Videogame Hot takes
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@r-f-switch I actually really like FF10 but there is plenty of people like yourself that hate that game. I wouldn't fight for it but I'm all in on the nonsensical anime bullshit. It does have a good combat system though.
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@r-f-switch Absolutely 100% agree. X put such a bad taste in my mouth that I didn't play another FF until XIII.
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@el-shmiablo I was waiting for that.
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@el-shmiablo I found Final fantasy 13 even worse than 10. my brother and I barely got past the first disc and we stopped playing. At least 10 went somewhere, even if it was done badly.
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Turok 2 (1998) is more fun than Turok 2 Remaster (2017) because it is more frustrating. People should be ashamed of their words and deeds.
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I think I finally have a decent hot take now. I want to give 13 Sentinels a go because people are really enjoying it, but everytime I look at screenshots and gameplay of it, my desire for it gets sapped out pretty quick because of the art style. There's just something about the style that makes me uncomfortable looking at it. Same goes for Vanillaware's other games: Dragon's Crown and Odin Sphere Lefthrasir. Those games don't look exactly the same of course, but I feel like they're trying to achieve similar things but in slightly different ways.
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Because of their chibi looks maybe?
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@scotty maybe, there's a bit more to it than that but I don't really feel like analyzing it, lol
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Sure.
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@paulmci27 Can you provide actual examples that are better than Super Metroid? I would like to give them a try before I just cast you off as a maniac.
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@paulmci27 said in Videogame Hot takes:
Symphony of the Night & Super Metroid although trailblazers & classic games don't hold a candle to modern Metroidvanias. Whether it be controls or level design they just can't compete, but that's okay. I would say the same for 95% of retro 8 & 16 hit platformers. Games are just better now & so they should be.
This is funny because I don't think Super Metroid and Symphony of the Night are anywhere near as interesting as the earlier games in their respective series.
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Watch Dogs: Legion deserves nothing more than a 5/10.
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@jdincinerator That isn't a hot take.
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@jdincinerator
That's common concensus
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@e_zed_eh_intern I personally enjoyed ori, Hollow Knight, Bloodstained & Monsterboy more. I just think Super Metroids controls are a bit stiff & your characters to big. I do acknowledge that it is amazing though.
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@dmcmaster Not according to EZA or IGN it seems.
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@el-shmiablo Fair point just some of the high scores I've seen for it has compelled me to put it here.
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Half-Life 3 will never live up to the expectations people have in thier minds for it, just look at Duke Nukem Forever or on a more positive note Season 5 of Samurai Jack. Not to mention the processing power required to render Gordon's crowbar will probably mean having to make concessions here and there, like being unable to shoot out lights.
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@paulmci27 said in Videogame Hot takes:
@e_zed_eh_intern I personally enjoyed ori, Hollow Knight, Bloodstained & Monsterboy more. I just think Super Metroids controls are a bit stiff & your characters to big. I do acknowledge that it is amazing though.
I played SotN in 2017 for the first time and Super Metroid when the SNES Classic released and I generally liked them both, but I think some of the modern 2D Metroidvania games are better or even the 3D games that are heavily inspired by them like Batman Arkham Asylum.
SotN has too much aimless exploring for today’s standards and especially because you have to look up how to even access the second half of the game. I beat all of the bosses except for 1 (not realizing it) then just got a bad ending. Stuff like that is a bit annoying by today’s standards.
Whereas Ori 2 is just perfect. Hollow Knight controls perfect, has amazing exploration and my only complaint is that it becomes too hard, but it’s still ahead of its predecessors in SotN and SM.
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@dipset fair take. I also played SOTN for the first time in the past few years and it felt super bloated to me but who’s to say how I would have felt had I played it on release. And so, of course, had I NOT played Super Metroid way back I may feel the same way about that game. MAY.
Anyways, looks like physical Switch versions of the Ori games are $55 CAD. Seems steep for an indie though. Anybody have thoughts on that price?
