This may honestly not be that hot of a take (it may be more popular than I think it is because it does feel like the kind of opinion that should be at least semi-popular), but everyone I've spoken to disagrees with me on this except like, one person, so:
I think the Mario & Luigi RPG series is...
I think that's the right mentality to take! There's nothing wrong with loving Mario. While I didn't seriously get into the franchise until later in my teens, there's something about it that always puts a smile on my face. People boil it down to being simplistic and childish, but there's a lot of...
It's totally natural to mourn a lost childhood. Missed opportunities like those, whether through your fault or not, is a very common human experience.
The antidote for it, I think, is to reconnect with things that you think you might have liked as a child. It's never too late to get into an...
Super grateful for this reply. I was trying to think of particular examples to cite because I was getting the "autistic empathy" so to speak where you (as an autistic person) just kind of... feel someone vibes as autistic but can't put your finger on why. To me it's just a no-brainer, he is...
I finally got around to playing Breath of the Wild, and I've been really enjoying it so far! It's the worst addiction for a completionist like me. I have to get all the map visible, right. Now.
I wouldn't say that the ideas behind Sticker Star and Color Splash are inherently flawed; I just think that they are using too many ideas that don't complement each other very well. The sticker system isn't a bad idea in and of itself, but it works against the rest of the battle system, making...
I can definitely see what you mean. Playing things on the go is nice, but the homogenization of the handheld and console markets does seem to mean fewer games being released in general, and nothing unique for handheld play. That's not even just for the traditional handhelds, either; mobile...
Honestly, I practically grew up on handheld gaming. Some personal story time from me:
It was rare that we received a home console at my house. I never personally owned a Nintendo 64, nor a Super Nintendo, and my stint with a GameCube was brief. It's only Wii-onward that I was keeping up with...
Disney's Dreamlight Valley has this for literally no reason. It recharges when you go into your house, so what's even the point of it? It doesn't completely ruin it but it seems like such a needless inclusion, if I was an exec for that game I'd elect to just get rid of it. Dreamlight Valley...
I guess this would qualify as an unpopular opinion right now?
I am not a big fan of the two big Luigi ships, Luigi/Daisy and Luigi/Bowser. I do think the former is cute, but I just like Luigi with other people better. And Luigi/Bowser...
I don't mean to dampen anyone's fun at all, but I will...
Other people probably would've sent better essays in this thread than me about the overall film, so I'll just say this: I was going to be happy with this movie as long as it had Mario and Luigi being the loving brothers I know them to be. It was what captivated me about the franchise in the...
i mean, the equipment gets dirty regardless of what you do. your hands aren't perfectly clean, after all. greasy foods are not the only things that can get them dirty, too, and arguably what's worse is drinking something around equipment since liquid damage is much harder to repair than some...
responding to my old post to say that i love the game and the gameplay loop is the best part about it, actually. and the story did indeed attempt to be sincere (and re-rail characters, at that). i really liked how they were all written this time around.
the realistic approach the environment...
when i was 12 years old, i snuck onto a rp forum and i was found out to be underage. the administrator made me get my mom to sign a permission slip in order to let me stay on the rp forum.
i'm bisexual, and i've known i'm bisexual since my later teens.
i'm currently in a poly relationship with 3...
the last new game i played was hi-fi rush! (i've played other games since, like final fantasy xiv, but that was the newest one.) absolutely love the game, even though i'm bad at combat games. rhythm games are one of my favorite genres.
I've been playing a lot of Star Fox 64 lately. I haven't full medaled it but have definitely beaten both the good and bad endings multiple times by now.
Re-reading over my post, I was a little harsh and I think that's because the topic of mental illness and the way that it interacts with violence really pushes my buttons with how it's discussed (I'm a very big mental health advocate, after all, and have an intimate interest in psychology), so...
If you're concerned about media influence on violence, video games are certainly not the most suspicious culprit. Propaganda that glorifies war and violence have long existed before video games gained enough complexity to feature those themes. In addition to that, many stories pass between...
I think it makes sense to be frustrated at it. "Jenny", the name, is representative of her personhood, which is something she often wants to be recognized for throughout the series, to the point that looking like a perfect, beautiful girl consumed her in one episode (perhaps multiple?). While...
I mean, it would make a more streamlined line-up, I guess, but what makes Mario special as a franchise is its proclivity to experiment. It does this in the main games, obviously, but the side games are all about that experimentation, too. As much as people attribute experimentation to Sonic the...
Luigi's Mansion is also covered on the Mario Wiki, and that, too, is a side franchise. Super Smash Bros. characters all each have their own entries on the wiki as well, including Kirby, Sonic, and... Cloud Strife. Y'know, from Final Fantasy 7. I know we're talking about games, but it's worth...
It's so strange thinking about how Star Fox's continuity has changed, like, three times. Everything from the ages to little back story tidbits... Though they stuck with 64's for a while, at least.
I don't think this one is unpopular. Most casual players only care about playing with their favorites. Lots of Pokémon, such as Bibarel, are incredibly underrated in the general populace because people just don't like its design — but it is incredibly handy in Nuzlockes, as it can be obtained...
It's definitely not intentional! It's more tongue in cheek than anything. I didn't put a tone indicator that it was lighthearted, sorry. I joke a lot that I tend to disappear suddenly.
Do you guys miss me when I go like a month without posting? This time I have the excuse I met with my partners at a con.....
EDIT: Just editing this to say this was entirely meant tongue-in-cheek. Like, "Hey, it's been a bit! Didja miss me? *laughter*" I didn't mean to make anyone feel bad, sorry!
Oh, absolutely. It's very fortunate that Mario had this sort of... twin connection with Luigi and could tell where he was. Kind of a shame that was never referenced again in other games, it could be neat, I think.
Another uncontroversial opinion: Mario crossovers are very fun, and I think it...
Turnabout Goodbyes for sure. There's some emphasis given here about what it does for Edgeworth's character, but not enough focus is being brought to the fact that of any case, it's the one that fleshes out our protagonist, Wright, the most. You learn his entire motivation for becoming a defense...
I think part of the reason people view the life system as archaic is it's not implemented in the same way that it used to be. Before, losing lives would basically reset your progress in the game completely (much like it would in arcade cabinets, necessitating quarters to play again). Nowadays...
It's really interesting delving into the music theory as to why this is. If you're interested, here are a couple of videos that dissect it:
(I always like people to learn new things every time I post. Your post isn't controversial in any way but these videos help to explain why it isn't...
I'd say this is not all that unpopular of an opinion. I was kind of surprised when I came here and saw how many people want to punt him.
I'm all for Bowser Jr. rights, personally. He's a really cool character, and a great kid character at that. Media sees fit to smooth kids out, but in reality...
I mean, to be fair, the name of the thread is overthinking, right? And it is a canon source that could probably be used to determine ages. Peach being the same age as Mario and Luigi is pretty plausible, not just because of that game but because every time the babies appear they're often seen...
This will be a hot take but tracing art in general isn't bad to begin with, so long as you don't publish it when the work you're tracing isn't your own. Tracing can be a great way to study artwork.
It's also been used by animation professionals. Disney artists have retraced their own work all...
Unfortunately, that's just what it's like being LGBTQ+. Cisheteronormativity is pushed onto us at such an early age but they never bat an eye at it because... well, that's their experience. Changing it in any way, the deviancy of it, makes them feel like the other thing is perverse because this...