7 Most Overrated Video Games Of 2021

2. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl

With Diamond & Pearl, Nintendo have officially overused a specific "game feel" that's been creaking and showing its age for over a decade now.

Hell, even back in the late 90s we were sick of buttoning through individual lines of text when in combat, teaching our pokemon moves in that "1... 2... poof!"-type way or just slugging through menus.

Ultimately though, Pokémon was a formula that sold, and sold ludicrously well, so where's the impetus to change?

Well, come Sword & Shield - the eighth generation of twin-games, no less, not counting additional re-releases over the years - and people had had enough. Having the franchise debut on Switch - yet still have largely the same pace as something from the original Game Boy - felt like the last straw.

Couple this with the fact Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee adapted Pokémon GO's catching system and ability to see creatures in the wild before acquiring, and the Diamond and Pearl re-releases feel practically prehistoric.

Yes, you can argue they're "faithful" to the originals, but when Pokémon Yellow's remake did make advancements - and Nintendo acknowledged these outdated ways by greenlighting the gameplay-upended Pokémon Arceus - 2021's re-releases were traditional to a fault.