Unpopular Opinion

Controllers are shit. Nothing beats precise keyboard & mouse inputs.

I've been playing some shooters online against a bunch of consoleros, and was accused of cheating time and time again simply for being able to aim more precise.

I've only played gta4 and 5, but I agree that the mechanics are just pretty blah in general. Every single thing it does (driving, shooting, fighting, etc) is much worse than a game dedicated to those mechanics, so the whole time I was playing I just wished I was instead playing a [racing, 3ps, beat em up] game. It didn't take me long to quit both of those games.

That said I did play all the way through saints row 3, which had similar issues.

An unpopular opinion rated correctly... Damn.

I hope they found someone who can do controls properly for GTA VI.

I usually died in RDR2 because I couldn't remember how to properly draw my gun. Eventually I got tired of the game. I'd like to go back for the story but I won't because I can't remember any of the stupid controls.

GTA 2 was peak.

I didn't finish gta5 because there's a lot of just driving around doing nothing. And then the missions are very restrictive - you pretty much do exactly what it says or you go back to the checkpoint.

I'd rather they were more like Deus Ex or Dishonored (I think those are called immersive Sims now?).

Also Trevor is just unpleasant

No issues from my end. The games are fun during the initial story mode, but I don’t care to play multiplayer or just drive around and shoot things. So, once the story is over, I’m pretty much done.

Before GTA4 they made gold for decades. Like most companies once they got big enough they went all in for money, and certian people that used to run the fun stuff left.

In full honesty: RDR2 and the like are supposed to be realistic exploration games. Including movements and actions. So they are not for everyone, specifically not those favoring the GoldSrc-like Movement. In my case, I love HL etc. for allowing quick and precise movements that don't feel like I'm in the scenario, flying through the air and pumping rockets into the Nihilanth, but like I'm a real-life person concentrating all my skill and knowledge to very precisely strafe three jump pads up and into him. And in RDR2 I don't try to play the game as if I just control the machine, I just let myself go and imagine myself in the scenario.

During some random sale I had bought rdr2 for PC (steam). At the end of my refund time of 2h I had enough and just refunded. I wanted to play a game not watch a movie with mandatory walking between scenes. The only gameplay was some tutorial-esque shooting practice.

I like a lot about their games except when you need to act in their missions or scripted events. It's like you're in church performing a ritual.

Maybe if the underlying sim was not so simple, and they had consistent hooks for their 100s of mission designers to use, the missions and encounters wouldn't feel like you're running through a sequence of triggers. Currently it's like a pre-flight list of actions that are clunky enough that most players stumble over something.

I stopped playing rdr2 pretty quickly because of the movement. And sadly, the same was true in The Witcher 3.

I wish I could play them because I know they have great stories

I think at least RDR2 is designed for controller. I tried using keyboard and mouse but it was hideous.

Bring back GTA and GTA2.

That's because its the other players online that interact with you that are fun.

Controls have felt great in every Rockstar game except RDR2, for me. That game was just so mind numbingly slow paced that I absolutely could not complete it.

> Use Controller
> Cry that you need auto-aim