Post your searing hot takes

[theotherguytm]

oh BOY is that a hot take

I didn't even realise until I read this thread...

this guy thinks the minigames is the whole game, they are called minigames for a reason

Compared to the mind-numbing garbage that is the old party boards yeah, you may as well skip the board part that takes 2 minutes of doing nothing at the minimum to get straight to the minigames. At least MP 9's Party Mode is actually fun. It helps that MP 9's minigames are a riot as well, especially the Reverse Minigames, which are way more fun than they deserve to be.

I would definitely agree with this, but I do like Bowser JR's Boss Battle. The randomness makes it fun for me.

Hot takes coming thick and fast: people apparently enjoy dice rolling simulator.

 

[boo836]

this forum should have been permanently deleted

 

[Yung Dramps]

I'd be completely fine with BDSP sucking ass and doing literally everything wrong (eg dp dex) IF the end result was the fanbase collectively waking up and realizing how amazing ORAS was out of spite ("Man this is low-effort and bad, remember how much work ORAS put into spicing up Hoenn?" etc. etc.)

 

[War Incarnate]

Mega Evolution is a good mechanic with some decent distribution. There should've been new megas in Gen 7. Plain and simple.

 

[Colteor]

I know it isnt on the 1st page, but this thread still exists

 

[Snessy!]

If GF hadn't lied about making the game look better and updating models, the backlash for SWSH wouldn't be nearly as bad.

 

[shadowpea]

I'd be completely fine with BDSP sucking ass and doing literally everything wrong (eg dp dex) IF the end result was the fanbase collectively waking up and realizing how amazing ORAS was out of spite ("Man this is low-effort and bad, remember how much work ORAS put into spicing up Hoenn?" etc. etc.)

I would be fine with BDSP sucking ass if they bring Gliscor back

 

[Lando-San]

I do not like AOT

 

[Snessy!]

Sun and Moon (and by extension USUM) were great. A common criticism of Pokemon is that it keeps reusing the same 20 year old format over and over again. I do agree with this, but nobody mentions Game Freak changing it up with SM. The whole totem Pokemon thing is cool and fits thematically, and while the gimmick of the hour was just a lame attempt to bring Yo-kai Watch fans over to Pokemon (which didn't work Yo-kai Watch 3 is still the best 3ds game dammit), it could give some lesser-known pokemon a chance to shine. I'm also a big fan of the story in SM. The Aether Foundation is awesome and the battle with Lusamine-Nihilego was really cool. The Ultra Beasts are weird, but that's why I like them. There are just so many great ideas in these games, and it's really a shame that they went back to the gym format for SWSH.

That said, there are some bad parts. Festival Plaza is a good idea on paper, but it just ends up being annoying to use (hello showdown trailer). The dragon trial could've been so much better, especially with Vast Poni Canyon (the best "Victory Road" yet imo) leading up to it. MELEMELE ISLAND SUCKS. But even with those downsides, the games are still really enjoyable. I don't know why it was so disliked.

 

[Yung Dramps]

Sun and Moon (and by extension USUM) were great. A common criticism of Pokemon is that it keeps reusing the same 20 year old format over and over again. I do agree with this, but nobody mentions Game Freak changing it up with SM. The whole totem Pokemon thing is cool and fits thematically, and while the gimmick of the hour was just a lame attempt to bring Yo-kai Watch fans over to Pokemon (which didn't work Yo-kai Watch 3 is still the best 3ds game dammit), it could give some lesser-known pokemon a chance to shine. I'm also a big fan of the story in SM. The Aether Foundation is awesome and the battle with Lusamine-Nihilego was really cool. The Ultra Beasts are weird, but that's why I like them. There are just so many great ideas in these games, and it's really a shame that they went back to the gym format for SWSH.

That said, there are some bad parts. Festival Plaza is a good idea on paper, but it just ends up being annoying to use (hello showdown trailer). The dragon trial could've been so much better, especially with Vast Poni Canyon (the best "Victory Road" yet imo) leading up to it. MELEMELE ISLAND SUCKS. But even with those downsides, the games are still really enjoyable. I don't know why it was so disliked.

 

[War Incarnate]

Sun and Moon (and by extension USUM) were great. A common criticism of Pokemon is that it keeps reusing the same 20 year old format over and over again. I do agree with this, but nobody mentions Game Freak changing it up with SM. The whole totem Pokemon thing is cool and fits thematically, and while the gimmick of the hour was just a lame attempt to bring Yo-kai Watch fans over to Pokemon (which didn't work Yo-kai Watch 3 is still the best 3ds game dammit), it could give some lesser-known pokemon a chance to shine. I'm also a big fan of the story in SM. The Aether Foundation is awesome and the battle with Lusamine-Nihilego was really cool. The Ultra Beasts are weird, but that's why I like them. There are just so many great ideas in these games, and it's really a shame that they went back to the gym format for SWSH.

That said, there are some bad parts. Festival Plaza is a good idea on paper, but it just ends up being annoying to use (hello showdown trailer). The dragon trial could've been so much better, especially with Vast Poni Canyon (the best "Victory Road" yet imo) leading up to it. MELEMELE ISLAND SUCKS. But even with those downsides, the games are still really enjoyable. I don't know why it was so disliked.

as someone whose first pokemon game was USUM, I have to agree with you

Roserade is a better waifu than Mega Gardevoir

 

[BIG ASHLEY]

oi has a thread for pokemon-specific hot takes btw guys :)

 

[War Incarnate]

oi has a thread for pokemon-specific hot takes btw guys :)

i don't think there you can decide whether or not a certain pokemon makes a better waifu than another pokemon there which is why I posted my most recent hot take (at the time of writing this post) here

 

[Fusion Flare]

Sun and Moon (and by extension USUM) were great. A common criticism of Pokemon is that it keeps reusing the same 20 year old format over and over again. I do agree with this, but nobody mentions Game Freak changing it up with SM. The whole totem Pokemon thing is cool and fits thematically, and while the gimmick of the hour was just a lame attempt to bring Yo-kai Watch fans over to Pokemon (which didn't work Yo-kai Watch 3 is still the best 3ds game dammit), it could give some lesser-known pokemon a chance to shine. I'm also a big fan of the story in SM. The Aether Foundation is awesome and the battle with Lusamine-Nihilego was really cool. The Ultra Beasts are weird, but that's why I like them.

[\B]I agree with the Ultra Beasts statement, and I remmeber one quote i found that really sums up my opinions on them.

“They found a way to make things that look nothing like pokemon while still avoiding valid complaint from fans about them ‘not looking like pokemon’”.

 

[Snessy!]

[\B]I agree with the Ultra Beasts statement, and I remmeber one quote i found that really sums up my opinions on them.

“They found a way to make things that look nothing like pokemon while still avoiding valid complaint from fans about them ‘not looking like pokemon’”.

exactly

 

[Ironmage]

“They found a way to make things that look nothing like pokemon while still avoiding valid complaint from fans about them ‘not looking like pokemon’”.

To be honest, I never really thought they didn't look like pokemon. To me, they were always the weird and artificial-seeming mons that unfortunately got shoved in a postgame closet because Alola is NaturalTM.

 

[phoopes]

as someone whose first pokemon game was USUM, I have to agree with you

I'm ancient

 

[Fusion Flare]

I'm ancient
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I thought you were a bouncer at a bar

 

[CanineIllusionist]

I think az should be allowed out of the shadow realm

 

[Magmajudis]

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity and Super Mystery Dungeon were great imo.

 

[superstrike66]

Acacia is the best wood type in Minecraft. The Grey bark makes great flooring and framing for a building and contrasts well with the orange of the wood itself. The planks look great in modern houses and desert, tropical, blue/cyan and grey builds. We don't talk about the doors though, as those are bad.

 

[War Incarnate]

Minecraft villages have the weirdest generation out of all minecraft structures and I love them.

The weird end generation bug that happened in 1.17 snapshot 21w13a was extremely funny and should've been toggleable as a permanent feature. (however, raise the end spikes when doing so)

 

[Heavyweapons Mann]

On a scale of Virgin to Chad, Discord and Reddit are both Virgin

 

[Sultan]

Puzzle of Time should not have been banned.

 

[VTaxi]

On a scale of Virgin to Chad, Discord and Reddit are both Virgin

Would you say Smogon is chad? Or possibly virgin idk