Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

strongly disagree here. Can you sell a digital game? no. any collection value? no. can you buy used digital games? no. don't like the game? too bad, you blew your money away and can't get any of it back. The manual for digital games are also digital, which is an inconvenience.

Hence the title of the topic.

Unpopular opinion here, although they tend to be my favorite kind of video games, I think that the name "Role- Playing Game" is redundant. Regardless of what you are doing in an video game, you are playing an essential role.There is never a video game when you aren't playing some sort of a role, even if you aren't in direct control of a character. Even when you are playing a sports game, when you take control of a player on a team, you are fulfilling the role of that player. Do I understand why they are called that? Yes. I just think there could have been some more creativity there.

Except the term was taken from D&D style games, back when all RPGs were just singleplayer D&D games. It used to describe the genre perfectly, it's just that the genre has evolved heavily since then. It's not "uncreative", it's just archaic. But good luck getting a different term to stick.

Actually it's my opinion, so I can use whatever word I want to describe it. I understand the origins of the genre's name, and my point still fits, regardless of what era of RPG you want to bring up. You were a single player, fulfilling a role, just like in almost every game ever created. I didn't want to create a new term, I just thought it was an interesting point.

I'm really getting frustrated with everyone seemingly hating the idea of "discussion" on a discussion forum. You may be entitled to your opinion, but you're on the internet, not an empty void. If you don't want somebody to discuss what you just said, why say anything at all?

...now with that out of my system, I was just trying to say that there's no other term they can use. I agree it's a stupid term, but that's words for you. They don't make logical sense.

But it's his opinion. How dare you question that!

As Canis said, all games might be RPGs, but they don't include the characteristics of the genre in it's original form.

You may want to go back and re-read the OP. This thread was never supposed to be a discussion as much as a listing of opinions that weren't very popular.

Little Big Planet 2 is one of the best platformers. certainly much better than New Super Mario Bros. It is only beaten by Donkey Kong Country Returns as the best platformers last generation.

Why can't we still have a discussion about someone's unpopular opinion?

It's as if it's a hidden rule to have something interesting going on around these boring 'forums'. Top ten lists, your favorite game of _______, and forum games get a little stale a little fast.

I don't know why you think I'm not up for discussion, I was simply stating that my word choice, which you have every right to disagree with, isn't wrong. This is a discussion, an exchange of ideas and opinions, no one is wrong or right. Also, the OP never said anything about discussing them, he said to state your unpopular opinion, which clearly mine is unpopular. He never said we must respond to people and disagree with them, or agree with them for that matter. I don't mind it though, all's fair in the forum I don't harbor any negativity with this discussion.

Kid Icarus is the best 3ds game....in my opinion of course

Fans don't know what they want, hence the creator's vision should be left alone.... sometimes, it depends on the situation.

Because it's the name of a genre, not a descriptive phrase. Or else we would start having to call almost every game in existence action games.

It's like asking why Kraft Dinner is called Dinner. Every food is dinner! That makes no sense!

I like...no...LOVE games like Vampire Rain, Operation Raccoon City, & Walking Dead: Survival Instinct. I tend to really enjoy games with clunky controls, awkward camera, & bad acting.

I think this comes from the fact that, as a kid, games with these aspects were considered cutting edge & good (Tomb Raider for example), but I just didn't have the skill for them then. Now, as an adult, I can not only play those games but am actually quite good at them. I enjoy conquering a game when the mechanics are seemingly working against you. Lol hell, I've practically beaten Ride to Hell. Lol

Playing a sports game is quite possibly one of the laziest things you can do in my opinion if you're not a rabid sports fan or unable to preform the task in real life (due to being handicapped or the action being illegal) why do it?

Hate to be that guy, but by this logic racers are pointless, you can do it in real life, shooters are pointless, you can play paintball or join the military, etc.

This is true but again you can't (or at least shouldn't) do somethings when it comes to reality. Racing unless sanctioned is illegal I think, and something like GTA in real life would make more ignorant people blame video games for violent crimes. But anyway its just something about sitting on a couch and playing Madden makes me feel lazier than usual maybe its because I don't care for many sports. I Love racing games though.

Actually, I completely agree with @8BitSamurai. You can't just say that playing a sport game is lazy, but playing a racing or shooting or driving etc. etc. etc. game isn't.

Likewise, you just can't go assemble a major league team to come and play with you in a few minutes to play sports. Playing sports in real life just is not comparable to joining a team IRL and playing. One is a video game, one is real life.