Most polarizing video games and why?
Posted: July 9th, 2019, 10:24 pm
I know I tend to do controversial/negative post on this site, but wanted to do something original that has not been brought up enough in the video gaming space called "Most polarizing video games and why?" and before you ask, what does "Most polarizing video games and why?" mean it basically means that a game is polarizing by having 3 different perspectives where the people who love it, people like/or enjoy it but can admit about it flaws and problems or being flawed, and those that despise and hate it. If you want a good example this being part of this YouTube video explains it best.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vh0qWtY ... tu.be&t=32
Anyways here are two games that are my "Most polarizing video games and why?" and both ironically enough from this current gen/8th Gen and you can see why I generally think it the most polarizing console gen just with these games alone and along with other games from that gen, but don't want it to be over 9000 paragraphs long. So I will keep it short and sweet.
The first game that comes to mind is Batman: Arkham Knight, as it is one very polarizing game with 3 different perspectives those that love it, namily the metacritic critic reviews and some user reviews here and their: https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ham-knight, those that did like the game, but admit it flaws is problems such as GameSpot and Destructoid reviews being much lower than everyone else and where not as crazy about it as the others, and heck even The Video Game Critic review of Batman: Arkham Knight was polarizing in itself where it fits on not one but two perspectives which I will get too soon, he had it as a C+ game similar to the lower scoring GameSpot and Destructoid reviews being around that scale as a C+ grade is kind of a low 70 range on Metacritic scale and certain users. Or those that despise and hate the game or where very disappointed with it such as The Video Game Critic initial review on a regular C grade which is like a mid 60s on Metacritic is like a D range on this site coming off of the high bar/standards of the previous Batman: Arkham games namely Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and certain users namely the infamous Batmobile segments and or the hot mess PC version launch which BTW was the first big game heavily affected by the then new Steam Refund policy which resulted in it being removed for several months only to come back still being a hot mess. But the fact it took a whole years worth of patch updates and fan mods to make the PC version worthwhile was too little too late as the damage was done and people gave up by then. Although some of the games problems on PC where a side effect of the engine it was using which I will do a separate topic about the engine later code name "Notable video games that were ruined/hamstrung by using the wrong game engine used to make it moments?" on the Video Games General forums soon. Or these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MImf-cfmNjg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOK63VvJgg and https://youtu.be/7hkiE2a4BzM?t=3068 at the end part. Sorry for the long first one but I had a lot to say about this one.
And for my second game, and I know I have beaten it to death with it controversies and mixed rep is Yooka-Laylee, where like Batman: Arkham Knight is very polarizing in itself are maybe even more so as every time people bring up this game on the web, controversy comes out of it and it very reminiscent to the current political environment (I am not bringing politics in the topic, but for those vaguely familiar with the game and the current political environment you might understand what I am talking about as ironically the game did get released during that said current political environment so it not a surprise their.) It has 3 perspective those that love it, namily some of the higher critic scores like Game Informer review: https://www.gameinformer.com/games/yook ... eview.aspx and some fans/players out their which do exist mind you. Those that did like the game, but admit it flaws examples some of the metacritic critic reviews: https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ic-reviews and certain fans/players out their or even the critic himself on the site did review it getting a surprisingly high B- grade for a game that so polarizing and mixed as most people such as myself saw this one getting more in the C range or even at worst a high D range, and the fact that critic fell in the middle is shocking considering divided nature of the game itself. And those that flat out those that despise and hate the game or where very disappointed with it such as this infamous review: https://web.archive.org/web/20170407155 ... ee-review/ or certain videos like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeU1bSsLerM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Jzloqqe2s and https://youtu.be/kdNXGjto8uk?t=2157 at this point of the video, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgrRjo3Wdcg. And a lot of Yooka-Laylee polarizing hate comes from many things such as the infamous JonTron scandal, Team17 and Playtonic’ blocking and censoring people for refunds after the now infamous JonTron scandal: https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/03/y ... ads/26997/, or the controversy of using Unity Engine which was not well suited for a ambitus large scale game as Unity only works well on simpler 2D games like Cuphead and Hollow Knight or simpler/smaller scale lower budget 3D games like Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, because if you are indeed creating a ambitus large scale game these days it "Unreal Engine 4 or die" I will later do a separate topic about this later code name "Notable video games that were ruined/hamstrung by using the wrong game engine used to make it moments?" on the Video Games General forums soon as the Unity engine may have lead to many of the games problems as if it was Unreal Engine 4 it maybe would have gotten a better rep as it a terrible idea using Unity for ambitus large scale games as look at why ReCore on PC and Xbox One became a mess, it was using the wrong engine and boy does it show.
Anyways, sorry for the long post as there was lots to be said in the topic that would have not been done without speaking it properly, but now it your guys turn to name "Most polarizing video games and why?"
Anyways here are two games that are my "Most polarizing video games and why?" and both ironically enough from this current gen/8th Gen and you can see why I generally think it the most polarizing console gen just with these games alone and along with other games from that gen, but don't want it to be over 9000 paragraphs long. So I will keep it short and sweet.
The first game that comes to mind is Batman: Arkham Knight, as it is one very polarizing game with 3 different perspectives those that love it, namily the metacritic critic reviews and some user reviews here and their: https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ham-knight, those that did like the game, but admit it flaws is problems such as GameSpot and Destructoid reviews being much lower than everyone else and where not as crazy about it as the others, and heck even The Video Game Critic review of Batman: Arkham Knight was polarizing in itself where it fits on not one but two perspectives which I will get too soon, he had it as a C+ game similar to the lower scoring GameSpot and Destructoid reviews being around that scale as a C+ grade is kind of a low 70 range on Metacritic scale and certain users. Or those that despise and hate the game or where very disappointed with it such as The Video Game Critic initial review on a regular C grade which is like a mid 60s on Metacritic is like a D range on this site coming off of the high bar/standards of the previous Batman: Arkham games namely Arkham Asylum and Arkham City, and certain users namely the infamous Batmobile segments and or the hot mess PC version launch which BTW was the first big game heavily affected by the then new Steam Refund policy which resulted in it being removed for several months only to come back still being a hot mess. But the fact it took a whole years worth of patch updates and fan mods to make the PC version worthwhile was too little too late as the damage was done and people gave up by then. Although some of the games problems on PC where a side effect of the engine it was using which I will do a separate topic about the engine later code name "Notable video games that were ruined/hamstrung by using the wrong game engine used to make it moments?" on the Video Games General forums soon. Or these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MImf-cfmNjg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HOK63VvJgg and https://youtu.be/7hkiE2a4BzM?t=3068 at the end part. Sorry for the long first one but I had a lot to say about this one.
And for my second game, and I know I have beaten it to death with it controversies and mixed rep is Yooka-Laylee, where like Batman: Arkham Knight is very polarizing in itself are maybe even more so as every time people bring up this game on the web, controversy comes out of it and it very reminiscent to the current political environment (I am not bringing politics in the topic, but for those vaguely familiar with the game and the current political environment you might understand what I am talking about as ironically the game did get released during that said current political environment so it not a surprise their.) It has 3 perspective those that love it, namily some of the higher critic scores like Game Informer review: https://www.gameinformer.com/games/yook ... eview.aspx and some fans/players out their which do exist mind you. Those that did like the game, but admit it flaws examples some of the metacritic critic reviews: https://www.metacritic.com/game/playsta ... ic-reviews and certain fans/players out their or even the critic himself on the site did review it getting a surprisingly high B- grade for a game that so polarizing and mixed as most people such as myself saw this one getting more in the C range or even at worst a high D range, and the fact that critic fell in the middle is shocking considering divided nature of the game itself. And those that flat out those that despise and hate the game or where very disappointed with it such as this infamous review: https://web.archive.org/web/20170407155 ... ee-review/ or certain videos like these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeU1bSsLerM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Jzloqqe2s and https://youtu.be/kdNXGjto8uk?t=2157 at this point of the video, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgrRjo3Wdcg. And a lot of Yooka-Laylee polarizing hate comes from many things such as the infamous JonTron scandal, Team17 and Playtonic’ blocking and censoring people for refunds after the now infamous JonTron scandal: https://www.oneangrygamer.net/2017/03/y ... ads/26997/, or the controversy of using Unity Engine which was not well suited for a ambitus large scale game as Unity only works well on simpler 2D games like Cuphead and Hollow Knight or simpler/smaller scale lower budget 3D games like Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, because if you are indeed creating a ambitus large scale game these days it "Unreal Engine 4 or die" I will later do a separate topic about this later code name "Notable video games that were ruined/hamstrung by using the wrong game engine used to make it moments?" on the Video Games General forums soon as the Unity engine may have lead to many of the games problems as if it was Unreal Engine 4 it maybe would have gotten a better rep as it a terrible idea using Unity for ambitus large scale games as look at why ReCore on PC and Xbox One became a mess, it was using the wrong engine and boy does it show.
Anyways, sorry for the long post as there was lots to be said in the topic that would have not been done without speaking it properly, but now it your guys turn to name "Most polarizing video games and why?"