What Are Your Unpopular Gaming Opinions? (Ver. 2)

[Champion of Hyrule]

The sonic & sega all stars racing games did have too many Sonic characters but the only one I think really should have been cut was Metal Sonic

 

[Wario Wario Wario]

I don't think Game Awards nominating DLC is a good idea necessarily, not because of the "second chance"/"SpongeBob at the KCAs" factor, but more just because DLC will be utterly dominated compared to if it was to have its own category. This isn't like Best Animated Film where it's a medium that can be used as effectively or ineffectively as another, this is more like a different type of product with its own very glaring strengths and limitations, I'd say it's closer to comparing short films to feature length films - especially when you add on the extra trouble of whether you count the existing assets and gameplay the DLC is designed around as part of it or not. How do you qualify DLC that doesn't even have its own campaign? Would you have to qualify the Smash DLC by the pure "No items, Sephiroth only, Hollow Bastion" experience? Would Fixed Gold Evil Baby Paul (Shiny) in Antonball be judged as naught more than a sprite sheet?

 

[LiveStudioAudience]

Speaking of the Game Awards, the notion that Geoff Knightley has allowed the show to become more corporate and less of a celebration of gaming I find to be silly, because it was never really about that to begin with. For better or for worse, it's pretty much been a large scale business event designed to highlight major industry games and advertise upcoming product. That's not a condemnation, just an assessment of the practical reality of Knightley's business model with TGA.

Even those trumpeting his criticism of Konami ten years ago as some defiant statement against a big company is remarkably hollow given that in hindsight, he's never attacked any other big publisher/developer in a significant way (despite the major dubious behavior by many of them) and it's clear that much of the ire was more related to his friendship with Hideo Kojima than some big ethical stand.

If you enjoy the Game Awards and generally like seeing games recognized there and get hyped for trailers that premiere there, more power to you. I just think the notion that it was ever some prestigious and or sacred event that lost its way just does not square with the actual nature of the show has really worked.

 

[Wario Wario Wario]

Speaking of the Game Awards, the notion that Geoff Knightley has allowed the show to become more corporate and less of a celebration of gaming I find to be silly, because it was never really about that to begin with. For better or for worse, it's pretty much been a large scale business event designed to highlight major industry games and advertise upcoming product. That's not a condemnation, just an assessment of the practical reality of Knightley's business model with TGA.

Even those trumpeting his criticism of Konami ten years ago as some defiant statement against a big company is remarkably hollow given that in hindsight, he's never attacked any other big publisher/developer in a significant way (despite the major dubious behavior by many of them) and it's clear that much of the ire was more related to his friendship with Hideo Kojima than some big ethical stand.

If you enjoy the Game Awards and generally like seeing games recognized there and get hyped for trailers that premiere there, more power to you. I just think the notion that it was ever some prestigious and or sacred event that lost its way just does not square with the actual nature of the show has really worked.

Let's not forget that when the Game Awards debuted, it was rubbing shoulders with MANswers and Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon - that's about as unprestigeous as you can get.

 

[Ness_eb]

I want there to be a limit on how long teens can play video games as it can become addicting.