Unpopular opinion time (super alpha no pony edition)

@PastelBacon  
Yeah I mean, I’m not saying it’s amazing, it’s definitely aged somewhat poorly. Sunshine that came after was much more polished and refined. (a few of those secret shines can go fuck themselves though. Looking at you poison river and pachinko shines) Galaxy 1 and 2 were also great if a little more linear, and Oddysey is in my opinion the best of what 64 did with only a few of the flaws. Way more open, perfect controls and camera, insanely gorgeous for a Mario game. Cappy is such a fun and unique mechanic.

@Mikey
 
My only real issue with Odyssey is that the boss strategies don’t change much, but that’s been a thing with the franchise for a long time anyway.

@Jarkes  
Yeah. I don’t expect Nintendo to come up with interesting and challenging bosses after 30 years, as long as they keep up making interesting and unique and challenging platforming challenges I don’t really care though.

@Mikey
 
The bosses can still be fun sometimes though.

@Jarkes  
Yeah.

@Mikey
 
Astro-Lanceur was my favorite for how unique it was.

Graphics shouldn’t matter at all.

Now let me talk about another game I find overrated.
 
DOOM II: Hell on Earth
 
I find this game absolutely extremely overrated.  
The only thing good about it is the Super Shotgun.
 
Gameplay is infuriating compared to the first game, some of the puzzles are absolutely STUPID.  
The Archvile and the Pain Elemental, god they are a HUGE pain.  
The Revenant and the Mancubus were certainly a cool edition though, as for the Hellknight, they weren’t anything special till DOOM 3 when they got their own identity, instead of recolored, but weaker Baron of Hell.
 
I loved the original DOOM.  
I’m going to be quite frank though.  
After about only 7-10 levels, I stopped enjoying DOOM II.  
It started becoming a chore to play after that, some of the levels took me up to half an hour to complete because compared to the first game, the directions were extremely unclear at times, especially in some of those GOD AWFUL “CITY” LEVELS.
 
I will probably replay DOOM at somepoint in my life, as well as DOOM 64 (My personal favorite). I’ve already replayed the new DOOM a number of times, I gave up on DOOM 3 (which I was enjoying, but Steam deleted my save file and I don’t feel like redoing it.)
 
I will NEVER replay DOOM II in my life. I can’t even begin to think of playing it again. Even with the amazingness of the Super Shotgun.

@Gameplay The Pony  
It shouldn’t be the main thing to talk about in reviews  
which is why giving bad scores to Japanese games for “anime artstyles” makes you an asshole

Doom 2 is great. It’s the Combat Shotgun by the way.

@Gameplay The Pony  
I disagree, since I rather not play a game that makes my eyes bleed trying to play it.

@Meanlucario  

 
Dissapointing. You’ll miss out on great games just because of how they look.

@Gameplay The Pony  
You don’t even try to be constructive.  
And no, it is known as the Super Shotgun in DOOM II.  
Combat Shotgun is just another name for it, literally NO ONE calls it that.

@Gameplay The Pony  
I’m not saying that graphics are the most important, but they should fit the game and its setting. Imagine playing a horror game when everything is clean and spotless, a shooter where you can’t tell what you’re sooting at, or a platformer where you can’t tell what you can jump on and what you can’t.

I should have prefaced what I originally was going to before making even my SM64 post.  
Some things I say I find overrated I don’t hate.  
DOOM II is not a bad game.  
It’s a fine game in it’s own right.  
However, compared to the original, it falls WOEFULLY short, in pretty much EVERYTHING.  
The Soundtrack, while good, is not quite to the level of the original.  
The gameplay, while similar obviously, is heavily effected by the POOR level design in a NUMBER of levels.  
The “City” levels in DOOM II are some of the WORST levels in any game I’ve EVER played.  
I don’t need a game to hold my hand to tell me where to go, I had no trouble with the original DOOM at all, but DOOM II, the levels were so badly designed in some cases it was not clear at all where to go for my first time playing. And I’m pretty sure even on a hypothetical replay, I’d still have trouble navigating some levels, namely those “CITY” LEVELS.

I think Ocarina of Time has aged better than people give it credit for. True, some aspects haven’t aged as well, but it’s still a great game.

@Jarkes  
It gets hate because of Metacritic

People feel the highest rated game should be perfect, not a game that didn’t age perfectly

@Broken Adam  
It has a 99 on Metacritic.

Also, I usually find the Shadow Temple in Ocarina of Time harder than the Water Temple (which is just tedious more than anything).

@Jarkes  
I found them both annoying when I played the 3DS version.

@Meanlucario  
This is why I am not a fan of that site  
Way too many stuff are rated high because of what critics liked at the time but aged poorly

No game ages badly. You enjoy what you like. :)

@Broken Adam  
So you hate it because it reflects what people thought of it at the time.
 
@Gameplay The Pony  
That’s denial if I ever heard it.

Review scores actually hurt games.