Game Titles That Lie
Have you ever run into a title that's just plain inaccurate? So have I! Here's a few examples of publishers and developers lying to you.
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not if you're playing it on a 2ds!
standing in for various 3ds ports of 2d games, including but not limited to kid icarus, sonic the hedgehog and xevious.
standing in for various 3ds ports of 2d games, including but not limited to kid icarus, sonic the hedgehog and xevious.
it's not very amazing
actually the 15th game in the battlefield series.
it ends
standing in for all games with infinite in the title. too much of the same joke gets boring after a while
standing in for all games with infinite in the title. too much of the same joke gets boring after a while
actually the third game in the bravely series.
the title translates to "super rapid fire" - rapid fire is not an option the game provides.
featuring souls that are, in fact, bright.
no death that smiles, nor smiles that cause death.
will not last an eternity.
named after its 22 playable characters, there are actually 5 unlockable characters which brings the total to 27
more like game logos that lie.
this game isn't korean enough to deserve the 먼지 text in its logo, is it?
this game isn't korean enough to deserve the 먼지 text in its logo, is it?
actually the fifth game in the fallout series.
haha, doesn't this number make it look like they skipped a lot of numbered games?
expect a fair amount of these throughout this list. hopefully i won't add any more than there are now
expect a fair amount of these throughout this list. hopefully i won't add any more than there are now
was clearly not the final doom.
was clearly not the final fantasy.
no offense, but if you're a chinese game, wouldn't it be more accurate for you to be called yuanshen impact?
i'd respect you more if you were, tbh
i'd respect you more if you were, tbh
it's not available on the first instalment in the xbox family of consoles
although he does take demons out of hell, he doesn't actually take any ownership over hell itself
may i propose girltaker as an alternate title? or demontaker?
may i propose girltaker as an alternate title? or demontaker?
actually, it is the second game, so it IS the right number!
does not take place in a house.
This is Nana erasure!
heh, finite discovery
kane and lynch are not dead men
that is not how you read 魂
more like killer9
actually the third game in the kingdom hearts series.
actually the twelvth game in the kingdom hearts series.
the planet is named popstar
neither does kirby claim any ownership to dream land, nor is he actually the entirety of dream land
but he was in dream land the entire time until magolor took him to halcandra? is this title referring to the very end of the game? i don't think so, so it belongs here
it's an incomplete saga - perhaps deliberately so (GodOfMediocrity)
more like lego 2/3rds of the hobbit (GodOfMediocrity)
okay, but what's this got to do with british civil rights?
actually the ninth game in the mario kart series.
actually the tenth game in the mario kart series.
if it were his factory, he wouldn't be working at the assembly lines
considering mega man wily wars is canon, mega man 1~3 happened twice as separate, chronologically distinct adventures. if we count them as new numbered entries, should this not be the tenth mega man entry in the series?
this is rockman & forte erasure! actually the tenth game in the classic mega man series, unless... (see mega man 7)
not anymore! added as a stand-in for "[series] online" games that are defunct
metal gear solid snake eater does not feature metal gear nor solid snake. naked snake does eat snakes, but who eats naked snake?
wouldn't this be mission one?
from a completely separate series from mobile light force 1; there are absolutely zero connections between the two games.
there is no mr. gimmick to be found anywhere in this game - the game is named after the gimmicks found within the levels
this title aged terribly.
actually the third game in the new super mario bros. series.
there was never a sequel or rerelease, so it is safe to say that mr domino has been stopped
only if you're bad at the game?
not actually the 256th... oh, never mind.
not actually the second entry in the pac-man series.
actually the third game in the championship edition series.
actually the fourth game in the persona series.
...is this apollo erasure?
the escape isn't very great
there's more hoodlums than the title on the box will imply
this one actually belongs here. why not to change (read: remove) a game's plot mid-development!
was clearly not the final r-type.
it has its limits
actually the eighth game in the shin megami tensei series.
surely this isn't war in its totality if it's only about feudal japan?
even then, this game had a sequel with wars this game does not depict
even then, this game had a sequel with wars this game does not depict
he's not actually a king
they didn't have the audacity to put this game on mute? come on, developers! you're playing it too safe!
not actually a 3d game, although it simulates 3d space
the director's cut? i guess that's why he doesn't actually direct this one! (laugh track)
the game isn't free and nor are the racers (they're competing for money)
not very zero gravity if the characters fall to the ground after a ramp
they didn't even have ristar the shooting star, how could this have all stars?
actually the fourth game in the sonic the hedgehog series.
i don't know what number this would be, but it's definitely not the fourth game!
actually the third game in the star fox series. added as a stand-in for all 64 games with the 64 suffix
depending on whether you consider mushroom kingdom power moons to be power stars, this collection lacks either 622 or 748 of the stars found in the 3D mario games, from galaxy 2, 3D world and potentially odyssey. it instead has 120 shine sprites, which are suns and decidedly not stars
not actually the 35th game in the super mario bros. series, which currently has 4 numbered entries and a few potential unofficial inclusions.
the levels are now quite decidedly found
a galaxy is, simply put, a large collection of stars that can contain anywhere from ten million to a hundred trillion stars.
you don't even explore on more than a single planet in this game, never mind a star.
you don't even explore on more than a single planet in this game, never mind a star.
this game does not take place in mario land, although its sequel does
no one yoshi owns this yoshis' island
pikachu and jigglypuff's genders were ambiguous at the time of release (and according to sakurai, so was kirby), and even then, samus is decidedly a woman
super smash gender-indiscriminate-siblings wasn't a thought in nintendo's minds? really?
super smash gender-indiscriminate-siblings wasn't a thought in nintendo's minds? really?
are projectile fighters technically cheating?
ultimacy is subjective. for some, super smash bros. peaked with melee - i am not one of these people, but there is potential for this title to be inaccurate
you can't taste the home, so it's an unverified claim at best
the fun comes included, but not the drum
no group battles, so less fightin' herds and more fightin' individual hooved animals
There is, and you just lost it :)
the night does perish
it's got a name, don't it? "untitled goose game"?
soon to not be the final showdown in virtua fighter 5! (DustyVita)
well, they sure are known by the time you're playing the game!
okay, i'm sick of including wrongly numbered games, but come on!
there are clearly more than zero members of the yakuza featured in this game. heck, just look at nishikiyama!
there are clearly more than zero members of the yakuza featured in this game. heck, just look at nishikiyama!
nah, you don't really
Absolutely not the final chapter in any regard
wouldn't this be zelda i if it's about the original princess zelda? though if you follow the timeline, this would be zelda vi at the very least
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it may be called killer7, but in total there are in fact 9 distinct assassins to play as
the house of the dead 2 no longer takes place in a house
kane and lynch do not die in kane and lynch dead men
the house of the dead 2 no longer takes place in a house
kane and lynch do not die in kane and lynch dead men
lmao @ kingdom hearts
MGS3 might not have Solid Snake nor a Metal Gear, but it DOES let you eat snakes at least.
dark souls - all the souls (the consumable items) in this game are bright
final doom - nope
bravely default 2 - follow-up to bravely second which is a follow-up to bravely default
metal gear online - got taken offline
scribblenauts unlimited - has its limits
final doom - nope
bravely default 2 - follow-up to bravely second which is a follow-up to bravely default
metal gear online - got taken offline
scribblenauts unlimited - has its limits
"no one can stop mr domino!"
i can
i can
the house in sweet home is not sweet, it's actually quite hostile
i have played strong bad's cool game for attractive people without being attractive
i have played strong bad's cool game for attractive people without being attractive
you could say the same thing for mario 64 with mario 35 lmao
Because Persona 2 was two games, Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is the 3rd game, Persona 3 is the 4th game, Persona 4 is the 5th game and Persona 5 is the 6th game without even counting spinoffs.
some resident evil games after the first arguably do not even have evil residences
youre always in the residence of evil tho
It's called donkey kong country when its just one island.
it's called super mario world but you only really tour one continent with two offshoot islands, plus weird trippy off-world space locations
"Doom Eternal" the run time has a clear end point, and there is nothing to suggest that the product itself will survive for a few eons let alone eternity.
Touhou Imperishable Night, the night ends.
thank you everyone for the suggestions! i didn't actually expect this to be so fun - i've never thought about game titles this seriously before.
infinite undiscovery is finite and more about discovery than undiscovery
Magna Carta has nothing to do with the real life document it shares a name with
Some more examples:
Silent Hill - The game has sound effects and in fact, the landscape is not very hilly.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Not anymore.
Total War 2: You would think a game called "Total War" wouldn't need sequels, yet here we are.
Lisa The Joyful: Not a happy game
Red Dead Redemption 2: Why it's called 2 if it's a prequel
Red Dead Redemption 2: Why it's called 2 if it's a prequel
if persona 3 is on here, put persona 4 and 5.
If you count the mobile game, Persona 3 Em, Persona 4 is the sixth game in the Persona series.
Battlefield 1, actually the 15th game in the Battlefield series.
The Kirby's Adventure one also qualifies for Kid Icarus, Excitebike, Urban Champion, Xevious, etc.
and sonic the hedgehog
and Gunstar Heroes.
Lego The Hobbit, as it only contains the first and second movies, thus it is not the entire story of The Hobbit. It should be Lego 2/3rds of The Hobbit.
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga, as it is not actually the Complete Saga (and if you wanna count the holiday special, it never was)
Sonic Free Riders, as the competitors are competing for money.
Call of Duty: Infinite warfare, as the game is dead
WarioWare: DIY, as the game was finished.
WarioWare: DIY, as the game was finished.
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