The Unpopular Opinions thread

[Alienfish]

I don't understand the public hype around Adele and the need to call her a legend, iconic or the living embodiment of perfection especially when new photos of her caked in make up and designer clothes are released.

Yeah, she has one or two good bops but honestly yes she's way overrated.

 

[Alienfish]

Also, vaporwave/typical city pop most be the most overrated aesthetics/music styles ever. I honestly don't get the appeal and also that people use like katakana everywhere to be cool is just ?? okay lol.

 

[Corrie]

Apple flavoured things are better than pumpkin.

 

[Telula]

Apple flavoured things are better than pumpkin.

I loooooove apples! So much tastier than pumpkin.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Can't stand gnocchi.. the sight of it makes me think of insect larva for some reason

 

[Tao]

People around me make big talk about burgers, ribs and steak esp but I don't care for any of them. They're kinda over-hyped to me, they aren't that good, esp steak. I don't see why people love it so much.

I love steak and burgers, but the thing I see most commonly with people is that they say "I love steak/burgers" and that's it, they're just saying they love steak on its own, or a default no effort cheeseburger. Ask them what they have it with and their brain shuts down as they haven't thought that far. It's like the bacon craze from way back when, when people acted like bacon was so good that they just had plates of bacon for every meal.

Smack some blue cheese on either of them and it's a game changer. Steak with honey mustard sauce and (as I found out last week) some duck fat glazed roast potatoes? A burger patty blended with beef and pork and the 'secret spice' my partner won't tell me the name of? BOOSH, those meals are now finger licking good, but it's not simply because they're a steak or burger.

For me I love these things BUT it's how they're served that's a game changer. Just hand me a steak on a plate or a Big Mac and I'll wonder what the F' you're doing handing me such low effort trash.

 

[Corrie]

The Persona soundtracks really make me think of the Sonic R soundtrack lol. I think it's the singer that brings the vibes.

 

[Stella-Io]

Steak with honey mustard sauce...

Yo I'm so gonna try this next time I have steak. I usually eat it plain cause I don't want to drown it in A1 sauce, which is what I usually do.

 

[Tao]

Yo I'm so gonna try this next time I have steak. I usually eat it plain cause I don't want to drown it in A1 sauce, which is what I usually do.

I never tried honey mustard sauce until I had it on steak, now I have to stop myself asking for it with every steak at the risk of having the same thing every time.

 

[Dunquixote]

I think it is sometimes rude to react with a heart or love when. emojis and reacts can be and have been used to troll and unless it is a response to a person’s comment, i find the reactions to not always be needed and kinda rude like if someone is having trouble with lag, don’t love the post and then not respond with a solution.

I don’t think any stereotypes should be considered positive. I hate even the smart asian stereotype and asian parent one. it is one thing for an asian to make fun of themselves in a small group of friends but for someone to make a comment on reddit or discord server, and also a mod to leave it up but take down a post using the N word just bugs me since both can be used in negative ways and honestly just because one Asian isn’t offended doesn’t mean another one won’t be.

 

[Mr_Persona]

RH dolls are better than MH and EAH I never had any interest in mh and eah dolls.

 

[Croconaw]

I just don’t like Chipotle. I tried it a few years ago because one of my coworkers said they have better food than Taco Bell. I wanted to try it, but I honestly preferred Taco Bell. I don’t see the hype that Chipotle gets. The food wasn’t terrible by any means, but to me, it was average.

 

[Violet Witch]

Daniel Craig playing James Bond is about as interesting as watching paint dry.

 

[Corrie]

Flip flops are more comfortable than shoes.

 

[Orius]

Yes, it's true; visual novels aren't really the traditional video games you remember. But that doesn't mean you need to go spoil someone else's fun by calling for a ban for visual novels on Steam.

Not like your pitiful efforts have bore any fruit anyway, you party poopers.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

might have said this before but Raichu is way cooler than Pikachu

 

[Corrie]

might have said this before but Raichu is way cooler than Pikachu

True! I've become a fan of Alolan Raichu too. The Pokedoll version of him is ADORABLE.

 

[Alienfish]

Daniel Craig playing James Bond is about as interesting as watching paint dry.

Yeah he's as charismatic as a bucket of wall paint too. I mean what happened to the actually cool stories and character acting rather than just "do the most modern special effects" stuff...

 

[Orius]

Life is Strange is a pretty dull game series. A lot of people praised it to skyrocket high, but I got bored from the very first game, when it portrayed its characters as very stereotypical teenagers from a high school drama. Its '90s "hip teenager" dialogue is the worst.

I think what bugged me more was the lack of player agency. I've always been a fan of games that offers you choices in how the narrative should go like Mass Effect, Fallout: New Vegas, and especially Detroit: Become Human, but Life is Strange's so-called player agency was no better than Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series, offering superficial choices that lead to one of two endings. You do get to decide the fate of a character at the midpoint of the story, but it doesn't really affect any other part of the story either way.

I think where I'm coming from is as a visual novel reader who has experienced visual novels with multiple endings like Clannad and especially School Days. They're fascinating because they feel like you get to decide how the story should be told, and as someone who's big on storytelling and narrative writing, this player agency is just addictive to me. It's why I loved Detroit: Become Human so much because it literally feels like a different story and genre depending on the choices you pick. More video game developers should learn from David Cage. Sure, his politics are heavyhanded and cringeworthy, but you don't have to care about that - just care about the technical aspects of his designs, not his politics.

I did like Telltale's The Walking Dead series for what it is, but it just feels like I'm playing a linear story which might as well have been a movie rather than something I'm interacting with.

 

[Neb]

I really don't like the song choices on most Osu beatmaps. Half of the time it's either a generic anime OP and/or an obnoxious EDM track. It's a shame since this is the closest thing to another Ouendan style rhythm game...