The "Sacred Cows" of gaming: Which classic do you actually find... awful? 🙊

[Princess Viola]

I wouldn't say I find it 'awful' more just 'not for me' but I have tried multiple times to play Ocarina of Time - both the original N64 and the 3DS version - and it's like on the one hand: I can see how influential the game was, even to thsi day, but at the same time? I've never been able to really get into it at all. I've tried but I've never even cared enough to beat it, every time I try it feels more like I'm playing it just because it's 'one of the greatest games of all time so you gotta play it and LOVE it' but I don't.

Feel like I can extend this to the other 'traditional 3D Zeldas' as well, I've never been able to get super into any of the ones I've played (Majora's Mask, Wind Waker, or Twilight Princess). The only 3D Zelda I've played that I actually got hooked by was Breath of the Wild (I still haven't played Tears of the Kingdom even though I've literally owned it for a few years now lol) and ironically those are the ones I most often see the hardcore fans of the old-style 3D Zeldas complaining about for not being what they want out of Zelda.

 

[plaindillo]

Don't really know if Sonic Colors for the Wii counts as a sacred cow, but I know people praised the hell out of it on release, and people still praise it. Me personally, it just wasn't it, chief. I think the writing is bad, the cast lackluster (even though I'm aware that back then, this was a positive. People wanted LESS characters in sonic games), but I also straight up just hate the the 2D sections, mostly because of the controls. I think the game would've been at least 10 times more fun if it was just the 3D sections but all these things just bog the experience down. The DS version is immaculate, though.

 

[Squid Microsoft Word]

Don't really know if Sonic Colors for the Wii counts as a sacred cow, but I know people praised the hell out of it on release, and people still praise it. Me personally, it just wasn't it, chief. I think the writing is bad, the cast lackluster (even though I'm aware that back then, this was a positive. People wanted LESS characters in sonic games), but I also straight up just hate the the 2D sections, mostly because of the controls. I think the game would've been at least 10 times more fun if it was just the 3D sections but all these things just bog the experience down. The DS version is immaculate, though.

People really only praise it for the gameplay (which didn't really feel satisfying tbh). Everybody know that the writting wasn't good.

 

[Aldia Aldia]

Sonic Adventure 2 was just bullocks for me and I've no idea of why it's so well regarded.

What's so fun about being nagged out of a playstyle with every new level, and having 2/3 of said playstyles being fuckin terrible?

They had such a great thing going on with the unique, single character campaigns in the first game. Why did they trash that in favor of a "good guy team vs bad guy team" model where THEY'RE LITERALLY JUST RESKINS OF EACH OTHER??????

 

[BrawlMan]

Don't really know if Sonic Colors for the Wii counts as a sacred cow, but I know people praised the hell out of it on release, and people still praise it. Me personally, it just wasn't it, chief. I think the writing is bad, the cast lackluster (even though I'm aware that back then, this was a positive. People wanted LESS characters in sonic games), but I also straight up just hate the the 2D sections, mostly because of the controls. I think the game would've been at least 10 times more fun if it was just the 3D sections but all these things just bog the experience down. The DS version is immaculate, though.

People really only praise it for the gameplay (which didn't really feel satisfying tbh). Everybody know that the writting wasn't good.

The DS version of Colors is better, even though that game is pretty much Sonic Rush 3. Wii Colors okay, but later levels rely way too much on the Whisp powers, thus it becomes less fun and spam Whisp power to get through stage. The writing is fine, and more of back to basics approach.

Sonic Adventure 2 was just bullocks for me and I've no idea of why it's so well regarded.

What's so fun about being nagged out of a playstyle with every new level, and having 2/3 of said playstyles being fuckin terrible?

They had such a great thing going on with the unique, single character campaigns in the first game. Why did they trash that in favor of a "good guy team vs bad guy team" model where THEY'RE LITERALLY JUST RESKINS OF EACH OTHER??????

I rather deal with SA2 over SA1. I hate Big's campaign, and while the rest are much better, most of the levels in SA2 I don't find bad. Even the Knuckles/Rouge sections. The soundtrack carries this entire game, and those stages especially.

 

[Aldia Aldia]

The DS version of Colors is better, even though that game is pretty much Sonic Rush 3. Wii Colors okay, but later levels rely way too much on the Whisp powers, thus it becomes less fun and spam Whisp power to get through stage. The writing is fine, and more of back to basics approach.


I rather deal with SA2 over SA1. I hate Big's campaign, and while the rest are much better, most of the levels in SA2 I don't find bad. Even the Knuckles/Rouge sections. The soundtrack carries this entire game, and those stages especially.

Big's Campaign is the one tradeoff I have with the game. It's tiring but the rest of the game makes up for me.

Also, yeah I think 2's soundtrack is phenomenal.

 

[_Axl]

Exactly. I saw a user here putting people on ignore for posting gacha characters in there profile. Its just a video game, don't know why you would have to ignore an entire person cause of there types of games

I don't like gacha games but I would never put somebody on ignored just for having a profile picture of a character from one of those games. Some people are really just that petty.

Hey, I'm not saying that Ignoring someone's profile is bad
I'm just saying that there's a big difference between that, to actually threatening and sending a goddamn bible of multiple paragraphs to someone just because of their subjective tastes lmao


Also, add Persona 5 to the list of the Sacred Cows that everybody loves except for me

 

[Megarockman _1987 Megarockman _1987]

GTA2 you play for the vibes, or just listen to the soundtrack at this point.

GTA Soundtracks

New track every day! Schedule: 12.02.18 - 13.03.18 GTA 1 14.03.18 - 21.04.18 GTA: London (1961 & 1969) 22.04.18 - 01.07.18 GTA 2 02.07.18 - 08.09.18 GTA III 09.09.18 - 14.01.19 GTA: VC 15.01.19 - 31.01.19 GTA: Advance 01.02.19 - 24.07.19 GTA: SA 04.08.19 - 12.11.19 GTA: LCS...

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I don't even listen to the OST, honestly

 

[BrawlMan]

I'm just saying that there's a big difference between that, to actually threatening and sending a goddamn bible of multiple paragraphs to someone just because of their subjective tastes lmao

Really specific and we weren't exactly talking about you, but okay. I take you you are a victim of that bad experience.

Also, add Persona 5 to the list of the Sacred Cows that everybody loves except for me

Art design and soundtrack aside, I really don't care for any of the Persona games.

Bioshock. It's not a bad game, but as far as spiritual successors to System Shock 2 goes, so much better has come out for years now. Dead Space (Remake especially), System Shock 1 Remake, and arguably

I don't even listen to the OST, honestly

You should. It is a completely different vibe from anything that came after it. Does the game pass the best underground feeling soundtrack, because it's true. A majority of the licensed songs are from either indie or underground artists. The closest to a mainstream song is Davidon sampling " Ain't No Stopping Us Now".

 

[Luz de Luna Luz de Luna Luz de Luna's icon]

The first Resident Evil has a great idea but is executed so poorly, it completely does itself in.