There was soo much hype and expectations for Cyberpunk that when it released and didnt deliver ppl hated it and called it trash…now its considered one of the best games ever not just because they fixed all the bugs, etc. but now ppl focus on the story and the writing and how amazingly immersive it is. You can check the steam reviews and see how amazing this game is now compared to b4.
Same thing with Starfield, hyped the crap out of it, some people were expecting a No Man Sky (idk why it’s two complete different gaming companies) and whatever other expectations. They didnt deliver and ppl consider Starfield the worst game of the year. It’s most likely going to be just like all other Bethesda games on launch, crappy at first and just like Skyrim, the best modding game for years to come.
Baulder’s Gate 3 now…i never even heard of it until it came out and ppl started talking about it…none of my friends even knew about it or what D&D is about…no Hype, no expectations… nobody expected it to do as well as it did even the devs.
SO i think game devs should ignore trying to hype their games, its a waste of money, because aside from it giving ppl wrong expectations, ppl themselves also come up with unrealistic expectations. Just focus on making a great game and ppl who love it, will love it and play it and those that dont just find another game to play. You cant please everybody and i think hype fools ppl into thinking they should like this when the game may just not be for them.
Won’t happen if you don’t hype yourself.
Also, expectations are always rewarding from consistent result oriented releases from well established devs known for their work.
Even if marketing reaches one person that otherwise wouldn’t have heard of their product, then they’ll consider it a win.
BG3 was a runaway hit so it’s no wonder why you heard of it. Now, if it wasn’t as popular what are the chances of you having heard of it? Exactly how popular does something have to be to reach everyone’s awareness, and how reliable is it to depend on a game’s popularity to market itself?
Marketing is going to continue to hedge their bets and advertise/hype their games.
Good news is everyone’s expectations are their own responsibility. No matter what you’re told, you always have the option to question it and form your own opinion.
Wrong, overhyping a game and and announcing them way to early kills some games. Like what happened with Starfield.
I was hyped for years and my expectations were sky high for elden ring. They met my expectations and I’ve put thousands of hours into that masterpiece
You’re wrong. Hype and expectations didn’t kill Cyberpunk. That was the management at CDPR that decided to release the game in a broken state and try to cover that up that horseshit for that sweet pre-order money.
A good game is still a good game. Regardless of hype, expectations or what you had to pay for it.
Cyberpunk 2077 isn’t considered “one of the best games ever”, it is considered a good game now. Perhaps a really good game but not “one of the bests ever”
Baldur’s Gate THREE had two games before it, we fans of RPGs were eagerly awaiting it, considering how good the first two already were.
I was hyped for Baldur Gates 3 months before its release !
It’s really weird af when people shift the blame on players rather than corporations.
If the hype behind cyberpunk or starfield was not “rewarded” it’s first and foremost because publishers dropped the ball and made an underwhelming/broken game.
I was hyped for RDR2, BG3, Ace Combat 7, Armored Core 6, Breath of the wild,…and never disappointed, not even a little.
I like video game, if an announcement pleases me I will be hyped, I am hyped for Dragon Dogma 2 and hyped for a promised trailer for GTA 6, so what…if they are bad, where’s my fault ? Liking video games ?
It’s got fuck all to do with hype, people want a game that fucking WORKS.
You’re completely wrong about Cyberpunk. People weren’t mad because they concocted expectations out of nowhere, CDPR was actively advertising features right up until release that didn’t end up being in the game.
That isn’t hype, that’s CDPR outright lying.
So why have opinions on it changed? Because CDPR has spent the entire time since release not only fixing and putting in features that they promised, but they revamped all of the skill trees.
I disagree. For example Elden Ring was overhyped as fuck, yet the game is still considered amazing and won a ton of awards. It’s not the players’ fault they overhype the game, it’s the corporations’ fault they overpromise and don’t deliver. Games like Elden Ring that deliver exactly what they promised are cherished. Cyberpunk didn’t deliver what it promised at the beginning, neither did Starfield and No Mans Sky is notorious for misadvertising.
People who think Cyberpunk is one of the best games ever just because it got a new lick of paint were people who 100% bought into the hype.
Very popular opinion: extreme over hype by fan boys, critics and the devs themselves destroy games long before we even see gameplay footage.
I like the old days. A trailer drops then the game comes out. I hate roadmaps and all that crap the devs give to the public to appease people. People think they know everything about game development but most people who like this stuff have no idea what it means.