Unpopular Opinions V5: "I still don't like Half Life 2." - General

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49222802]nothing. I just think that franchises crush creativity. There are literally millions of designers and writers out there with new ideas, but instead we get endless rehashes of ~*~nostalgic~*~ characters for no fucking reason at all. Mario isn't even a character! He doesn't have a personality. He's a one-dimensional friendly face. Why does he exist? Do people really buy Mario games because they love the universe?[/QUOTE] I don't think there is anything inherently wrong with franchises, it's just when a name gets attached to something shitty to make it sell better or no effort is put in because they think the name will do all the work that ruins it for everyone.

The Legend of Zelda was always better than Mario anyway. I felt that way as a kid and I still feel that way now. Sega made a furry, blue Mario clone, but they never could have copied something like Zelda.

[QUOTE=proch;49222927]I never understood what's there to like about Sonic, and it's fanbase just makes me wonder about it even more[/QUOTE] Personally I've always liked the more nonlinear exploration stuff some of the games have

[QUOTE=Durrsly;49222203]Sonic 2 is the weakest entry in the original trilogy[/QUOTE] sonic 2 is the best out the trilogy [editline]1st December 2015[/editline] Why is there so much hate for sonic? I use to play most if them all the time as a kid.

[QUOTE=proch;49222927]I never understood what's there to like about Sonic, and it's fanbase just makes me wonder about it even more[/QUOTE] the chao garden in the 3d games was awesome

[QUOTE=Maddog's Here;49223597]Why is there so much hate for sonic?[/QUOTE] ChrisChan.

i think Signs is a great movie

Anal is gross Thats where poop comes from

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49224392]Anal is gross Thats where poop comes from[/QUOTE] All manner of grotey materials come from vaginas too, doesn't mean it's unsanitary all the time.

[QUOTE=Rebi;49224446]All manner of grotey materials come from vaginas too, doesn't mean it's unsanitary all the time.[/QUOTE] here's a question for the ages: would you rather be forced to jump into a pile of shit, or a pool of period squick

Every Legend of Zelda game I've played I haven't enjoyed and eventually dropped before the halfway mark.

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49224392]Anal is gross Thats where poop comes from[/QUOTE] For every ass you eat, you gain god's favor.

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49224392]Anal is gross Thats where poop comes from[/QUOTE] [img]http://vgy.me/57CGrr.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Durrsly;49222203]Sonic 2 is the weakest entry in the original trilogy[/QUOTE] Sonic 1 was bar-none the weakest of the trilogy. Speed felt like a freaking gimmick in that game, with the game letting you go fast in only half of the stages. Half of that game just played like a generic platformer. [QUOTE=RichyZ;49222673]sonic as a franchise should just die being second rate 90s edgy mario shouldn't have brought that garbage this far into the future, it should be laughed at like bubsy and coolspot but somehow it maintains a fanbase[/QUOTE] Sonic can get some life if Sega realizes that the Advance/Rush series and Generations are the way to go when it comes to 2d and 3d respectively. They had formulas that worked and could have been built upon. Instead every new entry is reinventing the fucking wheel and Sonic is distancing himself from what made him good. Generations is tied with Sonic 2 for my favorite Sonic game, just behind 3&K. The advanced and Sonic Rush make up most of my top Sonic games after that.

2D Sonic wouldn't be so bad if speed was actually emphasized and people were rewarded for actually completing the game fast - you know, something like [url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/207140/]SpeedRunners[/url]. Instead, there's constant obstacles that get in your way that aren't ever easy to dodge combined with the shittiness of Sonic's character. In trying to be as accessible as possible it became boring and lost its motive.

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49224392]Anal is gross Thats where poop comes from[/QUOTE] What about gays?

I've seen a lot of people say Hitman Absolution is a bad Hitman game but a good stealth game. I think Absolution is a bad Hitman game and a bad stealth game. Hitman Absolution [I]SUCKED ASS[/I]

I actually enjoyed Portable Ops and I think its a very good game

Anal is fine but rimming makes me feel physically sick.

[QUOTE=greeley;49226729]What about gays?[/QUOTE] Personally I think butt stuff is gross but people can do whatever they want with consent, that's a main tenant of the free world. I don't have to like the mental image though

[QUOTE=Sector 7;49222802]nothing. I just think that franchises crush creativity. There are literally millions of designers and writers out there with new ideas, but instead we get endless rehashes of ~*~nostalgic~*~ characters for no fucking reason at all. Mario isn't even a character! He doesn't have a personality. He's a one-dimensional friendly face. Why does he exist? Do people really buy Mario games because they love the universe?[/QUOTE] That's the reason stuff like brawl, Mario cart and such are popular.

brawl isn't hardly popular at all.

Cousin marriage should be banned entirely, and extended to discourage consanguinity in general.

[QUOTE=Sobotnik;49227730]Cousin marriage should be banned entirely, and extended to discourage consanguinity in general.[/QUOTE] Contrary to popular belief, sex with cousins does not count as incest or even cause inbreeding, Charles Darwin should know he married his first cousin. [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/CousinMarriageWorld.svg/940px-CousinMarriageWorld.svg.png[/t] Much of the world seems fine with cousin marriage anyway

[sp]I think Nuts and Bolts is a good game on its own but a horrible Banjo-Kazooie game.[/sp] I'm sorry.

[QUOTE=Brobattington;49227773][sp]I think Nuts and Bolts is a good game on its own but a horrible Banjo-Kazooie game.[/sp] I'm sorry.[/QUOTE] I enjoyed Nuts and Bolts as just a game. Like you said. But it did annoy me that it was a BK game when the N64 game was incredible

[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;49227755]Contrary to popular belief, sex with cousins does not count as incest or even cause inbreeding, Charles Darwin should know he married his first cousin. [t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/CousinMarriageWorld.svg/940px-CousinMarriageWorld.svg.png[/t] Much of the world seems fine with cousin marriage anyway[/QUOTE] It is incest. Incest is defined as sexual relations with somebody in a consanguineous relationship (i.e blood relation). A first cousin is very close in terms of consanguinity. While legal in a lot of countries, it isn't as prevalent there. Also I'm against it for reasons besides the fact it's incest and leads to genetic issues (children borne of a marriage between close relatives are almost always unhealthier).

[QUOTE=Brobattington;49227773][sp]I think Nuts and Bolts is a good game on its own but a horrible Banjo-Kazooie game.[/sp] I'm sorry.[/QUOTE] Someone once made the analogy that Nuts and Bolts is more or less Banjo-Kazooie's equivalent of Mario Kart. Unfortunately, we'll probably never get an actual third Banjo-Kazooie game.

If I'm in a long-term relationship and it's hitting that point where I should marry, I'd probably want to procrastinate it until I have kids, but only because of how I interpret love. I don't think love should be this door that everyone stacks large objects in front of to prevent each other from leaving. People interpret my stance sometimes as my easy emergency escape, but on the contrary - I always think of it as being the ultimate expression of trust, and I definitely think of it in terms of the other person. I want that door to be as wide open as possible, with the other person staying in spite of that door being open. I want that person to say, "Hey, I like it in here with you. I don't need anything out there." To me, that is what love should be, and anything that hinders that is potentially prolonging a bad relationship. People sometimes say "marriage forces people to work out problems", but they never take into account how many people divorce and they never take into account that perhaps those relationships should dissolve if they don't have the willpower to fix things in spite of the "door". I don't want someone to stay with me just because they're too lazy to move stuff from in front of the door. That's not love. I want people to stay with me because they enjoy me. Marriage is not a method for achieving that. People also say this overcomplicates things, but that's not necessarily how I view it either. It's "complicated" in that it's not practiced enough. Your paycheck? It's yours! But if you want to spend it on me or us? Awesome, and probably expected! The only thing I haven't really been able to think through is what to do with leases and stuff like that, but I wish I could find a way for that, because those are also potentially trapping for couples and complete interference with my interpretation of love. I've still got time to think things through, though.

[QUOTE=Brobattington;49227773][sp]I think Nuts and Bolts is a good game on its own but a horrible Banjo-Kazooie game.[/sp] I'm sorry.[/QUOTE] this sort of mentality should be accepted more. star wars battlefront (2015) is a good game on its own but it's a horrible battlefront game. halo 4 is a good game on its own but it's a horrible halo game. etc.