Unpopular gaming opinions

[Cardbored]

I just don't like it when people are blind to playing the same old thing. The sequels are one per game console (so that's maybe 3-5 years) yet games like Mario Kart and some of the main Mario titles recycle stuff over and over. It doesn't feel new, which sucks because they had more than just a year or two to come up with a game. Just because you're a fan of something doesn't mean you have to like EVERYTHING that they come out with. Otherwise it's pretty much fanboy-ism.

And on a side note I'm not saying Sony or Microsoft etc are any better. I'm saying Nintendo gets away with rehashing stuff and people turn a blind eye to it.

 

[Rasha]

heh lately Nintendo is the most trashed Company, and not because of the Wii U. but I already said it before
do your research there, cupcake~

 

[Cardbored]

I was complaining about their games though, not the company itself

 

[Reindeer]

I just don't like it when people are blind to playing the same old thing. The sequels are one per game console (so that's maybe 3-5 years) yet games like Mario Kart and some of the main Mario titles recycle stuff over and over. It doesn't feel new, which sucks because they had more than just a year or two to come up with a game. Just because you're a fan of something doesn't mean you have to like EVERYTHING that they come out with. Otherwise it's pretty much fanboy-ism.

And on a side note I'm not saying Sony or Microsoft etc are any better. I'm saying Nintendo gets away with rehashing stuff and people turn a blind eye to it.

I think it might be the environment you're in, because I see enough people complaining about Mario being some old bull**** but then they wonder if you're coming to play the next COD with them. Yes, that actually happens.

I also doubt it's because people are blind to it. I know I'm playing a formula that has been reused for many years, but to me they stay fun even after all that time. A game like COD, to keep using that as an example, just doesn't. It's not that it's the FPS genre either. Give me Halo or F.E.A.R. and I'll play them like crazy. I just don't see what gets people so wild about that series when it's just modern military rootin' tootin' shootin' (with one or two exceptions).

I also wouldn't say that the mainline Mario sequels are always the exact same crap. Yes, they're all platformers. But compare the old 2D Marios to Sunshine or Galaxy, or even just compare those last two to each other and you'll see how it's different and keeping people interested in playing (and therefore buying). The only equivalent from my example series that I can think of is Black Ops II, which had a futuristic setting and therefore forced some of the "realism" out of the game. I haven't played it personally, but it looks a hell of a lot more appealing than the constant modern(ish) warfare regurgitation that's happening with all the other things in the series.

I guess my point is that with dramatic setting changes, creative teams are actually forced to do their job - be creative. It might still be the same genre, but that shouldn't matter. As long as there is a fresh perspective on it all, the game should still be enjoyable for most. Developers also shouldn't be expected to change the series' genre or throw out their entire formula, since that's what franchises are built on. It's like walking into a supermarket and asking them to change their store formula to a furniture store instead.

 

[Tao]

Yeah that definitely happens too, and a lot of people call them out for it. Halo is definitely going downhill (not too big a fan of it), Sony is still trying to get some new games, and Ubisoft/EA are very much guilty for releasing games that are pretty much reskins. But when Nintendo does the same thing, very few people complain about it.

I think it's mostly because whilst the Zelda and Mario games (for example) keep getting more sequels, each one is different enough from the last that it probably could be its own game entirely if they put in a new protagonist, whilst a lot of other developers pretty much do release the exact same game over and over with tiny insignificant changes. It's kind of like a lot of other developers are hiding the fact that all their games are the same by just changing the protagonist and settings, whilst Nintendo keep the environments and settings the same but changes the games.

I guess it could be like three different guys trying to sell you a new mug.
- You: "What's the difference between your mug and the one I already have?"
- Dev 1: "This one is red"
- Dev 2: "This one is blue"
- Nintendo: "This one looks exactly like the mug you already have"
- You: "So why would I buy it?"
- Nintendo: "because it has a built in straw, four handles and makes all your drinks taste like strawberry milkshake"

Basically, just because Nintendo use the same characters across certain games, doesn't necessarily mean it's the same game...Likewise, just because a game has a new protagonist doesn't necessarily mean it's an entirely new game.

Not to mention the amount of time between releases. You get like one game per series with each console, two if Nintendo are feeling particularly raunchy and rebellious at the time. Add that to how significantly most of their games change and there's even less room to complain.
CoD and Assassins Creed on the other hand get a sequel every year with little changed. It won't surprise me if they start releasing two games a year.




I agree with Halo though. I used to love Halo. It's the entire reason I owned an original Xbox and a 360...They should let the series die though. Halo 4 was pretty shoddy, Halo CE Anniversary was pretty buggy and broken and from what I've heard, with Master Chief Collection they were too interested in draining peoples wallets than releasing a working game or fixing the broken game.

 

[lars708]

Lol too much text guys i am too lazy to read it all xD

 

[Dae Min]

Unpopular gaming opinion? Well, I have one that I've felt strongly about for years.

Shadow the Hedgehog is an overpowered, overrated, unnecessary character to the sanik franchise. His game sucked, he barely does anything, and his 'well-written', 'tragic past' is cliche at best and eye-rollingly overdramatic. His design is literally the only thing to like, and even then it still hits all the cliches for dark brooding badboy character, right down to the black and red color combination. Why are there so many people worshiping him in the fandom? I will never understand it. >_>

And I am a Sonic fan so.. yeah. Each time I mentioned this, I received severe backlash.

(In my free time, I draw spoof comics that get out all that negative energy and turn them into something positive. It's all in good fun)

 

[Shimmer]

Unpopular gaming opinion? Well, I have one that I've felt strongly about for years.

Shadow the Hedgehog is an overpowered, overrated, unnecessary character to the sanik franchise. His game sucked, he barely does anything, and his 'well-written', 'tragic past' is cliche at best and eye-rollingly overdramatic. His design is literally the only thing to like, and even then it still hits all the cliches for dark brooding badboy character, right down to the black and red color combination. Why are there so many people worshiping him in the fandom? I will never understand it. >_>

And I am a Sonic fan so.. yeah. Each time I mentioned this, I received severe backlash.

(In my free time, I draw spoof comics that get out all that negative energy and turn them into something positive. It's all in good fun)

I agree.

He's not "edgy" or "dark" one bit.

 

[Dae Min]

Yay! I never thought I'd find someone else who thinks the same. ^^

 

[Snowtyke]

Yay! I never thought I'd find someone else who thinks the same. ^^

Actually that's an extremely popular opinion everywhere but the Sonic fandom, really.

 

[lars708]

Unpopular gaming opinion? Well, I have one that I've felt strongly about for years.

Shadow the Hedgehog is an overpowered, overrated, unnecessary character to the sanik franchise. His game sucked, he barely does anything, and his 'well-written', 'tragic past' is cliche at best and eye-rollingly overdramatic. His design is literally the only thing to like, and even then it still hits all the cliches for dark brooding badboy character, right down to the black and red color combination. Why are there so many people worshiping him in the fandom? I will never understand it. >_>

And I am a Sonic fan so.. yeah. Each time I mentioned this, I received severe backlash.

(In my free time, I draw spoof comics that get out all that negative energy and turn them into something positive. It's all in good fun)

Lol i think you are quite right but i never go that far when it comes to character story, theme and stuff xD

 

[Bri Hassleberry]

My unpopular gaming opinion is that FF13 was good! All of the characters are my children tbh and I'm in love with the soundtrack. The battle system was weird to me but other than that I really enjoyed playing!

 

[Dae Min]

Actually that's an extremely popular opinion everywhere but the Sonic fandom, really.

Wow, I honestly had no idea. This is great OuO

- - - Post Merge - - -

Lol i think you are quite right but i never go that far when it comes to character story, theme and stuff xD

Woo! *throws confetti*

(I'm an english major so doing all that overanalytical stuff is part of the job)

 

[toxapex]

I thought LIKING Shadow and his game would be an unpopular opinion, haha (not that I do... it's bad.)

 

[Chezana]

...I kinda like Oblivion better than Skyrim... ^^'

 

[Astro Cake]

The Sonic Adventure games weren't very good.

 

[Reindeer]

The Sonic Adventure games weren't very good.

True. I don't understand why people go crazy over it. I played the first Adventure from start to finish, and the only thing I liked was that you could play with other characters to get their side of the story... except Big the Cat's. Constantly fishing for a ****ing frog. Apart from that it was just buggy as hell, with cameras not following me, falling through platforms, doors not opening when they should, etc. Basically, crap.

I started Adventure 2 but Shadow's grimdark made me stop playing. I should try to play it again, just so I can see if I can bash that too.

 

[lars708]

True. I don't understand why people go crazy over it. I played the first Adventure from start to finish, and the only thing I liked was that you could play with other characters to get their side of the story... except Big the Cat's. Constantly fishing for a ****ing frog. Apart from that it was just buggy as hell, with cameras not following me, falling through platforms, doors not opening when they should, etc. Basically, crap.

I started Adventure 2 but Shadow's grimdark made me stop playing. I should try to play it again, just so I can see if I can bash that too.

Well i am not crazy about Sonic Adventure 2 but i like it a lot though! I just kept playing it because of the Chao garden, that was really fun! I do hate the first Sonic Aventure game though, it just is not fun if you ask me and the animations of the characters in cutscenes were even more unnatural than a Mc Donalds burger!

 

[Tao]

True. I don't understand why people go crazy over it. I played the first Adventure from start to finish, and the only thing I liked was that you could play with other characters to get their side of the story... except Big the Cat's. Constantly fishing for a ****ing frog. Apart from that it was just buggy as hell, with cameras not following me, falling through platforms, doors not opening when they should, etc. Basically, crap.

I started Adventure 2 but Shadow's grimdark made me stop playing. I should try to play it again, just so I can see if I can bash that too.

I hated SA1 entirely. It felt half finished. The controls were just disgraceful and it was glitchy as hell.

I hated SA2 for the same reasons, though what saved it for me is:
- Chao Garden, obviously. I'm a sucker for that kind of stuff.
- The end game where Sonic and Shadow are 'super saiyan' flying through space and stuff with the pretty decent music. It was just a pretty cool ending.


That's kind of what I think about Sega games in general. They're awful but usually have half decent soundtracks.


Sega suck.

the animations of the characters in cutscenes were even more unnatural than a Mc Donalds burger!

10/10 Comparison of the year.

 

[Naoko~]

I personally dislike The Walking Dead video game