GAMES I HATE - Happy Console Gamer 

I love that even a hate video from you doesn't feel bitter at all.

John, your channel has been such a huge part of my life for so many years. Im so glad you're still doing this show. Random comment, I know, but I love these videos.

This is the most uplifting video about hate I have ever seen 😂

"Back then we took the sloppy seconds and we loved it. Cause that´s all we had." I spat my Coffee all over the Place, Johnny! 😄 But yeah, you are absolutely right with it.

Phantasy Star III was one of my favorite RPGs back in the day. First game that I played that had multi-generational characters and branching paths.

At this point, after all these years, watching Johnny's videos became a happy ritual for me. Thanks for keep doing it brother. Greetings from Greece.

Love these videos Sunday morning. One of my fav content creators

I’ve been subscribed to your channel for like 10 years and never realized you didn’t like Phantasy Star III, I’m genuinely surprised.

I'm part of a team on a pso private server that is reviving the online functionality PSO ep3, we have the game working well and we have a cult following. If you love PSO, you should try ep3. It's great fun, and fun with players. The offline experience unfortunately doesn't give you the full experience.

Your Phantasy Star III story has me in stitches more than a few times. Your use of the word "dingy" to describe music was hilarious. What a great story teller.

You are hands down the best most likeable real down to earth youtuber/gamer/retro guy on youtube

The game that comes to mind for me was Bullet Witch, i remember getting it at a flea market cause the cover looked cool and i got home, played it and hated it so much that i went back a few hours later and asked the guy if i could swap it for Skate 3 lol

Dude I like that you never have sponsorships or ads, and you don't push people to sub and like too hard.

Something some people may not know, Phantasy star 3 did something really cool with its world map music : Every time you gained a new party member, a music layer would be added. So you would hear the full song only with a full party.

I LOVE his lowkey purchase of a caseless, artless copy of Robotec Invasion. It's such a perfectly bitter move, and that game deserves nothing less.

My choice is an unpopular opinion... Zelda BOTW. As much as I wanted to like it, I just couldn't get over: -breakable weapons -no dungeons -vast open lifeless world, with lackluster music Great episode! Keep up the good work.

funny you'd mention your routine of making some tea and lighting a cigarette before playing a game... I just quit smoking on Friday after 15 years (I'm 35), and I'm feeling this will be the part of it I'll miss the most.

Very cool video, sir! You are an awesome content creator, even in a video about games you hate there are just such chill vibes. Very nice 😊

I hated Secret of Mana for a very VERY long time, i hated the menu, i hated my companions getting stuck and stopping me from proceeding, i hated the fact that i need to wait after every slash of my sword. I gave up at the tiger boss. Came back to it recently, gave it another shot and i surprisingly enjoyed it A LOT. It's weird to say but i'm a Secret of Mana fan now. Playing through Seiken Densetsu 3 right now and i'm loving it!

Very fancy card trick at 20:32 for someone who supposedly never plays any. Also, hilarious that you got yourself riled up 😂at the end

Crash Bandicoot (the original) was so freaking hard that it routinely made 6 year old me rage.

Even a Happy Console Gamer video about games Johnny hates is relaxing to me somehow. This channel really is special.

I'm surprised you mentioned Robotech Battlecry and didn't have it on your "hate it" list due to the infamous "Cat's Eye" mission where you were forced to do an escort mission with a ship gathering data within space debris and you had to fight off swarms of enemies trying to kill it... and they were EFFICIENT in killing your escort. I remember bringing this up on Kotaku in the comments and one of the game devs actually replied to me apologizing for the absurd difficulty spike on that notorious level.

I initially felt the same way about Phantasy Star 3 and I think it was because it wasn't what I was expecting and it (initially) did not feel like it was connected to the series or like a real sequel to phantasy star (until you realize something in the plot). I hated it initially , but something kept me going and I came to appreciate it very much indeed. It really did something kind of bold for the time.

I've actually always liked Phantasy Star 3. It was the first game I played in the series, and I thought the whole multiple generations thing was one of the coolest things I'd seen in a game at the time.

Anything Shining Force that ive tried PS2 era and beyond. I dont know why they felt the need to overhaul that series and make it something completely different, but it totally ruined it for me. Shining Force 2 was a masterpiece . Sad to see what those new games have become.

I for one liked Phantasy Star III with its fantastic music, to each his own I guess. The Quadrilogy is on the Sega Ages compilation in English if you change it in the menus with quality of life improvement, it can make playing 3 more bearable.

Thank you for always making content when possible over the years. Your wife is a great fit to your personality and I admire it. Been married 3 times so I get the struggles. Proud of you and glad life has its downs for you for sure it has but those amazing goods and greats 👍 My ❤️ is with you man

I have fond memories of Robotech. Macross was my favorite but I also liked the Invid saga at the end. I played the Battlecry game but didn’t even know they made one for the last series. I lived in Valdese, NC and Robotech came in the local independent TV station in Hickory. They also had Tranzor Z which was an edit of Maizinger Z.

It’s been 4 yrs since you’ve done top 10 favorite all time games, can you do updated list?

Yoo Johnny jus wanted to say that I’ve been watching you since I was in high school n seeing your passion for video games, anime etc was so infectious that it brought it of me at a tough time in my life. Thank you 🖤

You are the happiest console gamer I ever met - and you look like Macauley Culkin 1:55

I really wanted to get into Robotech: Battlecry because I had been a fan of the series and the TTRPG. I got to the fourth mission before giving up and going back to Macross VF-X 2.

I just bought Geneses Climber Mospeada DVD from a used record store. I am enjoying it so far and I am glad I found it since that one is out of print.

Oh man, I loved Phantasy Star 3. I just think of it as a different franchise than the main story. Robotech drove me insane because of it's crazy difficulty, but I still enjoyed it though.

I bought Phantasy Star 3 at launch, 100 bucks in canada, and loved it. Equal or better than #2, had great time with it, not disappointed. Really nice graphics and good music throughout. God combat.

Really inversed story for me and PS3, it came at just the right time! I agree it's definitely the black sheep of the series but I really enjoy the music and replayability.

Great rant! I had to go to summer school too lol. Phantasy Star 3 is a bad game I love. I felt the same way about it back in the day.

LOL, Your description of Phantasy Star 3 kind of just just made me want to play it. I need to go play all of those Phantasy Star games finally

Keep making videos man I've watched you for like 5 years you make great content

Metroid Prime 2 Echoes is a game I really hate. In Europe we were at 50hz, Prime 1 is in my top 5 greatest games of all time, I NEEDED that sequel! I had to buy a brand new tv that could handle 60hz to play it, and boy was it a let down. Ammo for guns, no exploration, trapped in small domes for most of the game, unoriginal zero intrigue dark vs light story. I felt ripped off compared to what Prime 1 was and how deep that game went from the immersion to the ost to the mysteries and exploration. I'm glad Prime 3 picked it up again after the horror that was Prime 2.

I'm not that surprised you brought up Phantasy Star III. I still remember that old parody Slime TV did of you being like "Why am I playing Phantasy Star III? This game's terrible." Haha

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I got PS3 in August of 1991 for my birthday. Exactly the same feeling. I played through it hoping that it would get better and it never did.

The DS SUPER MARIO 3 on 3 BASKETBALL, TALES OF ZESTIRIA, NBA ALL-STAR CHALLENGE, and Dr. CHAOS for the NES. All of these titles kick rocks!

I remember renting Phantasy Star 3 back in the day and being instantly disappointed in it. I wasn’t a huge fanboy of the series, but I had rented part 2 already and enjoyed the game and graphics. So I thought part 3 would be an improvement but it just felt like a half-baked game.

Lol, your reaction to Phantasy Star ONLINE III: C.A.R.D. Revolution was the exact same as mine. I will never remember going to EBGames (I think it was EB at the time) and grabbing it off the shelf, then looking at it and reading the back... and then going home very sad without a game.

Hey John I love watching your show. I guess I think of you as my “Friend” on RU-vid. One game that I hated on Xbox 360 was Viva Piñata. The game was so dumb and boring. I had more fun hitting the character with shovel, even though that the shovel is taken away after the third time.

the cards going everywhere gave me a good laugh lol

I loved pso3 I still play it from time to time. there is a working online server to battle online. it's great.

I loved Phantasy star 3. Never played the previous 2 or 4. The carnival music is accurate though but I didn't get the same vibe from the menu music.

I laughed there was an ad for over watch 2 on this video. I’ve been trying to play all week and can’t.

I'll never understand the hate for Phantasy Star III. I always really enjoyed it

I was sooooooo excited for Lunar Genesis on the DS as I really enjoyed Silver Star Saga and Eternal Blue on the PS1 but it seriously sucked butt. I was so angry I threw the cartridge away.

Never understood why phantasy star 3 gets so much hate

Omg I feel your pain on the math thing. I could NEVER wrap my head around it. Science English all tue other classes I could understand math.... not a chance!

Daym I wasn't born yet when Phantasy Star 3 released

A game I hated was Wipeout XL. The powerup you wanted was the autopilot so you didn't have to play for a few seconds.

Phantasy Star 3 was the first one I played so I have a weird love for it

That’s hilarious, when you got the cards out I didn’t know where you were going then bam, love it. Begging for a Halloween special !!!!!! Even just stories of Halloween or scary crap or game discussion about horror games with Rob

Quest 64 would be my pick and I agree 100% about the card thing.

I think Xenogears might be my most "hate to hate it because I want to love it" games. I occasionally replay it solely to hear the music in context of the game. I could look past nearly everything, if it wasn't for the time I lost a boss battle on disc 2 that doesn't have a save point immediately after nearly an hour of text before the boss, when another situation does have that accommodation. And then Xenosaga 1, I played it at least 3 times, one flat out failure, one decent run, then a 100% run, but it felt a bit miserable at times, and was one of the many PS2 era JRPGs where they went all in on the graphics, but seemed to eat up all the disc space for gameplay. Then Xenosaga 2 ended up just dragging on so bad in, what I eventually found out, was the last "dungeon." I gave up. Never even opened my copy of Xenosaga 3. And to this day, I've yet to play Xenoblade games expecting similar dissatisfaction. Any Wild ARMs game after the first. I hated the search system they started in 2. How can I find a single penny in the vast sand sea of a desert, but not the next dungeon without an NPC clue? Wild ARMs 3 changed up the combat in ways I didn't like, and 4 even more so to the point I absolutely despised it. Also, 4 couldn't even get the spelling of the first character's first ability right in the US version. Other games that could be on the list are Kingdoms of Amalur, as in the demo when it was new, my character put their shield on their stomach when equipped in the tutorial. Then when I got the enhanced version, I found out through experience and reading on line that sneaky backstab rogues were basically useless. After that, just about any FPS I can be bothered to feel enjoyment, even if I can beat them, as I'm terrible at them. And any game with forced parry mechanics is automatically hated since I have zero hope of ever beating it.

Xenogears intro laid over you talking about struggling with math was brilliant 😂!

TBH Generations of Doom might be my second favorite Phantasy Star. I was mixed on the graphics but i loved the story, the generation elements, monster designs, and the music. I thought the game being broken into generations also helped with pacing. I never felt like any portion of the story went on for too long.

PS3 was my introduction into the series and is still my favorite story after all these years 😂

For me, the first game that comes to mind that I hate is Super Thunder Blade . One of the first games I got with my Mega Drive for Christmas and I couldn't stand it. It was so damn choppy that I found it too difficult to make any real progress in. Thankfully, I also had SOR1, Golden Axe, Alien Storm, and Revenge of Shinobi to occupy myself with instead.

Dude I totally get where you're coming from but as a 5 year old at the time playing on my brother's Genesis, Phantasy Star 3 was one of the first games I ever played (maybe Doom or something before it, but nothing like this), and we had the strategy guide (which is an amazing strategy guide, btw), and that game is really something special.

PSIII intro totally blew me away back in the day

I love Phantasy Star 3 for a number of reasons but I do understand why some people don't like it. The Titan animation. Yeah, it's like a big middle finger, not good enough. Phantasy Star 2 battle animation was exciting, this one isn't. However, I do appreciate the difference in music style even though some of the songs are lame. Others are nice and the progression of the main theme as you go along the generations is a great implementation. Like you said, the dungeon songs are cool and there are other nice ones like the battle end, the victory theme, etc. What I liked it the most was the somber theme. It's a very dark and depressing game in stark contrast with most of 2's. I really like the branching storylines. You could go for the longest one or the shortest route. The game delivered in the end for me but I get it why some people don't like it.

PSIII is the Phantasy Star game I had growing up. I actually really liked the music in the game. The opening theme was epic imo. Plus I really like the dynamic battle themes that changed depending whether you were winning or losing. PSIV is still the best though imo. I don't think that's really a hot take.

Fable 2. I was so hyped for this game, bought it on release and started it that weekend. I remember finishing the story in a few hours, it just ended and everything you could do afterwards felt half baked. I returned it that very next monday and i traded it for Fallout 3 which eventually became one of my top 5 favorite games. So i have to thank Fable 2 a little bit 😅

Some games I really don't like are Resident Evil 6, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 1 and 2 (never was a fan of the law system but loved everything else about them), Alundra 2, Silent Hill games after Team Silent disbanded, Star Fox Zero (the controls aggravated me and it didn't click with me until the last level).

What a great video. Your enthusiasm, even for bad games, is awesome! Keep up the good work. As to the games, I have all of them but I can't say I actually finished any of them or played them in decades. I guess I need to re-visit.

I'm currently playing through Phantasy Star 3 for the first time. The "Poison" status and "Death" are probably the worse of any game I've played, because the Techniques aren't 100%. So, I'm always carrying Antidote for what is typically a minor status in other games. The music isn't as great as the other two I've played (I still need to play 4. It's next). I like the Generation Mechanic, but the game overall isn't the worse RPG; but it doesn't feel like Phantasy Star. Btw, Happy Console Gamer, did you at least pre-order the vinyl Soundtracks?

DQ 7 for me. The Dragon Quest games as a whole are phenomenal but 7 just felt like a chore to play. All of the mini stories felt like a waste of time because there was no real build up or payoff to them, it was just getting the tablet to unlock the next mini story. And because that was the structure the game ended up being 2-3 times longer than it should have been.

Any action side scrolling game that makes you bounce when you are hit. Ninja Gaiden on the NES is the worst offender. Thanks for the video.

Dude you looked like Vanilla Ice back when Phantasy Star III came out :P ! LOL Great video :)

The first game I remember viscerally hating was Yoshi’s Story because it was sold to me on a bed of lies. Thinking it’d be the true worthy sequel to the showstopper Yoshi’s Island what I got was a boring, soulless, 30 min long game made for babies that I beat on my first sitting. The graphics were bland, the music was lame, the challenge was nonexistent, and had very few stages. It was also one of the first games I bought with my own allowance so it stung, hard. Ended up trading it shortly after.

While I do understand why it is considered the black sheep of the series, I actually love Phantasy Star III. Sure, it isn't on the same level of quality as the other original games in the series and I consider those games to be among my favorite games of all time, but I find its flaws to be eccentric in a charming kind of way. It would be interesting if a remake of Phantasy Star III were done in a style to make it closer to Phantasy Star IV in gameplay, I wonder if that might get people to warm up to it.

I remember so well the moment I learned pso 3 was a card game, I still haven't recovered.

The music during the beginning of the Phantasy Star III segment is incredible.

Ahw, man. I love PSO Episode III. I even replayed it earlier this year haha. Really incredible soundtrack (best PSO music, imo), love the story, neat spin on the PSO systems. But I understand why people don't like it, it's a very different experience.

I always wanted to love Shadow Madness on the ps1. It had multiple discs, was and rpg, and at the time I bought it expecting and epic adventure. I've never made it more than a few hours into it before my disappointment sets in. I need to replay it now and see if when I was younger I gave up too soon.

snes young merlin, i remember renting that game and hating it, but then my mum rented a game for me and it was the same game, always a memory ill always have XD

Does the final act of a game count? I hated where Mass Effect 3 ends up after the first two games being truly amazing. Mass Effect 2 still is one of my all-time favs. What they did to rush out the ending to 3 and then the atrocity that was Andromeda after, really cut deep for me.

Great video, loved when you flicked the cards everywhere 😂

Your comments on Phantasy Star III really rang home for me, Johnny. My brother and I rant on the same issues whenever it's brought up. I had to laugh - we always mention how lame a lot of enemy designs and animations are - specifically the giant enemy that attacks by moving his finger, haha! Another one that stands out to me is the goofy pose of the humanoid moose monster.

Very well shot video ur card skit was great thanks for the effort

I played Faxanadu for the NES. Loved the game, but it would give you a code so that you could return and pick up where you left off. The code never worked, and I could not finish the game in one playthrough. Hated that part of the game. Never did finish it.

I remember when he said he hated Dynamite Dux on the Sega Master System years ago.

Johnny I've heard you mention you like to drink tea a few times. I would love to know what type of tea you drink. I like to add a little honey to my tea. I love drinking tea while gaming, reading or while having a quiet moment. Would love to see a video of some of your best tea drinking moments!

I've admittedly never played a Fantasy Star game, but I will put the first one on my list for 2023. Some games I hate: - Myst (DS) - Desert Strike (SNES) - Star Fox Adventures (GCN)

It's a shame you did not enjoy PSOep3. I fell in love with the game, the story, the music, the card battles and art were all amazing. But I understand where you are coming from, it's a big departure from PSOep1/2.

I pretty much hate all fps games, good 3ps ruined it for me, but on rare occasions, it's laziness, they can make the veiw point switchable.

I enjoyed the editing and energy in this video. Somehow these bad games can bring out the best in us!

As a Transformers fan, Harmony Gold has held a cast-iron grip on G1 Jetfire because Hasbro licensed the VF1 toy from them... and were basically never able to do anything with it. There's a lot of story there, but that's the gist of it.

"Opening was kind of like a funeral" What, in PS Generations of Doom? No way.

Been here for a few years now from the recommendation of the great bithead1000. He is still my favorite RU-vidr but I can say for sure your my favorite Canadian! Love the show keep up the great work:) hope you and your family are well:)

i remember really disliking assassin's creed 3 when it came out. there were 3 main issues for me. i was never able to adapt to the new combat mechanic, which meant i had to rely on bullets. doing the main quest never got you any money, so i ran out of bullets when it got difficult. and the rooftop guards were more common and more aggressive than before, so my favourite mechanic from previous games was punished. they expanded the parkour mechanic to the trees which was amazing, but i wanted to run on the roofs. i didn't finish the game, and i haven't played the rest of the series because of that. i have to go back some day.

I’ve played Phantasy Star 4 and loved it, also played 1 and 2 and liked them. Always been kinda scared to play 3 and still haven’t.