The big community debates
The topics genuinely dividing players, analyzed from public YouTube comments: who thinks what, in what proportions, and how each debate is evolving.
| Date | Topic | Game(s) | Player stance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2026 | Why does every new game reveal get called "woke"? | The Witcher 4, Fable, Jurassic Park: Survival, Clockwork Revolution, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, Halo: Campaign Evolved, God of War Laufey, Turok: Origins, Grand Theft Auto VI, Star Wars: Zero Company, Marvel's Wolverine, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4, Gears of War: E-Day, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave | |
| 01/10/2026 | Why are gamers shouting 'no disc, no buy' and boycotting PlayStation? | Resident Evil Veronica, Mortal Shell 2, Kingdom Hearts IV, Tides of Annihilation, Exodus, Turok: Origins, Phantom Blade Zero, Until Dawn 2, Star Wars: Zero Company, Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Control: Resonant, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Silent Hill: Townfall, Star Wars: Galactic Racer | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are Epic and Xbox exclusives okay? What gamers say in the comments | Clockwork Revolution, gen ATLAS, The Wolf Among Us 2 | |
| 01/10/2026 | Should a franchise keep its original hero or bring in new characters? | Beyond Good and Evil 2, Spyro: A Realm Beyond, Metro 2039, Kingdom Hearts IV, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Danganronpa 2x2 | |
| 01/10/2026 | First-person or third-person: which camera do players want in Resident Evil Veronica, Turok Origins and Silent Hill Townfall? | Resident Evil Veronica, Turok: Origins, Silent Hill: Townfall | |
| 01/10/2026 | Should a sequel radically change its gameplay? What players are saying | Spyro: A Realm Beyond, DOOM: The Dark Ages – Revelations (DLC), Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, Control: Resonant | |
| 01/10/2026 | Why are video game protagonists' faces and designs so controversial? | Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Tomb Raider: Catalyst, God of War Laufey, Kingdom Hearts IV, Tides of Annihilation, Exodus, Marvel's Wolverine | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are Switch 2 exclusives worth buying the console for? What players say | The Duskbloods, Splatoon Raiders, Orbitals |
67% Won't buy
33% Ready to buy
|
| 01/10/2026 | Is competitive multiplayer balanced in the new Call of Duty and Gears? | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Gears of War: E-Day | |
| 01/10/2026 | Where will Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 be set? | The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5 | |
| 01/10/2026 | Do long game delays make fans lose trust? | Star Wars Eclipse, The Elder Scrolls VI, Judas, State of Decay 3, The Wolf Among Us 2, Squadron 42, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 | |
| 01/10/2026 | Art style in 2026's biggest games: are fans won over or let down? | Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Resynced, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Until Dawn 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake | |
| 01/10/2026 | Should video games let you turn off hand-holding and objective markers? | Halo: Campaign Evolved, Final Fantasy VII Revelation | |
| 01/10/2026 | Is it a clone or an homage? What players say about 6 accused games | Clockwork Revolution, State of Decay 3, Xenoblade Genesis, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Runescape: Dragonwilds, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival | |
| 01/10/2026 | Is generative AI in video games okay? What gamers are saying | Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis | |
| 01/10/2026 | Can you create your own character in Fable and Exodus, or is the hero fixed? | Fable, Exodus |
63% Create your hero
37% Fixed hero
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| 01/10/2026 | Do gamers prefer single-player or multiplayer? What fans say about co-op, PvP and MMO | State of Decay 3, The Duskbloods, Echoes of Aincrad, Orbitals, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Runescape: Dragonwilds | |
| 01/10/2026 | Why do voice acting and localization spark controversy in video games? | The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past (DLC), Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Danganronpa 2x2, Persona 4 Revival, Star Wars: Galactic Racer | |
| 01/10/2026 | Is video game censorship justified? What players are saying | Persona 4 Revival, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are new games poorly optimized on PC? What players say about FPS and system requirements | Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen (DLC), gen ATLAS, The Blood of Dawnwalker, The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past (DLC), Gears of War: E-Day | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are Fable, Silent Hill Townfall and Until Dawn 2 betraying their franchises? | Fable, ILL, Jurassic Park: Survival, Until Dawn 2, Silent Hill: Townfall | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are game previews and reviews unfair? What fans are saying | Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are video game prices, DLC and microtransactions justified? | Splatoon Raiders, Echoes of Aincrad, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Resynced, Control: Resonant, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve, Gears of War: E-Day, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave | |
| 01/10/2026 | Is the combat in new games too slow and clunky? Stranger than Heaven, Black Flag Resynced, Dawnwalker | Stranger than Heaven, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Resynced, The Blood of Dawnwalker | |
| 01/10/2026 | Are video games too easy now? What players say in the comments | Mewgenics, Mortal Shell 2, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, Persona 4 Revival | |
| 01/10/2026 | Why are fans upset about missing content in the new release? | Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters | |
| 01/10/2026 | Should survival horror games go open world or stay tight and linear? | Alien: Isolation 2, Metro 2039 | |
| 01/10/2026 | Why don't gamers trust some studios and publishers? | The Witcher 4, Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen (DLC), Tomb Raider: Catalyst, The Wolf Among Us 2, Exodus, Star Wars: Zero Company |
46% Distrust
54% Trust
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| 01/10/2026 | Is it vaporware or a fake demo? What gamers say about Squadron 42, ILL and The Witcher 4 | The Witcher 4, ILL, Squadron 42 |
58% Distrust
42% Trust
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| 01/10/2026 | Should a remake stay faithful to the original or add new content? | Resident Evil Veronica, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, Final Fantasy VII Revelation, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake | |
| 02/09/2026 | Is generative AI in game development an artistic betrayal? less active | Orbitals, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis | |
| 02/09/2026 | Should video games replace their most iconic heroes? less active | The Witcher 4, Alien: Isolation 2, God of War Laufey, Control: Resonant |
43% Loyalty
57% Reinvention
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| 01/08/2026 | Are these game expansions actually new content, or just recycled assets? less active | Dragon's Dogma II: Dark Arisen (DLC), Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters |
43% Recycled
57% Genuinely new
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| 01/08/2026 | Are game trailers showing real gameplay or just scripted spectacle? less active | Phantom Blade Zero, Star Wars Eclipse, ILL, State of Decay 3, Tides of Annihilation |
41% Scripted spectacle
59% Real gameplay
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| 01/08/2026 | Is single-player gaming being pushed aside by forced multiplayer and live-service? less active | The Duskbloods, Turok: Origins, Echoes of Aincrad |
58% Stay solo
42% Multiplayer shift
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| 01/08/2026 | Is Phantom Blade Zero or Onimusha: Way of the Sword a soulslike? less active | Phantom Blade Zero, Onimusha: Way of the Sword | |
| 01/08/2026 | Will Resident Evil Code: Veronica and Persona 6 be censored for western audiences? less active | Resident Evil Veronica, Persona 6 |
50% Censorship feared
50% Trust in developers
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| 01/08/2026 | Are video game prices becoming excessive? less active | The Blood of Dawnwalker, Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave |
45% Boycott
55% Understanding
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| 14/07/2026 | Ciri becoming a witcher in Witcher 4: lore betrayal or logical evolution? less active | The Witcher 4 |
62% Lore betrayal
38% Coherent evolution
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| 14/07/2026 | Who's really to blame for Elder Scrolls 6's delays: Todd Howard or Microsoft? less active | The Elder Scrolls VI |
45% Todd Howard
55% Microsoft
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| 14/07/2026 | Can Bethesda still make a great game after Fallout 76 and Starfield? less active | The Elder Scrolls VI, Fallout 5 |
65% Skeptical
35% Confident
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| 14/07/2026 | Is Unreal Engine 5 really making games look the same? less active | The Witcher 4, Halo: Campaign Evolved, Alien: Isolation 2, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake |
53% Getting samey
47% Just a tool
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| 14/07/2026 | Does Turok Origins still feel like a real Turok game? less active | Turok: Origins |
55% Betrays Turok
45% Respects the spirit
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| 14/07/2026 | Does Epic Games Store exclusivity justify a PC boycott? less active | Lords of the Fallen II, gen ATLAS |
43% Against boycott
57% Pro-boycott
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| 14/07/2026 | Can Ken Levine be trusted after Judas's marathon development? less active | Judas |
58% Distrustful
42% Trusting
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| 14/07/2026 | Is State of Decay 3 just a copy-paste of State of Decay 2? less active | State of Decay 3 |
55% Real evolution
45% Copy-paste
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| 14/07/2026 | Is the lack of a character creator in Exodus a dealbreaker? less active | Exodus |
58% Dealbreaker
42% Acceptable
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| 14/07/2026 | Should the Ocarina of Time remake stay faithful or reinvent itself like FF7? less active | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake |
42% Reinvent
58% Stay faithful
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| 14/07/2026 | Does Resonance: A Plague Tale's frontal combat betray the series? less active | Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy |
58% DNA betrayed
42% Welcome shift
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| 14/07/2026 | Is GTA 6's $80–$100 price tag justified? less active | Grand Theft Auto VI |
75% Unjustified
25% Acceptable
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| 14/07/2026 | Is Judas a genuinely new game or just BioShock in disguise? less active | Judas |
55% Recycled BioShock
45% Legit successor
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| 13/07/2026 | How faithful should a remake stay to the original game? less active | Resident Evil Veronica, Jurassic Park: Survival |
43% Creative freedom
57% Strict fidelity
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| 13/07/2026 | Can Quantic Dream be trusted with Star Wars Eclipse? less active | Star Wars Eclipse |
55% Distrustful
45% Trusting
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| 13/07/2026 | Are damage-sponge enemies slowing down combat in Phantom Blade Zero and Stranger than Heaven? less active | Phantom Blade Zero, Stranger than Heaven |
48% By design
52% Too spongy
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| 13/07/2026 | Why did the Steam release announcement relieve Lords of the Fallen 2 fans? less active | Lords of the Fallen II |
35% Cautious
65% Relieved
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