Post by SolarBlaze on May 15, 2014 8:03:22 GMT -5
I know this has been discussed in a few other threads already, but I felt this warranted its own topic. My stance on Bowser? I think he's an incredibly overused, overrated villain that gets far more attention and recognition than he deserves; by both the fans and the developers. Next to none of his plans have any originality whatsoever. By that, I mean that all his plans mostly consist of, in a nutshell, is kidnapping Princess Peach and waiting for Mario and/or Luigi to show up. Even then, the only reason he ever kidnaps the princess is because he has a crush on her. Big deal. That's nothing compared to what other villains have done, such as using her to power wish-granting devices, awakening ancient demons, creating dimensional voids in the sky to destroy the universe. etc. Every one of the RPG villains had him outclassed by a longshot, from Smithy all the way up to Antasma (even though they did everything in their power to drown the latter out and make him seem insignificant compared to Bowser).
Yes, I'm fully aware that Bowser did something different in 3D World, but it only took him, like, what? Twenty-eight years? Bowser's a complete and total joke of a villain, plain and simple. Yet, for some reason, he's met with next to nothing but praise among 90% or more of the fandom; even to the point where he was somehow singled out as the "Greatest Video Game Villain of All Time" in the Guinness World Records. Honestly, what the hell makes him so special? Just because he's been around the longest? Longevity doesn't excuse being a crappy villain like many people seem to think. I probably would not be too bothered if it weren't for the fact that there isn't a single dang game in the series nowadays (aside from Dark Moon) where someone other than Bowser could be the main villain without some sort of copout, all because of all these whiny Bowser fanboys complaining about him never being the main villain in the RPGs, even though he clearly was in the first Paper Mario. Why the hell couldn't they be satisfied with that, plus the fact that he's been in pretty much every platformer, minus a few, which was all the way back in the late 80s and early 90s? Oh, and need I mention that he was basically the star of Bowser's Inside Story, even though it had Mario and Luigi's names in the title? Thanks to them, Bowser is getting shoehorned into everything left and right, even at the expense of other characters who are far more deserving and/or way overdue for a comeback.
EDIT: I think I posted this in the wrong forum. Should this have gone in the RPG forum instead?
Yes, I'm fully aware that Bowser did something different in 3D World, but it only took him, like, what? Twenty-eight years? Bowser's a complete and total joke of a villain, plain and simple. Yet, for some reason, he's met with next to nothing but praise among 90% or more of the fandom; even to the point where he was somehow singled out as the "Greatest Video Game Villain of All Time" in the Guinness World Records. Honestly, what the hell makes him so special? Just because he's been around the longest? Longevity doesn't excuse being a crappy villain like many people seem to think. I probably would not be too bothered if it weren't for the fact that there isn't a single dang game in the series nowadays (aside from Dark Moon) where someone other than Bowser could be the main villain without some sort of copout, all because of all these whiny Bowser fanboys complaining about him never being the main villain in the RPGs, even though he clearly was in the first Paper Mario. Why the hell couldn't they be satisfied with that, plus the fact that he's been in pretty much every platformer, minus a few, which was all the way back in the late 80s and early 90s? Oh, and need I mention that he was basically the star of Bowser's Inside Story, even though it had Mario and Luigi's names in the title? Thanks to them, Bowser is getting shoehorned into everything left and right, even at the expense of other characters who are far more deserving and/or way overdue for a comeback.
EDIT: I think I posted this in the wrong forum. Should this have gone in the RPG forum instead?