I have steam account from CS 1.0 (can legally buy beer), and hundreds of games. I still say that gaming is dead, especially AAA gaming. This year has been quite shit compared to previous one’s and it has been a trend for years. Indie and small studios are the way forward.
For AAA yeah. This year however hades 2, kingdom come deliverance 2, and silksong all came out to great acclaim and still managed to get outclassed by Expedition 33. If that’s what dead looks like I want more of my hobbies to die
This year has been quite shit compared to previous one’s
The number of games being voted on for GOTY this year is pretty hard to choose from since there’s so many. They just aren’t AAA games. They’re all AA or indies.
AAA gaming is definitely dead but i dont think its a bad thing. Ive just about only played Indie games and even AA(?) games to great satisfaction the past couple of years. Im not a light gamer either have thousands of hours in games like Avorion, Stormworks, Battlebit, Juno: new origins (kerbal space program like). That is just to name a few but right now im binging Space Station 14 real hard which im not even playing from Steam. If anything the death of AAA has created a great opportunity for smaller devs to start showing up and showing off
What are you on about? The non viability of games from Big studios that still exist is a literal disaster. Their desire to still remain as businesses and suck money from us is why that article came out, saying that 50% of kids want virtual currency for Christmas now. It also means the death of GOOD big games, not the death of BAD big games. And many people WANT big games, and will compromise their judgement to play them, dumbing down not only themselves, but the entire landscape in the process.
In reality, “the death of big studios” just translates to “widespread addiction to high volume gambling in children and adults”. E-waste, more capitalism, worse society, etc.
You can call me sentimental, but 1996-1999 were the golden age of new gaming IP. Most of games are sequels to franchises created in those few years. Like Fallout, GTA, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Baldurs Gate, Smash, Quake, and many more.
I have steam account from CS 1.0 (can legally buy beer), and hundreds of games. I still say that gaming is dead, especially AAA gaming. This year has been quite shit compared to previous one’s and it has been a trend for years. Indie and small studios are the way forward.
For AAA yeah. This year however hades 2, kingdom come deliverance 2, and silksong all came out to great acclaim and still managed to get outclassed by Expedition 33. If that’s what dead looks like I want more of my hobbies to die
True, kcd2 was awesome. Let’s hope the collapse of AAA just means better indie and small studio games
The number of games being voted on for GOTY this year is pretty hard to choose from since there’s so many. They just aren’t AAA games. They’re all AA or indies.
AAA gaming is definitely dead but i dont think its a bad thing. Ive just about only played Indie games and even AA(?) games to great satisfaction the past couple of years. Im not a light gamer either have thousands of hours in games like Avorion, Stormworks, Battlebit, Juno: new origins (kerbal space program like). That is just to name a few but right now im binging Space Station 14 real hard which im not even playing from Steam. If anything the death of AAA has created a great opportunity for smaller devs to start showing up and showing off
Yeah, you are correct. Dead of big studios is not probably that bad.
What are you on about? The non viability of games from Big studios that still exist is a literal disaster. Their desire to still remain as businesses and suck money from us is why that article came out, saying that 50% of kids want virtual currency for Christmas now. It also means the death of GOOD big games, not the death of BAD big games. And many people WANT big games, and will compromise their judgement to play them, dumbing down not only themselves, but the entire landscape in the process.
In reality, “the death of big studios” just translates to “widespread addiction to high volume gambling in children and adults”. E-waste, more capitalism, worse society, etc.
“Not that bad”. Come on…
Thanks, I will have to check this this out.
…You ever play Barotrauma?
Its a lot of fun! If you like barotrauma but want something more long form youll love SS14 its much more goofy than barotrauma
Gaming was killed by the same thing that kills everything: capitalism and exceptionalism, with no regard for social responsibility and morality.
Also, steam came out with cs 1.6, not 1.0.
So long ago, that might have memory corrupted.
Ha
Those were before times.
I am but a failed reinforcement for a machine of which I cannot prescribe.
You can call me sentimental, but 1996-1999 were the golden age of new gaming IP. Most of games are sequels to franchises created in those few years. Like Fallout, GTA, Half-Life, Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Baldurs Gate, Smash, Quake, and many more.
It was a privilege to live as a teenager then.
You aren’t wrong. Movies have shifted that way, largely, too.
sorry, I seem to be traveling backwards in time 😵💫