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S.Peelman said:
Which reminds me, I have another one for this thread;

Super Mario World.

Yoshi's Island easily beats Super Mario World. I've always found it a step down from Mario 3, where in SMW control feels more floaty and slippery for some reason. Level design is also much less interesting.

 

Yesssss. I just saw it top IGNs best game of all time list and all I could do is shake my head. Super Mario 3 is the pinnacle of Mario design. Not that Super Mario World is bad, but despite all the neat visual introductions, most of the levels still feel boring and at times tedious.



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Pokemon: It can really do a lot better. Sun and Moon was a step forward, but they fucked up the water starter. That and gyms are sort of integral to Pokemon games.

Call of Duty/Battlefield/Shooter of the Month: I'll never understand the joy of dropping $60 every couple of months for a change in setting while retaining what is basically the same game. Titanfall tried to differentiate itself from everything, but then everything became Titanfall (referring to the parkour). Just stop.

Mario (3D): I only kind of liked Mario 64, and every iteration since then has done little to advance the series. A water gun, Kai planets, and a demonic hat. Ooh, I'm so terribly impressed by your garbage story, boring characters, and hot "jumping on people's heads" action. I'm tired of this series getting a pass because Nintendo.

The Legend of Zelda: Here's one that only slightly overrated. Just about every Zelda game is worth a look, and a handful rank among the best games I've played... But most people seem to fluff just how great it is. Which is completely unnecessary, mind you, because you it's a series that can stand on its own without a handicap (*stares at 3D Mario games*).

Grand Theft Auto: I get what it did for the gaming world. It popularized sandbox games. Great, awesome, wonderful. But why do we all still care about a series with shitty stories about unlikeable criminals?

The Elder Scrolls: Is so fucking boooooorrring. If you can't be super deep and fun, then what's the point?



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Azuren said:
Pokemon: It can really do a lot better. Sun and Moon was a step forward, but they fucked up the water starter. That and gyms are sort of integral to Pokemon games.

Call of Duty/Battlefield/Shooter of the Month: I'll never understand the joy of dropping $60 every couple of months for a change in setting while retaining what is basically the same game. Titanfall tried to differentiate itself from everything, but then everything became Titanfall (referring to the parkour). Just stop.

Mario (3D): I only kind of liked Mario 64, and every iteration since then has done little to advance the series. A water gun, Kai planets, and a demonic hat. Ooh, I'm so terribly impressed by your garbage story, boring characters, and hot "jumping on people's heads" action. I'm tired of this series getting a pass because Nintendo.

The Legend of Zelda: Here's one that only slightly overrated. Just about every Zelda game is worth a look, and a handful rank among the best games I've played... But most people seem to fluff just how great it is. Which is completely unnecessary, mind you, because you it's a series that can stand on its own without a handicap (*stares at 3D Mario games*).

Grand Theft Auto: I get what it did for the gaming world. It popularized sandbox games. Great, awesome, wonderful. But why do we all still care about a series with shitty stories about unlikeable criminals?

The Elder Scrolls: Is so fucking boooooorrring. If you can't be super deep and fun, then what's the point?

Huh, a standing ovation for you @ CoD, Mario, GTA, TES. My thoughts exactly.



Xen said:
Azuren said:
Pokemon: It can really do a lot better. Sun and Moon was a step forward, but they fucked up the water starter. That and gyms are sort of integral to Pokemon games.

Call of Duty/Battlefield/Shooter of the Month: I'll never understand the joy of dropping $60 every couple of months for a change in setting while retaining what is basically the same game. Titanfall tried to differentiate itself from everything, but then everything became Titanfall (referring to the parkour). Just stop.

Mario (3D): I only kind of liked Mario 64, and every iteration since then has done little to advance the series. A water gun, Kai planets, and a demonic hat. Ooh, I'm so terribly impressed by your garbage story, boring characters, and hot "jumping on people's heads" action. I'm tired of this series getting a pass because Nintendo.

The Legend of Zelda: Here's one that only slightly overrated. Just about every Zelda game is worth a look, and a handful rank among the best games I've played... But most people seem to fluff just how great it is. Which is completely unnecessary, mind you, because you it's a series that can stand on its own without a handicap (*stares at 3D Mario games*).

Grand Theft Auto: I get what it did for the gaming world. It popularized sandbox games. Great, awesome, wonderful. But why do we all still care about a series with shitty stories about unlikeable criminals?

The Elder Scrolls: Is so fucking boooooorrring. If you can't be super deep and fun, then what's the point?

Huh, a standing ovation for you @ CoD, Mario, GTA, TES. My thoughts exactly.

I agree with these



Arminillo said:
S.Peelman said:
Which reminds me, I have another one for this thread;

Super Mario World.

Yoshi's Island easily beats Super Mario World. I've always found it a step down from Mario 3, where in SMW control feels more floaty and slippery for some reason. Level design is also much less interesting.

 

Yesssss. I just saw it top IGNs best game of all time list and all I could do is shake my head. Super Mario 3 is the pinnacle of Mario design. Not that Super Mario World is bad, but despite all the neat visual introductions, most of the levels still feel boring and at times tedious.

Thank you! SMB3 and Yoshi’s Island are far superior to SMW. The music was all the same -cool idea, but really made the “soundtrack” -if you can even call it that, really subpar. Besides that the levels are wayyy too long and lack variety. I like the game, but it’s nothing special



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StarOcean said:
Xen said:

Huh, a standing ovation for you @ CoD, Mario, GTA, TES. My thoughts exactly.

I agree with these

I have fairly unpopular opinions, so it's nice to see some people agree with me on these points.



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h2ohno said:
I decided to retry Super Mario Sunshine after giving up on ever beating it back when the Wii came out. And I remember exactly why I gave up. The camera is terrible, worse than the camera in Super Mario 64. It spazzes randomly. The wall jump is unresponsive in the levels where it is necessary, partly because the camera can't stop moving and partly because it just won't work on its own. Mario is way to twitchy and easily falls off of anything narrow. I was thinking maybe I was too harsh on the game because it was my first 3d platformer as a kid and tht after beating Galaxy, 64, and Odyssey it wouldn't be as hard, but if anything I was too soft on it. Sunshine is difficult because it's a partially unfinished mess that needed another 6 months of development time at a minimum. I'd call it overrated as it frequently appears on lists of the 'top 10 best Gamecube games' when it doesn't deserve to be.

Super Mario Sunshine:

At launch, people play: “This game is shit! Worst Mario ever!”

A little after, Gamecube defence patrol: “It’s not that bad, look at world 4 section 16, pretty cool 2 minute segment, AmIright?”

Even more later, Gamecube defence patrol: “You know what, you might not remember, but Sunshine was actually better than Mario 64 in some ways.”

After Mario Galaxy, everyone loves Mario Galaxy, Gamecube Defense Force returns: “These games are great n’all, but it’s no classic like Mario Sunshine? AmIright? Poll people!” and like 14% agree with Sunshine Spartacus over here.

Mario Odyssey gets announced, Sunshine Spartacus’s rebellion has spread to youtube: “Mario Odyssey for the first tone is a sandbox open world classic that everyone has been waiting for since the last sandbox open world classic Mario Sunshine, which is in my opinion the greatest Mario Game ever made?” Some people agree with Sunshine Spartacus, the rest of us are left scratching our heads.

Some of us pop Sunshine back in to play after Odyssey on the chance that Sunshine Spartacus of the Gamecube Defence League is right. The response after playing: “Goddamn this game sucks!”



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LuccaCardoso1 said:

For me, it's GTA IV. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad game. It's just not very good either. GTA V is so much better.

Eh, GTA V wasn't out yet so that hardly matters.

 

Really, GTA IV is a superb game. There were some popular complaints, such as getting thrown from your car or the constant calls from your cousin, but those didn't bother me much. Heck, the only thing that actually bugged me was that your protagonist character seemed like a pretty good guy all around in cut scenes but then the missions would have you do terrible things, which just felt like a major disconnect.

Still, given when it came out and how good it looked for its era I don't feel it was overrated. Those scores aren't meant to be future proof.



Jumpin said:
h2ohno said:
I decided to retry Super Mario Sunshine after giving up on ever beating it back when the Wii came out. And I remember exactly why I gave up. The camera is terrible, worse than the camera in Super Mario 64. It spazzes randomly. The wall jump is unresponsive in the levels where it is necessary, partly because the camera can't stop moving and partly because it just won't work on its own. Mario is way to twitchy and easily falls off of anything narrow. I was thinking maybe I was too harsh on the game because it was my first 3d platformer as a kid and tht after beating Galaxy, 64, and Odyssey it wouldn't be as hard, but if anything I was too soft on it. Sunshine is difficult because it's a partially unfinished mess that needed another 6 months of development time at a minimum. I'd call it overrated as it frequently appears on lists of the 'top 10 best Gamecube games' when it doesn't deserve to be.

Super Mario Sunshine:

At launch, people play: “This game is shit! Worst Mario ever!”

A little after, Gamecube defence patrol: “It’s not that bad, look at world 4 section 16, pretty cool 2 minute segment, AmIright?”

Even more later, Gamecube defence patrol: “You know what, you might not remember, but Sunshine was actually better than Mario 64 in some ways.”

After Mario Galaxy, everyone loves Mario Galaxy, Gamecube Defense Force returns: “These games are great n’all, but it’s no classic like Mario Sunshine? AmIright? Poll people!” and like 14% agree with Sunshine Spartacus over here.

Mario Odyssey gets announced, Sunshine Spartacus’s rebellion has spread to youtube: “Mario Odyssey for the first tone is a sandbox open world classic that everyone has been waiting for since the last sandbox open world classic Mario Sunshine, which is in my opinion the greatest Mario Game ever made?” Some people agree with Sunshine Spartacus, the rest of us are left scratching our heads.

Some of us pop Sunshine back in to play after Odyssey on the chance that Sunshine Spartacus of the Gamecube Defence League is right. The response after playing: “Goddamn this game sucks!”

Sunshine was great, and I liked it a lot more than 64. I can still play Sunshine, but I cannot stand playing 64 anymore due to the clunky controls and relative simplicity. This is another example of games on the N64 not aging well, but other games on Gamecube doing better. 



Alara317 said:
Jumpin said:

Super Mario Sunshine:

At launch, people play: “This game is shit! Worst Mario ever!”

A little after, Gamecube defence patrol: “It’s not that bad, look at world 4 section 16, pretty cool 2 minute segment, AmIright?”

Even more later, Gamecube defence patrol: “You know what, you might not remember, but Sunshine was actually better than Mario 64 in some ways.”

After Mario Galaxy, everyone loves Mario Galaxy, Gamecube Defense Force returns: “These games are great n’all, but it’s no classic like Mario Sunshine? AmIright? Poll people!” and like 14% agree with Sunshine Spartacus over here.

Mario Odyssey gets announced, Sunshine Spartacus’s rebellion has spread to youtube: “Mario Odyssey for the first tone is a sandbox open world classic that everyone has been waiting for since the last sandbox open world classic Mario Sunshine, which is in my opinion the greatest Mario Game ever made?” Some people agree with Sunshine Spartacus, the rest of us are left scratching our heads.

Some of us pop Sunshine back in to play after Odyssey on the chance that Sunshine Spartacus of the Gamecube Defence League is right. The response after playing: “Goddamn this game sucks!”

Sunshine was great, and I liked it a lot more than 64. I can still play Sunshine, but I cannot stand playing 64 anymore due to the clunky controls and relative simplicity. This is another example of games on the N64 not aging well, but other games on Gamecube doing better. 

I think Mario 64 and Donkey Kong 64 are the only major N64 titles I dont like anymore due to either dated design or controls.  I can play them on basis of nostalgia, but i'm coasting on memories there. But, games like F-Zero X, Kirby 64, and the Zeldas are still fun on it.



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