5 role-playing games that never lived up to the hype

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Role-playing games have always been a fantastic subgenre of video games, offering varied narratives, explorations, and tons of playtime that are otherwise not common in other genres. While 2023 is shaping up to be a great year for RPGs and video games, multiple role-playing title releases over the past few years have been less than ideal from their envisioned marketing.

From the recent Gotham Knights to the disastrous Mass Effect Andromeda, this article will list five of the most infamous RPGs that could never reach their claimed heights of critical acclaim despite receiving several gameplay and content patches later on.

Disclaimer: This article is subjective and reflects the writer’s opinions.

Ghostwire: Tokyo, which is 2022’s flagship title from Tango Frameworks and Bethesda Studios, was an interesting RPG title set in modern Tokyo. Players explore a supernaturally infested Tokyo as they take part in unique first-person combat and unravel the mysteries of the game world.

Despite its intriguing backdrop and gorgeous visuals, Ghostwire: Tokyo failed to captivate the masses in lieu of its clunky combat and storytelling fumbles that kept it from being the truly immersive role-playing game experience it set out to be. However, despite its shortcomings, it is still one of the decent games to pick up on sale.

The second entry in the Dark Souls franchise and also hailed as one of the most eagerly anticipated sequels, Dark Souls 2 never quite managed to live up to the expectations laid by its predecessor. Players expected a lot from the title, and FromSoftware could not deliver at the time due to the troubled development.

The game suffers from weaker lore, floaty controls, and unbalanced difficulty that put it off for many eager