Best posts made by Hazz3r

@acidtrip-69

I'll say this once, but you'll probably ignore me because you've dug your hole already.

In the 2+ years that I've frequented this forum, I've never seen anyone treated differently 'for not going along with the "majority" opinion'. Discourse is really encouraged here because we want to see more activity, there's nothing more that we love on here that getting stuck into a good conversation.

The reason why you're receiving so much ire for your posts is because of the frankly detestable manner in which you express your opinion. It largely appears as though you're not interested in having any kind of conversation with anyone, and instead only want to express how much you don't like something, and then demanding an echo-chamber of agreement in response.

You don't like Kojima? Sure, I can entertain that opinion, but you've got to give people at least a teensy iota of intellectual discussion, because otherwise you just come off as childish and rude. Why don't you like him? Is there anything you do like about him? People can then respond with thoughts that are based on your thoughts and perhaps interject opinions and thoughts of their own. This is how discussion works, how we learn, and how we form more nuanced opinions.

But... considering you're throwing around terms like "NPC" and "STAN", I don't think that's what you're interested in, and if that's not the case, I don't think you're going to find the Forum very fun.

If you can't learn to express yourself in a way that doesn't make you come off as a petulant child, people won't like you, it's that simple.

Just to sort of interject, I think it's important to note that OP hasn't asked anyone to change the way they talk at all. He's just pointing out something that does cause him pain, as much valid feedback as anything else.

Just think it's important as the following responses are sort of framing it that way.

@axel

Suppose I should make a comment on my number #1 pick.

I think it would be fair to say that, with the exception of maybe The Sims, Counter-Strike was probably the most impactful on the industry out of all the games released in 2000. It was a pioneer in competitive asymmetrical multiplayer, something that we're still seeing innovation in today, and the first example I can think of of a mod that was acquired by the original games developer and turned into its own fully fledged game.

Every popular first person shooter has now copied its formula of bomb defusal, 1 life, game type. It was the Battle Royale of the noughties, at least until Call of Duty 4 changed the industry yet again in 2007.

I didn't discover Counter Strike until 2003/2004 when me and my friend began exploring PC gaming. I loved the fact that you could learn a predictable spray pattern, rather than the twitch shooting of Quake and Unreal. Learning the maps, player movement, throwing smokes in JUST the right place. Not picking up your weapons on the map but buying them with money you earn by playing well!

I'm just gushing at this point, but seriously, and incredible, innovative game that changed the face of first person shooters forever. I haven't even talked about the mod support, zombies, surfing, etc. If you've never played Counter Strike, pick up Global Offensive when it's on sale.

I get why they're doing it. They're going for an immersive sim like Deus Ex or Prey.

As Brandon Jones says a lot, Framing is important. I imagine there are scenes, events, story-telling that has to happen from the first person perspective in order for it to work, to have the same impact.

Boycotting a game that you haven't seen because they're making it in a way you don't like is not only entitled but close-minded.

Hey, can you guys not make veiled insults towards other members of the forum. Both of you are way out of order. It doesn't matter how strongly you feel, wishing death on someone is never okay.

Found it!

Assassin's Creed 3 is a really fun game and a nice midway point between the massive world of Black Flag and the relatively contained worlds of Ezio's games.

Personal highlights for me:

Homestead Missions

They seem like standard side-content missions towards the beginning of the game but this is where you will progress most of Connor's relationship with Achilles and how you will eventually make money. Not only this, but the Homestead missions see you complete missions that seem like more normal tasks. If you ever get tired of killing and maiming, give a go at retrieving a hidden treasure or helping a woodworker recover his tools. It may seem bland, but despite the limited amount of time that gets spent developing these characters, I ended the game caring about the relationships quite a bit.

Mason Tunnels

An extension on the fast travel mechanic from the Ezio games, the Mason Tunnels are a set of tunnels under each city that you can explore at will. You have to travel through these tunnels, solving platforming puzzles, in order to reach the doors leading out into the world. Once you've unlocked a door, you can then fast travel to that point using the tunnel system.

While a utility, the tunnels are entertaining gameplay in their own right, reminding me very much of old-school Prince of Persia platforming puzzles (without the time powers). Definitely one of the better experiences on offer.

Codex/Database Entries

This is pretty short. If you've ever wanted to read about the American Revolution from the context of a cynical British man, make sure you read the codex entries and what-not.

Secret Treasure Missions

Often for a cool armour set in Ezio's games, in 3 these missions put you in pursuit of Captain Kidd's treasure. These self contained missions in a small environment have often been some of the strongest points of the Assassin's Creed games and the third iteration is no different.

The Frontier

One of my favourite environments in any video game ever, the Frontier is a massive space, filled with legendary creature hunts, collectables and outposts. You'll complete missions for various clubs, like Frontiersman and Hunting clubs and generally explore a wondrous environment.

Not only this, but the Frontier is displayed in Winter and Summer, completely changing the landscape and the experience. Do yourself a favour and wait til a Summer period to complete any of the missions though! It's much easier!

Haytham Kenway

The weaknesses of Connor are more than made up for in Haytham, one of the more entertaining characters of the entire franchise, Haytham has the same charisma and joking nature as some of the more popular characters from the Ezio titles, such as Ezio himself and Leonardo Da'Vinci.

And my low-lights:

Bugs

The game is ridiculously buggy, not only are there many gameplay and visual bugs but many missions will fail to even complete. Most buggy are the Delivery Request Citizen Missions. Tasking you with creating a bunch of crafting items (meaning that you need to complete the majority of the Homestead missions to complete these missions) you will often finish collecting the materials but be unable to hand them in. The hand-in NPC will often disappear from the game world or just refuse to take your items. It's frustrating especially considering the hard-work required to get to that point. I've personally experienced bugs with many of the main missions and some Frontier missions.

Encyclopaedia of the Common Man

An on-going homestead mission, this will drive you crazy if you try and do it without a guide, and even then it's pretty frustrating. There's lots of discussions on the internet about the best times and seasons for things to happen so look it up and save yourself the trouble.

Viewpoint System

Viewpoints no longer reveal the entire map, there will be areas that you must explore on foot still and this is a significant portion of the map, including the Frontier. This is to facilitate the hardest Frontiersman challenges, where you must reveal 90-95% of each map. I have absolutely no idea who at Ubisoft thought this was a good change but it's terrible. Do yourself a favour and write off the Frontiersman Level 3 challenges! :P

Finally...

"WHERE IS CHARLES LEE?!"

Shut up, Connor...

But yeah, if a lot of my low-points were fixed this would probably be my favourite game in the series but there's enough stand-out moments than mean I end up still really enjoying the experience. I think it's unfortunate really, the game gets a lot of flack, especially with it being stuck between Black Flag and the Ezio series, that are definitely stronger entries in the franchise as a whole. However, the improvement in overall gameplay, when it works, is more than apparent in AC3, especially following on from Revelations, which in my opinion is the weakest game in the franchise.

Didn't expect to see this topic on here.

I mean, the obvious thing to point out is that, without an audible element, it excludes those who are visually impaired. It's not like regular clapping does not have a distinct visual element that those who are deaf can clock on to.

There are so many problems that people with disabilities face at university, I don't really understand why anyone is wasting energy and/or time on this policy, that seems to do nothing but nanny those who are overly sensitive to certain stimulus, which in my opinion is a terrible thing to do. It completely removes an opportunity for someone with these issues to be able to face their sensitivies, and try manage their symptoms when they arise. A student union event should be the safest, most supportive environment to do this, and it's been taken away.

This is your strangest thread yet.

@ffff0 @Axel Seconded, it might be a good opportunity for you to plug it for non-forum regulars, explain how it works in more detail and what you do to organise it, explain how you do 2 every year, one for the year past and a retro one.

It's sort of what Community Showcase is for, I think :)

Can we just go over the reason why Ports and Enhanced Ports don't count?

To my understanding, it's so that Ports of games that are already very popular and already had their time to shine don't get brought up and dominate another year, taking the place of another game.

Persona 4 Golden's time to shine was with its original release, Persona 4, and we'll get to that whenever we eventually do 2008. Despite its bells and whistles, it's ultimately just a Port and shouldn't be eligible for 2012.

Otherwise, I'm going to start arguing for Definitive Editions and the like to be eligible, and no one wants that :)

Do not see how people continue to complain about the price.

You ask for a premium product, you get a premium price tag.

That's the sell, it's the best console to play third party titles on, and MS is stepping it up with exclusives.

Not everyone wants a gaming PC, so the argument that you can just play everything on PC is null and void.

I think this was Microsoft's best conference in years, addressing the key criticisms from the last few years, an underpowered console and a lack of exclusives.

And you can bet that if MS released a game and said that it was coming to Xbox only they would still get bad reactions off of people.

It frustrates me to no end because it really seems like they can't win with some people.

@Sentinel-Beach said in WWE - Who is hyped!?:

But the women's MITB match. Oh man, what a stupid ending. The first ever women's match of that sort, and freaking Ellsworth gets the honor to take the briefcase? Doesn't feel right, feels just stupid, almost like a slap to the women's face. Disrespect, I can almost hear Huber loudly saying somewhere.

It's brilliant writing. You're hardcore marking right now ;) You're supposed to be angry and annoyed, that's the point.

@tokeeffe9 "Game puts enemies in your way after a horizontal spring" paraphrased.

First time I've been a little disappointed in a review, because it seems like a lack of understanding on Ben's part, or an attempt to find fault where there is none.

Running upright leaves you the most vulnerable but it also allows you to run the fastest, meaning you get a better time bonus. You can also just as easily hold down on the D-pad and roll into the ball, this makes you less vulnerable at the sacrifice of some speed. You can also not "go fast" at all.

I would perhaps understand if there was only one way to traverse or the game forced you to do it a certain way but it doesn't. It's a risk reward mechanic, which are present even in some of Ben's favourite series like Persona. I just don't understand why it's been labelled as a bad thing.

Do people want Sonic to just be an auto-scroller where you hold right on the D-Pad and win, because I certainly don't.

Yeah, who honestly cares about the Kojima drama at this point?

Survive looks fun and it's had a lot of positive reception from media at this point.

If you want to commit some self-righteous protest against the game over some drama that's over a year old now then more power to you. But I like good video games, I want to hear about good video games, and I especially want to hear the allies talk about good video games.

@The_Andredal They didn't remove the refund button...

You've never been able to refund games after the pre-order has been confirmed but before release date.

Seriously, the number of people willing to give in to confirmation bias and make stuff up just because it fits their narrative is flipping scary.

I absolutely adored the new voting system. It was great to hear people actually deliberate over what they were going to pick. Really hope that stays,

@Black-Cell said in Gaming Unpopular opinion thread:

• Tomb Raider 2013 and ROTR are 2 of worst games ever ever made
• The witcher 3 is mediocre to average game and this generation most overrated game.
• 90% of open world games are trash
• 90% of third person shooters are bad
• Bioshock infinite is worst AAA FPS game ever ever made. its really that bad
• Wolfenstein new order, old blood, new collosus absolutely suck and disgrace towards wolfenstein games and FPS
• Doom 2016 is best game of this generation and best FPS of decade.
• uncharted, last of us are more of hollywood movies than games
• Assassins creed 3 is better than 2
• Only good AC is AC4 black flag. even 2 suck
• nintendo were never great. at peak sega genesis was better than snes in every way.

Wow. I usually come into these thinking "They probably have a point". But no, strongly disagree with all of these statements.

I only really have a few unpopular opinions:

• Batman: Arkham Origins is better than Arkham Knight. Origins > Asylum > City makes for a better trilogy in terms of Story.
• Red Dead Redemption isn't as good as everyone says it is. Outside of the phenomenal voice-acting it's a pretty generic open-world shooter for the time.
• Assassin's Creed 3 is the second best game in the series, just losing out to 2.

@FutureCorpse said in Gaming Unpopular opinion thread:

99% of contrarian opinions on gaming forums are narrow minded, ill thought out, self serving borderline idiotic & made by people with self confidence issues

This is just mean-spirited. If you don't like the thread then no one is forcing you to post.

If anyone has been looking at the Completed Games of 2018, they'll see that I've spent the last month or so playing Nier: Automata, getting the Platinum just a couple of days ago!

If I could change my list, Nier: Automata would be at the very top. It's one of the best games I've ever played. Absolutely blew me away with its presentation, the game direction, the MUSIC! It has what is probably one of my favourite game sequences ever:

Become As Gods

A lot of people have classics, games from 10 or 20 years ago that they loved and still loved, be it Zelda, Mario, Pokemon, Metal Gear Solid, Final Fantasy.

In 20 years time, I'm going to be remembering the first time I played Nier: Automata.

Completely forgot that Dark Souls 2 originally released in 2014, Probably would have gotten my 3 or 4 spot.

While Dark Souls 2 does fail in regards to the more important aspects of a Souls Game like Enemy, Boss (seriously, how many guys in armour do you need?), and World Design, there are some things that Dark Souls 2 does better than its predecessor.

Covenants were much improved over the predecessor. With a stronger focus on them and improved networking meant that it was a more reliable experience overall. Something that is only now being addressed in the Dark Souls 1 Remaster.

Magic. They got Magic 'right' in Dark Souls 2. It was still powerful enough to justify the disadvantage of not being all that good with martial weapons, but Dark Souls 2 was the end of over-powered Magic builds.

Powerstance. By far my favourite addition to the game. Powerstance improved the moveset of dual-wielding by allowing you to switch to a different stance by holding the Triangle Button. This allowed you to access a different set of moves on the fly depending on your build and the type of weapons that you're holding. They came with their own problems of course, Powerstance Rapiers on a High Dex build was very powerful, but it was a breath of fresh air and brought some much needed variety to the PvP scene.

DLC. The DLC in Dark Souls 2 is INCREDIBLE. They really take advantage of the modular nature to take you to some unique and strange locales. Walking up that chain in Crown of the Old Iron King is one of my favourite points in the entire series.