Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

As someone who has no opinion on "we are like movies and deep" Naughty Dog, the bigger issue is that they are like every western AAA studio now and can't make a single game in 5 or less years, which I think is borderline objectively bad for any developer.

At least the high profile indie studios that fail to do that as well became publishers of (AFAIK) mostly good games to make up for it.

I feel like I'm the only Xenoblade fan who doesn't like X at this point. No matter where I look, all I see are people saying how excited they are that X is coming to switch- or how X is the absolute best in the series. Its to the point where all public circles I'm in for this series is nothing but praise for the game, and I feel like I'm the only one who can't stand X as a whole. I don't like the world, I don't like the story, I don't like the characters, and I don't like the music. None of it resembles what I like about Xenoblade as a series at all, and I just really don't want to play it.

On top of that- I don't like the idea of X being canon to mainline. A lot of people are hoping X becomes canon to mainline, but I genuinely hope it won't. Mainly because I'd have to either play X or never play mainline again- and also because the implications that X would have to mainline means that the characters we know and love from 1-3 died horrible horrible deaths and their planet was pretty much left to rot.

I mean, you really don't lol.

It's like the people who think you need to watch every MCU tv show to get caught up-no you don't relax. At worst, look up things on the internet for a minute, you'll be fine (and at times, better than off than poor souls who chose to watch all of both She-Hulk and Secret Invasion :V)

@kkslider5552000 I mean, assuming Xenoblade X reveals something important to XC4, I'll still need to play it in order to understand the importance of that thing in Xenoblade Chronicles 4.

@VoidofLight No.

I played Neo the World Ends With You without playing the updated version of the original. and didn't even look up anything about it that ends up in the sequel and still thoroughly enjoyed it for what it was.

I enjoyed Metal Gear Rising's story despite having never beaten a Metal Gear game before and knowing the least of what happens in 4 out of the main series.

Furthermore, I don't think they're stupid enough for a spinoff game to be a required playthrough for their series of massive RPGs. That's a stupid thing to do. I will never feel the need to play X a 2nd time to see its ending this time or any further ending, at worst, I will look it up.

@kkslider5552000 I mean you need to play the Kingdom Hearts "spin-offs" to understand the narrative of the games that come after them. If Mira in X is the merged world from the end of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, then that right there is enough of a lore implication to force people to have to play it in order to understand the story of Xenoblade 4 or X-2. X might not be a spin-off. It might be the next arc of mainline Xenoblade. There's a reason why they're remastering it now.

Yes, one of the most hated creative directions for a JRPG series did happen. What does that have to do with this unrelated series by a much less stupid company?

And even SE eventually realized they should just give you the story only for certain games instead of expecting you to actually play them all.

@kkslider5552000 It's related because Monolith does a similar thing. X is most likely going to be directly connected to Xenoblade mainline (if the radio is anything to go by), and if the ouroboros-like mech in the newest trailer is anything to go by as well. It will most likely be counted as an important piece to understand for the future of Xenoblade, much like how Future Connected and Future Redeemed were.

@VoidofLight I mean, at worst, I will watch it on Youtube and save 100 hours. Especially for this game, that barely has a main story. I don't need to actually play a JRPG to enjoy or understand or get its story.

@kkslider5552000 For me I have to play it to enjoy what's going on fully. I tried to do it through just watching, but a lot of the time it just doesn't click with me.

I'm finding all this talk about Switch 2 hardware and leaks rather boring.

Not in the sense that the console itself is boring and "too safe" (as some people might put it) - if anything, all I want really is a more powerful Switch.

It's just that it's all pretty meaningless to me without seeing software running on this thing. It's all about games at the end of the day - what new games can we expect from Nintendo, and how do existing games run on this thing?

@Buizel I second this - and I also feel that the people demanding that Nintendo reveal the new system immediately are being a bit overdramatic. Like, I get it and I don't think it'll be too long until Nintendo actually says anything but I feel the outcry right now reeks of impatient desperation.

@N00BiSH It's definitely people being impatient, but it will also be a bit ridiculous if Nintendo decides to wait for a March reveal and by then literally everything is leaked except for the first party games.

I feel like at the current rate it's only a matter of time before a leaker gets a full unit with a functioning UI and the ability to run Switch 1 games on it to compare

@FishyS for my money I think they're gonna reveal the thing between mid-late January to early February at the very least.

@Buizel I kind of do too, I also agree that the stuff regarding the Switch 2 getting “leaked” kind of seem to be for attention (especially the third-party accessory manufacturers) and I feel like some of the leaks were done out of impatience since everyone was betting on an October reveal last year and it went and gone with nothing shown, when in the first place they never said it was being revealed around that time. Some of the leaks looked clearly fake, because I remember there was this person who kept making a thread allegedly showing the Switch 2 UI but made strange claims like that it came from the ESRB (who rates software and doesn’t have anything to do with game consoles) and parts of its UI were copy and pasted from other consoles like the Xbox.

I am curious about the software for it and what game franchises they will be developing for the Switch 2, but that’s what I’m most concerned about getting leaked because the main thing I get a console for is games and not really the hardware power since I’m not really a technical person. I’m glad so far no info has come out of the games being developed for it, but I expect that when Directs start including Switch 2 games, I think that is when Switch 2 software gets leaked and spoiled.

since its a fresh topic, I cant stand dkc returns or tropical freeze. returns is where the series died for me similar to new super mario bros. the art direction doesnt feel as magical and vibrant but more corporate. reminds me of mobile app graphics if Im being honest. not a fan of the gameplay either. feels floatier and not as tight. Id be down for a dkc maker game, if thats possible but yeah most likely done w the series.

Eh, I really don't dig the look of the Switch 2 (aesthetically) - the pastel on dark grey looks quite ugly to me. Not only do the colours somewhat clash in my eyes, but I feel the colour puts emphasis on the wrong parts of the console whereas key features (buttons in particular) are very low contrast.

@Buziel I kind of agree with you. My biggest issue is the weird salmony color of the right Joy-Con. Hopefully, there will be different colors at launch.

@CobaltFan Yeah I absolutely agree. The blue isn't so bad, but the salmon/coral/orange is quite unappealing. Which is a shame because I actually quite like the neon red joy-con.

I can see myself opting for more colourful joycon if they become available. Who knows, they might have another launch edition as with the original Switch.

@Buizel Ironically Blue and Orange together are actually a really nice color combo. They're complementary colors and usually get paired with one another, sorta like how Red and Green are paired.