What are your unpopular gaming opinions?

[Kenith]

After playing it recently, Link's Awakening is probably my least favorite Zelda game. This is coming from someone who loved Skyward Sword.
I found it to be a rehashed A Link to the Past with a lot of the same items, enemies, etc. but not nearly as good.

A major issue with the game is the lack of buttons, meaning certain basic functions have to made into items, meaning you have to swap items [constantly] in Link's Awakening, like the entire game was the N64 version of the Water Temple.

The music, even for a GB game, is pretty grating. Especially if, god forbid, you get one of those powerups, which plays an unremarkable 10-second loop forever as long as you avoid damage. I found myself exiting dungeons and ramming into enemies just to get away from that music.

The geography of the map and travelling is painfully inconvenient. Whether it's random dead ends, places that require you to swap items on the spot to move a single block, and sometimes a combination of the two, this game's map is just a ***** to navigate. Not to mention you never get a true means of fast travel, so these issues can never be avoided.

The game is just annoying. You have to listen to a whole paragraph of text every time you just graze an object you can't interact with without an item. This seems like a minor complaint, but it actually becomes a really annoying issue. Especially when you HAVE that item equipped.

This may be just me so I'll tack it on the end, but some of the puzzle solutions make no sense. I never would have figured some of them out without a walkthrough.

 

[radio silent]

Those are the Nintendo fanboys who usually just spout stuff they heard and play the bad games of the series or the 3D titles just to judge the game and then barely play the classic games and ignore them and say "it's okay but still bad".

And also me.

 

[G Rank Zinogre]

After playing it recently, Link's Awakening is probably my least favorite Zelda game. This is coming from someone who loved Skyward Sword.
I found it to be a rehashed A Link to the Past with a lot of the same items, enemies, etc. but not nearly as good.

A major issue with the game is the lack of buttons, meaning certain basic functions have to made into items, meaning you have to swap items [constantly] in Link's Awakening, like the entire game was the N64 version of the Water Temple.

The music, even for a GB game, is pretty grating. Especially if, god forbid, you get one of those powerups, which plays an unremarkable 10-second loop forever as long as you avoid damage. I found myself exiting dungeons and ramming into enemies just to get away from that music.

The geography of the map and travelling is painfully inconvenient. Whether it's random dead ends, places that require you to swap items on the spot to move a single block, and sometimes a combination of the two, this game's map is just a ***** to navigate. Not to mention you never get a true means of fast travel, so these issues can never be avoided.

The game is just annoying. You have to listen to a whole paragraph of text every time you just graze an object you can't interact with without an item. This seems like a minor complaint, but it actually becomes a really annoying issue. Especially when you HAVE that item equipped.

This may be just me so I'll tack it on the end, but some of the puzzle solutions make no sense. I never would have figured some of them out without a walkthrough.

Almost every 2D Zelda had a "too few buttons" problem. And I think Link's Awakening and Minish Cap are the absolute worst example of it. And yes, a lot of things were blantantly ripped from ALttP, even the goddamn box art.

 

[Kenith]

Almost every 2D Zelda had a "too few buttons" problem. And I think Link's Awakening and Minish Cap are the absolute worst example of it. And yes, a lot of things were blantantly ripped from ALttP, even the goddamn box art.

True, but I feel like it would have been better to streamline items and their uses than to just re-implement items from A Link to the Past. But they didn't. So the game is really annoying because of it.

 

[G Rank Zinogre]

True, but I feel like it would have been better to streamline items and their uses than to just re-implement items from A Link to the Past. But they didn't. So the game is really annoying because of it.

Yeah, that would have been really cool, but the original Game Boy wasn't exactly a flexible piece of hardware (although that doesn't make the issue any more exusable)

 

[Kenith]

Yeah, that would have been really cool, but the original Game Boy wasn't exactly a flexible piece of hardware (although that doesn't make the issue any more exusable)

Yeah, I forgot to mention that a remake of Link's Awakening akin to A Link Between Worlds would probably fix a lot of the issues I have with the game.
Especially the buttons thing. Maybe add in a real warp song too, the one warp they have in the game (to Manbo's Pond) conveniently puts you in one of the most inconvenient spots in the map.

 

[Twewy]

Speaking of Zelda and unpopular gaming opinions, Egoraptor's a washed up animator who can't even play video games right, and is a hypocritical idiot when it comes to game design.

 

[G Rank Zinogre]

Speaking of Zelda and unpopular gaming opinions, Egoraptor's a washed up animator who can't even play video games right, and is a hypocritical idiot when it comes to game design.

Nice and blunt.

 

[Champ Gold]

Speaking of Zelda and unpopular gaming opinions, Egoraptor's a washed up animator who can't even play video games right, and is a hypocritical idiot when it comes to game design.

I hated his Zelda video because he didn't know what he was talking about, the hardcore strawmaning he did and his mini rant on SS was not that necessary. Plus he's trash at video games

And watch him in the Nintendo World Championship 4 weeks back

 

[Twewy]

I still hate how Egoraptor got that far and all he did was lose or win by the skin of his teeth. What was it he actually did good in? Balloon Fight?

 

[Carrill]

Speaking of Zelda and unpopular gaming opinions, Egoraptor's a washed up animator who can't even play video games right, and is a hypocritical idiot when it comes to game design.

With Egoraptor, I'd say he's just a guy with an opinion. He has a preference for a particular type of game and that's it really. He's allowed to make a video about his thoughts on games like Sequelitis but people should remain aware that he's never had any experience whatsoever in game development. So there's no real use in treating him like he's some kind of charlatan.

 

[Champ Gold]

With Egoraptor, I'd say he's just a guy with an opinion. He has a preference for a particular type of game and that's it really. He's allowed to make a video about his thoughts on games like Sequelitis but people should remain aware that he's never had any experience whatsoever in game development. So there's no real use in treating him like he's some kind of charlatan.

Yeah but that doesn't mean we can't call him out on his mistakes and act like he knows what makes a game good. Especially considering Megaman in general

 

[radio silent]

Yeah but that doesn't mean we can't call him out on his mistakes and act like he knows what makes a game good. Especially considering Megaman in general

I mean, he's just a dude airing his personal opinions on game design just like everyone in this entire thread.

Only difference is that he has a much, much larger soapbox to stand on.

 

[Minato]

On that topic, I never really liked egoraptor videos. Reminds me of people who try to make big arguments by being aggressive and swearing and makes them hard to take seriously.

 

[Twewy]

On that topic, I never really liked egoraptor videos. Reminds me of people who try to make big arguments by being aggressive and swearing and makes them hard to take seriously.

Agreed. His Awesome videos can be fun, especially the older ones like Awesome Gaiden, but he really needs to quit his Sequelitis series if he's going to be try to be serious while also doing his usual WHOOP ZOOP I'M YELLING SWEAR WORDS. Because that makes his arguments even more laughable.

 

[Nixon Corral]

Man I hate when I accidentally lose notifications on this thread. So much discussion lost.

Maybe I can add something new.

Have I said I think MOBAs are the worst yet? Cause I think that.

Oh, also, I think Valve is far from the infallible wonderland that many seem to think they are. They absolutely follow the almighty dollar wherever it leads just as much as any of the typical "bad guy" devs do. Steam sales are little more than a racket to get people to buy games they'll never play (unless that only works on me, lol).

 

[KingofPhantoms]

I think Five Nights at Freddy's is a good game and series. Does that count?

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And regarding th subject of egoraptor....meh, I don't watch many videos of his anyway, so I don't have much of an opinion on him either way.

 

[Kenith]

Speaking of Zelda and unpopular gaming opinions, Egoraptor's a washed up animator who can't even play video games right, and is a hypocritical idiot when it comes to game design.

I mean, I honestly like him on Game Grumps, but I never felt so stupid than after watching his Sequelitis on Ocarina of Time and A Link to the Past.

 

[finalark]

My biggest issue with Egoraptor is that in every single one of his sequelitis videos he never actually makes a fair comparison. Every single one of those videos can best be summed up as "Egorapor praises one game to high heaven and takes a piss on another."

I do actually agree with some things he says, but not a lot of them.

Also, as a Casltevania fan his CVI VS CVII video is painful to watch. He makes the claim that CVI is all about waiting and being patient. In actuality, this only applies loosely to the first few stages of the game when you're still learning the ropes. This makes it pretty obvious that he never really got that far in CVI.

 

[G Rank Zinogre]

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I want Genius Sonority (the guys behind the Shadow Pokémon Duology and Battle Revolution) to take over the OSTs for main series Pokémon games.

Not that I don't like the OSTs for main series Pokémon games (ORAS and BW2 were dope as hell), but Genius Sonority does a stupidly good job capturing the atmosphere in their games.

 

[Champ Gold]

I gotta say, I'm really disappointed in recent Pokemon games especially the 6th Generation and how they'll ignore single player content in favor of multiplayer.

Multiplayer is a big part of the series but I hate how it's the sole focus and the single player seems tacked on because their obligated to do so. Seriously, we should be getting a game at the level of Pokemon Coliseum with how much they put into the games and how much the focus on the experience, the adventure and even the story.

 

[Spak]

I gotta say, I'm really disappointed in recent Pokemon games especially the 6th Generation and how they'll ignore single player content in favor of multiplayer.

Multiplayer is a big part of the series but I hate how it's the sole focus and the single player seems tacked on because their obligated to do so. Seriously, we should be getting a game at the level of Pokemon Coliseum with how much they put into the games and how much the focus on the experience, the adventure and even the story.

http://smashboards.com/threads/criticisms-of-gen-vi.401230/

 

[Carrill]

I actually like Team Flare. A lot of other people seemed to be disappointed by them but to me, they're not meant to be taken seriously like that. They're better enjoyed as a parody of the previous evil organizations. They're a big group of rich idiots and I find that really entertaining.

Lysandre's serious attitude ruins that a little for me though.

 

[finalark]

IMO Gen 6 only falls short in the narrative department because Gen 5 actually put quite a bit of effort into it. Not doing so again would be a step down, and it was.

I should probably explain. When Heroes first released, it got very mixed reception. All of the **** it gets flack for today is all of the **** it got back then. Granted, from my perspective it's aged like milk next to a sun, but from a critical standpoint, it's basically the same as it was back then.

If Heroes wasn't all that great back in 2003 and is still criticized for the same exact issues in 2015 I don't think the conclusion should be that it has aged well, but that it was never that great of a game in the first place.

But it does have some of the best casino levels in the entire Sonic series.

 

[Heroine of Winds]

Listen, neither of 'em hold a candle to the absolute gem that is Sonic the Fighters.

Oh, please. We all know the best game in the series is Sonic Labyrinth.

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I want Genius Sonority (the guys behind the Shadow Pokémon Duology and Battle Revolution) to take over the OSTs for main series Pokémon games.

Not that I don't like the OSTs for main series Pokémon games (ORAS and BW2 were dope as hell), but Genius Sonority does a stupidly good job capturing the atmosphere in their games.

I was playing some Pokemon Trozei earlier and I do agree with this. Genius Sonority makes the best OSTs for some of their Pokemon games, so I wouldn't mind seeing them take over the music for the main Pokemon series.

Speaking of Pokemon OSTs, as much as I like some of the music from ORAS, it's pretty weak in comparison to the music from the previous installments. The music sounds way too modern for me.

 

[finalark]

Speaking of Pokemon OSTs, as much as I like some of the music from ORAS, it's pretty weak in comparison to the music from the previous installments. The music sounds way too modern for me.

Finally, someone who understands that wubs and electronica will never be as timeless as TRUMPETS.

 

[G Rank Zinogre]

The reason why ORAS's OST is so different is cause people don't know the difference between trumpets and french horns, js.

 

[Lythium]

Speaking of all this Zelda, I don't like the majority of Zelda games that I've played.

LttP was decent, OoT is okay, I didn't enjoy the dungeons in WW very much. I didn't like MM or the GBA games at all. I think the only one that I really liked was ALBW? Yeesh.

(Also, I get why people love Zelda and all that jazz, I just think I came to the series a bit too late, and as a whole, a lot of it feels very dated to me now.)

 

[finalark]

I feel like LoZ is a series you have to have grown up with to really love and appreciate. Or at least have played the games when they first came out.

The fact that the series has been stagnating since TP doesn't help.

 

[Twewy]

I'm a mixed bag on Zelda. I enjoy the ones I play, but there are times where I just find the series boring and uninteresting. I 100%'d ALBW and sold it I did love ALTTP as a kid though, and growing up Link was my favorite in Smash 64.

 

[LimeSoda]

My unpopular opinion is that I enjoy the Call of Duty franchise, and am into the competitive scene, too. I hated on CoD for the longest time, but after becoming more acquainted, it really can be very skillful and exciting to watch, especially with skill-based matchmaking in Black Ops 2.

 

[Twewy]

Speaking of Pokemon OSTs, I think Ambrella's Pokemon Rumble OSTs are the best music in the series.

 

[finalark]

My unpopular opinion is that I enjoy the Call of Duty franchise, and am into the competitive scene, too. I hated on CoD for the longest time, but after becoming more acquainted, it really can be very skillful and exciting to watch, especially with skill-based matchmaking in Black Ops 2.

I don't think I'd ever buy a CoD game, but I'm willing to at least defend CoD4 for being a major game changer to the FPS scene and for being a pretty damn awesome game.

 

[Twewy]

CoD is not a bad series at all. After all, it brought CoD1+UO, 2, 4, and WaW into existence. Black Ops's single player was fun too.

 

[finalark]

Local multiplayer in Black Ops 1 on Nuke Town was like, a highlight of my high school years.

 

[Plunder]

I seem to have rather unpopular opinions about the Zelda series -

Link's Awakening was my favorite Zelda ever
Minish Cap was meh
I actually like Twilight Princess a lot
Link the Past is good but I'd never play it again

 

[Ikiimoni]

Navi isn't annoying, but I did play the 3ds version where it was toned down a bit.

FFV is my favorite Final Fantasy.

Other M wasn't that bad.

Skyrim was mediocre at best.

I hate all Sonic games, as well as the character. Even the original trilogy and Generations.

Kirby games other than Super Star are only fun for a few hours, then you 100% them.

 

[Nixon Corral]

With respect to the Call of Duty discussion, CoD is a series that is probably fine, but playing it would take time away from me being able to play other games that I'm reasonably certain I'd like more.

I will say that I think annualizing any series makes each entry feel less impactful and special. So I'd hate to see it happen to some of my favorites.

On a related note, I sort of think most multiplayer games should be services instead of frequent iterations. You see this model a lot in the PC space of course, but it hasn't really taken hold on consoles. I guess as long as annualized shooters keep making money, it probably never will.

Navi isn't annoying, but I did play the 3ds version where it was toned down a bit.

No, Navi was never annoying. It's one of those things that caught on as a joke but was never actually true.

 

[Deleted member]

For Nintendo games:

Xenoblade Chronicles is tedious and annoying. Why can't they shut up?

Paper Mario: Sticker Star isn't that bad, but if they had Bowser retain his personality, people might've looked over the level-based format of the game.

The Tiki Tak Tribe from DKCR are pretty interesting baddies. They only got hated on because they weren't the Kremlings.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn is actually a very good RPG, but the story plotholes and the Points of No Return hurt its reputation.

 

[Nixon Corral]

The Tiki Tak Tribe from DKCR are pretty interesting baddies. They only got hated on because they weren't the Kremlings.

This one's interesting. Why do you like the Tiki Tak Tribe? I certainly don't hate them, but I thought the Kremlings had a little more charm to them. Flying drums just aren't quite the same as giant bees, and those penguins have nothing on Gnawty.

I do like the new bosses more, though, generally speaking.