First off I wanna point out that not everyone has a original Playstation nor the tools to emulate one so remakes/remasters are very good for gaming as they let new people discover and experience the game for the first time just as you did

As for me I think that having practical items that help you out in game can be good if done well. Take warframe for instance You can get everything (aside from certain cosmetics) for free if your willing to put up with the grind. Or you can skip the grind and buy it. However you do actually need to play the Jame as if your mastery rank for a weapon isn't high enough you cant even use it. Mastery rank you can't buy out too

Not to mention weapons and frames aren't what make or break the game anyways. It's mods which you have to play the game to get. Iirc you can't buy mods so practical items in microtransactions can be good it just needs to be done right

I like to own my games so paying for a subscription fee really seems like a big downside for me. And it might give other companies to make worse subscription services in the future. (Like paying online features for consoles) just doesn't set right with me

Imo in the basegames both had just maybe 2 good bosses the really good ones were all put in dlc's

Agreed. DS1 also has a bunch of booty bosses...but DS1 does a lot better than DS3 overall imo.

That Chrono Trigger remains the greatest game of all times.

I’ll climb up the opposite hill then, I absolutely love the remakes/remasters of some games and I think they breathe some new life into ideas that were previously held back by hardware constraints and expectations.

Resident Evil 1 being a prime example. The remaster of that game is absolutely the pinnacle of how a remaster should be done.

Updated the graphics but not in a George Lucas OTT and obnoxious way.

Added new things to the story that add lore, rather than take away.

Understood the “complexities” of the dialogue, and gave them a twist that paid homage to the original but made them sound less stupid.

Original - “That was too close. You were almost a Jill sandwich!”

Remake- “That was a close one. A second late, you’d have fit nicely into a sandwich!”

Yes, the sentiment is still silly (like a lot of RE, which is kind of its charm), but it just feels updated and less cringey.

Some remakes/remasters are dreadful and if you’re aren’t going to do it right, then I agree, that is pointless.

Silent Hill 2/3 remaster. BAD. Resident Evil 2 remake. GOOD. XIII remaster. BAD. Spyro/Crash remakes. GOOD.

It’s doable to make a great game that introduces new players to the franchise, as well as brings a nostalgic charm to the original players who might not have the systems/old games at hand anymore.

I also would agree with the fact it arguably had the worst gameplay haha. But that storyline and characters. Perfection.

Is there more place on your hill? I'd like to join you up there

At base different types of games are also fine the thing is, it is the current fad and everyone sticks their fingers into it.

Why?

Not sure I can agree it's the best, but it's top three for me. Poured a lot of hours into it.

games with any kind of in-game purchases should all be 18+

Streaming service like gamepass suck.

I offer myself as sacrifice… Final fantasy 8 was the best final fantasy.

I agree. But half the bosses in ds1 are trash as well

I can at least somewhat agree with this. Some games seem like the creators would have done better to just make a movie instead

Forspoken it takes the control off you way too often,god of War is debatable in that regard as well.

I can generally agree with this. Although, the boss quality gets better the longer the game goes which is contrary to Dark Souls 1.

OP asked for controversial opinions

Can you name some recent cases where this was an issue?

Witcher 3 is not a great game. The combat is sluggish, the music is annoying, the Witcher sense sequences are extremely tedious and the main story feels too disconnected from the rest of the experience (playing Gwent for weeks instead of looking for your daughter). The only aspect where the game truly shines are the encapsulated side stories.

I really like fromsoft games, but I do find it odd when From gets praised for things that people rip into other devs about. Broken multiplayer, unfinished quests, poor optimization,bloated copy pasted content. The lack of critical analysis will eventually deteriorate everything the fans like about these games

To put it short fromsoft praise above all else approaches hurting the games.

The focus on "cinematic" games is a step in the wrong direction

Marketing running companies is the death of creativity and gaming in general.

But why?

Not agreeing or disagreeing, but I want to go deeper and understand why that's your hill