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_RETS_
01/29/20 11:40:27 AM
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Here we go:

  • Far Cry 4 was superior to Far Cry 3 in pretty much every way. Story was better, Pagan Min was way more entertaining and more interesting than Vaas, taking outposts and fortresses was a lot more fun. Overall just more enjoyable
  • Army of Two: Devil's Cartel was an extremely badass game that was unfairly maligned as a whole for narrative decisions. The combat was brutal and the campaign was intense and looked pretty great. The first game in the series was by far the worst one but laid a solid enough foundation for the two sequels to be great I hope the series is resurrected on next gen.
  • This one is probably gonna be the least popular opinion, but I dig the Sniper: Ghost Warrior series more than Sniper Elite. I've played 2, 3, and Contracts for GW and 2 and 3 for SE and other than GW 2, I enjoyed my experience way more with GW. The X-Ray gimmick in SE is cool, but feels a little toothless when there is absolutely no outward damage on enemies. GW 3 and Contracts show you the full force of what a rifle can do to someone's head and it's beautiful. Additionally, the levels give you a million ways to achieve your goal and the stealth/melee takedowns are satisfying
  • Inversion is just as enjoyable as Gears of War 1 (2 and 3 elevate the series though) and has the cool gravity gimmick to really boost it
  • Puzzles in action games act more as pace killers than enjoyable mechanics. I enjoyed some of them in Tomb Raider and Uncharted, but for the most part they are just annoying. While I understand their purpose in the kinds of stories those series are telling, I had way more fun doing challenge tomb puzzles in TR because they were optional and didn't hinder the pace.
  • Speaking of Tomb Raider and Uncharted, while I am having a blast playing through the Uncharted trilogy for the first time (got to chapter 16 on Uncharted 3 just last night) I prefer the TR reboot trilogy. The traversal is a lot more fun, the set pieces are amazing. Nothing so far has matched the tsunami or earthquake sequences from Shadow, although to be fair I'm comparing current ben to last gen games and haven't played Uncharted 4 or Lost Legacy yet. Also, the combat is way better in TR. As much as TR reboot clearly borrows from Uncharted, and while Uncharted has better characters, I think TR does more things better.
  • Outlast 2 is better than Outlast 1. I enjoyed Outlast 1 a lot, but Outlast 2 got into my bones. The religious angle, the school flashback, the better graphics, the notes, the insane imagery, everything just resonated with me way more than in the first game.
  • Battlefield 1 and V were more enjoyable than BF 3 and 4 and the series should include varied mini-campaigns from here on out.
  • Wolfenstein Youngblood is perfectly fine as a side story because the gameplay and combat is so fun. The open world nature of it kills the narrative and makes the experience too grindy, but it isn't an abomination or as black a mark on the series as it's made out to be.
  • Silent Hill Downpour was a pretty solid horror game. To be fair here, it's the only SH game I've played as I only picked up an Xbox/PS in the last couple years. So I didn't compare it to the rest of the series and just enjoyed it for what it was. It had some extremely effective sequences like the apartment building in which you have to return items to the rooms of victims, the stage play with the cabin in the storm, the rewinding of the axe murder, all very cool parts I loved playing
  • Rage 2 is a much more enjoyable game that Doom 2016. I feel comfortable comparing them because the combat and pace is so similar. Rage 2 never got boring for me and the experience was varied and interesting enough to keep me engaged the whole campaign. Doom on the other hand was too long for the kind of game it was and I found myself wanting it over a little over halfway through. Game crashed on the second to last mission and I lost my save and have absolutely no desire to start it back up.
  • Arkham Origins is a great entry into the series. The combat isn't quite as fluid but still great, the setting beautiful, the boss fights are amazing. It is more fun than Asylum.
  • COD Infinite Warfare had a great campaign and was unfairly shit on. The introduction of the side missions was great as well
  • Bioshock 2 is a more enjoyable experience than 1. While the story isn't as good, the combat is better and the introduction of the Big Sisters and preparing to fight them added a ton of value to the game. And protecting the Little Sisters was also a blast. Additionally it gave us the Minerva's Den DLC.
  • Both Medal of Honor 2010 and Warfighter were enjoyable FPS campaigns that make for a perfectly enjoyable bite size experience.
  • FEAR 1 is the worst in the series. Wasn't really scary, the environments were boring as shit and redundant, and it was a slog to get through. 2 was much better and I even liked 3 more.
  • Dead Rising 1 is a miserable experience
  • Crysis 3 was a great entry into the series and had satisfying stealth and combat and visually looked amazing
  • Dead Island was a boring slog of a game
  • Kane and Lynch 2 wasn't THAT bad. It had a cool aesthetic and the gameplay, while clunky, was pretty fun.


Alrighty... I think that's it for now
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coinstarcad
01/29/20 11:43:43 AM
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Super Mario Bros was about researching the Atomic Bomb. The next step was always ahead, in another castle.
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kylobrr
01/29/20 11:45:59 AM
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The android/ios platform has some very good games, ones that are much better than full fledged "AAA" titles
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Antifar
01/29/20 11:47:00 AM
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_RETS_ posted...
Additionally, the levels give you a million ways to achieve your goal and the stealth/melee takedowns are satisfying

I might have to give this a try. Is it first person or third?
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_RETS_
01/29/20 11:47:39 AM
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coinstarcad posted...
Super Mario Bros was about researching the Atomic Bomb. The next step was always ahead, in another castle.

That's less an unpopular opinion and more a theory, but the mushroom imagery checks out.

kylobrr posted...
The android/ios platform has some very good games, ones that are much better than full fledged "AAA" titles

I have a blast playing Flat Zombies
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kylobrr
01/29/20 11:47:51 AM
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_RETS_ posted...
Dead Rising 1 is a miserable experience
Why, the AI and clock system??

JW cause i loved dead rising , even though it was frustrating at times
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kylobrr
01/29/20 11:48:43 AM
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_RETS_ posted...
Dead Island was a boring slog of a game
I liked the combat and maybe i have a bias for zmbie games, but id totally play a sequel
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Dorfmann_
01/29/20 11:49:53 AM
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God of War (2018) is not a good video game
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_RETS_
01/29/20 11:52:45 AM
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Antifar posted...
I might have to give this a try. Is it first person or third?

First person. They are from CI games, which don't produce a lot of stellar titles but I am definitely a sucker for the Ghost Warrior series. Particularly 3 and Contracts, which is the most recent release.

I may be overstating the ways in which you can achieve your goal, but you have plenty of routes to choose, stealth, guns blazing, set traps, distract and lure, wipe out a whole base from the comfort of your nest, etc.

3 is a Far Cry style open world which takes away from the experience more than it adds, but stumbling on hostages and clearing outposts is a lot of fun. The story in 3 and Contracts is white noise and won't add to the experience but the sniping is great, the gore mechanics are also awesome in these two. You can decapitate in both games and in Contracts the added limb dismemberment and shotgun decaps vs just rifle. I'm a sucker for gore mechanics and blood splatter and they have the most brutal looking decapitations of any game I've played.

When in comes to the sniping itself, Contracts has a great bullet physics system and nailing a looooong headshot is so insanely satisfying.
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_RETS_
01/29/20 11:59:55 AM
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kylobrr posted...
Why, the AI and clock system??

JW cause i loved dead rising , even though it was frustrating at times

TBH, I played for about 2 hours and just couldn't get into it. The clock system is fine I guess, but the controls and aiming were frustrating AF from what I remember. Also no checkpoint system, which I should have known but I died and lost and hour or two of progress I didn't even enjoy making in the first place so I shelved it for good
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Shablagoo
01/29/20 12:01:23 PM
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MGS4, MGS5, and The Witcher 3 are all boring.

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:01:44 PM
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kylobrr posted...
I liked the combat and maybe i have a bias for zmbie games, but id totally play a sequel

Don't get me wrong, I had a blast with it for the first few hours but it was too long without offering a whole lot new after a certain point. I think being a little more grounded would have made it more enjoyable to me and also even though I like some games where perfectly capable characters constantly have you go do things they could be doing, that aspect annoyed me.

I like feeling a part of a team in a game's narrative, not being everyone's gopher
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Shablagoo
01/29/20 12:02:34 PM
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kylobrr posted...
I liked the combat and maybe i have a bias for zmbie games, but id totally play a sequel

Have you played Dying Light? Its basically a spiritual sequel with parkour and other features added.

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:02:55 PM
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Dorfmann_ posted...
God of War (2018) is not a good video game

What would you consider it? It came with my PS4 as a download and while I wanted to play other games first I did knock out about an hour of it waiting for other downloads and I loved what I played.
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Nacen
01/29/20 12:05:03 PM
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Saints Row 2 > GTA IV and V

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
01/29/20 12:05:03 PM
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PCs are for fps, rts, and real pc games requiring a mouse

I would never build a PC to port beg
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Ranlom
01/29/20 12:05:25 PM
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I really like Quan Chi's neck stretch fatality

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Galcian
01/29/20 12:06:51 PM
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Halo 5, while not as good as the Bungie ones, was a solid Halo game that was worth playing

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:07:41 PM
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Ranlom posted...
I really like Quan Chi's neck stretch fatality

I prefer his leg beating one
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EffectAndCause
01/29/20 12:08:18 PM
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Mortal Kombat 4 is the best one.
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kylobrr
01/29/20 12:08:59 PM
#21:


Shablagoo posted...
Have you played Dying Light? Its basically a spiritual sequel with parkour and other features added.
I played probably halfway through and got bored, definitely planning and giving Dying Light 2 a go though
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Caution999
01/29/20 12:10:22 PM
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Super Mario Galaxy 2 is essentially an expansion pack for SMG1 and doesn't innovate anything. Also ruins star bits since you need every single one to advance to a new star at times.

Ocarina of Time is one of the most overrated games ever. The camera system is flawed ...horribly, but the game is still good.

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:10:39 PM
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EffectAndCause posted...
Mortal Kombat 4 is the best one.

It has one of my favorite Scorpion fatalities where he transforms into a giant scorpion (I guess after he decided being a penguin made no sense), pinchers the opponent's legs and impales them with his stinger then pulls them in half.

Would love to see that on current gen
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Gurifisu
01/29/20 12:13:03 PM
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Vanilla SMTIV was great
Umvc3 is the best MvC game
MGS4 is the best MGS
Ni no Kuni > Pokemon
Resident Evil 5 was great

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lil_GoodOlJr_69
01/29/20 12:14:02 PM
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Gurifisu posted...
Vanilla SMTIV was great


Twas
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Wedge Antilles
01/29/20 12:14:39 PM
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Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but...

Portal 1>Portal 2

Portal 1 was the perfect length while Portal 2 felt like it dragged on way too much.

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:16:05 PM
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Gurifisu posted...
Vanilla SMTIV was great
Umvc3 is the best MvC game
MGS4 is the best MGS
Ni no Kuni > Pokemon
Resident Evil 5 was great

Big agree there. I remember loving it. I started it early afternoon one day just to try it out and I think I played the entire game in one 16 hour sitting. I wasn't very good at it and fucked away all my ammo before Wesker and must have spent 3 hours retrying the boss fight. Played straight through the night and finally finished at like 8 the next morning.
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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:16:45 PM
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Wedge Antilles posted...
Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but...

Portal 1>Portal 2

Portal 1 was the perfect length while Portal 2 felt like it dragged on way too much.

Whats the appeal of the Portal games? Never tried them and they don't seem in line with my norma, very basicl gaming preferences
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Were_Wyrm
01/29/20 12:19:03 PM
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Warcraft 2 was the best Warcraft game, adding heroes and removing air and water units was a step backwards.

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Wedge Antilles
01/29/20 12:19:19 PM
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Fun puzzle games with really solid humor.

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:21:16 PM
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Wedge Antilles posted...
Fun puzzle games with really solid humor.

Puzzles are my least favorite part of games that have them, but if it is the primary mechanic I imagine it would be a lot more fun
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kirbymuncher
01/29/20 12:28:55 PM
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chrono trigger is really not that great nowadays

it's strongest points were all tech related stuff (sprite design, music, battle effects, etc) and while those are definitely still really good they're not nearly as much of a standout point in the modern day when there are many other technically impressive games out there

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FabIemaster
01/29/20 12:33:12 PM
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Hairistotle posted...
Hm

Weebshit = auto bad

That's probably my biggest one. Oh I also think Pokemon is for kids

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But forreal tho:
I hate Final Fantasy Tactics and every single Fire Emblem game Ive attempted.

I hate Monster Hunter and its stupidly boring.

I dislike any and all sports games.

I thought Blitzball in Final Fantasy X was horrible.

I dont like Gwent.

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K181
01/29/20 12:34:20 PM
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The weapon durability mechanic in BotW was great.

Final Fantasies VI and IX are the only great installments in the series (at least up to the end of the PS2 era).

Playing with a controller is more fun than mouse and keyboard in almost all games except city planners and strategy games.

Valve's best franchise is/was Left 4 Dead.


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cjsdowg
01/29/20 12:36:27 PM
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Kojima has some good ideas but he needs to someone there to wrangle him in when he gets too hacky.
The NEW Megaman games just are not good to me. They are unfair and I don't like the art style .
If it wasn't for HoneyPop being a porn it would be seen as great puzzle game.


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FL81
01/29/20 12:41:37 PM
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  • Street Fighter games are incredibly clunky and are outclassed by most other fighting games
  • Monster Hunter is a long, boring grind of a game and isn't fun at all
  • At no point was Sonic ever better than Mario

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:45:50 PM
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FL81 posted...
* Street Fighter games are incredibly clunky and are outclassed by most other fighting games
* Monster Hunter is a long, boring grind of a game and isn't fun at all
* At no point was Sonic ever better than Mario

MK just seems so much more interesting and creative
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Alkaloid
01/29/20 12:48:11 PM
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FF8 is really good mechanically

Junctions/GFs were the best system a FF had had at the time (much better than materia and magicite)

Draw/magic stock was a cool shakeup/compromise between getting rid of MP and using "spell slots" (DnD term because idk what else to call the magic system of FF1-3)

Card Mod (combined with the RF skills) absolutely breaking the game in half while also flying completely under the radar (nobody is going to use this without someone telling them about it) is genius game design

Enemies scaling in difficulty to your level (note that many enemies have level caps lower than max level!) was a great way to ensure your decisions in building your characters (junctions/GFs) actually mattered. An RPG where the build trumps everything is truly skill testing, as a person who takes the pains to learn junctions properly will have a better party every time regardless of character levels

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:50:43 PM
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This may not be unpopular and is more just my personal preference, but I cant imagine caring about collectibles or achievements/trophies. Any achievement I get is an accident and let's say I clear out all outposts in a Far Cry game, it isnt to hunt a trophy for it but just because I dig the process.
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Tonyjaa
01/29/20 12:55:17 PM
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  1. Mass Effect Andromeda is a great game.
  2. Mass Effect 3 is better than 2 in every way.
  3. Bloodborne was just okay
  4. Witcher 3 is the best game ever made.


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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:57:12 PM
#42:


Tonyjaa posted...
1. Mass Effect Andromeda is a great game.
2. Mass Effect 3 is better than 2 in every way.
3. Bloodborne was just okay
4. Witcher 3 is the best game ever made.

I own the ME trilogy on 360 but never made myself start it. Seems like too much of a grind
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Smashingpmkns
01/29/20 12:57:29 PM
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The Last of Us has terrible gameplay.
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Smackems
01/29/20 12:58:12 PM
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FF6, Mario World and ALttP are all massively overrated

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_RETS_
01/29/20 12:58:26 PM
#45:


Smashingpmkns posted...
The Last of Us has terrible gameplay.

Elaborate. I see this pop up a lot but I honestly loved everything about that game. Not rooted in nostalgia either since I just played it the first time a couple months ago
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Nacen
01/29/20 1:04:49 PM
#46:


Tonyjaa posted...
Witcher 3 is the best game ever made.
how is this remotely unpopular

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_RETS_
01/29/20 1:46:48 PM
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Nacen posted...
how is this remotely unpopular

I think it's certainly more unpopular to dislike games like the Witcher, which I'm pretty sure I do. I just have no interest in epic, long RPGs. My gaming preferences are much more casual and "plebeian"
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specialkid8
01/29/20 2:05:33 PM
#48:


_RETS_ posted...
Rage 2 is a much more enjoyable game that Doom 2016. I feel comfortable comparing them because the combat and pace is so similar. Rage 2 never got boring for me and the experience was varied and interesting enough to keep me engaged the whole campaign.

Agreed. The only reason people didn't play it was because they didn't like the first game. Which is dumb because the first game was solid and the sequel is almost completely unrelated.

I liked DOOM well enough but outside of the core combat the game is completely barren and revels a bit too much in not having a story or framework at all. I would have preferred another Doom 3.
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_RETS_
01/29/20 2:15:23 PM
#49:


specialkid8 posted...
Agreed. The only reason people didn't play it was because they didn't like the first game. Which is dumb because the first game was solid and the sequel is almost completely unrelated.

I liked DOOM well enough but outside of the core combat the game is completely barren and revels a bit too much in not having a story or framework at all. I would have preferred another Doom 3.

Doom's hyper violence and core gameplay along with the soundtrack did a great job at making you feel like the ultimate demon slayer in an exhilarating way, but that just wore off for me halfway through.

Agreed on Rage though. I dug the first game even though it had no ending and it was nothing but go do this go do that. The second one kinda was that way too, but it improved on literally everything.

The mobility, the powers, the brutality and satisfaction of the combat, everything. And both games looked amazing.

I took Doom Eternal off my wishlist after playing Doom.
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specialkid8
01/29/20 2:21:38 PM
#50:


_RETS_ posted...
I took Doom Eternal off my wishlist after playing Doom
I'm fairly excited for it. Combat has been greatly expanded and they've added some platforming/puzzle bits to shake things up. I still want another Doom 3 but Eternal looks like the perfected version of what DOOM set out to be. Still not paying 60 bucks for it but I'll buy it eventually.
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