10 Things Players HATED in 2023 [First Half]

[@MikeS42069]

Falcon may in fact be the only bird that is also a GOAT

[@gameranxTV]

🦅

[@philipsharpe1405]

Larry Bird?

[@Reedinho]

​@@philipsharpe1405Sue Bird?

[@Timbo6669]

The devil?

[@dajmendz205]

​@@Timbo6669lmfao

[@jscott4reel]

Think it’s safe to say we all collectively hated when Rocksteady confirmed Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League would have a battle pass and require an internet connection

[@dmaxwell910901]

And then all the characters just used guns as their primary weapons, despite most having their own combat styles everywhere else. And the fact that all the gameplay seemed to involve was floating around shooting purple glowing spots with guns that feel like pea-shooters.

[@tubebammy]

Oh dear Lord, I completely forgot they were doing that

[@noelkelleher9727]

It's a live service game, so the Internet requirement was obvious, it's the live service part that means, there's no way in hell I'm buying it.

[@gambello1195]

Rocksteady Kills the Suicide Squad

[@noelkelleher9727]

@@dmaxwell910901 turning Harleyquinn into spiderman was a stroke of genius, not .

[@coreymcdiarmid2612]

That falcon head slowly moving onto the screen during Forspoken was golden.

[@duncankirogi7714]

And turning red represents how I feel about the game

[@ihavegymnastics]

LOL

[@Smoked_Calamari]

Harry Potter themed open world game is the exactly what they were going for with that game. My only complaint is the open world could have been a little deeper. But it is still convincing.

[@DronesClubMember13]

I enjoyed the HW open world. Though I'm guilty of walking everywhere instead of running and just being a virtual tourist. I liked the landscape and overall ambiance.

[@Smoked_Calamari]

@shawna8199 I agree that there are mechanics like the ones you mentioned which were seemingly abandoned. But then again, that's true with every modern RPG. If you look closely enough you can find a few. People find quite a few missing/abandoned mechanics in every game. Yes, this game could have been much more deeper and if the developers are committed to bringing in new content, they can add many mechanics to the game. But as it is, it is good enough as an RPG imo.

[@RogerKlots]

There are definitely parts that feel streamlined for whatever reason, and personally I would've loved a more role play focused/immersive Sim approach. However I think making it a very polished, approachable action/adventure with rpg elements and an open world design similar to Ubisoft collect a thons was the right call.

[@roka9963]

I guarantee he took those complaints from the cancel culture dumbasses who tried to get the game cancelled.

[@NightWolfsHAMMER]

@shawna8199 Yup, the devs have admitted to cutting a bunch of features they wanted in the game. I forget the exact reasoning for it, ill try to find the video and reply back when i do.

[@Muskers92]

Developers of DirectX 12 games need to start adding pre-caching for shaders. It would solve 90% of the stutter issues

[@peenurmobile]

this alone is a big reason emulation is good, games like botw have a long startup time but it is worth how buttery the game plays

[@elnkr2603]

Developers of DirectX 12 games need to stop developing DirectX games and switch to Vulkan

[@commanderynx3686]

I love Falcon's humor and sarcasm. Sometimes I just specifically want to listen to these, like he was talking about how the best thing you can say about Gollum is that it functions. Keep it up, Falcon!

[@onlyjoinedtotroll]

Really? He's annoying AF to me

[@bodhi6769]

The newest games I play are a decade old and I still watch these videos because I like the narrator and a lot of other things about this channel

[@coreyaldridge1753]

The funniest shit I think I've heard him say was when he was talking about Anthem and he opened up with "The gang makes a live service game" 😂

[@lutherdrache399]

Falcon's funny AF! It's like my inner gamer voice speaking to me.

[@YoSmoked]

*I hope this channel never ends and keeps spreading happiness.❤😊*

[@watchesandcaps2566]

As someone who hates turn based fighting, I really like Final Fantasy 16 and it's free flowing combat. It's the reason why I'm playing the game.

[@WillPaskee]

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[@soulxcvzc1561]

FF16's is the weirdest one. It's not an inherent issue with the game, but with the people's expectations.

[@IAmDarklight81]

But the game devs created those expectations trough marketing 🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[@collinhayes9509]

It's the only one I disagreed with. As much as I love turned-based games, they no longer have room in the AAA game market. Sadly, they're more suited for Indie games like Octopath.

[@CatoGato069]

@@collinhayes9509 not really,take a look at Persona series , it's still blooming

[@kilikilio5321]

@@collinhayes9509 how about ATB (active time battle), do you believed that ATB = action game or its close to turn based than to action game?. FF7R Is ATB btw

[@collinhayes9509]

​@@CatoGato069 That's true, which is honestly surprising to me. While I, and many many others, see Persona as a masterpiece, It's still niche when you look at the numbers compared to the AAA action-based RPGs sadly. If Square wants FF to reach more fans and a broader population, they made the right move by making it an action-based RPG.

[@Franic19]

I totally agree with the Diablo IV point. Always-Online is so annoying. I play mostly Solo aswell, and if I wanted to play with others then let it be a choosable mode like in Diablo 3. There you have a mostly Singleplayer experience (although it still needed to be connected to their server for some reason) but I can choose to find other people. Now in Diablo IV you HAVE TO see other people run around. Problem aswell is if your PC isn't high end but can still run it, like mine. Everytime I leave a city, it loads in enemy spawn points and it searches for other players in that same area to connect to, leaving me with a atleast 4 second lag spike which definitely would've killed me multiple times if I would play Hardcore. That's also a reason why I can't play Hardcore even though I'd like to try it. But that hinders me alot to find motivation for it. It's just not necessary. Or atleast make it only for specific zones like World Boss Zones, PVP Area or if you invite your friends to your party or if you switch a setting or switch Game modes just like in Diablo 3. Atleast let the people choose, instead of forcing people to MAYBE see someone run around in the same area.

[@PhaRoaH87]

Them Loading/Lag spikes are so annoying. I get booted off my horse sometimes. I won't play Hardcore for various reasons and that's one of them

[@Franic19]

@@PhaRoaH87 Yeah, I have that too sometimes. I've also had enemies literally spawn right on top of me, without having them having the spawn animation. There are just there with a blink of an eye, already attacking me. Also hate those Skeleton bone barricades that force you to jump off because you can't fit to go around. I just want to get to where I want to go.

[@VincentValentino]

@elcactuar3354 feel better kid? lol

[@MrTerrorzone2012]

I'm a massive FF fan, but really loved FFXVI because I'm also a huge fan of DMC, NieR so mixing them is just more of a good thing. As someone who's been playing FF since FFIV I get the hate, if you're not into action games it may suck for you

[@kilikilio5321]

final fantasy is kind of flagship of jrpg (not persona, tales series or xenoblade), its not about action game that they hate, if this game is new ip or isnt main line of FF, the fans would be okay with it, and maybe also loved it. they hate the fact that new FF didnt carry jrpg flag anymore. jrpg ussually associated with big spectacle, a lot of cinematic magic or skill effect, and turn based style or active time battle like FF7R

[@Legatto1324]

I don't really think it's that great of an action game to be honest. I felt the combat to be pretty boring for the most part. I did all of the hunts but avoided every over world fight I could because every fight plays out the same way. There is no real strategy involved except dodging or blocking at the right time. The story and all that is amazing but the combat and lack of RPG elements makes it a solid 7/10 for me.

[@MrZhdarkstar]

The action barely-rpg nature of the game was only part of the problem with FFShitsteen. It's the lack of depth to a lot of the mechanics, needlessly added profanity/blood/partial nudity to get an M rating on an otherwise rated T story, and the terrible decision to have an ambiguous ending, especially that cringey line where the inclusion of "final" and "fantasy" felt more forced than Pooh getting unstuck from the hole in Rabbit's house. Locking the platinum trophy and Ultimate Weapon behind having to do everything in the game twice was among the worst decisions IMO. Forced NG+ that adds nothing substantive is not the same as having replay value. Then again, it's not surprising to see the things that fell flat in the game when they handed the reins to someone who only know how to make MMOs, where sticking the landing with a conclusive ending doesn't exist and the goal is keep the user base playing to rake in the subscriptions.

[@NeutralGloomBot]

I've been playing FF since the NES. I think my biggest shock is just how many people will only play one form of combat. Isn't variety the spice of life? Action games were harder to play when I first got into it, but halfway through the first ARPG I already was good enough to enjoy it. Do people just not like learning new things or being challenged at all? If so I feel bad for them. They miss out on a lot. I get it to a degree because I used to feel that way about soulslikes but then I played Bloodborne last year because I wanted to get the hype and its now one of my favorite games of all time. Sometimes trying new things will surprise you, folks. Maybe that action game you swore you hate could your favorite game once you try it with an open mind.

[@kilikilio5321]

@@NeutralGloomBot or maybe jrpg fans already play all the game, thats why they didnt want another dmc in their list. one things for sure, jrpg or game like FF7R isnt casual game. and yeah, maybe the fans already past that phase at being casual. or even already in hardcore mode as to play sekiro/bloodborne just like you

[@im-_-dubz]

I love Strangers of Paradise but i think the unneeded loot is the worst there for TN games lol. You just auto pick it up and get no choice 😂

[@ModestPavement]

Couldn't finish it and I love everything final fantasy.

[@theonlyreega]

If I'm not mistaken you can change the setting so that you pick up only rare loot

[@ModestPavement]

@@theonlyreega really? I've never seen a worse loot system in a game ever. Selling literally hundreds of gear individually was one of the worst designed systems I've seen in a game

[@theonlyreega]

@@ModestPavement yeah upping the rarity of the pickable loot stop you from picking up all the useless ones. The devs didn't do a good job explaining the settings

[@andrewfisher9038]

The thing that I hated in Hogwarts Legacy was that I couldn't be evil. I could only be a little bit of a jerk. I even used that dark arts and no one cared.

[@KultureShock96]

That seems to be the biggest compaint for that game. They could have done more with it but i wont take away that its the best harry potter game made yet. If they added like an honor system and decisions that actually matter it would have been goty. It was a good start I guess

[@gubgub3275]

Did you play the Sebastian quests? You can most definitely become evil

[@MrLind87]

In Hogwarts Legacy being evil is like adding regular milk to your tea instead of soy milk 😂

[@dreamingacacia]

D4 online problem actually shared the same as PoE. Many people exclusively play PoE like a single player game. It's a shame that we don't have that option because of the mandatory monetizations.

[@lyianx]

At least PoE is Free to play. Doesnt excuse the online single player, but your not paying $70 to not play it. Also helps its not run by a bunch of sexual assaulting ass-hats.

[@scubasteve1555]

I’m really enjoy Hogwarts Legacy but I think they could have definitely done more. For example all houses get a mission at Azkaban, Diagon Alley be there and explorable. The ability to ride Hogwarts Express. Ministry of Magic mission. The open world is nice but does feel repetitive….

[@hoid9407]

I loved Hogwarts Legacy, but I think this is more of a chance for them to stretch their abilities and lay the groundwork. As a proof of concept, HL was a fantastic game. Now the inevitable sequel has the opportunity to basically just reuse the map and flesh it out more. Make the PoI's more interesting, make the cities more vibrant, include minigames like Quidditch and Exploding Snap, and just all around build on the foundation they've laid. That's what I hope Portkey does. We shall see.

[@joshuachristofferson9227]

@@hoid9407 I can't imagine wanting to play a sequel to this, as I thought it was done impressively & thoroughly thru the Hogwarts Castle.

[@hoid9407]

@@joshuachristofferson9227 The castle was great. And I'm not necessarily saying it should be a direct continuation. Although your character does still have Year 6 and Year 7 so you easily could do that. However, think of all the systems they could implement now that they don't have to build the whole world from scratch, and they don't need to reinvent all their basic systems. I look at games like Mass Effect 2 and 3, or The Witcher 2 and 3. Neither series would have gotten off the ground and evolved into the amazing series they became if they hadn't had the first game. I'd honestly be really down for a 1920s Hogwarts. Or a Hogwarts during Voldy's first go.

[@joshuachristofferson9227]

@@hoid9407 ...let alone Spring Term, or was that post-End Game? cuz I never do shit after credits roll - I gotta helluva backlog & am usually ready to move on, anyway LOL

[@hoid9407]

@@joshuachristofferson9227 I think that was the final cutscene. Resolve the conflict, then show a quick spring semester cutscene, your house wins the cup, and everyone departs on the Hogwarts Express.

[@James-gj8rn]

I recently built a gaming PC so i really hope these PC Ports improve (in theory they should be the best version of a game but in practise developers don't give them the time they need and pardon me, executives don't give a crap)

[@gameranxTV]

👆🏻

[@itizwhatitiz9560]

If devs can't do it, they need to take the initiative and makes free to access again. PC ports weren't always great. GTA 4 would still be unplayable without mods. Back then you could change game files or add mods to improve the performance. That's non existent now.

[@ModestPavement]

Yeah my rig is essentially useless now.

[@KultureShock96]

I would just be smart about the new games you buy and see whether if their intentionally developed for pc. I've known about this problem for years because I have both pc and console but I prefer console.

[@James-gj8rn]

@@KultureShock96 if a game has a good port, i honestly prefer PC

[@matthewbergeron3641]

Falcon every single Team Ninja game has an auto sell function that you set and everytime you get something below a certain rarity, or level, or whatever parameters you want, you instantly disasemble for upgrade parts. You shouldn't have insane amounts of stuff in your inventory all the time. the game has systems to sort out exactly what you want to keep. Nioh 1-2, Strangers of Paradise, Wolong, etc all have this

[@D1n0nlyD1v94]

Number 6. I felt bad for the voice actor because she did a good job but most people think she's terrible because of the writing. In the demo I also liked the animation work, many small details people probly don't notice.

[@Yuriq4]

Release half-finished games and still ask full price is something that piss me off...

[@mikedelgrande5296]

The only thing FF fans should expect is a very different experience with each numbered title. They’ve been changing up the format with each new release for decades now, how is that not the expectation by now? Anyway, it was amazing and I’m thankful they made FFXVI the way they did. Oh and moogles, you can always expect moogles

[@JustAVerySmith]

I really hope Hogwarts Legacy is just a jumping off point for a sequel where there’s even more of an opportunity to let your play style and choices be entirely unique to you like Mass Effect

[@paradsecar]

Everyone hates LOTR: Gollum...except the Saints Row reboot. They give their deepest gratitude for taking the crown as the most widely panned game in recent memory.

[@ebmike8]

haha Falcon! @7:58 my mental state and eyes matched yours haha. Keep up the great work!

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

Wait people didn’t like Hogwarts Legacy? I had no idea. I honestly love how the game was put together.

[@natea4828]

Me too, I loved it!

[@rps215]

Loving the game does not automatically mean that you have no complain of it. Bland open world have been overused these days that the fatigue are setting in. Another reason not explained here is actually related to #9, why do you think that the game has lower score on PC than it is on consoles? On one part because of a certain evil Austrian company having a hand in it which was also the case in most Ubisoft game. Thanks to that bundled program, people on PC have performance issues, and those with Potato PCs are hit the hardest, issues does not exist on consoles because they don't have to deal with that one evil program bundled with the game. But that is just one thing, it does not make it into a bad game technically speaking.

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

@@rps215 Honestly had no idea there were performance issues, but it doesn’t surprise me if even the last of us had problems. I don’t play many games on PC, but when I do I can careless what launcher I have to use.

[@BeerBourbonandGames]

@@natea4828 glad I’m not alone

[@20Akbal]

The fact that I can't sit is probably what bugs me the most... That's my nitpick.

[@ImmortalSugimoto792]

In terms of game play mechanics that I personally didn't like it would be the weapon durability mechanics in BOTW and TOTK. I think the situation is much better in TOTK than it was in BOTW, but if you guys ever do a "controversial game mechanics" video, BOTW weapon durability would top my list as some people profess to love it but some hate it. Nevertheless, both games are great in most other respects.

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@ModestPavement]

I've heard its worse.

[@ImmortalSugimoto792]

@@ModestPavement I think part of what doesn't bother me as much about it is that there is an actual in lore explanation this go around. it also feels like weapons don't break as quickly in this iteration.

[@ModestPavement]

@@ImmortalSugimoto792 ah ok I just heard the build mechanic made it a bit worse.

[@hordern_6607]

@@ModestPavement it's only different in that weapons don't last very long when unfused, fuse makes durability a none-issue in my opinion, i love the fact that i can break a weapon, steal one from an enemy and combine it with their horn to get straight back into it, a masterclass in game design

[@jermfunny]

The way people feel about ff16 being more action than rpg is the same way I felt about assassin's Creed changing to be more rpg than action. Change isn't always good.

[@szilvesztertoth1628]

And now AC is more of an RPG than FF. What a fucked up world we live in 😂

[@CPTN_IRISH]

Gameranx you guys should really do a video about “missions that stripped us of our weapons/abilities and left us vulnerable”. That would be so sweet.

[@fluxxkompensator7117]

FF fan for over 25 years and I loved FFXVI

[@nathanridenour8380]

the reason i liked FF16 is because it is an action game and not an rpg, dont really care for turn based combat at all for one and yea ff16 could give you more options because it is very linear in its playstyle but not everyone is about rpg elements, some people just want a solid story game without the grinding of rpg games so i think that it was a good bold move and nice change of direction

[@dio_Brando1888]

It's actually kind of scary the amount of unique ways people have come up with the torture the korok. I mean what do they expect when in the last game they gave the players ultimate power and in the previous game had you playing hide and seek with those little motherfuckers for nothing more than a golden turd. I actually find it fascinating the amount of ways they came up with scary but fascinating

[@wastelandwanderer2693]

I just started playing Jedi Survivor and so far I haven't ran in to that much performance issues. I'm playing on Series X and I've only seen minor bugs like an enemy falling through the floor after I killed them but other than that, not much else.

[@Raidermanhc]

Maybe because most issues is for The pc players...

[@Lawrence_Talbot]

Redfall. All of it. And Gollum. Stop charging full price for halfassed games.

[@OhNoTheFace]

What makes the SF6 battlepass especially greedy is it is a full priced game with DLC characters coming, and people were ready for that. So it's just one more unnecessary extra squeeze

[@gameranxTV]

😔

[@averagegamer4346]

You don't have to buy it buddy who cares if some people want to buy it. Obviously seems like you care cause you will be jealous of people having shit that you don't have so you also gotta buy it 😂.

[@micahsean8664]

Forspoken is what happens when you ask a Japanese developer to try and make a game that appeals to American teenagers and young adults that are basically teenagers.

[@avalonjustin]

On the topic of Final Fantasy 16, I was a kid when the first one came out and got it as a birthday present from my parents. I loved the series up to around 7. Nowadays I don't even recognize the series anymore.

[@matthewhibbard9807]

I knew after the first kingdom hearts that was the future final fantasy would eventually settle into and evolve. I love FFXVI.

[@VioletElite4]

Also a solution to D4 being always online is to just allow us to make an offline character like Last Epoch..

[@rps215]

Or just D2, or even D2R, why can't we have that in D3 and D4?

[@cringegod5415]

Damn.. We're already in the second half of 2023 😰😰😰

[@gameranxTV]

Yep

[@SebVictor]

I’m glad someone said it! Even GTA V content are mainly always online. Most of the time, I don’t even play with other people in my session so they could just add a feature where u can turn online on or off as a feature. So, when GTA 6 comes out and we get less and less content updates for GTA V until the online servers turn off for this game what will those who grinded for ingame currency buying the vehicles etc. That always online thing really annoys me. All the new misions are only online so if you don’t play in online, good luck trying out these missions. They could just add a switch so u can decide if u wanna play online or not like idk Need For Speed 2015 did it and Forza Horizon (idk if it’s the 3/4/5)

[@MrANTICRAZY]

I liked HW Legacy open world, it was fun to just look around in.

[@newyorknole2225]

FF16 is an incredible game. Anyone that skips it because it's not a traditional turn based RPG is really missing out. It's my favorite story since 7.

[@daphne8406]

For me the way FF16 does not have turn based or party style combat is actually what makes me want to play it 😝 So I guess, they will add new players to replace the old players that don’t want to play it due to the changed format? Maybe even attracting more players overall? 🤔🤷‍♀️

[@natea4828]

I agree completely and this was the first game in the entire series that I liked

[@ledumpsterfire6474]

I just got burnt out on turn based (E.G. old Final Fantasy) and pseudo-realtime (E.G. old Bioware games like Dragon Age) games, which is why I really enjoyed FF15 and will probably enjoy this one too. They just get so boring and repetitive over the course of a whole game. Especially over the course of games that tend to be particularly drawn out, like these sorts do. There's lots of ways to switch up true realtime action combat, but try as they might, there's not much way to introduce any genuine nuance to "attack -> block -> use magic -> attack -> use healing item -> repeat."

[@szilvesztertoth1628]

​@@ledumpsterfire6474you are basically saying: "I like racing games, but dont like to break and turn" 😂

[@os.al-assaf]

i love how baldur's gate 3 made use of junk items, like you can throw any junk in ur inventory on a gas vent and it would block it, u can also throw anything in ur inventory in combat to dmg enemies.

[@biddoughnut9548_belltover]

I agree with the Hogwarts Legacy thing I find parts of the game really fun, I like the story. But it became boring when I had to earn 1,000 gold to get something for a quest. I forgot what the thing is since I haven't played for so long

[@zxcvgvgv1]

Was it a broom? I just got to the part where I can now fly and can see the emptiness in full view now. The school still rocks, the quests have so far all been good, but in general the exploration is just kind of meh.

[@biddoughnut9548_belltover]

@@zxcvgvgv1 I already have the broom It's like a potion recipe I think?

[@LlorDrei]

One of the biggest crimes about Gollum is, the story is actually compelling, has a heartbreaking ending, and makes you think about the role of the powerful and the powerless to trust them with their lives, with Gollum being the powerful one for the first, and only time in his extended life... And then they stuck it in THIS game...

[@GrizzledNoob]

I'm surprised to see Forspoken on the list. I assumed the dialog was totally accurate, and is simply how all under 25 year-olds act these days?

[@averagegamer4346]

Nah man iam 22 and never seen a single person around my age talk like that more like 12-17 years old talk like that.

[@Xaveston]

@@averagegamer4346 She is like 17 though? That's still different to 22.

[@JohnClam]

The PC port issue is just a symptom of a trend people don't wanna admit: the AA/AAA industry is moving away from PC gaming more and more as console power, performance, and accessibility has become better and better

[@fearlessromeo4293]

I hate when a good game ends.

[@gameranxTV]

😅

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Always gotta wait for the sequel which is either good or bad.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Look on the brightside you could still Wonder around the open world or Sandbox to get that 100% completion😂 Or finish up the side missions.

[@GuagoFruit]

I rather a good game end than it drag on until players say "yeah the first half was great but it was kinda shit at the end"

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

@@GuagoFruit far cry we just wanna End evil once an for all.

[@DarrellGoodliffe]

I think FF has been trending this way for a long time. FFXVII Remake, FFXV were heading in this direction and 16 is a natural next step in the evolution of the series. No matter who is in your Party as a Guest in the game they are simply inconsequential when it comes to the battle if its a big fight, Jill etc make no real difference in the big boss battles. they make kind-of an impact in the more standard battles but in the big ones the best thing they do is give you some breathing space while the big bad temporaily wails on them. However, I dont share the hate. If a more traditional JRPG experience is what people want then there is Octopath Traveler which is exactly that with all those mechanics and brilliant story-telling to boot. So ye, I love the game and no hate from me.

[@Frostwache]

What more bugged me about Hogwards Legacy was that there wasnt any actual participating in lessons about wizard stuff like potions etc. I´d love it if it had some kind of school schedule where u gotta participate in lessons and during the lessons actualy do stuff like mixing potions or answering questions even earning or loosing house points depending on how good or bad u do.

[@apissedoffkoala8465]

Most people don’t want to do that tho

[@calebbraun9505]

@@apissedoffkoala8465 persona fans.....

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

I think you're in the minority with this, that sounds like a system right out of Bully with some additional window dressing to make it different & I don't think all that many people would have been happy about being forced to sit through class.

[@unfortunately_fortunate2000]

@@calebbraun9505 how many persona fans are actually playing Hogwarts Legacy though, there is only like 5 people in the entire persona fandom, seems like a lot of work to please half a dozen people

[@Frostwache]

@@unfortunately_fortunate2000 maybe but i mean being on a Wizard school without actualy learning about Wizard stuff misses somehow the point of being there and the complete lack of a house point system is also sad.

[@stanettiels7367]

8:04 The Falcon creeping into the corner, lol. I laughed too hard at that for some reason 🦅🦅.

[@nethalar]

I always looked at Team Ninja games as an action combat styled version of a traditional ARPG with their approach to loot drops. It incentivizes a longer playtime and replay-ability by giving you more power to work towards. Now, that being said, its not everyone's cup of tea but I see why they would do it. After all, Nioh 2 was pretty solid.

[@noahfecks7598]

The only thing Gollum can be used for is punishing your kids. "If you don't clean your room, the only game you get to play this weekend is Gollum!" Their room then becomes spotless.

[@PulseRep]

i hate when a great game has 1 frustrating/miserable mission

[@Xandersama]

I know this feeling all too well.

[@nehemiahpouncey3607]

Always hated when you get lost on a fps game running in circles pass the bodies you killed. Don't get me on the exit being in the Secret areas.

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

I want ES6 (& FO5) to have categories for more of their items. For example, if you want to find a certain type of weapon like say a dagger & a warhammer, & you have so many of weapons, there should be a category where you can find the specific weapon you want.

[@tyleroutland435]

I love Forspoken it deserves no hate so I 100 percent disagree and I want a sequel I don't care what the haters or reviewers say.

[@averagegamer4346]

It might have good gameplay idk( i haven't played it) but I have seen those dialogue clips and I have to admitt that writing is outright trash.

[@tyleroutland435]

@@averagegamer4346 the writing gets better as the game goes on

[@zxcvgvgv1]

Never played but little things like using fingernail paint as an upgrade system and things like that I think should be done again in games. I hope it gets a sequel

[@Xaveston]

I like it too, nice to know it's not just me. Is the dialogue bad? Yeah okay. But it's not that good in Zelda either and I love that game. Or Pokemon, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Assassins Creed, Final Fantasy, Red Dead Redemption. Just for some reason, people are so much harsher on this game then the others. (Granted Zelda, Pokemon, Skyrim and some others do have other reasons that makes them good). No way either Hogwarts Legacy or Gollum has better dialogue either.

[@irondoomable]

I went in with a open mind until the beginning where she refuse to take the bag right next to her(a big sports bag you can carry in your back i think) to go all the way to the kitchen then WHOOPS she losses the bag. gameplay seems fine though will need to play more of it before i make an opinion. @@averagegamer4346

[@LordArchive]

If they ever made a Darth JarJar video game, I would but it immediately. 'You think mesa a joke.' *Force chokes Kenobi.* 'The joke is you never once thought the clown next to you was the master mind all along.'

[@logieagogie]

I hate battle passes so much. Its just pure greed.

[@thelastwindwaker7948]

The fuse mechanic in TOTK. I was already not having the weapon durability but this just feels like a placebo effect. That and crafting with just a few extra steps.

[@WillPaskee]

Personally, i HATED the boycotting of Hogwarts Legacy

[@ModestPavement]

Still one of the fastest selling games of all time so that didn't really affect it at all. I bet most of those boycotters still played it and just didn't tell people lol.

[@WillPaskee]

@@ModestPavement true they probably did. I just despise how people can get hate for wanting to play something they're interested in.

[@ModestPavement]

@@WillPaskee I agree. It's really stupid.

[@zxcvgvgv1]

Why was it boycotted? I just got it on sale and am enjoying it.

[@sorahearts3317]

I didn't buy it but not because of the boycott. But because I'm not interested in Harry Potter.

[@tamaslichtenberger8529]

great content, as always :) to the 2nd part of this video, I'd like to see a podium finish to Cities Skylines 2 and its "optimization"...

[@jesserayparker6592]

I love Hogwarts Legacy. The puzzles may not be too difficult, but they are entertaining. The open world it self, I do not find disappointing. Also, the game is so beautiful and richly detailed

[@mrsantoro8306]

Yeah but the puzzles were unnecessary and they could’ve did a better job and they should add quidditch and other forms of DLC

[@srellison561]

Falcon, your voice sounds off. Did you change your audio settings? Do you have a cold? Good video, man.

[@tyleroutland435]

I love Hogwarts Legacy

[@ThePokemonfan1993]

I have heard some of these online requirement games is to catch people cheating in the game. Which makes no sense considering games like COD are mostly online and it doesn't help the cheating problem much

[@Calzee]

What game was worst? Redfall or Gollum?

[@gameranxTV]

🤷

[@MikeS42069]

Yes

[@OhNoTheFace]

Gollum. Even if it was good it's an idea no one sane wants. Nothing actually cool about LOTR in that game

[@gerofletcher216]

What I haven't heard in Gameranx is the fact that Jedi Survivor had Caij's missions unavailable for a massive amount of players for over a month.

[@DrVenture45]

As a PC player, it's infuriating when a game has issues, even more so when your PC engine is primed for the tasks. Then there's the floundering glitches developers couldn't figure out, but some dude in a back room has managed to patch...thank goodness for game modders! If I were a developer I'd have Team Gameranx on speed dial...just for advice!

[@Major-Mayhem]

The problem with Jedi Survivor is "Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: EA online activation and EA app software installation and background use required" a pirated copy does not have the issues the purchased version does. Kinda reminds me of Denuvo drm.

[@dawsonneilsen]

I actually was really looking forward to gollum the idea of a classic stealth game (which we haven't had in a wile that I know of)set in the LOTR world could have been great and gollum is a solid character to do that with seeing as he is able to be both good and evil it's a real shame that it didn't get the treatment it deserved but oh what could have been

[@champsammy13]

I've ran into a couple of game breaking bugs on the PS5 playing Suvivor.

[@Kindrin]

I'm glad Blood Bowl 3 is getting the "recognition" for what it delivered at launch. Months in and it is still a work in progress despite the minor improvements rolled out so far.

[@C0LPAN1C]

Lots of pc port problems are a culmination of the openness of PC configs, usually exacerbated by user config error. CPU bottlenecking, loading from HDD or slow SD card, misconfiguring framerate, vsync, game overlays, windows gamebar, thermal throttling, spyware, using broken or pirated versions, shader compilation, over taxing your specs, VRAM overused.. I can go on. My issue with LOUp1 that I had was due to cpu thermal throttling. Upgraded my cpu cooling and voila, stability. Of course some devs are better at optimising than others. This is why I’m an advocate for anti piracy, 🏴‍☠️.

[@gowary]

Thats why i dont buy "always online" games, not being able to play offline is the most anti consumer thing

[@SilverSpectre266]

Always online period. But speaking of tutorials, I hate how some tutorials are the most boring and monotonous drawn out thing. A lot of Steam Next Fest demoes I tried were basically just boring tutorials and it made me want to nope out before I even started. Tutorials are useful, but some ones are just way too piece fed and long.

[@dabmainz5858]

I was one of the few people talking about how Final Fantasy, turning into an action game would be a problem, and now everybody saying they dislike the lack of RPG elements. Luckily, I had my expectations in order before the game released so I enjoyed it. Definitely not worth a second playthrough though.

[@likenem]

I wish Nintendo would stop fixing the glitches in tears of the Kingdom

[@vartianreznor9018]

Sure GoW: Ragnarok is more an RPG than FFXVI is... But FFXVI is twice the game Ragnarok wishes to be. Everything about FFXVI is perfect (in my opinion) the most fun I had playing a game since I started Hades 2 years ago.

[@ledgicyt2929]

I would like to see Jake's top 10 most hated video characters.

[@gameranxTV]

Thanks for your suggestion

[@deadfrogfoot]

9 pissed me off so much. i had the "cant start bounty" bug. it sucks the devs took over a month to even acknowledge (and even then only 1 post on there twitter) it and after that a few weeks to fix it (so over a month total). even now [people are having problems with it

[@matthewbergeron3641]

My issue for forspoken was that they made a big, sparse uninhabited world, and put all the worlds NPCs into one spot, where they all are kind of don't do anything important or intresting. The world looks good and I enjoy traveling through it but there was never any real surprises or mystery involved with exploring, you pretty much always knew what was going to happen because the only things out there are enemies or collectables. The Zombie shop guy was the only surprise. I actually didn't mind the cringey writing and I quite liked the gameplay but do wish it went more for quality and not quantity of skills. I still 100%ed it, so take that as you will

[@Paradigmfusion]

Hey for the PC port issues, I blame denuvo. That cumpster fire of a DRM breaks any game its attached to, and its been attached to just about every game that's had issues. Especially Unreal titles.

[@alexc5156]

Strange...I had very limited issues with Jedi Survivor. Definitely not complaining

[@robertsertori5559]

I love how you mentioned being mediocre is almost worse then bad. If we breakdown on time on this planet into the capacity to obtain money, our time then has value and you jave to ask why would you waste your limited time on mediocre? Great is the benchmark of whether something is worthwhile now.

[@mikecolts21]

7:48 is the most hilarious thing that I’ve seen in a while 😂

[@thechantedWhite]

The gaming industry nowadays is plagued by de-optimization and bad marketing etc But still there’re some that not bad. I think redfall should be the number one

[@BigBro2406]

I feel like for comparison, a game company switching genres abruptly is like a sports team switching cities. There's a small sense of betrayal.

[@Marx1684]

I started coming for the reviews & boy did these deep dives grow on me. Thank you for the goods.

[@robertron5303]

This channel nails it with every video. Amazing

[@AcidDotDrop]

Rather than wasting time over some online shooter, Regulators should work towards laws to regulate microtransaction purchases and actually protecting consumers. If the game is full price, the publisher should be prohibited to offer in-game purchases and if they wanna offer in-game purchases, the base price has to be reduced to not go abovethe full price game if all the purchases are factored in. Lastly, make a special clause for significant content updates (DLC's) after 6-12 months and for titles that rely heavily on microtransaction and gambling mechanics like Fortnite, FIFA, Overwatch, Diablo and so forth, make those 18+.

[@secularbunghole]

The loot issue is a problem in The Crew Motorfest. Anything less than legendary loot of useless to me but every hour you'll have over a hundred pieces of loot to scrap. So annoying. Need a feature to auto-scrap non legendary.

[@Zylo82]

Having to deal with inventory management is the absolute pits. I enjoyed Nioh, but the vast amount of garbage that you get sucks.

[@RazeAndSew]

Point 7 is one of the dumbest things falcon has ever said

[@Astraeus..]

Of course people are complaining about the SF6 battle pass. It's because we already KNOW they're going to release several more versions of the game (at or near full price) only to end on an Ultimate or some such that's got it all anyway. SF IV had at least 4 versions, and V I think had 3-4....

[@erendoor8621]

Maybe I'm weird but who wouldn't react that way to having powers? The dialogue for her is realistic to a teenager

[@ernestisom5878]

Always online blows extra hard when you live in a rural area and your only internet choice is a limited hotspot.

[@NiaTheMilkTank]

I actually agree with FF16 being in this list but not because its not Turn Based heck not even my GF whos a die hard FF gamer cares about that. Our issues are that the combat gets repetitive after the first couple hours. The lack of RP aspects like debuffs and buffs i.e spells/poison/On Fire debuff stuff like that. There is ZERO elemental weaknesses which is in our opinion weird when your fighting some enemies that are like lets say the Crabs and your using the Lightning Eikon, it doesnt do extra damage so these hardly any incentive to use experiment. The open world is empty, its just a lot of enemies from one place to the next and the glowy pickup things are useless after like the first hour or two so you can just ignore getting them. The entire fact weapons and armor is basically pointless to grind for since the game basically just gives you the next upgrade for sale if you stay on the main missions a lot of the side missions are really repetitive and boring a few of the main missions should NOT been main they should have been side missions i.e Theres a Main mission in the game where you have to talk to 8-9 people in a town/castle area and then its over..... why. this could have been a side mission easily No Fat Chocobo or Mogol King fight There is NO Sprint Button and the "sprint" is only available outside of towns.. why? NO UNIQUE CHOCOBO SONG WHILE RIDING MOUNT!!!!!!!!!!! The Chocobo feels oddly slow for some reason and is annoying to ride/stiff when turning if running and stops if you hit a small pebble Money is a joke and you never have to grind Levels I did an S Rank Hunt (The Dragon) 10 levels under The Limit break doesnt incorporate your current Eikon into its design or attacks and the semi prime form doesnt change to reflect you gaining there power Air combat is very limited If the game is leaning towards Action RPG and has DMC's Combat Designer im expecting that level of combat skill celling equal to DMC or Bayo if not close... its not at all Tabbing into the Map feels slow to close or tab off of it A big thing for my GF is that a Biggs and Wedge character npc isnt in the game... whatever that means idk The game isnt bad its just so painfully close to being a great game. like you could easily see what they could have done but they just didnt do it

[@aidanhayes3571]

The Biggs and Wedge thing is that it's a final fantasy tradition to have 2 characters named that (after Luke's wingmen). Just more fuel on the fire of it ditching what FF traditionally is.

[@Syunnnnnnn]

everyone was complaining about jedi: survivor but i didnt find any problem playing it on my series x except long wait times when going from the salloon too outside

[@gameranxTV]

👍🏼

[@salsatheone]

The Blood Bowl 3 thing was kinda fixed, now you don't have to purchase parts for each team member, you just gotta get it once.

[@WillPaskee]

Still really broken though sadly

[@antihero_antics]

I love when Falcon goes absolutely ham on games and companies lol just relentlessly ripping into them

[@Rodiariega]

The Falcon image shown during Forspoken's "I just moved sh*t with my mind" made me choke on my tea! Gushed out of my nose and all!🤣