Hyping up a video game is normal. It's the publisher's job to handle the marketing and release of the game. The better they are at handling that end, the more likely they will recoup the money they invested towards the development of the game. Unfortunately, publishers tend to overdo their job, overselling the game so that it commands the audience's attention to drive sales.
The result of this is a long list of overhyped games that failed to meet expectations. Games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Marvel's Avengers have both become poster children of how to disappoint fans by overpromising and underdelivering.
With that said, not every overhyped game, well, sucks. Some overhyped titles do actually end up living up to expectations.
Below are 10 of the best overhyped games that actually lived up to the hype.
Crysis
There's a reason why the phrase, "Can it run Crysis?", is still alive decades after the first Crysis game was released in 2007.
The first Crysis game was essentially marketed as a benchmarketing tool in video game form. It was a showcase for what the bleeding edge technology of the time was capable of on the PC. When it launched, it led to numerous gamers upgrading their video cards just so that they can see just how good Crysis was at its best.