Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

@Anti-Matter you say these are only your opinions but your opinions become offensive to others when you preach them constantly and appear venomous when others take offence. - I don’t come on here very often but when I do there you are again. You constantly spout about your hatred for any games that aren’t kid friendly and seem oblivious to the fact that many people have the right to play and enjoy them. These aren’t unpopular opinions you have formed- they are simply biased and narrow minded.

@Luigiscube just read this- think I replied in a similar manner and then saw his even more worrying reply. I don’t think you have to apologise- your comment was quite rationale unlike any of his.

Not sure how unpopular this is, but I'm not a big fan of chibi style characters in RPGs, and am so glad that Switch is a powerful enough handheld to have numerous RPGs with full sized casts such as Xenoblade Chronicles 2, YS VIII, Final Fantasy XX-2 & *XII, Shining Resonance Refrain, etc.

That said, I'm willing to look past my dislike of chibi style characters if the game seems interesting enough (I enjoyed Dragon Quest Builders well enough).

@Xyphon22 This is largely it. My TV, and most TVs only have 2 or 3 HDMI ports. And though you can buy HDMI switch boxes, I have found with several devices that the HDCP content protection thing always causes periodic and inconsistent signal drops defeating the benefit of having more HDMI ports via the box.

I have 3 things plugged into my TV, my PC, my PS4 and my Switch. I don't have room for my PS3, my Wii U, my SNES Mini, my... you get the picture.

Another unpopular opinion is that I think Nintendo has the right idea with those retro controllers for Switch NSO. Allowing people who really want that classic controller feel to buy a modern reproduction is a fine idea.

@darthstuey thanks for the support. I’ll just put him in the ignore list for a while.

FF VIII was one of the worst FF games, especially the end part where after using Rinoa for the entire game as she is the second best Character after Zell, you cant use her as "she wasn't at the orphanage with you"

Meanwhile, i think FF VIII is still better than FF VII in term of gameplay, music and character design. The story of FF VIII was simple, 6 photogenic models chased for the mighty sorcerer.
The Junction System and Magic Draw were interesting for me than Materia system.
My impression for FF VIII is still 90 from 100 while for FF VII is 60 from 100.

VIII just kinda bored me and I stopped playing

I played it a long, looooong time ago, when PS1 was still relevant and I thought FFVII was the most amazing thing ever. And even I didn't get a lot of enjoyment out of my time with it even back then, and every time I look into the game again it just never seems that good. I had similar issues with X when I played it (at least in terms of story) but despite being more confident about X's flaws, X is certainly a better game.

I like a lot about FFVII, but my motivation to get through it is getting weighted down by the clunky overworld. It's not like modern open world games (obviously FFVII is not open world, but you get what I mean hopefully) where the maps are intuitive, and getting lost isn't an issue. I keep leaving towns/areas and not knowing where to go next and the overworld is just hard to navigate. The last time I played I got to the point where I was given a vehicle for the first time that allows traversing over areas we couldn't previously, and I ended up getting lost and then the vehicle ran out of fuel. I now am lost in the middle of nowhere in the world with a vehicle out of fuel that having working again may be necessary for me to progress further. sigh

@ReaderRagfish
"If you play with a guide, then you'll instantly break the game open kill bosses in one hit."

Oh, lemme guess...
The End by Selphie.
Instant KO for All foes including Bosses, if.... you lucky enough.

I thought this was the unpopular opinions thread? If someone came on here to defend Final Fantasy VIII, that would fit the bill.

I played it back in the day, and had a pretty good time with it. I had more leisure back then, and had no issues over grinding for magic, and grew to like the junctioning system that lets you max out all your stats. Good thing too - as I had no idea enemies had level-scaling, and I'm pretty sure I got Squall to max level by the end. Still beat the game, with no FAQs or tips. I'd actually be intrigued to try it with a guide, as it's apparently a wholly different experience if you avoid enemy encounters.

I know the plot and characters take a hammering - and I didn't identify with Squall at all - but it was pretty ambitious for a late Nineties RPG. I liked it more than FFX, frankly.

I enjoyed Nuts N Bolts. In fact, I almost got 100% on it because I enjoyed so much of it.

@Harmonie That seems pretty standard plot development for an FF game though.

I still feel VII is overrated. It was cool in its day, but it's aged SO badly, and the gameplay really just isn't that great today. Materia was great. Gameplay and controls not so much. VIII is just.....I wish I could experience the story of VIII in a way that doesn't make me prefer watching paint dry.

Man, if only they could remake that game...

...would be a funnier joke 2 months ago.

(I love VII but I'm not some weird purist, especially towards the ATB system. ATB was never the best JRPG combat outside of Chrono Trigger, but that's probably because it was Chrono Trigger)

Game mechanics is how the game moves. Physics etc.

Gameplay mechanisms is usually what folk mean when they say mechanics.

Unpopular I know...but bloody correct lol.

@GrailUK In the case of FFVII the mechanisms are mostly ok, it's the mechanics that are flat broken.

@kkslider5552000 ATB wasn't great in general, but in VII the story goes to pot not long after "the incident" too.... It was amazing prior to that last portion though.

@NEStalgia I feel like if I played one of the newer FF's I might be able to manage it. I think my stress toward FFVII's overworld comes from the random battles (which the newer FF's don't have, I hear?) and the fact that you can see so little of the map at any time and that there's no indication of where I'm supposed to go, and the fact that I don't even know how to refuel the vehicle or if that is even possible.

I have a feeling I may just be better off playing the remake. I'm really looking forward to it, TBH.

I know some people have been dying for SE to bring back ATB (this is an actual unpopular opinion too, I just realized!), but I really don't for the most part. I don't DISLIKE it exactly, but again...Chrono Trigger is the only game I've played with it where I felt it really added to the game. ATB in hindsight is just kind of an awkward compromise between turn based and real time. It sacrifices a couple of the benefits of turn based and most of the benefits of real time, I'd just prefer one or the other instead. Bravely Default, for any problems I have with it, has a fantastic Final Fantasy styled turn based battle system. FFX too IIRC.