If we're going by the true meaning of "overrated", then Witcher 3 easily. Stuff like AC:S can't be truly overrated since the game was hated and ridiculed way before release.
Witcher 3, on the other hand, was hyped to no end but it doesn't quite deliver on many fronts IMO. It's touted as the best "RPG" ever yet has terrible levelling problems basically rendering the entire RPG premise of the game pointless. The exploration is unrewarding since most stuff you find you've already overlevelled by quite a margin. The animations are clunky and the UI is cluttered. The world is rather barren and sometimes looks like something from 2009, especially without SweetFX. I understand they might've bit a tad more than they could chew and had to give us cardboard foliage, water effects from 10 years ago and underwhelming lighting but showing a working title played by a bloke in front of a massive audience and then saying the game hasn't been downgraded because "you can't downgrade something that isn’t there" was a crap move from CDProjekt.
They've pulled the same stunt all the devs do, yet it's excused because it's CDProjekt. Just as you can't criticise the game without a bunch of people jumping at your throat because it's The Witcher. Still looks quite good, but nowhere near “teh best graphix eva”.
And why does a game praised so much for its writing have such a weak main storyline? It's completely overshadowed by the sidequests which still get boring over time as they become more and more predictable and, paired with levelling problems, simply unrewarding.
However, I really like the dialogues and I’m still enjoying my time with the game (haven’t played it for a while but I’ll definitely go back to it). Some elements about it are just plain impressive but other – not so much. It’s a good (definitely way above average) game but I’d be hard-pressed to find a better definition of overhyped among all the 2015 releases IMO. I much preferred the more compact nature of the Witcher 2 and its politics-driven plot was infinitely more interesting than the tired “save the woman and the world” trope we got in 3. Of course I genuinely understand why most people love the game but I also think my arguments are quite valid. I’m Polish and thus really happy the game’s been such an immense international success but, at the same time, I can’t overlook its glaring flaws in the light of all the hype surrounding it. I hope I won’t get ripped apart for this;p
I’d also mention MGSV but that game gets so much hate everywhere that I don’t feel I should. It’s superbly optimized, its graphics are consistently good and the stealth/gameplay mechanics are top-notch. On top of that, the amount of clever secrets, details and trademark Kojima quirks is mind boggling. People slate the game for being repetitive and having a weak story and I kinda agree. But then again, which game isn’t repetitive if you take a closer look? MGSV gives you so much weaponry and tactics you can use that I’m 54 hours in and still finding new things I can do. If you just use the same pistol over and over again and don’t experiment with the stuff you’re given then it’s bound to get repetitive a lot sooner. Even the most pointless things like the water pistol, posters or even a recording of a bloke struggling on the throne can be used to your advantage;p
It should’ve been better and I get the complaints but if this is Kojima at his worst, then I don’t mind all devs becoming the same.
There’s also Fallout 4 but I didn’t expect it to be brilliant so I guess I see it in a slightly different light. Had I anticipated perfection, I would’ve probably ended up equally disappointed as with The Witcher 3. All I know is that at 15 hours in I’ve barely touched the main quest and got hooked on building settlements, pimping out my power armor and exploring the map. The world feels more interesting and denser than The Witcher 3’s, exploration is more rewarding and combat is significantly better. Vanilla graphics are quite poor but it looks really good with custom textures and SweetFX. Can’t comment on the story yet since I’ve only done one storyline mission and a couple of sidequests so far. I’ve yet to see if it manages to hold my attention for longer.
Excuse the lengthy pontifications, brevity is hardly my forte
Then again, I post a lot less lately so I guess this evens things out
