Video Games That I USED to Love

[@LuiSuperX]

Very fun video bro, I personally feel this with Pokemon in general as a franchise

[@UnderHero9000]

Bro that thumbnail is genius! Also you got a lot of guts to say all this stuff about these games knowing the toxic fandoms they share! Honestly I completely agree with you with everything you said about every game here. Never like Overwatch! The toxicity that spreads from that game really pushed me away from giving it a chance. As for Persona 5 it was good but I agree with you when it comes the characters. I couldn’t get connected with them the same way I got extremely attached to the character of Persona 4.

[@dannychainsaw8615]

ive thought about this topic before but never really talked to anyone about it! It's cool to see u covering it! This is a bit of an ez pick for me but league of legends was something I was obsessed with and thought was so cool and immersive, it kinda felt like a drug lmao. but at some point I realized it just made me so mad and upset to the point where I would self loath. I can't stand playing it now because it feels like ptsd

[@elbuggeado4991]

Not a game I hate as some do today, but I remember really loving Super Castlevania IV, and a months ago I replayed it again, and I got kinda bummed a little, but either way I still like the game, not just as the same ammount as I did. As always pretty good video!

[@TheGameShelf]

@@elbuggeado4991 Same, I thought Castlevania 4 was immaculate the first time I beat it I still like it! But I definitely have much more fun with Rondo of Blood or 3

[@Ssbb7777brawler]

For me three houses was a game that was fine in comparison to other fe games due to the gambits and combat arts but the replay value , despite being multiple routes , was too tiring to me since the first half of the game is always the same no matter the house you pick. Personally I like any of fates routes since they all genuinely make me have fun but if I’m tired by playing a game something tells me I shouldn’t be a professor at the momentary

[@TheGameShelf]

@@Ssbb7777brawler yeah that's fair, going through White Clouds many times is very tiring, I feel that a lot of people had a strong honeymoon phase with 3H, although for me it's still a very special game

[@Segtend0]

I feel ya with Persona 5. I loved it, but looking back, it has flaws. Heck. It's not even my favorite RPG or Persona game. My favorite Persona goes to 3, while one of my favorite RPG's ever is The World Ends with You. Also the Ichiban games for the Like a Dragon series. Phenomenal characters, music, gameplay, and stories.

[@TheGameShelf]

HELL YEAH FELLOW PERSONA 3 AND LIKE A DRAGON ENJOYER!!!

[@bladmun5718]

THAT THUMBNAIL HOLY SHIT AKSJAKDJSKKS

[@TheGameShelf]

@@bladmun5718 I LOVE IT SO MUCH The editor is crazy he made it in 20 mins

[@brunkosproogle5046]

Great video! I have similar memories of having fun with games like Overwatch before they devolved into tryhard madness. I'm comfortable never to touch it again, and just remember the good times.

[@concernedfish5574]

Feel the exact same way about spongebob

[@Spank_Williams]

THE KING RETURNS!!!!!!

[@SirBanana1992]

I had a mini scare when you started that DK64 clip. NUUUUUH DK64 IS GOATED AND MY CHILDHOOD! Thank god it was just a meme clip to use XD. Man Overwatch...yeah we had the best times when we were not playing serious. Had a series of matches in No Limit where we matched with players that agreed to play along the joke. 6 Wrecking Balls just spinning non stop on point, 6 Mei just walling an entire part of the map the whole time, and our best, 6 Sombra just running invisible around the enemy team spamming "boop!". Also had some good times when the enemy team had 1 toxic player raging and both ours AND the enemy team were united in mocking that guy and it all started because I turned one of his comments into a cheeky joke. (that I don't think I can share without youtube striking the comment down). Uninstalled before the release of OW2 and still stays uninstalled, I intend to keep it that way. my picks might be: Mario Kart Double Dash, YES I SAID THAT, but mostly because I wish I remembered it for the greatness it was, not the terrible turning controls when you compare it to later entries when you come back to play it. The Lord of the Ring games on gamecube, ironically with my friend just after trying MKDD and having the above issue we tried this one, and we dropped a few minutes in because we could barely see what we were doing, maybe it's a setup issue but it just didn't work and we couldn't play it properly. Could maybe add Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate if you stretch it, the game is still fun in most parts but I couldn't handle more underwater combat and the later gameplay updates really change the experience, even something as small as being able to stay on the ground and choose when you get back up instead of just being forced to get up into a monster's attack. Funnily enough, the skill Rocksteady was so good because it made your character avoid complete knockdown on the ground so you could maneuveur to recover faster, but then it was actually a detriment in the next game because you specificlaly couldn't choose to stay on the ground and wait for the right time to get up, you just had less control of the situation if you used it.

[@TheGameShelf]

@@SirBanana1992 oh nah don't worry I like Donkey Kong 64, good ahhh game In fact, I'm gonna feature it in the next video!

[@CentipedeChan]

I fell out of Pokemon despite playing them all during 6th-8th gen, but gen 9 got me back. I played genshin impact a lot in 2022, was the only gacha I ever played, but i got so burnt out and just couldn't be assed to play more gachas now and forever. Splatoon 3 was the first splatoon I got on launch and it was ABYSMAL with content. I understood 2 at launch, but 3 had no excuse to be as barren as it was, I haven't touched it since the first month it was out Probably the biggest fell out of love for me is Runescape. I actually really liked the new changes runescape started making, but it eventually stopped being what I loved about Runescape in the first place. It became so over cumbersome to play. Not even all the qol changes compared to old school, which I really really like, weren't enough to keep me anymore. I eventually went to old school, I miss some of those qol changes but it's such a nicer simpler vibe

[@samuelg7673]

nice dunky impersonation on the persona 5 segment.

[@Liberatios]

That thumbnail goes hard.

[@theodd-squadpodcast9101]

Really felt that Persona 5 bit dude, it's not the worst thing ever as you say, but yeah it's far from the greatest thing ever

[@JoeX2517]

Hope you check out Nine sols, dude. It's PEAK.

[@SoulSylvia]

Pokemon games, specifically Platinum as it's my childhood favorite, and also the Pokemon game I've replayed most recently. (well actually that was Scarlet/Violet but I've always disliked that game so it doesn't count for this) I wouldn't say it's bad by any means and there will always be that nostalgia factor that keeps me from ever not truly loving it, but I found my most recent playthrough of the game to be pretty tedious and didn't leave a huge positive impact on me.

[@raysaints9782]

Ey yo, an actually good video!

[@gisabelstardust7373]

For the Renais twins they are not as great as some of the characters like Lyon, L'arachel etc but they're better than Protagonist warriors OC (just forget about them) and Corrin I used to like Ephraim more than Eirika, He actually does take a shine to me while his sister is kind but pretty generic some of his quotes are so memorable like "I don't pick fights I can't win"

[@darkdragonmedeus705]

I love every entry in the Fire Emblem series, but Sacred Stones was my least favorite besides FE2 (The NES version) and the Fates trilogy. But it is still a great game overall; but I find the game too easy even on hard mode is my main concern. As for games I used to love but don't love anymore. I used to love Shadow the Hedgehog, TMNT 2003 for Gamecube/Xbox/PS2, Various licensed GBC/GBA games made by 3DO, various LEGO games, and many others. Some of these like the Lego games are still good games, but so many gamers I used to love as a kid are games I realize were mediocre and unmemorable for their generations. Funny how perspectives can change.

[@soyyoelmeromeroasies1960]

THE THUMBNAIL IS SO GOOD LMAO

[@ivanbluecool]

I wouldn't say I hate sacred stones and echoes now but I don't really ever wanna play them again if I can help it. Just boring games that the replay value isn't fun at all. Tales of arise never wanna play it again. Second playthrough I ignored all side missions to just get to the lord battles. Probably every and all shooter game. I don't like that genre anymore. Some smash bros games. Just feels like I can get more fun and value from playing anything else.

[@TheGameShelf]

Smash Bros sorta applies for me too, I used to be SUPER into the competitive scene but I fell off very hard till I was not having any fun anymore Nowadays I play Smash EXCLUSIVELY with friends and yeah I can have some fun at least

[@ivanbluecool]

@@TheGameShelf oh I wish I can do that. I went into more card games and rpg myself for stragety instead. I play bursts of Yu-Gi-Oh master duel

[@hylianfelldragon1308]

Honestly I agree with all of the above you've listed. Although TBF, I never really liked Shooter games to begin with. There are some exceptions but you really have to stretch the definition of a 'shooter' to find said exceptions.

[@ivanbluecool]

​@@hylianfelldragon1308I just find them the bad side of repetitive. If a game is fun and repeats itself I'll be fine playing it for a while but with first person games I just lose interest quickly as you pretty much fix your play style and hugs repeat.

[@MrGameguyC]

@@TheGameShelf Honestly the casual side of Smash every once and a while is a blast.

[@sunchildproductions]

I liked Diablo 3 for a time, however as I got further into the game I just got more bored with it, through the constant enemy grinding, not really caring for the story anymore, and overall just wanting to play something else, yeah... I doubt I'm ever going to finish it though because I'm not going to put myself through that type of torture. If I'm wanting to make myself suffer I'll play Dead Cells. But yeah I think we can agree on one thing... Blizzard sucks.

[@mystic64984]

I heard the Battle for Bikini Bottom music and I genuinely thought you were gonna argue that it was bad. I’ve played both versions and both were great. I’ve never actually played the movie game on GBA, but I have played BfBB on the GBA and I assume they’re similar, and yeah, that wasn’t that good either. if you want a new SpongeBob game that’s pretty good, I’d recommend Cosmic Shake also you used to work at a video game store? that’s awesome!

[@TheGameShelf]

Yeah dude! For a whole year, one of the happiest periods of my life Also fun story I own Cosmic Shake but still haven't gotten around to fully play it, I should change that at some point, thanks for the comment though!!!

[@Leon-um1zj]

Yeah, Persona 5 is fine, but I think what mostly make people that weren't rpg fans the enjoyment of it it was the UI/UX The only thing I really found amazing is how fluid you go through the menus, and mostly in battle, instead of just having to menu back and forth, it makes every button do something different and that is the only thing I truly enjoy about P5, combat thanks to this menu. I went back to 4 Golden and 3 FES and the lack of it was making me enjoy things a bit less. But Persona 3 Reload having it is amazing, I haven't seen a lot but seems Metaphor has it too. That is one of the greatest things to come out of 5, the combat menu.

[@cuenta007]

That overwatch expirence that you shared reminds me a lot of team fortress 2 Maybe you should play that game

[@GameTimeNLL]

Had this with Persona 5. Replayed it very recently and while there were cool moments, overall it was just kinda meh.

[@ThePixelPunch]

I'm a major Saints Row 3 & 4 defender (it's kind of concerning how many people get mad at me for daring to say I like SR3 and 4), but 3 has probably aged the worst because it's kind of in the middle between focusing on gameplay with a serious plotline and humor. 4 goes crazy but 3 holds back. It doesn't help that it came out at the height of LOLRANDOM humor. Also I streamed SS once and never returned because the only good thing was the maps. Other than that, it was incredibly easy and the story was meh. As for me, the game I used to love was Chamber of Secrets on PC (the console version was mediocre imo). It doesn't hit the same for uh... obvious reasons.

[@vincentthelego7967]

Not only is Sacred Stones is incredibly easy, but the modding scene for this game is so insane, that the vanilla Sacred Stones can be straight-up boring compared to any other fire emblem fan game in existence.

[@gisabelstardust7373]

Thank you for mentioning Overwatch, It's giving me nostalgia! Yeah, Sacred stone is like my favorite Fire emblem series in general love the story, Great character and even the villains too❤

[@marka.t.s.8344]

I've not played many Fire Emblem games, but from those Ive played Awakening was the one I played the most. 3 or 4 times back to back, trying new things and all. Then I played Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem and I loved them: the touch controls are so snappy and responsive that I miss them qhen playing literally ANY other game of the series, but the stand out for me was the maps. Sure, these are remakes of games from the early 90's but some of these maps were quite challenging and fun to explore and grind. Going back to Awakening I just... Didn't care anymore. The story was never its strong suit, and comparing the now boring and super simple map designs with barely any challenge, the broken mechanics (that are still fun but grow stale the more you tou play, and the characters that catered more to the "anime" status the series has nowadays that I didn't mind at first but prefered the old style... Yeah, Awakening is just a fine game that I respect, but is surpassed by the 1st and 3rd games in its own series, essentially.

[@memorableman3709]

Lmao that thumbnail

[@BugioPimposo]

I miss 2016 Overwatch so much =( screw that damn competitive scene, it'd be so much better if Blizzard never tried to cater to that public

[@TheGreenthunder200]

for me, fire emblem three houses fell off for me big time, and half of it isn't even the games fault, it's the obnoxious community sucking it off all the damn time and having debates like every week about how three houses is better than everything you love. Like guys, the game is fine, it's ugly and the map design is awful but that's ok as long as we can be civil about it- oh oops I forgot this was the internet lol.

[@CrickettoSantalune]

No offense but that's kinda your fault. Everyone said that Pokémon Scarlet and Violet were the worst because of the glitches and bugs. And yes, those are terrible, but S/V is easily my 2nd favorite gen (5th is the best for me). Just ignore the fandom, they make anything bad 😅

[@ivanbluecool]

I've been saying that since I played 3h. Before I played I heard it was great and broke modes and blah blah. It wasn't. Edegard route is bland and boring. All of each part 1 is the exact same story. Gameplay is mid at best. Character wise I love how people pretend they love self inserts who don't speak like byleth while bashing robin Kris corrin etc. Fates is a better game as while the story is not good the routes are at least unique and gameplay fire.

[@TheGreenthunder200]

@@CrickettoSantalune nah it was only half of it. I have genuine problems with how three houses was handled, not just the fandom. Again I think the map design is atrocious and the feel of the game just feels boring on later playthroughs. I was just tired of how everyone praised it like it didn't have any problems which eventually cemented my indifference to the game as a whole. It's still a fine game, just not one I adore like everyone else does.

[@aSaltedSnax]

​@@CrickettoSantaluneI think that's a pretty fair assessment, but I think the difference between Pokemon and Fire Emblem have 2 major differences between them. Firstly, the ways people can enjoy the game are more varied between. In your example, graphics are one part (albiet major) part of a game. You still have the story, gameplay mechanics, and competitive scene to judge if Pokemon has value to you. Contrast that with 3 Houses, which has a less than enjoyable combat experience on harder modes, and suffers with the switch's performance, leading to most of the conversation leading towards the story (which the game tries to push foward as well). You are playing Fire Emblem for either the characters, or the combat. Secondly, your example has a type of critisism of a game, which can bring down the experience, but if you don't care about graphics, then you can still understand the critism, but you can look past that. With 3 Houses, the story is put on a higher pedastal than the graphics are, as most people aren't going looking for Fire Emblem games for graphics, but rather the setting, and the aforementioned characters and combat. TL;DR - While it is fair to say that you can distance yourself from a community, it can bring experiences that positively impact your experience worth the game more than you just playing it if you are passionate about it. While conparing S/V's graphics to 3 Houses' character discussion, it falls apart when one is talking about the game itself, and the other one also talks about the themes and narratives presented by the story and the characters. Sorry if this was a long read, I an just very passionate about online topics that may or may not matter.

[@BobbyHopp]

I cant believe you dont like sacred stones bro it has so many exciting maps like uh and uh cant forget uh well see here uh uuuuuuuuuuuuuh

[@BobbyHopp]

game woulda been better if the soylocalizers didnt cut Garcia twerking oiled up. SAD!

[@BobbyHopp]

I also want to say as a P5 enjoyer one of the core issues with the games themes in the base game is that their idealogies are never meaningfully challenged and the fight for freedom is (well naturally) always framed as an inherently good thing. because their ideas are never challenged the constant muttering of "we gotta save society!" can feel somewhat hollow. I dont want to spoil why but its one of the things that makes Royals new finale so much better because it actually challenges the ideas of the characters and game and makes the fight for freedom actually have weight, purpose and consequences.

[@SmapBelmondo]

But the music slaps I think is one of the best of the franquice

[@BobbyHopp]

Unironically Royal final boss ost one of my top 10s fr

[@TheGameShelf]

I'll say I'm one of those guys who prefers Garcia much more than Ross, that scene definitely helped

[@leatherhidegaming]

One thing Sacred Stones always gets hate for are those two world map locations where you can grind endlessly. Fans say it goes against the Fire Emblem formula where limited experience is a key factor. And they're right, which is why I recommend never setting foot in those places, even on hard mode. I beat the game on hard without making use of those locations and it felt about as balanced as FE7 (perhaps still a little bit easier). I'm 100% convinced these locations where added in late into development for the sake of just having more content and the gameplay wasn't balanced around them. Just skip them for a more authentic classic FE experience.

[@dravenmartinez6311]

A game i used to like was sonic boom shattered crystal then i realized it was really boring and tedious

[@samuelg7673]

I am pro morgana

[@josh6453]

14:21 It’s true, sadly. Both protagonists are boring, but thankfully not as boring as Lucina.

[@gaelalejandroreyesmartinez7104]

Happens to me with league of legends the magic and fun just vanished away everyone knows why Riot games started to sink lol into just gacha bullshit and competitive