Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

@colonelkilgore Thanks!

I can only assume there was a post was deleted or something, as when it errored the other day the last post is not here anymore.

When you search the unpopular opinions thread I believe it's showing Nintendolife's version of the thread and so it's completely buggering up as NL thread doesn't actually exist on Push @JohnnyShoulder

Just a bit of a balls up then, @HallowMoonshadow?

@JohnnyShoulder We don’t want those NintendoLife freeloading lazy riffraff over here. All they bring is trouble. They have to either start with Hookshot on Push Square from the beginning, or move over here in the acceptable way through creating an account and introducing themselves in the Intro thread. Secure our Push Square borders. 😜

@Th3solution Yeah we don't want these NL scallywags dirtying the waters with their talk of how well their exclusives sell.

@Th3solution @JohnnyShoulder If a character didn't make an appearance in Astro Bot, it is clearly meaningless to the gaming landscape.

Sonic in 3D now that’s an electrifying experience! The rush, the loops, the wild freedom to dive into vibrant worlds—it’s not just running, it’s living in the moment. But, with all that speed, could Sonic’s 3D adventures have reached even greater heights, or is there still a whole universe of untapped chaos waiting for its turn?

I know there are a few notable games for which my feelings go against the public consensus, but I was reminded of another. Okami.

I’ve not thought of that game in a long time. When I played it back on PS2 I had high hopes. I remember buying the game at release and it came with like a water color stylus and kit of some kind. As I played the game I tried to fabricate hype and enjoyment, but eventually after several hours I just had to admit to myself that I didn’t really like it that much. I never finished it.

It’s a much beloved game, often cited as one of the greatest games of all time. I just never quite understood the allure

I still have no idea why Astro Bot won GotY and why people like it so much

ZZZ is probably my GOTY. I feel like I am constantly talking myself out of it cause of the common criticisms like “its just a mindless gooner game” or “ew gacha is scummy” and so on and forth, but man, I’m hundreds of hours deep into this game and have enjoyed basically every second of it. The list of games I can say that about I can count on my hands.

They drop consistently massive patches for free, I love the world / story, the combat mechanics are refined to perfection (to the point where it has kinda ruined other action games for me, cause they never feel as crisp as ZZZ) and the excitement for a new character release is really unlike anything in gaming for me right now.

I get this is Hoyo, so maybe a time will come when ZZZ is power crept to hell and the gacha feels super predatory cause you are constantly chasing the meta team because it is meta or nothing, but right now the only pressure to purchase in ZZZ is self inflicted. They usually give out mountains of free currency every big patch, too.

I just can’t think of a game I had more consistent fun with in 2024. I keep feeling like I should give it to a more “conventional” choice like Infinite Wealth or something, because that feels more right somehow, but why when ZZZ is the best game I’ve played.

@Zuljaras It's the first new 3D Mario game since 2017. About time.

I only gave a slow hand clap and poker face when Switch sales surpassed PS2 sales. 😐
Despite I still like my Switch games, but Switch success also followed by the flaws such as code in box, partial download, streaming only, poor optimization, downgraded quality, etc that made me disappointed.
Switch sales is great, but I don't feel happy with the flaws from Switch.

DMC: Devil May Cry (the reboot made by Ninja Theory) was an amazing game that didn't deserve the vitriol it received.

Apparently this is unpopular recently: exclusives are good and necessary for consoles.

I think we lost the “Gaming Pet Peeves” thread, perhaps due to the creator having deleted their account. So I figure I’ll put this here. I’m not sure if it’s an unpopular opinion though —

It didn’t used to bother me, but I’ve become more and more annoyed when games have hidden paths to get to a place that you can clearly see where you want to go. It’s a classic metroidvania type of design choice — you can see a place to go, but can’t get there yet. I’ve never really liked that to begin with, where you have to trek back later when you get a skill like a double jump or a dash or a grappling hook, etc.

But I think it’s even more annoying when you can see where you want (or need) to go and the path to get there is not straightforward. It’s not too bad if it’s a chest behind some rubble that you have to search around to discover a secret way to get there, but if it’s an objective that’s important for a quest it can be maddening. You can see where you need to go, but all paths that would seem to lead in that general direction don’t go there. It’s even more annoying when the map also has what appears to be a straight path to the objective but when you follow it you end up right over it or right under it or maybe there’s an unclimbable wall or something in the way when you get there. What ends up happening is you spend an hour wandering around taking multiple pathways to get there and waste tons of time until you finally see some cryptic area you were supposed to go to, or you realize you’re not intended to go there yet.

There was a time when this form of exploration was fun for me, but now it really bogs down game flow and feels like poor game design to me.

People that say "oooh i'd try it if it wasn't first person" need a good smack upside the head 😤

why is it such a common hangup for people haha. It's seriously like it's the phrase of the day over here

Jesus Christ!!! (be praised) it's like people have an actual mental block and can't even comprehend that their life is in fact lived in first person and it hasn't held us back so far 😅

@Ravix so I will play games with first person viewpoints but I have to admit that I’m not a massive fan of it. I was only chatting on one of the articles the other day about what I’d give for a third person viewpoint for Cyberpunk 2077. I mean it’s not gonna stop me playing it but my excitement for it is dulled quite a bit. Alternatively, I picked up the dlc for Resident Evil Village which adds a third person viewpoint. I’ve just started playing through the series and this option has turned what was ‘just another Resi’ in my mind, to my most anticipated to play in the whole series.

I’m also a big fan of the Ghost Recon games and I’ve heard rumours that the next instalment will involve a shift to first person. And while I’ll still end up playing it… the level of my excitement for it is so much lower.

Not sure if unpopular or just a pet peeve though it could be both.

30fps isn't as big a problem that people make it out to be. Games locked at 30fps are not 'unplayable' and I believe that thinking otherwise is ridiculous.

@Ravix @Kairuuu I agree on both points. I just don't get people that that refuse to play games because of something like the frame rate or that it is in first person. I get that some people get queasy and stuff, but that is not everyone that complains about it and who refuses to play these games. And, yes everyone has their preferences but that is choice an individual has made. There is a difference between 'can't' and 'won't', after all.

I used to be a bit like it with with fps when I first got my PS5, as that was my first experience of playing games at higher frame rates on a consistent basis. However, I've played plenty of games at 30fps (over 100 hours on Horizon Forbidden West) which have been fine.