Bad is at least putting the onus on the game itself. Overrated always comes across as X person basically saying "people like this game too much, they shouldn't", which just sounds douchey as fuck.So if i simply say that a game is "bad" it's better?
You can replace "overrated" with "good", "bad" or whatever, no single word say anything about the game by itself, doing a crusade against a single word is meaningless. What you really want is people explaining their reasons.
I'd have to agree, although i certainly used that expression myself in the past
So if i simply say that a game is "bad" it's better?
You can replace "overrated" with "good", "bad" or whatever, no single word say anything about the game by itself, doing a crusade against a single word is meaningless. What you really want is people explaining their reasons.
To be honest I think it's quite dissonant.
I'm this close to suggest an auto-replace function for ResetEra that is inaugurated with filtering"overrated" and substituting it with "disliked by me".
I've stopped using it precisely because it's not good criticism and it accomplishes nothing in an actual discussion besides making fans of the game you're criticizing defensive. I hope it dies out like "epic" eventually did.
Eh, I agree that the word can be overused but it also can work if someone explains the basis behind it.
There's nothing wrong with labeling something "overrated," "generic," "uninspired," "overhyped" or whatever, so long as you actually put some thought and explanation into why you think it is that label.
I get people use it to feel superior to the masses that like something popular but what words should I use to quickly communicate if a game has universial critical praise but I don't agree? Like if someone asked me if they should buy Okami because they heard all the critical praise for it? I can just say "overrated" to quickly describe I think that the praise for that is too high for that game.
If we take the literal meaning of "overrated"(=it took a too high review score) then there are many examples of overrated games, GTA4 immediately comes to mind:Overrated/Underrated really just mean that you're an outlier. If the general population thinks X is a 9/10, but I think it's a 6/10, it just means that it didn't resonate with me. I would hesitate to use those terms, because most people usually conflate them with others being wrong for liking or disliking something.
can you show me where people said that their opinion is wrong/bad?Exactly. Besides when people do properly explain themselves as to why they think said game is overrated people still won't listen to them. Take that Witcher 3 thread for instance, the OP wasn't good but I saw other members post perfectly valid critiques on the issues they had with the game but people resorted to telling them their opinion were bad or they were playing the game wrong. If you want people to explain their reasonings for not liking something then others need to also be willing to listen and not just dismiss what someone else is saying simply because it's directed to your favorite game of the generation.
It's not criticism of the game. That is correct.It doesn't say anything about the game, it's not valid criticism
it only means that you can't stand that other people like something you don't.
I'd call what I've seen from Sonic Forces so far uninspired and see that as a pretty apt description. Would you disagree with that?I'd like to throw the terms 'generic' and 'uninspired' in here as well.
Most people that use them have no idea what they mean.
Example, couple people say X game is the game of all time. And I say I disagree and I think they're overrating the game because it doesn't even make my top 10 of games of all time.
i love oozeSince we're all naming our least favorite words, I'll join... "oozes"
can you show me where people said that their opinion is wrong/bad?
The best thing to do is not to recognize or engage with any person who uses that word to describe anything.
Are people this sensitive to discussion? I get that it's used a lot in shit posts, as are many other words, but feeling as though the game isn't for you and feeling the game is overrated are two different things.Just replace "overrated" with "not for me" the next time you feel compelled to say it and all will be good.