We all hold opinions that tend to clash with the general public, or at least those around you. So post 'em, and maybe you'll find that some your opinions aren't so unpopular after all!
- I don't find Pewdiepie funny, and quite enjoyed the Retsupurae done on him
- I liked Antlantica as a world.
- I lost interest in Haruhi after the fifth episode.
- Brawl > Melee
- I hated the Hobbit as a book.
While I can't say I agree with you losing interest in Melancholy, I also hated the Hobbit and never thought PewDiePie was all that special.
Also, I have no reason to think that Melee was better than Brawl.
I think Brawl being better than Melee is the more popular opinion, actually.
That being said, my unpopular opinion would be that Melee's better than Brawl. >_>
Most people say Melee is better than Brawl because its a much faster and tighter game. Brawl is very floaty in comparison.
I like this topic.
Wet dog smells good
Private sector > Public
Transformers was a great movie :]
^ They are taking the Transformers movies WAY to far. The first one was interesting, had a good plot, and had a fair amount of action (not too much). Second one, meh. Third one, meh. NOW a fourth one is coming out. I honestly think it should have been kept as a single film.
Brawl was much better than Melee, in my opinion. Plus, the cut scenes were pretty epic. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKHQXuXE8qc)
^Lol, who buys a fighting game for the cut scenes? :P
I liked Super Mario Bros. 2 better than 3. You heard me.
I don't see what's so special about Kingdom Hearts.
I hated The Avengers and the other Marvel movies.
I think New Super Mario Bros. is a great series.
I hate Tom Cruise.
I think Hans Zimmer, while certainly serviceable, is one of the worst film composers in modern music.
I do, but it's just not for me.
Blasphemy
I agree
Feel Same.
Whoo, high five!
What, brawl gets boring after a month of playing. I'm still going to melee tournaments to play, there's so much depth to the game (wave dashing, l canceling, ect.)
As for me:
- Disel fuel smells good.
- The first level of FF7 is too hard. :(
That's all I can think of at the moment.
I hate, hate, hate horror movies. And zombie films. I am so sick of them...
The story, characters, and gameplay of FF7 are pretty lousy compared to previous entries in the series
How could I forget!
- Stunfisk is one of my favorite pokemon.
- Tingle is cute! (like a puppy...)
Here's a list of mine
-Mario 3 is better than SMW
-Koopa is best kart in SMK
-AJ is one of the best ace attorney games out there.
-Cod is too repetitive and boring (oh wait...)
-Clubbing is overrated
-Star spangeled banner is NOT the best national anthem
-Social Media is evil
(i have a few others, but im not going to post them, prolly start a flame war)
Quote from: Nebbles on July 03, 2013, 10:33:42 PMI hate, hate, hate horror movies. And zombie films. I am so sick of them...
Aww. I understand about zombie movies, but I think some horror films are fine as long as they aren't stupid. I do agree that most are terrible though.
Quote from: fank009 on July 04, 2013, 01:54:47 AMHere's a list of mine
-Mario 3 is better than SMW
-Koopa is best kart in SMK
-AJ is one of the best ace attorney games out there.
-Cod is too repetitive and boring (oh wait...)
-Clubbing is overrated
-Star spangeled banner is NOT the best national anthem
-Social Media is evil
(i have a few others, but im not going to post them, prolly start a flame war)
^1. Agree
2. I always play as Koopa in MK7
3. Never played but has to be better than JFA
4. Don't care about FPS's.
5. ?
6. "O, Canada" is.
7. Depends.
Also forgot
-I think Ratatouille is easily the best Pixar movie
-I liked the Gen V Pokemon games better than Diamond and Pearl, including the Pokemon themselves.
My favourite movie genre is psychological thrillers.
I actually really liked gen IV. I understand D/P had issues, but Platinum was fantastic.
Old Mario games <<<<< old Sonic games.
Naruto isn't that bad.
Quote from: Nebbles on July 04, 2013, 08:54:16 AMI actually really liked gen IV. I understand D/P had issues, but Platinum was fantastic.
Agreed.
I don't like most movies.
I always wear a winter coat and sweater regardless of the weather or season.
I find creepy, ominous and/or depressing music to be the most enjoyable.
I'm uninterested in either gender.
Quote from: UnknownKirbyMan on July 04, 2013, 11:26:44 AMI'm uninterested in either gender.
Did you just confess that you're asexual?
The current TWG is awful.
OH WAIT THAT'S THE POPULAR OPINION. NEVER MIND THEN.
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on July 04, 2013, 11:29:24 AMDid you just confess that you're asexual?
Not confessed. Stated. I'm perfectly happy with that.
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on July 04, 2013, 08:46:19 AMMy favourite movie genre is psychological thrillers.
Kinda same here, or at least I love good thrillers & horror movies. I love it when there's something mysterious going on and when the movie shows that things aren't as they first appeared. A good example is Shutter Island. One of the best movie ever imo is Enemy of the State, sure it's not so mysterious but it's very clever and simply a really exciting thriller.
I like the newer Sonic games more than the 2D versions.
There. I said it.
I don't think Mega Man 2 is the best game in the series
The N64 is my least favorite Nintendo home console
Mario World is my favorite 2D Mario game
I like Team Fortress 2 more than CoD in every way
I didn't enjoy Portal 2's gameplay, I just play it for the humor
Quote from: SlowPokemon on July 04, 2013, 08:07:02 AM3. Never played but has to be better than JFA
Uh, I really suggest you play AJ before saying this. Because to me, JFA made up for it because of these two reasons:
- the last case is one of the best cases ever
- Pearl
AJ on the other hand has a cool first case, but then goes downhill throughout. The soundtrack's really good, at least.
Oh, and for a couple of other unpopular opinions:
- MegaMan.EXE (Battle Network) is best MegaMan
- Applejack is best pony
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on July 04, 2013, 11:29:24 AMDid you just confess that you're asexual?
Er, that doesn't mean he's asexual. Just aromantic. Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction. You can still like boys/girls, but you just don't want sex. Not being interested in girls or boys at all generally means aromanticism, where you just don't desire a relationship at all.
Back on topic, I hate soda.
Quote from: Nebbles on July 04, 2013, 01:03:30 PMBack on topic, I hate soda.
This I can completely agree with.
MATH IS AWESOME
JUST TRY AND ARGUE
Actually, please don't. No one likes flame wars.Quote from: Echo on July 04, 2013, 12:32:10 PM- MegaMan.EXE (Battle Network) is best MegaMan
HECK YEAH
Quote from: Nebbles on July 04, 2013, 01:03:30 PMEr, that doesn't mean he's asexual. Just aromantic. Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction. You can still like boys/girls, but you just don't want sex. Not being interested in girls or boys at all generally means aromanticism, where you just don't desire a relationship at all.
I understand the difference.
I'm asexual.
Quote from: UnknownKirbyMan on July 04, 2013, 02:40:48 PMI understand the difference.
I'm asexual.
Translation: "I can't get some"
I'm just kidding ^^ I'm not one of those morons who thinks asexuality isn't a real thing. Hell, I think Mashi is iirc.
Ah... still, just making sure.
Believe me, I don't hate on anyone's sexuality. I've had people tell me bisexuality isn't a real thing.
Like are you telling me I'm a biological impossibility or.... |D
Oh man. You should've punched them in the face.
Quote from: Nebbles on July 04, 2013, 02:59:22 PMOh man. You should've punched them in the face.
I wouldn't agree with that.
Things like that aren't worth violence.
Not to say it's not important, but violence isn't a good response.
Well it sure is one hell of a punch line when it comes to arguments.
heh-heh heh
Quote from: Waddle Bro on July 04, 2013, 11:15:58 PMWell it sure is one hell of a punch line when it comes to arguments.
I see what you did there! Lolololololololololololololololololololololol
Spoiler
Lolololololololololololololololololololololol (First time using a spoiler right here)
Quote from: Echo on July 04, 2013, 12:32:10 PMOh, and for a couple of other unpopular opinions:
- MegaMan.EXE (Battle Network) is best MegaMan
THANK YOU
Quote from: UnknownKirbyMan on July 04, 2013, 11:12:55 PMI wouldn't agree with that.
Things like that aren't worth violence.
Not to say it's not important, but violence isn't a good response.
Don't be so pretentious. You don't need to lecture her. It's not like she was legitimately telling me to be violent.
Hey guys, calm you tits.
BACK ON TOPIC
I think that 2nd gen is the worst of all the Pokemon gens.
Please don't kill me. :<
Skyward Sword is the best Zelda game.
I dislike the majority of Gen I Pokemon.
COME AT ME BROZINSKIS
Quote from: FSM-Reapr on July 05, 2013, 09:22:35 AMI dislike the majority of Gen I Pokemon.
Mostly agree with that.
I don't dislike the majority of ANY generation of Pokemon. Don't see how a real Pokemon fan could.
Quote from: Clanker37 on July 05, 2013, 09:20:46 AMHey guys, calm you tits.
BACK ON TOPIC
I think that 2nd gen is the worst of all the Pokemon gens.
Please don't kill me. :<
Hey, same here! I think that "real fan" bull is... well, bull. You like the thing? You're a fan, congrats!
Quote from: Clanker37 on July 05, 2013, 09:20:46 AMI think that 2nd gen is the worst of all the Pokemon gens.
I honestly think 3rd gen was the worst. Not at all to say it was in the least bit bad, but it wasn't quite as unbelievably amazing as the others. (My opinion of course)
Gen 3 will always be the best, just saying. FireRed/LeafGreen 4ever.
Oh, and speaking of Pokemon, Black 2's champion > Black 1's champion.
Quote from: Echo on July 05, 2013, 02:07:48 PMOh, and speaking of Pokemon, Black 2's champion > Black 1's champion.
When I saw the champion of Black 2, I was like, okay bud, go get Alder. Then the battle starts and I'm like: "Wait, what?!" In my opinion she's too young to be a champion. Barely old enough to know what she's doing.
What happened to kids becoming trainers at the age of 10? You can't just go ahead and have 10-year-old champions...
but lolis make everything better
Quote from: JDMEK5 on July 05, 2013, 02:14:53 PMWhen I saw the champion of Black 2, I was like, okay bud, go get Alder. Then the battle starts and I'm like: "Wait, what?!" In my opinion she's too young to be a champion. Barely old enough to know what she's doing.
What happened to kids becoming trainers at the age of 10? You can't just go ahead and have 10-year-old champions...
Because it's not like the champion of Red/Blue was a kid either or anything. >_>
I found Black 2's champ to be refreshing, because the champion's on more equal grounds with the player character. The champ's not some mentor-type character who ends up guiding you to overcome them, but rather someone young and ambitious, seeking to be the best themselves instead of just looking out for the next generation of great battlers.
Quote from: Dude on July 05, 2013, 02:18:10 PMbut lolis make everything better
Also, this. Better than having Benga as champ, at least.
Ugh, I just remembered how much I hate the hairstyles in general in Black 2/White 2. >_>
Black 2's champion is probably my favorite champion, not gonna lie.
Quote from: Clanker37 on July 05, 2013, 09:20:46 AMI think that 2nd gen is the worst of all the Pokemon gens.
*gasps and falls to the ground*
But... aahhh... but...!!! *cough cough wheeze* X_X
Quote from: Echo on July 05, 2013, 02:28:32 PMUgh, I just remembered how much I hate the hairstyles in general in Black 2/White 2. >_>
QWILFISH HAIRDOS 4 LYFE
Quote from: Clanker37 on July 05, 2013, 09:20:46 AMI think that 2nd gen is the worst of all the Pokemon gens.
I agree. 3rd gen is my favorite and 2nd my least favorite, but theres a really small gap in between where all the other gens are. Just because something is my least favorite doesn't mean I dislike it, since my two favorite pokemon happen to be from the 2nd gen
Exactly. I totally understand it being your "least favorite" because there are only 100 Pokemon and the game is remarkably linear. But I cannot understand anyone "disliking" it while claiming to love the other Pokemon games, since it's just more of the same.
Gen 2 did have some issues, though...
In another unpopular Pokemon opinion, I never thought Piplup was all that cute. XD
I literally gasped at that.
LITERALLY.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU ANYMORE.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on July 05, 2013, 05:26:14 PMIn another unpopular Pokemon opinion, I never thought Piplup was all that cute. XD
To combat that, I think Trubbish is adorable!
Quote from: SlowPokemon on July 05, 2013, 05:26:14 PMIn another unpopular Pokemon opinion, I never thought Piplup was all that cute. XD
Pretty sure I said this before, but me too. Plus Buneary.
Quote from: Bubbles7689 on July 05, 2013, 05:44:39 PMPretty sure I said this before, but me too. Plus Buneary.
I honestly can't see how people can find some pokemon cute. Since in the real world I imagine this happening:
"Look at you, Piplup! You're so cute! Look how adorable you are! Aww!
NOW KILL MY ENEMIES"
Being cute doesnt mean you cant fight. There has to be some pokemon you think is cute
Nope, not a single one.
Aww Buneary is adorable. I really love its design.
Although I have to say that Lopunny's design looks really feminine for a Pokemon that can potentially be male >_<
Quote from: SlowPokemon on July 05, 2013, 08:38:23 PMAww Buneary is adorable. I really love its design.
Although I have to say that Lopunny's design looks really feminine for a Pokemon that can potentially be male >_<
Opposite for Mr. Mime XD
Quote from: Bubbles7689 on July 05, 2013, 08:25:12 PMBeing cute doesnt mean you cant fight.
I know that, but it just seems odd.
Quote from: Bubbles7689 on July 05, 2013, 08:25:12 PMThere has to be some pokemon you think is cute
neh...not really.
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Spheal is the cutest Pokemon ever
You're right. It's so adorable I want to turn it into a pair of boots and parade them around town like J. Edgar Hoover toting a new handbag made by the finest Italian craftsmen this side on the Mason-Dixon Line.
Dunsparce is the cutest.
Luigi > Mario btw.
^both of those opinions are pretty popular ones, believe it or not
Justice for all was probably my favourite AA game, if only for the Last Case.
I thought "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya" was just okay.
Good luck with the world
I could've said that better.
I thought it was good, but not as mindblowing as I had heard it was.
you just dont get art
Guys, it's fine.
There's a reason he scored a 3 on his AP English Language Exam. (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fllforum.net%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fface_morton2.gif&hash=be6aa981f9fbdbb45aa918e9ef7c665dcd815fb9)
Speaking of Art, I don't really understand Abstract and Modern Art and I think they're sort of pointless, to be honest???
Quote from: Mashi on July 07, 2013, 01:48:50 PMGuys, it's fine.
There's a reason he scored a 3 on his AP English Language Exam.
fucking lol
Quote from: Mashi on July 07, 2013, 01:48:50 PMI don't really understand Abstract and Modern Art and I think they're sort of pointless
I agree with you thar.
But I guess that's why it's called abstract.
I liked Haruhi a lot when I was younger, then.... eh. I think it's a little over-hyped.
Just don't crucify me for an opinion, okay?
Quote from: Nebbles on July 07, 2013, 03:23:21 PMI liked Haruhi a lot when I was younger, then.... eh. I think it's a little over-hyped.
Just don't crucify me for an opinion, okay?
nebbles
get them to watch this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPtczI94jAY
Quote from: Mashi on July 07, 2013, 01:48:50 PMGuys, it's fine.
There's a reason he scored a 3 on his AP English Language Exam. (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fllforum.net%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fface_morton2.gif&hash=be6aa981f9fbdbb45aa918e9ef7c665dcd815fb9)
Speaking of Art, I don't really understand Abstract and Modern Art and I think they're sort of pointless, to be honest???
Loool I took a course on modern art and I think modern artists are just trolls. Modern art is what came up after they thought they needed to redefine art after photography (capturing realistic images) was invented. The other thing I got out of the class was that it's mostly hype. Get a rich person to buy your modern art and it's modern art...
On topic: People who complain that their subject doesn't need them to read books or write well are totally wrong since everyone actually needs those skills.
I think there's something to be said for modern art.
Quote from: Mashi on July 07, 2013, 01:48:50 PMGuys, it's fine.
There's a reason he scored a 3 on his AP English Language Exam. (https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fllforum.net%2Fimages%2Fsmilies%2Fface_morton2.gif&hash=be6aa981f9fbdbb45aa918e9ef7c665dcd815fb9)
Shh. I can't English, but I understand it. I suppose watching it after both watching Shutter Island and finishing Bioshock Infinite dimmed whatever mindblowing I was supposed to experience. The time travel was complicated and cool, but not hard to believe, and
Spoiler
Nagato's bookmark versus the sign up sheet
was more an interesting idea than an astonishing plot twist in my opinion.
In my opinion, it wasn't mind blowing at all. It was a character study of Kyon and to lesser extent Yuki. I thought it was a fantastic film though, probably superior to the entire Melancholy anime.
I don't like bacon...
I've never been terribly fond of it either.
I think ketchup and tomato sauce are the worst things to eat in the world.
I would have preferred it if Gau's Theme was wild west.
(I still like his theme though, it just doesn't fit him at all).
Quote from: Ruto on July 08, 2013, 06:06:38 PMI don't like bacon...
I don't either. The smell turns me off big time.
I made it through Chapter 3 of My Immortal.
Such an unpopular opinion...?
Omg is that the fucking bad HP fanfiction?
OH THAT OMG I PNLY READ A PARAGRAPH
I just searched for that.
Didn't make it past the first two sentences once I heard the word "vampire"
nsfw or humanity: https://encyclopediadramatica.se/My_immortal
-.-
the first quote killed me inside.
How the hell did you make it to chapter 3??
I made it to chapter 10 until Ebony and Voldemort started making out.
So you lost interest in the Melancholy after 5 episodes, but you manage to read 10 chapters of My Immortal? :P
I hate eating ice cream in a cone because it always drips all over me.
Quote from: Jompa on August 15, 2013, 04:33:13 PMSo you lost interest in the Melancholy after 5 episodes, but you manage to read 10 chapters of My Immortal? :P
lolololol
Quote from: blueflower999 on August 19, 2013, 01:38:16 PMI hate eating ice cream in a cone because it always drips all over me.
ME TOO. Actually, I just dislike ice cream in general.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 19, 2013, 01:42:29 PMActually, I just dislike ice cream in general.
Me too. I like popsicles much more tho.
But those drip even more? ???
I didn't say anything about minding them dripping.
Derp. Thought you quoted blueflower.
I love drawing and doing art
But I hate learning the history of Art...=_= so boring for me for some damn reason
Yeah.....that's not good
-I hate studying Piano, I cant study for more than 2 hours a day...
-I hate reading books, the only one I read until the end was "The Ultimate history of Videogames"...
-I hated Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2...
Quote from: ALPRAS on August 20, 2013, 10:19:25 AM-I hate studying Piano, I cant study for more than 2 hours a day...
-I hate reading books, the only one I read until the end was "The Ultimate history of Videogames"...
.....how can you diss Lang Lang with a good conscience? I don't like him either, but seriously. You hate studying piano? You've never read a book?!
YOU HATED FINAL FANTASY XIII
WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN
Sims 4 looks really good.
Quote from: ALPRAS on August 20, 2013, 10:19:25 AM-I hated Final Fantasy XIII and XIII-2...
Believe it or not, that's the popular opinion.
More like Final Hallway XIII.
Quote from: sunnydelight18 on August 20, 2013, 12:36:56 PMSims 4 looks really good.
No matter how good it looks, it's sure to disappoint!
I actually think the Mega Evolutions look cool :P
Quote from: Ruto on August 20, 2013, 02:13:39 PMNo matter how good it looks, it's sure to disappoint!
I probably shouldn't be as optimistic about it as I am, but I think it has the potential to be really good. My biggest concern is them not allowing custom content.
Quote from: Waddle Bro on August 20, 2013, 12:02:47 PMYOU HATED FINAL FANTASY XIII
WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN
you mean final hallway sheee?
edit: aw maestro beat me
Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 20, 2013, 11:57:58 AM.....how can you diss Lang Lang with a good conscience? I don't like him either, but seriously. You hate studying piano? You've never read a book?!
It's not that I actually hate studying Piano, what I hate is playing the musics at slooooooow tempo, and all sort of techniques. Not so mention the scales and Hanon, I think nobody likes that...
Quote from: MaestroUGC on August 20, 2013, 12:46:16 PMMore like Final Hallway XIII.
Bingo. I found the game soooo boring, and it's so confusing, and they make it on purpose, it's immensely stupid! When I started playing FF XIII-2 I just thought "Yey, more of the same... Nope." and I turned off my Xbox and never played the game again...
Btw, I also dont like the 2D Zelda games, I find them boring too (what's happening with me? Everything is boring now!), but I really like the 3D games. Except Wind Waker (sorry Bubbles), which I hated...
Quote from: Bubbles on August 21, 2013, 11:45:47 AMWind Waker is my favorite Zelda game
Wind Waker is one of the most highly regarded Zelda games, and I think that overall my friends are evenly split between Ocarina, Wind Waker, and Link to the Past. And then there's that one guy that thinks Majora's Mask is better than all of them.
Wind waker had a bunch of things to do along with a great storyline, plus it was fun and cute. I started LttP but got bored at the second temple or something, and now I cant find it :P OOT wasnt a bad game by any means, but I dont really see why people would prefer it over the other games
Quote from: Bubbles on August 21, 2013, 02:48:33 PMWind waker had a bunch of things to do along with a great storyline, plus it was fun and cute. I started LttP but got bored at the second temple or something, and now I cant find it :P OOT wasnt a bad game by any means, but I dont really see why people would prefer it over the other games
I think that OOT is a bit over-rated. The game is really cool of course, but saying that is the best game of all time, not even a bit... Majora's Mask is so weird and strangely scary. I have a strange relationship with that game, I don't think it's the best Zelda game and not even my favorite, but in the other hand, it's so unique and attractive, I always want to play it. But that moon, it scares the hell out of me.
I just played Wind Waker 3 or 4 times, for about 50 minutes each, and I found it quite boring.. I just like the epic Zeldas... :/
Quote from: ALPRAS on August 21, 2013, 11:55:57 AMIt's not that I actually hate studying Piano, what I hate is playing the musics at slooooooow tempo, and all sort of techniques. Not so mention the scales and Hanon, I think nobody likes that...
Solution to your problem, the book called "The Fundamentals of Piano Practice". The author recommends something called parallell sets to achieve speed quickly and slow play to improve the movements etc. you use to play fast. He writes specifically about what is wrong with Hanon (quite many valid reasons, such as waste of time (better learn real pieces). But it's filled with technique, it includes all sort of things such as hand motions, relaxation, playing scales (thumb under vs thumb over), memorization (mental play) and so on and so on.
Quote from: Ricky on August 21, 2013, 03:11:28 PMSolution to your problem, the book called "The Fundamentals of Piano Practice". The author recommends something called parallell sets to achieve speed quickly and slow play to improve the movements etc. you use to play fast. He writes specifically about what is wrong with Hanon (quite many valid reasons, such as waste of time (better learn real pieces). But it's filled with technique, it includes all sort of things such as hand motions, relaxation, playing scales (thumb under vs thumb over), memorization (mental play) and so on and so on.
Never heard of the book, but it seems quite interesting, I'll look for it now! Thank you :)
I have a feeling that whenever I can actually play majoras mask ill really like it. I just don't have the console for it, and there's no chance in getting it
It's on the N64, Game Cube (in the collector's edition), and Wii Virtual Console. It's also been pushed as a 3DS remake, but they're obviously going to finish Link Between Worlds before definitively deciding where to go with Zelda next. It's a very unorthodox Zelda game, but the side quests are a much bigger part of the game than Ocarina, and time-based events are fun to discover. It's not as annoying as you would think having to reset the three days.
Quote from: Zunawe on August 21, 2013, 03:21:00 PMIt's a very unorthodox Zelda game; the side quests are a much bigger part of the game than Ocarina, and time-based events are annoying to discover. It's not as fun as you would think having to reset the three days.
ftfy ?
The collecters edition is really expensive though right? Ill just wait for a 3DS remake
I have never felt as if I lost anything significant by being forced to reset time. You just have to make sure you can easily warp to a dungeon and then start it at the dawn of the first day.
For the events, if you talk to somebody and they're added to your notebook, you can automatically see when important things happen. Just not what they are. In my opinion, that makes it easy to find while not giving away what's going to happen at those moments.
Ninja'd: I suppose it is becoming "collectible" now. If you still have a Wii (I guess not, but worth mentioning), the standard rate for an N64 game is $10.
Quote from: Zunawe on August 21, 2013, 03:33:37 PMNinja'd: I suppose it is becoming "collectible" now. If you still have a Wii (I guess not, but worth mentioning), the standard rate for an N64 game is $10.
I recently bought a Nintendo 64, and I wanted to buy MM, but it costs at least 25€, and is the Expansion pack also needed, and it's also expensive...
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This isn't right, this sh*t is scary...
Quote from: Bubbles on August 21, 2013, 03:29:26 PMThe collecters edition is really expensive though right? Ill just wait for a 3DS remake
You can get it for about $20 on ebay. That's where I ended up buying it.
Never could get into MM, though. I found the time limit to be annoying and unfitting for a Zelda game. Same for the sidequests, which I'm pretty sure make up at least half of the gameplay.
Generally the collector's edition is above $100 on ebay I was looking at the brand new tab. Still though, even the lowest are gonna get pretty high after a few days. You can buy the case without the disc for about $10 though. Yay box art!
I was slightly off. You can buy it for about $35 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Legend-of-Zelda-Collectors-Edition-Nintendo-GameCube-2003-Disc-Only-/121162196289?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item1c35d46541), or $30 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Legend-of-Zelda-Collectors-Edition-Nintendo-GameCube-2003-/111144199887?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item19e0b5e6cf) but since it's bidding the price could end up a bit higher.
You all knew it was only a matter of time before I swooped in here
Bubbles, Wind Waker is fantastic. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I actually don't have a favorite, but imo the best are A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening, Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask, and Skyward Sword. Beyond that it's just preference.
MM though...... holy cow. Don't wait for an unlikely 3DS remake. Just figure out a way to get it. It will blow your mind.
Quote from: TheZeldaPianist275 on August 22, 2013, 01:19:20 PMYou all knew it was only a matter of time before I swooped in here
Why did you take so long? I almost thought hat you wouldn't come!
About MM... It's just wrong to tell Bubbles to
get an N64 emulator and download the ROM?
I dont play games on my computer anyway ::) If I ever see the GC version anywhere I'll definitely get it
Quote from: Bubbles on August 22, 2013, 02:39:24 PMI dont play games on my computer anyway ::) If I ever see the GC version anywhere I'll definitely get it
Even if you plug a controlled pad? :P
I never knew about that GC collectible pack, we never had that where I leave...
It not really a control problem, its just that I'm on a laptop and I'm paranoid that I'll run out of space/break it/run down the battery with my nonstop playing
Quote from: Bubbles on August 22, 2013, 02:45:23 PMIt not really a control problem, its just that I'm on a laptop and I'm paranoid that I'll run out of space/break it/run down the battery with my nonstop playing
I know that feeling... That's why I have a Desktop :P
Quote from: ALPRAS on August 22, 2013, 02:52:34 PMI know that feeling... That's why I have a Desktop :P
My laptop is more suited for gaming then this desktop... aahhh...
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on August 22, 2013, 02:55:15 PMMy laptop is more suited for gaming then this desktop... aahhh...
Yeah, but you don't really need a powerful computer to run a N64 emulator... In the other hand, to run the Gamecube emulator (aka Dolphin), oh my F****n god... You need a Intel Core I7 to run it smoothly...
I don't emulate games because I actually like to support the gaming companies ::)
Running emulators beyond the N64 is more of a problem with the emulator than computer speed. They're okay, but keyboard controls for games specifically designed for controllers don't work out too well. Some of the MM rooms would be frustrating without a controller.
I only emulate games that are next to impossible for me to legitimately play. Like Pokemon Emerald, for example. I don't have any sort of Gameboy, and I don't really value getting one.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 22, 2013, 03:33:40 PMI don't emulate games because I actually like to support the gaming companies ::)
Perfectly understandable! But if you think about it, Nintendo (and the developers that developed games for Nintendo 64 in this case) will never lose profit by emulating a N64 emulator, since the console and its games are not for sale anymore, except in the 2nd hand market, which 0% of the money goes to Nintendo/developers, so by not emulating that console, you aren't giving to taking any money from them! :)
About Gamecube, Wii, etc, well, thats kinda different, since there are still games from those consoles for sale in some specific countries...
Anyway, I've bought a Nintendo 64 in the other day, since I always wanted one! And because I wanted to play Banjo Kazooie and Zelda OOT and MM in the original controller and in the original console :)
And about the controls, thats why I have a controller for pc, way more easier that way!
Kinda crazy how this thread flourished so fast...
The main problem with N64 emulators and games for them is the quality. There is always something that messes things up, in Goldeneye the textures get blurry and some disappear or get funny colors. In Banjo Kazooie it goes black if you dive. In Donkey Kong 64 I don't remember what it was but it wasn't possible to play it properly and so on. A notable exception is Super Mario 64 which always seems to work pretty smoothly (although the sound can disappear sometimes). As for sales, Nintendo does sell some N64 games in virtual console so at least in some cases there is no excuse to use emulators because of lack of availability or no profits due to the second hand market.
Here's one...I don't exactly like OoT...
I didn't play it when it came out of N64. So I didn't get that new step to 3Dish amazement feel.
So yah.
._.
Quote from: Ricky on August 23, 2013, 03:12:34 AMThe main problem with N64 emulators and games for them is the quality. In Banjo Kazooie it goes black if you dive. In Donkey Kong 64 I don't remember what it was but it wasn't possible to play it properly and so on.
Yes, that is pretty annoying some times...
Btw, I bought Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts today, and I actually love it...
I actually liked the Bount Arc in Bleach.
you monster
lol bleach
I don't like feminism, I like gender equality. Basically feminism focuses mostly on women's issues and ignores most male issues. See this explanation:
I have always thought it annoying when women ask for social equality or unbiased job applications because they feel as if they've been held down, but almost expect chivalry or something of the sort (opening doors and stepping back, putting the toilet seat down, etc...). Obviously I'm not talking about all women, or even necessarily the majority, but the extremist idealists that seem to be working for an upper hand in society are rarely questioned.
I have nothing against women, I just think this whole equality thing was gone about wrongly.
This is going to come out sexist no matter how I say it, but I think the best way for me to say it is that traits that are common in teenage girls are my least favorite traits of any human. Most teenage girls in general really really irritate me.
Quote from: Zunawe on September 04, 2013, 03:43:04 PMI have always thought it annoying when women ask for social equality or unbiased job applications because they feel as if they've been held down
Did you know in this country there's still no such thing as paid maternity leave? (There's unpaid leave though, but a baby still can't even learn to sit up at the end of 12 weeks) Or how women don't get hired for a job because their employers think they'd leave after getting pregnant and there's no point letting them start a career? And how women still earn less than men for the same work? Or how women suffer harrassment at work and more women are killed by domestic violence in the US alone (from their boyfriends/husbands) than soldiers killed in since Bush declared war in the Middle East? Also let's not get into how women in some countries are targeted in those acid-throwing attacks by men who want to ruin their lives.
Quote from: Zunawe on September 04, 2013, 03:43:04 PMbut almost expect chivalry or something of the sort (opening doors and stepping back, putting the toilet seat down, etc...)
I don't need anyone to hold the door for me or put down the toilet seat but it would be nice to make sure the toilet seat's clean before you leave. Lol.
Quote from: Zunawe on September 04, 2013, 03:43:04 PMObviously I'm not talking about all women, or even necessarily the majority, but the extremist idealists that seem to be working for an upper hand in society are rarely questioned.
I have nothing against women, I just think this whole equality thing was gone about wrongly.
I've never met one of those angry feminists in my life actually. So what would these extreme idealists sound like?
I almost chose not to post that because I was afraid of this. I suppose it probably makes my post seem more ignorant, but I was speaking from only my own experience, and not making an argument against the whole country or even world's way of going about it. Heck, I've never listened to a political debate or speech unless I was required to. I understand that there are countries in which women are devalued drastically, and I'm not saying that shouldn't be changed. What I think the video Ricky posted was saying is that the problems of women are emphasized and pushed to the front because they're women, the gender that has been historically undervalued.
I'm not saying that every single woman asks for chivalry. I'm saying that there are people that do, and they annoy me.
They take the feminism and turn it into a way to gain an upper hand, generally using guilt over embarrassing historical events by saying "Is it because I'm a girl?" or something like that.
Maybe I emphasized the wrong parts of my argument. I'm not arguing against the equality of the genders, I'm stating my irritation with people who take advantage of it.
Quote from: Ricky on September 03, 2013, 10:33:51 PMI don't like feminism, I like gender equality. Basically feminism focuses mostly on women's issues and ignores most male issues. See this explanation:
this:
Quote from: sunnydelight18 on September 04, 2013, 04:30:10 PMProper feminism actually focuses on equality for all. It's the extremists who believe otherwise.
And unfortunately, it's the extremists that get heard the most.
feminism actually means "the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men."
gender equality. anyone who says feminism is about women > men have the wrong definition of feminism, probably due to the extremists (misandrists) who incorrectly label themselves as feminists.
Misandrist as in hater of men. Apparently that word isn't on chrome's dictionary...
@Jub3r7, I suppose you didn't really watch the video. The issue is not caused just by a few extremist women but by our current society. Things like prostate cancer research (even though prostate cancer is more common) don't get nowhere as much funding or media attention as breast cancer research. That's just one example. And besides feminism should be both renamed (to gender equality or something like that) to get rid of the "fem" and focus on both male and female issues.
everyonism
Quote from: SlowPokemon on September 04, 2013, 03:59:59 PMThis is going to come out sexist no matter how I say it, but I think the best way for me to say it is that traits that are common in teenage girls are my least favorite traits of any human. Most teenage girls in general really really irritate me.
I have to agree with you there.
even though Imma a girl...
Yeah, it's not like I hate all teenage girls. Some of my favorite people ever are women.
I hate everyone equally
Roz doesn't discriminate
Exactly
Oh yeah?
Well I hate everything equally.
The guy in the video doesn't convince me of much. Just another angry MRA >__>
nsfw, comment on one of his arguments:
Spoiler
There's actually medical reasons why men are circumsized (it reduces the transmission of some diseases, makes it easier to clean *cough*, and it's possible for foreskins to get infected), not that it means I think they should all have to. There is no reason why women should be. The cultures that practice female circumcision do it to make sex/childbirth hurt like crazy and to stop them from being aroused.
The video mentions an edit about the funding question for prostate and breast cancer issue. Breast cancer gets more attention partially because women raise more public awareness about it, but also breast cancer tends to be more aggressive than prostate cancer and is not as easily/safely diagnosed. I've never seen anyone hand out leaflets in the park about the seriousness of prostate cancer, etc.
I have no idea why those commercials he shows are funny. Maybe they're just playing on male stereotypes? Although I don't see women as the joke in advertisements. Younger girls are, though.
Domestic abuse issue: While it's probably more common than I think, men are less likely to be killed or injured by the spouse in domestic disputes.
The other stuff that guy didn't bring up but I think should be changed!
-Giving men (paid) leave from work when they have children
-Stop "blaming it on the man" in family disputes
-Stop teaching girls and boys that boys can't control their lust (this is mostly for religious and conservative people) as an excuse for girls not to wear this, or do that...ehhh...slut shaming.
I don't thinks he's an MRA. In the regard of gender equality he's pretty sane as he sees issues on both sides and obviously has noticed how issues on the male side tend to be ignored.
- Male circumcision shouldn't be done unless the male is adult and can decide himself. Putting babies at such medical risk and removing a part of their body should be strictly forbidden unless it somehow can save their lives (which I doubt but I don't know alot on the topic).
- Well, maybe prostate cancer isn't as dangerous etc. but it's more common and overall gets too little funding.
- Advertisement is advertisement, it likes to play on stereotypes. Feminism sees much advertisement as not "politically correct". They also generally dislike how women are portrayed in movies, video games etc. but it's pretty silly in the end. So he might have given advertising too much focus in his video but it at least portrays that advertisers play on the stereotypes of both genders.
- The problem is domestic abuse against men isn't taken seriously. Just watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFAd4YdQks
- I agree with the other issues you listed. Another issue, at least in Sweden and Britain, females are getting advantages in the work place to make things more "equal" by hiring females because they are females, not because of the skills the person has or doesn't have for the work position. Watch this to see what I mean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaU8b0MO2rU . The older (compared with the other) woman in the debate with the program leaders has some sane things to say about this work place situation while the younger is an obvious radical feminism and thinks women should get certain jobs just because they are women. Also, father's rights compared with mother's rights is another issue.
I know, I know, there is feminism and there is also men's right movement and both have their points and share of good people but I've seen major flaws on both sides. The main issue is that any ideology is flawed because people get blinded by the ideology and don't consider what's good for others outside the ideology but rather focus on what's good for them or their ideology. When you are bound to an ideology you don't see the World for what it is, you see the World for how you want to see it. Since we are on the topic of gender equality and feminism lets take a few examples from feminism: A more or less extreme feminist might (I've heard of such examples) for example:
- Blame gender inequalities on an imaginary partiarchy or even worse, on "rape culture", insulting not only women, men but first and foremost actual rape victims (by making including lots of trivial things into their definition of "rape culture"). For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geQyrBGS_60
- Ignore any biologically proven gender differences such as difference in strength or ability to do well in sports etc. Instead they blame it all on social constructs.
- Hating men, wanting female supremacy, ignoring or even protesting against the idea of males being discriminated too. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYyGTmcP80
- A worldview in which everything seems to be sexist against women.
And finally by making something called gender equality or something like that it would accomplish two important things:
- Getting rid of the extremists on both side of the gender "debate" and making the debate more sane.
- Making society realize that there are issues of discrimination on both sides and if we want gender equality we have to approach it from both sides simultaneously.
In general I've been thinking this thought: If there's discrimination in one direction there's often discrimination in the other direction too.
Quote from: MaestroUGC on September 06, 2013, 11:42:32 AMOh yeah?
Well I hate everything equally.
And I hate
every possible thing equally.
(Of course this comment and the previous comments are still true if we love everything a whole huggy bunch)
Quote from: Ricky on September 10, 2013, 09:42:23 AM- Male circumcision shouldn't be done unless the male is adult and can decide himself. Putting babies at such medical risk and removing a part of their body should be strictly forbidden unless it somehow can save their lives (which I doubt but I don't know alot on the topic).
I heard cirumcision is more common in America so I'm not really sure what every other country does. I guess it's seen as more of a prevention thing and makes it less awkward for a few things later >_> (Go ask your mother)
Isn't it going to be harder to convince some guy to do that to himself when he's older?Quote from: Ricky on September 10, 2013, 09:42:23 AM- Advertisement is advertisement, it likes to play on stereotypes. Feminism sees much advertisement as not "politically correct". They also generally dislike how women are portrayed in movies, video games etc. but it's pretty silly in the end. So he might have given advertising too much focus in his video but it at least portrays that advertisers play on the stereotypes of both genders.
Hahaha from experience women are a lot less likely to laugh at themselves, and more likely to think something isn't funny.
Quote from: Ricky on September 10, 2013, 09:42:23 AM- The problem is domestic abuse against men isn't taken seriously.
Agreed but violence against women is still way more common. Definitely more publicized too...
Quote from: Ricky on September 10, 2013, 09:42:23 AM- I agree with the other issues you listed. Another issue, at least in Sweden and Britain, females are getting advantages in the work place to make things more "equal" by hiring females because they are females, not because of the skills the person has or doesn't have for the work position.
Yeah I've heard people say this too. Oddly in America, hiring or accepting minority students to schools is acceptable to "bring diversity" into the group. In college though, a lot of schools try to bring their student populations close to 50% men and 50% women, but in reality the schools I've been to is more like 40% men and 60% women. Turning down better qualified women to get numbers closer to 50/50 is starting to happen more. Can't tell you what it's like in the workplace yet, but an advantage from being a woman in college doesn't really exist here.
Quote from: Ricky on September 10, 2013, 09:42:23 AM- Blame gender inequalities on an imaginary partiarchy or even worse, on "rape culture", insulting not only women, men but first and foremost actual rape victims (by making including lots of trivial things into their definition of "rape culture"). For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geQyrBGS_60
- Ignore any biologically proven gender differences such as difference in strength or ability to do well in sports etc. Instead they blame it all on social constructs.
- Hating men, wanting female supremacy, ignoring or even protesting against the idea of males being discriminated too. For example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvYyGTmcP80
- A worldview in which everything seems to be sexist against women.
And finally by making something called gender equality or something like that it would accomplish two important things:
- Getting rid of the extremists on both side of the gender "debate" and making the debate more sane.
- Making society realize that there are issues of discrimination on both sides and if we want gender equality we have to approach it from both sides simultaneously.
In general I've been thinking this thought: If there's discrimination in one direction there's often discrimination in the other direction too.
I think people will get more sane eventually.
Ricky, I think you're spending too much time on Tumblr. You can't generalise an entire group for the actions of a few. It's like saying every Muslim is a terrorist. It's a ludicrous notion sustained by the availability heuristic. Have you met many feminists? There are certainly extremists, but that's no surprise; extremists will exist in every group. Although I sympathise with some of your points (eg. biological differences, manifesto of the existence of a patriarchy and rape culture, etc.), I think you're forsaking the idea that feminism is working for equal gender rights. If someone believes that women are superior to men, that's not feminism, and anyone labeling himself/herself as such is pseudo.
Although some of us aren't feminists in the more official sense (with official cards for the organisations or whatever), most people you've met are probably feminists! I'm a feminist, Ruto's a feminist, and I would say virtually everyone on this forum is a feminist! So it's odd that there are still so many difficulties faced by women in regard to civil rights and social circumstances, considering that the number of people who support equal gender rights is so large. And to be honest, women's rights movements are something that have been going on for a few centuries in America (and I'm certain, also, in other parts of the world), before we became the USA even! And I find it dubious that most women are out to one-up men, because I don't think that self-righteousness is a trait that characterises most women; women have been leaders in nearly every social movement ever; abolitionism, temperance, civil rights, tolerance of sexual orientation, etc. Not to say that men don't support good things, but women have tended to be very active social contributors! To be honest, if anything, they may not have been paying enough attention to their own rights in the past (though, I imagine a good deal of women may have been fine with the status quo back then. But it's a liberal time now, so things have changed!).
I do concur with you that there is some discrimination towards men. I remember reading a few that I thought were frivolous when studying such things in Government. I actually personally think that some discrimination is necessary to make up for biological differences (eg. I support drafting men and having women volunteer, because men tend to be physically stronger and I think war is an environment that men may handle emotionally a bit better than women, no offense to women though!!! And I would imagine most men to agree with the idea too). I'm conflicted on my stance for a paternal leave, for example, but I definitely support a maternal leave.
But anyway, despite their being discrimination on both sides, there is definitely way more discrimination against women. That's rather undeniable. Maybe people like us don't see it because we socialise with a good crowd of people, but the world is a big place! There's plenty of good and bad everywhere, we just don't see it much.
So I think there's been a misunderstanding on what exactly feminism is. Feminism isn't what a pseudo-feminist radical is spouting. Feminism is equality between genders. And that's all there is to it!
tl;dr: Girls can turn into Magical Girls. They are awesome.
Can men be feminists? ??? I've always thought that was offensive to the women who labeled themselves that way.
I usually just say I'm supportive of the movement.
Men can be feminists.
I personally support feminism, so I guess that makes me a feminist.
Men can be feminists just as free people could be abolitionists in the 19th century! I think part of the confusion may be because feminist has the fem- prefix so it seems to imply a woman, but men can certainly be feminists too, yes.
Also, Waddle Bro is being a Waddle Sis. B)
curses
my transgendered side has been discovered
God damn I want to comment so much, but due to my inability to articulate my thoughts I really can't.
I love Mashi's posts.
I love Mashi in general.
I hope neither of those are unpopular opinions though!!!
Oh yeah? Well I love me more.
Quote from: Jamaha on September 12, 2013, 01:01:53 PMGod damn I want to comment so much, but due to my inability to articulate my thoughts I really can't.
Story of my life
Quote from: Jamaha on September 12, 2013, 01:01:53 PMGod damn I want to comment so much, but due to my inability to articulate my thoughts I really can't.
Quote from: Roz~ on September 12, 2013, 03:01:32 PMStory of my life
Story of our life...
I was going to say this but got ninja'd.
I'm not contributing to the discussion at this time, but Mashi, I just want to thank you for your extraordinarily well-thought out ideas, and your common sense. It's quite rare. I very much appreciate it.
mashi for supreme ruler of the world y/y
mashi for supreme pizza of my heart
But that's the popular opinion!
I don't know what I did but I love you all too and you are all super amazing!!!
What you did?
You were being yourself.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory >>>>> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Quote from: Yugi on September 30, 2013, 05:23:31 PMCharlie and the Chocolate Factory >>>>> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
(https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/2162651783/wonka.jpg)
*tackles Yugi and begins beating him with a giant lollipop*
Quote from: Yugi on September 30, 2013, 05:23:31 PMCharlie and the Chocolate Factory >>>>> Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
I agree with this so hard. I actually kind of hate Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I compare it to the masterpiece of the original novel.
Plus Johnny Depp comes out so
Quote from: SlowPokemon on September 30, 2013, 07:07:18 PMI agree with this so hard. I actually kind of hate Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory when I compare it to the masterpiece of the original novel.
I didn't read the book, so I judged the two movies based on which one I thought was better
as a movie, rather than how faithfully I thought they adapted the book (for reasons stated earlier).
That being said, I still think the movie (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) had some interesting aspects to it.
...while browsing on Wikipedia for some more information on the film, I found this interesting tidbit.
Quote from: WikipediaScott Frank was hired to write the screenplay in February 1999 with the intention of making it closer to the book, in contrast to the 1971 film. Nicolas Cage was under discussions for Willy Wonka, but lost interest.
O.O
why do people think that cage is a good actor
Good? No.
Entertaining? Yes.
Quote from: Yugi on September 30, 2013, 11:32:05 PMwhy do people think that cage is a good actor
Because...
because clowns.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on October 01, 2013, 03:33:18 AMBecause...
because clowns.
Why clowns (and not just because clowns :P)??
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 01, 2013, 12:23:44 AMGood? No.
Entertaining? Yes.
accurate
Quote from: Sir Dino on September 30, 2013, 10:07:00 PMPlus Johnny Depp comes out so
idk what you mean by "comes out" because he's not gay but he is my favorite actor on earth
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 01, 2013, 06:00:29 AMidk what you mean by "comes out" because he's not gay but he is my favorite actor on earth
dont take away my hope
I didn't mean it in that way, I just meant he appears in the movie.
You just took it the wrong perspective.
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on October 01, 2013, 03:41:14 AMWhy clowns (and not just because clowns :P)??
Because clowns, duh.
You shoulda seen that coming.
He was expecting a moderately intelligent response
Which is really the biggest problem people have on this website
The Lorax >>>>> Horton Hears a Who
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 02, 2013, 07:03:00 AMHe was expecting a moderately intelligent response
Which is really the biggest problem people have on this website
I know a moderately intelligent response!
Clowns.
Clowns are a moderately intelligent response.
nocturne
wat r u doin
nocturne
STAHP
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on October 02, 2013, 11:58:13 AMI know a moderately intelligent response!
Clowns.
Clowns are a moderately intelligent response.
I thought there were limits to being an idiot.
Quote from: Yugi on October 02, 2013, 04:58:32 PMI thought there were limits to being an idiot.
When people tell themselves that they're trolling, those limits seem to expand quite a bit, and I'm pretty sure that's what's happening here :/
I'm not trolling.
It's the clowns.
Spoiler
Okay I'll stop now.
Quote from: Sir Dino on October 02, 2013, 11:55:49 AMThe Lorax >>>>> Horton Hears a Who
Depends. If you're talking about the original books, I agree. If you're talking about the animated movies, I'd say you're very wrong haha.
Horton Hears A Who movie was way better than Teh Lorax. I haven't read the books tho so go figure.
I have very fond childhood memories of The Lorax book. Probably my favorite Dr. Seuss story ever.
I don't like Dr. Seuss.
I think the Star Wars movies suck.
/gohide
Quote from: Roz~ on October 03, 2013, 07:02:34 AMI think the Star Wars movies suck.
/gohide
I knew there was a reason we were friends
I like the first three Star Wars movies. I wasn't aware that people disliked them generally until last month. D:
Do you mean the actual first three, or the prequel trilogy?
I'm guessing the prequel trilogy since those are the ones that are generally agreed to be the worst
hahahahahahaha the fact that he called them the first three would make people who care about that so angry
Ep1 is known to just be an abomination.
2 was plain a mediocre film, however 3 was at least half decent. It's kinda on par with return of the jedi in some ways.
But the original trilogy are a staple sci fi saga. Even if you don't appreciate them for the classics they are, you should at least acknowledge their contribution to the genre as a whole.
I actually think some unpopular pokemon look pretty cool, namely Chandelure, Vanniluxe, and
Spoiler
Chespin's Final Form.
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on October 03, 2013, 09:28:07 PMEp1 is known to just be an abomination.
2 was plain a mediocre film, however 3 was at least half decent. It's kinda on par with return of the jedi in some ways.
But the original trilogy are a staple sci fi saga. Even if you don't appreciate them for the classics they are, you should at least acknowledge their contribution to the genre as a whole.
Revenge of the Sith is probably my favorite episode :/
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on October 03, 2013, 09:28:07 PMEp1 is known to just be an abomination.
2 was plain a mediocre film, however 3 was at least half decent. It's kinda on par with return of the jedi in some ways.
But the original trilogy are a staple sci fi saga. Even if you don't appreciate them for the classics they are, you should at least acknowledge their contribution to the genre as a whole.
I was referring to the prequel trilogy. And yes, I like all of them. Kill me. :P
Quote from: blueflower999 on October 04, 2013, 03:46:40 AMI was referring to the prequel trilogy. And yes, I like all of them. Kill me. :P
Yeah, this is the first time I've heard of people who don't like star wars :P I thought it was just people who liked it and people who hadn't seen it. :-\
- Pride Lands was my favorite world in KH2
- I didn't like One Winged Angel as a song, although I must admit that the Advent Children version was amazing.
- I don't like Charizard
- Davies >>>>> Moffat as a Writer
- I prefer white chocolate to milk chocolate
Quote from: Yugi on October 06, 2013, 11:22:57 PM- Pride Lands was my favorite world in KH2
I do agree that the Pride Lands was pretty cool.
Quote from: Yugi on October 06, 2013, 11:22:57 PM- Davies >>>>> Moffat as a Writer
Finally someone who agrees with me.[/list]
Quote from: Yugi on October 06, 2013, 11:22:57 PMPride Lands was my favorite world in KH2
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on October 06, 2013, 11:57:51 PMI do agree that the Pride Lands was pretty cool.
Yeah wait this is an unpopular opinion? Pride lands was amazing.
Pride Lands was a lot of fun.
And I agree that white chocolate >>>>>>> milk chocolate.
I hate white chocolate :(
I don't really like chocolate all together. Well, except for dark chocolate. It's pretty good.
White chocolate almost makes me feel nauseated. Especially that fake Hershey's cookies n' creme stuff.
I used to only like dark chocolate, but milk chocolate tastes really good to me lately as well.
I like white chocolate. Dark chocolate is also good.
and
twitter > facebook.
Everything is better than facebook.
Facebook is better than Facebook.
I like Skype.
What NOW?
Skype is Facebook than Skype.
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 07, 2013, 06:47:46 PMSkype is Facebook than Skype.
This statement is so awesome my head just exploded.
Finally, other people who think Pewdiepie's a loudmouthed git!
Other than that . . .
- Calculus is the best subject ever
- Trigonometry is the most useful subject ever
- Algebra is too easy
- 5th generation Pokemon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1st generation Pokemon
- One Piece > Anime > American TV shows > Pokemon TV show
- Game Music > popular music
- Soda tastes bad
- Apple needs to cool it with the iDevices
- Tabasco is a bad representation of hot sauce
- The dinosaurs weren't killed by a meteor
- Alcohol is a waste of money (I have 3 roommates who drink)
- Adobe products aren't overpriced
- Magikarp is a good Pokemon
Quote from: Dragonite on October 10, 2013, 07:29:50 PMFinally, other people who think Pewdiepie's a loudmouthed git!
- 5th generation Pokemon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1st generation Pokemon
- Game Music > popular music
- Apple needs to cool it with the iDevices
- Alcohol is a waste of money (I have 3 roommates who drink)
I agree very firmly about all of these. Well done.
PewDiePie is the worst thing to ever happen to video games.
That should be the popular opinion if it isn't.
It pretty much is the popular opinion among most of the gaming community.
Eh, calc kind of annoys me at the moment. It's not particularly well taught, which is probably poisoning it in my mind, cause I think I love it otherwise.
What do you even do in calculus? I'm gonna be doing calculus next year, I suppose, but I don't even know. Is it just more algebra but cooler?
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 10, 2013, 07:48:02 PMPewDiePie is the worst thing to ever happen to video games.
That should be the popular opinion if it isn't.
"ur jst jelus be cause he have 2 000 000 subs and u dont hahahahahahahahaahahahahahaahahahahah"
- Every Pewdiepie fanboy out there in response to the slightest criticism towards him.
I'm still waiting for an actual reason for not liking him besides "I don't like him"/"His fans are outrageous"
^this. He's not spectacular but he isn't offensively bad either. He's fairly entertaining.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 11, 2013, 04:04:29 PM^this. He's not spectacular but he isn't offensively bad either. He's fairly entertaining.
qft.
Quote from: Bubbles on October 11, 2013, 03:26:10 PMI'm still waiting for an actual reason for not liking him besides "I don't like him"/"His fans are outrageous"
He didn't play 999
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on October 11, 2013, 01:52:23 PMWhat do you even do in calculus? I'm gonna be doing calculus next year, I suppose, but I don't even know. Is it just more algebra but cooler?
Here. (https://www.khanacademy.org/math/calculus)
I'm a bit shocked you don't know what it is if you're in precalc now. :I
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 11, 2013, 04:04:29 PM^this. He's not spectacular but he isn't offensively bad either. He's fairly entertaining.
Actually, he is pretty offensively bad, but he has toned it down in recent months. I just hate how it's not about the games, it's about him. He doesn't focus on the game he's playing it and celebrating it like most other LPers and gamers who do this sort of thing, for him it's just background noise while he screams like an idiot. I doubt he cares about what he's playing, and you could probably mix-and-match his commentary and gameplay and there would be no difference.
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 11, 2013, 07:16:47 PMActually, he is pretty offensively bad, but he has toned it down in recent months. I just hate how it's not about the games, it's about him. He doesn't focus on the game he's playing it and celebrating it like most other LPers and gamers who do this sort of thing, for him it's just background noise while he screams like an idiot. I doubt he cares about what he's playing, and you could probably mix-and-match his commentary and gameplay and there would be no difference.
I used to watch him play Amnesia: TDD, but I couldn't stand watching him stop for several minutes at a time fooling around with and talking to a goddamned chair. It's not even funny or entertaining.
Also, Tchaikovsky is the best [classical] composer. Ever.
Calculus is what happens when you decide to make Mathematics actually useful. Most Mathematics that's learnt prior to Calculus relates to static objects; as in, no dynamic movement occurring. Calculus is the study of change. To give an example of what I mean by static and dynamic; if I asked what distance a car travelled if it ran for 5 seconds at 30 m/s, would you be able to calculate it? Now what if the car was accelerated at 2m/s^2 originally and if the acceleration was increasing 2/ms^3? Basic Maths isn't helpful anymore despite this being a reasonable situation.
What I find hilarious though, is that Calculus itself is pretty much based on finding slopes, when it's broken down, but yet it's so complicated.
Honestly though, nearly all Maths prior to Calculus is useless unless something rudimentary is performed (like averaging or statistics (which technically requires Calculus, even though it's not mentioned in most classes)). The only subject even less useful that I've found is likely General Biology, especially when taught in a classroom setting. Pointless rote memorisation that has absolutely no use or application on its own, because everything is too general, as the name states. Not to say that Biology as a field is useless, but topics only become applicable upon specialisation.
Quote from: MasterProX on October 11, 2013, 07:29:51 PMAlso, Tchaikovsky is the best [classical] composer. Ever.
Again, how is this an unpopular opinion...? Like, I know so many people who eat, sleep, and breathe Tchaikovsky (personally I prefer Holst, but still...)
Like, maybe not everybody would agree that he's the
best, but most still acknowledge that he's pretty amazing...
Quote from: Mashi on October 11, 2013, 11:05:42 PMCalculus is what happens when you decide to make Mathematics actually useful. Most Mathematics that's learnt prior to Calculus relates to static objects; as in, no dynamic movement occurring. Calculus is the study of change. To give an example of what I mean by static and dynamic; if I asked what distance a car travelled if it ran for 5 seconds at 30 m/s, would you be able to calculate it? Now what if the car was accelerated at 2m/s^2 originally and if the acceleration was increasing 2/ms^3? Basic Maths isn't helpful anymore despite this being a reasonable situation.
What I find hilarious though, is that Calculus itself is pretty much based on finding slopes, when it's broken down, but yet it's so complicated.
Honestly though, nearly all Maths prior to Calculus is useless unless something rudimentary is performed (like averaging or statistics (which technically requires Calculus, even though it's not mentioned in most classes)). The only subject even less useful that I've found is likely General Biology, especially when taught in a classroom setting. Pointless rote memorisation that has absolutely no use or application on its own, because everything is too general, as the name states. Not to say that Biology as a field is useless, but topics only become applicable upon specialisation.
Gotcha. So say there were a hole in a bucket and you were trying to fill it up, you would use Calculus? Maybe that doesn't work... BUT I totally agree with the biology thing.
Yup! Exactly! You could even apply Physics at that point and fill in for the constants to make an overall equation for it.
8) I know what I'm gonna do today...
Quote from: FierceDeity on October 12, 2013, 12:20:00 AMAgain, how is this an unpopular opinion...?
Here, no one likes Tchaikovsky.
What gave you that idea?
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 12, 2013, 04:45:32 PMWhat gave you that idea?
How'd you respond in twenty seconds...?My music teacher asked several people who their favorite composers were... the most popular among them were Bach and Mozart. A few said Chopin. There were a few others I forgot, too... but no one picked Tchaikovsky. When I said mine was Tchaikovsky everyone looked at me with disgust. :-\
Tchaikovsky stands as one of the most emotional composers I've ever heard, and he worked in an era were emotion was king.
Russians in general tend to leave everything on the table in the arts (excluding that blotch of an era known as Communism, though there are wonderul exceptions), resulting in very raw and personal experiences in their music.
He is, by no means, an unpopular composer, with a vast amount of his works making their way into pop culture one way or another. Hell, the Nutcracker is Christmas music
He famously hated his nutcracker music, which only shows how powerful his other stuff was. Though honestly my favorite classical composers are Beethoven and Chopin.
He mainly hated it because it tended to overshadow his other music (which is a common complaint with composers. See: Holst and The Planets).
I feel as if this discussion should be held elsewhere...
Quote from: MaestroUGC on October 12, 2013, 09:55:47 PMSee: Holst and The Planets.
Haha yeah that's mostly he's remembered for... Like, his first and second suites are some of my favorite pieces ever, and I feel like he might kinda feel the same way about those, since they're relatively mainstream, but still...
I can't really give myself a favorite composer, because there are various pieces that I adore from many different composers. Like one that nobody ever hears of is Gabriel Pierne who has a fantastic piano concerto that reminds me of all the Rachmaninoff ones I love. That piece I would put in my list of favorites, but some of his other work I just enjoy listening to, not at quite at a "favorite" level.
Forest Temple and Shadow Temple are much more difficult than Water Temple.
Quote from: Yugi on November 03, 2013, 09:29:59 PMForest Temple and Shadow Temple are much more difficult than Water Temple.
This is simply an incorrect statement, not an opinion...
Idk about those two being more difficult, but I would definitely agree to the statement that water temple wasn't that bad.
Especially if you had farore's wind and just set it up in the central column :3 but I mean, even without that...
People actually use Farore's Wind?
Tchaikovsky:
Festival Overture on the National Anthem of Denmark > Festival Overture on the Year of 1812
#hipster
Quote from: Yugi on November 03, 2013, 10:46:20 PMPeople actually use Farore's Wind?
Sorry, let me just not take advantage of the most convenient item in the goddamn game.
Remember that part in every adult dungeon where you realized that you had to walk all the way back there? Yeah, that's why people use Farore's Wind.
The Gen VI starters are the best starters yet.
If by starters you mean only Froakie then ok
^Pretty much. I mean, chespin is...well, lets say he has a face that only a mother could love :J
Emerald Hill Zone > Green Hill Zone
(not exactly sure if this is unpopular or not)
Quote from: Olimar12345 on November 09, 2013, 10:47:58 AM^Pretty much. I mean, chespin is...well, lets say he has a face that only a mother could love :J
Chespin is fucking adorable it's the other ones I don't like much
I really like all of them tbh.
Villain songs >>>>>>>>>>>>> Love Songs
I feel like that's not unpopular opinion, but rather stylistic taste
- FFVI GBA version > SNES Version
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is a pretty good game.
- Super Mario 64 is far from the best game of all time, and is not even the best Mario game
- Earthbound is just okay
- No More Heroes > Desperate Struggle
The translation on the GBA version is arguably better
I think people are just mad that it isn't SotN style Metroidvania
Nostalgia goggles are pretty strong, yo
I think the main praise is from it being quirky and unique, which is nice to see in a sea of samey RPGs (at least that's my impression coming to it far after its initial release)
And I haven't played either so can't comment :D
Lololol binacle. Clearly if a Nintendo game is praised there's some sort of catch, because there's no chance it might actually be good.
You might want to stock up on some reading comprehension practice material, it will help you in the long run.
And please explain your fascination with labeling me binacle.
Well it's the ugliest Pokemon and also my least favorite
That isn't very nice, is it?
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I thought he meant bifocals at first...
Unpopular opinion- Nasus shouldn't be banned. At all.
So this is a place for unpopular opinions? Well, I do have these 2, but...
Well, I'll get it over quick
*take in air*
Do not look unless you want to <shocked>. Yes <Shocked>
GUITAR'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A REAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND MOZART IS OVER RATED
*Runsaway
Those aren't so much unpopular opinions as they are simply wrong.
And yes, there can be wrong opinions. There are no right opinions, but there are certainly wrong opinions.
Quote from: FierceDeity on December 17, 2013, 02:28:19 PMThose aren't so much unpopular opinions as they are simply wrong.
And yes, there can be wrong opinions. There are no right opinions, but there are certainly wrong opinions.
Isn't this an opinion?
Possibly ;) but call the second part wrong, and you're creating a paradox, heh
IT'S WRONG
I bit.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 17, 2013, 06:40:08 AMGUITAR'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH TO BE A REAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT\
From what I've seen, a guitar is a much more capable instrument than say, a flute. The problem is that society will label someone who can sing along with chord progressions on a guitar as a musical genius. >_>
Quote from: FireArrow on December 17, 2013, 03:55:12 PMThe problem is that society will label someone who can sing along with chord progressions on a guitar as a musical genius. >_>
THAT PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH, LIKE HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE SERIOUSLY NO IDEA—
*ahem*
Quote from: MasterProX on December 17, 2013, 11:30:39 PMTHAT PISSES ME OFF SO MUCH, LIKE HOLY SHIT YOU HAVE SERIOUSLY NO IDEA—
*ahem*
Yeah. That's why it's not a real instrument, because a real instrument takes skill.
...am the only one here who likes guitars? :( I'm teaching myself to play and everything...
I very much like the sound of acoustic guitar, especially classical guitar.
Quote from: FireArrow on December 17, 2013, 03:55:12 PMFrom what I've seen, a guitar is a much more capable instrument than say, a flute. The problem is that society will label someone who can sing along with chord progressions on a guitar as a musical genius. >_>
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 17, 2013, 11:53:11 PMYeah. That's why it's not a real instrument, because a real instrument takes skill.
Wouldn't it be better to blame the society then? Like always.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 17, 2013, 11:53:11 PMYeah. That's why it's not a real instrument, because a real instrument takes skill.
So much wrong.
So very much wrong.
So much wrong I can't even handle it.
You can find people who are horrible at any instrument, but that doesn't make it any less musical. I don't see you calling piano "not good enough to be a musical instrument", even though people are equally as impressed with people who can play/sing along to chord changes on it (if not more so).
...oh, and did I mention "wrong"?
Yes, but I'm afraid guitars are far to wide-spread and common that their sound has past their used-by-date, hence why they're not a musical instrument. Would really call nails on a chalk board, music?
Do I really need to add, "imo"?
Quote from: Nebbles on December 17, 2013, 11:59:38 PM...am the only one here who likes guitars? :( I'm teaching myself to play and everything...
Guitars are the best thing ever.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 18, 2013, 04:51:21 AMYes, but I'm afraid guitars are far to wide-spread and common that their sound has past their used-by-date, hence why they're not a musical instrument.
First of all, I think the main problem is that you're assuming that "musical instrument" is a subjective term. It is not. It is a defined term with defined characteristics. Second, if an instrument being widespread and common makes it not a musical instrument, again, we're gonna have to exclude piano, as well.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 18, 2013, 04:51:21 AMWould really call nails on a chalk board, music?
No, but I would call what is arguably the most stylistically versatile harmonic instrument music. Either your opinion is far too rigid on this, or your listening far too limited. Go listen to some classical guitar. Some jazz solos. Some good rock.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 18, 2013, 04:51:21 AMWould really call nails on a chalk board, music?
I love this, because in a sense, it could be. Music is defined as "Audible Art", and "Art" is anything that moves you. If you were moved by the chalk board concertino, than it is music! xD
Wow Clanker is insane
you conservatives isolating me from you other musicians just because i play the nail on the chalkboard!!! >:(
when will this discrimination end???
Anyway, Clanker37, although I can understand your perspective, I have to concur with the majority that the guitar is an instrument! The guitar has had a bad reputation since its inception, having been considered a 'bar instrument' that was, evidently, played solely in bars. But doesn't change that it is a legitimate musical instrument.
Looking up the term in Oxford English Dictionary:
"an object or device for producing musical sounds."
And by this logic, a guitar is as much of an instrument as a flute or synthesiser is. Perhaps the idea of 'musical sounds' may be subjective, but I think Olimar12345's audible art approach is probably the best definition of what music is; it's what you make of it and so nearly anything can be considered a musical instrument in that regard. We could have the spoon on the glass cup, the sonar waves reflecting back from the ocean floor with an audible frequency, the textbooks falling from the desk! Possibilities are endless!!!
It's funny how Mashi uses the dictionary to settle arguments.
According to the Princeton Wordnet Dictionary:
"mashi
a Bantu language"
its in my blood
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 18, 2013, 04:51:21 AMYes, but I'm afraid guitars are far to wide-spread and common that their sound has past their used-by-date, hence why they're not a musical instrument.
Do I really need to add, "imo"?
Using this logic, piano doesn't require skill either and isn't a real instrument. And maybe let's throw in any kind of percussive sound just for fun. So never play any of
those stupid things again.
Quote from: Olimar12345 on December 18, 2013, 09:26:14 AMthe chalk board concertino
Lol! I wouldn't mind hearing it now.
Guitar is a very nice instrument when handled well, and always has been. It is an instrument. Probably one of the first conceived. However, a stereotype of guitarists has emerged, as in every other type of instrument, where the player seems egotistical or something along those lines. We have guitar classes at my school, and few things are more annoying when walking the halls as finding some other guy obtrusively playing the same 8 chords or boring ostinato. Guitars aren't bad. People who play guitar to be "cool" are annoying.
But it's nauseating. When ever someone plucks a guitar I cannot stand it. It drives me insane that the majority of people live and breath such a revolting, disgraceful, vomit-inducing sound. So, in order to voice my dis-contempt, I consider it not an instrument, so that people understand the severity of my hatred.
I guess some instruments have that effect on people. Like how I feel about bagpipes, otherwise known as the Voice of the Devil.
I never understood why so many people hate the bagpipes. They sound fine to me.
Well, for one thing, to function they have to be extremely loud.
Quote from: Clanker37 on December 18, 2013, 11:42:53 PMBut it's nauseating. When ever someone plucks a guitar I cannot stand it. It drives me insane that the majority of people live and breath such a revolting, disgraceful, vomit-inducing sound. So, in order to voice my dis-contempt, I consider it not an instrument, so that people understand the severity of my hatred.
But...I honestly just want to know at this point where this hate comes from. Provide some examples of pieces where guitar is so awful to you. Because unless you somehow have a VERY SPECIFIC form of amusia, it seems to me that it comes from the fact that you've generated a stereotype in your head (based at least partially on your frustration with the people who do receive praise without having any talent) and have conformed all guitar music to that stereotype. Because, as I've said, guitar is an EXTREMELY versatile instrument. There are so ridiculously many varieties of timbre that you can achieve with different forms of guitars, different styles of playing, etc., that I truly doubt that your hatred for guitar comes from a specific amusia concerning the specific patterns of overtones present in ALL of those variations.
Also, dis-contempt is not a word :P If it were, it would mean either a lack of contempt (i.e. lack of hatred), or the opposite of contempt. The word you are looking for is "discontent", haha
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on December 18, 2013, 11:59:09 PMI guess some instruments have that effect on people. Like how I feel about bagpipes, otherwise known as the Voice of the Devil.
I honestly kinda like bagpipes (in certain cases), but they do have a reallllly specific function in comparison, and a very limited variety of sounds. Plus, it's very rarely used outside of niche music, so that's kind of understandable. I think of it the way that I think of quarter tone music; it's more of a specific cultural thing, which, if you grow up without constant exposure to such a different approach to music, it's more difficult to appreciate.
Quote from: FierceDeity on December 19, 2013, 02:19:38 AMBut...I honestly just want to know at this point where this hate comes from. Provide some examples of pieces where guitar is so awful to you. Because unless you somehow have a VERY SPECIFIC form of amusia, it seems to me that it comes from the fact that you've generated a stereotype in your head (based at least partially on your frustration with the people who do receive praise without having any talent) and have conformed all guitar music to that stereotype. Because, as I've said, guitar is an EXTREMELY versatile instrument. There are so ridiculously many varieties of timbre that you can achieve with different forms of guitars, different styles of playing, etc., that I truly doubt that your hatred for guitar comes from a specific amusia concerning the specific patterns of overtones present in ALL of those variations.
I think it comes from being inflicted with music that I'm expected to like. My sister and family always put on the popular music of the day and of course it featured the guitar. I hated it. Not only had I created a stereotype where any male who liked music was clearly gay (and gay equaled bad. Well that worked out >_>), but also I resented the fact that I was expected to like their music. For a long time I didn't have a favorite taste nor listened to music. Then of course I discovered VG music on the internet as well as instrumental music and fell in love. Of course I'd share my music with them, but they would say they hated it. They still do. IDC.
So at one point of course they asked why I disliked their music. I couldn't justify my hated of it. I remembered my mum once (jokingly) calling a guitar not an instrument. So I took that and it manifested into what it is today. Of course the fact that most guitarists are obnoxious arseholes solidifies my disgust for the instrument.
That's my theory anyway.
BTW the bagpipes are awesome lol
Lets just go throught this nice and punct-wise: (I am gonna mis-spell "require" soo much...)
A guitar is a musical instrument, because a musical instrument is defined as "a device that makes musical sounds". Music is defined as "organized sound", so a guitar is most definately a musical instrument.
It is ok to have your own opinions, but to say that a guitar isn't a musical instrument is wrong any way you look at it.
Saying that an instrument needs to requier skill to be an instrument is not correct either, and most importantly; saying that playing the guitar doesn't requeri skill shows that you think too narrowmindedly about it. I guess you're thinking about how you can just pick up a guitar and play just as nice as all the lame singer-songwriters can, but you know what - I can guaratee you that you are just really inexperienced with the world of the guitar:
I take guitar as my "chords"-subject, and eventhough I've been playing the guitar for years, I had never heard about the "jazz-chords" (it's probably something else in english), which is a jazz guitar term for the "universal" ways of gripping specific strings 'n stuff for each root, and also ways of seeing how it's all connected in the laws of harmony 'n shit - that's hard! (no don't think you can imagine how hard it is). That's not just "gripping a chord and strumming", it's much wilder than that.
When you say that every one who plays the guitar doesn't have any skill, I assume you're talking about simple chords that everyone learned in like 8th grade that only requers strumming. Too bad Dusk's composition-links no longer work, or else you could've seen for yourself how there is a bigger world to the guitar-music than that (I'm too lazy to search up something...).
My point is this: You do requer skill to play that amazing rock solo, those rapidly changing jazz chords, that melody-at-the-same-time-as-the-chords-thing, and that technique-show-off classical piece. I know you can't do it, obviously.
You're saying that the guitar sounds bad, but you also only say that when "someone" plays it - and yes, those un-musical people who only like the guitar because it's a fascinating soundmaschine for them, yes they can't play the guitar, and whatever they do on it is horrible, but THAT IS THE CASE WITH ANY INSTRUMENT. It's just that not flippin' everyone has a violin or a saxophone or a piano lying around in the attic, so we're spared from hearing those instruments being raped all the time, but it would be just as bad if you gave an un-musical eight grader a trumpet.
But if you can play the guitar it's great!
Having an acoustic guitar playing an eight bar solo-melody in a big band bossa nova piece (just a random example), that would be really nice, if the melody was nice, and if it was played correctly (like with every other instrument ever).
A "guitar" is one of the most universal instruments there are.
As a chord playing instrument it is one of the most used, and one of the most ideal instruments to do so - piano is obviously superior(imo!), but what else is there besides that? not much. accordion perhaps...
As a solo instrument used in classical music, it requiers skill in most cases, and can be quite beautiful to listen to - I went to a classical guitar concert today at my school, and it was very good!
There are a lot of bad guitar players in the world (definately more of those than bad harp players), but the instrument is like every other instrument.
Lets trust my ethos for a sec (as I play both the guitar and the saxophone (among others)); I can tell you that there are some things that are way way way harder to do on the guitar than on the sax - I'm mainly referring to the consciousness of which note is where (a lot of strings you know) - can you really play any melody right off the sheet when it comes to the guitar? 'Cause guitarists sure can't (in most cases) - of course, jazz and classical guitarists (that are good) can to some degree, but there is ALWAYS a clear limit to it (which I'm gonna admit that there almost isn't on the sax).
So skill is required if you are gonna be a good guitarist.
And sorry if I was being mean saying that Clanker was insane, I was merely trying to express my reaction through a slightly humorous/drastic way of speaking.
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Most recordings I've heard of bagpipes (when playing together) are so out of tune that it's crazy anyone would ever wan't to play or listen too it.
But there is a bagpipeist at my school (it's a music high school), and when he's playing it's great.
Jompa... ;_;
OK, OK, OK I submit. I suppose a guitar played by a true musician with a catchy rhythm and marvelous melody could, maybe, possibly, be an scrape the title of musical instrument. I still don't like it, but I could learn to live with it. Maybe.
Also, don't apologize for calling me insane. I'm glad someone finally noticed. (If you knew half the stuff that my brain comes up with...)
On a side-note though, why is it, that when I enter these discussions on NSM that I always end up agreeing with my opposition? It makes me feel weak.
Well, in this instance you were fighting a losing battle xD
That's what this topic is for i guess :p
Yeah, Jompa easily claims victory in this fight.
Quote from: FireArrow on December 17, 2013, 03:55:12 PMThe problem is that society will label someone who can sing along with chord progressions on a guitar as a musical genius. >_>
Oh yeah, so this sort of thing happened again today in my math class. I was playing the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on the piano there, you know, being all awesome... then these girls from another class just come in, push me our of the chair, and start playing some retarded-ass song with the same chords being repeated over and over again in quarter note rhythms (there was supposed to be singing too but no one knew how to sing). All of a sudden everyone's yelling...
"Oh my God you guys are so good!" "You should teach me how to play the piano like that!" "Where'd you learn to play like that?"
At least one of my friends knew how stupid everyone was, complimenting them and not me and whatnot... but holy shit, I almost exploded then. People piss me off so much.
Christ, they pushed you out of the chair? I would've hit 'em. How rude.
But they're girls. (EDIT: Musically illiterate and ill-tasted girls.)
Doesn't mean anything. Be equal, punch all douchebags equally.
I've been in situations like that before, so I just quote the great Jelly Roll Morton (early stride pianist and composer who was very arrogant and bever missed an opportunity to show off):
"Get away from the piano, you're hurting its feelings."
At which point they either walk away or I simply start playing around them until they leave.
Playing around would work. Just play notes that clash with their notes until they get so annoyed they just leave.
And then risk getting branded a douche yourself by the people around. There's no real good way to deal with douchebags, especially when surrounded with more douchebags.
Yeah. Darn. Curse of douchebaggery.
Unpopular opinion.
Douchebags suck.
...wait a second...
Quote from: Olimar12345 on December 19, 2013, 08:43:00 AMWell, in this instance you were fighting a losing battle xD
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on December 19, 2013, 10:14:26 AMYeah, Jompa easily claims victory in this fight.
PROBLEM: This thread is unpopular opinions- Since Clanker's opinion was pretty much pooped on he wins because it's more unpopular
BOOM
Well it's one thing to have an opinion and another to be incorrect. :P
Quote from: MasterProX on December 20, 2013, 11:39:46 PMOh yeah, so this sort of thing happened again today in my math class. I was playing the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on the piano there, you know, being all awesome... then these girls from another class just come in, push me our of the chair, and start playing some retarded-ass song with the same chords being repeated over and over again in quarter note rhythms (there was supposed to be singing too but no one knew how to sing). All of a sudden everyone's yelling...
"Oh my God you guys are so good!" "You should teach me how to play the piano like that!" "Where'd you learn to play like that?"
At least one of my friends knew how stupid everyone was, complimenting them and not me and whatnot... but holy shit, I almost exploded then. People piss me off so much.
????????
What, you didn't have a piano in your math class? In high school, my math class had like 4 practice rooms(each with a piano), 3 ensemble rooms, a separate room for storing instruments, and plenty of chairs and stands. Also I skipped math a lot.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on December 21, 2013, 07:04:41 AMPROBLEM: This thread is unpopular opinions- Since Clanker's opinion was pretty much pooped on he wins because it's more unpopular
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Quote from: FierceDeity on December 17, 2013, 02:28:19 PMThere are no right opinions, but there are certainly wrong opinions.
Oh, and
Quote from: MasterProX on December 20, 2013, 11:39:46 PMOh yeah, so this sort of thing happened again today in my math class.
Dear god, it's like your school
wants you guys to be assholes who show off all the time
we have a piano in every class room 8)
Not sure if it's an unpopular opinion here, but I absolutely hate almost all Christmas music. It makes a holiday I already find somewhat repulsive at least 1000x worse. Oh Come Emmanuel and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen are the only two songs I find bearable anymore.
Correction: The two above songs and THIS ONE:
Don't forget this one! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFGLJkJVp4Q)
But yeah. I kinda like Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You", but by the end of the month when Christmas is finally here I can't stand it after hearing it hundreds of times. Plus how everyone sings it in your face and expects you to join in
I don't like Christmas music either. It's annoying and I'm tired of hearing it.
bunch of grinches without childhoods up in here
Jk, I can kinda understand the "tired of hearing this shit" thing. I still love christmas music though :D
But I actually only just recently discovered the Michael Buble christmas album, and I love it. Especially his frosty the snowman arrangement (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV5kyETu1U4&list=PLY9HR7YT_3Kku9LUAf8Z2XIYQj0iGfqHS). It reminds me a lot of magic flea by Sammy Nestico (and count basie and his orchestra, of course :P).
The rest of it's all just really nostalgic for me. Which, while I rant against the notion that it's a factor in determining the quality of anything, still plays a huge role in my enjoyment of it :D hell, half of the point of christmas to me is the nostalgia. Without that, to me, the idea of people spending money on gifts for each other that, all things considered, could have been better decided on by the person receiving it, seems rather absurd. Without abstract concepts like nostalgia and the "spirit of giving", christmas is just a really inefficient way of exchanging money.
...Oh, nobody was even talking about the meaning of christmas? I'll just go, then...
Christmas music is the best! You can always play them in minor, which is fun :P
Quote from: FierceDeity on December 22, 2013, 04:32:56 AMBut I actually only just recently discovered the Michael Buble christmas album, and I love it.
This so much omg Michael Bublé <3
Quote from: Nebbles on December 22, 2013, 12:58:24 AMI don't like Christmas music either. It's annoying and I'm tired of hearing it.
I like the old Christmas music like the Grinch song and stuff but the new stuff they play is just garbage.
I can't stand any Charlie Brown holiday specials or their music. Apparently everyone else can though
Linus > Snoopy
Quote from: Bubbles on December 22, 2013, 09:12:08 PMI can't stand any Charlie Brown holiday specials or their music. Apparently everyone else can though
I personally find all Charlie Brown things too boring to watch.
Quote from: Bubbles on December 22, 2013, 09:12:08 PMI can't stand any Charlie Brown holiday specials or their music. Apparently everyone else can though
Hearing the music: bearable
Having to sit and watch it as an adult with no children: bullshit
Complaining about it on the internet: Priceless.
Quote from: Bubbles on December 22, 2013, 09:12:08 PMI can't stand any Charlie Brown holiday specials or their music. Apparently everyone else can though
My mother and brother think the same thing. Something about the mood, I think...
For me, though, they're bearable.
Okay, so, Olaf from Frozen was just really annoying.
Also, here comes a music opinion that I know will seem really unprofessional and uneducated - The voice trill that singers do in opera and some choral songs, I don't like it. I understand that it takes a lot of talent to pull it off at all, but since it's alternating between two notes really fast, one of the two notes clashes with all the others and it just sounds bad. While I do appreciate the ability required to perform said technique, I have trouble appreciating the dissonance it causes with all the other notes.
^agree with this
Quote from: Bubbles on December 22, 2013, 09:12:08 PMI can't stand any Charlie Brown holiday specials or their music. Apparently everyone else can though
^can't agree with this
;( Charlie Brown Christmas is my favorite Christmas special...
I don't think we even get Charlie Brown Christmas specials down here. Or many other Christmas specials at all really
I don't like Christmas. Is that really an unpopular opinion?
It's okay, I don't either, but I try to make it nice for others ^^
Quote from: Roz~ on December 26, 2013, 12:32:59 PMI don't like Christmas. Is that really an unpopular opinion?
I think it depends on who you ask. Some people just like Christmas, and don't let anything stop them from liking it, but there are other people who let ("let" probably isn't the best word for everybody, though) the extreme over-commercialization of Christmas ruin the spirit for them (a spirit which
should pervade the entire year)... and then there are other people who just
don't like Christmas. :P
The "angry person plays video games" archetype is unoriginal, unfunny, and is stupid in every way possible.
Quote from: Yugi on January 14, 2014, 04:44:05 PMThe "angry person plays video games" archetype is unoriginal, unfunny, and is stupid in every way possible because of how many people brazenly rip off the Angry Video Game Nerd.
Ftfy
The Angry Video Game Nerd is the worst of them all.
I don't like LP's
be careful last time I said that someone took it personal and got super butthurt
Quote from: Dude on January 14, 2014, 04:51:26 PMI don't like LP's
Same. If I wanna see a game be played, I'll play it myself.
I've clicked on a couple to see how they get through a tricky part (like a walkthrough), but that's it.
Except raocow playing cat planet
"It's dangerous for children to be exposed to hotness when mining for oral... A mixture of ore and oil."
Best flub ever.
I greatly dislike Let's Plays too. I think they are the worst forms of entertainment out there today.
Oh, absolutely.
I miss the touch screen combat from Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks.
Ew why you couldn't raise your shield and the swiping got in the way of the screen.
Void quest is a bad dungeon.
Let's players like Pewdiepie and Tobascus are going to bring down let's playing as a whole.
Raiden is a pretty good character
Space Jam (the song) is mediocre
The Naoki and Old Lady Social Links are the best social links in the game.
Quote from: Yugi on January 30, 2014, 01:39:51 AMSpace Jam (the song) is mediocre
too far
you clearly haven't been introduced to this wonderful collection: http://www.reddit.com/r/comeonandslam
I don't mind the remixes (some I actively listen to every day), but the original song itself is mediocre.
I really hate watching stuff on twitch. Would rather watch it on Youtube.
Are you saying you would rather watch VODs on youtube, you would rather watch live streams on youtube, or you would rather watch recorded video vs a live stream?
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on February 09, 2014, 12:51:31 PMAre you saying you would rather watch VODs on youtube, you would rather watch live streams on youtube, or you would rather watch recorded video vs a live stream?
"All of them at once I suppose"
I just really dislike the layout of Twitch. And Azubu.
I'm not a big fan of LPs at all. Call me crazy, but I just think if I'm gonna waste time with a video game, I'd rather do it actually playing the damn game than watching some jerkass on youtube play it for me.
Fine, I didn't want you watching anyway.
Jerkbutt.
I thought it was understood that when someone dislikes something that involves Maestro, it automatically discludes Maestro because he cannot be disliked.
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on February 09, 2014, 08:41:32 PMI'm not a big fan of LPs at all. Call me crazy, but I just think if I'm gonna waste time with a video game, I'd rather do it actually playing the damn game than watching some jerkass on youtube play it for me.
well, i usually watch them because either i don't have money to buy the game/it's not sold anywhere anymore, or i like the commentary that the people have on the side.
for example, Game Grumps. They play a lot of games, but half the time i find myself just listening to the crazy shit they're saying all the time. You can learn some pretty interesting stuff.
imo Game Grumps are shit
I usually just watch narrated Pokemon battles. And Maestro. Sometimes. At least once a year. If I'm not busy.
Quote from: K-NiGhT on February 10, 2014, 08:47:04 AMi don't have money to buy the game
This is my least favorite excuse ever.
I can see where you'd say that, but I don't really make a lot of money as it is, so getting a new game is a rare occurance for me. The last new game I got was probably Pokemon X, and that was back in October.
Not everyone has infinity budget for discretionary spending.
In my opinion, having no budget for games doesn't give anyone the right to experience them for free.
wot? You are saying that people viewing a playthrough of a game are leeching and shouldn't be allowed to do so?
Perhaps it is something on a platform not easily accessible to them (old) or that they don't own, or perhaps it's some import game they are very unlikely to get their hands on. Or maybe some people actually enjoy things you dislike.
Or perhaps there is no merit to such saying as the experience is quite different in playing a game vs just observing, and in any case making such content only increases exposure and potential popularity of a title. It's not some evil keels the poor dev thing.
Sigh. Oh bin.
The fuck are you going on about Slow? Half the time I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if your opinions are really just that idiotic.
I usually just pirate stuff whenever possible so i can try it first and if i like it i'll buy it so yay me
Dude is literally Stalin
☭YAY ME☭
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on February 10, 2014, 10:17:08 AMThe fuck are you going on about Slow? Half the time I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or if your opinions are really just that idiotic.
Half the time I can't tell if you're stoned or actually that idiotic but then again either option isn't very appealing
Whoa! There's drama that wasn't started by me! That's a first! \o/
dramas are unpopular opinions now? :o
Some dramas are pretty coll. Some are meh though, usually because they overblow it or the plot/characters/dialogue suck, since I feel those are the three key elements to making any drama(or any story for that matter) good.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 11:24:42 AMHalf the time I can't tell if you're stoned or actually that idiotic but then again either option isn't very appealing
A witty one, aren't you? But seriously, saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a let's play because they can't afford a game is like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford to join a club or league. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's not even something worth wasting the energy of having a stance on because it's so inconsequential, really.
I love Let's Plays but they do kind of take the fun out of playing the games for the first time. I usually only watch them if I've played the games before and want to hear someone's commentary on it or use it as a guide to 100% a game I'm currently playing.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 12:55:03 PMdramas are unpopular opinions now? :o
omg that was sooo funny :|
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on February 10, 2014, 01:06:50 PMSome dramas are pretty coll. Some are meh though, usually because they overblow it or the plot/characters/dialogue suck, since I feel those are the three key elements to making any drama(or any story for that matter) good.
A witty one, aren't you? But seriously, saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a let's play because they can't afford a game is like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford to join a club or league. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's not even something worth wasting the energy of having a stance on because it's so inconsequential, really.
LOL. THAT IS NOT AT ALL WHAT ITS LIKE.
You really are stupid if you don't understand why I think game developers deserve money for their work. Your sports analogy is so terrible it's hilarious.
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on February 10, 2014, 01:06:50 PMA witty one, aren't you? But seriously, saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a let's play because they can't afford a game is like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford to join a club or league. It's absolutely ridiculous. It's not even something worth wasting the energy of having a stance on because it's so inconsequential, really.
"It's like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford cable/internet/whatever."
~A better example of that kind of sports analogy.
Now look at how silly you sound.
It should be the LPers paying developers for using their work since they're the only ones making money off of it(along with video hosting sites). Yes, game developers deserve money for their work, but it should be from people like PewdiePie and the Gamegrumps, who are raking in the cash and not paying royalties for it.
Some people simply don't have the money to pay for useless shit like video games, so they watch LPers. Get your head out your ass and get over it.
*is completely ignored for having better logic*
Rude.
I was gonna say something, but I wanted to keep the post focused. My analogy was awful, yes, but I don't mind. At least I'm not cluttering my argument with ad hominem fallacies(SLOW!).
Thank you
You're welcome
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on February 10, 2014, 01:32:50 PMIt should be the LPers paying developers for using their work since they're the only ones making money off of it(along with video hosting sites). Yes, game developers deserve money for their work, but it should be from people like PewdiePie and the Gamegrumps, who are raking in the cash and not paying royalties for it.
Some people simply don't have the money to pay for useless shit like video games, so they watch LPers. Get your head out your ass and get over it.
This is the primary reason why I will never monetize my LP channel nor any videos of my arrangements; simply on the grounds "I cannot take credit or profit for a product derived from another man's work."
But I buy secondhand games all the time so the developers aren't getting anything from that.
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 11:26:19 AMWhoa! There's drama that wasn't started by me!
^_^
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 11:24:00 AM☭
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Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 01:27:45 PM"It's like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford cable/internet/whatever."
~A better example of that kind of sports analogy.
I'd say the best analogy would be:
"It's like saying someone shouldn't be able to watch a sporting event because they can't afford tickets to the game."
Reasons being: cable/internet/whatever is only the medium in which to view the event. The event itself is comparable to the video game that is being played.
Also, I'm not sure how I feel about LPs. I think, if the person is entertaining enough (hint hint), then they're fun to watch, or if you're not even going to buy the game (or can't afford it)... but usually, I don't bother with them (I've seen a few Game Grumps episodes, some of Maestro's, and one-or-so of Chuggaaconroy's, for example).
Quote from: Ruto on February 10, 2014, 02:18:57 PMBut I buy secondhand games all the time so the developers aren't getting anything from that.
That's where the debate over whether used games should be unusable or not came from (and needless to say, people were not happy, as evidenced by the original backlash against the Xbox One).
Quote from: Ruto on February 10, 2014, 02:18:57 PMBut I buy secondhand games all the time so the developers aren't getting anything from that.
While I don't oppose the buying of secondhand games entirely, I still think that the business practices of companies like Gamestop are evil.
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 01:17:44 PMomg that was sooo funny :|
Wow now I'm joining the drama snowball. Thanks dude.
No I was just making a point not trying to be funny.
And apparently now :| means sarcasm.
He's just being a prick. You get used to it.
If it means anything, I thought it was funny.
Quote from: FierceDeity on February 10, 2014, 02:33:05 PMWhile I don't oppose the buying of secondhand games entirely, I still think that the business practices of companies like Gamestop are evil.
Random people on eBay actually...Gamestop's stuff aren't even that cheap for secondhand games, but the seller would make more money selling it to me directly anyway (so we're all happy).
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 02:35:22 PMWow now I'm joining the drama snowball. Thanks dude.
Did I ever say anything about lp's to
you? No? Then shup. I'm just saying your failed attempt at being funny was bad.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 02:39:13 PMHe's just being a prick. You get used to it.
Considering I was helping your argument a while ago, that's not a very good way to thank me.
Just one big happy family, aren't we?
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 09:59:45 AMIn my opinion, having no budget for games doesn't give anyone the right to experience them for free.
typically i would scream "FAIR USE," but i do agree that LP channels shouldn't be allowed to monetize on their content. And like I said, a lot of times I won't even watch the gameplay; I just find their commentary humorous occasionally.
Quote from: MaestroUGC on February 10, 2014, 03:10:02 PMJust one big happy family, aren't we?
ya srsly wtf guys can we just have a nice calm discussion on things for once?
Quote from: K-NiGhT on February 10, 2014, 03:50:10 PMtypically i would scream "FAIR USE," but i do agree that LP channels shouldn't be allowed to monetize on their content. And like I said, a lot of times I won't even watch the gameplay; I just find their commentary humorous occasionally.
I'll concede to that.
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 03:08:40 PMDid I ever say anything about lp's to you? No? Then shup. I'm just saying your failed attempt at being funny was bad.
This thread is unpopular opinions.
There's a raging debate on whether let's plays should be allowed or not. I'm merely just trying to possibly get a chance to point that out.
Quote from: K-NiGhT on February 10, 2014, 03:50:10 PMya srsly wtf guys can we just have a nice calm discussion on things for once?
Because calm isn't always fun!
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 03:58:50 PMThis thread is unpopular opinions.
There's a raging debate on whether let's plays should be allowed or not. I'm merely just trying to possibly get a chance to point that out.
But you're blaming me in that post for some unknown reason.
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 04:12:15 PMBut you're blaming me in that post for some unknown reason.
Because you nearly exploded at my comment and thought I was just trying to be funny. :/
LPs without commentary are boring, and I don't think people can make money off of them. LPs with some sort of dialogue are technically their own product because they provide something like a review of a game, and are therefore independent from the product of the game (i.e. TheSunlightBlade on Dark Souls). People who play games to show their reactions aren't making money off the game, but rather using it as a medium for entertainment (i.e. SeaNanners on Garry's Mod). As an analogy, the people who make the paper for books don't make money from the sale of a book.
From that, I would say that LPs that have something other than gameplay such as commentary should be treated as a form of entertainment in which the game is not the primary focus. In other words, people don't watch PewDiePie for the games he plays. They watch him for the way he interacts with them. Because of that, I don't think it's fair to say that people shouldn't watch LPers because it's better to play the game yourself.
Anyway, we should turn this away from the ragefest it seems to have become...
I think that iPhones are overrated and overpriced.
Quote from: Zunawe on February 10, 2014, 04:35:07 PMI think that iPhones are overrated and overpriced.
I agree: I personally don't like smartphones in general (or should I say "smart" phones?).
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 04:26:49 PMBecause you nearly exploded at my comment and thought I was just trying to be funny. :/
Quote from: Dude on February 10, 2014, 01:17:44 PMomg that was sooo funny :|
how is that exploding? XD
Quote from: Zunawe on February 10, 2014, 04:35:07 PMLPs without commentary are boring, and I don't think people can make money off of them. LPs with some sort of dialogue are technically their own product because they provide something like a review of a game, and are therefore independent from the product of the game (i.e. TheSunlightBlade on Dark Souls). People who play games to show their reactions aren't making money off the game, but rather using it as a medium for entertainment (i.e. SeaNanners on Garry's Mod). As an analogy, the people who make the paper for books don't make money from the sale of a book.
From that, I would say that LPs that have something other than gameplay such as commentary should be treated as a form of entertainment in which the game is not the primary focus. In other words, people don't watch PewDiePie for the games he plays. They watch him for the way he interacts with them. Because of that, I don't think it's fair to say that people shouldn't watch LPers because it's better to play the game yourself.
LPers basically act as commenters much in the vein of MST3K, and while it's not wrong to make money in that regard, a decent amount should be going to either the people who made it or owns the copyrights on it.
As for an actual unpopular opinion that I hold:
I like Pokemon Black and White better than Pokemon X and Y.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 05:00:45 PMAs for an actual unpopular opinion that I hold:
I like Pokemon Black and White better than Pokemon X and Y.
I agree, but I didn't know that was an unpopular opinion.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 05:00:45 PMAs for an actual unpopular opinion that I hold:
I like Pokemon Black and White better than Pokemon X and Y.
Mine: Nintendo should have given up with pokemon after plattynam.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 05:48:53 PMMine: Nintendo should have given up with pokemon after plattynam.
And why's that?
yeah I'm wondering if you actually have a reason to back up your comment lol
I feel like the creativity they put into it just wasn't there these rounds.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 10, 2014, 05:54:30 PMI feel like the creativity they put into it just wasn't there these rounds.
-.-
I feel like I'd get lynched for saying that if we knew each other in real life
Pretty much. imo the newer Pokemon >>>>>> the older Pokemon
Pokémon hasn't been creative since Gen I, and I don't even play Pokémon.
My thought is that Black/White is a low point and they seem to have much more interesting Pokemon in XY, but eh. They're all decent enough that I don't care so much as to have a strong opinion.
As long as I can play competitively I don't really mind. There are cool pokemon designs every gens (Chandelure/Virizion in gen V, Trevenant in gen VI, etc) and the story usually is enjoyable, even if it's not that complex and cheesy most of the time.
I thought the high point of gen V was the level of depth that they gave to the antagonists, and I wish they'd continued that in X/Y, but nope. I preferred X/Y for most other aspects of the game, though.
As for the pokemon themselves, I try not to judge the games based on that, seeing as that's pretty subjective (yet all that genwunners/antigenwunners seem to talk about), but if I had to decide, I'd say I like X/Y's better.
Quote from: FierceDeity on February 10, 2014, 08:03:24 PMif I had to decide, I'd say I like X/Y's better.
What do you like about XY Pokemon though? I really liked the starters (besides the evolutions of Fennekin) and the legendary Pokemon but overall as a gen I thought the designs weren't very attractive idk
I honestly can't say; it's really hard to codify the criteria for what makes a good Pokemon design. Most descriptions would go along the lines of "I think that one looks cool/cute/whatever", haha.
Although I do agree, not too fond of Fennekin's evolutions.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 08:04:38 PMWhat do you like about XY Pokemon though? I really liked the starters (besides the evolutions of Fennekin) and the legendary Pokemon but overall as a gen I thought the designs weren't very attractive idk
For me, I'd say that there aren't really very many Pokémon in Gen 6 that I disliked (with those being the Chespin line and Aromatisse), but it wasn't so for Gen 5 (and there are many Pokémon I feel are just "average").
Fennekin's evos are so disappointing u_u
I like XY more 'cause I like the new fairy types, I like the mega evo mechanics, and I love the 3D battles. I like most of the new pokemon too. That's why I personally like XY more. For some reason I didn't like BW that much.
Quote from: Roz~ on February 10, 2014, 08:12:21 PMI like XY more 'cause I like the new fairy types, I like the mega evo mechanics, and I love the 3D battles.
Love all of these things. XY is a very appealing game to play.
However, I like the gen V Pokemon themselves a lot better, and I like the Unova region better than Kalos.
And as something that's important for me, most of the music in X and Y ss uninteresting or even boring. All of the battle themes are really meh and there are only a couple highlights for me personally (like Lumiose, Anistar, Snowbelle, some of the route themes). In Black and White and the sequels, I liked basically the entire soundtrack.
I liked BW for just about everything except the graphics. Something about it just seemed kinda clunky imo.
holy shit 5 pages in a day what
But in all seriousness, I view Let's Play as a walkthrough with a lot more personality involved, and a way of playing a game if I'm not getting it myself. Also, sometimes people actually get the game because of the let's play, which in turn drives up the game's sales.
Although, if I was a game developer, I wouldn't allow people to make monetize let's plays of my game.
I love XY for the incredible improvements and changes to competitive battling.
Which leads to another unpopular opinion: I hate competitive battling. It ruins the spirit of Pokemon for me. I don't want to feel guilty for using a "good" Pokemon or stupid for using a "bad" one. I just want to use my favorites and do the best I can haha.
that's because you just suck at it
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU'RE NOT HAVING FUN RIGHT."
Half of "sucking at competitive battling" is not taking the time to get the right IVs and EV train, which is why I'm also not very fond of it. I love that X/Y made it so much easier to EV train, but getting the right IVs (and even nature, to a certain extent) is still annoying as fuck. I'm pretty sure the appeal of Pokemon games has never been monotonously hatching a fuckload of Pokémon.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 11:16:25 PMWhich leads to another unpopular opinion: I hate competitive battling. It ruins the spirit of Pokemon for me. I don't want to feel guilty for using a "good" Pokemon or stupid for using a "bad" one. I just want to use my favorites and do the best I can haha.
In a way, even though I've gotten into competitive battling, I still hold a bit of that thought, and enjoy using my favorites- that's why I went into NU (so that I could use Regigigas)... and I ended up fighting the most hilarious battle I've ever fought. :P
Actually, the majority of sucking at competitive battling is the lack of knowledge about everything. A majority of people leave their Pokemon in thinking they can live a hit but nope. Or they don't know Scizor learns Superpower etc.
It only takes like 120 minutes maximum for me to make an excellent competitive 'mon from scratch, which isn't that long.
I don't care about IV's, they don't really make a difference. But I use pokemon like Gardevoir and Raikou.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on February 11, 2014, 06:05:18 AMI don't care about IV's, they don't really make a difference. But I use pokemon like Gardevoir and Raikou.
They make a hell of a difference if you play in live tournaments. They allow you to take certain hits and they determine how many EVs you need to invest in a stat in order to live/ko whatever you want to.
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on February 11, 2014, 12:52:49 AMIn a way, even though I've gotten into competitive battling, I still hold a bit of that thought, and enjoy using my favorites- that's why I went into NU (so that I could use Regigigas)... and I ended up fighting the most hilarious battle I've ever fought. :P
Last year I used Raikou and Togekiss on my VGC team. In 2012, I used Throh and Musharna, and won a free trip to Canada Nats. Yes, competitive battles can sometimes be about what Pokemon you have on your team, but the important thing is how will you counter certain threats? I always use fun/my favorite Pokemon on my competitive teams, and I never do too bad at an event. As long as you know what you're doing you're fine.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on February 10, 2014, 11:16:25 PMWhich leads to another unpopular opinion: I hate competitive battling. It ruins the spirit of Pokemon for me. I don't want to feel guilty for using a "good" Pokemon or stupid for using a "bad" one. I just want to use my favorites and do the best I can haha.
The one thing I love about competitive battling is that it allows me to travel to places I never thought I'd visit, and I met a ton of amazing people as a result. Of course you don't have this "benefit" if you don't travel and only play at home... well not exactly, you can still meet people even if you don't meet them irl. But yeah, to me the most appealing thing is the VGC community, not just the competitive battling.
Yeah, I've made some pretty great friends through OU too.
I don't like OU. All the good pokemon go there. (Power creep :/)
Remember when Waddle went apeshit at me for putting Aggron in an OU team?
That was funny.
It was because of your usage of Aggron as a Metal Burster. Basically you had Cobalion who is ten times better.
Come on Yugi, everyone knows Aron is the best Pokemon in OU
- The sniper is easily the worst class in Tf2, as it is impossible to use right, and is too hard countered by Spies, Engies, Scouts & Pyro to be of any use.
- Terezi isn't that interesting of a character.
- Rocky II › Rocky 3
-Demoman sux
- Sir Thursday is the only good book in Keys to the kingdom.
A good team is supposed to help control the counters to sniper, and a good sniper can handle himself vs most of those threats anyway :P (There are quite a few that regular my clan servers that are like quake level godly)
Quote from: Yugi on March 02, 2014, 01:54:04 AM- Sir Thursday is the only good book in Keys to the kingdom.
Excuse me?
Drowned Wednesday was MUCH better.
Quote from: Yugi on March 02, 2014, 01:54:04 AM- The sniper is easily the worst class in Tf2, as it is impossible to use right, and is too hard countered by Spies, Engies, Scouts & Pyro to be of any use.
Sounds to me like you're just really bad as sniper. Jarate + bushwacka = as long as you're in a space where people will have to confront you close quarters, you will beat them 9 times out of 10. Even with regular loadout, he's still pretty viable. And, like kefka said, the rest of your team should help to control those classes, anyways. I MVP regularly as sniper, so I wouldn't quite call it "impossible to use right"...
Plus, this opinion is extra frustrating to me when considering mann vs machine, seeing as people will literally kick you for going sniper before even seeing you play (when all of the necessary classes are already covered), even though a good sniper will outdps most classes (last mission I played I outdpsed a heavy, an engie, a demo, and a soldier, and we won on advanced difficulty).
tl;dr SNIPER IS GOOD, OK
Quote from: Yugi on March 02, 2014, 01:54:04 AM-Demoman sux
Now that's just plain wrong. Not that this is the only place where it's useful (there's really no place where he isn't), but try playing as him for one match as defense on payload, and if you don't MVP for your team (and there's no other demo on the team), then I really don't know what to tell you.
Sniper is easily my favorite and best class. And I usually just go regular loadout.
I absolutely love and never want to leave high school
Quote from: Bubbles on March 07, 2014, 01:23:39 PMI absolutely love and never want to leave high school
Be careful what you wish for... :K
Quote from: Bubbles on March 07, 2014, 01:23:39 PMI absolutely love and never want to leave high school
College is better... seriously.
That's where it is like 100000000000x better
I've had terrible times, and if thats the worst it gets bring it on.
My favorite thing in the entire world is getting to know people (even if they don't get to know me back...heh). I can sit in a room for an entire day without saying anything and just listen to other people's conversations. I'm sure college is more of a fun experience socially, but I enjoy to focus on other people's fun rather than my own. Since college classes aren't all lined up one after the other in a closed campus like high school, I don't think it would have as much general conversation
liking high school is pretty unpopular xD
Actually, because of the breaks between classes College lends itself to far more socialization than High School ever would. Besides homework, there's probably not much else you'd be doing between classes except socializing in one way or another. Or you could just be that weird loner but eventually someone will find you.
They always do.
The difference is that socialization is no longer nearly as centered around classes, which is way better imo. I have a few close friends from classes, but for the most part my best friends here are people who I've met through expanding social circles that started my first day here, and the ones I like most are the ones I spend the most time with. You have so much more choice in what you do and who you're with, it's amazing. You can choose to hang out with your hallmates (two of my very best friends live on my floor), or not; you can choose to hang out with your classmates or not; you can choose to hang out with people you met during welcome week (or whatever your school calls it) or not. Parties, concerts, game sessions, general hangouts, whatever you do with these people you decide to hang out with, you'll meet more and more people who are into the same things, and you'll end up finding people you're a lot more compatible with than when most of your friends are made through class out of necessity. I still love a lot of my high school friends, but I've started to realize that some of the people I hung out with were just because we were in the same extracurriculars, same classes, etc. And when I hold them up against the amazing people I've met in college in a fraction of the time, I realize that I was never really compatible with those people in the first place, I was just forced to spend time with them.
TL;DR college is great, get excited
Of course, this is completely different in Australia. If you live in a capital city, you have access to at least one University in your city (My city, Perth, has 5 Universities plus a plethora of TAFE courses). So this means that student needn't move out of their parents house when they attend tertiary education of their choice. Thus, socialization does not come as easy, since they will go to Uni, attend a lecture, then go home. In fact, the only attendance which is mandatory is 'Labs' where a small group of students gather and talk about the subject matter, do experiments and gain further insight. Lecture are recorded then put online, so you can learn naked at home. My sister is in her second year of Neuroscience. She hasn't made one friend from Uni and her friend circle is relatively intact from High School. While there are numerous groups which she can join and meet new people, she simply lacks the effort to do so. Whether this system or the American system is better remains unseen.
Also, I've found that High School improves with age. As I began to pick my own subjects and got to know people better, I discovered a passion for learning. I'm always excited to go to school. Wow I sound pretentious
It also the same here for the most part, depending on the school and the teachers, but if you have multiple classes in one day then it's not worth it to run home for 30 minutes only to come back to school. Might as well study at school or hang out with people in your down time.
I just realized how weird my education situation is compared to you guys :/
Quote from: MaestroUGC on March 08, 2014, 07:46:30 AMIt also the same here for the most part, depending on the school and the teachers, but if you have multiple classes in one day then it's not worth it to run home for 30 minutes only to come back to school. Might as well study at school or hang out with people in your down time.
Hang on, is this still college?
Anyway, there are only 2 or so lectures/labs on for a student a day here. My sister only has to go in to Uni 3 times a week for her Labs and she can stream all of lectures at home. So she (and many other people) go for their labs and then go home.
Yes, I was reffering to college. And what your describing is a part time education here. 2 lectures amounts to 6 credit hours and it isn't considered full time.
I've definitely had classes without overlapping lecture dates, so having 2 per day isn't unreasonable for a full credit load. He could have like a few MWF and then a T/Th or something. Sounds more like 12 credits, but that's still considered full time at my school :P (12-19 I think?)
Yeah I have about 2 classes per day, only two periods of which are over an hour and a half, and one class that I have twice a week I'm taking for zero credits, and I'm still at maximum credits, so...
Quote from: Dude on March 08, 2014, 08:02:57 PM*referring
See, everybody should get an education.
I didn't get one because I'm a musician.
12 hours per week for 17 credits, so yeah it's possible. Courses with labs are usually 4-5 credits.
I take 3 classes 3 days a week, one 2 days a week, and one every day...
;_;
I have one class on Monday, one on Tuesday and two on Wednesday. Yep.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on March 09, 2014, 10:54:28 AMI take 3 classes 3 days a week, one 2 days a week, and one every day...
;_;
Lol, for a high school schedule, that actually seems pretty light XD
I used to have five 90 minute classes a day, every day, for all four years of high school, so yeah...
Quote from: FierceDeity on March 09, 2014, 06:22:18 PMLol, for a high school schedule, that actually seems pretty light XD
I used to have five 90 minute classes a day, every day, for all four years of high school, so yeah...
It's not high school. The one that's every day is at the high school but it's for college credit.
I can't wait to have a college schedule. Something that I can work my sleep habits around would be awesome.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on March 09, 2014, 06:27:59 PMIt's not high school. The one that's every day is at the high school but it's for college credit.
Lol, so were all of my AP and IB classes, but I still consider them "high school classes"...
Quote from: K-NiGhT on March 09, 2014, 06:31:57 PMI can't wait to have a college schedule. Something that I can work my sleep habits around would be awesome.
It is pretty great. Except the mandatory 8 AMs, if you ever have them, just become that much worse...
Quote from: FierceDeity on March 09, 2014, 07:03:38 PMIt is pretty great. Except the mandatory 8 AMs, if you ever have them, just become that much worse...
God this this this
Being a music major, there are several classes that are only offered at 8 AM and also mandatory for me I will continue to whine about this until I no longer have to take 8 AMs
Pop music sucks.
I feel like that won't be too unpopular of an opinion on a site dedicated to video game music XD
Although it is a bit of a broad statement.
Not sure if trying to be ironic given that pop ~= popular but then it's also the exact thing you would expect from the thread so perhaps he is fitting in just right.
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on March 12, 2014, 04:34:59 PMNot sure if trying to be ironic given that pop ~= popular but then it's also the exact thing you would expect from the thread so perhaps he is fitting in just right.
A bit of both :D
Alternative rock >
Facts
Ha! You merely adopted the alt. rock! I was born it it, molded by it. I didn't hear the mainstream until I was already a man; by then it was nothing but deafening!
Cyber-exclusive relationships are not real relationships.
Quote from: spitllama on March 17, 2014, 03:41:05 PMCyber-exclusive relationships are not real relationships.
I'd have to agree unfortunately
Pretty sure that's the popular opinion.
Unless it's with Mashi.
Lol what brought that up xD
But I met some of my really good friends online!
Meeting and dating are two totally different things.
Well yeah, but I seem to get more things covered talking online...for some reason it's more awkward for me to talk without typing ._. During a date, I would be thinking about other things (foood), and not be as relaxed. Eh.
I agree too...friends are fine though
I wasn't a huge fan of the movie Gravity.
Neither was Neil DeGrasse Tyson.
I thought it was alright. It was kind of like James Cameron's Avatar, a great technical achievement but just an alright movie.
Quote from: Ruto on March 17, 2014, 09:54:44 PMWell yeah, but I seem to get more things covered talking online...for some reason it's more awkward for me to talk without typing ._. During a date, I would be thinking about other things (foood), and not be as relaxed. Eh.
I'm like that too!
Sometimes I don't answer the phone when my friends call me and I just send them a PM on FB hehe
ive met the most number of nsmers in person i think
i have the upper hand over ruto and saria because they cant meet each other
so my online relationships are all real since ill meet you all anyway and because time dilation
didnt i literally just tell you last week that you cant use time dilation as an excuse for any old thing
see thats the thing because in this case the old thing is actually a new thing because time dilation
Quote from: Mashi on March 18, 2014, 07:37:03 AMive met the most number of nsmers in person i think
i have the upper hand over ruto and saria because they cant meet each other
so my online relationships are all real since ill meet you all anyway and because time dilation
Oh no, he's completely right! D:
Quote from: Mashi on March 18, 2014, 08:41:51 AMsee thats the thing because in this case the old thing is actually a new thing because time dilation
mmd
Family Guy is poop on poop toast.
So is everything else by Seth Macfarlane.
Hey, those few episodes on Johnny Bravo he helped write weren't bad.
Nicholas Cage can be a legitimatly good actor sometimes.
That may be so; still funny as shit to make fun of, though.
Nick Cage is actually a very good actor. He just happens to not give a shit. Just watch Lord of War, Adaptation, or Leaving Las Vegas.
yes I am bumping this thread every so often so I can make it active
Frozen was an okay movie in it's own right, but it's not nearly the "BEST DISNEY FILM EVUR" that everyone's making it out to be.
Same goes for let it go, good song, but it's not the best in the film, and it shouldn't have literally hundreds of remixes and covers.
Frozen was just... mediocre. Everything about it was just eh, so I agree with you.
Frozen was an alright movie. I really think people should just let it go.
Lol I didn't see what was all so good about Frozen. It was okay, though. Just not awesome.
I liked it a lot more than I thought I would, mainly because it was released right after Tangled, so everyone was comparing the two movies.
I liked frozen but I'm just really sore that it won an oscar instead of The Wind Rises which was 1000000000000x better
I finally watched frozen the other day on the bus to New York.
It was decent.
Speaking of unpopular opinions though, Attack on Titan wasn't all that great. It was good but there are a LOT better anime out there and I don't think it deserved all its hype.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on June 02, 2014, 06:22:25 AMI liked frozen but I'm just really sore that it won an oscar instead of The Wind Rises which was 1000000000000x better
Actually most of the oscars judges just voted for Frozen because that's what everyone said they should vote for or something like that. Most of them hadn't even like seen the movies.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on June 02, 2014, 07:18:06 AMSpeaking of unpopular opinions though, Attack on Titan wasn't all that great. It was good but there are a LOT better anime out there and I don't think it deserved all its hype.
It always works like that. Jesus Christ, just look at the hype Sword Art Online got.
I don't really see how Attack on Titan got that crazy hype in the first place. Yes, it is good, but it's far from great, and it wasn't even among like the three best shows airing that season.
Thing is about AoT is that it had a good enough start to get people hooked, but with how damn slowly the manga is progressing (and the horrible manga art), it's making a lot of people lose interest and whatnot. People think it's so intense and ~omg hardcore~ but pfftt sure, keep thinking that. Get back to me when you watch something that's actually intense.
I've severely lost my interest in Attack on Titan. I hate it when a show changes major points to cater to the fans, and that's exactly what's happening. I don't mind selling questionable merchandise (since I understand that that makes a profit) but the creator of AoT said in an interview somewhere that he was planning on ending the story one way, but after seeing all the hype it was getting from it's fans he's changing the whole thing so people like it better.
Also I don't understand why the fans make a joke out of the series. Silliness once in a while is fine but I don't think anyone even cares about the plot anymore. My favorite part of the show was the drama and heartbreak, but going into school the next day to have "Eren can't get hard" jokes thrown at me nonstop ruins all the emotion
Quote from: Jompa on June 02, 2014, 08:20:08 AMYes, it is good, but it's far from great, and it wasn't even among like the three best shows airing that season.
What were the other good shows that season? I watched Free! and Danganronpa but neither were too outstanding (though they were enjoyable)
idk whats the point of people bashing on an anime though, I don't watch something and immediately go "well this isn't as good as x y or z so I'm just not going to like it anymore", I found that it was a very enjoyable season that wasn't weighed down by filler and kept a pretty solid pacing.
Also I guess maybe the american fans are shitty? Close to all the people I personally knew that watched it were Chinese and were not dickweeds about things rofl, I was never even aware of such odd jokes. The time I was into watching it was right about when the last episode came out though, so I guess it got the mainstream baddie popularity treatment.
Quote from: Nebbles on June 02, 2014, 10:04:05 AMThing is about AoT is that it had a good enough start to get people hooked, but with how damn slowly the manga is progressing (and the horrible manga art), it's making a lot of people lose interest and whatnot. People think it's so intense and ~omg hardcore~ but pfftt sure, keep thinking that. Get back to me when you watch something that's actually intense.
Haha you say terrible manga art as if the anime art was decent xD it bugged me so bad. I was not a fan of the animation for 90% of attack on titan.
Kefka, you say it had good pacing, and if by that you mean absolutely nothing happened from week to week, you are correct.
AoT? Not enough death scenes.
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on June 02, 2014, 02:51:43 PMidk whats the point of people bashing on an anime though, I don't watch something and immediately go "well this isn't as good as x y or z so I'm just not going to like it anymore", I found that it was a very enjoyable season that wasn't weighed down by filler and kept a pretty solid pacing.
Also I guess maybe the american fans are shitty? Close to all the people I personally knew that watched it were Chinese and were not dickweeds about things rofl, I was never even aware of such odd jokes. The time I was into watching it was right about when the last episode came out though, so I guess it got the mainstream baddie popularity treatment.
I loved the first season! I started watching it weekly at around episode 7 or so, so I think I was around for most of the anime's fanbase development. The animation and soundtrack were great, and put together created suspense and at some times even terror. I just don't think I can experience that again knowing how the show is turning out though. Apparently season two isn't coming out until next summer, so it's not like I'll be seeing anything new anytime soon anyway.
I don't like anime
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on June 03, 2014, 07:39:07 AMI don't like anime
wrong thread, I think
though you are crazy
Anime isn't a genre :P saying you don't like anime is like saying you don't like any television shows
I think its more the equivalent of, "I don't like cartoons."
Anime definitely is a genre, though it's an extremely large and diverse one. I'm sure we could find this poor chap a show he would enjoy. I'd recommend Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, as that is the show that completely shifted my opinion on anime.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on June 03, 2014, 08:12:47 AMAnime isn't a genre :P saying you don't like anime is like saying you don't like any television shows
But I don't like any television shows.... :P
Lolk
After I became this nerd for anime I don't like normal TV/movies anymore. I don't even remember how to use a remote, that's how long it's been since I've watched TV.
Television in general isn't that great anyway. But that doesn't mean that there aren't fantastic series and movies out there. Sherlock or Doctor Who for example. Don't just divide shows into anime and everything else.
Yeah you're right.
Speaking of Sherlock and Doctor Who and unpopular opinions!!!
Although I find both shows enjoyable to watch, I find the writing to be exceptionally awful in both instances. There are a few great instances, sure, but I feel that overall, they don't have much literary merit.
Quote from: Mashi on June 03, 2014, 01:04:29 PMSpeaking of Sherlock and Doctor Who and unpopular opinions!!!
Although I find both shows enjoyable to watch, I find the writing to be exceptionally awful in both instances. There are a few great instances, sure, but I feel that overall, they don't have much literary merit.
Same! You're right. Especially compared with works of genius writing like Arrested Development.
THE SHOW DOESN'T EVEN TAKE ITSELF SERIOUSLY, BUT THE WRITING IS STILL SOMEHOW SO GREAT.
Season 4 is the only down point for it, but even then, it's still pretty hilarious.
I dont think anybody likes Sherlock for the writing, they just like it for Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman loafing around
hey martin freeman is amazing.
But I just can't get over the whole speaking another language thing. how am I supposed to even know what they're sayan? (HAHHAHAHA HOW FUNNY I AM)
Also the hair style is messed up.
I should probably clarify that by saying anime holds no interest for me, I don't dislike it per se.
There's a lot more variety in anime than stereotypes may make you believe, so it might be worth giving a few random recs a try. It is of course infested with tropes as is all media, and there are many you should stay away from for just that reason, but def some great content is around.
Quote from: Zunawe on June 03, 2014, 10:47:43 AMTelevision in general isn't that great anyway. But that doesn't mean that there aren't fantastic series and movies out there. Sherlock or Doctor Who for example.
I thought Sherlock was Shrek for a minute... O.o
Hahaha! Anime. :P
In the case of both Sherlock and Doctor Who, the writing could easily be better(especially Sherlock). I watch them because the characters are so charming. I just hope Capaldi has half the charm that Matt Smith did.
The thing about anime is, some are really fucking amazing and some are really fucking terrible. In my experience(which isn't all that much compared to some NSMers) there is little middle ground between the two. And even the really good ones often suffer from things like lack of convincing emotion or cringe-worthy overblown drama, the latter of which Kids on the Slope suffers from heavily(while being an amazing show all around, it does have it's fair share of issues). Also, when it comes to annoying character tropes, anime has ALL OF THEM. It's far from the perfect form of media some of it's more devout fans treat it as, and as far as I'm concerned, books and movies are still vastly superior modes of storytelling.
But anime is pretty coll
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on June 03, 2014, 03:08:13 PMI dont think anybody likes Sherlock for the writing, they just like it for Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman loafing around
Well...that sold more tickets for the Hobbit movies xD You also forgot to mention the yaoi that comes with the fandom.
i heard someone was talking about yaoi so i'm here now let's talk more ok yeah
Possible unpopular opinion(??): yaoi and yuri are gr8
Ewwww, yuri. gurls r gross 4rlz
Yaoi4lyfe
you obviously haven't been enlightened to yuru yuri or yuyushiki, my good sir
I'd ask you to post pictures but I think that's too much ;)
Spoiler
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\Akkari~n/
that kid looks like 8 years old
shits fucked up yo
age is just a number she's 13
Quote from: KefkaticFanatic on June 04, 2014, 02:41:40 PMthat kid looks like 8 years old
shits fucked up yo
It's impossible to tell how old she is because it's anime
In unrelated topics...
I thought Mario Kart Wii was good and I actually loved using the Wii Wheel.
I actually like the Koopalings in Mario Kart 8.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on June 14, 2014, 05:34:55 AMI actually like the Koopalings in Mario Kart 8.
I don't think this is the unpopular opinion.
Mint chocolate is bad.
Quote from: Waddle Bro on June 14, 2014, 05:58:14 AMI don't think this is the unpopular opinion.
Mint chocolate is bad.
Haha everyone in the mario kart thread thinks otherwise xD
Quote from: SlowPokemon on June 14, 2014, 06:47:41 AMHaha everyone in the mario kart thread thinks otherwise xD
Tell them to taste strawberry-vanilla chocolate, it's much better, I'm eating it right now and it's really good!
Quote from: Waddle Bro on June 14, 2014, 12:18:00 PMTell them to taste strawberry-vanilla chocolate, it's much better, I'm eating it right now and it's really good!
Ehehehe
someone has never had a york peppermint pattie
The Room isn't as bad as everyone says it is.
I don't think I can have a serious conversation about it like you said if you actually mean that :p
I did not hit her I did NAUGHT.
Quote from: blueflower999 on July 31, 2014, 07:37:15 PMThe Room isn't as bad as everyone says it is.
It's not so bad it's good.
It's so horrible it's epic.
^^this is still my favorite part
The Room is a masterpiece that falls into the category of so awful it's amazing. How can anyone not enjoy watching it?
I think at the very least the main theme of the movie is pretty good:
It's because it was the only thing in the film that Tommy Wiseau wasn't in charge of.
Please. Tommy Wiseau is a legend.
Con Air is a great film for all the wrong reasons.
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a horrible game and I don't know why people like it so much.
Naruto: Shippuden started out really strong and then devolved into this really weird mess that changes its main antagonist every 6 chapters.
Dual Destinies is the least good Ace Attorney game, not counting spinoffs like Investigations.
Quote from: Yugi on October 05, 2014, 11:56:12 PMNaruto: Shippuden started out really strong and then devolved into this really weird mess that changes its main antagonist every 6 chapters.
Eh, Shippuden goes through cycles. It started out really strong, but by the second story arc was pretty bad. Then it got really, really good with Hidan and Kakuza's appearance, fell back down, Naruto vs. Pain(which was AWESOME), filler, filler, filler, and then the giant mess that is the 4th Great Ninja War.
I feel like the latest war thing was just a huge build up for Naruto vs Sasuke finale :P just get rid of everyone so all that's left is the two of them.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 06, 2014, 05:38:16 AMDual Destinies is the least good Ace Attorney game, not counting spinoffs like Investigations.
YO
that's what I think too. I wanted moar Phoenix action.
Dual Destinies should have focused more on Apollo tbh. Guess that's my unpopular opinion.
Also, Apollo Justice is the best DS Ace Attorney game.
^I don't like Apollo that much, I like Phoenix much more. Also I didn't really care for Blackquill, althoughthe new characters gave us an awesome final trial. Tbh I really hope they bring back Maya/Gumshoe/Edgeworth in the next Phoenix Wright game (hopefully we have another one after Dai Gyakuten Saiban) or that they at least translate future Investigation games if they release any.
Quote from: blueflower999 on October 08, 2014, 04:25:28 PMDual Destinies should have focused more on Apollo tbh.
I agree actually I really wanted more Apollo than we got. Really it was an Athena Cykes game more than anything imo xD
Quote from: Roz~ on October 08, 2014, 04:32:12 PMI really hope they bring back Maya/Gumshoe/Edgeworth in the next Phoenix Wright game (hopefully we have another one after Dai Gyakuten Saiban) or that they at least translate future Investigation games if they release any.
I think they will because Maya's inclusion in PLVAA has had a lot of really positive response and games with familiar characters sell very well.
ive been building these up lol
The SATs weren't hard? I heard horror stories and how adults still remember them but honestly they were just the same as any other standardized test
Long necks aren't pretty on either gender
(probably going to get hate for this but) I love preppy guys or greaser-wannabes
Quote from: Bubbles on October 11, 2014, 10:28:09 PMThe SATs weren't hard? I heard horror stories and how adults still remember them but honestly they were just the same as any other standardized test
Same. Sure, they were long, but sometimes I felt that the questions were almost insultingly easy. And I'm still in the dark about how I didn't get 800 on the math portion...I was certain I got everything right!
I'm completely dumbfounded when people complain about how hard the math section was. It's so easy, I literally find it relaxing.
Quote from: maelstrom. on October 12, 2014, 11:52:00 AMI'm completely dumbfounded when people complain about how hard the math section was. It's so easy, I literally find it relaxing.
ok maelstrom
just try to tone it down a tiny bit ok?
To be fair, it's really not high level math
Even the math 2 subject test was, like, basic precalc
To be even fairer, not everyone is great at math. I understand finding it easy, but being "completely dumbfounded" is either a huge exaggeration or pretty self-centered
Quote from: Bubbles on October 12, 2014, 03:03:00 PMTo be even fairer, not everyone is great at math. I understand finding it easy, but being "completely dumbfounded" is either a huge exaggeration or pretty self-centered
*retweet* *favorite* *like*
*reblog*
I'd mention *+1* but no one cares about google plus.
*friendster*
Quote from: Dude on October 12, 2014, 03:55:59 PMI'd mention *+1* but no one cares about google plus.
+1
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 12, 2014, 03:23:54 PM*reblog*
^^most likely scenario
Quote from: Bubbles on October 12, 2014, 03:03:00 PMTo be even fairer, not everyone is great at math. I understand finding it easy, but being "completely dumbfounded" is either a huge exaggeration or pretty self-centered
While maybe he was a bit harsh, it seems silly to criticize somebody for their lack of understanding on something, when that "something" is another person's lack of understanding. I also can't understand why people find certain things so difficult. High school math is literally just memorization of formulas. I accept that people can be bad at it, to the extent that I can accept anything I don't understand. And I do try to be politically correct when talking about it, because what would offending anybody do to augment their ability at math? But this (http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/the-myth-of-im-bad-at-math/280914/) is basically my thinking on the subject (albeit much more researched and coherent). (This SMBC comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1995#comic) articulates it a lot more briefly/humorously, if you're like 99.999% of the world and don't want to read random links I post for the sake of argument.) We tend to accept that if we don't understand something right away, then we must be naturally bad at it, and feel less compelled to try to improve. When I see people do badly at math, I imagine this mindset, and while perhaps this isn't accurate, to me it justifies the "dumbfoundedness" just as much as the idea of "being bad at math" could ever justify actually doing poorly in math.
And the funny thing is, I'm currently defending somebody who doesn't believe in evolution. Am I not the only one who thinks this is ridiculous? Am I not allowed to question this, to be "dumbfounded" by somebody's lack of understanding on a subject that can seem so straightforward? In all of politics, you see people "dumbfounded" by other people's relatively subjective/uncontrollable beliefs and mindsets, and nobody raises a fucking eyebrow. Yet it's somehow just AWFUL to think this way about somebody's understanding of concrete facts? Like, yeah, maybe somebody's understanding of algebra isn't as important to their role in society as is their opinion on social issues such as gay marriage, but that shouldn't be the only qualifier for "dumbfoundedness". And I'm not saying "all people who do poorly at math are idiots who need to put in some fucking effort." I'm just saying, people can't understand math? I can't understand why not. That's just as legitimate of a lack of understanding. And if we need to be politically correct and empathetic about the former lack of understanding, the least we can do is make an attempt for the latter.
It's just when you find something comes naturally, you keep forgetting it doesn't for others. So each time someone complains about the math, I am dumbfounded because I simply keep forgetting that. And I have a terrible memory. -_-
On a related note, I do know one person who has a good reason for doing badly at math. He has some sort of disorder that makes it harder for him to see patterns and stuff, which makes recognizing what you need for a problem harder, and makes algebra impossible
Quote from: FierceDeity on October 12, 2014, 04:32:34 PM^^most likely scenario
While maybe he was a bit harsh, it seems silly to criticize somebody for their lack of understanding on something, when that "something" is another person's lack of understanding. I also can't understand why people find certain things so difficult. High school math is literally just memorization of formulas. I accept that people can be bad at it, to the extent that I can accept anything I don't understand. And I do try to be politically correct when talking about it, because what would offending anybody do to augment their ability at math? But this (http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/10/the-myth-of-im-bad-at-math/280914/) is basically my thinking on the subject (albeit much more researched and coherent). (This SMBC comic (http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?db=comics&id=1995#comic) articulates it a lot more briefly/humorously, if you're like 99.999% of the world and don't want to read random links I post for the sake of argument.) We tend to accept that if we don't understand something right away, then we must be naturally bad at it, and feel less compelled to try to improve. When I see people do badly at math, I imagine this mindset, and while perhaps this isn't accurate, to me it justifies the "dumbfoundedness" just as much as the idea of "being bad at math" could ever justify actually doing poorly in math.
And the funny thing is, I'm currently defending somebody who doesn't believe in evolution. Am I not the only one who thinks this is ridiculous? Am I not allowed to question this, to be "dumbfounded" by somebody's lack of understanding on a subject that can seem so straightforward? In all of politics, you see people "dumbfounded" by other people's relatively subjective/uncontrollable beliefs and mindsets, and nobody raises a fucking eyebrow. Yet it's somehow just AWFUL to think this way about somebody's understanding of concrete facts? Like, yeah, maybe somebody's understanding of algebra isn't as important to their role in society as is their opinion on social issues such as gay marriage, but that shouldn't be the only qualifier for "dumbfoundedness". And I'm not saying "all people who do poorly at math are idiots who need to put in some fucking effort." I'm just saying, people can't understand math? I can't understand why not. That's just as legitimate of a lack of understanding. And if we need to be politically correct and empathetic about the former lack of understanding, the least we can do is make an attempt for the latter.
too long to read. can i have a tl;dr?
Silly twink.
FierceDeity does not do tl;dr. His tl;dr versions are the sizes of small novellas.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 12, 2014, 06:43:03 PMSilly twink.
What. I...what...
I don't know whether to be offended, indifferent or concerned for zoroark's safety.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 12, 2014, 06:43:03 PMSilly twink.
FierceDeity does not do tl;dr. His tl;dr versions are the sizes of small novellas.
novellas are already small though D:
Quote from: maelstrom. on October 12, 2014, 05:16:28 PMIt's just when you find something comes naturally, you keep forgetting it doesn't for others. So each time someone complains about the math, I am dumbfounded because I simply keep forgetting that. And I have a terrible memory. -_-
Heh, I don't think that's the only reason. But keep your head down once in a while.
Knowing when to shut up Modesty never hurts anyone >_>
Back to topic: I think an NSM hipster barn would be a great idea. Except it's not so much a barn as a real place you can sleep in, with plumbing and electricity. And furniture.
Pfffff. Furniture is too mainstream.
Quote from: zoroark1264 on October 12, 2014, 05:35:17 PMtoo long to read. can i have a tl;dr?
Spoiler
(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi3.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Ffacebook%2F000%2F207%2F234%2Fyou-must-be-new-here-willy-wonka.jpg&hash=b9e87b6a4ed54a25ada8988ae0fd712599efb389)
In comparison to some of the shit I've written in these forums, this was actually pretty short, haha
Quote from: SlowPokemon on October 12, 2014, 06:43:03 PMFierceDeity does not do tl;dr. His tl;dr versions are the sizes of small novellas.
Damn straight.
Quote from: Ruto on October 12, 2014, 08:13:06 PMBack to topic: I think an NSM hipster barn would be a great idea. Except it's not so much a barn as a real place you can sleep in, with plumbing and electricity. And furniture.
Idk if this'd be all that unpopular of an opinion, tbh
Though I've never actually heard the term "hipster barn" before.
And urban dictionary was no help :/
I just called it that because some lady was on the news lately. She appeared one of airbnb's ads, and got in trouble because she was renting out this barn she herself was renting to a bunch of traveling hipsters that needed a cheap place to stay. So then the barn became a place where all these hipsters were gathered around while looking for work -> hipster barn. I just made up the term hipster barn so I didn't expect it to show up anywhere XD Maybe I should have said "frat house."
Some people might be opposed to the idea of sharing property somewhat, so yeah, that's why! Like, what if it was a mansion or one of those European castles I posted about a while back. The ones that were cheaper than an apartment in the city.
Quote from: FierceDeity on October 12, 2014, 09:24:55 PMIn comparison to some of the shit I've written in these forums, this was actually pretty short, haha
Especially when you and BDS start conversing.
Then it's just
HUGE QUOTE
HUGE BLOCK OF TEXT
HUGE QUOTE
HUGE BLOCK OF TEXT
haha/ :P (fierce and BDS respectively)
Life goal: trend "hipster barn"
I hate reading tons of text so I skip those posts.
Then I wonder what you guys are talking about.
Remember when we had smart people? -_-
Nope. But I remember when there were people on here older than me who were more informed and more experienced in life. But now I'm that person, and all you kiddies need to hush.
Also, I'm 100% for the idea of a hipster barn, as long as it's an actual barn.
That was maybe the most ironically hilarious post
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on October 13, 2014, 03:33:35 PMNope. But I remember when there were people on here older than me who were more informed and more experienced in life. But now I'm that person, and all you kiddies need to hush.
Hey...
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on October 13, 2014, 03:33:35 PMAlso, I'm 100% for the idea of a hipster barn, as long as it's an actual barn.
It needs a modern toilet at the very least. I don't want to use these ever again. (http://gochina.about.com/od/tripplanning/ht/How2_Squat.htm)
Quote from: SuperFireKirby on October 13, 2014, 03:33:35 PMNope.
Yeah, you probably wouldn't.
Edit: D: SFK why did you say "no"?? You should have let someone else do it.. Now my comeback makes it seem like everyone who joined after the crash is a dipshit and I didn't want it to mean that you meanie!!!
I'm an old, bitter man so I don't care. Now get off my lawn.
women are great, feminism is great, but journalism ethics are still important?
am i a misogynist now
Old topic wow.
Unpopular opinion: the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games are mediocre at best.
fuck yeah my favorite kind of thread
-super mario 64 is leagues better than super mario galaxy
-pokémon red blue and yellow are terrible fuckin games
-but fireread and leafgreen are worse. they are the worst mainline pokémon games
-gold silver and crystal sucked too
-melee is better than brawl (possibly unpopular?)
-kirby super star sucks a million dicks
fite me
Quote from: Altissimo on April 14, 2016, 09:35:38 AM-super mario 64 is leagues better than super mario galaxy
*High fives*
In my opinion...
- The only SNES game I've played so far that I can enjoy is Kirby's Dream Land 3.
- Enter the Dragonfly (everyone's least favourite Spyro game) and Atlantis Squarepantis (everyone's least favourite SpongeBob episode) are mediocre at worst.
- The only genuinely bad video games are ones that weren't playtested properly.
- I don't like N64 Zelda.
- 2003 > Brotherhood
@Alt -- Melee is actually a lot more popular than Brawl and I think Super Mario 64 is like the most acclaimed game ever so those aren't too bad. Also how can you not like 64 better it's aged so well
I agree about RBY being really mediocre compared to modern games, but I really love FRLG and the entire Johto era haha. So I guess that's a differing thing between us there
@Nitro -- I also haven't ever played a great game for SNES. As much as I love Mario, I'm not crazy about Super Mario World. Actually EarthBound is great but I never beat it so I'm not counting that.
also I've never beaten a Zelda game and always found them boring lol
Quote from: Altissimo on April 14, 2016, 09:35:38 AM-but fireread and leafgreen are worse. they are the worst mainline pokémon games
Why do you think they are worse than the originals? Jc
Quote from: SlowPokemon on April 14, 2016, 09:39:16 AM@Alt -- Melee is actually a lot more popular than Brawl
shows what i know about the smash community lmao
Quoteand I think Super Mario 64 is like the most acclaimed game ever so those aren't too bad. Also how can you not like 64 better it's aged so well
I mean both are true but there are still a shitton of people who say Galaxy is SM64 but better. I'm pretty sure I heard about one review site giving it an 11/10 because they already gave SM64 a 10/10 and SMG was better so they had no choice but to raise it. But personally SM64 is by far the actually better game lol
QuoteI agree about RBY being really mediocre compared to modern games, but I really love FRLG and the entire Johto era haha. So I guess that's a differing thing between us there
dont get me wrong i love playing gsc/hgss i just think they suck lmao
@Zeila: because they did very little to improve on the issues the originals had. The originals were justified in having balance and pacing issues because they were an early experiment, but there is literally no excuse for Psychic still being broken af in the FRLG metagame because they were too much of "remake purists" to allow access to Umbreon or Steelix, or other mons introduced in GSC whose existence is meant to mitigate Psychic's. There is literally no excuse for the grinding before Brock to consist of level 3-5s. There is literally no excuse for the Koga/Sabrina level spike. The addition of Sevii Islands helped mitigate the lack of content between Blaine and Giovanni, but not in an interesting way imo. As a whole the game felt like it was trying too hard to be 100% faithful when what it was being faithful to was a deeply flawed game. I preferred ORAS' outlook, they kind of "reinvented" Hoenn and the Hoenn story rather than "remade" it.
Wait why do you think the Johto games suck? I think they're maybe the best showcase of what Pokémon is all about. Objectively, I don't know if I feel that way, but playing Silver is always, always enjoyable, which is more than can be said about, say, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
I played EarthBound, but I stopped around the arcade place near the start because a battle background gave me a headache in broad daylight on a matt-screen TV. DX
I also realize that two of my opinions in my previous post kind of contradict each other: I say that a game that doesn't work properly is "mediocre", then say that the only bad games are ones that don't work properly. I honestly can't think of a justification for this, but apparently they fixed Enter the Dragonfly when it was ported to the GameCube...?
I liked the Sinnoh games a lot....
Quote from: Latios212 on April 14, 2016, 10:03:03 AMI liked the Sinnoh games a lot....
*High five* (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdVHPnzPaYI)
ChuggaPlatinum, anyone?
I like every main series Pokémon game to some extent because I mean they're all basically the same. But Diamond and Pearl feels like such a slog. I only managed to get all the way through it three times, one for each version, and that's an all time low for a Pokémon region for me.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on April 14, 2016, 10:00:04 AMWait why do you think the Johto games suck? I think they're maybe the best showcase of what Pokémon is all about. Objectively, I don't know if I feel that way, but playing Silver is always, always enjoyable, which is more than can be said about, say, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.
Pacing and balance issues more or less. I like a lot of the "spirit" but I can't overlook the issues I have with pacing.
I have an extreme hatred for One Piece and Undertale.
I also really do not like Ocarina of Time.
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 14, 2016, 09:36:49 AM- 2003 > Brotherhood
yur not escapin this
I think the first one did a much better job at developing characters to start. It spent a lot more time on everything in the beginning, which I appreciate a lot.
Show Spoilers
Hughes' death and Nina's transformation hit a lot harder in the 2003 version.
But I think the plot for the latter half of Brotherhood was better.
More spoiler
That the door is just a portal to our world is real dumb comparatively in my opinion. It's a kinda cool idea, but it doesn't resolve anything. There's no feeling of closure, but it's not the good kind of unresolved plot either.
I think most of people's love for Brotherhood comes from the experience from the first half of the 2003 show. Brotherhood rushed the beginning either to fit in the long last stretch or because it had already been made. If you attached the quality of the beginning of the 2003 version to the end of Brotherhood, it would be amazing. That being said, I think Brotherhood is better still.
Both FMAs
When I first watched FMA03, I found out the ending in advance, and thought that the plot twist, while foreshadowed once, was still rather unnecessary, plus Al de-ageing made no sense and was barely explained. On the other hand, Brothers is a thing, and the ending of Mangahood didn't make much sense to me either. How can you magic away a learned skill...?
I think ocarina of time is pretty much worse than every Zelda game that came out after it
I don't like RPGs
but I actually enjoy EarthBound
Mario games are boring
Kirby games are slightly less boring
I don't like pokemon anymore
fight me
Quote from: BoywithoutaFairy on April 14, 2016, 10:10:17 AMI also really do not like Ocarina of Time.
Then why would you call yourself "BoywithoutaFairy" which is a direct reference to the game?
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 14, 2016, 11:10:04 AMI think ocarina of time is pretty much worse than every Zelda game that came out after it
Then why would your name be "NocturneOfShadow" which is a song from the game?
LMAO SHE GOT YA
TFW YA GOT GOT
I still like OoT just fine
and the nocturne of shadow is my favorite ocarina song ever
It's kind of an inside joke between me and my friends
honestly though it'd be really weird if my name were like
Prelude of Light
Do you have a sister?
If so that's what I'd call her.
Or if my username was SpiritTracksTrailerTheme. =P
More opinions!
- Gates to Infinity has my favourite plot in PMD.
- ...But my favourite plots in gaming are Okamiden, Solatorobo, and Super Paper Mario.
- PMD2's time travel makes no sense.
(I'm interested in plenty of non-video game things, but most of them are either obscure or Pop Culture Osmosis.)
time travel never makes sense. Get used to it, cause otherwise it would never be used as a plot device
wait that actually sounds like a good thing
yasuo requires skill
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 14, 2016, 01:43:53 PMtime travel never makes sense. Get used to it, cause otherwise it would never be used as a plot device
wait that actually sounds like a good thing
The time travel in Steins;Gate makes sense
But it takes so long to explain the science that idk if it's worth making sense
the time travel in pmd2 doesnt make any sense but i've resigned myself to the fact that nobody knows how to write time travel and besides it creates a good story for pmd2
Quote from: braixen1264 on April 14, 2016, 02:10:17 PMyasuo requires skill
see this here is just an opinion of your own skill
if I played yasuo enough maybe I would get to gold too, but between grandparents on Netflix and not wanting to stoop that low...
Quote from: Altissimo on April 14, 2016, 02:31:17 PMthe time travel in pmd2 doesnt make any sense but i've resigned myself to the fact that nobody knows how to write time travel and besides it creates a good story for pmd2
the Artemis Fowl series did time travel really good imo in the 6th book
mostly cause he didn't remember anything you know but still
Quote from: Altissimo on April 14, 2016, 09:35:38 AM-gold silver and crystal sucked too
Gen 2 definitely shaped the way for all the other Pokemon games than came after it. Objectively, I think Gen 5 is probably the best generation (factoring in story, gameplay, graphics, etc.), but Gen 2 is still my favorite.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 14, 2016, 01:43:53 PMtime travel never makes sense. Get used to it, cause otherwise it would never be used as a plot device
The problem is that fiction tends to make time travel way more complicated than it needs to be (of course, we don't really know exactly how time travel would work), what with alternate universes and stuff (and interactions between characters from different timelines/universes... *shudder*). As long as it's simple enough to allow the audience to follow the story easily and maintain their suspension of disbelief, I think it's a fine plot device (which people rarely do; tsk tsk tsk).
I think OoT is overrated.
Quote from: Nebbles on April 14, 2016, 06:10:52 PMI think OoT is overrated.
Basically this.
I mean, the music is beautiful, but the game itself is overrated.
Quote from: Altissimo on April 14, 2016, 02:31:17 PMi've resigned myself to the fact that nobody knows how to write time travel
Primer is a movie that does time travel really well by playing with how much we can't predict it. It's also super hard to follow, but it's a great movie.
Nebbles and Sebastian have said it perfectly. Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Majora's Mask, LTTP, and LBW are the best Zelda Games IMO
Quote from: SlowPokemon on April 14, 2016, 02:25:06 PMThe time travel in Steins;Gate makes sense
Slow yes thank you I love Steins;GateQuote from: Nebbles on April 14, 2016, 06:10:52 PMI think OoT is overrated.
Having played all the way through for the first time recently (N64 version), I can concur with this. Sure, it helped to revolutionize 3D adventure games and the Zelda series as a whole, but it's not incredibly outstanding.
The dungeons were nearly all great, though. I'll give it that.
ninja'd:
Quote from: Zunawe on April 14, 2016, 06:52:37 PMPrimer is a movie that does time travel really well by playing with how much we can't predict it. It's also super hard to follow, but it's a great movie.
SOMEONE ELSE WATCHED PRIMER HOLY S***
I feel like Ocarina of Time punished the player for exploration. It was like you couldn't do anything but the main story. It really sucked the fun out of playing the game.
Fire Emblem is overrated. Though I can't speak for Awakening.
I think after 2012, you're not allowed to call FE overrated unless you can speak for Awakening.
Fire Emblem Awakening is only among the more well regarded entries with the casual public tho, most longtime series fans agree it's not as good as, say, the ones on Wii or GameCube.
Also @Dudeman YES Steins;Gate is so great but I rarely recommend people play it because it's so goddam slow at the beginning and the player has absolutely no idea what's going on so no one ever finishes it (insert old man ranting about how gamers today have no patience or attention span for reading)
Also it's just hella long it took me 60+ hours to beat it
The older FE games are the best.
AND I LOVE STEINS;GATE AAAAAAAAAAA
Quote from: SlowPokemon on April 14, 2016, 08:55:35 PMAlso @Dudeman YES Steins;Gate is so great but I rarely recommend people play it because it's so goddam slow at the beginning and the player has absolutely no idea what's going on so no one ever finishes it (insert old man ranting about how gamers today have no patience or attention span for reading)
Better clear things up now and mention that I only watched the anime. I wasn't even aware it was based on a game until after I finished it.
there goes my credibility ;_;
Oh lol well I mean the anime is a very good and basically accurate adaptation but there's a LOT in the game that doesn't make it into that adaptation, such as pretty lengthy alternate endings based on each character (not to mention I think the payoff is better when you have to go through so much setup yourself but also I'm probably lame). I don't look down on people who just watch the anime LOL but I'm guessing the loooooong sciencey conversations were cut down at least a bit in the anime
I watched one episode of Steins;Gate, and I've got to say, it's the greyest thing I've ever seen.
Quote from: BoywithoutaFairy on April 14, 2016, 06:56:14 PMNebbles and Sebastian have said it perfectly. Minish Cap, Phantom Hourglass, Majora's Mask, LTTP, and LBW are the best Zelda Games IMO
*High five*
Topical:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOROc0mbqV8
GiIvaSunner returned! And turned Malladus, Protecting Zelda into Asgore's battle theme. Why isn't that crossover a thing yet?
(Also, the video you posted gives me a headache...)
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 15, 2016, 11:16:55 AMGiIvaSunner returned! And turned Malladus, Protecting Zelda into Asgore's battle theme. Why isn't that crossover a thing yet?
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 15, 2016, 11:16:55 AMAnd turned Malladus, Protecting Zelda into Asgore's battle theme.
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 15, 2016, 11:16:55 AMinto Asgore's battle theme.
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 15, 2016, 11:16:55 AMAsgore's battle theme.
...lern2undertail
ew did someone really suggest an undertale Zelda crossover
People will cross over everything with everything. Especially if something is flamewar-inducingly popular. It's called Rule 50.
Also, I know what Asgore's battle theme is actually called, I just don't know how to spell it. It's King of the Mountain in another language.
...it's not ASGORE
...it's Your Best Nightmare
Bergentruckung
When I first heard of Asgore I thought it said assgore
This is the place for me to say my anime opinions.
One Piece is the worst anime/manga ever written.
The art in the Death Note anime is terrible although the manga art is good.
The art in the Soul Eater manga/anime is terrible.
Fairy Tail is better than Dragon Ball Z.
Aw I liked Soul Eater
I didn't exactly enjoy Death Note though, it felt like it dragged on forever for me and I really didn't like that.
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I'm just saying the art is bad. Not the whole thing itself.
Oh here's one that pisses people off and makes them yell at me.
I think The Lion King has bad music and it's probably the worst Disney animated film. I don't like it much at all.
They quite blatantly took the story from Hamlet.
I only vaguely remember watching that movie.
As for my issues with PMD2's time travel...
Why does everyone disappear at different rates?
Why do they treat the two time periods as if they're parallel to each other? In the fifth special episode, Grovyle says Team Protagonists have defeated Dialga as he starts disappearing before a dungeon.
Not directly time travel-related, but why was there a human in the future?
Frozen sucks.
Agreed. I hate Frozen.
Frozen and The Lion King are both my least favorites probably
Also Hercules, the music just isn't that good
But, Danny Devito!
Shit you're right
Also the song "I Won't Say I'm in Love" is pretty great so I guess Hercules is aight
Frozen was decent, but I much prefer Big Hero 6.
I loved Big Hero 6 so much. But I'm lowkey hella resentful that it won the Oscar for animation over The Tale of the Princess Kaguya which was so much better lol
I liked frozen
I'm a big idena menzel fan if you know what I mean
but I think Tangled was better
My unpopular opinion: Anime sucks. Haven't even watched any, but why the fuck is it so popular, I don't get it. And no I'm not gonna get into it. The only good anime where the ones I watched as a kid, like Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon.
Quote from: Tobbeh99 on April 16, 2016, 02:32:18 PMAnime sucks. Haven't even watched any,
This seems less like an unpopular opinion and more like an illinformed opinion .-.
If you haven't watched something how do you know it sucks??
Also, "Anime" has a lot of different genres and shit so classifying it all as one is pretty dumb imo
Anime isn't a genre it's a medium LMAO
It'd make more sense if there was a certain genre you hated, but Anime is a medium, much like cartoons, novels, and TV shows are.
Doesn't he hate books too? so I guess it's not that surprising...
yeah god fuck books those pieces of shit paper with words on them, they're the worst
I actually don't like reading, books are cool however, they've been for thousands of years! It's sad to hear libraries getting less popular and e.books taking over more and more.
Also why can't I hate anime?? Cause it's not a genre?? That doesn't make sense. Mostly why I hate it is because it seems SOOO popular atm. Everybody is talking about random anime series here and there, and I don't give a fuck, why should I watch that shit, like NO!
I don't think anyone has a problem with you hating anime, it's your reasoning that is...rather dumb lol.
No, you can't hate anime because you never tried it in the first place. -_-
imo, I can.
Quote from: Tobbeh99 on April 16, 2016, 03:17:41 PMAlso why can't I hate live TV shows?? Cause it's not a genre?? That doesn't make sense. Mostly why I hate it is because it seems SOOO popular atm. Everybody is talking about random live TV series here and there, and I don't give a fuck, why should I watch that shit, like NO!
like see how silly this sounds?
Also lmao, so if a game is popular, it's shit to you?
I don't think it sounds dumb. I think you definitely can say that you hate TV shows if you want to.
I hate most live TV shows but the difference is I've actually watched most of them and gotten a feel for how bad most of them are.
Like, I'm sure some are good, but I haven't found them yet.
When you have no basis for your dislikes, it is a prejudice.
There is honestly no logical reason to hate an entire medium. Like, if you enjoyed Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh as a kid, then you don't hate all anime. You just hate most genres of it, which make more sense.
Also from now on I'm gonna post anime reaction images along with every reply Toby sees.
(https://www.ninsheetmusic.org/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F-nj6Yi9IpnRI%2FVUxiDOj5-pI%2FAAAAAAAAABw%2Fx0Dkl89TLOU%2Fs1600%2Ftumblr_nndhsqiAvN1tfil0eo1_500.gif&hash=a4ed81c6d97faf278982084b369c4596b32193e3)
Does I hate all anime except Yugioh and Pokemon makes sense then?... And I don't care if I haven't watched any, on the surface anime seems crap and that's what I care about.
Quote from: Dude on April 16, 2016, 03:34:42 PMAlso from now on I'm post anime reaction images along with every reply Toby sees.
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Roflol you think that makes me angry or something?? Like I haven't seen pics like that before. It makes me more angry when my friends and other people I know start discussing all kinds of anime, and quotes lots of japanese quotes I've no clue what they mean.
Sounds like someone should watch some anime.
yall should just chill... I don't like animes either, mostly cause I think they're usually super cheesy and dumb, but you need to stop harassing tobbeh just cause he's formed opinions about things. Like, none of us like brussels sprouts regardless of whether or not we've tried them, right?
If anime wouldn't be as popular I wouldn't care at all. but as of now, it's just annoying with all my friends talking about them.
Quote from: Tobbeh99 on April 16, 2016, 03:38:27 PMRoflol you think that makes me angry or something?? Like I haven't seen pics like that before. It makes me more angry when my friends and other people I know start discussing all kinds of anime, and quotes lots of japanese quotes I've no clue what they mean.
idk you seem pretty pissed off rn.
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Quote from: Tobbeh99 on April 16, 2016, 03:44:43 PMIf anime wouldn't be as popular I wouldn't care at all. but as of now, it's just annoying with all my friends talking about them.
well, for now all we can do is call them animes and stick to obviously great American cartoons like sonic underground (lol)
And Sonic Sayz! wtf!
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 16, 2016, 03:42:05 PMyall should just chill... I don't like animes either, mostly cause I think they're usually super cheesy and dumb, but you need to stop harassing tobbeh just cause he's formed opinions about things. Like, none of us like brussels sprouts regardless of whether or not we've tried them, right?
Seriously, guys I understand that you feel his opinion doesn't have a basis on anything, but who cares? He's entitled to whatever opinion he wants to have. The goal of this topic is not to take people with unpopular opinions and change them to the more popular one. Tobbeh has stated his opinion, and you've stated your disagreement very clearly. Every opinion on this site that contradicts your own does not need to be debated so extensively. If everyone had the same beliefs and opinions, this planet would be pretty boring. He dislikes anime, and a lot of people like it. It's an
unpopular opinion. That's the whole point of the topic. No need to fight about the reasons he has said opinion.
I'm also super edgy and don't like anything that's starting to become too mainstream
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 16, 2016, 03:47:46 PMwell, for now all we can do is call them animes and stick to obviously great American cartoons like sonic underground (lol)
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NOTE: this is touhou, not anime
Quote from: TheMarioPianist on April 16, 2016, 03:51:18 PMSeriously, guys I understand that you feel his opinion doesn't have a basis on anything, but who cares? He's entitled to whatever opinion he wants to have. The goal of this topic is not to take people with unpopular opinions and change them to the more popular one. Tobbeh has stated his opinion, and you've stated your disagreement very clearly. Every opinion on this site that contradicts your own does not need to be debated so extensively. If everyone had the same beliefs and opinions, this planet would be pretty boring. He dislikes anime, and a lot of people like it. It's an unpopular opinion. That's the whole point of the topic. No need to fight about the reasons he has said opinion.
^^
Exactly what I thought!
I'm not really a big fan of anime either, but bashing it for no legit reason or for the sake of bashing it is pretty unnecessary.
Why is this such a big deal lol
I mean, it is the "Unpopular Opinions" thread after all :P
Quote from: Sebastian on April 16, 2016, 03:55:03 PMI'm not really a big fan of anime either, but bashing it for no legit reason or for the sake of bashing it is pretty unnecessary.
^^^^^^^^^
ROLE REVERSAL
(Except I do like animu, but w/e)
Dude and Seabass on the same side is, number for number, more rare than the number of blood moons in the past year.
I don't mind, I was being silly. He's allowed to have his own opinion.
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 16, 2016, 03:57:11 PMDude and Seabass on the same side is, number for number, more rare than the number of blood moons in the past year.
THE DUDE/SEABASS TEAM IS MIGHTIER THAN ALL OF NSM COMBINED!
In all seriousness though, I might give anime a try. Some people keep trying to get me to watch it. :P
Quote from: Sebastian on April 16, 2016, 04:01:27 PMTHE DUDE/SEABASS TEAM IS MIGHTIER THAN ALL OF NSM COMBINED!
Seadude
It's a sailor, but more radical.
ahoy there matey, ye look like the seafarin swabbie that I'd be fit ta sail with. For sure, a nautical boyo like yeself is surely a seadude, yessir!
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 16, 2016, 03:53:24 PMI'm also super edgy and don't like anything that's starting to become too mainstream
thats why you do what I do and only watch hipster anime
It can also work out really well to be a closet anime fan like me!
Wait woops. Dear, dear.
やれやれ、だぜ
gg he came out of the closet
and on behalf of the NSM community, we (tobbeh included) fully support your life. We may not understand your coming out, but we acknowledge this as a part of who you are. Some of us (myself included) may not agree with your particular decisions, but we won't treat you any differently because of it. Good job on coming out, we're proud of you.
I think I was more chilling in the closet with the door open and nobody happened to walk by to see me.
I liked Sonic Underground when I was little...
Watch it again, it's a really crappy show lol
I barely remember it anyway, besides the basic plot and what the characters looked like. Turns out people hate most of the stuff that was on Pop forever ago that little me liked... oh well.
Anyone else remember that donkey kong tv show with the crystal coconuts? I remember it being pretty cool and having to wake up really early to watch it, but I bet it is complete garbage lol.
I think JonTron did a video on it. The animation looks like a low-budget 6th gen game.
Did anyone else watch Viva Pinata? I used to love it, but it was barely on. I can't listen to the theme song without cringing, though.
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 17, 2016, 10:58:03 AMI think JonTron did a video on it. The animation looks like a low-budget 6th gen game.
Actually, it was Projared (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrAPCTQMLME).
Oh. I wasn't 100% sure who it was, but at least I named someone from Normal Boots.
Honestly, though, the animation looks like CGI Zelda CD-i.
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 17, 2016, 11:46:45 AMHonestly, though, the animation looks like CGI Zelda CD-i.
You mean top notch with a sprinkle of salt?
I don't see the point in amiibos. While I understand that people like collectibles, the things they add to games are a mild convenience at best. Then there's those amiibo-required games, which make you have to pay extra to PLAY THE ACTUAL GAME. Plus, people constantly complaining about them being out of stock got annoying really quickly.
Then again, the only amiibo I own is the K.K. Slider card, so what do I know?
I don't see the point in breathing
inb4 someone thinks im suicidal
I don't see the point in dying cause it aint fun and you get burned or buried depends how much a cheapskate ur family is
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 24, 2016, 07:13:54 AMI don't see the point in amiibos. While I understand that people like collectibles, the things they add to games are a mild convenience at best. Then there's those amiibo-required games, which make you have to pay extra to PLAY THE ACTUAL GAME. Plus, people constantly complaining about them being out of stock got annoying really quickly.
Then again, the only amiibo I own is the K.K. Slider card, so what do I know?
Y, they are quite cheesy, it's like Nintendo's saying "Oh look at these cute toys! Why not buy them? (and give us more money!)".
They're especially annoying in games based on them, like Skylanders. It's a great game and all, but every time you want to switch character, you have to move the amiibo of the platform and then put another amiibo on it. It works... but it is quite tedious. In other games where you just scan them, like sm4sh, it works way better. But still, they're only purpose is to attract kids, collectors, and give Nintendo more money.
We you two making fun of me or...?
Skylanders... I played it once because they had it set up in Asda, and it's... okay, I guess? I like making fun of it in my head because it makes me feel less bad about liking Enter the Dragonfly at one point, and that's not good at all. DX
Speaking of games I've never played, in my opinion, the worst game ever made is this ZX Spectrum game called SQIJ!, where none of the controls work. Literally. That's all I need to know. But since the controls don't work, you can't play it, so is it really a "game"...?
Quote from: Nitro Indigo on April 24, 2016, 10:08:52 AMSpeaking of games I've never played, in my opinion, the worst game ever made is this ZX Spectrum game called SQIJ!, where none of the controls work. Literally. That's all I need to know. But since the controls don't work, you can't play it, so is it really a "game"...?
meme run is worse
I don't like reaction gifs, especially more than one used at a time #nofunallowed
- I like the Sonic Boom character designs. (Even though I'm not really a Sonic fan, I just watched The Meteor. I've been watching too many Sonic videos recently. Help me.)
- Harvey Beaks is my favourite animated anything and I've watched both versions of Fullmetal Alchemist. (Haven't watched any of them in a long time, though...)
- Kirby's Dream Land 3 is my favourite video game.
- Water Temple > Fire Temple.
- I don't like how New Leaf makes you pay loads for things that were free in previous games.
Labradoodles are the worst kind of dog.
Quote from: Bubbles on April 30, 2016, 12:45:12 PMI don't like reaction gifs, especially more than one used at a time #nofunallowed
i don't like bubbles
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take three. go fish
^^
I'm OK with them, but I prefer one only, more seems just too cluttered.
Welcome! Here, you can reveal your most unpopular opinions! You
won't get judged for them here, and you don't have to back them up if you don't feel like it! It can be about anything, but I'm going to use video games as an example:
My Unpopular Opinions
I Like:
Kirby's Block Ball
Paper Mario: Sticker Star
Obscure Games from Popular Franchises in General
I Don't Like:
Kirby: Mass Attack
Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan)
I Think That:
- I'd rather wait longer for a Kirby game with original content than shorter for a Kirby game with reused coding
- Super Mario 64 is overrated
- The Mega Man GB games shouldn't have had their GBA bundle cancelled, if they could have avoided it
So, what are your unpopular opinions? Don't be shy; you're safe here!
LttP wasn't that good.
Apollo Justice was meh.
Wind Waker could have been Aonuma's perfect Zelda game if it wasn't rushed.
Homestuck has quality writing.
Metroid Fusion has the most and least memorable bosses in the entire series.
- Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess were meh
- any Mario & Luigi game past BiS isn't that great
- Undertale is extremely overrated and it's not that great (I really like the OST, however)
- Mario Kart 64 is the worst Mario Kart game
Quote from: Static on August 04, 2017, 08:43:54 AM- any Mario & Luigi game past BiS isn't that great
- Mario Kart 64 is the worst Mario Kart game
I agree with Static here.
Quote from: Static on August 04, 2017, 08:43:54 AM- Mario Kart 64 is the worst Mario Kart game
THANK YOU
Also, Ocarina of Time is horribly, horribly overrated.
EDIT: Well it looks like MK64 being the worst isn't actually that unpopular of an opinion (especially considering that Wah agrees as well)
Quotemastersuperfan: tbh I would be okay with Maka Wuhu returning
mastersuperfan: moreso than other tracks
WaluigiTime64: Because 7, y'know.
mastersuperfan: yeah lol
mastersuperfan: but I mean at least 7 is playable unlike 64
WaluigiTime64: Lol true.
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EDIT: Well it looks like MK64 being the worst isn't actually that unpopular of an opinion (especially considering that Wah agrees as well)
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I think it's mostly the N64 fanboy 90s kids that like Mario Kart 64 the most.
Quote from: LeviR.star on August 04, 2017, 08:48:56 AMI think it's mostly the N64 fanboy 90s kids that like Mario Kart 64 the most.
My older brother is an especially annoying example of this :/
Quote from: Static on August 04, 2017, 08:43:54 AM- any Mario & Luigi game past BiS isn't that great
I thought this was a commonly accepted fact
Quote from: Maelstrom on August 04, 2017, 08:58:42 AMI thought this was a commonly accepted fact
I did too, buuut now I'll throw in one of my own unpopular opinions into the same matter:
PiT > BiS
hardcore judging yall right now
Gates to Infinity was good
Speaking of Pokémon:
B2W2 was the best Pokémon game.
Diamond/Pearl (not Platinum) was the worst.
Quote from: braixen1264 on August 04, 2017, 09:05:24 AMGates to Infinity was good
I should go back and finish this game, actually...
http://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=5696.0
Though it's been pretty dead for a good while.
Quote from: Zunawe on August 04, 2017, 09:41:39 AMhttp://forum.ninsheetmusic.org/index.php?topic=5696.0
Though it's been pretty dead for a good while.
THANK YOU. I knew we did this once already.
Perhaps a mod could merge the topics?
I'll be honest, I didn't know about that one.
Did I do the merging thingy right
Quote from: braixen1264 on August 04, 2017, 09:58:08 AMDid I do the merging thingy right
Looks like you did!
All hail Braix
Ohhhhhh that explains Levi's weird reintroduction 50 pages into an existing topic
wow that was really confusing
Quote from: mastersuperfan on August 04, 2017, 09:01:09 AMPiT > BiS
Story/writing/world wise I disagree but in terms of combat (and bosses) heck yea
Quote from: LeviR.star on August 04, 2017, 08:06:50 AM- Super Mario 64 is overrated
Welp. That is one of the best Mario games, man. D:
This is my personal 3D Mario game ranking:
SM3DW (so underrated but I love it) > SMG2 > SMG > Sunshine > SM3DL > 64 (sorry)
Quote from: mastersuperfan on August 04, 2017, 11:14:48 AMSM3DW (so underrated
...what? I thought 3D World was generally accepted as one of the best in the series.
For some reason, people don't seem to like it. It was basically 3D Land, but actually good.
Wow, 3D Land over 64. I mean, 3D Land is alright, but I found it way to easy. 3D World is phenomenal, in my opinion. I guess I have a bias towards 64 because I grew up on it. It was the first 3D Mario game I played.
I'd like to play 3D World, but I don't have a Wii U.
Also, I don't like 64 that much, but I believe it deserves a higher spot than 3D Land. But that's just my opinion.
Sunshine>Galaxy>Galaxy 2>3D World>64>3D Land.
I don't understand why people don't like Sunshine that much. It's probably nostalgia blinding me.
Wonky physics, an uncooperative camera, and hit-and-miss level design are the main reasons, I believe.
But what about the pachin--
NO. THE ONLY REASONS.
Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter on August 04, 2017, 11:25:28 AMSunshine>Galaxy>Galaxy 2>3D World>64>3D Land.
Mine's mostly similar to THC's.
Galaxy>Sunshine>Galaxy 2>3D World>64>3D Land.
Also, I agree with Dudeman. Nonetheless, Sunshine is a good game. Just not the best in my opinion.
Quote from: Dudeman on August 04, 2017, 11:32:36 AMWonky physics, an uncooperative camera, and hit-and-miss level design are the main reasons, I believe.
But what about the pachin--
NO. THE ONLY REASONS.
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE GODDAMN CORONA MOUNTAIN BOAT RIDEAlso, I didn't mean that 3D World was underrated in that people don't like it. It's just always seemed to me that not very many people have played it at all (though perhaps I could be totally wrong on that...).
I have to disagree with the sentiment that Super Mario 64 and Ocarina of Time are overrated. As someone who didn't fully play either of them until 2014 and 2016 respectively, they absolutely live up to the hype and don't feel dated beyond a somewhat iffy camera control system. My personal hierarchy of the 3D Mario games actually places 64 at the top, right above 3D World and Galaxy 2, and Ocarina is my second favorite Zelda after Majora's Mask, which is very similar.
@Maelstrom: Apollo Justice being not great is a POPULAR opinion. It's only the hardcore fandom who loves it unconditionally, and even then most of us didn't love it the first time we played it.
It's also a pretty popular opinion that Partners in Time and Bowser's Inside Story were the peak of the Mario & Luigi RPG series. Personally, I love each game in the series with all my heart, including Dream Team, but I'm surprised that people don't love Paper Jam as much as the old games.
Mario Kart 64 is the weakest Mario Kart, but it's fondly remembered by many because it laid the groundwork for every subsequent Mario Kart. It's an example of something being revolutionary but then outdone by what it inspired.
@Braix I love Gates to Infinity too!
My own unpopular opinions:
-Twilight Princess is a bad, bad game. Like, awful. Not just as a Zelda game, either. And Skyward Sword is actually really good.
-I love all of the 3DS Pokémon games. Including XY.
-Speaking of Pokémon, Pyukumuku is my favorite Pokémon from Sun and Moon.
-Super Mystery Dungeon is the worst Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game.
-Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is the best game for Wii U.
-Unwound Future is the least good Layton game (not counting Layton's Mystery Journey, which would probably take that spot).
-Mentioned this earlier, but I love Dream Team. Everyone else's complaints about the story didn't really ring true for me, and I've played it three times.
-I don't really like Splatoon.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 04, 2017, 12:24:00 PM@Maelstrom: Apollo Justice being not great is a POPULAR opinion. It's only the hardcore fandom who loves it unconditionally, and even then most of us didn't love it the first time we played it.
Actually, yeah, I was just about to mention that. Personally, I loved 4-1 and 4-2, thought 4-4 was decent, and despised 4-3 (which is generally common among AA fans, although 4-2 and 4-4 are a bit more controversial; I probably like them more than a lot of other people). But if you want my own
really unpopular AA opinion... to me, 1-4 is the worst final case and overall even one of the worst cases in the series.
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 04, 2017, 12:24:00 PM-Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is the best game for Wii U.
Well I love SM3DW to death so that would take the top spot for me but otherwise YES I love this game
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 04, 2017, 12:24:00 PM-Unwound Future is the least good Layton game (not counting Layton's Mystery Journey, which would probably take that spot).
Wow talk about an unpopular opinion (not that I don't respect it or anything, but Unwound Future is just sooo completely loved from what I've seen, and I loved it quite a lot too)
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 04, 2017, 12:24:00 PM-I don't really like Splatoon.
Oh, boy, I can relate... I really don't like it either. Buuut at least when my brother and I ordered it and went to pick it up at Best Buy they accidentally gave us the Splatoon Wii U bundle instead of just the game so we made a couple hundred dollars even if we weren't having any fun with the game we just got :D
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 04, 2017, 12:24:00 PM-I don't really like Splatoon.
I mean, Splatoon is basically Sunshine, but you make a mess instead of clean up...
In all seriousness, I didn't think Splatoon was anything phenomenal, either. Splatoon 2 is beating a dead horse, in my opinion.
I don't own it or anything (and I doubt I'll ever get it), but I'm honestly seeing nothing but complaints about Splatoon 2 at the moment. Those might just be the vocal hardcore Splatoon 1 fans, though...
Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter on August 04, 2017, 11:25:28 AMI don't understand why people don't like Sunshine that much. It's probably nostalgia blinding me.
To be fair, when you take away the few annoying levels/missions there are, and maybe the really obscure blue coins too, Super Mario Sunshine is the most fun of any of the 3D Mario games for one simple reason that none of the other entries match at all: Mario's controls. In Sunshine, there's so much depth and nuance to Mario's control scheme that makes even just the simple act of moving around so much fun. Even FLUDD was a great mechanic that added to the controls rather than just provided a limited and generally incapable extension. You can do so much more with FLUDD than you ever could with the caps from 64 or the powerups from the Galaxy games.
It's just a shame 90% of the level design didn't match the controls very well, and the parts of the game that did match them (those little platforming areas in every main world) were very bland and uninteresting compared to the main worlds. Every other 3D Mario game has way, way better level design, but I don't find the actual gameplay itself to be as interesting, exciting, or fun as Sunshine's.
Aw man, I loved Splatoon a lot and I don't entirely understand what made it such a "meh" game for a lot of people.
Ninja'd:
Quote from: mastersuperfan on August 04, 2017, 12:44:02 PMI don't own it or anything (and I doubt I'll ever get it), but I'm honestly seeing nothing but complaints about Splatoon 2 at the moment. Those might just be the vocal hardcore Splatoon 1 fans, though...
The main reason Spla2n is receiving so much flack is the weird half-hearted attempts Nintendo made at integrating more "competitive" features common in other competitive shooters. You have voice chat...but only through a clunky and unreliable mobile app. You can team up with friends...but only in ranked modes and league battles. Aside from that, the amazing new team vs. AI mode, Salmon Run, is only available at certain times (WHY?! IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE), and now since the Switch doesn't have a gamepad, super jumping and viewing the map are that much more inconvenient. It could've been great and it still can if Nintendo shoves out updates like there's no tomorrow, but the base game is a disappointing follow-up.
Msf and I are soulmates
This is more a confession than an unpopular opinion, but I'm afraid to try Sonic Generations because I'm worried it will be mediocre, because it seems like all the people I know who enjoy it don't like the original Sonic games.
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Quote from: mastersuperfan on August 04, 2017, 12:44:02 PMI don't own it or anything (and I doubt I'll ever get it), but I'm honestly seeing nothing but complaints about Splatoon 2 at the moment. Those might just be the vocal hardcore Splatoon 1 fans, though...
Most of the complaints are that Spla2n isn't all that different from the original Splatoon. So if you love the original Splatoon (like I did), then you probably like Spla2n as well. But for those expecting something more exciting or "fresh", then I can understand the disappointment. That, and the few baffling choices Nintendo has made with things like Salmon Run times or the voice chat app.
Call it bias from childhood but I really like SM64. A good reason is probably how Mario's mobility makes traversing the levels so much more fun than some others.
Anyhoo:
- I don't like the original Super Mario Bros.
- I don't mind New Super Mario Bros. U existing.
- I don't mind New Super Luigi U existing.
- The All-Stars version of The Lost Levels is very fun.
- World 8 in SMB3 is easy, but I struggle in World 3 and 5.
- Super Mario Kart is mediocre at best, although I do see how the series developed from it.
- MK64 is garbage with few redeeming qualities, although I do see how the series developed from it.
- I don't like MK7's Rainbow Road, both the track and the music.
- I don't like playing MKWii with Funky in the Bowser Bike (Flame Runner) at all.
- I like Mega Man 10 over 9.
- I like Mega Man 4's soundtrack.
- I don't like Mega Man 2.
- Embodiment of Scarlet Devil and Double Dealing Character are hot garbage.
- I like Subterranean Animism.
- The Scarlet Devil Mansion group isn't the best group in the series.
- I don't like JRPGs because I get bored quickly from reading text.
- I don't like to play Pokemon often because it always seems like too much time invested into playing.
Fight me but don't fight me.
Quote from: WaluigiTime64 on August 04, 2017, 02:58:21 PM- I don't like the original Super Mario Bros.
- I don't mind New Super Mario Bros. U existing.
- I don't mind New Super Luigi U existing.
- Super Mario Kart is mediocre at best, although I do see how the series developed from it.
- MK64 is garbage with few redeeming qualities, although I do see how the series developed from it.
- I like Mega Man 4's soundtrack.
- I don't like to play Pokemon often because it always seems like too much time invested into playing.
I can agree with all of these.
EDIT:
Quote from: Dudeman on August 04, 2017, 02:44:20 PMThe best live-action film of all time is Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this is a factual statement and cannot be argued against
the second best is The Princess Bride
Monty Python wasn't funny at all. Again, just my opinion.
Dude splatoon is a spectacular moba and Nintendo should funnel a lot into making it a competitive series like they never did with smash
Quote from: WaluigiTime64 on August 04, 2017, 02:58:21 PM- I like Mega Man 4's soundtrack.
- I don't like Mega Man 2.
you hurt me deep inside man
I can't understand not liking 2, but why is liking 4's soundtrack a bad thing?
Quote from: Dudeman on August 04, 2017, 02:44:20 PMThe best live-action film of all time is Monty Python and the Holy Grail, this is a factual statement and cannot be argued against
But Meaning of Life is so much better tho
Quote from: LeviR.star on August 04, 2017, 03:07:14 PMI can't understand not liking 2, but why is liking 4's soundtrack a bad thing?
It's just...so...blah. Even the track Minae Fujii composed for MM10 (Desert Commando) is boring.
Quote from: Dudeman on August 04, 2017, 03:11:48 PMIt's just...so...blah. Even the track Minae Fujii composed for MM10 (Desert Commando) is boring.
I can see that. But I don't like Mega Man 5's soundtrack as much as the others' because it sounds too goofy and non-motivating most of the time.
WHAT NO MM5 IS GREAT
...I mean, I guess most of the tracks aren't as "driving" as some other entries in the series but "goofy"? Come on. MM5's soundtrack is a masterpiece.
Mega Man 5's soundtrack is great. The compositions are absolutely outstanding, and the chiptuning is on-point.
Also I happen to like Desert Commando and feel mildly offended. Sure it's not as good as the others, but it's still pretty great.
Also there's just a whole bunch about Mega Man 2 that later games did much better and whenever I go back and play the game I don't find it "fun".
Ranking of soundtracks for the first 6 (for me):
1. (Best) 2
2. 6
3. 3
4. 4
5. 1
6. 5
I won't rank all 10 until I finish 7 (stuck on Guts Man G), but 7 and 9 have catchy soundtracks.
EDIT: wait this isn't the ranking topic
how in the heck is 2's above 6, 3 and 5's
Quote from: LeviR.star on August 04, 2017, 03:24:13 PMEDIT: wait this isn't the ranking topic
I tried to control it. I tried to tame it. But in the end, it wasn't enough. :o
Chiming in on a few things I missed earlier:
MK64 is not the best in the series, as Slow said before it's simply outdone by later versions that did what MK64 did but better. That said the 2D Mario Kart Games (SMK and MK:SC) are easily some of the worst racing games I've ever played, while at the time they did what they could on the Super Nintendo, there's just some things parallax scroll can't replicate well versus true 3D: depth perception. That said I think one of the best things MK64 has for it is its course design; there's a reason why nearly every course from the game has been adapted for later installments.
Sunshine is a good game, the reason why it's regarded so poorly is simply because every other 3D Mario game is fantastic. SM64 and Galaxy are often tied for the best in the franchise because of how much they elevated game design in general. Sure, aspects of SM64 are pretty dated, but it's still perfectly playable even by modern standards. To better compare Sunshine consider it Beethoven's 4th Symphony to SM64 being his 3rd, and Galaxy being his 5th.
Partial voice acting, or a bit of a line read to represent a line of dialogue, or someone speaking, is worse than no voice acting at all. In fact, text based video games are often better off with no voice acting in general. All that effort and money spent on the voice cast should be put into the music and sound design instead. See: Umineko.
Quote from: Maelstrom on August 04, 2017, 05:18:32 PMPartial voice acting, or a bit of a line read to represent a line of dialogue, or someone speaking, is worse than no voice acting at all. In fact, text based video games are often better off with no voice acting in general. All that effort and money spent on the voice cast should be put into the music and sound design instead. See: Umineko.
mega man 8
Quote from: ThatHiddenCharacter on August 04, 2017, 11:25:28 AMSunshine>Galaxy>Galaxy 2>3D World>64>3D Land.
I don't understand why people don't like Sunshine that much. It's probably nostalgia blinding me.
There are no words to describe my happiness for this :')
Although... I'd probz switch Galaxy 2 with 64.
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ON-TOPIC
Hmmmmmmm....
Oh! Yeah, I don't get why people think The Breakfast Club is TEH GR8EST MOVIE EVARRRRR. Don't get me wrong, it's GOOD. But there are much better movies, like Interstellar, Shawshank, and Slumdog Millionaire.
I think my favorite movie is still The Nightmare Before Christmas even though it's a hard call. I love all the Ghiblis and Laikas and anything that makes me smile in a "ha! That's clever" way
I guess my unpopular opinion here is that I find Marvel movies and action movies in general unbearably boring
Printemps is the worst μ's subgroup
The original Peanuts comics weren't funny at all. Calvin & Hobbes is so much better.
I don't think "funny" is necessarily what Peanuts was always going for. I love Calvin & Hobbes too, but I don't think it's easy to compare the two. They cover different subjects and look at things from different points of view.
Quote from: Dudeman on August 24, 2017, 05:20:19 PMI don't think "funny" is necessarily what Peanuts was always going for. I love Calvin & Hobbes too, but I don't think it's easy to compare the two. They cover different subjects and look at things from different points of view.
Very true, now that I look at it that way.
I love Peanuts. Mostly because the punch line is always an anti joke.
The very first Peanuts comic is Charlie Brown walking past a few girls, who say something to the effect of "there goes Charlie Brown..." "Yes, good old Charlie Brown..." "How I hate him!"
Shermy and Patty. They didn't make many appearances in later strips.
If we're straight up talking about Charlie Brown my grandpa knew him personally
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on August 24, 2017, 08:06:14 PMIf we're straight up talking about Charlie Brown my grandpa knew him personally
You mean Charles Schultz?
That's who Charlie Brown is
All the characters in his strip are based off people he knew
I actually don't like Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, and here's why:
- the main leitmotif is way too repetitive; it makes the composer look lazy rather than clever
- the game itself has almost no relation to its "predecessor". They might as well have called something else
- the only new Power-up, the Carrot, is lame. Somewhat helpful, but lame; no wonder it never reappeared
- the level difficulty is overly tame until the final level, where there is a huge difficulty spike
- the developers spent too much time focusing on the map elements and graphics that they forgot to make the game long enough
- the game's enemy name localization is pathetic
- the game is trying way too hard to be Super Mario World, and it fails miserably
- the game is a lone wolf. It seemingly started out as a Super Mario World sequel, got slapped with a "Super Mario Land 2" label, and then its own so-called "sequel" started its own spinoff series
- the game is probably the reason why Nintendo was scared to make another 2D-Sidescroller Mario game for 13 1/2 years
You make it sound like you're more focused on trashing the people who made the game than critiquing the actual game itself.
Not really.
Loved that game, and idk how you could call Kazumi Totaka lazy in any sense of the word! Just look at what that man has done! He's the direct inspiration for K.K. Slider, the composer and voice for Animal Crossing, and the voice of Yoshi, to name a few things.
Also would you rather NSMB style where the exact same version of the main theme plays in every level? lol I prefer the multiple arrangements, personally. It's hard to get people to notice and recognize a tune as a main theme unless there's a lot of repetition, either way.
I didn't mean lazy in general, I meant lazy in this game's sense. I counted, and I can report that out of the 29 tracks in the soundtrack, the leitmotif plays 12 times. New Super Mario Bros. is nowhere near close.
Oh, and something was interesting; even with how many times it played elsewhere, I did some skimming through the Staff Roll theme and found the leitmotif nowhere.
This probably just wasn't Totaka's best game. He's great everywhere else, though.
I don't think using the same motif countless times is necessarily a bad thing. SML2 did it pretty well imo. Super Mario World did the same thing with all of its level themes as well, and it works just as well as in SML2. Each of the songs in both SML2 and SMW sound unique enough to the point where rearranging the motif works in each soundtracks favor rather than making it worse.
I think using motifs is a good thing
I mean look at the PMD series
second dark matter battle is just a tree of life/partner's theme remix and it's awesome
I like the 3D Zelda games better than the overhead ones. Also, excluding Breath of the Wild, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword are my two favorite Zelda games.
My favorite 3d Zeldas are Wind Waker and Majora's Mask. My favorite 2d Zeldas are A Link to the Past and Minish Cap.
Typically I prefer 2d Zeldas but if they can make a 3d Zelda game in the right way I'll enjoy it. I didn't enjoy OOT TP or FSA.
what about sidescroller zeldas :^)
You mean the weird RPG that was Zelda II? Meh.
You mean the weird CDi games? I'd rather shoot myself than even touch the damn games.
Ice cream is just not that special
Vanilla Ice Cream >>>>> Chocolate Ice Cream
Quote from: WaluigiTime64 on August 28, 2017, 04:28:45 AMVanilla Ice Cream >>>>> Chocolate Ice Cream
Since when is that an unpopular opinion
Vanilla ice cream is the most popular flavor, followed by chocolate then mint chip
So really we chocolate lovers are the cool ones
I'm not really a fan of a lot of Grant Kirkhope's music. That's not to say that he isn't talented. I just don't like the playful tone he likes to use with his sudden somewhat-distant chord changes (like C - Ab - C) and his instrumentation. I do like his work in Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, though. It's like how I'm not a fan of most Baroque composers yet it's still possible to appreciate the artistry there, and there are quite a few Baroque pieces that I like.
David Wise, though. I like him.
Romantic is my least favorite of the historical music periods, except for Beethoven and probably Schumann who are consistently gr8
Mostly my unpopular opinion here is that I hate Chopin and to some extent Liszt (but mostly Chopin)
Everything post-Romanticism is my favorite, but even so, Bach & Beethoven are the two undisputed kings of classical music in my world
C to Ab flat isn't all that dissonant, though.
Quote from: InsigTurtle on August 31, 2017, 02:08:45 AMI'm not really a fan of a lot of Grant Kirkhope's music. That's not to say that he isn't talented. I just don't like the playful tone he likes to use with his sudden somewhat-distant chord changes (like C - Ab - C) and his instrumentation. I do like his work in Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, though. It's like how I'm not a fan of most Baroque composers yet it's still possible to appreciate the artistry there, and there are quite a few Baroque pieces that I like.
David Wise, though. I like his music.
ftfy
Quote from: SlowPokemon on August 31, 2017, 03:01:53 AMRomantic is my least favorite of the historical music periods, except for Beethoven and probably Schumann Schubert who are consistently gr8
Mostly my unpopular opinion here is that I hate Chopin and to some extent Liszt (but mostly Chopin)
Everything post-Romanticism is my favorite, but even so, Bach & Beethoven are the two undisputed kings of classical music in my world
ftfy
(no i'm kidding but in all seriousness why does Schumann do the same thing 8 times over again all the time)
At least he's not [composer name that shows I'm engaged in this conversation]! Man, that guy...
And here I am considering myself a Neo-Romantic, albeit closer to the likes of R. Strauss, Bruckner, and Mahler.
Neo-Late-Romantic?
Meh. Too many hyphens.
I haven't listened to much classical in a while, should probably get back into it.
Quote from: Pianist Da Sootopolis on August 31, 2017, 10:27:14 AMftfy
(no i'm kidding but in all seriousness why does Schumann do the same thing 8 times over again all the time)
Are you kidding Schubert is king of the repeat sign (also he revered Schumann and Beethoven so he's okay in my book)
Chopin didn't care for Beethoven and I don't trust people who say they don't love Beethoven
I think it has more to do with that Chopin wasn't affected by what Beethoven did, he just did his own thing, rather than a dislike.
There's several letters he's written where says he can't warm up to Beethoven's music and doesn't care for it in basically those exact terms, though he liked one of Beethoven's sonatas enough to assign it to students. In general I think a lot of it was that Beethoven was really intense as a composer and Chopin (and really a lot of people) was sort of terrified or freaked out by his music. I mean, tbh no sane person can listen to the late sonatas or string quartets in the context of the time they were published and consider them the works of a sane man.
Of course, but that's a phase all truly new music goes through. I think did some interesting things with harmony and phrasing for piano music, but I agree people do place too much importance on him overall.
I don't agree with that at all. Haha he and Bach are the most important imo, I was just saying Chopin's opinions on him
Quote from: MaestroUGC on August 31, 2017, 08:12:54 AMC to Ab flat isn't all that dissonant, though.
Not dissonant, but distant. If anything, I wish he'd use more dissonance. I don't have an issue with using borrowed chords but I feel he overuses them for the same effect each time.
Definitely with Maestro here; to quote the Garrick Ohlsson lecture that I'm sure we're both thinking of, "Chopin tipped his hat and then did his own thing". He also said that the late Beethoven string quartet in A minor was "greater than anything we (he and Schumann) will ever achieve".
I like Nancy Faber, she does good stuff
With the music notes
I laughed hard
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on August 31, 2017, 04:07:17 PMI like Nancy Faber, she does good stuff
With the music notes
Okay I know we're constantly at odds but this is my favorite thing on this thread
Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on August 31, 2017, 04:07:17 PMI like Nancy Faber, she does good stuff
With the music notes
Piano Adventures! I took lessons that way for 6 years!
Here's some Kirby music opinions a lot of people (at least YouTube commenters) disagree with me on:
02's theme is worse than a lot of other Kirby music (e.g. 02's theme < Dark Meta Knight's theme, 02's theme < Heart of Nova, 02's theme < Checker Knights, 02's theme < Squeak Boss theme, 02's theme < Moonstruck Blossom--those don't even make my Top 10 Kirby themes list):
It's probably because of my dislike of slow themes, but I keep thinking 02's theme is overrated. The melody is sooooo slow, and the accompaniment isn't interesting enough to compensate (unlike Sullied Grace). The attempts to subdivide the melody notes are amusing, but that's as far as it gets.
Marx's theme < Heart of Nova:
Think both themes are strange all you want, at least Heart of Nova is in a key for most to all of it (F minor). Perhaps Marx's theme is in C minor for the one part of it that sounds sorta like the Kirby Super Star boss theme, but that's definitely the minority of the piece, and it took me a long time for me to figure that out.
Moonstruck Blossom < The World to Win/Soul of Sectonia and Moonstruck Blossom < Sullied Grace:
I can see why Moonstruck Blossom is the most popularly arranged of Sectonia's boss themes (it's lyrical and easily massaged into jazz arrangements), but it's always been my least favourite. Sometimes The World to Win/Soul of Sectonia are my favourites, and sometimes I'm laughing too hard at their (appropriate in the case of The World to Win) use of the Hypernova theme. Sullied Grace took a while to grow on me, anyway, given its very slow melody on top of fast accompaniment, but I like its "And now for something completely different" instrumentation more than whatever Moonstruck Blossom has to offer. I suspect my dislike of slow themes still has something to do with my lack of love for Moonstruck Blossom, but I still see that I'm in the unpopular camp here.
Oh yeah, now I remember what else I don't like about Moonstruck Blossom. It's way too relaxing for a boss theme. I'm not supposed to be able to leave boss themes on as background music for dine-in restaurants.
Dark Crafter's theme < Claycia's theme:
Yeah yeah yeah, Dark Crafter's theme is way more popularly arranged (while I haven't found a SINGLE remix of Claycia's theme yet), likely because it's more lyrical...but it's also way too relaxing for a boss theme, let alone a final boss theme, and at least Claycia's theme is adequately stressful.
Quote from: InsigTurtle on August 31, 2017, 02:08:45 AMI'm not really a fan of a lot of Grant Kirkhope's music. That's not to say that he isn't talented. I just don't like the playful tone he likes to use with his sudden somewhat-distant chord changes (like C - Ab - C) and his instrumentation. I do like his work in Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, though. It's like how I'm not a fan of most Baroque composers yet it's still possible to appreciate the artistry there, and there are quite a few Baroque pieces that I like.
David Wise, though. I like him.
A little bit late, but my thoughts on those two (DK) composers exactly.
I dunno, I think the word "unironically" is getting overused almost as much as the word "literally".
At least "unironically" is getting used in the correct context.
Quote from: mastersuperfan on September 10, 2017, 06:34:18 PMAt least "unironically" is getting used in the correct context.
Technically, the word "literally" now means "figuratively" if used in certain contexts. It's been this way for at least a century, and is no longer considered incorrect. Even some of the most famous authors have use literally to mean figuratively. For example, Charles Dickens. Example (http://www.dictionary.com/e/literally/). Of course, that's just me being a bit know-it-all, so sorry. I'll just show myself out. Now, of course, I do feel that literally is used too much, but not incorrectly.
Literally, Charles Dickens liked to use slang. He literally used it in literally all of his literallyture. Literally.
So I learned why people hate Orson Scott Card and won't read his books and I honestly don't care. I don't see why someone would change their opinions of his books based on his opinions of the world.
Yeah, idk. It's the same with composers. People condemn Wagner for being anti-Semitic and Hitler's favorite composer, but does that change the value of his music? Not really, imo. It's a tricky thing.
Enders game is great and enders shadow is better
I liked these books before I knew card was mormon
I absolutely loved enders game (both the book and the movie) but I thought I'd try out Pathfinder next
Quote from: SlowPokemon on September 11, 2017, 07:16:21 AMYeah, idk. It's the same with composers. People condemn Wagner for being anti-Semitic and Hitler's favorite composer, but does that change the value of his music? Not really, imo. It's a tricky thing.
I'd agree that it's valid to separate the art from the artist sometimes, but I think it's important to know where your money goes. Obviously, for Wagner, it's not really an issue anymore, but if you (the general 'you') buy the work of an artist alive now who has ideas you don't agree with or who takes part in events you don't support, you're giving them money that helps enable those actions or give them influence in culture. Some people take it farther and think that even appreciating their work is too much support. It's not that the stuff they make directly or even subtly reflects their world outlook, but that somebody might believe that the artist doesn't deserve their support given some disagreement.
There's no right or wrong answer, it just depends on the situation for me.
It doesn't really matter to me right now because I'm trying to get all the books from my 2 favorite authors (Cassandra Clare and Rick Riordan)
ok but can we all agree the ender's game's movie was kinda shit
We watched it during homeroom in 8th grade. I kinda liked it, but I never read the book.
never watched it
I loved the movie and that was before I read the book. Harrison Ford's performance in the movie was shit though.
Based on other forum posters' reactions whenever leaks happen, I have a feeling this opinion of mine is unpopular:
I love preview/reveal days. The more information is revealed, the happier I get. If enough spoilers are revealed, it's pretty much Christmas in July(/actual month of reveals/leaks) for me. Then my imagination takes over, testing cards/etc., making decks/teams, analyzing how good the new content is, etc. (yeah, some of these are Magic: The Gathering-related).
(Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon leaked today, so I'm swelling with happiness here.)
Every single picture of an acai bowl I see looks disgusting, like somebody just threw some random fruit n junk together because it looked healthy, not because any of the stuff in aforementioned bowl actually taste good together.
that's actually p funny bc me and my sister have recently gotten obsessed with them and ive prob have about 4 acai bowls in the past week loll
try one!! it's like a smoothie but better
- Movies bore me
- Lots of people find golf boring, but it's actually my favorite sport
- I really don't like cats
- I like classic rock (only unpopular b/c my age)
- I like broccoli
Quote from: el03 on June 12, 2018, 06:51:26 AM- Movies bore me
- Lots of people find golf boring, but it's actually my favorite sport
- I like broccoli
This is literally me. Video games over Movies/TV for me unless its a phenomenal show/movie or something. I love golf and broccoli.
People don't have the attention span for movies anymore 😂 / old man rant
I think my problem with watching movies is that I'm watching it with other people and that irritates me for some reason.
I'd probably be more likely to sit through one by myself than with other people.
I'm literally the opposite for some reason
Watching a movie with family at home:
- Dad's constantly during the volume up and down, and threatens to turn it off if I try adjusting it myself; is sleeping the other half the time
- Mom isn't even paying attention because she's on her iPad, but gets mad whenever I pause it
- my 12-year-old brother is ruining the movie for us by saying whatever's on his mind; fighting with my sister
- my 7-year-old sister won't stop asking questions about the movie; fighting with my brother
Friends are alright to watch a movie with; it's my family that I can't stand watching with.
Levi I'm so sorry... your family is like the stereotypical bad home movie watching experience. :<
Quote from: BlackDragonSlayer on June 11, 2018, 06:21:22 PMEvery single picture of an acai bowl I see looks disgusting, like somebody just threw some random fruit n junk together because it looked healthy, not because any of the stuff in aforementioned bowl actually taste good together.
I love the acai bowl from costco...
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Never had one of those before, but I've always thought they looked kinda cool.
Great, now you've got me hungry -- I'd take one of those right about now.
Quote from: Jub3r7 on September 17, 2020, 09:04:54 PMI love the acai bowl from costco...
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I've only had one from Ubatuba and they're pretty good if you're able to customize the toppings. I would never get one from Costco because I dislike blueberries