What are some games that you feel Era inflates their greatness?

[Deleted member 31923]

This was inspired by the thread about Metroid Dread needing to stand out to its modern peers. It was full of Hollow Knight fans suggesting that the Metroid franchise needs to prove something to even be in the same discussion at Hollow Knight. This would be like Michael Jordan returning to the league after his first retirement and hearing that he needed to prove himself to new players when many of those new players wouldn't be there without him. To me Hollow Knight is a game that Era inflates its greatness. Don't get me wrong, it received excellent reviews and sold over 3 million copies, it's not some niche title ignored by critics, but when many are calling it the greatest game of all time, I can't say I'm there.

What are some games that you feel Era inflates their greatness?

 

[Crushed]

the favorite game of whoever is reading this

 

[Dest]

Mario Odyssey

 

[DNAbro]

Your favorite game OP

 

[andymcc]

haha i knew what the topic was going to be about before clicking it.

 

[Vic20]

any of the yakuza games.

 

[Reckheim]

A very recent one is ratchet and clank rift apart, a very mediocre game imo.

 

[lost7]

Everything From

 

[alphacat]

13 Sentinels

 

[NESpowerhouse]

Bloodborne. Probably my 2nd favorite Souls game but not the Second Coming of Jesus

 

[purseowner]

The Witcher 3

 

[Indy in the Fridge]

Every single Kojima Production.

 

[chandoog]

Anything from Nintendo.

 

[scare_crow]

Bloodborne 😬

But this is really just another opinions thread. It's not like I think the people who adore that game aren't genuine. Different strokes.

 

[Deleted member 1102]

Bloodborne. Good god the obsession with that game is baffling, it's no more special than any Souls game yet it's treat like a deity around here.

 

[RecRoulette]

Pretty much every game that isn't multiplayer or on phones lmao

 

[Polyh3dron]

Anything from Sony.

 

[PowerBar]

/cast Barrier
Breath of the Wild

 

[paraxor]

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

 

[Weiss]

A game's "greatness" cannot be inflated because you're reading the subjective viewpoints of a single person, even if multiple individuals share that viewpoint.

Anyway it's Resident Evil 2 Remake because it's stank ass garbage.

 

[demosthenes]

any of the yakuza games.

Click to shrink...

This for me.

 

[Goldenroad]

Just Bloodborne. And I think it's a great game, but it's basically as good as any of their other games imo.

 

[BarryFishFinger]

Agree on Hollow Knight. It's fine but that's about it.

Also:
- Anything Kojima does
- Breath of the Wild

 

[Imran]

Any game someone I don't like enjoys.

 

[Lord Azrael]

None, my personal preferences have no bearing on consensus

 

[Weiss]

Any game someone I don't like enjoys.

Click to shrink...

but what if i like your favourite game

 

[MZZ]

Xenoblade 2 for the first year or so.

 

[Panicky Duck]

The Wonderful 101

 

[Catalyst]

Anything from Nintendo.

Click to shrink...

Anything from Sony.

Click to shrink...

The duality of man.

 

[the magical kitsune]

I don't like thing.

 

[Lari]

Bloodborne and The Last of Us Part 2 come immediately to mind.

Not that I think they're bad games at all, but I think they are overpraised here.

 

[aerie]

We really don't need threads that are just for hot takes and arguments.