ahha nother Skaven player,

cool

a gaming opinion I firmly believe in no matter how unpopular;

"Linux + Nvidia GPU's + Arch + Hyprland = a fantastic, flawless experience"

*The Phantasy Star series (from the sega genesis, ending in Phantasy Star 4) have some of the best worldbuilding in any videogame, -ever-.

*Skyrim is a shitty mediocre game that would have been forgotten if it were not so moddable, and we only remember it thanks to modders.

*The Ultima Series (from the 80s) remain a great series that tried to do things not done for decades afterwards generally, and some things not done at all since (Ultima 4 plot).

*Baldurs Gate 2, fully modded, is better than Baldurs Gate 3 at current, but good luck getting it there. My BG2 full mod install at one point was > 30 gb, not bad for a 1998 game.

Matchmaking and kernel-level anti-cheat are pernicious and only "necessary" because you robbed us of the option of hosting our own dedicated servers

also: seeing either of the "open world" or "crafting" tags on a game's store page significantly lowers my interest in it; seeing *both* is an instant dismissal

Super Mario's sliding sucks.

@kontrollierterWahnwitz

"good Graphics" doesn't need ever growing hardware demands and instead comes from a interesting, creative and most of all consistent art style!

#gaming #changeMyMind #graphics

I've got so many. Rare's DKC games are bad.

Blizzard and Bethesda have never produced good games.

Nothing of value was lost when MS bought Activision. Activision hasn't been relevant in over a decade.

It's impossible for online multiplayer games to be fun, it's only the illusion of fun because you're playing with your friends.

Loot boxes should be completely illegal whether you pay for them or not. They're dark patterns meant to keep you addicted.

Whether mmos can ever be good aside, some minimal improvements:

- The challenging (pve) content should be solo content; group content should be about having fun in a group. Hard group content will always create toxic behavior.

- Challenging content should give cosmetic rewards, not more power (these players are already good, they don't need it)

- Gearing and leveling systems don't belong in multiplayer games; power level should be static (global changes notwithstanding)

Here are a couple of my unpopular opinions on gaming:

-Outside of the Mass Effect trilogy, I could never understand the appeal of BioWare.

-Counter-Strike is one of the most tedious and generic FPS franchises I've ever played.

-I actually kind of enjoyed Duke Nukem Forever, the hate for it was way too overblown.

-Super Mario Sunshine, while good for what it is, is nowhere near among the best games in the Mario franchise.

-Clock Tower: The First Fright > Resident Evil (PSX).

-I don't consider the PlayStation 2 to be one of the greatest gaming consoles.

Skyward Sword is still a good game, even with imperfect motion controls.
The really spicy take: Balan Wonderworld is a good game that had to compete with bad odds.

So I guess my take is: a little experimental jank is better than polished but uninteresting.

(I agree with you: I'm playing Lies of P right now and wish I could avoid dealing with weight. It's overall a fun game, though.)