Your unpopular video game opinions

*Prowler* · 07-14-2019, 11:27 AM

This section seems to be missing a thread like this, so here goes.

Overall, I'm not a huge fan of Mario Kart: Mario Kart 64 was a blast back in the day; and I found Super Circuit frustrating but yet engaging enough. Double Dash was pretty fun when it came out, but that was when my interest in the series slowly began declining. It became a bit too gimmicky, I guess.

The NES CastleVania trilogy isn't that great: OK, I know it's a classic, but the controls are so stiff and the games can be relentlessly brutal and frustrating. Why does Simon Belmont even jump like that, anyway?

Give me Super Castlevania IV ANY DAY.

Wind Waker is overrated: Charming graphics, great atmosphere, good setting and good controls... but I didn't have much fun with the game compared to other Zeldas. Sailing can be frustrating as can havign to change the wind direction often. Also, the game is way too easy. Ocarina of Time wasn't the hardest game of all time either, but I always die a couple of times in each OoT playthrough and there is a sense of tension in that game which there isn't in WW for the most part. I never even got to see its game over screen. Also, the triforce quest is a chore and makes it feel like they couldn't finish the game before the deadline. Wind Waker peaks in the Tower of Gods with the battle against Gohdan, imo.

The Mega Man series isn't that hard: I've seen many people online giving the MM series as a prime example of a hard as hell series. Challenging games, sure, but hardly impossible. I'm hardly the most skilled gamer in the world, but I've been able to beat a handful of Mega Man games in my life. Something I can't say for Battletoads, NES TMNT, Adventure of Link, CastleVania III or the NES Ninja Gaiden games.

I couldn't care less about games like Fortnite, Warframe, League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, Overwatch, etc.: I'm just not interested. Maybe I'm missing out, but I'd rather play something else and work through my backlog.

I'm not a big fan of playing online overall: There's a few exceptions, but generally I stick to single player modes. A game without a good single player mode isn't worth my money. Also, I don't like the lag, the poor peer-to-peer connections at times and the possibility of the internet going down in the middle of a game or an opponent suddenly ragequitting when they're about to lose.

I'm not into FPS games: Maybe because I didn't grow up as a PC gamer or playing games like CoD, but I just can't get into that genre. I also have difficulty aiming properly.
Thing is, on paper, games where you shoot people and things sound very interesting... but they I played them and nah. Just not my thing. Maybe this sounds like the usual "you don't like them because you just suck at them" excuse, but if people who dislike fighting games can use this excuse for that genre, then I can use it for FPS games as well. Deal with it.

Ocarina f Time's Water Temple isn't really that bad: Especially on the 3DS version, where it's a lot smoother without you needing to pause the game constantly to switch between boots. I find Inside Lord Jabu-Jabu WAY worse. Literally nothing about that dungeon is appealing. Frustrating enemies, frustrating mini-boss, frustrating boss, bad music, HORRIBLE LOOKING design and layout, etc. At least the Water Temple has very nice music, is visually appealing and has the best mini-boss battle in the game. What does Lard Jabu-Jabu even have to offer?!

Turtles in Time is a bit overrated: Ever since Screwattack rated it number 1 in their top 10 best beat 'em ups ever in 2006-2007, I've seen people parroting this same opinion online. Look, TiT is definitely a very fun game and a pretty good adaptation of the TMNT FW series into a videogame, but it's basically a Final Fight clone with the Turtles instead, as Andrew often says. Final Fight and Streets of Rage are better games overall. And they don't take only about 20 minutes to beat.
I consider the 1989 TMNT Arcade game better than TiT, tbh.

Not every single water level is bad: There's Hydrocity Zone from Sonic 3 and Sonic Mania... and that's the only one I can think of. But that's one level, so they're not all bad!

Final Fantasy's X cast of characters isn't that bad: Yes, Tidus and Yuna are lame, but FFX has Auron. That alone prevents it from being the game with the worst cast of main characters ever. Lulu is also nice.

I can't stand Pikachu: The useless yellow mouse couldn't even evolve in Yellow. Raichu is a much better Pokémon. And I don't like Pkachu in Smash either.

Charmander is my least favourite of the 3 1st gen starters: He's slow as hell to level up and when Charmaleon evolves to Charizard he becomes a Flying type in addition to being a Fire type. That adds another weakness for him. Meanwhile, Blastoise is an absolute unit and a very well-rounded pokémon. Plus, he can learn ice attacks! And Bulbasaur is easy to raise, has status changing attacks like poison and sleep and Venusaur has a very high special stat. Plus, Bulba was my first ever Pokémon, so I'll always have a soft spot for him.

Mobile games suck: They're all pay-to-win in the end and they're nowhere near as good as the best console and PC games out there.

That's all for now, but I'll add more later if others come to my mind.

07-14-2019, 11:27 AM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Your unpopular video game opinions This section seems to be missing a thread like this, so here goes. Overall, I'm not a huge fan of Mario Kart: Mario Kart 64 was a blast back in the day; and I found Super Circuit frustrating but yet engaging enough. Double Dash was pretty fun when it came out, but that was when my interest in the series slowly began declining. It became a bit too gimmicky, I guess. The NES CastleVania trilogy isn't that great: OK, I know it's a classic, but the controls are so stiff and the games can be relentlessly brutal and frustrating. Why does Simon Belmont even jump like that, anyway? Give me Super Castlevania IV ANY DAY. Wind Waker is overrated: Charming graphics, great atmosphere, good setting and good controls... but I didn't have much fun with the game compared to other Zeldas. Sailing can be frustrating as can havign to change the wind direction often. Also, the game is way too easy. Ocarina of Time wasn't the hardest game of all time either, but I always die a couple of times in each OoT playthrough and there is a sense of tension in that game which there isn't in WW for the most part. I never even got to see its game over screen. Also, the triforce quest is a chore and makes it feel like they couldn't finish the game before the deadline. Wind Waker peaks in the Tower of Gods with the battle against Gohdan, imo. The Mega Man series isn't that hard: I've seen many people online giving the MM series as a prime example of a hard as hell series. Challenging games, sure, but hardly impossible. I'm hardly the most skilled gamer in the world, but I've been able to beat a handful of Mega Man games in my life. Something I can't say for Battletoads, NES TMNT, Adventure of Link, CastleVania III or the NES Ninja Gaiden games. I couldn't care less about games like Fortnite, Warframe, League of Legends, Dota 2, Hearthstone, Overwatch, etc.: I'm just not interested. Maybe I'm missing out, but I'd rather play something else and work through my backlog. I'm not a big fan of playing online overall: There's a few exceptions, but generally I stick to single player modes. A game without a good single player mode isn't worth my money. Also, I don't like the lag, the poor peer-to-peer connections at times and the possibility of the internet going down in the middle of a game or an opponent suddenly ragequitting when they're about to lose. I'm not into FPS games: Maybe because I didn't grow up as a PC gamer or playing games like CoD, but I just can't get into that genre. I also have difficulty aiming properly. Thing is, on paper, games where you shoot people and things sound very interesting... but they I played them and nah. Just not my thing. Maybe this sounds like the usual "you don't like them because you just suck at them" excuse, but if people who dislike fighting games can use this excuse for that genre, then I can use it for FPS games as well. Deal with it. Ocarina f Time's Water Temple isn't really that bad: Especially on the 3DS version, where it's a lot smoother without you needing to pause the game constantly to switch between boots. I find Inside Lord Jabu-Jabu WAY worse. Literally nothing about that dungeon is appealing. Frustrating enemies, frustrating mini-boss, frustrating boss, bad music, HORRIBLE LOOKING design and layout, etc. At least the Water Temple has very nice music, is visually appealing and has the best mini-boss battle in the game. What does Lard Jabu-Jabu even have to offer?! Turtles in Time is a bit overrated: Ever since Screwattack rated it number 1 in their top 10 best beat 'em ups ever in 2006-2007, I've seen people parroting this same opinion online. Look, TiT is definitely a very fun game and a pretty good adaptation of the TMNT FW series into a videogame, but it's basically a Final Fight clone with the Turtles instead, as Andrew often says. Final Fight and Streets of Rage are better games overall. And they don't take only about 20 minutes to beat. I consider the 1989 TMNT Arcade game better than TiT, tbh. Not every single water level is bad: There's Hydrocity Zone from Sonic 3 and Sonic Mania... and that's the only one I can think of. But that's one level, so they're not all bad! Final Fantasy's X cast of characters isn't that bad: Yes, Tidus and Yuna are lame, but FFX has Auron. That alone prevents it from being the game with the worst cast of main characters ever. Lulu is also nice. I can't stand Pikachu: The useless yellow mouse couldn't even evolve in Yellow. Raichu is a much better Pokémon. And I don't like Pkachu in Smash either. Charmander is my least favourite of the 3 1st gen starters: He's slow as hell to level up and when Charmaleon evolves to Charizard he becomes a Flying type in addition to being a Fire type. That adds another weakness for him. Meanwhile, Blastoise is an absolute unit and a very well-rounded pokémon. Plus, he can learn ice attacks! And Bulbasaur is easy to raise, has status changing attacks like poison and sleep and Venusaur has a very high special stat. Plus, Bulba was my first ever Pokémon, so I'll always have a soft spot for him. Mobile games suck: They're all pay-to-win in the end and they're nowhere near as good as the best console and PC games out there. That's all for now, but I'll add more later if others come to my mind.