As with any form of consumption, subjective gaming experiences are often weighed against the initial expectations we have for them.<\/p>\n
Should our experience outweigh the expectation, or at the very least meet it, the game is\u2014nine times out of ten\u2014thought of as good.<\/p>\n
Every year, there are a few highly anticipated games we all expect to blow us away; should they fail to impress, we tend to call them over-hyped or a disappointment. 2016 is unlikely to be any different.<\/p>\n
The good news is there are a number of titles many will expect to suck and, instead, will rock our faces. But that’s not what this feature is about.<\/p>\n
These are the games we think won’t impress us as much as their marketing campaigns tell us they will. Not because we want them to be bad, but because our experience tells us otherwise.<\/p>\n
Hitman<\/em> might have been a fan favourite at one point, but over the past few months, we’ve been begun to worry about its inconsistent release plans and repeated delays.<\/p>\n Io Interactive first revealed the game in a season pass format, where gamers would purchase the initial release and get access to a set number of missions as a result.<\/p>\n If they wanted more, they would buy a certain edition of the game or a season pass, and the game would continue.<\/p>\n Io then scrapped this and, subsequently, has gone for an episodic release, where gamers would play the game via a series of episodes.<\/p>\n