Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

@Ralizah
I dabbled in it. You're right that it provides more challenge, but getting there is a real slog and unfortunately it didn't change my mind on the game.

@Ralizah Yeah, I suppose it could use the Mario 64 formula of unlocking areas by getting a certain number of stars but with all the areas interconnected. I don't know that that would necessarily be better than separate levels, but again, I'm sure Nintendo will make it work if that's what they're planning.

I'll be honest, nothing makes my eyes roll harder than seeing "but what if open world?!" Like BOTW had to be one of the best and most interesting open world games in order for me to be ok with 3D Zelda being open world over what it was. Mario would likely be an even tougher sell to me.

It would especially annoy me because Mario Odyssey was the rare (though potentially less rare than 5-10 years ago) AAA video game that realized that your video game could have a compromise between "needlessly giant open world" and "linear hallway simulator". It was the first 3D Mario even in this style at all in 15 years (where it had previously only happened twice, in games that are very different to Odyssey), I think they're allowed to make another in the span of a decade.

Also its just silly imagining Nintendo making a game where Mario can turn into anything and then being like "well, I can't possibly see any further ideas coming from this!", especially from the company that released the same exact type of 2D Mario 5 times in a row.

I can see the next 3D Mario being open world in the sense that the original Jak and Daxter is "open world" — i.e. having interconnected levels/"worlds" that you can seamlessly travel between. But I agree that going open world in the traditional sense seems unnecessary. At least do without the broad landscapes that we see in games like Breath of the Wild — I can't see these being fun to traverse as Mario.

Honestly I think all Nintendo really needs to do is take the Mario 64 formula further by making more expansive levels with numerous objectives that can be completed in any order. Odyssey was this to some extent, and although I think the approach was a resounding success (I consider Odyssey to be the greatest 3D platformer ever created), I appreciate that many aren't keen on how small some of the tasks required to get Power Moons are. So maybe an evolution of this would be to add some more complex objectives to the list.

I have an amazing idea — Tetris! But open world.

I feel like Mario open world is kind of a difficult concept since part of the point of Mario has always been to have different themed areas/worlds. I mean... you could maybe make the world map open world but still have segregated levels but that's not really open world.

The one open-world-ification I did like recently was Pokemon. The game itself had plenty of issues of course, but I still felt like the open world concept lended itself well to Pokemon.

@Ralizah Ehh, even with the post-game stuff I wasn't impressed with Odyssey. I like that the ideas were more unique, but I wasn't a fan of how small the kingdoms were, or how a good few kingdoms felt like they presented cool ideas, yet were rendered to being nothing more than boss rooms. Moons felt like a pointless collectable, since there were so many of them, and you could just straight up purchase them if you really wanted to do so.

My top 3 most ugly and terrible franchises:

1. Splatoon
2. Pikmin
3. Kirby

I do not know why but their art direction is like vomit to my eyes And it is not because they are targeted to the younger audience because I love Pokemon (with few exceptions), Animal Crossing and Link's Awakening Remake.

Unlike many opinions in this thread, I suspect this one is indeed an unpopular opinion.

@FishyS yep this is the only place I can safely say that

Wow…..this is actually unpopular, that it’s just an opinion that’s unpopular……..If I could give you a cake or something I would lol.

Im a little tired of pikachu, And I know I know he is the mascot but when I mean I’m tired I mean I’m tired of pikachu screwing over raichu! Like raichu is way cuter IMO and is cooler too, he just never gets spotlight! Even in their own moba that had an evolution mechanic axed raichu! Why? I know why but the reason is annoying to me. Plus the anime kinda acting like pikachu is faster then him suck ):
Not to mention that they never show up in the anime at all.

And look, I know this is pretty much the equivalent of me saying I’m sick of Mario, but like I said I’m more annoyed by pikachu overshadowing raichu then actually disliking pikachu himself. I just want to see pikachus evolution get some love, that’s all ):

@Snatcher To be honest I prefer every other electric type over Pikachu Also the Alolan Raichu with the tail surfing design is waaay cooler than Pikachu

@Zuljaras Right? Pikachu probably wouldn’t even be in my top 10 20ish designs if I were to look at all the Pokémon. It’s just why does raichu have tog eat messed over for pikachu to be popular? They can equally be as popular but nooooo, we need the yellow rat at every opportunity.

Gamecube is the most important retro Nintendo console. Not only did it have an absolutely stellar software lineup but it also made Nintendo come to the conclusion that "more power" isn't the answer with regards to future hardware.

If the fate of the Gamecube turned out differently we'd likely be having a PS5/Series X clone console from Nintendo around now.

I kind of wish the new anime didn't have Pikachu, or maybe only had evil Pikachu with an occasionally occuring bad guy. raichu is fine, just generic pikachu gets boring.

Also, not necessarily a super unpopular opinion, but I hate the existence of the detective Pikachu series.

@FishyS ok I avoided saying that just so I didn’t seem like a mascot hater but I agree so much! Like my goodness even when ash isn’t present they still figure out a way to make pikachu a character like come on! Plus why does the anime act like pikachu is faster than him? I thought it was the other way around but maybe I’m wrong?

While I don’t hate detective pikachu as a series it is another reason why I’m a little tired of seeing pikachu all over the place! That and I’m sure there were many Pokémon who could fit a detective role lol.

@EaglyBird nooo I was supposed to be the one with the most unpopular opinion! You picked 2020’s best game! You cheater!

@EaglyBird You know what, you win, you probably just triggered millions lmao.

@Snatcher

I think Lucario would make an excellent detective.

I feel weirdly confident, as someone who has played neither game, that someday I'll play TLOU2 and be like shrugs it's alright, if not as good as the first one (which is probably not actually a 10/10), and immediately move on with my life to more interesting games.

Maybe because I'm used to the most controversial entertainment being fairly mid and not worth having strong feelings about, I dunno.