Your controversial gaming opinions?

[Deleted member 22585]

I have another two things:

The "metroidvanian" gamedesign destroys otherwise great games. There are so many games I'd love to play, with interesting mechanics and nice artstyles. But I hate to play a level and constantly see hints and areas I cannot reach yet and have to come back later after the game decides to give me the ability I need. Even if the backtracking is optional, I think the whole time about what I missed. It's frustrating that so many indie games rely on that formula.

A poorly implemented stealth system for whatever reason.

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Only played TNO, so can only talk about that game:
Agree! Though I think the stealth system itself is fine, it's the implementation that bugs me. The stealth sections are designed to make you feel badass and stealthy. Enemies often face the other direction, for an easy takedown. I call it placebo stealth.

 

[ArmsofSleep]

90% of developer sob stories about how publishers FORCED their games to have bugs/microtransactions/cut content are complete fabrications.

Actually this is more fact than opinion.

 

[Perturabo]

Rainbow Six Siege is the best multiplayer shooter I've ever played. I got it back in July and no matter what I play I end up coming back to it. Despite all of its warts it still has the best moment to moment gameplay of any multiplayer shooter.

 

[Deleted member 1839]

Please don't, never give a producer's name to a mechanic. Dude's ego is already inflated as it is.

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Real talk, I feel like any of these famous devs that branch off from a company and decided to do Kickstarter project or independent one will produce mediocre games. Iga I believe will be one of them.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I liked playing CS Source more than GO.
I think Demon's Souls is the best Soulsborne game out there.

 

[AlexBasch]

I'm still trying my best to find Horizon: Zero Dawn fun but I just can't. It looks gorgeous but knowing it's open world and most likely you'll need to collect like 500 random items or whatever at some point to get an upgrade really turns me off, also, I'm awful at doing combat and the forced stealth is just meh.

Bought the game in april or something, I think I'll just sell this thing and be done with it.

 

[Deleted member 8696]

Bloodborne is okay and cool sometimes, but nothing more than that (I can say the same about the Last of Us). Never understood its praise and I cringe everytime I see one.

Galaxy 1 >>>> Galaxy 2

 

[scare_crow]

Ybarra's reaction to what happened to something we all know about was to say that he was "glad to see things finally burning to ashes". He could have chosen to publicly condemn the deporable actions of a certain individual, but instead he chose to get happy because a strongly pro-Sony forum was in shambles. Priorities, I guess.

I honestly lost any respect for the man and the company he represents. Nobody from Microsoft issued any statement condemning Ybarra's behavior and he didn't back down on his claims. Sorry, but I'm not supporting anything you represent, Mr. Ybarra.

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You honestly think he was happy that place self destructed because it was "strongly pro-Sony?" And because of that, you're taking such a dramatic and breathless anti-Microsoft stance now? That is... quite something.

 

[Puweyxil]

I'm still trying my best to find Horizon: Zero Dawn fun but I just can't. It looks gorgeous but knowing it's open world and most likely you'll need to collect like 500 random items or whatever at some point to get an upgrade really turns me off, also, I'm awful at doing combat and the forced stealth is just meh.

Bought the game in april or something, I think I'll just sell this thing and be done with it.

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I wasn't feeling it either, traded it for Ys VIII. My problems with H:ZD were due to finishing BotW just beforehand. After nearly 200 hours of being able to climb whatever I want and save whenever I want, it was difficult to adjust to not being able to do either one of those things.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

BoTW is overrated and in no way the best Zelda game.

 

[Lost Soul]

I'm still trying my best to find Horizon: Zero Dawn fun but I just can't. It looks gorgeous but knowing it's open world and most likely you'll need to collect like 500 random items or whatever at some point to get an upgrade really turns me off, also, I'm awful at doing combat and the forced stealth is just meh.

Bought the game in april or something, I think I'll just sell this thing and be done with it.

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100% agreed. It started off interesting and I wanted to see where the story went, but it really drags on. I really wasn't a fan of the forced stealth either. Hated every Corruptor encounter.

 

[RennerSage]

Japanese developers on average, for whatever reason, seem to have a greater fundamental understanding of combat mechanics than western developers

why though? i have no idea

 

[MisterDodo]

Super Mario 3D World is very overrated. The amount of 10/10s it scored is just crazy.

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I don't get how people got over the camera. I could never get it to click in terms of perspective.

 

[Gooch]

Japanese developers on average, for whatever reason, seem to have a greater fundamental understanding of combat mechanics than western developers

why though? i have no idea

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They seem to focus on the most important aspects. Like Gameplay first.

 

[Servbot24]

BoTW is overrated and in no way the best Zelda game.

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I looooooved my time with BotW

Probably my 5th favorite Zelda game though. Best one is a very close call between Majora's Mask and Wind Waker. Ocarina is probably better than BotW and maybe LttP too.

Japanese developers on average, for whatever reason, seem to have a greater fundamental understanding of combat mechanics than western developers

why though? i have no idea

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I agree.

 

[Deleted member 17491]

BoTW is overrated and in no way the best Zelda game.

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Agreed, I dropped the game when I needed to go back and scavenge weapons because I didn't poses enough (and the correct type of) weapons required to defeat a boss before they all broke.

 

[dpunk3]

Deathshead did nothing wrong.

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BoTW was really boring to try and play through more than once.

 

[Cheesy]

The Tomb Raider reboots are bland, uninspired games, with boring plots, and uninspired, run of the mill gameplay, the Uncharted series has been much more successful at creating fun adventure games with enjoyable gameplay, and fun plots with interesting characters.

 

[Yossarian]

Japanese developers on average, for whatever reason, seem to have a greater fundamental understanding of combat mechanics than western developers

why though? i have no idea

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I think I read somewhere that Japanese developers tend to conceive mechanics first, whereas Western developers tend to lead with the 'player experience'. It's the difference between, say, Skyrim and Dragon's Dogma.

Could be complete tosh, of course, but it seems to tally in a lot of cases.

 

[Speely]

My friends all think I am an idiot for not liking Skyrim.

 

[EarthBound64]

Deathshead did nothing wrong.

BoTW was really boring to try and play through more than once.

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Quoted to make life easier for others.

 

[Franco_Tech]

That Nintendo games tend to rate higher on reviews because of gaming nostalgia, not that they are bad games they are great, but sometimes they overate them.

 

[Mithrawn]

Knights of the Old Republic 2 is better than the original.

 

[MotzieNH]

I think Bioshock Infinite is a masterpiece.

I also think Dragon's Dogma is highly overrated.

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I actually agree with both those, although I usually use Uncharted in my overrated statement. I don't think they're bad games by any stretch, I just don't understand the appeal.

I also think Alpha Protocol gets a bad rap.

Knights of the Old Republic 2 is better than the original.

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Also agree.

 

[MikeKlump]

Portal's humor is lame and the writing/story is abysmal.

 

[dpunk3]

Quoted to make life easier for others.

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Wait why did it do that? I thought it was just a spoiler tag.

 

[Chindogg]

Naughty Dog peaked at the Jak and Daxter series. Their modern games are bad B movies disguised as games but are praised because they're so "mature."

 

[Zinsky]

Can't deal with old timey turned based combat. Tried to play FFVI based on countless recommendations and I can't get over the feeling of it being a chore. Story great or no, I am still doing the combat a majority of the time.

 

[The Almighty Tria]

FFXV is probably the worst big budgeted game I've ever played next to Resident Evil 6.

I love Alundra 2 and feel like people hate it solely because it wasn't anything like Alundra 1.

 

[raketenrolf]

Currently playing Uncharted Lost Legacy and while I am still in the beginning, I feel that there is still not enough combat. Too much linear climbing, and boring puzzles. So many puzzles where you have to push or rotate shit. That shadow puzzle in chapter 5? I think it was chapter 5. God I was wishing for an option to skip that shit. I usually like puzzles but I feel like the pacing isn't really good in this game.

Loved Uncharted 1-3 but the series is starting to become boring for me which feels really bad. Still have no problem replaying UC2+3, sometimes even 1.

Characters and storytelling are so great but the pacing just sucks, especially for replays. Well I will finish LL first before making a final comparison between it and UC4 and UC1-3.

 

[Servbot24]

The Tomb Raider reboots are bland, uninspired games, with boring plots, and uninspired, run of the mill gameplay, the Uncharted series has been much more successful at creating fun adventure games with enjoyable gameplay, and fun plots with interesting characters.

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Agreed. TR games are lifeless, contrived and emotionally shallow to me. They are competent in terms of being a game you can play, but that's about it.

There are a fair number of games like that, where all I can say about them is "there are objectives that can be completed". There's no innate joy in them.

 

[EarthBound64]

Wait why did it do that? I thought it was just a spoiler tag.

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Spoiler is:
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[Deleted member 11262]

My friends all think I am an idiot for not liking Skyrim.

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You should tell them they are idiots for thinking this bland "tell your own story"-RPG, which contains quite literally only two types of dungeons who are reused constantly (like anything else really) is in anyway groundbreaking or essential.

 

[ghibli99]

Portal's humor is lame and the writing/story is abysmal.

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Oof. That hurts, man. LOL

 

[Deleted member 27793]

Jax and Daxter >>> Crash >>>>>> TLOU>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Uncharted.

 

[Deleted member 22585]

The Tomb Raider reboots are bland, uninspired games, with boring plots, and uninspired, run of the mill gameplay, the Uncharted series has been much more successful at creating fun adventure games with enjoyable gameplay, and fun plots with interesting characters.

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Agree, except for the the gameplay, which was fun for me. But the characters, writing and the story were just bad.

 

[dpunk3]

Spoiler is:
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Fixd, thanks man.

 

[EarthBound64]

Fixd, thanks man.

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No problem :)

 

[T8SC]

The Dark Souls series is far too hyped and is basically a generic fantasy game with clunky controls whereby it's expected that you repeat the same part of the level/game over & over until you get it right. For those with lots of time on their hands, that might be enjoyable but for those who have other things in life to do, I'll stick to a game that can be progressed at a decent rate whilst still not holding the gamers hand.

 

[Tounsi_Tag]

- GTA 5 & Assassin's Creed : Black Flag were not interesting for me and failed to keep me hooked. This is essentially the case with the latter since I hated naval battles in III and couldn't stand how central they were in IV.

- Crystal Dynamics is unfairly judged with how they are handling the Tomb Raider franchise. While I do agree that the original charm of the classics is gone the new games brought the series back to life and are tailored to the mainstream while still catering to old fans. In other words, CD is trying to make the best possible outcome in relation to today's gaming standards and market demands. Besides, the games are really good in their own merit.

- Bioshock Infinite & Batman Arkham Knight aren't as bad as people make them to be.

- I loved Sonic Heroes and Sonic Riders.

- I really liked Resident Evil 7 but I am very surprised it wasn't harshly received as an Outlast-like game or ' non-RE '. I know it's not an uncommon criticism but I expected it to be heavily emphasized. Instead, it went under the radar amidst the hype for the game ( I don't know if I'm making sense here).

 

[ghibli99]

Agreed, I dropped the game when I needed to go back and scavenge weapons because I didn't poses enough (and the correct type of) weapons required to defeat a boss before they all broke.

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Bombs didn't work?

 

[dpunk3]

- GTA 5 & Assassin's Creed : Black Flag were not interesting for me and failed to keep me hooked. This is essentially the case with the latter since I hated naval battles in III and couldn't stand how central they were in IV.

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Yea I didn't enjoy GTA5 and ACBF was pretty subar, couldn't even finish it.

- Crystal Dynamics is unfairly judged with how they are handling the Tomb Raider franchise. While I do agree that the original charm of the classics is gone the new games brought the series back to life and are tailored to the mainstream while still catering to old fans. In other words, CD is trying to make the best possible outcome in relation to today's gaming standards and market demands. Besides, the games are really good in their own merit.

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I love the new TR series, they're really good.

- Bioshock Infinite & Batman Arkham Knight aren't as bad as people make them to be.

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I couldn't play AK at all (PC), so I think it was pretty bad. Infinite is a great game.

- I really liked Resident Evil 7 but I am very surprised it wasn't harshly received as an Outlast-like game or ' non-RE '. I know it's not an uncommon criticism but I expected it to be heavily emphasized. Instead, it went under the radar amidst the hype for the game ( I don't know if I'm making sense here).

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I think people wanted a return to horror elements.

 

[Cheesy]

Agree, except for the the gameplay, which was fun for me. But the characters, writing and the story were just bad.

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To me, the gameplay was just serviceable. It felt like they went through a checklist of things that "Need to be in a game", with no bearing on how well it fits, like the 50 different skill trees and the upgradeable weapons, weapons which lack any kind of punch and feel like pea shooters.

 

[Slime Stack]

Been reading a couple of pages and I'm not triggered yet! You guys gotta do better than that!

Here's 2 from the top of my head that got me in trouble with my friends:

1. Final Fantasy X-2 is the best in the series. All the other FF games take themselves so seriously when the writing isn't so great to begin with. At least with X-2 you know the story is a joke and you focus on the amazing battle system.

2. I can't stand Mario Galaxy 1 or 2. The artstyle is so bland and boring. The pointer is so intrusive and annoying. And thinking about playing it with a wiimote makes my hair stand. The music is fantasic though.

 

[EarthBound64]

To me, Tomb Raider is and always will be the ultimate example of "Sex sells."
From my point of view, the earlier games were absolute garbage, and the only reason they continued to be made was because of her "chest."
The more recent games might be better (I don't know, I haven't played them), but if it wasn't for the above, the series would have been abandoned and forgotten long ago.

 

[Pirate Bae]

Persona 5 is a bloated JRPG that is monotonous and frustrating to play.

 

[Servbot24]

I don't think you need to play a game to know if it's good. I've been playing games for 20 years. At this point I have enough experience to watch a video and identify the quality of the gameplay.

 

[Stuart]

• Gravity Rush is the best new IP this decade.
• Naughty Dog make movies, not games.
• Half Life 2 was never that good.
• Nintendo are the best developer, it's not even close.
• A lot of modern games seem to focus on making a movie rather than fun gameplay.
• Music is more important than the story in a game.
• Crafting in games is mindless busywork.

 

[sappyday]

Journey has very little substance. Uncharted 4 is the best game in the series and Naughty Dog's best game.

 

[EarthBound64]

I don't think you need to play a game to know if it's good. I've been playing games for 20 years. At this point I have enough experience to watch a video and identify the quality of the gameplay.

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Agreed (although closer to 30 years for me).
My intuition on a game being good has almost always been right. And the few times I've gone against my intuition, it's mostly been a mistake.

Related to that: "Reviews" as they've been done online for the past 20 years are practically worthless. Most of them are far more concerned with telling you what a specific person (the reviewer) thought of the game, rather than actually describing the game so you could decide for yourself (which would be far more useful).