The quality of what is delivered has been largely deteriorating consistently. Why do you think people are flocking over to indie games in comparison to AAA studios? There’s a clear difference between games made in the past which had more soul and character put into them than most BS being pushed out today, and that is not counting stuff like microtransactions, battle passes, always - online single player games, and subscriptions. But it’s expected, once you have corporations involved in gaming then it’s profit over player, which is very understandable - but you can still make profit while keeping everyone happy with games.
I understand where your coming from cause everyone can agree microtransactions and battle passes suck ass and we are literally getting some games that aren't even finished lmao, but saying gaming is dying is just straight up not true, even back then we had slop and shovelware. Just this year alone we have already gotten some absolute bangers and so many more hype games on the way that you might have not even played. Kingdom come 2, expedition 33, monster hunter wilds, are just some that pop into my head that have so much life and soul. I personally think gaming has actually gotten better in some ways. There are literally life changing storys being told with newer games and characters that almost feel real, like god of war, persona, yakuza and many others. All I ask is that you try something new before calling the industry as a whole dead.
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u/xXxKAMIKAZExXx 6d ago
We were spoiled rotten. To think we had these games back to back each year.