Unpopular Opinions about Video Games

[The Ugly One]

I think the price could be overcome if they had good games and marketing.

The price was a consequence of its design. There was a lot of expensive silicon in there that delivered poor results because of terrible system architecture. The lack of good games was also a consequence of its design. Its design and its marketing both go back to a failure to understand how home gaming and game development were evolving.

when they finally did launch the N64 it had just 2 games (even if one was SM64).

It had so few launch games (ten before Christmas, not two) because of cartridges & treating developers like garbage. In an alternative universe where Nintendo didn't fuck up those two things, it launched with Mario 64, Pilot Wings, and so on, as well as Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Madden 97, and others. Having by far the best versions of these games does to the Playstation what the PS2 did to the Dreamcast.

 

[Gondolindrim]

Smooth brain missed all the Che Guevara ballwashing and pedo and fag dating.

I can tolerate a good ballwash every now and again

 

[SSj_Ness (Yiffed)]

The price was a consequence of its design. There was a lot of expensive silicon in there that delivered poor results because of terrible system architecture. The lack of good games was also a consequence of its design. Its design and its marketing both go back to a failure to understand how home gaming and game development were evolving.

The terrible architecture is a pretty infamous problem, but good games were made for it, so it's possible.

Microsoft sold at a loss, Sega could've done the same to salvage the situation. I realize Microsoft is a much bigger company that can take risks much easier, but if they actually made the games people wanted it could've made up for that or at least help break even.

Saturn seemed like a storm, maybe there was no way to beat PlayStation but they could've weathered it better, and stuck with it longer. Dreamcast could've had a better chance if they did.

It had so few launch games (ten before Christmas, not two) because of cartridges & treating developers like garbage. In an alternative universe where Nintendo didn't fuck up those two things, it launched with Mario 64, Pilot Wings, and so on, as well as Tomb Raider, Resident Evil, Madden 97, and others. Having by far the best versions of these games does to the Playstation what the PS2 did to the Dreamcast.

I wish we lived in that universe, I know what I'm doing if we invent time travel lol. We'd never have gotten the Wii era Nintendo, they would've stayed competitive.

Smooth brain missed all the Che Guevara ballwashing and pedo and fag dating.

Wow, guess I dodged a bullet since I hated the control scheme too much to play it.

 

[Captain Syrup]

Smooth brain missed all the Che Guevara ballwashing and pedo and fag dating.

Listen you mong, MGS2 has bisexual Dracula whispering sweet nothings into Dolph Jackson's ear. In 3, Big Boss is forced to dress up as Volgin’s Soviet rent-boy just to keep the mission going....for America.



This series is gay Tom Clancy, but it’s not like “queer representation.” It’s camp without trying to lecture you.

 

[Divine Schizo]

fallout 3 is visually the best 3-D game in the series its the only one with a overwhelming sense of dread or a nuclear holocaust has wiped out the world. mods that "fix" the appearance dull the world babying the experience.

I completely agree. Fallout 3 had a really good interpretation of Fallout 1 and 2's art style, I really like the grey, drab, dilapidated brutalist architecture found within the Capital Wasteland. It feels as world was already fading, and the nukes finished off whatever soul the world had left.
Adam Adamowicz, art director for Fallout 3 unfortunately passed away from lung cancer between the releases Fallout 3 and 4. He did some concept art for Fallout 4 and looks completely different from what we got in the final release, the world looks more in line with what we see in Fallout 3, and there seems to be some inspiration taken from Fallout Tactics as well. Whoever took Adams position clearly had no idea what they were doing as the final release looks like complete shit. (Goddamn I fucking hate those high contrast colors)

RIP Adam Adamowicz

 

[Snake of Diamond]

I actually don’t mind 3 but it painted itself into a corner with the “deadly sins” gimmick. They’re not really scary, they’re just idiots, which pissed off some fans who actually wanted psychos.

Then it got worse with Dead Rising 4 where they eliminated pretty much everything appealing about Dead Rising and added corny exo suits.

 

[Jace on ice]

Dead Rising 3 was still a great game in the franchise, a lot of people get mad at it for dumbing down psychopaths but the sheer sandbox there to play around with is unmatched in any of the other games in the series.

People don't like DR3? I always thought it was pretty good.

 

[The Ugly One]

The terrible architecture is a pretty infamous problem, but good games were made for it, so it's possible.

It's not that it's completely impossible. There were good games for the Atari Jaguar, too (honest, there were several). It's that it was difficult and expensive to produce them, and they still didn't look as good as Playstation games.

If I'm a developer, and I'm looking at writing code with a straightforward graphics API to develop for a console that is selling like gangbusters due to its $299 price and superior graphics, or I'm looking at struggling to figure out how to even use a dual-processor system which has kind of shit graphics anyway and is selling poorly due to its $399 price, it's an easy choice.

 

[Yellow Rose Of Texas]

Battlefield 5 is worse than 2042,its literally abandonware.
At least Dice stick to 2042 to the end,though battlefield 5 never have the chance to begin with in the first place.It was fucked from the start.

 

[Gondolindrim]

"You Didn't Win*" is always a viable strategy in FPS and battle royale games, and not at all cheesy

*Killing yourself and the other guy if it looks like you're going to lose anyway

 

[Xarpho's Return]

It's not that it's completely impossible. There were good games for the Atari Jaguar, too (honest, there were several). It's that it was difficult and expensive to produce them, and they still didn't look as good as Playstation games.

Atari Jaguar had a lot of similarities to the Dreamcast when you think about it...damaged brand attempts to make one last hail mary game console...mid-generation console so better looking but wouldn't stand up against the actual next-gen consoles...some good games but struggles to make one that really defined the console and sold the system...lack of third party support...

The only thing that's not parallel is Jaguar doesn't have people coping and making excuses to this day (and Dreamcast didn't have an even more obscure add-on).

 

[Retarded Weeb]

Atari Jaguar had a lot of similarities to the Dreamcast when you think about it...damaged brand attempts to make one last hail mary game console...mid-generation console so better looking but wouldn't stand up against the actual next-gen consoles...some good games but struggles to make one that really defined the console and sold the system...lack of third party support...

The only thing that's not parallel is Jaguar doesn't have people coping and making excuses to this day (and Dreamcast didn't have an even more obscure add-on).

The Dreamcast had Sonic Adventure, Skies of Arcadia, and SoulCalibur, plus some enhanced ports of PS1 games. What did Jaguar have?

 

[Rabo 2: Electric Boogaloo]

The Dreamcast had Sonic Adventure, Skies of Arcadia, and SoulCalibur, plus some enhanced ports of PS1 games. What did Jaguar have?

"Where did you learn to fly."

 

[Hentai-Semitism]

People don't like DR3? I always thought it was pretty good.

DR3 and 4 are possibly the easiest big budget games I've ever played. I don't think I died once in either.

 

[Scarlett Johansson]

I actually don’t mind 3 but it painted itself into a corner with the “deadly sins” gimmick. They’re not really scary, they’re just idiots, which pissed off some fans who actually wanted psychos.

Wasn't like Will Freidle the protagonist in that game?

I will defend one game that's absolutely shit but least awful of all the reality show based video games. America's Next Top Model for the Wii. Hear me out, its shit but its shit with gold leaf in it. The writing for it is actually hilarious for some reason and the voice acting is hilarious too. You got Lani Minella playing about 5 characters and then Knuckles is her boyfriend and then there's other actors who try their best. At different points in the game you actually get to fight other models. There's also a lady who is a series of sisters all identical in name voice and appearance who runs the cafeteria. She hints the food is rather.....from somewhere. Maybe not animals. The scenery is kind of nice. There's actually a damn story too.

The ROM is not good because it can't seem to register your characters face so she is a literal black void. The game is definitely a 5/10 maybe 4 and a half, but its got this weirdly fun stupid charm to it. Oh and there's also a voice blooper that they kept in without realizing it too.

 

[The Last Stand]

Red Dead 2 was notorious for over done animations that got in the way of gameplay.

Oh you have no idea. I’m seconds away from completely a bounty, I failed because I’m stuck in between the animations of leaving the horse, grabbing the bounty and opening the door.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

The Dreamcast had Sonic Adventure, Skies of Arcadia, and SoulCalibur, plus some enhanced ports of PS1 games. What did Jaguar have?

Tempest 2000 is the only worthwhile Jaguar exclusive I can think of. Everything else is just ports of games you can find on other systems.

"Where did you learn to fly."

The only reason to play Cybermorph is that line. Even the recent Atari collection acknowledges that and rewards you for flying bad.

 

[Captain Syrup]

The Dreamcast had Sonic Adventure, Skies of Arcadia

Project Justice, Grandia II, Crazy Taxi, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Jet Grind Radio, and.....Dead or Alive 2, which was kind of trash, but Helena’s theme makes me feel like I'm dueling my father's killer with a rapier.

 

[NeonFlux]

I know this is late but back onto the topic of lobbies used to be great.

Wasn't the word "toxic" invented by a league designer dev who was an Asian manlet with anger issues?

 

[Jace on ice]

I know this is late but back onto the topic of lobbies used to be great.

Back when I was a COD kiddy I actually had a folder of all the rape/murder threats I used to get for trolling or being an asshole.

I found it recently on a hard drive and wow there's some graphic ass shit in there.

Fast forward to le current year and the vaginoid corpos ban you for calling someone a retard.