The only counter argument people are going to use is that “you are getting older” which is why you don’t like them. Which is just not the case. Games are getting more boring, have more micro transactions, bad writing, and are releasing more broken as well as having like 80% of the original content cut from the game just to be sold as dlc.
All these game companies think about these days is money. Techland was listening to the fans and putting things we wanted, but they went back to square one with DL Points. Such a shame
"The only counter argument people are going to use is that “you are getting older” which is why you don’t like them. Which is just not the case." It absolutely is lol, for one when you were younger you likely didn't have many games or consoles, you made do with what you had and because of your limited experience with games as a whole you could have more fun with a game that today you might consider terrible because you had very limited reference points of what a good game is like. You also likely didn't pay a massive attention to the internet outside of RU-vid lets players and other entertainment based creators, and so a lot of gaming controversy's at the time likely would have flown under your radar because you weren't looking for that kind of content. "Games are getting more boring, have more micro transactions, bad writing, and are releasing more broken as well as having like 80% of the original content cut from the game just to be sold as dlc." Where do I even start with this lol, you need to chill out a bit. Games aren't more boring I have no idea what games you are playing but if whatever you are playing is boring you then I suggest you play something else. If you find that no matter what you play bores you then maybe you are just burnt out, take a break from the hobby and try something else, maybe something you haven't done in a while or you have been meaning to do but haven't had to the time to. Hell maybe even play a game from your childhood, something you've not played for a good 5-10 years see how well it holds up, reexperience some of your fondest memories. The microtransactions point is pretty fair, I blame this more so on companies being able to implement such monetization schemes far more easily now that basically every game and console has an internet connection, If the internet was as widely used in the 80's as it is now I have no doubt gaming companies would have inserted microtransactions into their games in some way, shape or form much sooner than they ended up doing. I have no clue where you got the idea that games have been getting worse in terms of writing, especially since Baldur's Gate 3 released this year and its one of the best written games ever made, and before you say "well x game and y game are poorly written" bad writing has existed since we first learned how to put pen to paper, in every medium not just games, are all movies now terrible because some films released in the last few years were poorly written? Games releasing more broken is a very valid complaint and definitely an ever increasing issue with newer games, I blame the reliance on upscalers like FSR and DLSS for poor optimization but also on the strict deadlines the devs have forced upon them that force them to rush and rely on such technologies. Obviously that 80% figure is completely hyperbolic so I'll ignore it and say that I can't think of any game that has been found to have purposely cut content from the main game to sell later, I've heard of some games using cut content for DLC but that's a bit different, if anything I think most game devs are struggling enough as it is to actually release their games on time and in a mostly functioning state that DLC is probably the last thing their thinking of when making a game. I'm sure some games have done it I just don't think its a particularly worthy concern to have considering the fact I can't think of many games that have done this in recent years.
Yeah, just look at the current roadmap from Techland. 80% of the stuff coming has been in DL1 on day one. Guns, throwing stars, text chat and the list goes on.
I am baffled how there is no company that could make modern "Left for dead" style of a game. Horrorish atmosphere, best ass looking zombies (like dead island 2 + walking dead tv series), good gunplay, ads etc.
Play world war z. It’s easily the best “left 4 dead style” game since left for dead. It’s got great gunplay cool variants of zombies, cool maps. The only thing it lacks is any horror. For me atleats everything is just cool seeing that many zombies and no horror. Other than that it’s great
Oni has mastered the art of sounding (rightfully) pissed off but still maintaining a sense of comedy and light-hearted joking through-out the vid. It's not draining when he complains about Techland/Tencent shenanigans over and over because it's not constantly bitter and dark and moody and too serious.
The fact that this came out two days after Payday 3's "always online" server debacle just reinforces your point. I paid $40 for a game I can't even play. Fuck modern gaming.
The greatest tragedy of all is the hard truth that these companies only get away with these shady business practices because there are too many sheep out there that eat it up like candy. As long as it works for them, they’re going to continue to do it. The fastest way to make it stop is to stop supporting them. Stop buying their battles passes, stop buying their outfits that have absolutely no impact on your ability to play the game. It’s really sad to see techland dipping their feet into this growing cesspool and even more disturbing to hear that it was their own idea and not Tencent forcing their hand.
@@giorgoska90 dude, wake up. It’s not the fact that they have bundles. It’s how they’re going about making them available for purchase. You know, the whole “making you spend more money than you really need” thing. I’ve never had a problem buying extra content from techland because I like them and I want them to be able to continue making great content. But it’s the nickel-and-diming I have a problem with.
Loving this commentary stuff man, it just shows that you don’t have to rely on DL2 content. Though u were basically my DL2 news channel, I’m really happy to see the switch up. Looking forward to the next one
@@OniZombiestbh if i was on their place like there's no other option how to cover joel's death without lying, bc they literally had no other option that won't spoil joel's death without using false advertisement, so idk why you even blame naughty dog
@@bonuyo Its not only about Joel's death. It didnt turn me off at first and I didnt start hating the game for it. It was shitty, and really poorly written I have to admit, but Playing as Ellie for the first days in Seattle was great. Gameplay is amazing. But if the game focuses on story, and the story is shit, its really bad. Plot sucks, noone likes the New characters. Theres No reason for Ellie to not kill Abby, and it doesnt stop here. I could literally list all things this game did wrong with the story. If someone liked this game, cool, it is great when it comes to gameplay, but Plot is shit, Just like DL2 situation. As a fan of TLOU1 I saw Joel on the trailer, and I was happy that I will play as him again, but I've been lied to. Literally false advertisment. Can I be blamed?
@@waterflameee504 Still, false advertisment. Fans though they would see their favourite character again. At least they could have given him a better way to go. But we all know how good the writing is in this game.
Still in disbelief of how many subscribers you have, you put out better content than alot of these RU-vidrs with millions of subs….keep up the good work we appreciate your content 💯🙏🏼😎 good video btw couldn’t agree more with you on this topic!
Idk, this year was probably one of the best in a gaming history So many amazing games released For example: - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - RE 4 Remake - Baldur's Gate 3 - Street Fighter 6 - Hi-Fi Rush And many more, I’m actually very optimistic about the future of gaming
Frrrr People need to look into more places, the indie scene is killing it with Sea of Stars and Vampire Survivor, and big AAA games like Zelda and Dead Island 2 delivered on what they promised.
You forget that RE4 Remake had the awful microtransactions where people would pay to bypass upgrades for their weapons (exclusive upgrade ticket). Or what about the preorder bonus where you get a map that shows where some valuables are to help, making it so players who don't preorder or buy these DLCs have to work harder. As great as that game is, it's still a victim of modern day monetisation schemes.
yea only care about the games they like like they trying to bad to try and get everyone to play indie games i told someone if i play 20 indie games and dont like them he have to pay me 200 for wasting me time and will i got that 200. gaming is great as long as you stay away from online games and also not try every fucking game that comes out you will be ok .
Amazing video, Oni! Although we do have some hope because we have developers like Insomniac. I am incredibly hyped for SM2. The game went gold. Lets hope it's great at launch. Also, what is your opinion on the new Dying Light 2 road map??
Goddamn Oni, you really have a way of putting this mass, overwhelming issue into words. Couldn't agree more with you! Great content as always buddy, looking forward to your next video.
Never seen a video so true! I say this all the time, it’s not cause we grew up! It’s because company’s got greedy - but unfortunately at the end of the day, if we keep spending our money, theyll continue to do it :(
Nice to see another video of yours Marc😀. In the last days I played Dying Light again to look at details. And MAN check out the details of that game. It's crazy. Apartments full of stuff. You can tell the people who made Dying Light 2 are not the same that made Dying Light. The passion and sense for details are in another level. But that is exactly why we were so on fire with hype for Dying Light 2. We expected the greatness and genius of Dying light to be taken to the next level. And it should have. Like i said: Dying Light 2 is just a shadow of its potential. What a shame.
The funny thing is, they own the games, it's not like they can't improve and update the game over-time, it's just that it'd cost them money to do it, and out of the billions of dollars in microtransactions apparently we're not worthy of having a finished product, the only way to stop this, is to somehow inform everyone, make them non-apathic and actually support boycotting these new awful releases, because the problem is clear, it's not the indie devs or the fan-made creators, it's the AAA corporations that people mindlessly buy new release, play it and don't even try to get a refund on these STINKERS and they have the audacity to increase prices from $60 to $70, absurd.
Dying Light 2’s early promises broke me when they weren’t fulfilled. It was going to be my favourite game of all time and then years later we just get a serviceable/alright game.
Player base in not innocent either. Players will cheat, exploit, spend 8hrs a day playing like theyre gonna be pro, and just being toxic in general. People are just too try hard now and game companies are turning games into casinos so you get addicted instead of having fun. Microtransactions, gamble packs or loot boxes, rewards for playing or winning, and unlcok systems (check out MW3 armory unlock system) all while manipulating game results and outcomes so you never win or lose too much. Check out FIFA, COD, Fortnite, basically everything. Casual modes dont exist anymore. Everyone is an addicted sweat.
If any other industry did this lawsuits would be all over the place :/ like literally imagine going to a resturant and you are told to prepay for your food and only get a picture to see what your ordering. You order it comes, but you only get 1/4th of what you ordered and are told to wait 2 years for the rest :/
before 2013, the industry standard was private studios would leverage publically traded publishers (like ea and activision) for marketing only. this seperation of powers allowed studios to retain quality/creative control without being beholden to fudiciary duty laws that mandated a lawful obligation to shareholder interests in maximum profit return. it wasnt until alot of these studios started being bought out by these publishers that you saw the predatory monetization begin. why? because now the product itself must be tailored to the best interest of the shareholder, instead just how its marketed and distributed.
Great video, but I fear you missed a big point that is allowing this spiral in the first place. The consumer. Because way more people than not are willing to not only shell out all their money to this greed but also defend it tooth and nail. The first new pokemon dlc just dropped with just as many bugs and an even worse framerate than the base game and I've seen people defend it like they were at gun point. Why would companies stop using greedy tactics and shoddy work when consumers and willing to shower them in cash for it?
Underdeveloped and unloved games have been a thing since gaming was popularized, however, it's definitely never been this bad as there's always microtransactions (what ever happened to unlocking everything in a paid game?) nowadays and for some reason companies decided that it's better to lie to their community rather than refund pre-orders and/or just say they changed the plan.
Games like Tears of the Kingdom and Baldurs gate 3 stand as champion examples for how modern games should release. Fix the kinks before going gold like zelda, or have early access to smooth out 90% of the game before the official launch
Yeah, it's really sad to see the current state of games. I get people need to make money for what they do, and I'm all for it, but there's a line that's being crossed too often nowadays where artistic integrity is compromised for increased monetization. I especially feel bad for the devs who are forced to implement these monetization schemes by higher-ups; really hope these folks can find work elsewhere where their talents will be appreciated fully.
Seems like being a PC gamer that only plays AAA games must be super frustrating. I'm starting to veer away from AAA and just stick with Nintendo, Indies, AA studios and offshoots. With exceptions of course (Elden Ring, FFXIV). I didn't realize DL2 is going the way of Eververse in Destiny 2, it's been a year since I played when they added the grindy post came content.
it’s unfortunate how it will take so long for this to change. people just need to stop giving these companies their money and the quality of these games will 100% increase
You know, the most of mobile games are loveless projects made just to make money. Large video game developers took some lessons from them, and that's why a lot of modern video games suck. I also wanted to purchase Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, especially since it will be the last game with the man himself, late Kevin Conroy voicing the Batman (the Arkham Batman). But battle pass (a second job) that OniZombies did show in this video is a something I don't wanna see in any game, especially in an Arkham-related game. I hope they cut it out before the launch.
Facts. In my friend group I'm looking at all these gaming trends in the new Mortal Kombat. Everyone I know tells me I'm just to analytical and have too high of standards. Since when has it been too high of a standard to expect to simply buy your product, then use it without being harassed to spend more on it? Then I get looked at like a madman for the comparison. Imagine spending 20$ at a movie theater for act 1 and 2 of a film. Just to be told act 3 will be available in two months for another 10$. It's the same business philospahy applied to another entertaintment product.
I’ve been telling people about this but they just never listen. I was in the dying light 2 discord, sons of the forest discord, telling people that it isn’t a good sign for the game if the devs keep delaying it over and over. That tells me they aren’t confident in how they want to release their game, and it’s a terrible fkin sign, because if they were cautious about releasing it on a previous date, then how about this one. And don’t even get me started on the unfinished buggy products on release, when I’m buying a product, I don’t want half the product, or 75% of it, I want the FULL product that I paid in FULL. The crazier part of it all is how people will defend these companies under and circumstances when they are the ones stealing our money. If the games cost more money to produce, shouldn’t that mean that the game should be even better on release cause of how much money went into it??
Well Epic's settlment agreement just recently went into effect regarding them getting busted for trying to manipulate young ones with FOMO on Fortnite. Families affected are just now having the eligibility to claim the money. If they can get hurt by legal trouble, I don't see why anyone else can't.
It's sad because people nowadays can barely survive on what they get to buy food pay their bills and all they want to do is play games to get away and now they have to be paid play the game now that's stupid it's all greed
Modern-day gaming: "Less creative freedom, lazy development, quantity over quality, and mind-numbing predatory practices. I'm sorry the current generation could not experience what actual gaming used to be back in the early 2000s: Full-game releases, fantastic studios, immense creative freedom, and absolutely no micro-transactions. We didn't have any ridiculous seasonal passes, battle passes, no DLC, or overhyped video games. And yes, I'm glad devs and gamers are becoming increasingly aware to such a micromanaged vicious cycle of the current state of the gaming industry.
The tragic thing is that a lot of young people think that the way it's done now is right. It really really isn't. Who on Earth wants a game where you patch it weeks and weeks later due to the fact that it's incomplete when it releases? No sane or logical person should support such things.
MK1 is heading this way in terms of monetization, skins such as beloved old outfits from older games are going to be in the store rotation. Any game that has monetization while being a 60-70 dollar release is baffling
Counter point as to why modern gaming doesn’t suck. RDR2, Ghost of Tsushima, FF7 Remake, God of War Ragnarok, Spider-Man Remastered, Armored Core 6, Baldur’s Gate 3, BOTW, TOTK, Elden Ring, Battlebit remastered, Shadows of Doubt, Riders Republic, Persona 5 Royal, Persona 5 Strikers, Cult of the Lamb, Shin Megami Tensei V, EverSpace 2, System Shock, Starship Troopers: Extermination, Dredge, Forever Skies, Sons of the Forest, FF16, Hogwarts Legacy, Sonic Frontiers, Grounded, Dead Island 2, Pentiment, Starfield, Returnal, Street Fighter 6, RE4, Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Octopath Traveler 2, Metroid Prime Remastered, Pikmin 4, Dead Space, Blasphemous 2, Lies of P, Meet Your Maker, Sea of Stars, Hi-Fi Rush, Pizza Tower, Remnant 2. Then we got the announced and upcoming games. Lords of the Fallen, AC Mirage, Spider-Man 2, Sonic Superstars, Super Mario Bros Wonder, Super Mario RPG, Forza Motorsports, Fable, Hellblade 2, Cities Skylines 2, Stalker 2, Hades 2, Hollow Knight Silksong, The Finals, Nightingale, Palworld, Warhammer Space Marines 2, Silent Hill 2, Dragon’s Dogma 2, Replaced, Helldivers 2, Killer Bean, Persona 3 Reloaded, Persona 5 Tactica, Avowed, Frostpunk 2, Endless Dungeon, Ghostrunner 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Like a Dragon Gaiden, Black Myth: Wukong, FF7 Rebirth, Star Wars Outlaws, The Elder Scrolls 6, and at some point GTA 6. So yeah… your wrong.
I like Starfield, is it a flawless game? No, but it's fun and it's a complete and finished game with more content to be added, plus there's no live service bull crap, or monetization (yet, Creation Club), but I think they don't tell people exactly what Creation Club is correctly, so mass confusion, but it they implement Creation Club good into Starfield, then I think it will be ok, since its individual creators making these creations then sending them to Bethesda and then they send a ratio of money back to the creator, it's like paid mods, just Bethesda sucks at implementing it in correctly. It's a cool concept, giving people ways of getting paid for their work.
You literally said exactly what I’ve said for years now on why gaming f$*&ing sucks. I was born in 1981 and when gaming came out in the 90’s-2000’s they were so fun Now for a long time, gaming is what most women in the 90’s said about gaming.
Dude, you nailed it. Fucking great job at explaining everything that's wrong, including that gaming nowadays feels the same for every title out there. To me it's not only the live service crap, but also every game is either a hero shooter or an action game. There is zero creativity. Even titles that were a different genre have changed their identity (i'm looking at you Valkyrie Profile). I hope that this video helps people to stand their ground against these predatory business. Unfortunately it''s also as you said: despite all of that, there are still people giving money and paying for microtransactions and battlepasses to keep encouraging this behavior. Hopefully it won't take long until all of this crappy business practice is in the past.
Another good example of online only games being a bad idea is the launch of pay day 3, I was so excited to play it and was there in launch. only to see I Had to make an account on a broken and laggy website that didn’t work, until I re-installed the game just to see that the game servers weren’t even working and it took like 2 days to fix. Why can’t triple a studios make good games anymore? Indie companies are literally carrying the gaming scene right now. like end night with sons of the forest hopefully one day these companies realise that what they are doing is not worth the destruction of their reputation.
I agree 100%. It’s very frustrating and disappointing for a lifelong gamer. These games literally insult my intelligence. It’s not even about the money at all.
Good video! Especially "greed part 2" chapter. I don't like the idea of stuff like this. I wanna play the games when I want to play the games. Because of stuff like events I'm playing Dying Light 2 Stay Human during the events only now. Did you see the armory changes on Pilgrim Outpost? They added a "time is ticking" transmog options to purchase in the bottom.
People have been saying this for a while but I think now more than ever more people are speaking out and I think we are going to see some sort of breaking point for these gaming companies within the next couple years. Now if it turns out good or worse than it is now is something we will have to see
I hope for a breaking point, big budget games crash might be needed to reset things. Not to mention that with bloated budgets the big budget games created unsustainable model for themselves.
Funny because this has been one of the BEST years of gaming in about a decade for me and it's surprisingly been AAA titles bringing the smoke this year. Oh well, everyone cant agree on everything I guess.
I have played video games less cuz i'm just done whit modern gaming and if i play anything it's usually older games. Id rather go outside for a walk than play games anymore like i have been doing recently.
The fact that I enjoyed Bendy and the dark revival (an extremely low budget indie game with an amazing art style, graphic, music, sound design, and voice acting) much more than DL2 is unbelievable 😡. I recommend to play it, the devs are good people and they put a lot of love and effort into this short, but amazing game. Yes, they didn't have enough budget for the animations, but the models look really good, detailed and creative. Such an original and engaging adventure with no microtransactions, just like gaming should be. 9/10 not fantastic, but still original.
I've gone back to indie and retro gaming and enjoying it more.. I'll always check out the modern games that get rave reviews, but screw paying 70 bucks for a mediocre title.
Bro, I felt the same thing. I stepped over to board games, the hobby level board games like Nemesis and gloomhaven, and have had WAY more fun than I ever had with video games.
Ngl, only Valve makes the best, fairest and "respect player" games. I feel literally the void in me when it's about getting a new game, no one attracts me, as you said every game now looks the same. If i have to give a advise : If you want to play a zombie game : play Left 4 dead 2, no micro-trasaction, a game at 15 bucks, modding support, a player base at 30000 since 2009 If you want to play a overwatch like game : play Team Fortress 2 Want to let the steam oof after a shitty day : play Ultrakill, a doom like game but if doom has the budget modern gaming makes me sick and makes me throw up, sadly... Thanks for this video Oni, you're the best 👍
Brand recognition. A consumer will more likely buy something from an existing franchise than one they've never heard of before, and that's how they trick the consumer.
@OniZombies I completely agree modern gaming is all about making you spend your money. In my opinion gaming fell off after the playstation 4 and Xbox because on playstation 3 and Xbox 360 wasn't as nearly as toxic as they are today lol you literally have to pay to play online or to even use your internet.
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I genuinely see no lie in this video, things just aren’t how they used to be in our time which was the early 2010’s where good video games were produced at a all-time high.
@@SmartShotgun real. Althought we got bad games we didnt get as much as we got in idk the start of 2013-2018 with CoD clones and other mainstream stream games trying to appeal to everyone except the core audience. And now with indie games getting more popular we get masterpieces every weekend basicly and some AAA games are actually getting better
To be fair to no man's sky: it was actually made pretty good. Sure, they released it more broken than my psyche, but they really did fix it. Unlike what most devs would do, they fixed it!
Performance is the main reason that I'm still a console gamer despite all the downsides. If something doesn't work, it's not my problem. It's the developers' problem.
sonic frontiers is an example that got redeemed it has good writing but it was rushed then a free update releases to everyone so we should be thankful that sega trusted them
We have too many bangers for modern gaming to suck. Try Trepang2, Battlebit, Armored Core 6, Baulders Gate 3, Returnal, Doom Eternal, Deep Rock Galactic, RE4make, Elden Ring & more
Games are worst now but you have to consider gaming companies push the developer to produce mind blowing advertisement and animation videos just trying to catch every buyer they are able to. That is the problem, they just waste money, they want to make spectacular 8k gameplay with all the shitty little leaves falling from the tree and they dont invest in actual gameplay. More on the aesthetic part. That is why I buy games on discount or just after the rewievs. They want to trick players in thinking is a good game? That is why rewiew channels exists. Someone I trust with experience say the game is shit? I just don't buy it and go on with my life.
The title alone checks out. Didn't Baldurs gate 3 do so well that other Devs tried to bash on it for basically being "too good" and "setting the standard too high?" Methinks there were a lot of behind the scenes agreements between big developers that Baldurs gate 3 basically shit on by revealing a good game for once and they all got pissy because now fans can see that not every modern game has to be a broken, soulless, triple-A mess. Kind of like how Rockstar scored with Red Dead Redemption 2.
And still, people pre-order half assed games and while I'm typing this, they are pre-ordering "Phantom Liberty", Which is going to add more bugs to a falsely advertised; over-hyped game that still has its old bugs, and is not the game it was supposed to be on launch even with all the updates. I see my friends frustrated, because they need to complete their battle passes on a limited time. It's like they have duty; a job to fulfill. They no longer have time to play other games and enjoy their time. I hate this MODERN GAMING.
Within the last decade or so, our society (worldwide, mind you) has done a warp-speed transition into serfdom, with no way out. Not even the entrepreneurial route is the go-to method to escaping monetary struggle... with tech companies doing what they do so intensely, you're only a few steps away from having you small business or internet hustle taken from you with zero monies returned and/or no explanations. Not to mention, all of the regular 9-5's where it's exactly the same... poor work environment, massive stress, the company continues spending money willfully going into debt (while the top dogs keep 3/4 of the income in their pockets) and then they complain that money is tight and need to fire people or replace them with AI because the "company" isn't doing well. Last option for somewhat "true" freedom is if you wanna join "the cult" that most of those rich a-holes & the most successful people are involved in, or get involved in illegal activities (gangs, cartels, etc... just "the cult" but a lot further down on the ladder - they're one in the same) etc, you might escape the prison that we all know - but end up in another type of prison entirely - that world is sink or swim, and you might end up with all the riches and freedom in the world (with your servitude directed in a more central/singular fashion), or end up at the bottom of a river in x7 separate pieces post-sacrifice to some strange bull-headed dark sky-fairy or whatever. Lmao. I'm just mentioning all this because this "money over everything" mentality has spread into every corner of our day to day lives... with THREE companies (that own majority share in each other, btw) owning majority share of EVERY OTHER COMPANY in the world... it's no wonder why everything is operating from an oligarchical perspective. All we seem to be able to do is bear witness to our entry into a pod-dwelling, bug eating, rent-to-use, own nothing be happy society. Meanwhile, look to your politicians wherein one half is telling you fascism will save you, the other is telling you communism will save you - and the truth is... totalitarianism/authoritarianism IS THE PROBLEM ITSELF & these fools are marketing and repackaging THE PROBLEM and selling it to us all - and people fall for it... and thus is why we see the imagery of the bird with two heads, talking out of each side of their mouths... two wings of the same dang bird. We are tapped with the illusion of freedom. It's sad to see the world fall so far. All I know is we are on the brink of a 3rd "World War" and something is going to change. It's either going to get better, or get MUCH worse. I have a feeling the latter is going to be the outcome. Unfortunately in this world, evil always wins. It's pathetic. My bad for ranting on this one... lol. But I had to unpack that stress somewhere. Thanks for taking the time. I wish you all well. Stay safe out there.
On the first point with broken releases. I will just say this the gaming industry conditioned me to buy games exclusively on sales or preferably deep sales. For one less money is on the line, and if I buy game later I might it with at least some fixes or maybe as Complete Edition.
Do you not think that games should be perfectly workable as soon as they release though? Surely you do. We all want our products to be done properly when they come out. People should be able to have a great working product as soon as it's available to buy. It's that simple. The fact that we can't today is very wrong indeed.
@@Budgieboy4068 I agree. I was just describing my defense mechanism against BS in gaming industry. I remember the times when a broken release = death of the game. No internet no patches. If the games are full of bugs, poorly optimized I just do not see any reason to pay full price for not finished product. Games should be polished products on release date, sadly this is not the reality.
This is why I’m been looking at 3rd party stuff. Like Japanese styled games and RPGs. Those RPGs are absolutely amazing I have been playing through RUNEFACTORY 5 and it’s been great. Now, as of recent maybe Legends of Nayuta. Once I purchase the collector edition.
Well said! I have never played an Assassin's Creed game! Not a single one! Back in the day with all the fragmented DLC bullshit i just chose to not play them. If everyone else did the same AAA gaming would look a lot different today. Now they don't want you owning anything.
I wish we can go back in time when people actually gave a damn about making their video games instead of mainly cash that comes from it I mean video games are getting more expensive and yet the creativity is getting worse not a good deal
Another thing worth mentioning is the hyper fixation on data analysis-driven, market research heavy design. Taking the creative process out of the hands of the creatives to pursue something that “tests the best with a mass audience” Case and point-them redesigning the night system for dying light 2 (at launch) because their data showed that most players avoided the night…. Not understanding that this doesn’t mean there’s a flaw with the night. It just NATURALLY won’t be played as much due to how intense it was… removing the challenge due to what the “data” showed just ended up ruining the game and they had to then fix their mistake in an update
I think they took the playbook from the government. You work pay taxes on the money you make. You buy a car. You pay taxes on that. Then every year after thet you pay taxes on the car. Just like some modern gaming. You buy a weapon. Then you have to buy a gun that gots the attachments you want. Then you have to buy the skin you want or the battle pass. Crazy
Remnant 2 yes like many modern games, has its issues at launch 🚀 but it’s one of the better games many gamers should buy. First of all $50 dollars to buy the game, and that is way cheaper than most $70 games l that has the bare minimum content. It’s has the same quality as a AAA game, with the most replay value I ever seen from a game of this scale! It’s Dark Souls with guns, with procedural generation levels. Awesome environmental puzzles, and the most insane secrets that took a community effort to figure out! Remnant 2 and even Baldur Gate 3 should be the standard for gaming now!
Hello. I sell items for scraps in dying light 2, but if I only have one of an item it's not for sale. Unfortunately I don't have everything. Notice that the more I have the less the cost and the less I have the more the cost of the items
I'd to see you expand your content to other subjects, Saints Row 2 was my favourite game in high school. I got the game for free on steam and luckily my potato pc was able to run it, but i had a bug that made the game speed faster than usual. Like my normal driving speed was fast af, i think there are videos about that bug on youtube. Despite the bug i finished the game many time and enjoy every moment, then SR reboot happen, i swear i've never been more pissed when i see the actual game. RIP the boss, johnny, shaundi and pierce
Never thought Sonic 06 would be a standard for games in the 2020's era, except they also lack creativity and put the micro store so far up your ass, it's like they are selling assets that won't load until you purchase them
