does anyone really buy into the hype of games/consoles?

[eastyy]

i always see games/consoles hyped up for example the so called ps2 emotion engine or peter molyenuax with black and white and fable but does anyone really belive this stuff when they first hear it?

my fave example was john romero and daiktana they massivly hyped game that turned out to be rubbish and flopped alwasy makes me smile

[Wools]

Yes!

I brought into the hype of the Dreamcast, Xbox, Gamecube and the PlayStation 2.

I wasent let down either!

[chopemon]

yeah, i'm a total sucker for it

i love being caught up in the hype for stuff because at the back of my mind i know it will probably be mediocre and not as good as the hype so i can give into the hype but still not be too disappointed

[butchcvc]

after the dissapointment i felt from brothers in arms, yoshi's touch and go, wrestlemania for the xbox, killer 7 and wario ware touched this year, i aint gonna fall for any hype again!

(apart from future bemani titles!)

[Ady]

Hype often leaves me cold.

[Ostrog]

I do get caught up in the hype for some games,(such as Chibi Robo or We love Katamari) but all the talk of hardware and various bells and whistles doesn't phase me at all. Don't really care how powerful Console A is compared to System B or whatever.
I remember when the PS2 and Xbox came out, I looked at the games on the shelves and wasn't impressed. Back in the 16-bit days I'd see an ad for a Snes or Megadrive game (or a screenshot in a an Amiga mag) and I'd think "I want that!"
Come to think of it, the games I usually look forward to are rarely hyped up at all, like Chikyu Boeigun 2 or Taito Memories.

[eastyy]

FABLE annoyed me its a good game but nowhere near what i was expecting and what we was promised

[MikeRox]

cba with hype I used to get suckered right into it, but now I just assume everything is crap until proven decent no let downs that way.

[smokedog]

WTF are you saying!!!! You telling me the new PS3 is not gonna be more powerful the NASA super computer... I pity the fool who thinks Sony are liars!

[Crisp_Rapper]

Hype often leaves me cold.

^^

[importaku]

I only ever fell for hype once & it scarred me for life. Back on the N64 when southpark was released. There was all this buzz going around how it looked like a 3d version of the show & how it used all the original voices ect.

Got a copy & rushed home to play it. One of the crappest games i ever had the misfortune to play. From then on i only use my own judgement when buying a game. Magazine or site reviews have no bearing on wether i'll buy it as there have been many times where i have bought a game that was slated as total **** & found it to be really enjoyable & fun.

[eastyy]

I only ever fell for hype once & it scarred me for life. Back on the N64 when southpark was released. There was all this buzz going around how it looked like a 3d version of the show & how it used all the original voices ect.

Got a copy & rushed home to play it. One of the crappest games i ever had the misfortune to play. From then on i only use my own judgement when buying a game. Magazine or site reviews have no bearing on wether i'll buy it as there have been many times where i have bought a game that was slated as total **** & found it to be really enjoyable & fun.

in my earlier topic about how previews should give more of an opinion this is probably a good example.Did any previews of the south park game you saw give any indication that it might be a bit rubbish

[PeteBrant]

Hype of what games are like is often inaccurate. Hype regarding hardware is often far more reliable - Take the pre PS2 launch videos for example, again derided for not being real time on actual PS2 hardware, but surpassed in every respect.

What we saw at E3 for 360 and PS3 will eventually representative of what is achievable, and subsequently surpassed.

[MikeRox]

Yep coz the getaway really looked like CG rendered movie footage when u eventually played it. (PS2 tech demo) Jeez the console hype from Sony is worse than Games hype.

[PeteBrant]

Yep coz the getaway really looked like CG rendered movie footage when u eventually played it. (PS2 tech demo) Jeez the console hype from Sony is worse than Games hype.

Actually, if you dig out the videos from that E3 (2000 i think it was) you will be surprised.