Unpopular gaming opinions

I have friends who have a lotta love for the Borderlands series but I can't seriously think about buying/playing it because the art style looks like such an eyesore.
I hope they do something different for BL3 (if they ever make it). It didn't bother me that much in BL1, but it's very noticeable in 2. After a while you do get used to it, but I can see how it'd keep a person away from the game.

Also if they're gonna make a 3, make sure it's not written by that jackass Anthony Burch. And remove his annoying sister from the voice cast as well.
 
Diddy Kong Racing is better than Mario Kart

Well, I agree with you that this game is vastly underrated. also, recent Mario Kart games are greatly overrated. The older Mario Karts (SNES and N64) are still better though, but thats my opinion.

But I was happy to read it, Diddy Kong Racing deserves more love then it has gotten. One of the games I really regretted selling when I sold both the N64 and games.
 
Just an overall opinion - I wanna be a kid again. I don't wanna over think games, I just wanna play them and enjoy them simply because it was a game. And it appears that I always think that at the beginning, but as soon as I get the game - I start thinking too into it. And I actually believe this is because that's what other people tell me to do (or kinda push me to do with out meaning to.)
 
F-Zero is more fun that Mario Kart, I wish they'd make more F-Zero games and less Mario Karts.

Sony is best company.

Nintendo should never buy Mega Man.

If they make more Star Fox games they should ignore the fact Star Fox adventure ever happened. I hate Krystal.

I like the Final Fantasy XIII games (most people I know hate them).

I like all the Sonic Characters that exist. Even Big. I liked Big's levels.

Mother's not a very good RPG. It's unique, but by no means the best.

I liked Sheik better when they were designed to look like a man.

Solas is the worst romance possible in any of the Dragon Age games. Why do so many people think he's great? He's the reason I can't continue the file I'm playing because I know what he's gonna do to me the little git.

The best DBZ game outside Xenoverse is Budokai 2. ;)

Just because a game has similar features does not mean it's a ripoff. That's why Genres exist, y'all. So tired of people who don't want to play a game saying Yokai Watch is a pokemon ripoff, Magician's Quest is a Animal Crossing ripoff, [game] is a rip off of [other game with similar play style].

I liked Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts.

Pokemon Stadium 2 was the last good console pokemon battling game.

I love Sonic Heroes, and hate Sonic Colors.

I like the designs in Sonic Boom.

The Harvest Moon series isn't fun unless the NPCs in the game are interesting/can be befriended/romanced. (Boo on the folks who say the game is just becoming a romance simulator!)

Breath of Fire 2 was the last good Breath of Fire.

I like Axl more than Mega Man X and Zero.

I don't hate EA too much.

Viva Pinata is one of the best series ever made and there should be a new game for the next generation. ...But not just on Xbox.

I like Digimon Games more than Pokemon Games.

Skylanders is awesome and so are all the figures.

Final Fantasy games that are more science fantasy than regular fantasy aren't nearly as fun. Steampunk is as far as I'll go. Speaking of...

I LIKE THAT THERE IS AN ALL MALE PARTY IN FINAL FANTASY XV~ Finally. I get ALL the eye candy! :D And don't have to deal with women dressed like Tifa and what they did to Lightning in Lightning returns!
 
Just an overall opinion - I wanna be a kid again. I don't wanna over think games, I just wanna play them and enjoy them simply because it was a game. And it appears that I always think that at the beginning, but as soon as I get the game - I start thinking too into it. And I actually believe this is because that's what other people tell me to do (or kinda push me to do with out meaning to.)


I tend to think that I still enjoy or hate games the same way as I did as a kid and for the largely the same reasons. I think the only thing that's changed is that I'm now able to understand and put those reasons into words, which I really couldn't do back then.
 
Just an overall opinion - I wanna be a kid again. I don't wanna over think games, I just wanna play them and enjoy them simply because it was a game. And it appears that I always think that at the beginning, but as soon as I get the game - I start thinking too into it. And I actually believe this is because that's what other people tell me to do (or kinda push me to do with out meaning to.)

You're going to gravitate towards games that you like no matter what age you are. But I promise you that there's going to be a point where you either don't care enough or you learn to think objectively. That helps in tuning on a game and just liking it for what it is. I'm at that point right now and it's great.
 
Everything everyone picked on about ME1 was fine. Trying to make everything sleeker and more perfect just gives you a soulless, boring action movie for a game instead of something that can be both serious and funny.
 
Just an overall opinion - I wanna be a kid again. I don't wanna over think games, I just wanna play them and enjoy them simply because it was a game. And it appears that I always think that at the beginning, but as soon as I get the game - I start thinking too into it. And I actually believe this is because that's what other people tell me to do (or kinda push me to do with out meaning to.)
That's fine. I get that some people just played games for the fun of it, and didn't really wanna think about messages or anything. I used to do that with a lot of games, but they were also titles that didn't have any hidden message behind it.

There are some games that obviously have some meaning behind them, which I also played as a kid. I was 12 when I played MGS2, and while it took a few plays through the story, I was able to understand the message. But that's the thing: it had a message.

Nowadays people think the smallest things have some deep meaning to it. If a character says "I have to fart" you get endless theories about how it signifies their internal turmoil that they can't let out or some other bull****. IT JUST MEANS THEY HAVE TO FART, PEOPLE.

Pokemon has become Nintendo's COD :(
It hurts that this is true.

I like the designs in Sonic Boom.
The designs initially got some hate, but I think a lot of people warmed up to them. If they didn't, then I just didn't notice the continuing hate. Sonic Boom has real problems though, and it's not the art style.
 
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I still occasionally see references hating on Sonic's legs or Knuckles's buffness. Only reason why I mentioned that bit. I like that Knuckles looks like he can punch through boulders and climb up cliff faces with his bare hands. My only problem was dumbing him down... >-> Why the muscle gotta be dumb?
 
I still occasionally see references hating on Sonic's legs or Knuckles's buffness. Only reason why I mentioned that bit. I like that Knuckles looks like he can punch through boulders and climb up cliff faces with his bare hands. My only problem was dumbing him down... >-> Why the muscle gotta be dumb?

Though I might be stating the obvious, I'm gonna answer that anyway. (spoilered to reduce clutter).

Partly because of dated 90's stereotypes (let's be honest, the Sonic cast are as much 90's stereotypes as the Expendables), partly just to balance it out.

From a gameplay and character design point of view, having the muscly/tough character also have brains could make them OP when that's a trait that could be given to less physically capable characters to make them more 'worthwhile'...It's also what people expect when they see the 'big guy', so it's essentially the devs making it as obvious as possible for players that Knuckles is the strong one, just in case his huge appearance or his overly 'tough guy' name wasn't already enough.

I don't really know how much Knuckles has been retardified or whether it's necessary since I've not played Sonic Boom (and don't plan to) but those are the typical reasons...I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say it was unnecessary though.



As for the character redesigns, I actually kinda liked them. Well, 3/4 of them. They're not fantastic but I don't hate them. (Knuckles is the one I dislike...Which is a shame because he's my favorite character from the franchise usually)

My only problem is they're really generic. It's as though they google imaged the words 'lovable rogue', 'mechanic' and 'tough guy' then proceeded to throw the common features of each one onto those characters...Not so much Amy I guess but that's because I don't see much difference with her and can't really sum her up with one word as easily (somebody else probably can).

Though even if they're generic, at least they've actually updated their appearance rather than just stick a new pair of shoes on Sonic. As far as I'm concerned, the further they can get Sonic away from looking like he'll say "radical" or "bodacious", the better.
 
That's fine. I get that some people just played games for the fun of it, and didn't really wanna think about messages or anything. I used to do that with a lot of games, but they were also titles that didn't have any hidden message behind it.

There are some games that obviously have some meaning behind them, which I also played as a kid. I was 12 when I played MGS2, and while it took a few plays through the story, I was able to understand the message. But that's the thing: it had a message.

Nowadays people think the smallest things have some deep meaning to it. If a character says "I have to fart" you get endless theories about how it signifies their internal turmoil that they can't let out or some other bull****. IT JUST MEANS THEY HAVE TO FART, PEOPLE.
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It's the same reason people get turned off from reading books when going through school. Every passage has to have a deep meaning that you have to deconstruct and explain to an English literature teacher and it makes reading more of a chore than entertainment.

I like reading things online, but when it comes to reading a book it's so hard for me not to get hung up searching for some deeper meaning than just reading for the purposes of enjoying it.
 
The whole "casual gamer" bashing is stupid. Everyone can play whatever games they want. Who cares?
 
I don't really get Minecraft's aesthetics. Or all the indie 8-bit games, for that matter.

I mean, it was cool at first. And yeah, I know most indie games don't have the budget for a full fledged 3D game, but still. It seems that 8-bit platformers are dominating the indie market and I simply don't get it.
 
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