Topic: Unpopular Gaming Opinions

Good for you. But fishing and bug catching aren't really the most accessible (or moral, depending on who you ask) things to do in real life, especially if you live in a city. Plus the effort required and the reward gained are quite different between game and reality. A big part of the appeal of Animal Crossing is building your own personalised space...which unfortunately many do no have the luxury to do in real life (at least, not to the extent that Animal Crossing lets you).

I get that it might not appeal to everyone. To be honest, I enjoy the game - but at most can maybe get 20 or so hours out of each title before I move on to something else. Conversely, some will easily get hundreds of hours!

@Anti-Matter Or in New Horizons' case, wasps. Funnily enough, honeybees don't sting you if you fail to catch them. They just fly away. lol

@JoeM103 Amen, my friend. Animal Crossing - there’s no story; no skill requirement; no character progression. I see it as just a glorified, albeit very charming, clicker. It has no attraction for me at all. However, I can see why others like it, and I’m impressed by people who build replicas of Hyrule or whatever. It’s just not for me.

Bit like Minecraft - I can see the appeal, but it’s not an appeal to my personal tastes.

Here's one that's become increasingly unpopular as of late.

Characters who didn't originate in a video game or who have never been on a Nintendo console will NEVER be in Smash Bros.

Those are the rules. And despite being bent and stretched, they have NEVER been broken.

No Goku, no 2B, no Masterchief.

Oh and while we're at it, Microsoft isn't putting Halo on Switch. I think the only internally developed Microsoft IP that might show up on a NIntendo platform are those from Rare, or Rare Replay.

I always found it interesting that Cloud was shown in a 3DS Final Fantasy spinoff you've all already forgotten existed, the same direct that confirmed Cloud for Smash 4. That's an odd coincidence...?

I'm undecided if the "has to be on Nintendo already" is as definitive a rule as always or if Sakurai has just gotten lucky though. I mean, were obscure spinoff games the deciding factor for why certain popular characters were in Smash? But yeah, a non-video game character is never gonna be in Smash. Rights issues alone would kill Goku being in Smash, I assume.

I really dislike the Shantae games even if it claims to be in the Metroidvania genre that I love so much.

Animation style it just looks like a fanservice games for horny people. It puts too much emphasis on playful girls and I just can't take them seriously even for a game.

I'm not sure what's funnier about this statement, "claims to be Metroidvania" or "playful girls". Especially with your Dracula avatar, I imagine this is being said by SoTN Dracula's voice and it is the funniest thing.

I didn't like Yooka-Laylee: The Impossible Lair. It reminds me more of New Super Mario Bros than the classic DKCs people compare it to (and I wasn't crazy about those games either, but they were still more fun and memorable than IL).

Super Mario Bros. the original is better than Super Mario Bros. 3

@kkslider5552000 Is it not true? I mean everyone calls them metroidvania I think. At least the articles about them. And from the videos I have seen it is all about overreacting girls in swimsuits.

@Zuljaras Only played one Shantae game - Half-Genie Hero - and I kind of see where you’re coming from. It was definitely not a real Metroidvania - being level-based rather than a single explorable world - but the fan service stuff is pretty meek. There’s some unnecessary, um, jiggle, but it’s pretty PG. It was decent, but not as good as Blaster Master Zero, despite the latter being based on a much older game.

@BabyYoshi65 Now THAT is an unpopular opinion! I mean, good on you, but what?!!

@Krull I don’t know, I’ve only ever played on NSO, but I think the nostalgia makes me like Super Mario Bros.

SMB3 is just okay and the original would probably also be okay if it weren’t the original.

I think I prefer the original SMB to 3 as well. Not sure why, I guess I just prefer the simplicity of it.

As for Shantae, I've only played Pirate's Curse but I enjoyed it, although the female characters could maybe do with a few more clothes on.

@Krull @Zuljaras I kinda agree, I like Metroidvanias but I just found the 2 Shantae games I've played to be a bit by the numbers. Just middle of the road, not bad by any means, but I just don't understand all the praise they get.

@Zuljaras Would it be accurate to say you haven't actually played any of the games? That's the impression I get from your post.

@Krull Half-Genie Hero is a linear platformer with some backtracking shoe-horned in. It's not a good entry in the series. And it's definitely not exploratory and open like other games in the series.

@Ralizah I did pirate half-genie hero to try it out and I watched couple of let's plays after that. It did not last long as I already said. But the games are praised and that is why I list my opinion as unpopular.

@Zuljaras Fair enough.

@Ralizah I didn’t think Half-Genie Hero was a complete dud - it was fine. Unsatisfying for a Metroidvania fan, but a competent platformer. From the sounds of things, though, I’d enjoy Pirate’s Curse a lot more. Backlog permitting, I’d give Shantae another go.

Despite mi first game being Super Mario Bros, I actually enjoy the S. Mario Bros The Lost Levels (All Stars) more because of new things like the wind, the super trampoline (or whatever it is called XD) and level structure. I think that is because in Lost Levels, you have to be more careful instead of running constantly, which I did a lot in the first S. Mario game.

@Krull so glad to see there's another soul out there that sees it the same way and it's not just that i'm dead inside and unable to enjoy a cute, chilled out game any more haha.

@MarioLover92 @HunterLeon @Dogorilla @Anti-Matter @Heavyarms55 @Wargoose
Thanks for sharing your reasons for enjoying the game. I still don't think its going to be for me but at least I feel that I understand the appeal a little better now which is nice. You never know, in about 50 or so years when people stop playing the game I may be able to borrow a friends copy and see what all the fuss is about.
Unfortunately having a family and all the other life's responsibilities that get in the way of gaming I have to ear mark money that's going toward the releases that I truly cant miss. Got to keep the boss happy! (Wife)