Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

I don't understand what you're trying to say. That there are no legitimate criticisms of Nintendo's business practices? Because there are, and you just named two of them.

a lot don't see the problem with region locking.

A lot of apologists. I don't personally import games, but lack of choice is always an anti-consumer decision.

There are probably more people that still believe the Earth is flat than people who agree with region locking.

I think Nintendo releasing four versions of the 3DS in the space of four years is kind of ridiculous and makes them look incompetent as a hardware manufacturer.

Fanboys will always be sticking their fingers in their ears though. Most of the reason they end up spouting that stuff is because the games aren't coming to a Nintendo console, so suddenly they need to rationalise everything with "Oh...well I didn't want it anyway, the game sucks!"

People who are that stupid exist in a following for all major game companies though; it's not a good reason to be happy that everyone owning Nintendo consoles has to suffer a game drought.

@Geonjaha Yeah, I guess it's a vocal minority who create that impression. But it's an attitude that I feel is too common within the fanbase these days.

• The gamepad is a fantastic controller that adds so much playtime to games due to off-TV-play
• The gamepad should return on the next Nintendo console - this time as an optional device to keep the hate low
• Pokemon is being milked by making small adjustments (mostly in graphics) while still denying simple features like multiple save files, a new game plus mode or a difficulty selection. Also releasing 2 almost identical versions of one game was stupid back when Blue and Red were released, but it's even more stupid with WiFi being accessible to pretty much everyone.
• Paying to play online is a no go which is the reason I will not get a PS4
• Every console has worthwhile titles, not just your console of choice
• Steam sales - while a blessing for gamers that want their games as cheap as possible - is hurting the industry
• Super Mario 64 and OoT are not the best games in their respective franchises. Nostalgia is strong in these
• the Vita is a better gaming device than the 3DS even though the 3DS has the better games
• gamers are failing to be reasonable consumers. Throw a shiny new CGI at them and they'll fall for it no matter the actual quality of the game
• Youtube was a better place when gaming videos weren't uploaded for the sole purpose of making money off of it
• console gamers that care about console specs are hypocrites
• Harvest Moon is better than Animal Crossing which is a franchise I could see fitting perfectly on mobile phones. It's just so casual and I don't mean that offensive
• Platinum Games are the best AAA devs out there. They focus 100% on gameplay and replayability
• The only "good" Mario games are Paper Mario 64 and Paper Mario TTYD, the rest is mediocre at best
• I don't want a new F-Zero game. It would sell abysmal and I prefer the way Nintendo is doing it atm: release F-Zero tracks as DLC for Mario Kart
• Ganondorf should be removed from Smash Bros unless Sakurai gives him a proper moveset
• Devil May Cry: DmC is a fantastic game
• Darksiders 1 is better than a lot of Zelda games

Well that's it. Boy does it feel good to type out those things. I love this thread.

I will say it again: sonic Adventure 2 isn't great or no where near the best Sonic game. Projared is harsher than i would be, but everything he say, i agree with.

Sonic Adventure 2 I played when it came out on GCN, and was my first Sonic game (for the most part) and is nostalgic for me.

But Sonic Colors is in fact better now (or at least in 2011) than Sonic Adventure 2 was in 2002.

Bless this thread for managing to stay civil. Something The Bell Tree can't do when you make a thread like this.

Oh it gets heated in here sometimes, trust me on that. But you're right, it rarely goes too far, which is a testament to this community.

I don't really like modern games that use retro 8-bit graphics, or at least, the novelty is kind of wearing off now. I mean, 8-bit graphics do have a certain nostalgic beauty to them, but they're still not that beautiful, that's why we moved on to 16-bit and beyond. I mean, I don't really mind that much, but when 2D games can look as amazing as Mighty Switch Force, Shantae, Steamworld Dig, etc. I think it's a bit of a shame to go 8-bit.

I agree, rather than going for the 8-bit look maybe some indies should focus on making good pixel art. Basically what they are already doing but more verity in the look of their game.

As much as I would love that it is miles harder. (And even the pixel art is basically perfect i.e Freedom Planet they got the feel slightly off).

SNK in there prime had to reuse lots of sprites for cost reasons.

I have to agree with you here. When games first started to do the whole "retro-throwback" thing, it was actually a breath of fresh air. Mega Man 9 is a perfect example of this, but now that this trend has becoming increasingly popular over the last 5 or so years, it just seems lazy to me. Take Shovel Knight for example. Even though I understand that it is trying to be a throwback to 8-bit action titles, I can't help but feel they could have done a lot more with the presentation. It's not that the game looks bad, but it could have looked so much better if they had done a 16-bit style or something that allowed for a but more variety.

1. Sonic Heroes was a good game.
2. Anybody who says that games lack innovation these days fails to see the innovations going on in the gaming industry (To name a few: Idle Games, Walking Simulators, Social Games, Marathon Games, Experiments like Cloud Chamber and Device 6, Etc.).
3. It's not that too many games are being released, it's that we have a Windows '97 abillity to find them.

Halo its a terrible game, its like "my first sony" of FPS games, it cant be anymore slooooooooow, darn gosh is it boring

Everything looks like its made from Tonka Trucks material

My first sony?

I think 8bit graphics looked bad even in their own time. 16bit can still look great today though.