Locke and I debate nonstop all the time on this.
In my opinion, the single most overrated game would have to be Xenogears for PSX. I just can't see why this gets so much praise, despite boring the hell out of you with it's 20 minute plus conversations that have no point to 'em. Here's a little rant I did a few months ago at a different board:
Xenogears is the slowest, most boring, and repetitive RPG I've played. I did a little rant about this on another message board one time:
To Manifest and Negative4:
I took the time to read the conversations and everything. I KNOW it takes the dialogue to tell the story. I appreciate a great storyline! The storyline is the most important part of an RPG! Chrono Cross and Phantasy Star IV have the best plots of the RPGs I've played.
Why do I bash Xenogears in that regard? Because it takes 5 - 10 minutes of senseless drivel just to get to the point! That and the damn character portraits fill up 1/4 of the conversation window, just makes the text go on longer. Also, they go on and on about something for four - six sentences, when it really could've and (should've) been told in only about two or three. I can understand having to have the lengthy conversations midway through, or towards the end of the game (as that's where all the plot's at), but to throw the player into them early on, when there is little to nothing of interest, it's just ridiculous.
To quote Jeromec's Xenogears review:
To quote Psycho Penguin a few times:
To quote Wutchaduntame:
Sure, it has the best battle system of any RPG I've ever played, and it has my preferred style of graphics. But when you factor the above in, the game just becomes a chore!
Xenogears is one of those games that you either love it, or you hate it.
In my opinion, the single most overrated game would have to be Xenogears for PSX. I just can't see why this gets so much praise, despite boring the hell out of you with it's 20 minute plus conversations that have no point to 'em. Here's a little rant I did a few months ago at a different board:
Xenogears is the slowest, most boring, and repetitive RPG I've played. I did a little rant about this on another message board one time:
To Manifest and Negative4:
I took the time to read the conversations and everything. I KNOW it takes the dialogue to tell the story. I appreciate a great storyline! The storyline is the most important part of an RPG! Chrono Cross and Phantasy Star IV have the best plots of the RPGs I've played.
Why do I bash Xenogears in that regard? Because it takes 5 - 10 minutes of senseless drivel just to get to the point! That and the damn character portraits fill up 1/4 of the conversation window, just makes the text go on longer. Also, they go on and on about something for four - six sentences, when it really could've and (should've) been told in only about two or three. I can understand having to have the lengthy conversations midway through, or towards the end of the game (as that's where all the plot's at), but to throw the player into them early on, when there is little to nothing of interest, it's just ridiculous.
To quote Jeromec's Xenogears review:
To quote Psycho Penguin a few times:
I feel the same way in this regard.
To quote Wutchaduntame:
Sure, it has the best battle system of any RPG I've ever played, and it has my preferred style of graphics. But when you factor the above in, the game just becomes a chore!
Xenogears is one of those games that you either love it, or you hate it.
:smash
