Hot takes

[Duke_11037]

I'm so tired of seeing video essays with "masterpiece" here and "masterpiece" there from people talking about games. It has to be the most overused word in recent memory. Like, sure, no harm done in talking about the games you like the most, but I think "masterpiece" is a bit too strong of a word to just be throwing around. No one will ever have the universally same opinion on a game, ever, and that's okay.

On the topic, I feel like a lot of them don't do a lot of research beyond reading a couple wikis and reddits threads. They either push misinformation like the Saturn being designed for only 2d in mind initially or they pretty much rewrite a wiki without introducing any original/interesting ideas. I watched a three hour video on EoE just for the thesis to be easily provably wrong. Like glancing through a simple wiki page provably wrong. I know it's mostly meant to be background noise but it's extremely lazy.

 

[Ikagura Ikagura]

Water is the only liquid we need as adults.

I think spiders are cute.

Spoiler: Don't click here if you have arachnophobia, pic of a cute Jumping spider

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Depends of which kind.

But I think that wanting to hide spiders from anything because of arachnophobia wouldn't be the best to help fighting someone's fear..

 

[Den MDM Den MDM]

I think spiders are cute.

Spoiler: Don't click here if you have arachnophobia, pic of a cute Jumping spider

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Jumping spiders are the cutest things ever man. I was deathly afraid of spiders until like 2 months ago, now I absolutely adore tarantulas and other spiders. I have two jumping spiders and I'm gonna get a tarantula soon

 

[fake-kun]

The N64/PS1 3D games look terrible when upscaled.

 

[Insomnia_ig]

Big agree lol. Old 3D games just weren't supposed to look so clean.

 

[Naltic]

The N64/PS1 3D games look terrible when upscaled.

Why can't people understand that not everything needs to be upscaled and that old games don't look "old" because they had worse technology, but it's because that was the style they were going for. Like, they look arguably waaaaay better than modern games, not because of "realism" but it's because of artistic identity. Every game back in the day had its own art and style, and when you see a picture of it, you can confidently say it's x game. Now try that with modern games and good luck even telling the difference.

 

[shadowcat]

The PS1, "golden era" of Square Soft never resonated with me. I love their SNES and PS2 offerings, and I really enjoy other PS1 RPGS from other developers, but that late 90's run they had does nothing for me.

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

- Nintendo gets away with exploiting its fanbase because their fanbase lets them. Plus Nintendo fans are the worst.
- 1 to 1 remakes based on games from the PS2 era and later are worse in every way and completely unnecessary (Demon's Souls cough cough). Just make them as reimaginings or a cheap remaster.
- Game Freak is one of the worst RPG developers because Pokemon is hard carried by its winning formula of catching, raising, and training Pokemon. The in-game mechanics are very questionable for an RPG.
- SMT IV Apocalypse sucks and is just a "neutral good" wank.
- N64 was the worst of its generation. Same for the Gamecube.
- Mega Man X series is the worst Mega Man series.
- The main thing killing Team Fortress 2 is its own community.

 

[Beellucizarus]

Julgamento perdido: Akihiro Ehara é um excelente antagonista.
The King Of Fighters: Eu odeio o time Psycho Soldier.
A maioria dos Jrpg tem uma escrita ruim, não importa o tempo.
Não me importo com nomes canônicos de protagonistas em jrpg.
Darkstalkers e a rival School são as melhores franquias de jogos de luta da Capcom.
Não gosto da história de Pokémon preto e branco 1
Megaman X1 é o único jogo bom da saga
Persona 5 tem uma história e trilha sonora terrível
Devil survivor 2 It's one of Atlus' worst RPG games

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

Julgamento perdido: Akihiro Ehara é um excelente antagonista.
The King Of Fighters: Eu odeio o time Psycho Soldier.
A maioria dos Jrpg tem uma escrita ruim, não importa o tempo.
Não me importo com nomes canônicos de protagonistas em jrpg.
Darkstalkers e a rival School são as melhores franquias de jogos de luta da Capcom.
Não gosto da história de Pokémon preto e branco 1
Megaman X1 é o único jogo bom da saga
Persona 5 tem uma história e trilha sonora terrível
Devil survivor 2 It's one of Atlus' worst RPG games

First off, based Rival Schools enjoyer.

Second, I agree with not caring about the protag's names in an RPG. To me the SMT 1 protag is named Adam and not the Hero or Kazuya.

Third, not liking Black/White 1's story is understandable. It's the best pokemon story by far but that isn't saying a lot. For an RPG it is really bare bones and lacking.

 

[Adrastia]

I'm so tired of seeing video essays with "masterpiece" here and "masterpiece" there from people talking about games. It has to be the most overused word in recent memory. Like, sure, no harm done in talking about the games you like the most, but I think "masterpiece" is a bit too strong of a word to just be throwing around. No one will ever have the universally same opinion on a game, ever, and that's okay.

I have to wonder if the term drives clicks. People will click to see why the game is a masterpiece as opposed to "my review of so and so" that you may not care about wasting time on.

I think very few games can be called masterpieces. And even when they are that doesn't guarantee that you are going to like them just because they've been deemed as such. It's like Citizen Kane. It's a landmark in filmmaking. Which is why it's often referred to as a masterpiece. But most people probably won't enjoy sitting through it. I've heard some people say they hate the ending to Easy Rider and that it ruined the film. Yet it's a really iconic movie.

Getting back to games, there's people that don't think OoT is all that special. Shocking.

For me there are few games that are personal masterpieces. Even games I really love might have flaws or other issues that bar me from thinking they are true masterpieces. One that comes to mind though is the Minerva's Den DLC for BioShock 2. It was just amazing storytelling that really hit you right in the kokoro. And I don't like FPS much. So it takes a lot to really get me to enjoy one.

 

[iisoide]

For me there are few games that are personal masterpieces. Even games I really love might have flaws or other issues that bar me from thinking they are true masterpieces

This is me honestly. There's very few games that I would truly consider "masterpieces" - Sleeping Dogs, Disco Elysium, Hollow Knight; but for me some of the personal masterpieces would be Fable II, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Jet Set Radio Future, Xuan-Yuan Sword VII, Viva Pinata and TES IV: Oblivion.

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

The N64/PS1 3D games look terrible when upscaled.

Git gud.

 

[Zerohour2k12]

I never liked the combat in FF12. I've tried playing it again last year and again ended up getting bored. Got a lot of hate voicing may opinion...

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Matio 64 has some themes I like, for example hazy maze, the water levels and especially the castle. But as a whole I could take it or leave it

 

[sunofpearl89]

The PlayStation 2 is a terrible console, despite its amazing game library.

 

[Your_Homie_Gale]

Both Persona 2's, 3 FES, and 5 Royal are better than 4, 4 Golden, and 3 Reload. Persona 1 is still the weakest.

 

[Michael Frank]

You should beat games first before judging them

This is not a Hot Take, this is the truth!

Post automatically merged: May 23, 2025

Both Persona 2's, 3 FES, and 5 Royal are better than 4, 4 Golden, and 3 Reload. Persona 1 is still the weakest.

Ok you got me rooting for you, Persona 2 is goated.

 

[AkiraSO4]

The PlayStation 2 is a terrible console, despite its amazing game library.

If we're talking emulation, yes.

 

[Michael Frank]

The N64/PS1 3D games look terrible when upscaled.

Honestly yeah, if you upscale something that wasn't meant to look smooth it ends up like this:

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

Honestly yeah, if you upscale something that wasn't meant to look smooth it ends up like this:
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Git gud.

 

[CyberRabbit]

SegaSonic the Hedgehog (arcade) is the best Sonic game

Not the best Sonic game but it’s a fun one from the looks of it

Post automatically merged: May 24, 2025

Ok time for my hot take >:)
I don’t care for the “annual game franchise that releases the game from the previous year which was the game from the year prior to that year which was the same game from the year prior with absolutely no changes”. Best examples are Call of Duty and Madden (besides madden 08),

 

[fake-kun]

Saying that Ocarina of Time is overrated is not a hot take anymore.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

With the exception of explosives, the shooting and the guns in bioshock are SHIT

They're really not fun to use, just the animation, how they look, the sounds, your characer's movement..
Im surprised no review ever talks about it

The plasmids are better, but for most of the game you're gonna have to use guns
The Shock+Whack combo is really annoying though

Theres not a lot of impact in the whack, and its real slow unless they're right in front of you

Post automatically merged: May 28, 2025

I'm so tired of seeing video essays

Fixed

 

[AkiraSO4]

Post automatically merged: May 28, 2025

Fixed

Shit, you're not wrong, LOL. I swear everyone who sees these things never really looked up for them, it's always recommended even if you've never seen a single one.