As much as youll never want to admit it, the hype in the run up to a games release is often much more enjoyable than the actual title itself. As you get wrapped up in the marketing for a game - potentially for years before it actually comes out - its real easy to get blinded by it; too enamoured to notice obvious warning signs that the new release youre looking forward to might not end up being as flawless as you want it to be. Many gamers are guilty of doing this very thing time and time again. In fact, personally Ive already thrown down money for upcoming games that I impulsively pre-ordered in an excited haze, only for sanity to come rushing back and the realisation they're probably going to disappoint me at release being an everlasting thought. Because as much as we try to ignore even the most obvious problems, the most hyped video games of the year have plenty of reasons why they could fail. Everyone knows that a single critical flaw can bring down a whole experience, and these titles have potential problems so large that, if worst comes to worst, they could absolutely ruin any gamer's respective enjoyment. So of course, while I hope I'm completely wrong about just about every entry on this list, its about time we sat down and set realistic expectations about the games were most looking forward to for the rest of 2015.
Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.