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

@spurs_7798

21 күн бұрын

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

@SomewhatSlightlyBored

21 күн бұрын

@@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

21 күн бұрын

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

@o0neill

21 күн бұрын

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

@BaconDanglers

21 күн бұрын

​@@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.

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

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

That ending choice was tough for me. Wow

@JoshdaKnight

21 күн бұрын

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

@Plague_Angel

20 күн бұрын

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

@acomingextinction

20 күн бұрын

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

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

21 күн бұрын

Dad joke of the year.

@tubensalat1453

21 күн бұрын

I hear you can lose friends playing it.

@danmcdonald8285

21 күн бұрын

Mariopoly

@RavensSoTired4081

21 күн бұрын

True

@RavensSoTired4081

21 күн бұрын

​@tubensalat1453 you can 😂

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

@alternateaman

19 күн бұрын

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

@negx3933

18 күн бұрын

Guardians of the Galaxy

@MAGAMAN

18 күн бұрын

@@alternateaman BG3 was garbage.

@user-bd2iy8ny1f

16 күн бұрын

Sleeping Dogs for me

@starscream6629

15 күн бұрын

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

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

@Faxie83

21 күн бұрын

Every new game is the next big thing...

@captainhostile101

20 күн бұрын

we need at least 2 more parts of this

@kamilkaymakc2589

20 күн бұрын

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

@captainhostile101

20 күн бұрын

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

@kamilkaymakc2589

20 күн бұрын

@@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.

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

@gusgotter5280

21 күн бұрын

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

@Andi_G98

21 күн бұрын

Dude same

@JadaKilla

21 күн бұрын

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

@muppetmaster4eva

21 күн бұрын

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

@MrSpartan993

21 күн бұрын

@@JadaKilla yeah wtf?

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

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@aegyo9272

21 күн бұрын

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

@ICarry2Guns

21 күн бұрын

Oblivion had the best stories

@gwoody4003

21 күн бұрын

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@CastleKnightAO

20 күн бұрын

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

@aleh3627

20 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

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

@KryyssTV

19 күн бұрын

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.

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

18 күн бұрын

Dying light 2 was fun enough

@DoTheAstralPlane

7 күн бұрын

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.

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

@taylorwatson5421

21 күн бұрын

MARINES.

@techno_otaku

21 күн бұрын

I got that ad too xD

@danielschmaderer

21 күн бұрын

I got that exact same ad too.

@johnmiller8975

21 күн бұрын

had that ad too many times this week

@bladedrummer3498

21 күн бұрын

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

Honorable mention: The Callisto Protocol

@chonkyseal7164

21 күн бұрын

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

@omarmainuddin7251

21 күн бұрын

@@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

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

@@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

21 күн бұрын

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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 KZread comment sections. 🙌🏻

@redtokyo936

20 күн бұрын

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

@drumusic5665

20 күн бұрын

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

@RayvenTheNight

19 күн бұрын

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

@kingzach74

19 күн бұрын

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@Harrison.DuRant

20 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

@@Harrison.DuRant jetpack, bro. Nuff said

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

@anonymous_dot_com2326

21 күн бұрын

Especially Cyberpunk

@TheNightman.

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

@@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

21 күн бұрын

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

@ZlothZloth

21 күн бұрын

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

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

20 күн бұрын

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

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.

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

21 күн бұрын

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

19 күн бұрын

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.

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

Like your decisions actually mattering

@under2026

21 күн бұрын

It's not even on the list

@Moloko_b

21 күн бұрын

Or even The Division ;)

@imitenotbe

21 күн бұрын

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

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.

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

@sjsharp2007

21 күн бұрын

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

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

@jestrella89

20 күн бұрын

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.

Never stop calling out 343 😤

@traeadams4738

19 күн бұрын

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@ipods36

21 күн бұрын

Please do share

@m1rrorshades

21 күн бұрын

Does it rhyme with Meter Polyneux?

@schmutz1g

21 күн бұрын

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

@UpperDarbyDetailing

21 күн бұрын

@@Elwaves2925or “in my opinion”

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

@drumusic5665

20 күн бұрын

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

20 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

​​@@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

20 күн бұрын

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

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

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

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.

21 күн бұрын

The games dead dogshit, bland grey sterilised paste

@dynamicphotography_

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

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

This video under delivered by not having Falcon do it.

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...

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

20 күн бұрын

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

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

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@streetside2833

21 күн бұрын

@@Andi_G98 Good times

@FirestormX9

21 күн бұрын

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

@synapse7274

20 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

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

Great vid gameranx. You guys always deliver the best ❤

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

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

@dabadoo7631

20 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

@@dabadoo7631 that's the truth.

*I started making videos because of you* Gameranx

@KKomalShashank

21 күн бұрын

I started watching Gameranx because of Gameranx.

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.

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.

I liked 'Advent Rising' 🤷

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

20 күн бұрын

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

@GamerSam102R

9 күн бұрын

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.

This channel has saved me so much money!

I was never disappointed with Fable 1, or 2, 3 was a little underwhelming. I loved Fable 🎉 Edit- I know they overpromised but I never felt it under delivered that’s all I’m saying in the last 5+ years, maybe more, Starfield was the biggest letdown for me. I put a lot of hours into it, and there’s not much to remember or think “I really enjoyed that mission, I wanna replay it”

Surprised Spore didn’t make this list

Division 2 is not in this list?!

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.

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

@ajinkyajoshi751

21 күн бұрын

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

@JounLord1

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

The OG MW2 was a blockbuster and everyone knew why.

@Zeero1992

19 күн бұрын

There are a lot just not AAA titles.

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

@exmatilda982

20 күн бұрын

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

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.

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 😂

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

20 күн бұрын

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

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

@The_Cadaver

21 күн бұрын

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

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.

I'm surprised Mass Effect: Andromeda didn't make the list. It had so much potential. I still feel like there is a good game in there somewhere. But they abandoned it so quickly.

@arashimifune2853

21 күн бұрын

Surprisingly better than Dragon Age: Inquisition. At least the battle system was a step forward, not several steps back xd

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.

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

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

Cyberpunk 2077

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

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.

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.

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

@danielschmaderer

21 күн бұрын

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

20 күн бұрын

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.

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.

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

20 күн бұрын

Fable 2 was ok but fable 3 was terrible

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.

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

_Starfield announces content update with new area_ "Oh boy, more endless empty wasteland for you to spend 99% of your play time just walking!"

Love me some Jake Baldino

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.

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

I hope Mass effect 4 delivers

@user-wk7jk5of4f

21 күн бұрын

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

21 күн бұрын

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

@gyro-zeppeli6367

21 күн бұрын

​@@user-wk7jk5of4fOfc its mass effect 4 , Andromeda was like a spinoff in the same universe .

@SkylarTrahan

21 күн бұрын

@@gyro-zeppeli6367we don’t talk about andromeda! I’m hopeful for ME4 but I’m also a bit scared as well

@user-wk7jk5of4f

20 күн бұрын

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

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

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..!

Kerbal Space Program 2

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

20 күн бұрын

"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.

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

I’ve never played Starfield but I have played and loved Elite Dangerous. I can see why people think space sims are boring but I loved Elite Dangerous and Starfield just seems like ED part 2. I honestly can’t wait until it comes on PlayStation. I’ll get it for sure.

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

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.

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

My GF worked in electronics at target back when Fable was going to launch. She mentioned I was into RPG’s and he swore it was the most advanced, head turning game ever developed. He made it sounded like it was going to change games forever. Sooo much hype from that guy. I never bought it.

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.

CyberScam 2077.

@cincaicincai7847

21 күн бұрын

or CyberPunk'd 2077

@SkylarTrahan

21 күн бұрын

Cyberflunked 2077

@adrianaguilar96

21 күн бұрын

It's a good game....

@mrshady6941

21 күн бұрын

CyberBug 2077

@Lequint-Dickey_mining_co

21 күн бұрын

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

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

Hope gameranx always deliver and never change

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

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 !

Hearing Fable come up has reminded me of what has been shown and discussed with the upcoming Fable release. Now im a bit sad 😂. Gotta say you made a great list here.

Damn good video Jake

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.

Very surprised Skull & Bones wasn't at 1. I also expected No Man's Sky, but they did turn that into an awesome game with tons of great updates

Getting horns or a halo depending on your playstyle was awesome in the first Fable back in the day.

The thing I always remember about Brink is when G4 turned it into a verb for any parkour type thing.

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

I'm glad I didn't spend 10 years obsessing about every little detail surrounding Starfield because I knew little about it when it released, other than it was probably 'Skyrim in space', so I enjoyed every bloody minute of it. Great game. Didn't underdeliver for me but there were aspects I didn't enjoy too much/was disappointed in but I just went in to it hoping for more Bethesda goodness.

Kerbal space program 2 deserves a spot on this list

I remember me and a friend putting down $5 for a pre-order of Brink after we saw the cinematic trailer for it because it hyped us up. This was back when I was stupid and was easily swayed by trailers. Then it came out and I saw the reviews and gameplay. I never went to go pick up the game or even bothered to get my pre-order money back.