Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

Unpopular Opinion: Devil Mat Cry 2 is a great game, yeah it's easier than the others but it's still a fun game

on a side note i'm glad Capcom have confirmed Devil May Cry 5 is set after the events of DMC2 so we can finally know what happened to Dante after he was stuck in hell

@KratosMD honestly yes you can do that BUT you don't have to, if that's how your playing it then really that's on you

try playing it without using the guns at all (unless you really have to of course)

it's like FFXIII and it auto battle system, yes you can use auto battle if you want to but you don't HAVE to, you can still play it in the traditional way

that's why it's called choice

@KratosMD i wasn't saying that i was saying just because the guns were over powered (and they were) it doesn't mean you have to use them for everything, the game has both gun and sword play to allow you to experiment, if you found an way that made the game easier then that's all good but IF you chose to play it that way and it makes it boring to you then is that isn't the developers fault because yes it's there but your choosing to play it that way, same as DMC3 have you ever tried a gun only playthrough, i did once and it was hard as hell even on the easiest difficulty

saying try not to use the guns is like a challenge, can you complete a Devil May Cry without ever using the guns, unless you have no choice, creating challenges for yourself to change how the game plays, to give yourself a challenge

but i know what your talking about the nuclear button syndrome (or whatever they call it) when once you find the easiest way to beat a game then that's all you do to beat the game and yes DMC2 does have one and so do many other games BUT even with that i still enjoyed the game and i think that it's still a fun game to play because i found other ways to play it other than shoot the guy then spam him

also i DO actually play RPG's without getting the better equipment, keeping everyone on their original gear, makes the game more of a challenge, i did a run on FFVII a few years ago where i never once changed a single piece of equipment, the final boss was a hell of a fight, although it made Emerald Weapon a breeze because i couldn't equip much Materia

@KratosMD OK i respect you didn't have fun with it and i really can understand why you wouldn't but i did have fun with it and think it's a fun game, of course the way i play games might be part of that, like i said i like to give myself challenges when i play games, it spices things up a bit

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Here goes nothing (eeek!):

1. Oblivion, despite its flaws, is better than Skyrim
2. I am not excited for Cyberpunk 2077 in the slightest
3. I have not played Witcher 3 and it does not appeal to me

There are others but, for my first ever post on these forums, I'm not feeling brave enough to share any more!

@Danny_C yeah i agree with all 3 of those, i played the Witcher 2 and i couldn't get into it

also welcome to the forums and don't be afraid to post anything here, people on this site are generally good people and wont cause any trouble, they might disagree with your opinion but most will be pretty civil about it

Thanks!

I do of course totally appreciate the amount of work that would have gone into making those games, and it's great to see that lots of people enjoy them.

I'm just wondering about the a-word though, as I used it in an earlier post and no one corrected me, and it means donkey in many places.

@Danny_C I'm sure I'll probably enjoy Witcher 3 when I get around to it, but the insane amount of hype that has built up around it is putting me off. And I really don't need yet another long RPG in my life right now. But that's pretty much always true, so I'll just have to suck it up and try it out sometime.

@Danny_C Welcome mate! I agree with your Oblivion shout, Skyrim felt very cold (no pun intended!) to me whereas Oblivion felt more crafted.
Highly recommend the Witcher 3 though, although I agree with @Ralizah that all the hype probably isn’t doing it any favors in a lot of people’s eyes

@Ralizah @Danny_C I'd never played a Witcher game before but thought TW3 was superb. The DLC is also top class and incredible value for money. But each to their own of course!

I think the main reason the Witcher didn't appeal to me is that I don't get to play as a character I've created, customized and named myself. But I guess I've just been spoiled by rpg's that give you that freedom (not to mention D&D).

Who knows, maybe I'll weaken eventually and try it.

@Kidfried Skyrim was an incredible game I absolutely agree. I love it and played it loads - I still do occasionally. I think what @Hego touched upon was an important factor for myself personally, Skyrim felt a lot more grim and melancholy. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but I just found I enjoyed the atmosphere of Oblivion more, plus I also preferred some of the quest lines.

@Danny_C That's quite interesting as I preferred playing as a set character who has their own backstory (which is slightly malleable as the game lets you choose some outcomes from previous games if you haven't played them) and a more set personality. Yes you can still choose how to approach missions but you're still playing as Geralt who is just a single person in the world.

Whereas make-your-own-hero games (Skyrim, Fallout etc) I find a bit less appealing as it feels like you're playing as a bit of a grey blob who is just plonked into the world. I guess it makes sense in some ways though (FO4 you're just a guy/girl trying to save their kid etc).

To be honest, I think several other games made RPG's mainstream before Skyrim.

@Danny_C I'd have to say Final Fantasy 7 did that actually. I literally didn't know anyone at school with a PlayStation who didn't have that game.

@KALofKRYPTON that game was the sole reason i even brought a PlayStation

I personally enjoyed Skyrim more than Oblivion, though I didn't play nearly as much of Oblivion. The vibe in Oblivion just felt to me like generic fantasy, and kind of cheesy. Skyrim felt like a game I could take a lot more seriously.

Also, here's an unpopular opinion. Skyrim is superior to Breath of the Wild in every way except for the combat, traversal of the environment, and visuals, although if you mod Skyrim it can look gorgeous.

@KirbyTheVampire honestly i love the Zelda series but i have still yet to play Breath of the Wild, mainly because i don't have a Switch and the Wii U version was and still is SO expensive