10 Video Games Critics Loved (That IMMEDIATELY Divided Fans)

[@starflier]

The issue with heavy rain's blackouts is it's a scrapped supernatural side plot. Ethan was supposed to have a psychic connection to the oragami killer. But they decided that was too fanciful and killed the plot, but didn't remove the earlier scenes building to it.

[@ShaunLevett]

I remember playing Heavy Rain and having to sequentially hold three different buttons just to slide behind a rubbish bin.

[@makasete30]

This video is really good because you actually acknowledge the criticisms fans had for each game. You don’t belittle them or deride them but just lay out the problems many had with the games.

[@12thMandalorian]

Do remember the scripts are never written by the narrator

[@jaeusa160]

I was pleasantly surprised fair criticisms were acknowledged, instead of glossed over as is typically the case whenever some of these titles come up.

[@preposteroussvideos]

Some fans (and game reviewers too) criticism are straight up stupid tho

[@tubensalat1453]

@@12thMandalorian "Never" is not correct, it's usually different people but not always. Jess sometimes presents list she wrote herself and so does Psy, and the latter is the only person on this channel I've seen taking up all three roles (incl. editing).

[@donniekoch9833]

I don't understand the hate for Final fantasy 16. Eikons, check. Crystals, check. Long engaging story, check. Cid, check....yes there are things left wanting but it's more Final fantasy than 15

[@martinaguiluz4063]

The main criticism is that there are some diehard fans that say that FF16 is not an RPG anymore. It has some RPG elements sure, but apparently the RPG mechanics need to be deep for a game to be considered as such, which is kinda ridiculous IMO. Other criticisms I found were that the game was action focused but not to the point of being as solid as DMC or Bayonetta.

[@Thrythlind]

My brother's main problem with Ellie's story was that it was a repetitive story that was just "Revenge is bad" hammered into you over and over and over again.

[@jaeusa160]

"Hammered" being the best word for it too. It's got all the subtlety and nuance of a 4yo child giggling waiting for someone to sit on a whoopie cushion. A beloved character and her story was assassinated for the narrative equivalent of trying to Rickroll someone who moused over the KZbin link and sees Rick Astley without even having to click it to know what it is.

[@vault29a]

funny enough but the game isnt about the revenge at all.

[@pedrol.decarvalho8408]

LOU2 is beyond many gamers’ intellect.

[@sneakykamon]

I think the real message of the game was that “violence perpetuates violence” or something like that. But that message gets heavily diluted when you’re forced to play through two perspectives of the same story where the objective is to advance the plot *through violence*

[@Thrythlind]

@@sneakykamonmy brother's suggestion was to have done Abby's story first so that the context of people Ellie was killing would be present before you killed them.

[@jacksanders3124]

I'll agree, Heavy Rain was clunky in places, but he can appreciate David Cage for his later games. Beyond Two Souls was an enjoyable, but Detroit is an absolute masterpiece.

[@garypasquill2355]

Didn't like the previous games but played Detroit multiple times to get the platinum

[@kevinclapson]

The massive issue with Destiny 2 was that it suffered the exact issue as D1. Vanilla, lackluster launch, paid expansions to flesh out and fix the game, rinse and repeat. A lot of people were accepting of this for D1 because it was the first time someone tried this particular format on consoles. But doing the same thing for the sequel burnt a lot of that good will. Destiny 2 still does things that people regularly crucify later titles for (Anthem, Avengers, Gotham Knights, etc).

[@duhmzdaih]

If Doom 3 had another title, for instance: "The invasion of the duct-tape stealing demons", if would have been better received. Thing is, if I see "Doom" in the title, well... I expect a "Doom" game.

[@duhmzdaih]

@@Joreel That's true, but that patch doesn't change the level design, and the game was clearly designed around the dynamic of alternating between flashlight and weapons.

[@Jackie_XIII]

I'm one of the people who absolutely agreed with the critics when it came to Deathloop. It was hands down my favorite game that year. I still maintain that up until redfall arcane did not make a single bad game and I share the conspiracy theory that they made red fall bad on purpose so they're never asked to do a live service ever again. Going through and finding different ways to play through the story of death loop was absolutely my favorite part about it. From full speed action to full ghost playthrough I had dozens if not hundreds of hours of fun with it

[@sneakykamon]

Honestly my problem with The Last of Us Part 2 is that it exists. Plot grievances aside, I thought that the first game’s story was so airtight that a sequel wasn’t necessary. I can’t recall a single game I’ve ever played in my life that I enjoyed so much that I did not want a sequel, and TLoU made me feel that way. Hell, I still feel that way.

[@key0777]

Well Joel wasn’t gonna just get away with what he did 😂 he needed to deal with the consequences.

[@hawk66100]

@@JoreelYep.Hopefully Abby is nowhere to be found in it.

[@vault29a]

@@hawk66100 why would they give the best girl a let go?

[@wargamesmaster]

I deny the very existence of Last of Us 2, it's so insulting in so many ways that such a "game" exist...

[@key0777]

@@wargamesmaster Aw someone’s a little snowflake huh 😂 story doesn’t go completely as you want it so you deny it lmao

[@compupsych3897]

You missed Diablo IV... now there's a hot mess!

[@crowythebutcher6127]

Heavy rain was something special when it came out it filled an itch after Fahrenheit for a fun murder mystery game

[@PikaLink91]

You can argue whether Joel's death was necessary or not, but as stated in this video, the narrative as a whole felt like they prioritized subverting expectations, rather than actually staying true to the characters.

[@jaeusa160]

It's been my biggest criticism. The execution was a total steaming pile of crap. It was a terrible idea and script to begin with, but the execution was like some pretentious twit with about 80 IQ who uses big words he doesn't know the meaning of... bragging how good he tricked you with something you saw coming a mile away. Repeatedly.

[@sneakykamon]

Absolutely💯

[@brokentuskclan1795]

I remember seeing the trailer for Infinite Warfare and thinking:. "Oh. it's Halo now."

[@ArcherKet]

I enjoyed my time with Final Fantasy 16 and the lack of some traditional elements didn't bother me. Final Fantasy has often changed up its style in its long history and that has given us some great titles. If we followed the exact same formula for every game then it would get stale.

[@Khordin]

This just show that critics and your average gamer want different things from games. Critics tend to want something new and interesting while wants more similar stuff with small differences. This isn't a jab at anyone but how you interact with a medium defines what you want from it.

[@damiandekker474]

Haha, all top three are games i love lol. Death loop, TLOU2 and Heavy Rain.

[@Flippyrock2011]

this vid reminded of Ace Combat: Assault Horizon. critics love it like it have the highest critics score in the series but when player got it the game like a call of duty wannabe, It got regenarating health, turret section and like half of the air combat being on rail

[@ssj4922]

If ive learned one thing on this planet, is that even the last of us will be able to tell whats going to be number 1 on a list like this...

[@braddl9442]

DOOM 3, if you took it as a survival horror action game it makes more sense.

[@MidnightWildspirit]

Halo 4 was a playable Soap Opera.

[@felman87]

I can understand people loving Skyward Sword. It's certain unique among the Zelda catalog and we haven't seen anything quite like it either before or since. What other game is like it? The original game had Link to the Past that felt similar (along with Link's Awakening and Link Between World). Ocarina had Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess. The GameBoy Color games have each other. WindWaker had the DS followup. But Zelda 2 and Skyward Sword stand unique. Even Breath of the Wild, which could have gone in a similar direction for Skyward since the WiiU could use the wiimote (and Switch had joycons) but it didn't. So, yes, Skyward Sword gives you a one-of-a-kind experience that I just don't care for it.

[@NeoLotex]

Last of Us II and Naughty Dog fucked up on several occasions, but even if you take these things out of the equation there are still things that were annoying to many players, likee still things that were annoying to many players, two of the more obvious ones are that it jumps back and forth and breaks the flow several times and that you play with someone who kills the beloved main character of the first game within an hour of playtime without having any real attachment to her. It's like they so desperately wanted to paint her in a bad light and then make her redemption arc work, but half the playerbase didn't care anymore at this point. I've made my peace that the game isn't what I wanted nor what I expected, but it's a decent game if you take the franchise out of it. As a sequel however it failed for me.

[@cooltrainervaultboy-39]

From what I've gathered from people who've actually played the game and still hated it, the sequence of events should have been played out in chronological order if the developers wanted that emotional gut punch they were going for. That, or have Abby conflicted with her emotions about going ahead and killing Joel. Like, here's the boogyman before her that's she made him out to, and he's nothing like she imagined. Have him take her in as another daughter like figure, and a sister to Ellie, and *THEN* have her go through with killing him. Abby is now guilt ridden with what she had done, having lost another father but this time by her own hand, and Ellie feeling of betrayal fueling her desire for revenge.

[@LeoNxL2Hx]

I’m a final fantasy fan, been since FF8 and played all of them after. And after just beating final fantasy 16 just last night, and I have to say, it is so GOOD!!! Its totally in my top 5 as one of the best, probably even in my top 3. It’s a GOTY contender for 2023!

[@PikaLink91]

How did you feel about the final boss? Personally I was super disappointed at the wasted potential.

[@BurningBlood517]

Honestly you could put any Final Fantasy after 10 on here because there is so much division over the franchise for different reasons whether it’s an MMO, too political, Final Fantasy XII, an MMO again, an advertisement for cup noodles and camping gear, or Devil May Cry

[@georgehernandez2156]

Its funny how street fighter influencers players were hyped about world tour but still havent played it .

[@a.c.slater7989]

They’re happy to have more content in general which does help the game even if they don’t play it

[@irondoomable]

I liked world tour of course it wont be as good as a proper singleplayer rpg but its great to have some singleplayer content this ambitous since mk deception.

[@ryanchase9332]

Because while WT is good for single players (something missing from SF5), views and clicks for it come mostly from Ranked PvP. Just the nature of the beast.

[@richardhoehle6818]

I feel whatculture videos have been very samey/copy and paste/ shared content with there recent videos, this on the other hand was a genuine delight, games I didn’t expect, or even think of appear on the list and as ever Psy knocks it out the park, great content, writing and presentation this time round ❤❤

[@SilverSpectre266]

Movies and video games suffer from the same thing when it comes to critics vs fans, and its been explained in much better videos that I can explain here, but the gest is that critics are working and they want something they can write about. They dont care about the game itself, the fanbase, easter eggs, fanservice, nods and references, how well it slots into the mythos of the world itself. What critics want is something new, original, innovative. Something that pushes the narrative forward and has an agenda. Fans just want to be able to enjoy themselves and know that the IP stayed true to itsellf. If a Batman movie came out and it was just a movie about him in a psych ward surrounded by other patients who he portrays as his comic book villains in his pysche as he struggles to come to grips whether he is truly Bruce Wayne or Batman, and you never actually see him in the movie dressed as Batman or as a billionaire Bruce Wayne. The critics would lap it up and herald it as a 10/10 movie. Meanwhile fans would be pissed that Batman isnt Batmaning in the movie. Bottom line. Critics are just working and want some narrative that can be pushed no matter how shallow. The audience are the fans that want to enjoy themselves.

[@sadowolf]

There is no other #1, and that's all I'll say about that haha. I think one of the bigger complaints about Destiny 2 wasn't that it was *like* Destiny 1.5, but that it should've *been* Destiny 1.5. I dropped out during Destiny 1 but my housemate was very much still addicted and was deep in the community, and lot of the gripes a saw come out of it were mostly about how they would've rather they just dropped another major expansion because while they didn't totally mind the similarities between the two games, they did mind having to start all over again and none of their weapons, armor, etc. carrying over. It felt less like a true continuation mechanically and more like a reboot. In regards to Street Fighter 6, I'm on board with griping about the World Tour grindiness and some of the weird texture popping, but gamers should learn by now how premature and even silly it is to complain about beloved major characters not being available at launch. Every game is missing at least one at launch, and most of them eventually end up in the game by the end when the roster more than doubles. The only characters people shouldn't hold their breaths for are dead ones (like Bison allegedly), but even then Capcom is no stranger to walking that back and retconning it either.

[@Chelaxim]

The last time Final Fantasy fans weren't divided was Final Fantasy VI in 1994. The most rabidly vocal people complaining about the changes are really only fans of VI-X and even amongst that crowd VIII and X isn't a safe bet. Besides the JRPG community is filled with negative people who hate everything as a badge of honor in an attempt that they have better taste than you and the newest game they enjoyed was Shadow Hearts Covenant. Also nearly every fighting game sequel is divisive at launch...until that game gets a sequel.

[@TheOmegaDragon]

I always felt that the changes in each Final Fantasy game gave it their own identity. Not every Final Fantasy is the same and I thought each one brought something to the table. FF16 is a masterpiece to me regardless of any criticism anyone has about it. I also adore VIII and XII for how different it is compared to other Final Fantasy games.

[@makasete30]

I felt 7 was generally loved when it came out as everyone was blown away seeing FF in 3d. There was always an excited expectation of what comes next and what new things would be included but also no one thought it wouldn’t be an RPG. You could always rely on that and it was a genre loved by all fans. I think fans have a right to express themselves without being demonised. Henry Cavil famously stuck up for fans when the interviewer tried to call them toxic for the Witcher. I think that applies here, too. It was always cool to see what unique changes each FF would bring and the FF VI director said that was always the intention that each one game would be its own thing but of course, an RPG (moving away from the job combat in V and making each character have unique abilities) The criticisms about 16 are valid though. It’s a good action game but an incredibly poor FF. it took out a lot of popular RPG elements that have been in most FFs. No Party based combat, no Gil you can actually spend on useful things, no element based effects, receiving items that are not valuable when exploring, no hidden bosses, brain dead side quests with no useful reward etc. Yoshida’s comment about Western gamers having short attention spans looks laughable now that Baldur’s Gate 3 is out, being so popular with all those slow traditional RPG elements FF16 gutted. It’s also a turn based CRPG. I hope Square take notice of these criticisms from a lot of the fans and people stop insulting those fans as “purists” or other nonsense terms. I hope Square notices why BG3 is doing so well. It’s clear FF16 is not a masterpiece and the result is it has no chance of winning GOTY unfortunately.

[@TheOmegaDragon]

@@makasete30 The side quest fleshed out a lot of characters which was the main point in doing side quests. Doing hunts and side quests gave you materials that went towards upgrading equipment. I'm actually ok with FF games being either action based or turned based.

[@halfricansaint7727]

Really glad that everyone was very reasonable and respected others’ opinions when it came to the Last of Us Part II. The video game community really has no toxicity after all.

[@duhmzdaih]

I find it funny that I don't like it but not for the same reasons many people hate it. In my case, Ellie's plot armor is so damn annoying in a game with a story that wants so bad to be taken seriously.

[@smurphftw2008]

​@@duhmzdaihThat's a Naughty Dog thing. No one has ever had thicker plot armor than Nathan Drake.

[@emptycradle1304]

@@smurphftw2008 Indiana Jones, Refrigerator Bunker....

[@duhmzdaih]

@@smurphftw2008 Well, the thickest plot armor I've ever seen in my life is Jon Snow's.

[@halfricansaint7727]

@@duhmzdaih really can’t think of many video game characters that don’t have plot armor in some way. That’s just a staple of video games.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

If there was one game I can name, it's definitely Halo Infinite. At launch, the campaign and multiplayer had divided fans, but critics praised them. People like me are called shills just for liking the game. You know what I call the haters, like Broken Circle? Blue pill lovers. They'd rather be trapped in the Matrix than accept they're wrong. I'm not saying harass those people, I'm just saying if they want to know if it's still bad, then stop reading everything on the internet.

[@kevinclapson]

Blue pull lovers? You're honestly coming across as the people you complain about here, as Infinite had a ton of legitimate issues at launch for both its campaign and multiplayer.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

@@kevinclapson Dude, it's better now. Those people just hate to admit it.

[@kevinclapson]

@BaxterAndLunala "it's better now"? Sounds to me like you've cherry picked a few key criticisms and ignored the rest. 343i's continued mishandling of the story, the botching of co-op, a wide open and largely empty hub world with lite rpg mechanics, none of these things are "better now". I'll grant you MP has largely improved, but it's FTP approach is still there, and still something a lot of people take issue with. I spent a lot of time defending the game and correcting people's hyperbole when complaining about it, but acting like criticism wasn't (and still isn't) justified makes you hard to take seriously. If all you've been doing is blindly defending ths game and ignoring all valid criticism, I can kind of understand why anyone would refer to you as a shill.

[@BaxterAndLunala]

@@kevinclapson I'm not complaining about the campaign having lite rpg elements, since ODST already had that, but I am complaining about the lack of split screen co-op. I'm not saying it's perfect, all I'm saying is there's good and there's bad, but the haters only want to focus on the bad.

[@kevinclapson]

@BaxterAndLunala and it's supporters only focusing on the good, or what they like, is every ounce as myopic as those haters you call "blue pill lovers".

[@TheScarekrow420]

No surprise industry critics don't really speak on money related issues

[@trevordavidjones]

On the Street Fighter 6 point: fans (and y'all) know M. Bison is dead right? 😂😂😬

[@dcbandit]

In Skyward Sword, while they made it possible to play it in Handheld mode on the Switch, if you have a dead zone on the right control stick, you'll have some trouble. I managed to create such a dead zone on my Lite back then, and because it is a Lite, I had no way to fix it, and so the main feature that the game was named after was so fiddly for me that I almost couldn't defeat the final boss.

[@eldincata]

"... mamy of the games criticism weren't worth talking about..." it is worth talking about criticism and address them. If you're going to ignore that, you aren't consumer friendly. Of course i have the right to say if i dont like a product, if im a fan of a franchise. If you cant handle it, thats your problem.

[@dcbandit]

@@eldincata I think you may have posted under the wrong comment.

[@micah4029]

Thank you for including Deathloop. I've been a fan of Arkane Studios since the first Dishonored game, and I was really excited for Deathloop. Hours into the game, I realized I was barely invested in the story. The gameplay loop wasn't as big of a problem for me. I ultimately didn't care about Colt and Julianna's story, and the reveal was super obvious. Ironically, Deathloop is the only Arkane title since 2012 that I haven't replayed.

[@LTJfan]

Played TLOU2 years back and...it was good...mostly for graphics and gameplay

[@vault29a]

the story was fantastic.

[@LTJfan]

It's hit-and-miss, but okay

[@BesfrenOnlinegamerz]

Final Fantasy was basically associated with the Turn Based RPG mechanics so when they went for the hack and slash DMC style, some if not most fans are really disappointed albeit still trying to give the new gameplay a go. FF7 remake was good in visuals and story. As for the gameplay, it was just a hit and miss and even though many applauded it, there were still some if not a lot of FF fans still hoping they remade it on a turn based rpg as it was supposed to be.

[@Lrbearclaw]

As someone who has played D2 since the start (and have criticized the bad calls in it) I have never heard it called "Destiny 1.5".

[@ThatGuy-Noob_69]

Last of us part 2 was amazing for what the directors wanted to tell... it just wasn't what us as the fans wanted... Abby's experience would have been an amazing DLC or secondary game later on. The focus should have been completely on the loss of Joel and how Ellie handled it. Because as a gamer we are just as invested as she was with their dynamic.

[@TopNotchStoner]

I personally loved almost everything about it, and it exceeded all of my expectations.

[@key0777]

@@TopNotchStonerSomehow enjoyed the story more on the second play through and I loved it both times, personal best game on the PS4 above Spider-Man.

[@danielwilliams4701]

Press X to "Jason!"

[@chadflanaganCFC]

Good list just one little tid bit of a complaint, the later entries in halo 100% did not walk back from call of duty similarities, or even make it feel more like 1-reach instead they gave you the ability to zoom, encouraged loot boxes, ditched the famous assassination animations that most fans absolutely adored, and most of all switched out the iconic Halo shotgun, and even took away enemy variety in the campaign by the time of halo infinite.

[@krvgames9258]

What Culture Gaming: It’s good to have your own opinion. Also What Culture gaming: Includes The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword and Super Mario Sunshine, two very popular Nintendo games that fans love. Especially me considering I grew up with Super Mario Sunshine.

[@EsmeAmelia]

And declares it to be a "fact" that those games were "misfires." (rolls eyes)

[@krvgames9258]

@@EsmeAmelia What Culture Gaming are known for this stupid move every single time. Like Jules says that every Sonic game after Sonic 06 and before Sonic Mania is terrible. Sonic Generations was released after Sonic 06 and is a GREAT Sonic game and a lot of fans love Sonic Generations and will defend it as being one of the best Sonic games in the world. If you look at their previous videos where they talk about how bad very popular video games are, it is usually very wrong information that only applies to them and that both fans and critics love the games and What Culture Gaming just think that either fans or critics hate it. Like I have NEVER heard anyone say anything bad about The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword or Super Mario Sunshine.

[@ayushganguli137]

Without even watching the video and just by looking at the title I can say the no. 1 would be The Last Of Us Part 2

[@sky22fairy7]

I missed the days when people just had fun instead of crying over things instead of moving on from something the didn't like......oh wait that never happened 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DrewMarinelli]

I'm not sure what they mean about pay to win in D2. I agree that there are a lot of predatory microtransactions in the game but you can't buy better guns. All shop items are cosmetics and you can't explicitly buy a weapon from the eververse shop. My only assumption is that they mean the F2P players don't get the same powers as paid players in terms of things like subclasses and story content

[@wargamesmaster]

Doom 3 was awesome and I didn't really liked the reboot or Eternal. I'm the exact opposite of the people who complained about Doom 3.

[@xF3arl]

Wait. Hold on. Street Fighter "fans" complained that the DEAD M. Bison wasn't going to be showing up in Street Fighter 6? The game that takes place the latest in the franchise? Okay dummies.

[@cppblank]

Heavy Rain is great.

[@tadlambert7121]

i think you kinda missed another big thing about ff16. Final fantasy was much about thinking about how you are going to treat each battle, while maintaining health and mp. Now it works like Neir Automata where you can just go in a wale on the opponents and it really doesn't matter what you use against said monster.

[@sond.lollipop8919]

Yea but is it fun to do? Yes? Ok it’s a success then, enough said

[@makasete30]

⁠​⁠@@sond.lollipop8919unfortunately it becomes boring for many far too quickly, and can be a simple button masher and doesn’t encourage using its system with any depth. So, to answer your question: No. No, it isn’t fun after a while when the faults become clear unlike previous FF as the OP pointed out. So, it’s not a success then, enough said.

[@makasete30]

At least Nier Automata had some depth to the battle system with RPG like upgrades that mattered and you could find or buy them. There was also a system to learn, and different weapons affecting the battle, but in FF you can simply button mash.

[@tadlambert7121]

@@sond.lollipop8919eh it was fun when you got to boss fight. I didn’t even mention the story just consisted of pointless missions to collect badges like a Boy Scout. It had ideas but not a lot of good story execution. But what it did have going for it was the boss fight until Odin and then they just gave up.

[@jamalvargas6146]

The Video Game Equivalent Of Doraleous and Associates such a good cartoon entertaining AF It deserved better

[@wariodude128]

Interesting how the only one of these where the voiceover's opinion shines through is when it comes to Skyward whilst calling it a misfire. I played the original AND the HD version. Had little no problem with the motion controls, so flipped off the video when that was said.

[@Khordin]

The problem with that is around a third to half of the people did and it would be a problem if 10% of people did. If was asking too much from the tech they were using. I was one of those people and if I didn't have that problem I would have probably loved it, but it will always be marred by how much I had to slog through it.

[@RedDev1l757]

I don't get the sudden hate of Doom 3. Everyone loved it back when it released. I don't remember seeing anything but good on forums and the such. It's weird.

[@squishjones2138]

Xenoblade 2 should have been on the list

[@claytonrios1]

Final Fantasy 16 may have divided people but I think it's one of the best mainline Final Fantasy games in years. Especially compared to 13 and 15.

[@Alloveck]

I haven't even played 16 yet, but I'll believe you that it's better than 13 and 15, simply because they were so crummy that being better is just the more statistically likely possibility.

[@erakfishfishfish]

It’s a good game, but I can’t call it a Final Fantasy game. It feels like a different game that they slapped the FF branding on to.

[@celtamer8066]

Two words death stranding

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

Anyone who is upset with FF16 is literally just a boomer. Who cares if it's not a traditional FF, it's one of the best games storywise in the entire FF series

[@bradleymclaughlin4285]

I still don't get the hate for Halo 4. It was a great game that was action-packed and had a lot of similarities to the originals while upgrading some elements that felt dated. The game was far from perfect, but it was nowhere near as bad as some fans of the franchise made it out to be....

[@ThatAlchemistGuy]

I played skyward sword for the first time on switch, and i had a blast the whole time. And while mario sunshine does have its issues with camera, mario 64's is way worse. I really dont get the hate on sunshine, imo its definitely better than 64 in almost every way. That final boss fight is a bit of a let down though

[@SinisterCheshire]

I havent heard a single person complain about Street Fighter 6, other than the ninja turtle insanity...which came well after release....

[@rajasadono9886]

Same actually, if people who watches these videos actually play sf6, maybe more people will disagree about the inclusion of sf6 in this list. But i guess the FGC is not there yet 🤷‍♂️

[@rajasadono9886]

Same actually, if people who watches these videos actually play sf6, maybe more people will disagree about the inclusion of sf6 in this list. But i guess the FGC is not there yet 🤷‍♂️

[@TheRealCaptainLavender]

Fi is best Zelda girl. I donno what you talking bout. You're obvs not a Zelda fan. But you're in that UK so that checks out.

[@bluegold1026]

Nitpickers gonna nitpick. People need to realize that Bison finally died in SF V's story mode and Street Fighter VI takes place quite some time after that. And even though I was got frustrated with Mario Sunshine at first, I grew to quickly like it once I got the used to the more sensitive controls.

[@jiblitin1520]

I actually liked Super Mario Sunshine more than Super Mario Galaxy.

[@darriananderson7765]

If people played tlou pt 2 before pt 1 they would love enjoyed the game more, people are just butt hurt that Joel died, people can't live forever, especially in a chaotic, ruthless, unforgiven post apocalyptic world. The hate on this game needs to stop, not every story needs to have a happily forever after ending

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I actually like Skyward Sword. FI IS PRONOUNCED FIGH NOT FEE! Have you played Hyrule Warriors? I never had a big problem with Super Mario Sunshine. The Last of Us part 2 didn't deserve Game of the Year. Ghost of Tsushima did.

[@michaelstevens1004]

I dont mind the last of us part 2 because its just a game

[@custos3249]

Funny, the amount of hate 16 gets from fans calling it not an FF game. FF hasn't been FF since X-2.

[@robytrice22]

No way should sf6 be on this list.

[@josdavis]

Explain, why should it not be on the list?

[@mr.vanillamilkshake3]

@@josdavis Perhaps because Street Fighter X Tekken exists? SF6, for instance, doesn't have shady business practices in development and an offensive gem system, despite both games being reviewed positively across the board.

[@ryanchase9332]

@@josdavis Because while SF5 had about 40% of its players unhappy with the lack of content, SF6's displeased player count is in the single digits.

[@TheRexTera]

The Doom 3 VR mod is absolutely fantastic. Weird there is only one official VR version of the game and that’s for PSVR 1🤔

[@sky22fairy7]

It wouldn't surprise me that most of the people crying about FF16 are those that still cry about final fantasy isn't turned based anymore 😂😂😂

[@javierkiman8302]

Most of these games that are listed are not great but the Zelda game is very nice to look at and seems smooth and working fine for Skyward.

[@TheDuckMaster12]

I’m pro-TLOU2. If you still see it so clearly that Ellie is the protagonist and Abby is the antagonist after playing all the way through it, you missed the point imo. The game asks, “is anyone really the good guy or the bad guy?” in an incredibly bold way that, for me, pays off.

[@vault29a]

i mean the whole hero/villian cards collection thing is about that. you cant just have a meter on a character to show who he is.

[@samsarastarkey]

If doom 3 had a different name, I'd probably love it.

[@rajasadono9886]

If people who watches these videos actually play sf6, maybe more people will disagree about the inclusion of sf6 in this list. But i guess the FGC is not that mainstream yet 🤷‍♂️

[@2609daywalker]

TLOU2 is awesome.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

👍

[@TheOmegaDragon]

FACTS!!!

[@minhho7586]

FFXVI should be recognized as a game, not just as another Final Fantasy. Despite many missing elements like...elements, real party system... it's still a masterpiece.

[@PikaLink91]

It is not. A masterpiece is "the best a game can be in and off itself". Like how a 10/10 shouldn't just be given to a game that is perfect, because no game is, perfection doesn't exist, but should be given to a game that is as close to the best version of itself that it can be. And on that account, even if you don't hold XVI up to its peers and cry fowl at the lack of turn-based combat, it still has a lot of missed opportunities. It's a GREAT game, yes. A masterpiece? Hardly.

[@minhho7586]

@@PikaLink91 i have to agree on that one. Story: masterpiece. The rest: 8 or 9 (for me at least) => Great, not masterpiece.

[@extra4542]

I can't believe IGN gave Death Loop out of all games a 10/10. Like HUH

[@Jackie_XIII]

Maybe not a 10 out of 10 but easily a solid 8.5. I could see why some people would find it monotonous like Psy said, but up until that sets in it is an absolutely fantastic game

[@gh0stdog89]

Sunshine slander will not be tolerated

[@logansrevenge1214]

The last of us 2 also never made Abby a full character. If the writers wanted the message to be revenge is never good, then should of made abby a better(or more likeable)character. As the game is I just wanted her dead, and I hated playing as her even before she killed Joel.

[@vault29a]

ah gamers and their zero media literacy....

[@cppblank]

Being force to play as Abby is the only thing wrong with The Last of Us Part 2.

[@vault29a]

nah mate. abbys day 2 and 3 are the best parts of the game.

[@cppblank]

@@vault29a Maybe to you. 90% of people I talk to hated playing as her. Some people actually stopped playing when it happened.

[@chrissears5482]

Better add Starfield to this list

[@EsmeAmelia]

"The fact that Skyward Sword was a misfire" - and that's where I click dislike. No, it's absolutely NOT a "fact" that it was a misfire. While I never owned it on the Wii, the Switch version is amazing and it's now one of my favorite Zelda games of all time.

[@krvgames9258]

I have the Switch version and I will say for a fact that What Culture Gaming are being idiots as per usual. I don’t hate Skyward Sword. Fi isn’t an annoying partner like Navi levels of annoyance. Fi is important to the whole Zelda franchise as she IS the Master Sword and she was designed to be robotic like. Players start to grow attached to Fi over the course of their adventure in Skyward Sword and are really sad to see her leave. And putting Super Mario Sunshine on the list when I grew up playing Super Mario Sunshine and when it was very close to my heart is something that I take as an insult because I have never heard anybody say anything bad about Super Mario Sunshine. Like it introduced fan favorite character Bowser Jr.

[@EsmeAmelia]

@@krvgames9258 I loved Fi - she has a beautiful design and voice and her ending hit me in the feels. I love Mario Sunshine too. It has great level design and atmosphere - for me, the world created in Sunshine feels more "alive" than in Super Mario 64 (not that 64 isn't amazing too, of course).

[@krvgames9258]

@@EsmeAmelia Super Mario Sunshine was my first video game and at seven years old, I was stunned with how the world of Mario looked on the GameCube. Super Mario Sunshine was THE game that started my love of video games. Games like Resident Evil, Xenoblade Chronicles, Pokemon, Metroid, Fire Emblem, Tye Legend of Zelda, Persona 5 Strikers, Luigi’s Mansion, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and even older games like EarthBound on Nintendo Switch Online, all those games I wouldn’t have played if I didn’t play Super Mario Sunshine when I was seven.

[@TheOmegaDragon]

I love both Skyward Sword and Mario Sunshine.@@krvgames9258

[@miku0118]

i played FF16, i liked it but one disappointment is the 2 cute enemies cactuar and tonberry are not in it, no omega weapon either. i also don't know why they changed the malboro's name to morbol, it has always been malboro.

[@kohlerxxx]

Morbol is also the name used in XI and XIV, the later of which shares alot of the dev team with XVI

[@genlando327plays2]

Morbol goes all the way back to FF2 (their first occurrence) on NES, so... no

[@miku0118]

@@kohlerxxx haven't played those 2 online MMOs, i don't really play online games. some reasons include terrible connection, no friends, cost too much over time.

[@miku0118]

@@genlando327plays2 didn't know, i've only played them since final fantasy 6 and all after that. haven't played 1-5 or the 2 online MMOs.

[@emptycradle1304]

Does it even count as a Final Fantasy game without those?

[@jaeusa160]

@11:02 The difference between TLOU2 and most others on this list is that the so-called "Critics" were just the usual self-fellating corporate types patting themselves on the back for the typical hollow soulless corporate diversity checklisting. It's a sequel that was never needed, that told a story no one wanted, that undermined and ruined characters people loved... so it could be a pretentious snob with the zero-subtlety "reveal" that everyone saw coming of the shock antagonist actually being elevated to sainthood levels of goodness. The thing that irks me about it is that it could've been salvaged just by being edited into a different order, it would still be rightly loathed for character assassinating Ellie and Tommy... but the devs were so far up their own butts with their "wow le epic surprise twist that Abby is the goodest good girl" that they never even considered largely making the game go in simple chronological order with frequently alternating perspectives. Instead they had to go for cheap Horror B Movie gore shock with Joel In One, when the narrative would've been better served by players spending time with Abby first and approaching the scene from a "Will she or won't she" knowing who she is. Just because it's a bad idea for something that shouldn't have been made at all, it doesn't mean you need to also suck at the execution and presentation. If a better experience was delivered, it would still be disliked but maybe not so rightly reviled.

[@vault29a]

spotted an incel, lol.

[@jessedellross3245]

The LOU2 is one of the best games ever imo. The graphics, gameplay, mechanics ect are top notch as everyone knows. But it’s story? Incredible It’s deep, impactful, complex, has multiples themes, and is in almost every way better then the first game. Can’t wait for the sequel

[@jessedellross3245]

@@djjjjj exactly. I expected Joel to die (wasn’t spoiled thankfully) but I thought it would happen in the middle or last 3rd. Certainly didn’t expect it in the first few hours. I literally spent the next several cutscenes in denial. It was only when I saw his grave that it hit me. And then I was ready. I was ready to play. I wanted to track down Abby and her crew and get them all. Perfect motivation indeed. I will always respect any franchise that is willing to take chances, try new things and not just repeat what worked. don’t get wrong it’s not a perfect game but few are. The pacing when they do the big switch is terrible and some of Abby’s play through could’ve been cut. And it went a little too long at the end. But man…..what a game. What a story. So thought provoking and emotional.

[@mattiasolsson1523]

I like TLOU2 a lot, i love the first game. Fans opinion can be annoying if they don’t know what great games is if their never finished it.

[@jessedellross3245]

@@mattiasolsson1523 the first game is great no doubt but it’s too simple imo. Like it’s themes, motivations and choices are too simple. You are the hero, everyone else is the villain, you kill them the end. It’s only at the end in the hospital that the game suddenly start’s challenging you and asks you hard questions. LOU2 does nothing but ask hard questions. It’s anything but simple. Anything but black and white. And I love it

[@mattiasolsson1523]

@@jessedellross3245 I don’t know what you talking about, either you love or hate TLOU2?

[@jessedellross3245]

@@mattiasolsson1523 I LOVE LOU2. Thought that was clear. Just saying both games have their problems

[@MrSkuddawg]

Epstein didn't kill himself and Tlou didn't have a part 2, these two things I will not change my mind on.

[@benabernathy9272]

REAL Mario fans threw up when they endured Sunshine

[@cppblank]

Deathloop is great.

[@drgonzo123]

I was on board with all of these picks until… TLOU2. I know people hate it, and they’re allowed to. But I love this game. It’s so damn bleak and anger inducing, I think Naughty Dog succeeded at making a game that makes people feel things. Even if that feeling is hate.

[@DerpyDoesGames]

Division does still exist. There is a mobile releasing this year

[@xbilly_vedovelli1228]

Tlou 2 is undersandable

[@Boone_Faustus]

The vast majority of criticism for The Last of Us 2 is from insecure people who can't handle stories focused on strong women.

[@zombielord6661]

Can you please do a modicum of research on things before you make comments, D2 has awful monetisation and I hate that but it is not and never has been pay to win. The only time it's been close was the launch of beyond light when stasis broke the crucible bit you haven't mentioned that.

[@PhantomBulletGames]

They hated H4 and got two worse games lol

[@PhantomBulletGames]

@kaelhyun2401 Most definitely! And the fact they rushed H5 and H6 instead of updating and expanding H4 to at least be a main game until at least 2017.

[@chrisjones5949]

Skyward Sword suuuuuuuuucked. My problem wasn't the controls - it was the grand total of 3 dungeons, the basically empty sky, the frequently repeated annoying fights against Ghirahim and the giant black graboid, and yes, the irritating chatter from Fi. HUGE step down from Twilight Princess.

[@carlfisher2987]

Did you actually say destiny is pay to win????? You can’t pay for anything outside of cosmetics AT ALL

[@carlfisher2987]

If so it’s cool that you’re okay with lying to your viewer base just because you didn’t feel like playing the games

[@MM-cs5wf]

How did Mass Effect 3 not get on this list?

[@cppblank]

Halo 5 was the bad Halo.

[@darktangent10]

Ff16 was pretty disappointing. Boring combat, boring/repetitive sidequests, mostly empty world with worthless chest loot, and an uninspired story. Stopped playing not even halfway through. Will probably finish it some time, just don't have a strong desire to.

[@vault29a]

skill issue.

[@alexiere]

It really isn't my Final Fantasy 🤷‍♂️

[@kevingame3198]

The last of us part 2 is the obvious and I know it was gonna be no.1