Gamers Contribute Their Most Controversial Opinions About Video Games

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Jul 21, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

The gaming community is a diverse crowd, but one quality we can always trust them to share is that they're opinionated. All those years of clocking up the hours on Steam have given them a great idea of their likes and dislikes when it comes to their supremely popular hobby. 

Like any art form, game developers are inspired by each other all the time, but no two video games operate in the exact same way. It gives those who play them plenty of breathing room to formulate their niche preferences, as well as share them with the wider world.

This is what happened in a recent Twitter thread, in which people were asked to contribute their most controversial gaming opinions. While some of these aren't that contentious, everything here is a surefire conversation starter. Let's put it this way, there are many things that game companies could be doing better.

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  • 01
    Font - Anthony Giovannetti @stimhacked r What is an *actually* controversial game design opinion you hold? Follow
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    Font - Vidya Researcher @VidyaResearcher Follow Replying to @stimhacked I don't even know if this is controversial, but the vast majority of single player games don't have the content or depth of experience to justify more than 15-20 hours. Most 60+hr games harm the experience because they ask the player to keep engaging after the fun is exhausted.
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    Font - Error Zack Wilhite @ZigZackW •4d Replying to @stimhacked Graphics don't make a good game
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    Font - Kio Ohene-Djan @kiogamedev. 4d Replying to @stimhacked Isometric games (Diablo/PoE) should be abolished Worst camera angle ever Why am I pimping out my character although I can barely see them.
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    Toilet paper - unix-ninja @unix_ninja - 3d Replying to @stimhacked There is only one true direction toilet paper may be depicted in video games...
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    Font - MuckyTaters (muck... @MuckyTaters Follow Replying to @stimhacked A controversial option? Well, I dislike character sprites that animate repetitively while idle, e.g. breathing. It was novel when it first came in, now it's just cliche.
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    Human body - Arnold Rauers @tinytouchtales. 4d Replying to @stimhacked If you design a game to tell a story, you are using the wrong medium.
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  • 08
    Human body - Ash Fields @ourtinyservant. 4d Replying to @stimhacked The recent Zelda games feel like Wii U ports.
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    Font - Gavin Mackenzie @SuperMassive Gav Replying to @stimhacked Two game design rules that stuck with me: Follow a) Walking is not gameplay b) The player should get to make MEANINGFUL decisions It's become the norm for AAA games to break both rules. So much trekking from A to B. So many tacked-on features that you can just ignore.
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    Rectangle - Divine Providence Follow @Providence_777 Replying to @stimhacked Quick Time Events are badass and cool. fite me
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    Font - KalevTait @KalevTait. 4d Replying to @stimhacked Top down design isn't a real thing and is harmful if put into practice.
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  • 12
    Font - Vidhvat @_vidhvat 3d Replying to @stimhacked rewards are overused and keeps players from connecting with the intrinsic joy of actually playing the game (this includes everything from achievements to unlocks, stars, badges etc.)
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    Font - Dinga Bakaba @DBakaba. 1d Replying to @stimhacked I do not believe games need to be designed around gameplay loops to have good gameplay.
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    Font - @DevSpacePrez - 20h SpacePrez Replying to @stimhacked Player friction is often necessary and seeking to remove it at all costs makes games feel bland
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  • 15
    Font - Joseph Sylvester @Sylva_GameDev Replying to @stimhacked Not all games should have accessibility difficulty setting. Some games have difficulty as a core artistic choice. Follow
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    Azure - John Leon | Electr... @ElectropunkZero Replying to @stimhacked Games shouldn't have maps Follow
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    Human body - RK @Revolthell. 1d Replying to @stimhacked There's no such thing as good/bad game design, just what is subjectively fun or not to different people
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    Font - Karu (Lexi's K4) @Karunamon. 1d Replying to @stimhacked Another: "accessibility" when talking about design as opposed to mechanics (subtitles, color blindness correction, etc.) is a meme. Not every game needs to be for every player. To demand otherwise is extremely entitled.
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    Font - lesser GAMES lesserGAMES @lesser_GAMES . 1d Replying to @stimhacked Games should have no cutscenes. I mean zero. Control should never be taken away from the player. If I wanted a movie I'd watch a movie.
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    Font - demi (@cuddlepuunk. 4d Replying to @stimhacked video game interfaces are game mechanics, and will make or break a game
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    Font - Frank @NewFranKK - 1d Replying to @stimhacked Open world games fundamentally have changed the game landscape for the worse, devs think they have to keep making their games bigger because bigger=better mentality When less is more sometimes, when you have focus and a purpose for mechanics and things in your game
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    Font - Chris Voiceman @ChrisVoicem... 2h Video games are art, and people who want games to "become" art by having them focus heavily on adult stories or realistic graphics don't actually like video games and would probably be happier just watching movies
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  • 23
    Font - gambito. @Gambito32x - 11h if a game's good enough, its length shouldn't matter
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  • 24
    Font - JoeLongBalls @JoeLongBalls 14h. the audience has gotten too accustomed to having the player character also act as a vessel for themselves and now we get less and less interesting player characters ●
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    Font - The Ratchet Galaxy @MrYGuy2 Stamina bars or stamina based gameplay or game mechanics and weapon durability are outdated and needs to be left behind. Far better ways to challenge the player than have the challenge rely on those 2 tedious things CINDER Follow
    via MrYGuy2
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    Font - Alex Rose @AlexRoseGames - 6h seeking visual realism in games is a mistake that makes clunky character controllers and unfun level design 3d games were better when they were made of chunky polygonal primitives and you could flip 180° in one frame
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    Font - Ricky @NobleAtlas888h GTA Online ruined Rockstar.
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    Font - Rosie @LubbaSMG2 19h Given the output of Nintendo compared to Sony and Microsoft, whenever someone says that less powerful hardware is limiting creativity, optimization and evolution in game design, I'm inclined to believe the exact opposite is true
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    Human - Lumpy #FreeYuji Naka @LumpyTheCook That big push around 2012/13 to paint certain game stories as 'important' and 'deep' did more lasting damage to games as a storytelling medium than people admit SAED OPS THE LINE Follow BIOSHOCK INFINITE THE WALKING DEAD
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    Font - Thanos Pagkidis (Co... @Thanos_Pagkidis Personally, I think we should abolish microtransactions on games you already paid money for. Follow
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