Crispy™ Controversial opinions about RPGs that you know deep down are true.

[PrettyDeadman]

Stop posting. Get some help.

 

[hivemind]

This thread is reddit-tier "unpopular opinions" bullshit where all the people with garbage taste crawl out of the woodworks and assure each other that liking total trash is acceptable.

shut the fuck up

 

[Lemming42]

Would like to point out though that we already had this thread last month, I made it, and it was fucking excellent - plus, everyone ended up basically agreeing that I was right about everything all along:

https://rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/your-unpopular-gaming-opinions.128285/

 

[hivemind]

this one is about rpgs in particular though, your was general gaming

tbh I only made it because I really wanted to make the bloodlines jokes so w/e I guess

 

[thesecret1]

This thread is reddit-tier "unpopular opinions" bullshit where all the people with garbage taste crawl out of the woodworks and assure each other that liking total trash is acceptable.

shut the fuck up

I realise that what I've said might be controversial, but deep down you know it is true.

 

[Jeru]

Some games in RPG Codex's Best RPGs are NOT RPG.

Witchers ARE RPG.

Just out of curiosity, which ones aren't?

Thanks for inquiry, but Codexia is not yet ready.

 

[a Goat]

Good combat is important.

 

[Cryomancer]

troika never made a good game, bioware never made a bad game

Please. Explain how troka games are bad and how any game after DA:O from bioware is good.

An controversial opinion. Soloing BG/IWD is funnier than an full party run.

Dark Souls is overrated piece of garbage.

Dark Souls is an masterpiece.

 

[PsychoFox]

Many older RPGs are highly overrated. They used to be great at the time but much better games coming out along the years have made them entirely obsolete.

 

[Cryomancer]

Many older RPGs are highly overrated. They used to be great at the time but much better games coming out along the years have made them entirely obsolete.

I disagree. They offer much more than modern games. Comparing Morrowind to Skyrim for eg, no levitation, no spellmaking, no teleport, no jump, no mark/recall, no attributes, no classes, no polarms <<<insert more 50000 things>>>> and the unique thing that skyrim brought who worth is the vampire lord form and better graphics.

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My unpopular opinion : JRPG's like FF VII/chrono trigger are not true RPG's and are boring as hell. The uniques RPG's from Japan who are true RPG's, are the most "western like",

Ultra unpopular opinion : Swords should be at beast an backup weapon, in any RPG, doesn't matter if is high/low/no fantasy setting. And polearms needs much more love.

 

[Lord_Potato]

Why? Polearms make sense when you are fighting in formation, like phalanx. In a small party, like 4-6 people, swords are much more practical.

 

[MpuMngwana]

My unpopular opinion : JRPG's like FF VII/chrono trigger are not true RPG's and are boring as hell.

Wow, such a controversial opinion to have on this forum, I'm absolutely sure no other posters share it. You're very brave to come out like that.

What are you going to say next, that Fallouts 1 & 2 were better than 3?

 

[Cryomancer]

Why? Polearms make sense when you are fighting in formation, like phalanx. In a small party, like 4-6 people, swords are much more practical.

Not true. And note, you in RPG's mostly fight larger creatures and armored enemies. Swords are awful in both situations, an poleaxe or an spear is much more adequate to kill an boar who is charging at you. An interesting video

What are you going to say next, that Fallouts 1 & 2 were better than 3?

Yes, Fl1/2 is better than 3... And worse than New Vegas(that is controversial, new vegas is the best fallout IMO)

 

[KeighnMcDeath]

So according to some...... ALL games are SHIT? Uhhhh..... Why game at all then? Take up napping in a rocking chair or something at a retirement home.

 

[smaug]

Fuck these modern casuals

 

[thesoup]

Fallout is overrated (here)
Bethesda never made a good game
Neither did Troika
Neither did Bioware
Infinity Engine is a shit engine and no game ever was better for using it

 

[JarlFrank]

Why? Polearms make sense when you are fighting in formation, like phalanx. In a small party, like 4-6 people, swords are much more practical.

 

[Maggot]

VtM:B sucks
Arcanum sucks
D:OS2 is proof a TB game can be worse than RtWP
Witcher 1 would have been better if I didn't have to keep clicking like a rhythm game
Morrowind sucks, especially Tribunal (but the concepts and world are cool)
Diablo 2 is more mindless than WoW and any game where you have to beat it 3 times to unlock the "good" difficulty is shit

 

[Kyl Von Kull]

Why? Polearms make sense when you are fighting in formation, like phalanx. In a small party, like 4-6 people, swords are much more practical.

A sword is a sidearm. While there are situations where it's more useful than a polearm, like when you're fighting in an enclosed space, it was generally used as a backup weapon. The big advantage of a sword is that you can put it away and hang it on your belt, which is something you can't do with a spear or a poleaxe. Ancient and medieval warriors used swords the same way that modern soldiers use pistols: you keep it on your hip and take it out if your main weapon breaks or gets lost.

Only the Roman legions used swords as their primary weapon and even then they only drew their swords after throwing their javelins. And that was dudes fighting in formation, not a squad of six guys.

 

[Sigourn]

If cRPGs were actually good they wouldn't need to resort to Kickstarters and nostalgia bux to survive. cRPGs are the videogame equivalent of Anita Sarkeesian's videos. A niche genre for a niche audience, which by no means translates to "it's actually great, you just don't get it!".

 

[Jacob]

If you said "but they're not RPGs" I wouldn't be able to argue, but no, they sometimes have good gameplay.

Which?

I've played the Final Fantasy series, most of the Dragon Quest series (hated pretty much all of them), some of Fire Emblem series (hated it), and then:
some Phantasy Star games, Secret of Mana, MOTHER, EarthBound, MOTHER 3, Chrono Trigger, some Pokemon games and some shit games I can barely remember like Breath of Fire.

I liked a few of those games (mainly just Final Fantasy and EarthBound) but I wouldn't say any of them have particularly strong gameplay. The best you can hope for is that the combat isn't actively awful, and that the game doesn't force you to grind at certain points.

Alright, by good gameplay it has to be specified that I mean a good overall gameplay experience, and that it's acceptable to have individual mechanics that are mediocre. If not, it would be unfair to western RPGs since they often have mediocre individual mechanics as well.

I can come up with: Shin Megami Tensei games, Etrian Odyssey, Dragon's Dogma, Sengoku Rance, FF Tactics, Valkyria Chronicles, and yes, Pokemon games.

 

[Cryomancer]

f cRPGs were actually good they wouldn't need to resort to Kickstarters and nostalgia bux to survive. cRPGs are the videogame equivalent of Anita Sarkeesian's videos.

Yes, because Pathfinder Kingmaker was not on the top of most sold steam games on the last summer sale /sarcasm

AAA don't produce cRPG's because they make games to be played by Teletubbies.

 

[smaug]

@loling at weeabos and action RPGs trying to be justified

 

[Jonnaz]

Tabletop RPGs >>>>>>>>>> CRPGs

 

[Konjad]

RPGs are casual and require no thinking.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

blobbers belong in the jrpg subforum