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Incredibly trite gaming opinions that are endlessly parroted online

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Inspired by this post, let's compile a series of safe, regurgitated opinions that are taken for granted and almost always repeated without any thought because they've become accepted clichés that prove you're a real gamer in the know. Some of them might've started as contrarianisms that eventually became consensus, others have always been accepted as true from day 1 despite being false. I'll start with a few:
  • Sonic was never good (the one that inspired the thread)
  • Multidirectional whip in Super Castlevania IV ruined the series' gameplay
  • Zelda OoT is the greatest game ever
  • Zelda OoT invented lock-on
  • Final Fantasy VII is the most overrated game ever
  • Pop references ruined Fallout 2
  • Tank controls are universally bad
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Literally made a post because I said I didn't like Sonic lol. Yeah, definitely not coping at all.
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Cope? Cope cope. Cope.
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I never liked Sonic either, hated the cartoons, didn't want to play woop woop baDING games.
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Sonic was, at some point, good.
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Sonic is Mario for autists. That's it. That's the entire claim to fame.
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Sonic controls much differently from Mario. Sonic has a much stronger feeling of momentum.
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Post by rusty_shackleford »

Segata Sanshiro wrote: June 9th, 2023, 04:17
Zelda OoT invented lock-on
https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.ib ... UCL2cjs2UJ
Nov 28, 1995
SUBJECT: DAGGERFALL: More news from Bethesda
I have to say that it is refreshing to see a company actually CARE about what
is being said about their product in the Usenet. Thanks for the info and you
are dampening the rumor mill that starts up in the absence of direct info on
games.

All I would like to add to the 'wish list' is a way to 'lock' your view on an
enemy or object. (Maybe even just recenter the view parallel with the ground)
With a full 3D environment having the ability to automatically center your
view on the nearest enemy (or nearest attacker) would be nice.... just a
thought from a RPG player who plays a lot of military flight sims.

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I invented lock-on.
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"Thief should be a damage dealing role"

"Sneak attack does good damage"

Also, the conflation of 5e popularity with any notion of 'good' character building or combat.

Ocarina of Time is easily the best console game though. Just as Deus Ex is clearly the best PC game. And that's unlikely to change any time soon due to market pressures like in-game stores and the significantly lower quality of those currently working as game devs.
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Zelda is ****. All of them. The best console game is either a jrpg or japtac game.
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GhostCow wrote: June 9th, 2023, 15:04
Zelda is ****. All of them. The best console game is either a jrpg or japtac game.
Most of the games are victims of bad development cycles, for example Wind Waker had to be rushed to meet the deadline so two whole dungeons were cut, as well as a larger version of the sunken Hyrule. I can understand the games not being appealing to some, if you dislike puzzles especially, but they have a lot going for them and Ocarina of Time paved the way for a lot of advancements in how 3D games were designed.
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GhostCow wrote: June 9th, 2023, 15:04
Zelda is ****. All of them.
Are you serious?
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Invisible War wasn't a bad game, it was just a bad Deus Ex game.
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Arcanum is good.
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most entertaining poster? I vote for Humbaba.
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I love Humbaba's reviews
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I like Humbaba.
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you've all caused Humbaba to post something I agree with.
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KnightoftheWind wrote: June 9th, 2023, 16:28
Ocarina of Time paved the way for a lot of advancements in how 3D games were designed.
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Humbaba wrote: June 9th, 2023, 16:58
Arcanum is good.
Arcanum along with Darklands are both unfinished turds. When a game is an unfinished buggy mess we can just use our imagination to fill in the blanks and pretend it's good.
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Tweed wrote: June 9th, 2023, 16:52
Invisible War wasn't a bad game, it was just a bad Deus Ex game.
I actually agreed with this when it was new. Even made the claim that it's a great game on the codex. Then I started to do a new playthrough and take notes to show everyone it's actually good but for some reason I hated it that time.

To add to the thread: SMT **** saying Persona is ****.
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This is often what happens when you let other, lesser beings tell you what's good instead of finding out for yourself.
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Anything involving Chrono Trigger. Perhaps the most overrated video game that exists.
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All weebshit is overrated because weebs are easily impressed.
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  • Skyrim has flaws
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GhostCow wrote: June 9th, 2023, 20:01
Tweed wrote: June 9th, 2023, 16:52
Invisible War wasn't a bad game, it was just a bad Deus Ex game.
I actually agreed with this when it was new. Even made the claim that it's a great game on the codex. Then I started to do a new playthrough and take notes to show everyone it's actually good but for some reason I hated it that time.

To add to the thread: SMT **** saying Persona is ****.
It's a Deus Ex game subjected to unreasonable constraints (level size and real-time lighting).
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-Daggerfall is a good video game.
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KnightoftheWind wrote: June 9th, 2023, 23:14
-Half-Wit-Life is a good video game.
My take on the entire thing. When you let in ******* into a thinking man's space you end up getting ******** games.
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MadPreacher wrote: June 10th, 2023, 00:28
KnightoftheWind wrote: June 9th, 2023, 23:14
-Half-Wit-Life is a good video game.
My take on the entire thing. When you let in ******* into a thinking man's space you end up getting ******** games.
Your mom told you its manly to think in her basement, but she just doesn't want you hurting yourself outside.
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maidenhaver wrote: June 10th, 2023, 00:32
Your mom told you its manly to think in her basement, but she just doesn't want you hurting yourself outside.
My mother is charcoal Lieberal. Why are you projecting your own mother's hatred of you onto me? Jesus I get that you survived an abortion when she was pregnant with you, but you don't have to take it out on me. Seems like the abortionist got the best part which was thinking area of your brain.
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"Oy vey my mudduh's a lumpa coal!"

ol your father carried your mother out of Dachau in his pocket.
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maidenhaver wrote: June 10th, 2023, 00:41
"Oy vey my mudduh's a lumpa coal!"

ol your father carried your mother out of Dachau in his pocket.
Naw my mother died at the age of 72 and was cremated. In fact I think she died in 2020.
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That's what she gets for burning the coal.
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