Hot takes

[Deleted member 210]

every puzzle is a pushover

What's wrong with pushover?

 

[Michael Frank]

The N64 is mid and doesn't have many good games

The same games people list of it over and over again are great (even greater if you play the recompiled version of both Majora's Mask and Ocarina, and in the case of M64 play the coop version, it's just so much fun) and aside from some titles like Ganbare Goemon ,Sin and Punishment and those two Castlevanias(i hope a PC recompilation comes for those two, it would prove how good they are), and little few others that don't come into my mind right now, yeah it's not that excellent of a console.

 

[Jambhala]

The same games people list of it over and over again are great (even greater if you play the recompiled version of both Majora's Mask and Ocarina, and in the case of M64 play the coop version, it's just so much fun) and aside from some titles like Ganbare Goemon ,Sin and Punishment and those two Castlevanias(i hope a PC recompilation comes for those two, it would prove how good they are), and little few others that don't come into my mind right now, yeah it's not that excellent of a console.

I'm surprised that my take wasn't as hot as I expected especially on a retro game forum

 

[Yankee]

I'm surprised that my take wasn't as hot as I expected especially on a retro game forum

It's definitely still an unpopular opinion because nostalgia has clouded most people's judgement of the system.

 

[Zooey]

i think ridge racer(the entire series) sucks and is vastly overrated, the 90s titles handle like a turd and dont have an understanding on why driving cars is fun in the first place

If you think Ridge Racer handles like a turd, you should try Racing Lagoon on the PS1, that game is the king of feeling like a turd.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Final Fantasy I's Ascended warrior sprites looks bad, not ugly but far less memorable on NES, fortunately there is a patch that allows you to keep them as smol warriors and PSX remake Onwards they look far prettier

 

[Sheepy765]

Final Fantasy II is pretty good actually. Sure it has some bugs that allow you to ignore most of the game's systems [taking off all your armor and weapons and punching everything to death] but the systems they introduced are super ahead of their time, the soundtrack is amazing for every system it gets ported to, and the story is fun to follow.

 

[Jambhala]

If you think Ridge Racer handles like a turd, you should try Racing Lagoon on the PS1, that game is the king of feeling like a turd.

Racing Lagoon is still one of the best games on the console (the story is incredibly deep and takes a psychological twist) even though the controls take some getting used to. Driving felt like shit until it clicked and I was able to breeze through the whole rest of the game barely hitting barriers.

 

[legsrjust4show]

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Banjo-Tooie is okay and I really liked playing it in multiplayer with friends

 

[Tonberry]

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Banjo-Tooie is okay and I really liked playing it in multiplayer with friends

Replayed them summer of 2023 and I totally prefer it over the first one. Now THAT'S hot!

 

[Zooey]

Racing Lagoon is still one of the best games on the console (the story is incredibly deep and takes a psychological twist) even though the controls take some getting used to. Driving felt like shit until it clicked and I was able to breeze through the whole rest of the game barely hitting barriers.

Its definitely an interesting game, like in terms of stories in racing games, its the pinnacle. But its also very RPG, yes your vehicle starts off weak, but as you grind races you get better and better. But it also has some of the worst driving ever, and its possible that you can just get hit by really lopsided races, and losing sometimes removes parts from your vehicle, causing the vehicle to do even worse, and enter a downward spiral. But i think if its a matter of, racing game vs racing game, Ridge Racer has far better handling, and also much less rage inducing.

 

[Bakuma1997]

i think ridge racer(the entire series) sucks and is vastly overrated, the 90s titles handle like a turd and dont have an understanding on why driving cars is fun in the first place(which is to say dynamicism, something these games lack) and in my eyes are easily overshadowed by sega's 90s arcade racing games which have actually aged well due to how well they drive(especially sega rally). the 2000s titles are simply boring to me with the now easy and understandable driving(unlike previously where for the life of me i cant get a consistent drift to work and it feels so weird and on rails) feeling as flat as before but now easier coupled with very boring racing as this series never invested its time in developing actually challenging ai of any sort. i also feel that the presentation(outside of the 1st game) is lame but i feel like thats just because i dont like these games in the first place

I can't tell, the only ones i have played (64 and the PSP duology) Plays like a charm

 

[Pandaprewmaster325]

Final Fantasy II is pretty good actually. Sure it has some bugs that allow you to ignore most of the game's systems [taking off all your armor and weapons and punching everything to death] but the systems they introduced are super ahead of their time, the soundtrack is amazing for every system it gets ported to, and the story is fun to follow.

I agree on the soundtrack being GOATED , the rebel army theme , the palamecia castle theme , that one boss fight theme , but really all FF games soundtracks are GOATED so...

Gameplay wise it was indeed a new system and quite unique but it has its problems like the bug you mentioned i think a fix to this can be made in the source code if they code something that checks if its an ally who attacked the party member or not.

But sadly the story builds up to be good up until the dreadnaught after that it falls off , the dark knight story line feels wasted , gareth death is lame , the emperor doesnt get enough screentime , and more.... The game has all the right cards to be one of the best FF games ever but it fails in every regard when it comes to story and its gameplay is meh

Thats why i want a remake for FF2 that makes it look as epic as the artwork i mean you seen it? Freaking dope images of firion in battle...

And thats why i will always have my status as "SQUARE ENIX REMAKE FINAL FANTASY 2" till we get one

 

[Jambhala]

Its definitely an interesting game, like in terms of stories in racing games, its the pinnacle. But its also very RPG, yes your vehicle starts off weak, but as you grind races you get better and better. But it also has some of the worst driving ever, and its possible that you can just get hit by really lopsided races, and losing sometimes removes parts from your vehicle, causing the vehicle to do even worse, and enter a downward spiral. But i think if its a matter of, racing game vs racing game, Ridge Racer has far better handling, and also much less rage inducing.

Yeah ridge racer is miles better, rr4 and the psp version are the best handling in the series. 5 is okay, but a little harder to get used to. I loved the aspect of racing lagoon where you can lose parts since it feels more fair instead of you being able to take whatever you want but the enemies can't do anything, I never really spiraled off it because by the point I hit a strong car I knew what other cars I could beat to make up for the loss

 

[Zooey]

Yeah ridge racer is miles better, rr4 and the psp version are the best handling in the series. 5 is okay, but a little harder to get used to. I loved the aspect of racing lagoon where you can lose parts since it feels more fair instead of you being able to take whatever you want but the enemies can't do anything, I never really spiraled off it because by the point I hit a strong car I knew what other cars I could beat to make up for the loss

I had some bad luck with the random encounters 3 times in a row, where if i beat them it would've been huge, but their cars were so much better, that i just kept losing parts. But the driving in Racing Lagoon is still more realistic than something like Midnight Club 3 DUB Edition.

 

[KyleOnDemand]

Kingdom Hearts is absolutely mid, and maybe that's being a bit generous even.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Kingdom Hearts is absolutely mid, and maybe that's being a bit generous even.

True that, only played Chain of Memories (TBF a crappy introduction to the saga due to the cards mechanic) and i barely got past the first set of card worlds
Tried 1 and two and i had to pinch myself awake, the cutscenes are SOOOOO LOOOOOONG, even if you pay attention the lore is so confusing you can barely comprehend it and the gameplay... i love Action RPG's but give me Star Ocean or Tales any day of the week rather than two deadweight lobotomized AI "Companions"

 

[YoshifreakZX]

The Virtua Fighter series is decent and all, but aside from 4 Evolution, they aren't anything mindblowing IMO. I actually prefer playing Fighting Vipers and especially Fighters Megamix over playing the first 3 VF games.

 

[Michael Frank]

It's definitely still an unpopular opinion because nostalgia has clouded most people's judgement of the system.

What i say might be a hot take, but i think, at least from what i've seen since CDRomance and then this site, that people here have matured to the point that they at least recognize that a good thing can have flaws and still be enjoyable, and that's good.

 

[Moreno909]

i think ridge racer(the entire series) sucks and is vastly overrated, the 90s titles handle like a turd and dont have an understanding on why driving cars is fun in the first place(which is to say dynamicism, something these games lack) and in my eyes are easily overshadowed by sega's 90s arcade racing games which have actually aged well due to how well they drive(especially sega rally). the 2000s titles are simply boring to me with the now easy and understandable driving(unlike previously where for the life of me i cant get a consistent drift to work and it feels so weird and on rails) feeling as flat as before but now easier coupled with very boring racing as this series never invested its time in developing actually challenging ai of any sort. i also feel that the presentation(outside of the 1st game) is lame but i feel like thats just because i dont like these games in the first place

The handling is a bit weird at first but when you get it the game together with the presentation is sublime

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Biker Mice from Mars > Rock 'n' Roll Racing
Top Gear SNES series > SNES F-Zero and Mario Kart
Outrun, Outrunners best 2D racing games overall

 

[WokiBakoki]

3D Sonic games, at least all the main entries. None of them have bad controls, and especially none of them have a bad camera. My whole life I've heard nothing but shit about Sonic games and there cameras but NONE of them are bad at all. In fact I'd argue they're all quite good. I think the general public see it's a game for kids and turn there brains off because they shouldn't have to try or something. Then get mad when they fumble about and lose and blame anything but themselves. If you give an ounce of real effort to any of these games, the controls and camera work fine and the difficulty is very lax.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not calling them all good. I hate Heroes, Colours and Riders just to name a few. But the Adventure games, Shadow, and Unleashed (the proper version of course) are all bangers and I won't hear a bad word said against them... Ok I'll give you some leeway on Shadow but most of the missions are good. Turning your brain off may work for any game younger than Generations, but they were cooking in the 2000s man. People just suck at a game they've never played and would rather talk shit and write it off than get the hang of it.

 

[Tonberry]

3D Sonic games, at least all the main entries. None of them have bad controls, and especially none of them have a bad camera. My whole life I've heard nothing but shit about Sonic games and there cameras but NONE of them are bad at all. In fact I'd argue they're all quite good. I think the general public see it's a game for kids and turn there brains off because they shouldn't have to try or something. Then get mad when they fumble about and lose and blame anything but themselves. If you give an ounce of real effort to any of these games, the controls and camera work fine and the difficulty is very lax.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not calling them all good. I hate Heroes, Colours and Riders just to name a few. But the Adventure games, Shadow, and Unleashed (the proper version of course) are all bangers and I won't hear a bad word said against them... Ok I'll give you some leeway on Shadow but most of the missions are good. Turning your brain off may work for any game younger than Generations, but they were cooking in the 2000s man. People just suck at a game they've never played and would rather talk shit and write it off than get the hang of it.

I dunno, I played both Adventure 1 and 2 last year, and while I had a really good time with A1, A2 was probably one of the worst games I’ve played in many years. It felt worse in just about every way to me.

 

[Leo-Dash]

Kingdom Hearts is absolutely mid, and maybe that's being a bit generous even.

As someone who used to be a huge KH fan and still LOVES KH2:FM as the BEST combat KH,lemme tell you some Hot Takes associated with the series

Kingdom Hearts 3 is extremely badly designed game on both Story, narrative and Combat and it WASN'T WORTH the 13 years wait!

Osaka Team can't design combat properly! They are all STYLE over Substance! KH3 leaves you with Floaty Combat, terrible designed bosses, badly design MOBs and mob spam that is more like Dynasty Warrior!
Lvl 1 Critical KH3 showcased how badly designed it is!

Nomura is NOT a good writer! With Birth by Sleep and Dream Drop Distance showed it, DDD adding time traveling to the plot was horrible decision!
The Disney worlds in KH3 are 100% Filler and have no impact to the plot like KH1 and KH2 do!

KH3 and KHUX (the mobile game, Rest in PISS) killed my love for the future of the series and left me a very grumpy man!

 

[Alex1111]

The pancakes are hot!!!!!

 

[Bakuma1997]

I hate to say it considering both of them are my favorite Nintendo Consoles


Both the Wii and NDS had way too much shovelware, and all the games that are reccomended by everyone and their moms are the only ones that are made with a semblance of love and care