Your Unpopular Gaming Opinions

Started by Nah February 13th, 2014 4:34 PM
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Nah

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There's a thread like this on PC called Unpopular Pokemon Opnions, and I thought we could replicate it here and expand it to all games. So you probably get what yor suppossed to do in this thread: state any and all video game related opinions you have that you think are unpopular amongst the general gaming community. And maybe comment on others opinions. So share your not-so-popular game opinions guys!
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For me, seems like quite a few people I run across are impatient, which can make some of the games I really enjoy unpopular, whether it's my incredibly long but immersive games like Guild Wars 2, Neverwinter Nights, or the occasional Minecraft; or my choices of in-depth strategy games like Civilization V or The Battle for Wesnoth. Don't get me wrong, I love quick matches of League, Halo, and various card games, but there's times that either I can't keep up with the speed, or am just trying to escape for awhile to clear my head.

As far as in the games themselves... I'm not exactly sure how you'd describe it. I mean, a majority of things I do can be considered unconventional in that I'm aware of competitive metas or casual tricks of the trade, but I still just kinda do my own thing and hope it works. Sometimes people think I don't try when I really am, I'm just trying to do it my own way, like, I will never look up a guide of how to do a build or what your timings should be, because to me, that's using someone else's idea. (plus my whole philosophy that what works for one person doesn't mean it works for everyone, yada yada)

Basically, you could say I'm like a turtle. It will take me time, time I don't mind spending, but eventually come up with something that's, for a lack of a better way of putting it, just mine.

Raine

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Posted October 5th, 2017
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I agree. I find the GTA series to be severely overrated judging by the sales they generate. They way I see it is basically gamers are able to live the lives that they can't in real life. Also, I have a couple CoD games as well and even though I think they're overrated for what they are; practically recycled material from previous games into a new one.

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I have quite a few actually...

GTA is boring IMO. Granted, I haven't played since III, but I just haven't been interested enough to give it a second chance. The novelty of stealing cars and constantly being on the run from the police is entertaining for like, 20 minutes, but it wears off quick. And the actual story/missions are uninspired imo. I just can't sink my teeth into it.

Final Fantasy VII is not the greatest RPG ever made. Yes, I understand it's the one that basically set the standard for JRPG's to this day, and yes, it's the game that got me into JRPG's, but it really hasn't aged well...I just don't get the same feeling from playing it that I got when I was a kid. The story is still great though.

Graphics don't matter that much to me. I mean, they're nice, but if I were in the mood for top notch graphics, I'd just pop in a 3D animated movie. When it comes to games, I'm looking for good gameplay. There's way too many games out there that rely too heavily on good graphics, and neglect actual gameplay quality.
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I tend to play any and every game that even seems cool. If the jacket on the back of the box sounds interesting enough, I will buy it-no matter if it's over $60 dollars or is cheaper than takeout,whether it is insanely popular or if the people at Gamestop try their best to deter me from buying it (ex. Two Worlds II and Defiance). If it seems fun i'll play it, no hesitation.

The main thing is I am basically the type of gamer a lot of people don't like. I play games hardcore, as a lifestyle. The majority of my waking hours are spent gaming,posting about gaming, watching game related videos,etc. So, i'm that try hard no-lifer people tend to make jokes about. But hey, to each his own, and everyone has their own lifestyle, and this is mine.
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Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Black Knight, and Sonic Lost World are all decent titles. (but not perfect)

Final Fantasy XIII is a great game. (but not for everyone)

I prefer Oblivion to Skyrim (for most of the reasons people prefer Skyrim over Oblivion)

New Eden

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9.9 Years
Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 have aged poorly

Mario Kart hasn't actually been good after Super Circuit

Most AAA titles released every year are anything but remarkable

PC gaming is overhyped to hell and back (coming from a PC gamer)

I thought almost all of what Rare made with Microsoft was great (before they really got gutted into a Kinect-only studio; almost all because I played everything they put out except for the Conker port.)

FPS games are completely dead to me. Sometimes I forget to acknowledge they even exist now.

Metricus

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Seen August 31st, 2014
Posted June 28th, 2014
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9.3 Years
I'm not even gonna explain myself, I'm just gonna list them.

- I loved the Windwaker from the first moment I played it and never had to warm up to it like most Zelda fans.

- I hate realistic games like sports games. If I wanted realism I would just go outside.

- I think Nintendo has great franchises, but needs to call it quits as far as consoles, at least TV consoles. They need to start focusing on their great franchises and releasing them for Sony consoles, together they can defeat Microsoft.

- The Xbox hasn't been good since the original.

- I liked Pokemon G/S more than R/B

- I actually enjoyed the Megaman: Battle Network series

- I have never gotten into Assassin's Creed, GTA, or Mass Effect.

- The first two Elder Scrolls games have aged very poorly, and there's really no reason to play them except for lore. Also Morrowind was the best.
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I've tried to play FFVII recently on Steam after it being praised by my boyfriend. I couldn't get into it at all. I am a stickler for good (see "decent") graphics, and I could not see past Cloud's octagonal rendering. This was especially irksome when in battle he actually has a good model!

I do not like most FPS. Killzone was the only one I ever found fun (story, not multiplayer). I would give Titanfall a chance if I had the system for it.

I really enjoyed the FFXIII trilogy. I know people hate on Lightning, but I feel if they had a slightly more lively voice actress then she would be perfect.

This one is vague, but I can not go back and play most old games. I have to wait for remakes usually, unless of course we are talking about Pokemon.


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JRPGs suck and really don't deserve the title RPG because their's no roleplaying involved. Mass Effect is overrated. Elder Scrolls Oblivion is overrated. The konquest mode was the best part of Mortal Kombat deception. COD is actually okay except the campaign is way too short. Graphics do matter but not as much as gameplay. JRPGs usually have terrible storytelling which is to be expected from anime, manage, or pretty much everything Japanese (with some exeptions.) GTA is overratted. Turn based combat is the most regressive form of combat in gaming and needs to be done away with completely except for in Mon battling games. The combat is Dragon Age 2 was awesome if not the story. Resident evil and Mortal Kombat were actually good videogame movies. Nintendo consoles suck, they need to focus on games. MMOs are boring... and that's about all I have. To each his own.
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Eruption

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Posted November 17th, 2017
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17 Years
Final Fantasy XIII is a great game. (but not for everyone)
This would be mine, but the entire trilogy seemed good. (I say seemed because I can't play LR: XIII so I just watched through the story on youtube, but I liked XIII-2 when I played it)

Also I think Lightning's lack of emotion actually makes for a good character especially when explored upon in the new game. Much better than some of the other perceived blank characters in FF history.

Juno

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Tidus was not that big of a wimp and crybaby, I actually liked him.

That indie game Ib kinda sucks. It was all hyped up to have one of the best story lines ever for games and it was really just meh.

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Majora's Mask is the best Zelda game. Better than Ocarina of Time, and better than A Link to the Past.

seriously.
But the real question here is, what about Wind Waker? :3

Obviously everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I've always been so fond of Wind Waker. I feel like there is so much play back value to that game. Furthermore, it was at a time when Nintendo took a HUGE gamble after promising a game that looked like Twilight Princess, and although there was some backlash at the time I think it ultimately payed off.

The only bad thing I can say about that game was the ending. Although the boss rush was semi-cool, I think they could have done better with the fight against Ganon. Puppet Gannon doesn't even come close to the sheer epicness that you had when you fought against him in OoT or Skull Kid with the moon crashing above you in Majora's Mask.
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I actually found Wind Waker to be heavily flawed and tedious. Though I don't think that's an unpopular opinion (same for it being a very good game either), Wind Waker's reception has always been very mixed. It's a really polarizing game. It's either the best Zelda or the worst one.

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- I think the Gen I pokémon games are overexposed and other games need to be exposed. Why couldn't it be twitchplayspokemonpearl?

- Gen 5 is crap.

- Hating FPS's just because you haven't played them or they are overrated is stupid and you should feel bad

- Knack doesn't ♥♥♥♥ing deserve to outsell Super Mario 3D World. EVER.

- The next generation of consoles feels like the same old ♥♥♥♥ and don't feel like proper upgrades to their predecessors. At least the wii U is trying something remotely different.

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- Twilight Princess is the most underrated Zelda game

-FPS games are incredibly boring

- The industry as a whole...or at least the most visible elements of it...has been trying too hard to appeal to the proverbial lowest common denominator for years now.

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- I hated Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

- Compile Heart games aren't THAT bad. (they're still some glaring flaws though.)

- Final Fantasy VII is not the holy grail of gaming.

These are just some of my unpopular opinions. Of course, I have more but we can just leave at only a few.