What are your *Actual* hot takes regarding video games? I mean ACTUAL stuff that would get people riled up?
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schaft0620
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Mass Effect 2 is super boring and slow. It should have been the end of the franchise. 7.5/10 all day.
TheInfamousKira
Reseterror Resettler
It was definitely the transition point from a Star Trek inspired hard sci-fi title with heavy role playing elements to Star Wars Great Value dudebro shooter. It's like putting character levels in Assassin's Creed. You can't really put equipment and levels in Tetris and call it an RPG. Even the promotions, you'd never know there was a class system at all.
ME3 on when you had missions where you COULDN'T HOLSTER YOUR WEAPON. With all the willy nilly modern adjustments they made to ME3, I'm fucking flabbergasted that Andromeda didn't end up being a rail shooter or some shit.
That said, I love the original Mass Effect trilogy, but modern day body snatcher wearing the skin of Bioware isn't doing it for me.
Giallo Corsa
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You may think the Xbox, PCMR and PlayStation communities are "bad", but the Nintendo fanbase/cult often takes it to another level :
Their stance on graphics is a perfect example: for years they insist visuals "don't matter," yet the moment a hardware revision appears, they immediately shift to praising improved resolution, performance, and enhancements in older titles. The inconsistency is r-e-m-a-r-k-a-b-l-e.
A large portion of the community seems driven by nostalgia, continually returning to the same long-running Mario, Zelda, and Kirby formulas - Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Mario RPG, Mario Strikers, and so on. The irony is that many of these same individuals criticize other platforms for relying on "cinematic" or "dudebro" franchises, all while embracing their own repetitive catalogue without hesitation.
Attempting to offer any form of criticism is often met with defensiveness, dismissal, or accusations of trolling (shout-out to Mcchief fox guy, Robofoo and Lordocidax). It creates an environment where one is expected to unconditionally praise a multi-billion-dollar corporation and its family, kiddie-oriented IPs, rather than engage in genuine discussion.
This attitude extends across various online spaces. Common responses include:
- "We don't care about graphics, only gameplay,"
- "It will sell millions regardless,"
- "We actually play games,"
all of which imply a kind of moral high ground tied directly to brand loyalty and the ever en vogue persecution complexes.
At times, the behaviour resembles a zealously loyal community that has been deeply attached to the brand for decades, almost to the point of cult-like devotion. The platform is consistently a generation behind in hardware, continually leans on long-standing, increasingly predictable franchises, and relies heavily on exclusives to maintain appeal because without them, its position would be far more precarious.
All the while, Nintendo has been significantly more anti-consumer than the other two major platform holders. Their refund policies are among the worst in the industry, inflexible, outdated, Add to this their constant nickel-and-diming through gimmicky Amiibo figures, endless re-releases, and the audacity to sell basic ROM collections at full price, often €60 or more, and the pattern becomes unmistakable.
Now they have embraced the latest trend of €80 retail pricing, as if their antiquated hardware and frequently recycled software somehow justify premium costs. Their online infrastructure remains notoriously poor - unstable, feature-deficient, and far behind what competitors offered a decade ago. Despite this, the fanbase continues to defend these practices with an almost reflexive loyalty, dismissing criticism rather than acknowledging the company's ongoing disregard for modern consumer standards.
Their stance on graphics is a perfect example: for years they insist visuals "don't matter," yet the moment a hardware revision appears, they immediately shift to praising improved resolution, performance, and enhancements in older titles. The inconsistency is r-e-m-a-r-k-a-b-l-e.
A large portion of the community seems driven by nostalgia, continually returning to the same long-running Mario, Zelda, and Kirby formulas - Mario Tennis, Mario Golf, Mario Kart, Mario RPG, Mario Strikers, and so on. The irony is that many of these same individuals criticize other platforms for relying on "cinematic" or "dudebro" franchises, all while embracing their own repetitive catalogue without hesitation.
Attempting to offer any form of criticism is often met with defensiveness, dismissal, or accusations of trolling (shout-out to Mcchief fox guy, Robofoo and Lordocidax). It creates an environment where one is expected to unconditionally praise a multi-billion-dollar corporation and its family, kiddie-oriented IPs, rather than engage in genuine discussion.
This attitude extends across various online spaces. Common responses include:
- "We don't care about graphics, only gameplay,"
- "It will sell millions regardless,"
- "We actually play games,"
all of which imply a kind of moral high ground tied directly to brand loyalty and the ever en vogue persecution complexes.
At times, the behaviour resembles a zealously loyal community that has been deeply attached to the brand for decades, almost to the point of cult-like devotion. The platform is consistently a generation behind in hardware, continually leans on long-standing, increasingly predictable franchises, and relies heavily on exclusives to maintain appeal because without them, its position would be far more precarious.
All the while, Nintendo has been significantly more anti-consumer than the other two major platform holders. Their refund policies are among the worst in the industry, inflexible, outdated, Add to this their constant nickel-and-diming through gimmicky Amiibo figures, endless re-releases, and the audacity to sell basic ROM collections at full price, often €60 or more, and the pattern becomes unmistakable.
Now they have embraced the latest trend of €80 retail pricing, as if their antiquated hardware and frequently recycled software somehow justify premium costs. Their online infrastructure remains notoriously poor - unstable, feature-deficient, and far behind what competitors offered a decade ago. Despite this, the fanbase continues to defend these practices with an almost reflexive loyalty, dismissing criticism rather than acknowledging the company's ongoing disregard for modern consumer standards.
Jimmy_liv
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Love this take. He's bang on the money.
Joe Cool
Gold Member
Actually, why not...
The Last of Us is overrated dogshit. A bunch of tweens with Daddy issues got the feels during the opening cinematic, and then got blinded by a game with great production values and nothing else. The gameplay is broken, boring, clunky, and derivative. The story is so cliche and uninspired. I can see why a bunch of tweens were fooled, but shame on the adults who lauded this game as a masterpiece and 10/10.
The Last of Us is overrated dogshit. A bunch of tweens with Daddy issues got the feels during the opening cinematic, and then got blinded by a game with great production values and nothing else. The gameplay is broken, boring, clunky, and derivative. The story is so cliche and uninspired. I can see why a bunch of tweens were fooled, but shame on the adults who lauded this game as a masterpiece and 10/10.
Grildon Tundy
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Mouthwashing's fandom gives off high schooler vibes. Like if I hadn't seen a bunch of media exploring themes that game does, it would've blown my mind, too. Still a good narrative game, though.
San Dan Glokta
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Reminds me of Undertale fandom
ConkerTheSquirrel.
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I tend to like 5-7/10 rated games.
Yeah, that's right.
Yeah, that's right.
Walliwallipaloo
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Bro, I was literally sipping a hot chocolate with marshmallows while chilling to the OCRemix Terranigma album as I tapped out that post. I felt pretty chill then, and I feel merely mildly amused now.
"If not in this life, we'll meet next time..." Paths Less Travelled. A good album, for anyone interested.
Also...
Resident Evil 4 is a 4/10. Unless it's in VR, in which case it's a 9/10, but only because it's so damn fun I forget that it was the beginning of the end of one of my favorite franchises.
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San Dan Glokta
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I agree with you thatsits a weaker uncharted imo. But it was a first high production value game proper with a father-daughter bonding in an interesting setting that actually respected the dad from a western developer.
Obviously Niel Druckmann had to destroy everything the first game built but thats another can of worms.
Flyingpanther
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Nintendo is a overrated shitty company.
MetalFreak
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Pokemon is boring as fuck! What is the point of it anyway?
TonberrysKnife
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- Nintendo, while a great company on paper, is still behind the times in many ways.
- Persona games are boring as fuck.
- Microsoft is killing XBOX and it could have negative repercussions in the industry.
wolfboy203
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That first take is absolute facts! They need to the Fuck off of that Anti-Woke Grifter Koolaid Lmaooo!!
My takes: As already mentioned in this thread, R* Games have either mediocre or just serviceable gameplay that sometimes hardly evolve from game to game. They also dont innovate on gameplay itself. GTA 5 for example has insanely mediocre AI & some insane Railroaded Mission Design with limited fail states which other open world games have mitigated themselves over the years...
Walled Gardens are becoming outdated slowly but surely and the numbers for certain PC Ports are a good emaple of that.
Video Game Fanboys who defend mediocre game design, Bad Video Game Practices like Micro transactions in Fully Priced Games(& also buying them in droves) or legitimate criticism are contributing to the bullshit that's currently plauging the video game industry.
Publishers should be fined for releasing broken games at full price at launch under false advertisement pretenses.
wolfboy203
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What would it work as instead?
cortadew
Member
To catch them all, isn't it obvious?
supersale88
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I like Ico and The Last Guardian more than Shadow of the Colossus. PS2 was my least favorite Playstation.
Absolutely this for me. Even when I was much younger and a more avid gamer, I hated sandbox games. I always feel they're for people with the attention span of a fly. Now that I'm older with less time to play, I hate them even more lol.
John Bilbo
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I really liked Gone Home when I played it on my iMac near release.
Guilty_AI
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Ruin a generation with degenerate rule 34 porn
NeoIkaruGAF
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A meme.
IFireflyl
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Audiophile
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Forza Horizon sucks.
Controls horribly and the entire vibe of FH5 is obnoxious, cringey, corporate, safe 'hey cool kids'.
Controls horribly and the entire vibe of FH5 is obnoxious, cringey, corporate, safe 'hey cool kids'.
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laynelane
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I think these two points often go hand in hand. Bethesda is a good example of this - no matter how bad the technical issues, bugs, etc. in their games - there are people who will buy their stuff day one and defend them. Absolutely agreed on fines for publishers in these cases. Some kind of penalty would likely do wonders for quality control.
Dorago
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8-bit looking pixel art looks like shit and is inexcusable for a game made after 1991.
It was necessary on consoles that had limited color palettes, very low memory, and that only displayed 256 vertical lines.
It is unacceptable on anything more powerful i.e. the TG-16 and newer.
It was necessary on consoles that had limited color palettes, very low memory, and that only displayed 256 vertical lines.
It is unacceptable on anything more powerful i.e. the TG-16 and newer.
Liopleurodon
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Xbox was always better than Playstation, and Nintendo consoles.
xanaum
Member
• A lot of indies have really amateur-looking art, plus a bunch of other low-budget stuff, and most of them shouldn't cost more than 40 bucks.
• Some of the most interesting indies don't get nearly as much success as other weaker ones that get overhyped to hell.
• The love for some of these games ends up being this weird cringe thing driven by viral streamer hype, not by the game's actual content.
• Blasphemous >>>>>>>> Hollow Knight
• Some of the most interesting indies don't get nearly as much success as other weaker ones that get overhyped to hell.
• The love for some of these games ends up being this weird cringe thing driven by viral streamer hype, not by the game's actual content.
• Blasphemous >>>>>>>> Hollow Knight
JackHanma
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The original Xbox absolutely destroyed the Gamecube, and its rich library put it on par with the PS2.
simpatico
Gold Member
Days Gone is better than TLOU
Doom 3 was never good
Halo never got a fully worthy sequel on the campaign side
Mass Effect 2 is the mother of slopified AAA. Took a dense, nerdy IP and gave it the JJ Abrams treatment. Lens flare and a sexed up cast. While turning the actual game you play into a completely linear corridor shooter. Seeing it get rave reviews was an early indicator that I'm in some sort of Twilight Zone relationship with gaming media.
Doom 3 was never good
Halo never got a fully worthy sequel on the campaign side
Mass Effect 2 is the mother of slopified AAA. Took a dense, nerdy IP and gave it the JJ Abrams treatment. Lens flare and a sexed up cast. While turning the actual game you play into a completely linear corridor shooter. Seeing it get rave reviews was an early indicator that I'm in some sort of Twilight Zone relationship with gaming media.
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ICO is for sure the best one of the trilogy, and one of the greatest games of all time!
Unknown Soldier
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Metroid Prime was boring as shit and the entire scanning mechanics are for people who think scanning QR codes on their phones is peak video game
TheMule1983
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Chronically online gamers live in a bubble and are out of touch with reality. Just see any sales thread here and elsewhere.
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L*][*N*K
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Wait, to his parents or to Xbox??
Gonzito
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Lol Xbox
asdasdasdbb
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Sony should call the PS6 the "PS5 Pro Max" or "PS5 Ultra" if they are being honest. If it really is coming out in 2027 (and does look like it)
Gonzito
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archangelmorph
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Dead Stranding is not a walking simulator at all.
It's actually Metal Gear: Factorio
It's actually Metal Gear: Factorio
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Men_in_Boxes
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simpatico
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You only rack the slide because deep down you know I'm right.
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