15 Most Overrated Video Games Of The Decade (So Far)

10. L.A. Noire

A regular feature on any "So close, but so far"-type lists, Team Bondi and Rockstar's co-developed L.A. Noire could've been the turning point in interactive narratives - so solid and believable were its facial animations, it actually ended up bringing the entire project down around them.

See, in making sure cheek muscles and eye-twitches animate in an eerily lifelike manner, it drew attention to the otherwise 'gamey'-looking way characters' bodies would move, which is all to get away from diving straight into describing how godawful the interrogations were.

Basically, you were attempting to 'break' suspects you'd taken in by presenting them with conflicting evidence or statements at just the right time, but in practice these boiled down to either 1. Having multiple items that would do the trick, yet the game insisted on one, and 2. Having 'hero' Cole Phelps go from shouting the house down one minute to completely mild-mannered "Please... do go on" sentiments the next.

Naturally that didn't stop the games press lauding it as the second coming, as although yes the facial tech was revolutionary, when not put to best effect it'll be forever reconciled to the 'wasted opportunity' bin.