly without any explanation

[@TechenZz]

Star Citizen absolutely deserves a place on this list. But people shouldn't be writing it off, the recent patches it's been getting are massive. The biggest feature is "server meshing" which finally allows them to scale up the player count exponentially.

[@cuteCheyenna89]

How did Haze not make this list? Definitely needs a part 2

[@yoyoyofool09]

Love me some Jake Baldino

[@harty3113]

Not sure how you can say starfield over promised when they told you from the very beginning most planets were gonna be lifeless and were pretty much only for resource collecting.

[@drumusic5665]

"The planets aren't just a backdrop you can actually go there" Meanwhile I'm crashing on the 3rd out of 5 loading screens needed to get there. They also said you would have complete freedom of choice which is a blatant lie. They restrict certain NPCs from being able to be ended, you can't do the main quests if you do to many evil things because every single main character will disapprove so you essentially are forced into being a good guy. Also purposely disceptive marketing is equally dishonest. Saying there are endless planets with endless possibilities is as much of a lie as anything There are a handful of maps that get regenerated with a handful of bases or outpost that get reused at nauseum to the point where you can go to 15 different planets to collect bounties and go through the same 15 abandoned research outpost with every item and enemy on the inside even being the exact same so you just memorize them. And then of course the many claims of indepth space travel that doesn't exist. I've logged well over 100 hours in this game and am currently on NG++ so I'm not a hater of this game, it's just remarkably mid as an RPG and if it wasn't for the janky ship builder and outpost builder I wouldn't be playing it still.

[@shoked99]

I love the first 3 Fable games. They were fun and immersive for me. Thanks.

[@charlesthoreson4162]

Cyberpuke should be no. 1 because it’s a giant load of no.2.

[@chriswilliams8159]

And to think people actually used to and still do compare Starfield with Cyberpunk 2077 just blows my mind.

[@5FmUke]

CyberScam 2077.

[@cincaicincai7847]

or CyberPunk'd 2077

[@SkylarTrahan]

Cyberflunked 2077

[@adrianaguilar96]

It's a good game....

[@mrshady6941]

CyberBug 2077

[@Lequint-Dickey_mining_co]

Cyberpunk is one of the best games that has came out in years... it launched messed up but today it's amazing

[@matheuscardoso6623]

Glad you brought Brink to the conversation. I remember its trailer almost frame by frame, and the thrill it gave me. I couldnt fucking wait to see it in action. And then... you guys know the rest.

[@paulnolan4971]

This is what I wanted. Thank you Gameranx for an uncompromising take on the genre ! Which once again elevated the discussion. BEEP BOOB ! lol STOP answering the bots !

[@joeromano6549]

I loved Fable. Didn't like the rest of the series, but I still have an xbox to play Fable the Lost Chapters. I didn't find it until it had been out for years so I had no hype and just stumbled into it. One of my favorite games.

[@petesmart1983]

Fable 2 was ok but fable 3 was terrible

[@jer103]

1. Video games are having to release sooner for the studio, publisher, and shareholders to make money. They just come out half baked, or unfinished, more often than not rather than push back the release date. 2. We live in the day of patches and updates. They are like we will release it broke and unfinished, but then fix it later...

[@Noazzark]

I oddly loved brink of the few times you could get a match, back during those days when you'd go into GameStop physically and look at the bargain bin and just grab a few games going strictly off the box and when you get back home and play those games, that a few of them were actually pretty good.

[@Dragonhunter041]

you guys make my day hope yours is going well and good job to the editors who don't get mentioned much you make this whole experience better keep up the good work

[@hiiipriest3277]

Advent Rising is one of gaming's most underappreciated gems. Right alongside the Breath Of Fire series, Kingdoms of Amalur, and MegaMan Legends 😭

[@justinsgarage1125]

Idk what Starfield could have been that would make everyone happy. They literally said “fallout in space”. If you think about it that’s exactly what it is. In fact, it’s more. In my opinion exploring planets and moons isn’t about them being fleshed out and teeming with life. There aren’t civilizations on every planet. some of them aren’t even habitable. You can still land on them and pick different spots - as many as you want. Sure, I guess it’d be nice to be able to fly around on each planet instead of just landing, but ultimately I don’t see the real value in that when you can quickly land in a new spot. Perhaps getting something like a sparrow in Destiny would be neat to quickly get around. There’s a ton of missions to do. Tons of weapons. Armor. Modifications. Base building. Manufacturing. Ship building. Space combat. Probably a ton that I’ve missed…there’s plenty there!

[@JuanDiegoCorreaQuintero-ss1pd]

No game can make everyone happy, but I assure you a lot more people would've been happier if Bethesda had hired a competent writer. Personally I don't think every game needs to have masterful writing, but Bethesda didn't even try with Starfield. The Constellation is an organization dedicated to discover things and uncover the mysteries of the universe, except this makes no sense at all because they haven't discovered anything or uncovered any mystery. If they haven't done anything of what the organization is set out to do then how can they stay afloat? That's just one example and it's not even the worst. I don't know about you but I find it hard to immerse myself in a world that makes no sense.

[@justinsgarage1125]

@@JuanDiegoCorreaQuintero-ss1pd that’s true. I like a game with a good story and writing as much as the next person but I also can play the game for everything else it has to offer. It’s probably why I get stuck doing everything else but completing the game. My OCD forces me do all side content before doing final missions. I have games I’ve never finished because of my curse lol

[@anonymousgamer4066]

Too Human: "This was a big game .... for them", "The idea sounded cool .... on paper" 🤣🤣

[@spammonkey5000]

I remember my friend hyping up Fable to me. He told me you could have a quest to go rescue a princess, but if you took too long, someone else would do it. Then, it all turned out to all be bogus.

[@JohnSmith-te1zd]

Saying BF2042 "turned around" is probably an overstatement.

[@DrVenture45]

As a Starfield player there is still that part of me that isn't entirely enthusiastic about any of the DLC, bells and whistles when apparent bugs are still in the game; case in point, adding the ability to create your own interior ship design, yet items still sink into surfaces. Regarding adding story content, it's great...but I think just enhancing gameplay such as landing and suddenly finding oneself under random attack instead of going to a location to trigger an encounter would have made exploration a bit more interesting. Even enemy ship encounters are a bit too few.

[@antoniomarbez3967]

Soooooo... in a nutshell: Overpromise + Underdeliver = XBox... Sounds so, so right!