Do You Have Any Unpopular Gaming Opinions?

[EvilRyu2099]

-Elder Scroll=Trash series IMO
-Same with Fallout
-I totally hate Halo as well.
-RE 6 is one of my favorite TPS games, even the Chris campaign..
-I think I will update this post from time to time but Mass Effect is trash also.. A mediocre shooter masquerading as an RPG..

[SNKnicotine]

Goldeneye (n64) isn't a good game anymore. It always annoys me when people still reference as a good game to play today.

I must kindly disagree with your point of view. I still get together with friends and play Goldeneye.

I'll 2nd that, Odd Job FTW!!!

[Violent By Design]

I'll 2nd that, Odd Job FTW!!!

You're cheesy!

[prfsnl_gmr]

I'll 2nd that, Odd Job FTW!!!

You're cheesy!

Agreed. Anyone can play as OddJob...a true master plays as Jaws!

[BoneSnapDeez]

Here is potentially unpopular opinion...

As a general rule, space marines are dull protagonists in video games.

EDIT: Space marines are also, as a general rule, duller than silent protagonists.

Yup.

One reason I think the Halo series is so poor is because it feels like it was meticulously designed by a focus group to appeal to the widest audience possible. It has a bit of sci-fi for the "nerds", lots of killin' for the "bros", etc... It's a game for everybody and nobody and it completely fails at being interesting or compelling in any way.

[EvilRyu2099]

I think that FFVIII is great. I enjoyed it when it was released - I could relate to all of the moody teenagers back then - and I would probably still enjoy it today. The music and atmosphere are very good. The graphics were good at the time, and the summon animations were awe-inspiring the first time I saw them (...albeit less so the 100th time). I also enjoyed "hunting" for magic with the draw system, and Triple Triad is the best mini-game in FF history. Finally, I thought that Ultimecia was an interesting villain, and the game's vague, confusing story made her more interesting because I never could dtermine her motivation. Certainly, the game has its flaws, but it is by no means a bad game and certainly not the worst in the series.

Yeah but the card game was so annoying.. Worse than raising a Chocobo in VII..

[SNKnicotine]

Oh, that reminds me.

I think the PS1 version of Resident Evil is the best version of the game.


The REmake is, in my opinion, unfairly hard with the addition of crimson heads and that one door which breaks after two or three uses. The prettier graphics and extra weapons are nice, but unnecessary. And I find the bad voice acting, and arguably worse writing, to be charming.

"Unfairly hard"?

I never found REmake to be a particularly difficult game at all honestly. To be honest it more or less hit my sweet spot.

I think the REmake is tons of fun but one thing really made unnecessarily hard and that was the fact that after pumping 4-6 (9mm) bullets in to the client you still had to set him on fire. Mind it wasn't that bad, until I realized the gas canister was empty and the nearest one was across the mansion ..sooo many lives lost to the REREanimated(died twice but now alive...again) corpses.

On a side note the Crimson heads are the scariest zombies in my opinion, damn they can run!

[prfsnl_gmr]

I think that FFVIII is great. I enjoyed it when it was released - I could relate to all of the moody teenagers back then - and I would probably still enjoy it today. The music and atmosphere are very good. The graphics were good at the time, and the summon animations were awe-inspiring the first time I saw them (...albeit less so the 100th time). I also enjoyed "hunting" for magic with the draw system, and Triple Triad is the best mini-game in FF history. Finally, I thought that Ultimecia was an interesting villain, and the game's vague, confusing story made her more interesting because I never could dtermine her motivation. Certainly, the game has its flaws, but it is by no means a bad game and certainly not the worst in the series.

Yeah but the card game was so annoying.. Worse than raising a Chocobo in VII..

I really liked it! As I stated in my post, Triple Triad is the best mini-game in the FF series, and a quick Google search reveals that you can still play it online.

[dunpeal2064]

Yeah, Tripple Triad is fantastic. The cards can be turned in for fantastic rewards too, so it was probably the most useful mini game in a FF, as well as the best.

The card game in 9 was pretty miserable in comparison.

[Ack]

Considering the other FPS on the console, I disagree that GoldenEye has bad graphics. As for its design, I think that is more a limit of the single stick controller. I never had issues playing it at the time, but I have difficulty going back to it due to the controls.

As for gun problems, I don't have an issue. GoldenEye provided a very wide assortment of weapons, so I am glad there was some variance in how well they handled, their lethality, etc. It made certain weapons better for certain situations and made certain weapons considerably more valuable to carry. And better players could work with almost anything, including klobs. Slappers are also a weapon that requires some skill, so I'm not upset that they were harder to use.

As for TF2, I can't give AIDS or concjump, so I don't want to play it.