Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

Earthbound is probably the only exception to that complaint, but I still can not stand the combat. It's the writing that keeps me playing that game, and even then i haven't played Earthbound in months.

As for games I've played, not much. FFVII, pokemon, Xenoblade, Earthbound, PaperMario Sticker Star, and Mario/Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. Not a lot, but that combat is just worthless. Nothing's more entertaining than fighting enemies with walls of text and on-screeen commands!

so the good ones suddenly have better combat? I thought the turn-based word-based combat was the same for most JRPGs.

@HappyHappyist the only modern console JRPG you named was Xenoblade and it is not turn-based. Besides having your health displayed as a number instead of a bar, it's not word-based either.

It sounds more like you're describing the difference between action RPGs and traditional RPGs. Both JRPGs and WRPGs have both. If you want an action-based JRPGs, there's always Dark Souls, the Tales of series (though that might turn you off for being very anime-like), or even The World Ends With You on DS.

There are most definitely stylistic differences between WRPGs and JRPGs generally speaking, but I don't think turn-based combat is a defining characteristic of JRPGs. Not trying to invalidate your distaste of JRPGs though. I understand that the style and conventions aren't for everyone.

I think the reason that JRPGs tend to have a lot of turn-based combat is because they typically have you controlling several characters at once, which is hard to implement without command menus, AI-controlled teammates, or some combination of both. Final Fantasy 12 and Dragon Age: Origins are RPGs from both sides of the pond that have both.

I can put up with an 'okay' story, but once the game enforces grinding, padding, and mandatory, unnecessary detours, it grows tedious.

I do not want to play a game for one hundred hours just to "get my money's worth".

Well, if that's how she is as a character in the game, good. But there is still no reason for her to be looking the way she does, all boobs, small hips, high heels, barely no clothes etc. in the trailer to the 2nd game (because that was the Bayonetta game I was referring to, not the first one, maybe I should've been more precise). I mean, if she is such a baddonkey character as is stated, she doesn't need those ridiculous looks. done ranting
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You think boobs, hips and high heels look ridiculous? You sexist!

When you exaggerate it so much it becomes unrealistic, yes.

Why go for realism anyway? Apart from that, yes she has boobs and hips, she is a woman after all. But she comes across as a strong person.
So I don't see the problem.

I don't always get the compliant over short games. Shorter game when done right are always much better than the long bloated games which rely on Grinding, padding, and pointless stuff just to say that Hey, our game is 30 hours. Give us a 9/10. We have alot of content

games such as Sonic Unleashed would have been better if it was shorter and didn't have stuff like Werehog pointless stuff

Boobs, hips, heels.

So are all women who wear heels sexist too?

How dare they.

Hm, people don't seem to get my point here... To put it short then: I dislike sexistic character designs in video games. And please stop giving me any smart donkey comments back. Gee, why does this happen everytime someone brings this subject up? Why didn't anyone react like this to my comment where I said Ocarina of Time is overrated? You know, there are people - like me - who's starting to get pretty tired of how women are being objectified in movies, games, fashion, real life etc. nowadays. can't people just accept that we feel this way? rant wasn't over, apparently
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Denpa men 1,2, and 3 are amazing. I win.

I don't find the character designs of something like Bayonetta to be any more sexist than 99% of video games but the crotch and cleavage shots are pretty embarrassing.

Basically. A bunch of women out there objectifying themselves too.

The view of 'women must look how I picture normal women to look' is more sexist than anything in video games. It's like that model that stood up for 'skinny women' because of all the critiques of model bodies and widespread acceptance of 'curvier' bodies.

You can't preach against sexism and then tell women how they should look.

Just out of curiosity what do you find so sexist about the design of Bayonetta? She is pretty much fully clothed in the second game, and besides her spell to removes her clothing in the first game she is essentially always clothed. She makes cheeky comments but isn't that sort of what witches are known for? For being sexual creatures? Don't get me wrong I think that some designs in gaming are so over the top that it's laughable, but why don't you just do that? Laugh it off. If anyone is immature to let a giant breasted fifteen year old looking female samurai with armor that doesn't protect a damn thing affect their perception of real women, then That's crazy. Besides men don't get upset over the incredibly buff naked dudes in loincloths in video games. If partial nudity is insulting to you then I think it should be across the board, not just with one gender.

It's not about need. It's about want. Bayonetta chooses to dress the way she does because it's functional and empowering. She's a strong female protagonist, something the video game industry is in dire need of, and her attire and behavior are about embracing her femininity, not objectivity. Her character design follows the same scheme as male action heroes in skin tight gear and rippling muscles. Showing off masculinity, not objectification.

Sexualized does not automatically mean sexist. I agree that women are poorly represented in video games, but to apply a blanket of "no sexy people allowed!" across the entire industry is a little over-the-top. Sometimes it's character-appropriate.

Oh and unpopular opinion: I like grinding. Backtracking, however, sucks.

Ddfixen should watch Kill la Kill, which is essentially a 24 episode rebuttle

Very well said.

The shortest review of Bravely Default I've seen so far!