Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

@Kidfried it's more about going to far fantasy, such as the dialogue trees and character selection, these thing wasn't needed in the AC series rather than who or what the character is, i just brought it up as an example but i couldn't give 2 fudges if the character is female, male or Mr Blobby as long as the game is fun and the story interesting

my main issue is if you want the proper story then you have to buy the book, so what's the point in buying the game if the story is you main draw, they could at least put in some kind of marker that let you know what the canon choices are, like make them a different colour or something

but like @Tasuki said it's getting to far off track now and we should drop it otherwise the thread will be closed, i understand that my initial comment didn't come across as i wanted them to and it caused a bit of confusion to which i apologise to you, Tasuki, @KratosMD and @BAMozzy for any trouble that may have arisen from it

@Kidfried yeah it might

anyway BACK TO UNPOPULAR OPINIONS!

i don't like soft loaders or disc draws on consoles (DVD/blu-ray players too), i think they should all have disc doors instead because they are lees prone to failure and even if they do fail they are much more easily fixed

I thought Assassin's Creed 2 was pretty good.. certainly at the time anyway. But the games that came after, not so much. How they managed to make a game series that's meant to be about super skilled assassin's with their budget, boring, I have no idea. Trotting out the same rehashed uninteresting story lines over and over again. And I was always dissapointed about how easy the games were, so little challenge. I think perhaps they could have taken a few ideas from Dishonored at least, more skill and some small level of critical thinking required by the player.

@FullbringIchigo Whilst I am not going into the discussion about 'gender, sexual orientation' or any of the other areas that can be misconstrued, I do think that there is still a point that can be discussed re Assassins Creed.

Granted that the original games were 'less' fantasy in the actual 'game-play' and were more 'rooted' in the historical era. By that I mean that the look, the weapons etc were quite rooted in the time that they were set although the Apple of Eden and whole Animus were purely fantasy. With the second, you had Leonardo Da Vinci and his 'illustrations' being made into 'reality' for that era as well as other gadgets that were certainly not from that era although given an aesthetic to fit. Its still a 'fantasy' story with unrealistic gadgets and tech for that time-period to be historically accurate.

Anyway, moving on, I do think that franchises have to adapt, have to change and I for one had no issues with some of the more 'fantastical' elements of Origins. I do think the 'events' of tackling Egyptian gods good have been done better and the Curse of the Pharaohs DLC was excellent - which was obviously pure fantasy. At the end of the day, these are 'games' first and foremost and not a historical interactive documentary. If I wanted 'fact' I would read a non-fiction book or watch the documentary channels.

It goes for 'war' based games too that may ba based in historical fact, with 'weapons' that look realistic but don't behave like they were designed because of 'balancing'. Battlefield does this, will change fire rate, range attributes, bullet speed and of course we ALL know that you can kill someone instantly with a single bullet to the head in most cases - at the very least you will be stopping them but, unless you play 'Hardcore' modes, it can take 3+ bullets to stop someone. I doubt in reality that if you shot someone in the knee, they would still be running, jumping, sliding and shooting back as if nothing happened - but this a 'GAME'.

There are quite a few non-fiction stories that use 'real' documented historical events to weave a 'fantasy or fictitious' story around - whether its a natural disaster or man-made event. I know Dr Who has woven actual historic events into its Sci-fi narrative with Aliens being responsible for earthquakes, volcanic eruptions or even things like War too. Its the difference between 'entertainment' and 'educational'. Indiana Jones stories are set in an Historically quite accurate time period with elements of 'fact' - the nazi's hunting for 'supernatural' artefacts and even have 'Hitler' - a 'real' Person in their 'story' yet are also 'fantasy' too.

Some stories I know can be more grounded but I have no issue with stories that can take far more liberties, go much into fantasy as the 'story' and game-play is more important than worrying about whether the weapon they are carrying is historically accurate to that exact time and place or whether the certain people/classes etc would 'historically' have been in the position portrayed - its a 'story', its 'entertainment', its a 'game' first and foremost.

@BAMozzy oh true it's definitely something that can be worth discussing but like Tasuki said, this thread isn't the place for it

is there an official Assassin's Creed thread on here? do you know? because i think that would be a better place to discuss where the series is going and out feelings on it

I like the idea of this thread 🙂 might be repeating some here but:

Last of Us is very overrated, it has a good story with some great acting but gameplay is average at best.
Naughty Dog is a bit overrated as a studio. They are great story fighters but they still have mad a game with really satisfying gameplay.
Bloodborne 2 would have been a far cooler reveal than Sekiro.
Ubisoft is one of the most creative and interesting studios around, their portfolio (while it doesn’t contain amazing games) is so varied and they regularly take interesting gambles on games (see Child of Light, Steep,, For Honor)
Kojima is a very overrated director
GTA games are boring
PS Plus is a very good service overall

Same impression about TLOU...well the gameplay wasn't average imho it was pretty solid but nothing to write home about. Story/acting was stellar.

@Kidfried @FullbringIchigo @BAMozzy Honestly to be clear it wasn't you three, I deleted the posts that were going a off track. Although I appreciate you guys trying to steer away from such stuff.

more unpopular opinions

both the PS4 and the XB1 are ugly, now of course how a system looks isn't really important after all your not looking at it when your using it but surely they could have come up with better designs especially after how sleek the PS3 and 360 looked, the PS4 looks like an eraser and the XB1 looks like an old VCR

Devil May Cry 2 is awesome, yeah it was easier than the original game was but that doesn't mean it wasn't as fun, remember if you played the game spamming your gun attacks that's on you, same as if you went through FFXIII just using Auto Battle, the option was there yes but you didn't have to use it you CHOSE to use it

Battle Royale games SUCK

and last one but the XB1 controller still needing batteries is stupid, at the very least they should come WITH the plug and play kits as standard that way you still have the option of batteries in an emergency should you need too but forcing you to pay £30+ just to be able to charge your controller is bull

@FullbringIchigo I must say that I do really dig the PS4 and Pro designs. The XBONE really does just look like big VCR though, no style points at all. Not fond of the slim PS4 either.
I don#t think anyone will do better that the original PAL Mega Drive or beautifully minimalist Slim PS2.

The PS4 Pro is one ugly mo fo for sure.

@FullbringIchigo I do agree that the consoles are somewhat 'conservative' but I don't mind that as for me, they fit alongside my SkyQ Box, my Home Theatre box and fit well under my TV without looking garish or out of place. The fact the OG XB1 reminded you of a VCR is 'great' as far as I am concerned as that means its a perfect fit for the main living room.

Personally, which maybe unpopular, I really dislike the PS4 and PS4 Pro design - in fact the Pro is much uglier than the OG PS4. Part of my issue is the front/back 'slopes' which add unnecessary depth. The 'overhang' could save an extra inch or two off the depth but as it is, it doesn't quite fit on my shelf properly. The Xbox 'Project Scorpio' next to it fits perfectly on the shelf, has much better space at the back to exhaust any heat and overall is tidy.

I absolutely hate the fact that the PS4 controller does NOT allow batteries or even a simple replaceable battery pack. I can understand why MS may not supply a rechargeable battery pack and instead gives you 2 duracell (quality) batteries - because its much cheaper for them and therefore for us too. The fact is that the Xbox controller gives you so much more choice and flexibility. No rechargeable battery lasts indefinitely and as soon as a battery pack is 'dead', the controller is effectively 'dead' (unless you use it wired of course) but with the Xbox, you can easily replace the battery pack. Its 'flexible' enough to use standard AA's, Rechargeable AA's, Rechargeable Battery packs or wired. That suits many different budgets too - its cheap to buy a multipack of AA's, cheap-ish to buy a AA battery charger and batteries, more expensive to buy the Plug and Charge kit (although you can save a lot by buying 3rd party - you don't need to buy MS's!!) and most expensive to have to buy a new controller. Also, this means that MS have 'bigger' batteries because of the AA battery compartment which also means much longer use. I have 2/3 rechargeable battery packs (as well as a AA battery charger and 8 AA rechargeable batteries) and a single charge will last me 'days' before needing to recharge yet I often end up having to quickly try and plug in my DS4 to charge before a single gaming session ends. I can't even get through a single session from a full charge without needing to charge it - and every charge brings you closer to the end of its life....

@BAMozzy DS4 replacement battery packs are really cheap though. I'm still on my launch controllers and only occasionally will need to charge mid-session.

@KALofKRYPTON Whether they are cheap or not is irrelevant, they are still not a simple thing to change and I would much prefer the system that Xbox controllers use.

I like Rez but I really hate its bosses. They are boring and it takes too much time to beat them it's frustrating. The music too becomes boring when you get to the bosses. The bosses really are a chore in that game for me.

I like a lot the music of Area X in Rez Infinite, but I think that the gameplay is really bad. The fact that it's up to you to decide if you want to go forward or backward or to not move at all makes it unintuitive and annoying to play. You have to take care of too many things to properly enjoy that stage, which wuold have been absolutely fantastic if the gameplay was like in the other stages instead

I’m actually surprised to hear that Xbox controllers use batteries still. I guess some people like them, but I can’t help but think 2002, the days of the GBA, want their regular batteries back. (Please don’t think I hate Xbox people, as I realize it might come off that way. It just doesn’t have anything to compel me beyond Halo, which I’ve thought a little about buying it for, but can’t justify the fact that there’s nothing else really on offer that’s not on PC if I wanted it. I want it to compel me, but it doesn’t.)

@Jaz007 Its just an opinion and everyone is entitled to that. I have explained why regular battery compartments are actually beneficial and why I think that benefits us as consumers far more. Its not as if you don't have the choice to use regular AA rechargeable batteries - which are cheaper than Rechargeable packs so again giving us, the customer, the choice and not being limited to a specific 1st party only option.

Xbox owners have exactly the same 'benefits' of a rechargeable wireless controller. They can of course use standard batteries, standard rechargeable batteries, rechargeable battery packs (1st and 3rd Party) and its easy to swap out batteries should they run out and still have the freedom that wireless offers - unlike a PS4 which would require you to be 'wired' to recharge the battery if you wish to continue playing. Also, as I said, if the rechargeable battery 'dies' which will happen, then you have to either buy a new controller (to play wirelessly) or dismantle the controller and try and replace the battery pack - not that they are readily available everywhere - like AA batteries (rechargeable or standard).

Rechargeable batteries may well be the 'future' but they are still not perfect and for a lot of people, when they die, that means the whole controller (or device they are built into) is often junk. Like I said, I would much rather buy a new pack of AA rechargeable when they die and just discard the dead batteries than have to buy a whole new controller. Those with replaceable batteries have a 'longer' shelf life. I already have 'useless' DS3's because they won't hold charge any more but my XB360 controllers are still going, still wireless. In 5-10yrs time, the same may well be true for DS4 too, yet my Xbox controllers can still be powered easily.

Whilst some things may well be 'easier' for the here and now, they are creating more problems down the line. All those 'products' with built in batteries will end up being scrapped and replaced instead of just replacing the battery - its part of the 'disposable' generation philosophy of just throw it away and buy new instead of just replace the batteries.

@BAMozzy I get your opinion and why you like it makes sense. I don’t agree with all the batteries or needing to buy additional equipment in order to recharge it, it sounds more expensive than the odd replacing a rechargeable battery, because it’s the same idea when you get down to it. One just lasts much longer and is convenient. I’ve not had a battery die on me yet that came with a controller, only third-party rechargeable ones.
My comment wasn’t meant to disrespect your opinion or others who hold it. It’s just how I see it personally. Sorry if it came across that way.

PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale was and still is an AWESOME game especially the PS Vita version

i so wish Sony would release a sequel

@Jaz007 There is absolutely nothing to apologise for. I respect your opinion even though it differs from mine and never once felt that your comment was disrespectful at all. I completely up hold your right to your opinion and, if anything, was just trying to explain mine in the hope that you can see why I think it makes much more sense as well as fitting to whatever budget someone has.

I have had multiple devices with built in batteries become 'useless' because the 'rechargeable' battery is not built to be replaceable. They degenerate over time too so you can end up getting less and less use from a single charge before they eventually stop taking a charge altogether. I have had to replace mobile and laptop batteries too but at least these were 'replaceable' - at least at one point they were but nowadays few people keep these beyond a few years now.

I really don't think it is more expensive myself. If you only buy non-rechargeable batteries, then it can get expensive but you can buy a 4 pack of AA's and a charger for under £10 but you are also 'sharing the charging between two sets effectively. If a battery can be charged say 10000 times, then you get 20000 charges with this method. Rechargeables don't tend to last as long as a non-rechargeable battery on a 'single' charge but then if you upgrade to a new 'gen' or buy a 'new' controller, you automatically have rechargeable batteries for it (or any other device that has AA batteries). Like I said, I could put these into my 360 controllers and instantly have a working, rechargeable controller. I do have at least 2 DS3's though that can ONLY be used wired because they no longer charge (or hold a charge). I do have a couple of 360 rechargeable battery packs too of course but if they were to die and I can no longer buy more, I still have AA batteries - both standard and rechargeable options.

The point I was making though is that it can suit any budget. You don't have to buy MS's rechargeable battery packs and could buy a branded (Duracell, Energizer etc) and charger for less money than it costs to replace a DS4 or its Battery. Also, if they offered the 'choice', If you were to upgrade to the next gen, you already have rechargeable batteries for it and it can cut a bit of the cost down too - maybe save £5-10 on the price of a new controller.

I know its ultimately the same thing - you can still end up with a rechargeable wireless controller but the point I was making is that its 'easier' to have the choice and, if you do run out of charge, a quick swap of the batteries and you can continue playing totally wirelessly. To do that on PS4, you need a 2nd controller that you can swap to - more expensive than just buying a 4pack of AA rechargeable batteries and a charger. At some point though, those controllers you have will die. No rechargeable battery yet can be recharged indefinitely and therefore the battery will eventually die. I don't know how often you game or more importantly how many times you need to recharge as that is usually what determines its longevity, the more often you charge, the closer to its 'end' you get, but it will happen - even if it hasn't happened yet for you.

For those with 'more' budget, they can of course buy the MS branded Plug and Play kits but these are not essential and more 'limited' in that they only fit the XB1 controllers. There are plenty of 3rd Party options though that work as well but the 'easiest' and most versatile option is the rechargeable AA batteries. That way you only need to replace these when they die and can be used on last gen, current gen and 'hopefully' next gen controllers too so its not like you have to go out and buy another 'plug and play' kit or pay for a built in rechargeable battery that you can't easily replace when that dies.

Each to their own opinion but I much prefer the option that having a battery compartment offers. I don't think your opinion is 'wrong' either but for me, I think it makes much more sense to have the various options and know that all my Xbox controllers will at least be easy to power long into the future. Neither opinion is wrong, just different so really don't need to apologise for expressing a different opinion.