The Unpopular Opinions thread

[Alolan_Apples]

Sadly SwSh sold well so clearly it is an unpopular opinion.

I believe it will become the best selling Pokémon game since Gold/Silver (or even best selling Pokémon game since Red/Blue).

Ever since Ruby/Sapphire came out, each main series Pokémon game (without the help of the third game) could never break the 20 million threshold, with Diamond/Pearl being the best selling game and Black/White being the worst. Even the 3DS games are substandard due to gamers’ attitudes on frame rate and how poorly the 3DS sold in respect to other handhelds. But now that Pokémon is now onto the home console, Sword/Shield could break the 20 million threshold.

 

[Bcat]

I freaking love romance novels. The sweeter, gooier, and cheesier the better. Life is too short to be ashamed of the things that make you happy.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

Sadly SwSh sold well so clearly it is an unpopular opinion.

that's sad

very sad
they should've bought animal crossing

 

[Envy]

that's sad

very sad
they should've bought animal crossing

A heck of a lot of people did, though! Last time I checked New Horizons is just behind Sword/Shield which is really good for Animal Crossing.

Also NH is ahead of Lets Go Pikachu/Eevee.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

A heck of a lot of people did, though! Last time I checked New Horizons is just behind Sword/Shield which is really good for Animal Crossing.

Also NH is ahead of Lets Go Pikachu/Eevee.

Darn right it should be
Been so long since I played pokemon, older games are the best

 

[Corrie]

that's sad

very sad
they should've bought animal crossing

Or literally any other game lol.

I know though, I wanted it to sell bad so Gamefreak could learn that they can't get away with making a half baked game.

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I believe it will become the best selling Pokémon game since Gold/Silver (or even best selling Pokémon game since Red/Blue).

Ever since Ruby/Sapphire came out, each main series Pokémon game (without the help of the third game) could never break the 20 million threshold, with Diamond/Pearl being the best selling game and Black/White being the worst. Even the 3DS games are substandard due to gamers’ attitudes on frame rate and how poorly the 3DS sold in respect to other handhelds. But now that Pokémon is now onto the home console, Sword/Shield could break the 20 million threshold.

That is just really depressing tbh.

 

[Envy]

Darn right it should be
Been so long since I played pokemon, older games are the best

Well, at least LGP/E deserve to be shut out in sales. Sword/Shield I'm very mixed on. GF could and should do way better, but they were still way more enjoyable than LGP/E.

 

[Corrie]

Well, at least LGP/E deserve to be shut out in sales. Sword/Shield I'm very mixed on. GF could and should do way better, but they were still way more enjoyable than LGP/E.

Just because cat poop is easier to clean up than goose poop, doesn't make cat poop any less disgusting.

 

[Zura]

I don't like how everything is offensive nowadays. Like walking on eggshells.

 

[Corrie]

I can't watch/read Sailor Moon because I think the art is really ugly

 

[MarshDoggo]

Jeans are ugly
Judy is among ugly acnh villagers
Acnh is overrated and acnl is underrated and the rest are deserving

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Jeans are ugly
Judy is among ugly acnh villagers
Acnh is overrated and acnl is underrated and the rest are deserving

 

[Alolan_Apples]

That is just really depressing tbh.

It’s actually a good thing Pokémon Sword and Shield sold well. If the game sold poorly, there may not be another Pokémon game. It also shows how the Gameboy games can’t hold the record forever. Granted, I doubt it will sell as well as Pokémon Red and Blue, but it may outsell the second gen. Now I would have to agree that it was a disappointment in some way, as its main flaw (in my opinion) was why I went back to replaying Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon again, but after being reminded of how tedious Gen VII was, I took a break from the 3DS for a while.

Just because cat poop is easier to clean up than goose poop, doesn't make cat poop any less disgusting.

I’m gonna be honest. I actually thought Pokémon Let’s Go was more enjoyable than Pokémon Shield. I may have been disappointed by the lack of character customization and the lack of Pokémon breeding, but there’s a lot wrong with Sword and Shield compared to Let’s Go.

 

[Alienfish]

I don't like how everything is offensive nowadays. Like walking on eggshells.

Same it's like you have to shut up unless someone is exactly your opinion/agree with popular or accepted ones.. like since when did we become this. Also the fact that those people are basically hiveminds who just jump on accepted onions rather than think.

 

[Envy]

I’m gonna be honest. I actually thought Pokémon Let’s Go was more enjoyable than Pokémon Shield. I may have been disappointed by the lack of character customization and the lack of Pokémon breeding, but there’s a lot wrong with Sword and Shield compared to Let’s Go.

I don't understand, because to me the vast majority of the worst aspects of Sword/Shield have their origin in Pokemon Lets Go Pikachu/Eevee:

1. Limited Pokedex
2. Forced Exp Share All
3. Super easy difficulty

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I don't understand, because to me the vast majority of the worst aspects of Sword/Shield have their origin in Pokemon Lets Go Pikachu/Eevee:

1. Limited Pokedex
2. Forced Exp Share All
3. Super easy difficulty

What’s wrong with the third thing? I don’t think the game is that easy. It’s just less time-consuming.

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

Some extra-crispy Zelda themed unpopular opinions!

-Ocarina of Time is the weakest 3D Zelda (still like it tho)

-I love the DS games (hated the forced stealth in PH tho)

-Skyward Sword is one of my all time favorites

-Fi and Navi don’t annoy me

-BotW Zelda DOES annoy me

-I don’t like all this timey wimey split timeline stuff

Spoiler: Link Between Worlds Spoilers

-The twist of Yuga Ganon was stupid

I think that’s it for now. I’ll update ya on more later

 

[Envy]

What’s wrong with the third thing? I don’t think the game is that easy. It’s just less time-consuming.

I'm not one to complain about lack of difficulty. I like video games to be as stress free as possible. With that said, Sword/Shield have a lack of difficulty problem that is so bad it's making me criticize it. I didn't struggle in a single battle until the post-game one where:

Spoiler

your rival has the other legendary wolf

I really did like the Elite 4 being replaced by a championship, but you know what the lack of difficulty did to that? Made it feel very cheap, it made my character feel like some super genius who curb stomped everyone with no effort. Like not only beating my rival there who had to go through a personal journey with character development to get to where he was, but also for him only to be defeated by me with like a single Pokemon without his Pokemon ever even getting a hit in. That doesn't make me feel good. It makes my character look like a jerk, instead of someone who also fought hard to get to where she was.

 

[Your Local Wild Child]

I'm not one to complain about lack of difficulty. I like video games to be as stress free as possible. With that said, Sword/Shield have a lack of difficulty problem that is so bad it's making me criticize it. I didn't struggle in a single battle until the post-game one where:

Spoiler

your rival has the other legendary wolf

I really did like the Elite 4 being replaced by a championship, but you know what the lack of difficulty did to that? Made it feel very cheap, it made my character feel like some super genius who curb stomped everyone with no effort. Like not only beating my rival there who had to go through a personal journey with character development to get to where he was, but also for him only to be defeated by me with like a single Pokemon without his Pokemon ever even getting a hit in. That doesn't make me feel good. It makes my character look like a jerk, instead of someone who also fought hard to get to where she was.

When I was doing my play through of Shield (in Italian for breeding purposes) I basically sent my starter into my Sword account, beefed him up on experience candies, sent him back to shield and curb-stomped the game. It was hilarious. But yea, the difficulty is nonexistent (I only blacked out in the early game on both occasions because of the relatively high level curve). I play primarily to shiny hunt, so this isn’t too much of a big deal, but I know I’m in a relatively small niche so for the majority it is a pretty big problem.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

They should have stopped making new Pokemon a long time ago.

I hate all the weird new things they do, I didn't like mega evolutions - now there's alolan pokemon and the gigantic pokemon and z moves and whatever else??

They should have just kept it simple: smol pokemon -> medium pokemon -> big pokemon

And if they wanted to innovate, they should have focused on making a unique storyline for once.

 

[Corrie]

They should have stopped making new Pokemon a long time ago.

I hate all the weird new things they do, I didn't like mega evolutions - now there's alolan pokemon and the gigantic pokemon and z moves and whatever else??

They should have just kept it simple: smol pokemon -> medium pokemon -> big pokemon

And if they wanted to innovate, they should have focused on making a unique storyline for once.

bUt EvErYoNe LiKeS gImMiCkS!

I agree with you. For me, Pokemon has been going on a steady decline since XY. Starting with XY. I've given it a chance with XY and Ultra Moon and I have now given up. Just a disaster of a franchise now.

One exception: I REALLY liked ORAS despite the megas. I thought they remained pretty faithful to the originals.