I have been playing games since 2001/2002. Maybe I have a different approach to games because I'm from a different generation. I believe there is some fault on both sides. On the one hand, many creators count on quick earnings from "games as a service". Most people don't play dozens of titles a year. They play several games, sometimes even 3-4 titles. And they often spend money there on skins etc. I don't buy skins or cases myself and I'm more of a single-player player, but I have no influence on it disappearing from games. This will stay with us. Years later, it turned out that game developers can suffer from the same problems as every industry - poor management, spending money on projects only to have them canceled, overworked employees, etc. On the other hand, people nostalgically remember the 90s and 2000s as the best gaming period, but they are probably too blinded by it. Sure, there were plenty of great games, but there were also some worse ones, and I don't miss some of the solutions and mechanics. In 2023/2024, I played a lot of new games and older ones too, and I had a great time, that was the most important thing to me, sorry for my english ;)
I understand your points here. It seems most industries do suffer like you say, sadly. I am sure there there is definitly some rose tinted goggles when thinking about back in the day 100%, but it does seem like things were less impacted back then by some of things I said in the video. I am similar to yourself in that I also play games from all different ages as well as modern. I think that is the best way to be, just play what you enjoy. As to your English, I would say it is very good. I can't speak/type a few sentences in any other language so you are doing alright! :)
For me, Being cynical is a byproduct of the industry going from a "hobby" & "passion" based thing to a "business" based industry, We can see that the triple A companies with publishers are focused on profits where they pass on Sure fire wins due to them being out of the norm. Most of the large gaming companies and publishers live off of Goodwill from when the companies was passionate and gamer focused, but that does not give the top brass the dividends they want. Currently I will not purchase any AAA games until they are below 10£, They are not good enough to spend the money on. I will also fight you regarding the physical media, IT WILL NEVER LEAVE, you will however be in the minority if you want it in the current day, Just look at the "limited physical game" publishers and companies like Blaze that make the Evercade hardware & license the games and put on cartridges. I am however depressed about the state of most of gaming since publishers and developers promise the moon and stars and deliver shite, They have lost all goodwill and lost my interest. Other than that, I hope that we will get a renaissance in the AAA developer space, otherwise the Indie games will take their place and these behemoths will go the way of the dodo. Have a good one Bali & Happy New Year.
You make some good points. You are right, there is still a demand out there for physical versions of games along with all of the vintage stuff people collect. It definitly has shifted from a more passion focused bunch of nerds listening to Metal while creating DOOM to not so savoury types perhaps producing work that is cynical in of itself. There is hope though and there are some great companies out there still, doing some great stuff. Happy New Year to you too! and thanks for the comments! :)
Well said. I'm old enough to remember when we collectively clutched our pearls at Oblivion's horse armour. Yet, I wouldn't call myself cynical. There ARE good games out there, if you know where to look and what to avoid. Being able to make this distinction doesn't make one cynical. Rather I'd say it makes one a discerning gamer. That is also an important distinction.
I agree with what you have said here and I think you have a right to be cynical. As a gamer for over 30 years I too have seen the shift. Whilst I have no personal issues with cosmetic skins for things it is because I can easily ignore them the constant money grab in some of the big names is ridiculous and gamble boxes are a licence to print money for some. There are some exceptions but it is something when it is the smaller and more independent studios that seems to be more willing to take a risk on something new and unique.
Gambling boxes can be quite ridiculous. I am hoping some legislation from the UK and where else might help matters. You are right about Indie Devs; they do seem to be the ones taking the risks and doing things the old way :)
Wise words Balidorf. I am not feeling very articulate of late so I will you wish a happy Christmas and thank you for the video. take care friend. Best game i played the past year was Svarog's dream btw.
A lot of people don't like it, but the fault is ours. You can't make games no one is willing to buy and stay in business for long. I get the whole unwilling to take a risk on something new and creative criticism. It's the same criticism of the music industry, but `why` does that exist? Why is a rehashed formula used over and over again, less of a risk than trying something new? Because we're willing to buy it.
You are right about this. I guess that is the call we can make, to try and show our fellow gamers that videogames don't need to be a certain way for them to still be fun. People will just buy what they want in the end.
Don’t see much point being cynical. There are good and bad developers. Fairly easy to find the good ones who are committed to their games with regular monthly updates and fixes. I stick with those, and some are big companies as well.
There are some good ones out there for sure and as you say some of the big ones do do right by the player. There more nefarious publishers and such to be aware of though :)
we are cynical we cannot celebrate anything that brings a smile without suspecting conspiracies. I mean sometimes quite often a human creates a tiny moment that cracks you up makes u smile remember or joy. these moments just like the movies are not the complete experience just the bits you and yours keep to mind. the constant whining on quality of commercial art is crazy if u dont like it dont buy it and caveat emptor and off u go, idk we hate everything we like, celebrated success a year ago is garbage today idk it is what it is but negativity sells cuz humans hate on each other they will pay for systems to do spread the negativity crazy
It isn't all doom and gloom though. Hopefully that came across somewhat in the video. There are positive stories out there but perhaps it is right to be cynical with how things have become at the momoment. This is also hope :)
I like to think most of my work here is rather positive. Perhaps watch some more of my videos and see what you think. I appreciate the comments all the same though!
I have been playing games since 2001/2002. Maybe I have a different approach to games because I'm from a different generation. I believe there is some fault on both sides.
On the one hand, many creators count on quick earnings from "games as a service". Most people don't play dozens of titles a year. They play several games, sometimes even 3-4 titles. And they often spend money there on skins etc. I don't buy skins or cases myself and I'm more of a single-player player, but I have no influence on it disappearing from games. This will stay with us.
Years later, it turned out that game developers can suffer from the same problems as every industry - poor management, spending money on projects only to have them canceled, overworked employees, etc.
On the other hand, people nostalgically remember the 90s and 2000s as the best gaming period, but they are probably too blinded by it. Sure, there were plenty of great games, but there were also some worse ones, and I don't miss some of the solutions and mechanics. In 2023/2024, I played a lot of new games and older ones too, and I had a great time, that was the most important thing to me,
sorry for my english ;)
I understand your points here. It seems most industries do suffer like you say, sadly. I am sure there there is definitly some rose tinted goggles when thinking about back in the day 100%, but it does seem like things were less impacted back then by some of things I said in the video.
I am similar to yourself in that I also play games from all different ages as well as modern. I think that is the best way to be, just play what you enjoy.
As to your English, I would say it is very good. I can't speak/type a few sentences in any other language so you are doing alright! :)
For me, Being cynical is a byproduct of the industry going from a "hobby" & "passion" based thing to a "business" based industry, We can see that the triple A companies with publishers are focused on profits where they pass on Sure fire wins due to them being out of the norm. Most of the large gaming companies and publishers live off of Goodwill from when the companies was passionate and gamer focused, but that does not give the top brass the dividends they want. Currently I will not purchase any AAA games until they are below 10£, They are not good enough to spend the money on.
I will also fight you regarding the physical media, IT WILL NEVER LEAVE, you will however be in the minority if you want it in the current day, Just look at the "limited physical game" publishers and companies like Blaze that make the Evercade hardware & license the games and put on cartridges.
I am however depressed about the state of most of gaming since publishers and developers promise the moon and stars and deliver shite, They have lost all goodwill and lost my interest.
Other than that, I hope that we will get a renaissance in the AAA developer space, otherwise the Indie games will take their place and these behemoths will go the way of the dodo.
Have a good one Bali & Happy New Year.
You make some good points. You are right, there is still a demand out there for physical versions of games along with all of the vintage stuff people collect.
It definitly has shifted from a more passion focused bunch of nerds listening to Metal while creating DOOM to not so savoury types perhaps producing work that is cynical in of itself. There is hope though and there are some great companies out there still, doing some great stuff.
Happy New Year to you too! and thanks for the comments! :)
Well said. I'm old enough to remember when we collectively clutched our pearls at Oblivion's horse armour. Yet, I wouldn't call myself cynical. There ARE good games out there, if you know where to look and what to avoid. Being able to make this distinction doesn't make one cynical. Rather I'd say it makes one a discerning gamer. That is also an important distinction.
You have a good point here. I agree it is wise to distinguish between and find the video games that we enjoy out there. Thanks for the comment! :)
I agree with what you have said here and I think you have a right to be cynical. As a gamer for over 30 years I too have seen the shift. Whilst I have no personal issues with cosmetic skins for things it is because I can easily ignore them the constant money grab in some of the big names is ridiculous and gamble boxes are a licence to print money for some. There are some exceptions but it is something when it is the smaller and more independent studios that seems to be more willing to take a risk on something new and unique.
Gambling boxes can be quite ridiculous. I am hoping some legislation from the UK and where else might help matters. You are right about Indie Devs; they do seem to be the ones taking the risks and doing things the old way :)
Wise words Balidorf. I am not feeling very articulate of late so I will you wish a happy Christmas and thank you for the video. take care friend. Best game i played the past year was Svarog's dream btw.
Thank you for the kind words and Merry Christmas! Svarog's Dream - great game!
A lot of people don't like it, but the fault is ours. You can't make games no one is willing to buy and stay in business for long. I get the whole unwilling to take a risk on something new and creative criticism. It's the same criticism of the music industry, but `why` does that exist? Why is a rehashed formula used over and over again, less of a risk than trying something new? Because we're willing to buy it.
You are right about this. I guess that is the call we can make, to try and show our fellow gamers that videogames don't need to be a certain way for them to still be fun. People will just buy what they want in the end.
Don’t see much point being cynical. There are good and bad developers. Fairly easy to find the good ones who are committed to their games with regular monthly updates and fixes. I stick with those, and some are big companies as well.
There are some good ones out there for sure and as you say some of the big ones do do right by the player. There more nefarious publishers and such to be aware of though :)
we are cynical we cannot celebrate anything that brings a smile without suspecting conspiracies. I mean sometimes quite often a human creates a tiny moment that cracks you up makes u smile remember or joy. these moments just like the movies are not the complete experience just the bits you and yours keep to mind.
the constant whining on quality of commercial art is crazy if u dont like it dont buy it and caveat emptor and off u go, idk we hate everything we like, celebrated success a year ago is garbage today idk
it is what it is but negativity sells cuz humans hate on each other they will pay for systems to do spread the negativity crazy
It isn't all doom and gloom though. Hopefully that came across somewhat in the video. There are positive stories out there but perhaps it is right to be cynical with how things have become at the momoment. This is also hope :)
idk man your rant at the 7:19 mark is so ... I mean whatever I am out wont be back u are pushing the negativity moriaty whatever dude
I like to think most of my work here is rather positive. Perhaps watch some more of my videos and see what you think. I appreciate the comments all the same though!