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_rfc-2549 t1_jef8v3x wrote

Call of Duty.

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JohnLocke815 t1_jefadxc wrote

Definitely. Proven by the simple fact that some people think that it becoming an Xbox exclusive is gonna cause the downfall of Playstation.

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Yo_Wats_Good t1_jefiapd wrote

I mean… that’s what Sony was telling the courts?

It’s not like people were pulling it out of their ass as some sort of “win” for Microsoft.

On top of that, there were rumors (maybe evidence in filings?) that they were using the giant amount of money from CoD sales and mtx cash to massively fund their SP narrative games. It was implied that losing that cash flow would be detrimental to their bread-and-butter.

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OlTommyBombadil t1_jeh1ep8 wrote

Sony would probably make more money if they wouldn’t make so many exclusives

The irony

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That_Idiot- t1_jegyxtu wrote

Xbox has said that they wouldnt make COD an exclusive.

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YeetMeDaddio t1_jef9ae9 wrote

FIFA

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FIFAFanboy2023 t1_jefkq3q wrote

Definitely.

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DerTeufelkind t1_jefmvjq wrote

I think every FIFA player would agree, and yet we still keep coming back. Tf is wrong with us

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FIFAFanboy2023 t1_jefrb4k wrote

For me its because I love the sport and this is the best game for it. Efootball sucks and no one can tell me otherwise.

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DerTeufelkind t1_jefrxoo wrote

Haven't played it tbh, but haven't heard good things about it. I know there were plenty of good PES games, but man I just could not deal with the lack of licensed teams and players. Bad enough having Napoli FC, Roma FC, and the likes in recent FIFA's.

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xSinn3Dx t1_jefx6ty wrote

Fifa is gone this year since they didnt renew

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ZylonBane t1_jefp69y wrote

Oh hey it's today's "Post your unpopular gaming opinion!" thread.

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SHARNTROY t1_jefrxgd wrote

Without a doubt Madden

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myguydied t1_jegjf5g wrote

I think all the year in/year out EA sports titles would qualify

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Imminent_Extinction t1_jefcp77 wrote

It pains me to say this because I really enjoyed some of the games in the series, but when looking at the series overall... Final Fantasy.

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your_favorite_wokie t1_jefcvav wrote

I think that's fair. They try to innovate but it doesn't always work out.

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Negativedge_ t1_jefo6nt wrote

Yeah they’ve had some pretty bad decisions I’m the last 15 or so years since FF13. I am fairly pleased with the stride they seem to have found with 14, 7R and how 16 if looking as it shapes up for release. I’m really hoping that maybe they will find that new style they’ve been searching for.

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mope_n t1_jefrqyz wrote

I prefer the older Final Fantasy games as well, but they've finally nailed what they've been wanting to do since Advent Children was released - the free flowing super fast combat with lots of flashy lights that stop you from seeing what the fuck is going on.

One of those games I play for the story not the game mechanics I guess.

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InstructionLeading64 t1_jeflwmi wrote

Yeah Im a final fantasy 7 (original) and 10 guy, absolutely love them to death but the final fantasy I didn't like which I won't list I really didn't like them.

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asunamyag t1_jeglbcy wrote

I don’t think so, is Final Fantasy particularly highly regarded these days?

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Serafiel0705 t1_jefd5gh wrote

Assassins Creed.

Call of Duty.

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Agret_Brisignr t1_jefk46z wrote

Man, it pains me that AC has become Ubisofts CoD

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babblejacks t1_jegk5zp wrote

AC used to be so good and had actual care behind the games. Now it's just a husky of it's former self. Hey at least we can replay the ezio games for the 20th time.

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Ok_Weird_4345 t1_jefihc9 wrote

FromSoftware games. Even after giving them a chance and learning how to play and “git good” I still didn’t have any fun.

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FeistyAndrea t1_jeflsde wrote

What’s funny to me here is that when I played Demon Souls I never thought it would go totally mainstream like it has.

I wouldn’t consider it overrated at all, but I also just don’t think it’s for everyone and was never meant to be thrown at everyone

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RiggedbyJagex t1_jefxjjk wrote

I couldn’t disagree more. I have several thousand hours into the souls series ds3 being my favourite game of all time.

I understand it’s not for everyone and it can certainly take some time to really get a good feel for the combat and the story and world can be very confusing but once it all clicks it really clicks at least for me.

To each their own though I could go on for years about exactly why I think they are among some of the best games ever made but at the end of the day we all have our own taste

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nu11pointer t1_jefkp6f wrote

Yeah I couldn't get into Sekiro and thought Elden Ring would be different and gave that a try. It was fun for a while, but causes way too much anxiety and needless frustration.

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jumpmanryan t1_jefzmru wrote

I probably agree with this for the series of FromSoft Souls-likes as a whole. FromSoft games are so odd to me.

Like, Elden Ring is without a doubt one of the greatest games I’ve ever played. However, the original Dark Souls is without a doubt one of the worst games I’ve ever played. And most of the other entries fall in the middle between ‘ok’ to ‘good’. I’d never thought of any FromSoft game to be above an 8/10 until Elden Ring, which is a legitimate 10/10 for me. I haven’t played every entry in the series, but I’ve played Bloodborne, Dark Souls, and Demon’s Souls with each one of these varying in quality for me. Bloodborne being solid, Demon’s Souls being genuinely pretty good, and (again) Dark Souls being terrible.

Critics and fans seem to never rate any single FromSoft Souls-like game lesser than a 9 or so. But I just don’t get it. The quality is not at all that consistent.

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DeusMachinea t1_jeg50pu wrote

You should play Sekiro then, arguably their best one, or at least on par with ER

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jumpmanryan t1_jeg5mxl wrote

I’ll definitely play it at some point! I plan to play through all the series, just slowly.

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Corando t1_jefpk0k wrote

Pokemon
The fact that scarlet and violet is broken in every sense of the word and still sold well should tell you everything

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KleitosD06 t1_jeftvin wrote

As a Pokémon fan:

Definitely Pokémon.

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tgurkan t1_jeg3udw wrote

Mainline games yes, but rom-hacks and spin-offs I don’t think I agree. Those are usually creative

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KleitosD06 t1_jeg5ofn wrote

Agreed, I think I've probably played just as many fan hacks as I have mainline games by this point.

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HaloForeskin t1_jegcohh wrote

Have you tried Temtem or the nexomon game? Pokemon inspired games I've thought about trying them

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KleitosD06 t1_jeh4ukh wrote

I've played a decent chunk of TemTem, definitely recommend it. Gameplay is a good chunk better than Pokemon and it's also way better looking too, although it's not without its faults. I tried the Nexomon demo a while ago and was pretty underwhelmed.

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snoringpupper t1_jefmeis wrote

Why is this asked every week on this sub?

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skinnyfamilyguy OP t1_jefqbnc wrote

Because not everyone is on Reddit 24/7 and some people have similar questions.

Yes. I know the search feature exists. Different people will comment and give their own opinions at different times

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snoringpupper t1_jefxg7f wrote

What do you plan on doing with this information and why do you care?

Also the answers are the same every time

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skinnyfamilyguy OP t1_jefxmrc wrote

As I said, I’m not on here 24/7 so I don’t see other ‘answers the same every time’

Because I’m curious

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snoringpupper t1_jefxua2 wrote

Yet you claim to be aware of the search function.

It's a weak attempt at karma whoring

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skinnyfamilyguy OP t1_jefy4p6 wrote

I don’t know why you’re upset with this, and I already answered this too

Different times provide different answers from different people (hopefully) on different days

Go on with your day

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snoringpupper t1_jefz846 wrote

It is always the same answers. Reddit threads dont disappear after a certain amount of time. Anyone can answer at any time of day

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No_Software_6238 t1_jefudnq wrote

People are just listing games that fell off. The true answer is any EA sports game

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QuestionablyRight t1_jefbdcd wrote

TLOU

Nothing ground breaking nothing revolutionary. Sub standard game play.

The TV show barely has any infected in it as well. Its not terrible it's just so damn average. I'll never understand it

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your_favorite_wokie t1_jefcphh wrote

It's definitely a fine game but fans of it treat it as the best game that ever existed.

They also hate the sequel and sent death threats to women associated with it 🤡

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Sweaty_Recipe_8772 t1_jefd3wf wrote

100% agree. The story isn't bad but it's just another basic zombie story. Plus the gameplay is petty meh.

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NorthCrazy8460 t1_jefmrh3 wrote

i totally agree. it’s completely fine as a game but for me the hype is unfounded.

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skinnyfamilyguy OP t1_jefbyh0 wrote

That’s Sony stans for you I suppose.

I plan on playing tlou on pc once the port isn’t bugged to hell

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FeistyAndrea t1_jefmjny wrote

Idk how the answer from everyone isn’t one of the sports franchises that release the same damn game every year just featuring different rosters.

Like - they sell so fucking much and put in zero effort. You can think TLOU or Souls is still overrated but those are on a whole other level.

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ElephantGlum t1_jefaobn wrote

Mass Effect, to be clear I love this franchise but I feel like people get a little over their skis about how good the story is. Its solid sci-fi but it really isn't reinventing the wheel or introducing anything new to the genre.

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GameRobodrone t1_jefggu9 wrote

>Its solid sci-fi but

Interesting. Maybe you can name a couple of games with the plot better and more thorough than ME?

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ElephantGlum t1_jefjnza wrote

If you're asking about games in general; Dragon Age, The Witcher 3 and Disco Elysium all come to mind. I feel like those three games deliver more compelling story, characters, worlds and play with tropes related to their respective genres in much more creative ways than ME does.

However, if you're asking me for games that are specifically in the sci-fi rpg genre, I'm admittedly drawing some blanks rn. Like maybe KOTOR? But even then that's so heavily based in the greater Star Wars lore that I think I'd give the nod to ME. Mass Effect is kind of the gold standard sci-fi RPG game. But I think that could be due to the fact that the Sci-fi rpg genre hasn't been as popular or as explored as Fantasy rpgs.

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EtheusRook t1_jefpws0 wrote

I don't agree with Dragon Age. There was exactly one good Dragon Age game, and even it wasn't better than ME2.

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ElephantGlum t1_jeftsb5 wrote

I should of specified Dragon Age 1, because yes I agree with you 2 & 3 were mediocre at best.

As to it being better than ME2, I think that's pretty subjective. I've probably enjoyed ME2 more than DA 1 and have played ME2 more than DA1. If I'm comparing the two objectively, I maintain that DA1 has a more interesting story, your player character interacts with the world in a much more fun and dynamic way, DA1 plays with some common fantasy tropes in interesting ways (especially for a fantasy RPG of that time). The characters/companions are probably pretty comparable. Gameplay is way too different to really compare.

I still stand by my statement that people overrate ME's story content.

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PhotonArsenal t1_jefd4nr wrote

Fortnite. Too many trash talkers

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hardypart t1_jegi2s1 wrote

Is this the game's fault, though?

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myguydied t1_jegkj62 wrote

Arguably no, toxic gaming pervades the entire industry

I wanted to use a certain skill in Diablo 2 and got called a noob because it wasn't to the play archetype (whereas I wanted to play using a skill I liked the look of, reason why I loved D3 so much I tried most things, found my niche, and did mad damage)

The whole get good or uninstall crowd, campers and griefers, buff/nerf arguments because my ow character got pwned once by your character, and I havent even touched on politics, whole gamergate saga, and cash hungry studios and their rampant sexuam harrasment

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your_favorite_wokie t1_jef9x86 wrote

Dark Souls

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Elephant_Alarmed t1_jefd2i0 wrote

of all the takes on this topic, this opinion might be the worst, even if you don't like the game.

it literally redefined the whole genre of action-rpgs/adventures after its release.

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Thisisntalderaan t1_jefdlx1 wrote

Not everyone likes the button-timing roll-mashing mayhem. I don't care for it most of the time.

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Elephant_Alarmed t1_jefdv7g wrote

it's not just about that.

it begins with the buttonlayout that's now used in those games, over how armor works up until storytelling and environmental design.

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asunamyag t1_jegvd9u wrote

Yes, and all of those things are terrible.

“Let’s not have a story, let’s instead have a backstory novel written in tiny text whose font size cannot be increased.”

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WriterWri t1_jefbfii wrote

Gears of War

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Turbulent_Winter549 t1_jefleo1 wrote

My friends were way into the first one so I played online with them and HATED that game. Felt like I had to fire 1,000 bullets to kill an enemy but I seemed to die instantly

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VVolfGunner24 t1_jefqef4 wrote

I always thought this was an underrated franchise. But I'm not including 4 and 5, those two sucked. I never hear people talk about gears of war and it's quite a bummer

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Zarsharq t1_jefszzv wrote

There is no gears after 3, there is Gears of Duty. Just like there Call of Halo 4.

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VVolfGunner24 t1_jegcv5x wrote

🤣 ight fair enough. I can agree with halo, even though halo is my favorite (halo 2 mainly). Halo 4 and 5 just... damn I hated them. I can go on a long rant on how fucked halo was from 4 and afterwards

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Broken_CircleYT t1_jefjdvi wrote

Fortnite though is that really a franchise? Just a few maps, loads of MTX and screaming kids. I'll pass.

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Still-Pattern-6384 t1_jeftbk4 wrote

That's the old reputation it had, it became huge after No Build mode and it'll explode when game designers will put their hands into UEFN

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Platybear_OG t1_jefqjv7 wrote

Breath of the Wild... it's alright.

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Dont_have_a_panda t1_jefmw3a wrote

From software souls games

They are good games, VERY GOOD GAMES, but SO MUCH PEOPLE takes them as the best games ever of all time, they are good but far from perfect

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Nomadic_View t1_jefdxfb wrote

Madden

It’s like buying the same Zelda game every year except the bosses have different names.

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TheKinkyPiano t1_jefw97c wrote

Ignoring the obvious choices like FIFA and Call of Duty, I really think Pokémon is overrated now.

I played from Red and Blue through to Arceus and honestly the games stink of a lack of effort put into them. The stories are always the same and I don't find the world's overly engaging.

Arceus was a total refreshment and it was great but other than that I don't think there's been a great Pokémon game since Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

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Steenzs t1_jeg46xw wrote

Splatoon. People shit on EA with their sports games but Splatoon 3 is Splatoon 2, which is Splatoon 1.

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Sproeier t1_jef93tq wrote

The elder scrolls.

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FIFAFanboy2023 t1_jefkxw1 wrote

Nah, just skyim. Oblivion was the shit.

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Paramedic229635 t1_jefn0ix wrote

Eh, everybody has there preference and aren't wrong. Personally loved Skyrim and enjoyed Morrowind, but wasn't into Oblivion. As a known controversial option in the community, I really like ESO.

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7sins-wrath t1_jeffxn2 wrote

Why must people post so many of these quit having fun topics?

It's fine for you to not like something. It's fine for other people to like it.

What does labeling something as "overrated" do besides arrogantly belittling the people who enjoy that thing?

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0451time t1_jeff1t4 wrote

Legend of Zelda

Every game except for the first 2 and BOTW is a reskinned Ocarina of time or Link to the past with a gimmick

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FeistyAndrea t1_jeflike wrote

I need a scale of how every franchise is rated, because you have kind of a point but like - most every Zelda game is still good and releases polished.

There’s so many franchises you can’t say that for… but maybe they’ve ruined their reps by now.

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Sabbathius t1_jefi5ol wrote

Half Life for me. It's not BAD, but it is just a really primitive linear shooter, entirely single player, and barely 10-15 hrs long. So nothing really amazing. But everyone is acting like these games were the second coming of Jesus, because you could stack a few boxes on top of each other or play fetch with a robot dog.

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your_favorite_wokie t1_jefizqe wrote

I definitely get what you're saying.

I think a lot of the hype was related to Valve, and the game's worldbuilding. I personally find the lore more interesting than the game itself.

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Turbulent_Winter549 t1_jefllhd wrote

The big thing about HL is that it was the first shooter with an actual story, not just running around shooting waves of enemies. It was revolutionary in that sense

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ZylonBane t1_jefpxcz wrote

>The big thing about HL is that it was the first shooter with an actual story

System Shock would like a word with you. Then Strife. Then Terminator: Future Shock. Then probably another dozen or so early story-based FPS.

There is little that Half Life was the legitimate "first" to do. It just happened to do a whole bunch of things that had been done before but did them all very well.

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sumpfkraut666 t1_jefz95s wrote

The argument was terribly explained but it has a point. Half life was revolutionary in that you played the opening cutscene. It wasn't the first shooter with a story that is more complex than "shoot enemy" but it was the first to tell a complex story (mostly) through gameplay. Properly using the medium is part of the art of making video games.

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ZylonBane t1_jeg3i3p wrote

Half Life's story isn't that complex. It's basically Doom's story. "Oh no we opened a portal and shit went to hell. Also there are some bad humans too."

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Turbulent_Winter549 t1_jefyih2 wrote

I've been gaming since Atari 2600 and never heard of strife or terminator future shock but thanks for enlightening me.

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ZylonBane t1_jefpiiz wrote

>entirely single player

You say that like it's in even the slightest way a bad thing.

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0451time t1_jefm9bl wrote

>entirely single player

Opposing Force CTF:

HL Deathmatch:

HL2 Deathmatch:

HL Deathmatch source:

HL Decay:

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mope_n t1_jefsmh4 wrote

The original HL was a kind of second coming of Jesus for single player FPS but more so for online gaming in the late 90s early 00s imo. It had some great popular mods and the obvious TFC and CS came from it.

Half Life 2 was a cool game but the gaming industry had learned and moved on and it never left the same impression as the first game.

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Gonch76 t1_jeflwdj wrote

Gran Turismo - I love my driving games but this is far from 'The Real Driving Simulator '

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Catty_C t1_jefvq7x wrote

Honestly I rarely hear people talk about Gran Turismo these days.

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jumpmanryan t1_jeg06jb wrote

Pokémon is the easy answer for me.

Especially post-Black & White, the series has regressed so much. It’s absolutely insane that critics still gave Sun/Moon and Sword/Shield high praise. And the only reason Scarlett/Violet didn’t receive critical acclaim was due to the performance. But those games have SO MANY glaring issues besides just performance. I genuinely can’t wrap my head around the praise that the series still receives. I perfectly comprehend the popularity and sales, but the critical praise is beyond me.

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zet77 t1_jeg0e75 wrote

Assassin’s Creed imho, I’m not saying it’s bad, it just isn’t as good as some say it is

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hail_goku t1_jegtoc1 wrote

Every franchise that releases yearly. You cant make a good game in one year...

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Sweaty_Recipe_8772 t1_jefcilr wrote

As someone that's playing through the original Dark Souls games, they're a bit too overrated. Love Sekiro, Bloodborne, Elden Ring and the Demon's Souls remake. I didn't like Dark Souls 1 that much, and I'm not liking Dark Souls 3 right now and I'd say I'm like 40% done. These boss fights suck (so far. 5 "gank" bosses in a row? So dumb). At least DS 1 bosses were good. Haven't tried 2 but I've heard it's the worst so I don't look forward to it.

You can downvote me now.

Edit: well now I've officially beaten DS 1 & 3. I will say with DS 3 it got much better later on. Just hate those few bosses. The Princes fight was amazing though. I definitely like and respect these games, but I'd still say Sekiro and Bloodborne are better imo.

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Hedge_the_Hog_HtH t1_jegbo37 wrote

I can't imagine what bosses are gank bosses for you and how are there 5 in a row.

Greatwood, sage, deacons, watchers and Volnir? Deacons and Volnir isn't even a fair fight. Sage is technically alone. Greatwood's dudes can be stunned by literally rolling into them.

Anyways, bosses will become much better from this point.

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Sweaty_Recipe_8772 t1_jegce4r wrote

It's just annoying af cause 5 fights in a row It's me vs multiple dudes and a boss. Even Pontiff called in another guy. They all have you fighting multiples. At least Yhorm, Old Demon King and Aldritch didn't have that. So far the best thing I'm enjoying about this one other than the gameplay is the throwback to Anor Londo. Seeing >!the giant blacksmith!< hurt.

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Hedge_the_Hog_HtH t1_jegdb54 wrote

You can't just say that pontiff summoning mirror image that telegraphs his imminent attacks made the fight worse

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VVolfGunner24 t1_jefs08x wrote

Grand Theft Auto, Zelda, Pokémon, Mario Kart, Far Cry, Elder Scrolls, Final Fantasy, Resident Evil

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Catty_C t1_jefvxs8 wrote

Surprised I had to scroll all this way down to find Grand Theft Auto.

It's my favorite franchise but also by far one of the most popular of all time so I thought more people would think it's overrated.

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early_sound t1_jeg1y61 wrote

I really enjoy GTA but am I little worried since the Dr. Dre dlc that was really just celeb name dropping and a bunch of cut scenes. As of late they seem to be lacking in the charm (snark) that the franchise is known for.

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Catty_C t1_jeg276s wrote

That could be the lack of Dan Houser and Lazlow.

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early_sound t1_jeg8yb2 wrote

I think it has something to do with it. Which makes me a little unenthused for VI. Which I'll still play because I love the franchise, but if its more tongue in cheek pop culture references like we got in V I'll be kind of disappointed.

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VVolfGunner24 t1_jege3o6 wrote

A comment like this, I have nothing to say against it, cause I know my favorite franchise is like this, Halo. I grew up with it, I remember the days when people called it Gaylo. It's my favorite but at the same time I know it's overrated... (I won't include halo 4 and 5 cause those were terrible)

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Subject_Collection40 t1_jeg07hk wrote

Oh man there's so many, COD, FIFA, Assassin's creed, a big one imo is Last of Us. My friend has both LOU games and I tried playing, but they just bore me to death. The show was cool though.

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jaansa85 t1_jegbklx wrote

Halo Assassins Creed Horizon

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Toahagi t1_jegd3dz wrote

Dead space ‘remake’

‘Cause I don’t like very much walking around and making a search many times in same field.

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