03-30-2013, 10:12 AM
(03-30-2013, 04:54 AM)Zac Wrote: People are so quick to call out CoD for being overrated, but based on the comments here, it seems to be mostly disliked.Indeed. The only reason why I put Minecraft in my list was 1) It was a joke. 2) I actually forgot what my 5th game was supposed to be, but I was too lazy to actually edit it.
I agree that CoD (specifically the MW games) is overrated in the mainstream, but it's funny that the backlash has made it underrated in smaller social circles.
Also it's pretty silly to call Minecraft overrated. A lot of people like it for various reasons, but Minecraft doesn't really have a negative impact on the gaming industry like CoD or Angry Birds. There's really nothing like it either and it stands on it's own merits, unlike other popular games that are popular for the sake of being popular.
It seems to me that the people who say Minecraft is overrated, really haven't played it much. Take Terraria for example. I downloaded the trial on Wednesday and thought it was a pretty fun metroidvania with a little mix of Minecraft in it. I asked my friend to try it, and as soon as she got into the game she said "I don't like it. I don't like 2D side scrollers, and that's why I don't like the mario games." So I asked her to actually try it and all she did was dig straight down.