Wall Street Journal's "Unsung" Gems Include GT5, GoWIII
See Full ImageIt's always important to pay respect to those titles that don't have the benefit of a widely recognized franchise name.
For our Game of the Year Awards, we have two separate categories for the titles that fell under the shadow of Call of Duty, Halo, Final Fantasy, etc. The "Most Overlooked" and the "Most Underrated;" pertaining to those games the critics liked but went unnoticed by the fans and the games unfairly deemed mediocre by the critics. And it seems The Wall Street Journal has a similar list. This one appears to include titles that the mainstream populace might miss as most all hardcore gamers are quite familiar with the likes of Gran Turismo 5 and Mass Effect 2. Those of us who consider gaming to be our primary hobby might think it strange that God of War III is on such a list, as it was lauded by critics and sold quite well for an exclusive title. However, it remains true that the majority of those who indulge in interactive entertainment are casual partakers...and hence, the necessity of such lists.
With the Journal's super wide readership, this sort of promotion may allow the best of the best - not just the best of the biggest - to become household names. Might take a while, of course, but it's still nice to see.
Tags: unsung games, underrated games, games industry, wall street journal
1/10/2011 10:24:34 AM Ben Dutka
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Comments (14 posts)
rogers71
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 1:34:13 PM
So you mean to tell me that I will have to do races over and over just to get to level 40? Not really liking that aspect of the game. They could have done a better job with that one. Anyone else feel this way?
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Underdog15
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 2:18:56 PM
I meant unnoticed by critics. (Referring to the mid-80's average at metacritic) I'm actually pretty aware of it's sales. :)
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ABUrabad
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 3:09:20 PM
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Snaaaake
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 11:27:04 AM
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Oxvial
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 2:50:03 PM
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Oxvial
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 2:50:18 PM
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tes37
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 11:34:58 AM
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maxpontiac
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 11:48:20 AM
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However, I know a lot of GT5 players who enjoy the WSJ.
Go figure.
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Alienange
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 11:59:33 AM
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WorldEndsWithMe
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 2:14:47 PM
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ABUrabad
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 2:57:05 PM
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dont care really about online eliments , all friends on my PSN are into one of both games really COD or GT5 there is nearly no one I can think about have ever played both games at his PSN account.
Im glad also to hear that neutral people when comes to gaming really appreciate Sony's work as all players in real does, A lot of gaming site online are not being fare to Sony's hard work this year ,
these web sites keep loving games with a lot of online action with a lot of mindless shooting with no care about any Offline story work , most of these games they like nearly lack all kinds of offline story elements .
and beside that , these same gaming websites, they keep unfair to all games with a great offline experience
GOD OF WAR
GRAN TURISMO 5
SINGULARITY
BIO-SHOCK 2
and a lot more
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ABUrabad
Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 3:02:46 PM
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Underdog15
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Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 10:53:50 AM