5 Ways to Tell a Game Won’t Live Up to Its Own Hype

Too Many Buzzwords

Marketing is a part of the game. It gets people excited and generates all of the hype that helps sell games when they finally release. A lot of the time, this is done by using certain words that make things sound really, really good. Explosive, stunning, game changing, innovative, awe-inspiring, and plenty more words you’ll hear tossed about.

If a company feels that they need to tell you all of these things rather than let a game speak for itself, that’s usually a telltale sign that things probably aren’t going to be as great as hype is dictating. Great games speak for themselves. You see the trailer and you see the actual gameplay, then you’re sold. Everything else is just a bonus.