Unpopular Opinions about Video Games

[Judge Dredd]

I have little interest in the Code Veronica Remake, but how they handle the trans and incest stuff will be a good barometer on if they would do a faithful RE5 remake.

I also don't think Capcom should remake RE5. Not for the usual "it's racist" bullshit, but because I don't trust modern Capcom with the material. The mess they made of RE3 remake, RE 4 remake and RE 4 VR gives me no faith. Treasure, sexy women, a fun plot, Wesker being a cartoon villain. All of that would be gutted in the name of the modern audience. If they keep the trans and incest stuff in Code Veronica and tell the bluesky autists and game journos to fuck off, then there's hope, but as it is, they should leave RE5 alone.

 

[NeonFlux]

There's a reason why GOG.com is failing. Autists who want to play old games they already own WILL go out their way to get those games working again. It's piss easy too.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ usually contains all the solutions to your problems unless the game really is THAT niche. Some guides are so easy and just list a fan-made "fix it all" patch like Max Payne 1 and F.E.A.R.

A night dive remaster isn't needed 95-99% of the time. You're admitting that you're a lazy sub 100 IQ nigger if you buy these remakes/remasters for fixes alone.

 

[Lords Greatsword]

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[El Chacal De La Trompeta]

The RE fanbase are legit subhuman
Recently we finished Requiem with a friend we both tought it sucked ass and yesterday of course i was bombarded with all the new code veronica shit ehem i mean the RESIDENT EVIL VERONICA

 

[SIMON THE PIEMAN]

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ usually contains all the solutions to your problems unless the game really is THAT niche. Some guides are so easy and just list a fan-made "fix it all" patch like Max Payne 1 and F.E.A.R.

There's also My Abandonware which not only has the instructions on how to set up games on modern systems but also has the game files and it's all 100% free.

 

[Scarthew]

Couldn't say it better myself. People always ask remakes or remasters of older games, but they often end up as lesser (or even worse) products compared to the original in one way or another. I'd much rather push for backwards compatibility.

The people who want remakes are who those are for. I never want remakes, people should play the originals. I want new ideas.

 

[Tap Water Enjoyer]

There's a reason why GOG.com is failing. Autists who want to play old games they already own WILL go out their way to get those games working again. It's piss easy too.

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ usually contains all the solutions to your problems unless the game really is THAT niche. Some guides are so easy and just list a fan-made "fix it all" patch like Max Payne 1 and F.E.A.R.

A night dive remaster isn't needed 95-99% of the time. You're admitting that you're a lazy sub 100 IQ nigger if you buy these remakes/remasters for fixes alone.

GoG's selling point is being a DRM-free official source first and foremost with fixes being the lesser one. Convenience and safety on top of QoL stuff will always provide enough value to people to consider buying the updated version, especially if they're careful with what they run on their PCs. A lot of people don't give a shit about security, which became really obvious especially recently with how many have been mass downloading hypervisor cracks. Though that doesn't mean that people who do are "lazy sub 100 IQ niggers".

You want to play a specific old game. It doesn't launch. So you either:
- download executables and dll files from some 3rd party site
- get a safe game from an official source
You could say those 3rd party files are safe and tested, but you will never know until you actually decompile and inspect the code. Look at how many well known applications have been getting backdoored in past couple years. HWMonitor, Notepad++, even Linux itself was almost compromised with the XZ backdoor. Those game fixes are put under far less scrutiny, so blindly trusting them is foolish.

For example Arx Fatalis: you want to play it but the default game is very broken where even the basic features don't work. So your only choice is downloading a custom launcher that is detected as a virus. Supposedly a false positive, but would you still download it and feel comfortable having it on your PC? Most won't and you can't blame them. Or the various fixes and QoL mods which come in form of .dll and .jar files which are no different than running an .exe. Those have also been proven to contain malware too.

It's really not as black and white as "play the original or you're a low iq nigger".

 

[I Know 孤独のせい]

For example Arx Fatalis: you want to play it but the default game is very broken where even the basic features don't work. So your only choice is downloading a custom launcher that is detected as a virus. Supposedly a false positive, but would you still download it and feel comfortable having it on your PC? Most won't and you can't blame them. Or the various fixes and QoL mods which come in form of .dll and .jar files which are no different than running an .exe. Those have also been proven to contain malware too.

It's really not as black and white as "play the original or you're a low iq nigger".

Would it be nice if a lot of older games somehow came preconfigured with the necessary configs and mods to run on modern systems ? Sure.

But regardless of that, I am sorry but if you can't or won't get even slightly involved with your PC, learn how to install mods/patches/whatever, are unable to even use Google for 5 min and get discouraged by false positive virus alerts you are an idiot and PC as a platform is simply not for you.

Yes, trying to get some older game to work can be tedious and a hassle but pretending like you need a PhD for a lot of basic tasks is just false.
A lot of people are just lazy and dumb and the moment they have to put in the slightest amount of work they get discouraged and look for a solution that doesn't really need to exist in the first place (Remakes and Remaster in a lot of cases).

 

[Verdun_Salient]

Not sure if unpopular, but I dislike super fast games, like boomer shooters, or games which require very fast micro. If I can't pause or slow down for a minute to be able to plan out my attack, I find myself getting annoyed. I guess it's why I like tactical shooters more.

 

[The Ugly One]

Autists who want to play old games they already own WILL go out their way to get those games working again.

I can't even find some of those CDs. For three dollars, now I can always find it. It was worth the three dollars.

You could say those 3rd party files are safe and tested, but you will never know until you actually decompile and inspect the code. Look at how many well known applications have been getting backdoored in past couple years. HWMonitor, Notepad++, even Linux itself was almost compromised with the XZ backdoor. Those game fixes are put under far less scrutiny, so blindly trusting them is foolish.

There are games being sold on Steam right now that have RCEs that allow attackers to take over your PC if you play them online. If Call of Duty can get away with it, any game can.

 

[The Last Stand]

So your only choice is downloading a custom launcher that is detected as a virus. Supposedly a false positive, but would you still download it and feel comfortable having it on your PC? Most won't and you can't blame them. Or the various fixes and QoL mods which come in form of .dll and .jar files which are no different than running an .exe. Those have also been proven to contain malware too.

That's a significant disadvantage of PC gaming. Even if you're careful through what mods/programs you install, there's always bad actors out there that may sneak in malware through their created software. It's not a dig against PC gaming; it's an assumed risk that not everybody out there has good intentions.

But regardless of that, I am sorry but if you can't or won't get even slightly involved with your PC, learn how to install mods/patches/whatever, are unable to even use Google for 5 min and get discouraged by false positive virus alerts you are an idiot and PC as a platform is simply not for you.

Okay, then what if, say, you have an overlay, then your game detects a false positive as cheating software and bans you from their services? That's not on you. That's on the anticheat or whatever.

 

[I Know 孤独のせい]

Okay, then what if, say, you have an overlay, then your game detects a false positive as cheating software and bans you from their services? That's not on you. That's on the anticheat or whatever.

I was under the impression that we were talking about old SP games. So your example is a specific old MP focused game that still has official servers and/or matchmaking that will detect mods and flag them as tampering with the software and ban you.

And the solution is a remaster/remake that makes that overlay and the OG version obsolete since they both connect to the same server/service so you don't risk getting your account banned ? And the OG developer is no longer able to tweak that because it's been dissolved or lost the IP ? If that's the case then I suppose a remaster/remake is acceptable.

Can you tell me which game that is ? Would actually like to know because that sounds like an absolute fringe case of a problem.

 

[Dendyy]

What about those who beat Castlevania II?

They subscribed to Nintendo Power.

 

[The Last Stand]

I was under the impression that we were talking about old SP games.

That was my original argument, yes.

And the solution is a remaster/remake that makes that overlay and the OG version obsolete since they both connect to the same server/service so you don't risk getting your account banned ?

Your example was where I created that analogy of why downloading files from the Internet isn’t always good on paper for whatever reason. Sorry for the confusion.

Can you tell me which game that is ?

I was thinking what was going on with Valorant’a anti cheat.

 

[Snake of Diamond]

The RE fanbase are legit subhuman
Recently we finished Requiem with a friend we both tought it sucked ass and yesterday of course i was bombarded with all the new code veronica shit ehem i mean the RESIDENT EVIL VERONICA

Veronica just looks like Capcom knows they found their new formula which started with the Resident Evil 2 Remake and now that is all they have to do with the next games. Could be proven wrong,

 

[NeonFlux]

GoG's selling point is being a DRM-free official source first and foremost with fixes being the lesser one. Convenience and safety on top of QoL stuff will always provide enough value to people to consider buying the updated version, especially if they're careful with what they run on their PCs. A lot of people don't give a shit about security, which became really obvious especially recently with how many have been mass downloading hypervisor cracks. Though that doesn't mean that people who do are "lazy sub 100 IQ niggers".

I can't even find some of those CDs. For three dollars, now I can always find it. It was worth the three dollars.

Again, if its one of those situations where you have to go out of your way to get shit working and can't do it then that's fine. Mods, achievements, and QOL are fine too. Not having your CD Disk is fine too.

what I'm saying is: If you buy Blood Refreshed supply while already owning fresh supply or the original game (using a source port) for 6 months more of bug fixes, you're fucking retarded. If you refuse to at least look on PCgamingwiki to see what fixes need to be done, you're fucking retarded.

As for DRM, The steam api/drm isn't really intrusive and is super easy to crack. A lot of cracked titles having working multiplayer even if its with other cracked players. Also, even though Nu-Valve is pretty shitty, they have never openly celebrated pride month like CDProject has.

There's also My Abandonware which not only has the instructions on how to set up games on modern systems but also has the game files and it's all 100% free.

I second this, found so much good shit on there. Be sure to have a VPN on when you download games as you can get pinged as if you're still downloading a cracked game.

 

[The Last Stand]

I second this, found so much good shit on there. Be sure to have a VPN on when you download games as you can get pinged as if you're still downloading a cracked game.

Well, if you’re paying monthly for online multiplayer, what’s the additional harm in paying for a VPN?

 

[starborn427614]

Wasn't the ending of the last God of War Kratos deciding he didn't want to be a killer anymore?

How the fuck do you make more God of War games like that?

Kratos can decide all he wants, but when Ra pulls up and calls him a bitch you know he's going to go back to the old him.

 

[The Ugly One]

what I'm saying is: If you buy Blood Refreshed supply while already owning fresh supply or the original game (using a source port) for 6 months more of bug fixes, you're fucking retarded. If you refuse to at least look on PCgamingwiki to see what fixes need to be done, you're fucking retarded.

My copy of Blood, which I have had for nearly 30 years now, is in a box in my closet right now. I'll go right now on GOG and...



You have got to be shitting me.

 

[The Last Stand]

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/ usually contains all the solutions to your problems unless the game really is THAT niche. Some guides are so easy and just list a fan-made "fix it all" patch like Max Payne 1 and F.E.A.R.

You're right. It IS easy to download stuff to a computer. That's where the potential risk comes in. @Tap Water Enjoyer explained how it's not as cut and dry as it seems.

My copy of Blood, which I have had for nearly 30 years now, is in a box in my closet right now. I'll go right now on GOG and...

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You have got to be shitting me.

Is it compatible with your operating system out of the box?