Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

That I don't agree with but to be fair, I kinda suck at Zelda 2. :V

I actually like Zelda 1 as much as LTTP tbh. But LTTP is not one of my favorite Zeldas either...

I’m surprised Master Blaster wasn’t mentioned in the talk of NES games that hold up. I played it 20 years after its release and found it to be a quality title.

That's because its called Blaster Master. Common mistake.

My bad. It’s still a great game though, a rose by any other name would smell as sweet etc

I don't know if this is an unpopular opinion or not, but I feel Motoi Sakuraba's music is rather hit or miss for me.

Some of his stuff is brilliant like Awkward Justice, but that brilliance is among a sea of generic mediocrity.

I don’t know if this is unpopular, but Super Mario Run is actually a great mobile game.

I don't disagree with that. But I do feel it was overpriced, and worse, it was online only for a stupid reason. I pretty much exclusively play mobile games in situations where I don't have internet access (airplanes), so it completely wasted any potential it might have for me.

@iKhan It was overpriced, but I bought it when it was half off.

Super Mario Run's free-to-start approach was interesting, and it's the only one of Nintendo's mobile games that feels ethical. lol

I'm not a massive fan, but I bought it, and don't really regret it.

Too bad they've tasted that sweet, sweet "free to play" blood money. We'll never get another proper mobile release from them ever again.

@iKhan I agree with you on that online-only thing. They could've at least made it so that Toad Rally (that mode where you're racing another player's ghost data online) would be the only mode that requires an internet connection. Playing the game offline would've been nice...

Not sure if it's an unpopular opinion or not, but in games like Mario Kart, I like playing as the good guys over the villains/anti-heroes. I tend to play as Mario quite a lot - that's just how I roll. lol

Regarding Super Mario Run, I brought it a full price. I had a gut feeling going in that it is a mobile game and will automatically be of certain quality but because it was Nintendo's first foray into mobile gaming, I decided to give it a chance. The game itself nice presented and runs well enough, but the gameplay honestly didn't hold my attention (price of being able to eat a burger whilst playing eh Miyamoto?). I don't think the price itself was bad for what I got, but in a market full of free-to-play games and games that cost about £2 maximum to buy otherwise, it is no wonder Nintendo's approach didn't take off, which is why we now have predatory Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem on mobile. Super Mario Run is a great mobile game for what it is, but my personal problem was that is is at the end of the day still a mobile game.

@MarioLover92 Admittedly not something I have ever sounded out before. To be fair, I normally play as either Waluigi, King Boo, or Wario; I guess the allure is that these are more quirky characters than a moral compass like Mario, but nothing wrong with Mario. Heck, the game is named after him!

Possible unpopular opinion. I think 3D is a great feature of the 3DS and always keep it turned on as I find it adds to the games. I know some people physically hurt from this so turn it off which makes sense but I feel like there are quite a few people who keep it turned off regardless and I feel like that is a shame (wouldn't surprise me if the viewing angle had anything to do with it).

I think this is unpopular but i think that for a new character for smash, Waluigi is not a good pick. There is barely anything that unique about him unlike other Mario characters like Geno or Paper Mario (my personal pick for a new Mario rep is definitely Paper Mario)

@MS7000 Yeah I can see where you're coming from. My brother liked playing as King Boo in Mario Kart Wii.

@Laoak Yes, I would love for Paper Mario to be playable in Smash too

As opposed to Duck Hunt? Or Piranha Plant?

@LzWinky The way I see it, yeah. Duck Hunt is a representative of a Nintendo Classic. I have more trouble with Wii Fit Trainer and R.O.B but even them represent something important of Nintendo in certain ways. Waluigi is a character that doesn't have any kind of actual representation of anything, at least until now. Piranha Plant has no excuse though. I hate seeing him there. He may be an iconic obstacle/generic henchmen, but Smash was just using representative characters and he feels out of place for me. No other character that I can think is just a generic enemy. Waluigi would fit way better once he's more relevant in a game since as of now he has just being used as Mario's Wario for Luigi with no actual plot. He doesn't even have to have his own game, just a notable participation in a game outside of being aplayable character in a sports game. That's just my opinion though.

@LzWinky Well, yes. Duck Hunt and Piranha Plant are both really unique. Isn’t that the point? If you’d said “as opposed to [insert Fire Emblem character here]”, then that would be a counterargument!

I’m inclined to agree that Waluigi isn’t necessarily that interesting as a Smash character - but that team does an incredible job at balancing characters and making all of them interesting, I’m happy to just let them do what they want. Although they should definitely do Dizzy...

A nitpick on a great game, but I wish the russian characters actually spoke russian in MGS3. I know Kojima went for "you are listening to them in english but they are actually speaking russian" but I kinda wish it was actually russian for even better immersion (But yeah, I understand his decision).

Here are a few of my unpopular gaming opinions that I can think of off the top of my head. Keep in mind that I'm a relatively young gamer (I'm a proud Wii kid).

• Super Paper Mario is incredibly underrated. It has an amazing story, incredibly engaging worlds and characters, tricky puzzles, memorable gameplay... Taken on its own, I think it would have been acclaimed as one of the greatest Nintendo games and possibly the best Paper Mario game. I think that many people were blinded by the fact that it wasn't similar to what preceded it (I first played it as a kid and with no knowledge of the earlier Paper Mario games).
• Similarly, I think Kirby's Epic Yarn is underrated. Again, it was one of my favorite games growing up, even though other Kirby games never really interested me. Although it's often compared to Woolly World, I felt like Epic Yarn's levels had a lot more variety and feel to them. I hear a lot of people cite the fact that you "can't die" as proof that it's too easy, but I think they're kind of missing the point. Taking damage makes you lose beads, which results in a lower score on the level. When you consider the fact that you lose beads every time you take a hit, you could say it's one of the hardest Kirby games.
• Super Mario 64 isn't "timeless." Obviously I understand the historical importance of the game and the impact it had on the greater gaming landscape, but here I'm saying that I don't get why some people consider it to still be a great game to play (or that it's better than the subsequent 3D Marios!). After playing it to completion, I can say that I find it to be archaic at best and miserable at worst. I thought that the level design felt uninspired, the missions were repetitive, and most of my experience was a struggle against the controls and camera. In my opinion, it's frankly abysmal by modern standards. Maybe I'm just spoiled because my first 3D Mario was Galaxy though.

That's all I can think of for now, but maybe I'll add more later.

Fair enough. For my actual counterpoint, fans want Waluigi in Smash because he’s never given a chance to shine. He’s the butt monkey of the Mario characters and only appears as a companion to Wario in the sports games.

For a better example, why are the Ice Climbers in Smash? They were only in one game (not including cameos) and that game was very forgettable. Nana and Popo are only memorable because they’re in Smash.