THANK YOU for the questions. I consider them just really good conversation-starters more than anything and I love that you guys ask cool relevant shit I want to talk about lol
Jake, do u believe the "sports games genre" can ever be saved. It has bine so micro-transactions/rinse & repeat gameplay for so long now because of the evil/greedy company's that i believe its to little, to late. But what do u think jake????????
Your the best Jake! So down to earth and relatable. Always feels like I’m listening to a good friend give me excellent advice about the gaming world! Keep being you never change 🤟🏻
The thing about gaming that has changed for me is just a law of diminishing returns across the board. I want triple A companies to be more comfortable taking bigger gambles.
This is 100% true. We don't see companies take as much risk as before for the loss of money. Remember Shadow the hedgehog with guns game. Sure, the game might have sucked but we also got a shit ton of games that later started defining genres like immersive sims and soulsbourne
@@retrobit5973 It's the unfortunate consequence of AAA game budgets getting into the $100 million or higher range. The only place where you are going to see this is in the indie space or maybe some AA games.
@@rickybobbyroode9814 Even though I prefer the first, i do agree that statement. Regardless of what you think it actually tries to be something different and challenge YOU the player. But nah, SjW, WoKe and blablabla
Anx is slang for angst, which is slang for anxiety, and gamer anx is when someone who plays games is anxious. Likely because of a hyped game being delayed or because he or she was killed in a FPS Deathmatch totally because of lag and not lack of skill.
I feel like a lot of people fall into the trap of needing to like whatever the popular game is at the time, but don't realize that just because a game is popular doesn't mean that it's the right game for them. You just need to understand your tastes and look for games in that genre.
I believe that's the problem Im having. Look at god of war it's incredibly popular but I find it so boring, too many cutscenes and not enough gameplay. But then a game like Nickelodeon smash brawl or whatever it's called I really want to play because it's simple fun. I'm getting sucked into "popular = best" when In fact I need to stop following this bandwagon and actually explore myself
@@eno8314 yeah I got got of RDR2 very quickly although I do play the online simply for the fact I can do what I want even if it's 15 minutes of blasting people in the face.
The problem is I know what I want too well, but Bioware replacements are pretty rare actually. I've done what I could to find other games to play, I find stuff to mess around with usually but still waiting since 2015 for the type of game I wanna play. The problem is Bioware fucked around with Anthem and Bethesda with their stupid mmo... left us single players out to dry :-/
I 💯% agree, but I have a feeling he doesn't think people will want to listen...which is nuts! I think he should consider doing like a 1 or 2 hour video once a week just to try it out. It can range from video games to movies to how to start a youtube business to mental health and the stress of constantly playing video games while balancing the rest of your personal life.
I am 30 and I’m still having a blast with games. I do have my times where I don’t know what to play but like Jake said you gotta keep looking or maybe try different genres and you’ll find something you love 👍🏼
@@JakeBaldino hi Jake how best is it to get a question up on a video? Love your stuff pal. You have such a genuine calming way to your videos that really helps with my anxiety. Make a section for the delorean love. I'll be there for sure. Been obsessed with that car for over 30 years.
Jake, you’re the man. And I love when you post new videos. I literally save them for when my kids are asleep and it’s my time to relax. Thanks for being awesome, dude. Appreciate you.
For the past couple years I’ve been really bored of gaming. I’ve been playing games all my life and I think I eventually got to a point where gaming was just a routine for me. I wasn’t really engaging in the game and was just playing the game cause I felt like I had to, as dumb as that sounds. I tried so hard to find something that would help me get back into gaming but nothing really did it until I tried breath of the wild. Idk what it was but that game just blew me away and really helped me remember to engage in games and really take the time to enjoy everything they have to offer. Ever since then I’ve had a much better experience and I finally feel like I’m getting back to that old feeling and letting myself enjoy all that games have to offer. I’m taking more time to appreciate the music, the visuals, the story, and a bunch of other things. I just wanted to share my experience because I thought that question was interesting.
Happened to me last year during quarantine. I played so much to the point I hopped from one game to another and only a handful games made a lasting impression (I beat more than 50 games in a span of a year, on average I only finished 5 games a year before the pandemic). Now I just want to enjoy playing and not clearing the backlog.
I also felt the same way a few months back. Got to the point where I would just spend ten minutes trying to pick a game to play then loading it up just to quit out of it. I then found sekiro on offer bought that and played it and it got me actually excited to play games again. One of the thing I grew to hate was dying in video games since it meant everything I did before was a waste of time. Sekiro is different as every single time u die you learn something new. Now I'm currently playing through elden rings and it's been pretty good so far.
Hey Goober, same thing happened to me a few years ago, and then again more recently! Both times I managed to find some enjoyment playing again by trying something very different from what I would usually play, most recently picking up Hades did it for me. Was never big on roguelikes (or so I thought), and I just got completely addicted to that game and it felt like such a new experience for me. Anyways, glad BoTW did it for you, a great game!
@@ErikHansenDrums thanks! Yeah definitely nice to experience something fresh. My friends been telling me how awesome Hades is so I’m definitely gonna try it soon.
Dude same here, I thought it was just me getting older, having a kid and work. everytime I went to play a game my attention span was just out of whack and I figured it was just having those things I mentioned on my mind but it was actually the games that have been coming out and me not pursuing all the amazing titles out there. Surprisingly out of all games to kickstart me back was Mad Max. It had a cool world and fun story but most of all it had something that would normally deter people and that it was a simple open world that made grinding to upgrade your car.
"Games are bad now" in the same sense "Netflix has nothing good to watch." Content oversaturation does weird things to the brain. Back when games were fewer and far between it was easier to get into "worse" games and nostalgia glasses ruin our perspective on current games. Having SO much to choose from nowadays makes it harder to appreciate what good is actually out there. That and... You just getting old. Lol. I'm in the same boat. Falling out of gaming happens to most of us, yet we stay in denial grasping at the nostalgic feelings we used to have.
Agreed with the oversaturation. But. Games are also getting bad. Same could be said with shows. In the 2000s, there was no microtransactions in games. The final product had to be good, couldnt patch it up later. Next, shows werent obsessed with political messaging. Notice how hollywood has almost rebooted every classic from the 80s in a failing way? The graphics and visual fidelity is unreal today. The amount of content and budget for entertainment is insane. There are gems here and there that capture this with originality. These are good things. However, theres just so many variables now. Back in the 2000s there was a limited scope. Make something fun you're passionate about. Now you need to have good online capability, live services, padding to make the media last longer for the consumers, stories structured to cater to every audience, cant be offensive, cant take risks, it needs to be safe in order for the investors to confidently know they'll earn their money back. Ya feel?
@@jhans22 I agree that there are bad games but games getting bad no that’s just not true, if you think games are getting overall worse I’m sorry but you are putting retro games on too high of a pedestal for whatever reason. Maybe because of childhood memories and nostalgia idk 🤷♂️ Nintendo: breath of the wild, smash ultimate, Metroid dread, links awakening remake, Pokémon arceus, astral chain, Mario odyssey, hollow knight, moon lighter, ashen, dead cells, and so many more. PlayStation: final fantasy 7 remake,horizon, Spider-Man, god of war, dark souls, Sifu, Elden Ring, persona, NieR, and so many more There are also really solid Microsoft and Indie titles. Just look lol
To everyones response, I still play alot of games. Like Jake I recognize theres plenty of good ones out there that dont get talked about. I'm just saying, 2007: Halo 3 Super Mario Galaxy Mass Effect Bioshock CoD Modern Warfare Portal Metroid Prime 3 Crysis God of War 2 Assassins Creed Thats 1 year. Theres definitely great indie games and AAA games that are pumped out today. But. The quantity of games released has doubled while the quality of AAA games (ala 2007) have been halved.
I've been gaming since the early 90's and the industry is far and wide at its lowest point today. Not in the past 30 years have I seen so few games, and so few good games, come out as I have in the last 4 years. It's been slowly going down hill ever since gaming companies began going corporate. It started in the early 2000's and more and more switched over to corporatism as the years went on. Today, more than 90% of large gaming companies have went corporate, and more than half of the indie developers. There's literally no stopping it and the industry will never recover. It will get a little better once we're further into this generation, but not by as much as people are thinking. Everything is now about cost cutting across the board. This is what 100% of corporate business do which is why their products drop in quality ever single time. Smaller development teams including a much higher percentage of unskilled developers who don't earn as much. Corporate executives taking control of the stories and artistry of the games, instead of professional writers and artists. Cutting entire departments, like real soundtrack composers, because they can just use cheap, generic ambient, synth, or electronic noises, instead. Releasing games early, with bugs and glitches then patching them a bunch of times, which was never a thing until this past generation. All this stuff *will* keep getting worse. It's just the nature of corporatism to destroy anything it touches. Less games, cheaper games, buggier games, etc. We will still get some good games, but not many. And only 1-2 masterpiece titles every few years. We used to get 10-20 masterpieces a year. And hundreds of other really great games every year. Now we get 20-30 total games a year with 0-1 being masterpieces and 2-3 being great. The rest being average, below average or just plain bad.
I am nearly 33 and have also felt like I’ve fallen out of love with gaming, but that more comes from a place of not having the time to devote to them as I once did. Being in the phase of life where starting a family and career advancement is taking precedence, it’s less that I’ve “fallen out of love” with gaming and more that this is just not my season. As much as I love video games, they’re never going to trump spending time with my toddler. From someone whose career is not video games (first off, jealous), it has become more of a passive hobby until my lifestyle can better support the allocation of my time there. I’ve also noticed that when I set out with the intentions to play a game which I am 99% confident will be amazing, and then am not able to play as intended, that I associate my frustration and dissatisfaction with not being able to play as often as I’d like with video games in general. That frustration is misplaced, but still real.
I’m 37, I work a lot and I’m often busy with my home, fiancé and dogs. I think the issue I discovered with gaming is that certain games-chiefly open world games, ARE NOT for me. To me, right, linear experiences with very little padding are the games that tend to work best for me. Years ago, the concept of having a huge world to explore enticed me because I’d had all the time in the world and when I got a new game…that was it for awhile. I find we also fall victim to our backlogs and having too many games to play can also suck the fun out of it because a game can start to feel like an obligation rather than an escape.
30 here and in my opinion I honestly don’t think it’s because of time dependency but by just getting older, atleast that’s what it is for me. I have more than enough time to play 8-10 hours of gaming a day (Work from home on a consultancy only job) and honestly I think it’s just as you get older you get very used to games and a lot of them tend to seem bland as you’ve probably played a better version in the past. For me my prime example is AC Valhalla. If I was 18 and playing that game I would have jizzed lol, it has a lot of what I’m looking for in a game, but because I’m 30 and have played far better games over the years like Black Flag I just don’t get that same enjoyment and excitement playing Valhalla and ended up not as happy while playing it. I think when you have something long enough you tend to not be as intrigued and don’t appreciate it as much, and for me, time has made it harder to find a really good game as I have so much experience with better ones, that’s not to say I can’t still be really excited and enjoy new games, but because of the years of playing thousands of games, it becomes harder and harder with each passing year to find a game that grabs my attention and get me hooked.
@@ExtraZero For me the change to “Massive” open world games is what ruined many of those games. Smaller but more detailed maps and the ability to free roam in that world is what is perfect for me but with modern powerful hardware the go-to move was always to try and make the biggest maps possible meaning you have to consult a map to go anywhere and don’t memorise maps in your mind giving you a better connection to that game world. Prime examples is games like Bully and GTA 3, games I could navigate blindfolded, knowing every turn and every area, it really does make the game a lot more fun and weirdly repayable for me. Ubisoft copy and paste open worlds are some of the games that makes me dislike open worlds at times though.
Its alright friend , when i was very young i used to pour hours and hours into a game i was playing and usually got scolded by my mother , later i used to have so many games i used to try and play a little of everything which was ofcourse a very bad idea. Nowadays i can game about 2 hours and i feel totally satisfied , downside is that i Don't feel as excited as i once was about exploring open worlds but i am still trying my best to balance it out. Maybe give it some time and you might come back when you have time
@@RobsRemixes well put , this is what’s happening to me too , that’s why I’ve been playing more difficult games like fromsoftware games , I also find I like to put games in the hard mode because I don’t get any satisfaction beating it easily
Jake, what's the scariest game you've ever played? And what do specifically find terrifying? Realistic killers and things like that or supernatural monsters and ghosts?
I just wanted to make a suggestion in response to the person who you told to, "look harder to find more interesting/fun games." A great resource to try a bunch of different games for free is your local library. Now obviously selection is going to vary by location but I was personally surprised at how many video games are available to check out.
@@deadrizen Not if you're looking for a Bioware-like game. The closest game to fit that genre is Greedfall, which is a AA game that mostly held most of us over that are desperate for an amazing third person rpg with female character creation.
I think homie was talking more about how now it seems like so many companies are only going for money and don’t get weird and whatnot. I agree, expand your horizons but it does feel like there’s one thing that’s handled with more care than the games themselves. Love the vids man!
@@tristanholder6889 yes and no. I have pc as well but there is a lot of trash on there too. Some of the worst games I’ve ever played have been on steam but at the same time, I’m glad I played them lol
Also, Jake gets all his games for free. Much easier to "look harder" when companies send you review codes for free. I'm sure I'd find more games too if I got a review code for every single game released..lol
I'll say this, I was in the same boat as the person who asked why it seemed like there were no good games being released anymore. It felt like most games I played, I got bored with in a matter of hours. That was probably because I was playing the same yearly-released franchise or the same specific genre over and over. Then I was introduced to GamePass on Xbox. I haven't bought a full-priced, $60 game in probably close to 2 years now. GamePass is LOADED with games that I never would've even thought of checking out that I've played and immediately fell in love with (Psychonauts, Dishonored, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon, Flight Simulator, etc.). I know it can be a bit overwhelming and awkward to try new genres but for me, it's totally been worth it.
Ontop of the Robin idea…I would absolutely love to see DC try to redo Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy!! I just think those two could end up being very cool visually and tell some interesting stories.
I was just talking to my wife about this! Hopefully The Batman as a movie trilogy could maybe bring Freeze and Ivy or even killer croc into the world. Love the joker and his takes in Batman movies, I just wanna see some other villains have a big appearance in live action
In the past, you've spoken on being a bit trepidatious about remakes for legendary games like RE4 and MGS due to them being perfect as they are. I agree with this and recently played RE4 again to see how it holds up - it absolutely does. What games would you be interested in seeing get the full remake treatment? For example, the Demon's Souls remake is fantastic - even if I do dislike a lot of the design changes in things like the OST and enemy visual designs. It felt like a remake that needed to be done, adding in crucial features like omnidirectional movement for example.
Thomas question was great! Felt the same here in my late 20s. Jakes response was even better. I’ve played small games like Control that I loved and games like Mafia Remaster. I also just replayed fallout New Vegas and put 80 hours Into it in two some weeks! I never played a game like that since high school. I look to these gameranx vids to see what might be good games to play, also the game pass & whatever the ps thing is are worthy platforms for gaming and finding something new.
Like Jake and Thomas, I'm also 31 and have asked myself this question. I think it's something that comes with age. You get very picky about what games are worth your time and become bored with mechanics you've seen copied and pasted from the past 15 years. I realized I should start leveling up in real life. Now I've used that extra time to learn web design and ask nearby places if they need a website. It's been really rewarding, socially and financially. Also exercise and cook more. I still play games but only after I've done everything else I need to do. This isn't a problem for Jake because he gets paid to play and talk about video games, which for fulfills his social and career needs.
Gaming has gotten to a point for me personally where I prefer watching people play them or watch reviews of them because I don’t personally find myself drawn to anything anymore
I bought forbidden west and it just did not work for me, and before that I bought guardians of the galaxy. Played a little bit but then eventually got bored. I feel like I’m losing interest as well. I wanna play Elden Ring but from soft games are way too hard for me to play casually. So yeah I definitely understand where you’re coming from. I think I’m going to step back and stop buying these $60 -$70 supposedly “high rated“ games and just wait until my interest hopefully sparks up again.
When you talk about being jaded on games, for me I know my big thing is when they become way too long. It's hard for me to get into some series I used to love because modern versions can take 50-100 hours to complete, and only 10-20 or so of it is actually fun.
You asked about comments getting into journalism so here's mine ;-) I'm 44, have been gaming since 1980 (ATARI 2600 baby) and stuck with it until this day. (gaming, not the ATARI. Although I still have that, too). I would love to be a content creator like you and so many others and talk our passion, video games! My job today as a sales person is giving lectures, trainings and travelling the world. As you said, you just need to start. But then I'm like "At my age? What's my chance at being successful? Ah, nevermind". So I keep watching great videos like yours and keep on dreaming
Hey Jake! I love your optimistic perspective in all of your videos, I think that’s why I enjoy them so much. That being said, have you noticed any shifts in the video game commentary community in terms of tone, writing, etc. over your career? Thanks!
What's your take on the Steam Deck from Valve? We've seen what happens when even big companies like Google try going against the jugernauts of the console industry (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and gaming PCs in general) Do you think the steam deck stands a chance or is it too much of the same and people might skip it since it's "cooler" to have a mainstream device?
Steam Deck is just a handheld to play your Steam games. Is not competing with consoles, is for people that already play a lot on PC and have many games on Steam. Is not competing with consoles. Steam already has it's audience so is not looking for an audience. So Steam Deck is safe in having a audience.
I went back and watched this and I realized I met and partied with my heroes and biggest influences as a touring DJ and Producer. The Stanton Warriors. I had SUCH A GOOD TIME with Dom and Mark, and rode that high for like 2 years... Such a good point and valid statement...
I go to alot of small conventions, j dress up everyone compliments everyone's outfit and it's nice! I went to London comicon where there were celebrities and people just push past you someone even damaged my outfit just to get to a queue for a celebrity. In my experience the bigger then con the less respectful people are to eachother. The small cons are where the genuine nice people are who are actually interested in the idea of dressing up and having fun
I always thought that Ryse: Son of Rome and the Order 1886 looked cool, but I never gave them a shot because of the not-so-great reception they got. Are there any bad video games with good concepts that you want to see get a second chance in a sequel or a spiritual successor?
I think Ryse is on Xbox Games Pass, its short and linear but I had loads of fun on it when I played it last year. If you can get it on games pass or for a fiver I recommend giving it a try
Hey Jake, I can tell you that my problem i have with gaming is not having enough time to play all my games because of work and other responsibilities, but I agree there is so many good game out there, including games that individuals will like that are not popular with the masses. Example, I just started playing jedi fallen order last month and I love it! It brought back that tomb raider 1 and 2 feel in regards to storyline. The balance between exploration and fighting is great for me and I love taking the time to appreciate the level designs.
I literally got the chills when he read "I'm loosing my love for video games" bc I'm the same way. I've been gaming since I was a young lad and have loved watching the progression of the gaming industry. I'm not saying games haven't got more advanced. And to give a little context, I literally have every playstation, all major Nintendo consoles and an Xbox. And I have a dumb amount of roms. That being said I'm still "not feeling it" for most games coming my way now days. I try and branch out and keep my mind open but a lot of games have become a repetitive grind. Without a good story there all the same or VERY similar. And when it comes to online games that's 10x true bc of microtransactions. Games haven't gotten bad, but the incentives in the gaming industry has changed. And if you don't enjoy wasting your money, and wasting your time grinding in repetitive games. I get why you'd think there's nothing out there. Not a lot of games give you what you pay for
I'm so glad to finally hear someone else say "Dr strange is one of my favorite mcu movies." I've seen too many people lately, ranking it in the bottom half which is a pity, because I have it top 5 As someone turning 32, I find myself saying the same thing lately. Games that should be fun, aren't... and games that are actually good seem few and far between. Granted... in the last 4 months we got bdsp, dying light 2, arceus, and elden ring... so it wasn't a total wash. 33 hours in, and soon to be hundreds more, elden ring... and I'm fucking giddy like a 5yo school girl with a crush the entire time. Without a doubt, it is the ONLY game this year, with zero competition, for GOTY. People I know that don't like souls games are playing it, and continue to play it... fucking elden ring makes me want to cry out of near perfection. (Guess my luck ran out. I've been getting some meh frame drops. Going from 60, to 25... kind of jarring, but I'm sure that will be fixed)
I definitely agree that Dr. Strange is one of the better ones. Of course, I personally also just find Marvel films to be in bottom third of films as a whole, but Dr. Strange is almost good enough to not fall into that 'yeah, it's another fucking Marvel film' category.
@@vincentjonesvr my S-tier picks are guardians 1, civil war, no way home and dr. Strange (biased because spiderman was my whole life, as a kid in the 90s). At least dr. Strange and the guardians introduced larger aspects of the universe when they released.
That question about games being boring is something that I've struggled with before. I thought I was losing my love for video games for a while until 2017 when NieR Automata made me realize that I still loved games and just needed something different. At the time I played a lot of competitive multiplayer games and it just became too toxic for me. Something I would recommend someone who has this issue to play games from genres they wouldn't normally play. This includes art styles and types of games they wouldn't normally consider playing think they don't like.
the last few years have been pretty weak and disappointing, although there were definitely some great games, but 2022 is looking SO CRAZY! dying light 2, horizon forbidden west, elden ring, god of war ragnarok, kirby and the forgotten land, pokemon arceus, pokemon scarlet and violet, borderlands tiny tinas wonderlands, mario strikers, botw 2, starfield, this is gonna be the craziest year in a long time, maybe the craziest ever, hopefully 2022 can reignite that guys passion for games
Starfield is the only game I have a little hope for, unless Bethesda effs that up, too. Tiny Tina might waste a little of my time, but I'm tired of having to play fpp games... Steelrising looks interesting even though it's not the Bioware-like game I'm looking for...
I'm in my 50's now, so I've been gaming for decades. I have to admit that when I was about 31 I did lose an interest in gaming. I thought that I was too old. Of course, I was wrong! I am now loving my Series X and Game Pass is great for finding games. So, do you think you'll ever be too old for games? Loving you work!
Dude I'm an old potato (1976) & I've been immersed in gaming from AD&D Heroes of the lance to Vroom to Doom, arcade centers slowly disappearing & the move to home/ online/ VR gaming which is now at a momentous peak! What we need is less stifling of creativity for monetary purposes and get back to pure unadulterated evolution. Corporate needs to stay the frag away from the creative juices!
re: If you feel like you're loosing your love for gaming. I felt this way for almost a year, i played almost exclusively open world singleplayer games. I tried playing different types of games recently when I got a ps5; dreams, death stranding, beyond two souls, ratchet and clank. I got my love back from playing genres that are new to me. I absolutely hate dark souls; I think it's insufferably boring, honestly. Elden Ring came out and I said "fuck it". Absolutely loving the exploration, views, aesthetic, lore. Combat is tough and it took me about 15-20 hours to get confident to say "Yeah I know how this works". I still die 40 hours in and it still annoys me because some of the deaths are just straight bs xD but it's a great game and I'm glad I pushed myself to try new things. So if you feel like you're bored of games; try a new genre, invest some real time into a game you never thought of previously.
Our interests and passions change over time and that's a good thing. Roll with it, find your new passion. The Wheel will turn and video games could rise to the top again.
You’re correct - The person asking about bad/boring games probably needs to stop following the newest AAA games and try some deeper cuts from specific genres they like, as well as some indies. I love the rec to try something they missed. The beginning of a new gen is the perfect time to catch up. I am following this myself - as everyone is playing elden ring, and I’m playing yakuza: like a dragon 🐉
Hey uncle Jake, what tips or recommendations do you have for a new TH-camr? My cousin and I both live on Long Island and started a TH-cam channel (Letstalkentertainmentandmedia) talking about games, movies and tech! You were a big inspiration for us being around the same age and growing up in New York. We love gameranx and would love some words of wisdom! Thanks!
Great advice about going back to some older games. I'm a 39yo dad and I've recently been given the chance to play a lot more games and still earn a living so I'm working my way through my back catalog of games to play like Stellaris, the witcher 3 and the mass effect series. I didnt have the time to put in a few years ago so it's great to finally be able to play these gems. Any and all recomendations are welcome. Jake you should give The Silmarilian a read, great book. Thanks.
There is a game that basically no one has heard of, allows you to play as anything in the universe from subatomic geometry to microorganisms, fungi, plants, animals, planets, stars, solar systems, galaxies, and beyond. Called “EVERYTHING” on pc and most consoles, this game truly breaks new ground, the most profound experience I’ve ever had holding a controller. Commentary by the great philosopher Alan Watts. Inexpensive and absolutely worth it.
How did you get your job at Gameranx? Was there a job opening you applied for? Did they reach out to you because of some other content you had made? What's the story?
To the question about getting bored with games. I am about to turn 41, and I will say as I have gotten older I find myself in the same mindset, but it is more due to lack of time to devote to games. They take more time to play, so I choose not to play as I can't prioritize the time to play. However recently I have been big into indies that are short, a couple of hours playtime helps keep me in gaming without feeling like I am being overwhelmed with how much time it is going to take. So perhaps finding those shorter indies might help you as well.
to Thomas, as a fellow gamer myself. it can also be the following - 1) you're grown up - it happens. interests wane in certain areas of your life and you're interested in doing something else or 2) - you're fatigued. meaning you've been playing too much. tap out for a few weeks. do something else and come back to it. you'll have some sort of renewed energy and would want to go back in it again.
Getting bored with anything at 31 that you were really into when you were younger says a lot more about you. And not in a bad way. Half the excitement in getting into that stuff when you're really young is your brain growing at an alarming rate. Yes it still grows when you get older, neuroplasticity blah blah blah, but it's definitely not in the same way. I'm going through it right now with music, been a musician since I was 8 and I'm 44 now. Definitely have to work harder to find things that excite me, but a huge part of this is natural human nature.
Whenever I hear someone say that games are boring, I always think that they are playing the wrong games. There are so many different kinds and the high profile AAA failures are just the most visible. I´m currently playing Rise of the Third Power, a indie JRPG nobody has heard of and I absolutely love it. You really have to look harder and maybe try a genre you normally wouldn´t.
I understand the feeling there are no good games out there and being bored with the games you play. My problem was that I was just forcing myself to finish each game I got so I could move on to the next one and finish that. Then I just decided that if I gave a game a shot and wasn’t having fun, I could just drop it and move on until I found a game that really hooked me. Now I have that spark again and look forward to when I have free time to play whatever game currently has me hooked.
Hey Jake. I just started streaming and uploading videos to TH-cam, mostly cause I play video games a lot and thought why not. I currently am streaming from my PS5 which is awesome that is has that built-in feature. Your channel has inspired me to put more time into so thanks. My question is what is the perfect sandwich?
Since we’re getting a Robocop game in 2023, what would you like the game to be like? For me it would be LA Noire RPG style type of game. Open world with crimes popping up while driving a cool car or bike, conducting interviews while reading facial expressions as well as heart rate would be cool. Fun shootouts as well as a skill tree/progression system to become a badass as well as a variety of different cosmetics to be your own type of Robocop. Primarily third person but you can play in first person with the Robocop vision would be awesome
I'm 41 (almost 42) - play games since I was 8. If anything games are now in one of the best shape ever - esp the indie market now it's amazing. I literally have not enough time to play. Esp with things like Switch that reinvigorated a lot of my love for indies. I always recommend to anyone who feels burned out on videogames - try indies, there's more indies than most media cover. There's of course great AA or AAAA, but to me - idies is where I live now for my gaming needs.
When I hear people say there are no good games coming out anymore all I think is either A. They're not looking. or B. They're looking at old games with nostalgia goggles and remembering them inaccurately. I've been gaming for 27 years and games have only gotten better for the most part as far as I'm concerned.
I have a follow up comment to Thomas' thought on boring games - I'm a 47 year-old woman. I've been playing video games since the Atari days. Our family had a first generation Intellivision. We also owned an IBM PS2 (1983). My first video game was King's Quest. I spent a lot of my childhood in bowling alleys and I learned a thing or two playing Karate Champ, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders. It blows my mind how far games have come since those days. I can see your point of view in that video games might not be as engaging to you. Many a night I have sat in front of my systems scrolling endlessly through game libraries trying to figure out if I'm "really in the mood" for it. Now for the strange connection here - in the last year I started playing Rocket League. I know. Weird. But I found the competitiveness of the game along with the quick reactions helped hone my aging hands into playing more difficult games. It also sometimes solved the "I don't have time for this" issue when I can jump into some RL matches without much commitment and then log off as quickly as I logged on. The randomness of playing online meant that every game was unique which required quick reactive muscle memory to play well. This in turn made games like Returnal, Bloodborne, Demon Souls, Nioh 2, and now Elden Ring a little easier to play. I will even jump on to play a match or two of RL just to warm up my hands for boss fights. And maybe that's too much time commitment to get into games again. My issue is as I age, my hands aren't as nimble as they used to be and I struggled with reaction times until I found a game that helped train my hands again. So maybe look at your situation and figure out what is missing from your gaming hobby and find a way to ignite that passion again. Quirky boss fights? Unique open worlds? Online player communities? Lack of time and energy? You might find something out there to help you light that gaming fire. Or...maybe you are just burned out on gaming in general and it's time to hang up the D-pads for a while. That's ok, too. When you're ready, the rest of the gaming community will be here waiting for your return. Good luck on your journey.
I will say that taking almost a decade off from gaming rejuvenated my love for the hobby. Last gen I played b4 this was 360/ps3 so coming back to gaming this gen I have so many great games to play with a never ending backlog. Sometimes a break is needed and it doesn’t have to be 10 years.
I'm 32 and I hit that point a few years back where I thought games were boring as well. 1 or 2 would always spark my interest but I would never finish them. Then I discovered indie games (something I never thought I would say) and it was like re-opening Pandora's box again. As they are usually smaller teams they really focus and flesh out a key mechanic and make it fun as hell. From their I discovered older games which I had completely missed out on (Yakuza!!!!) and now I've found my mojo again. Eldren Ring is fantastic so far but so is Ori and the will of the Wisps. Newer Resident Evil games are amazing but so is Loop Hero, Not for Broadcast, Rimworld, PC Building Simulator, Unpacking, Escape Simulator, Dysmantle, TABS. We are in the best time of gaming because of the back catalogue we have and the smaller developers. Don't try to get in on the hype - this is my key message. When you pick up Cyberpunk in a few years, there will likely be no bugs and it will be super cheap so you can forgive the mistakes in it. Elden RIngs stutters won't be there. The list goes on. Hopefully this helps some people out there
To that guy that said that he is losing the passion for videogames I used to feel that way too, with so much battle royale and multiplayer games out there I started to lose my interest too, but then I found this game called Outer Wilds and man, man this game made me fall in love with this industry again, it help me remember that feeling when I started playing games
Between Risk of Rain 2 dlc and Elden Ring I'm basically set for the year. Possibly cram in some Tunic in a week's time. This year's looking fantastic for games.
Just watched you’re The Batman review and hearing you talk about him/ mentioning you loving comics made me wanna ask what are some of your favourite comics book if u could pick a few
I'm glad that 31 year old asked that question. I'm also 31 and not feeling pulled into games the way I used to be. I'll take your advice and try to look harder. I get every new game and then put it down after a few hours.
Hey man, I love your personal content, you're such a wholesome guy so big up! Just wondering what kinda music you listen to/enjoy, who are your favourite artists/songs?
The thing I've realised is that if gaming is getting tiresome take some time away from them for a bit. There's no rush to play the latest thing straight away. Games aren't going anywhere. I'm 38 now so I've found myself slowing down, not finding the time or inclination to stay in touch with current trends. However my ps3 is still plugged in. I have plenty of older games ready to go whenever I feel the need to jump in.
Love your channel and hearing you talk video games here and on Gameranx. My question is are you a fan of manga/anime and if so, have you read Berserk or planning on it? It’s my personal favorite story of all time and just really love when newcomers experience it for the first time.
When people say there are no good games anymore it's just BS. Like a friend said he hadn't bought a PS5 because there were no games, what the hell? I just went on metacritic and there's AT LEAST 15 incredible games to play right now. Some of them are from the PS4 generation but the majority are PS5 and up. Now where I will agree is that recreating the nostalgia or feeling we had for games as children... that's far tougher. Real life can be too distracting and adult friends are simply too busy or not "in the vibe" to play, plus most gaming with friends is done online nowadays so a lot of that sharing is just gone. Sadly there's a chance nothing will compare to watching my friend beat Bowser on N64 or playing Mario Party with a group of guy and girl friends on the couch or playing Pokemon Stadium, or being scared shtless as a child playing Alien on PSOne alone at night. Thanks for the content, Jake!
Probably what he meant was their aren't "enough" PS5 that "he would be into". The are less than 15 PS5 only games, and even if they qre all good, it doesn't mean they are everyones cup of tea. The BIG problem for next gen GAMES is the system shortage is forcing devs to release last gen versions, which usually cuts back on quality potential for the mext gen, because most devs are going to build the game for last gen and just give the next gen higer rez and/or 60fps. They aren't going to take full advantage of the next gen because that makes more works for making 2 builds that are far more different.
I mean most of them are still on ps4? Sounds like he can’t justify spending that amount of money on a new console when he can play games on his PS4 still
For the topic of an aging character, I'd like to see a grizzled old Urdnot Grunt. Krogan live a long time, and he was just a baby in ME 2 & 3 - imagine what he could achieve through the centuries!
I was experiencing major gaming burnout mid-2020. I'd pick something up, play for an hour then switch it off and do something else. Couldn't bring myself to play big sessions with my friends anymore. But then I decided to reinstall a game I always wanted to try again after bouncing off it when it released. Nier: Automata. And boy oh boy did that remind me of why I love games. It made me feel the way only Ocarina of Time can make me feel, except OoT is my childhood favourite game of all time. So for a game to spark that feeling NOW? I was blown away.
Hey Jake, love your videos man! My question is which out of the major sports franchise games could you see benefitting the most from a large scale overhaul, and what would you like to see the developers do? Would be awesome to have a new and innovative feature to be excited about for one of the mainline releases of Fifa, Madden, 2k, or NHL. The “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality has far outstayed it’s welcome for me personally.
I've also noticed over the years that I've lost the same level of interest gaming. I used to play all the time until college now there needs to be a game that blows my socks off to play. I also now have a bad habit of buying games then not playing them after a few hours
I agree with you Jake. There are so many good games out to find and enjoy. Dead Space, RDR2, RE Village or any of them. Rdr1 all dead space games, dead island and so many more all Metro games, Burnout games, especially Burnout Revenge. I can't remember them all but yes there are many good games and people should let their imagination work fully when playing a game," like a kid" so we can get engaged and just into the game like we did when we were younger. I think many of us lose and chase that when we get older cuz of growing up and having so many responsibilities but we can still have fun.
Got a pretty deep question, how do you balance relationships, both family and spouse/dating, and gaming? I know you do it for a living but please share any good advice for the more casual or late night gamer? Especially with a partner who doesn't like video games.
When you are playing / reviewing a game pre-release, do you talk to your peers about your experience (e.g. pros, cons, big story moments, boss strategies, secret endings, etc.) before posting a video? Also, after you finish posting your content, what creators do you often turn to first to hear their thoughts?
I own all these, some times on multiple platforms and I play on the highest fidelity (ex. 3080ti). Can jive with the video content 100%, I still jump back onto cities: skylines or some older game in 2022. There’s little to no joy. Might be pandemic-related. However, there are good quality games out there. Rather than rely on other’s reviews, I’ve started exploring games myself. Recently played “the forgotten city” for example, loved it. Even the new COD vanguard maps, love it.
Favorite Star Wars show? There are a lot at this point and even more to come so it would be cool to hear your take (my favorite is The Clone Wars obviously)
I have a question for your next q&a. Are you happy with what gameranx is now? I find the videos to be without any imagination or creativety what so ever. Basically the watchmojo of video games. "10 times it turned out you were the villain in games" "top 10 games with good wheather effects" "top 10 overpowered weapons in games" Are you actually happy and excited making these videos?
"Are games boring?" Me, 36, been playing games for 3 decades. Hades, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, What Remains of Edith Finch, Persona 5, Subnautica(!), Outer Wilds, Stardew Valley, Undertale, Gorogoa, list goes on... Not all brand new, but all recent experiences I have *loved*. In fact, I would suggest to those people who think modern gaming is boring go back to some of their old games. They might either refresh your love for games, and/or remind you how intensely far video gaming has come.
What do you think are 3 combinations of different gaming universes that would make the best games if blended together in some way? (Left 4 Dead + Lord of the Rings = 4 Player Co-op vs Orcs with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf)
@@hxc00p3r2 I personally am not a fan of many coop games. Much more of a single player story driven (TLoU) or combat focused (Soulsborneekiring). Thought that seemed good tho
@@nothingman7163 if you’re not sure on any games cause they mostly feel the same, you should give Elden Ring a shot, it really is a beautiful world to explore 🤙
The problem being a 30yr old gamer is that a lot times games from 10-15 years ago came to us at our most impressionable times. I look back very fondly on Max Payne, most Pokemon games, NFSU, Tekken 3 (for some odd reason), GTA SA, and especially RDR. I'm experiencing the same issue as the question asker, but I don't see it being the games' not being fun, but my lack of time to consistently invest in the games to get the joy out of them.
I really appreciate you addressing the “are video games boring?” Question. I’m 25 and I have like 4 games I’ve bought over the years that I still not have gotten the time to sit down and play lol. Currently play Days Gone and it’s pretty fun! It’s really gotten me more into invest more time to play games again:) Definitely gonna pat myself on the back when I complete it. I haven’t finish a game literally years.
I also want to see a Robin, for sure. - I kinda feel like they should throw them in late in the second movie and then continue in the third. Just as a person that Bruce comes across one way or another first, later perhaps getting more involved. - Or like early in the third, to develop Robin throughout the movie and let it go into a fourth movie, with or without Batman. - I kinda feel the one movie we have right now, while it has elements of pretty much all the preceding movies, it's also a bit similar to the Arkham-games. If we'd get a Robin like that it could probably work really well. As for villains: Hugo Strange, Ventriloquist... Black Mask?... A more fleshed-out Zsasz?... I feel like they should be characters that can kinda keep things grounded. Almost like how Penguin is now a mobster and less of a caricature. - Well, he is, but like a real person could be. - Maybe they could still do a Poison Ivy. I figure if they'd go to Arkham, she could just be Dr. Pamela Isley there alongside Hugo Strange, and her alter-ego could "grow" from there. Sounds kinda dull, perhaps, but maybe a bunch of characters like that could conspire and all work against the Batman. - Same for a potential Riddler/Joker-duo. Let them be in charge of the nutcases at Arkham and order the likes of Strange and Isley to conjure up more looneys to break out and go after the Batman and Gotham or something. - Let's see what Battinson would do when the entire city goes nuts. Now that it's a mess anyway, they could have stuff like riots and crazy Arkham inmates go around. I just wanna see a Gotham in a much more nutty state than just a city with a few criminals. I wanna see Batman feel lost and too little already, which could force him to let someone like a Robin in to help out. - So far, while Chris O'Donnell's was alright, the best Robin we've seen so far is Hit-Girl. 🤷🏻♂ If we could get a sidekick like that for Battinson, that would be awesome.
Could you tell the story of gameranx? I know you and Falcon are the voice behind the content but have questions: 1. how did ganeranx start? 2. How has it changed over the years? 3. How long does a typical video take to produce and who does what? 4. Who does the social media? 5. Do you see Gameranx evolving or expanding its content or team in the future?
Your way of connecting nostalgia with creaitvity and the good and bad things about games/movies are amazing. It feels like I'm listening to a version of myself who is way better at wording all the points I try to set up. English is not my first language
THANK YOU for the questions. I consider them just really good conversation-starters more than anything and I love that you guys ask cool relevant shit I want to talk about lol
Not enough gaming channels have done a video on all the different gaming genres...I'm still waiting on that.
Jake what’s your thoughts on the infamous franchise do you think it will ever return
Jake, do u believe the "sports games genre" can ever be saved. It has bine so micro-transactions/rinse & repeat gameplay for so long now because of the evil/greedy company's that i believe its to little, to late. But what do u think jake????????
Old MEGA MAN!
Your the best Jake! So down to earth and relatable. Always feels like I’m listening to a good friend give me excellent advice about the gaming world! Keep being you never change 🤟🏻
The thing about gaming that has changed for me is just a law of diminishing returns across the board.
I want triple A companies to be more comfortable taking bigger gambles.
This is 100% true. We don't see companies take as much risk as before for the loss of money. Remember Shadow the hedgehog with guns game. Sure, the game might have sucked but we also got a shit ton of games that later started defining genres like immersive sims and soulsbourne
@@retrobit5973 It's the unfortunate consequence of AAA game budgets getting into the $100 million or higher range. The only place where you are going to see this is in the indie space or maybe some AA games.
Only exist on indie studios
The problem is most gamers do t want companies to take risk. Naughty Dog took risk with the story in TLOU2 and got death threats.
@@rickybobbyroode9814 Even though I prefer the first, i do agree that statement.
Regardless of what you think it actually tries to be something different and challenge YOU the player.
But nah, SjW, WoKe and blablabla
question for the next video: what even is a Gamer anx?
A game that ranks
Game ranks
Anx is slang for angst, which is slang for anxiety, and gamer anx is when someone who plays games is anxious. Likely because of a hyped game being delayed or because he or she was killed in a FPS Deathmatch totally because of lag and not lack of skill.
A gamers angst about the pizza being on him?
I don't know, but there's a cool channel named Gameranx. They have a falcon that talks and play games, don't know where they got it though
I feel like a lot of people fall into the trap of needing to like whatever the popular game is at the time, but don't realize that just because a game is popular doesn't mean that it's the right game for them. You just need to understand your tastes and look for games in that genre.
Well said!
I believe that's the problem Im having. Look at god of war it's incredibly popular but I find it so boring, too many cutscenes and not enough gameplay. But then a game like Nickelodeon smash brawl or whatever it's called I really want to play because it's simple fun. I'm getting sucked into "popular = best" when In fact I need to stop following this bandwagon and actually explore myself
@@haunteddreams7856 same for me, got bored with it along with rdr2. I think we just need to not force ourselves to like them just because most do.
@@eno8314 yeah I got got of RDR2 very quickly although I do play the online simply for the fact I can do what I want even if it's 15 minutes of blasting people in the face.
The problem is I know what I want too well, but Bioware replacements are pretty rare actually. I've done what I could to find other games to play, I find stuff to mess around with usually but still waiting since 2015 for the type of game I wanna play. The problem is Bioware fucked around with Anthem and Bethesda with their stupid mmo... left us single players out to dry :-/
I can’t get enough of your videos, I could listen to you talk about games forever. You would be really great in a podcast setting. 😄
He does have a podcast!! It’s called “Because Video Games”
I 💯% agree, but I have a feeling he doesn't think people will want to listen...which is nuts!
I think he should consider doing like a 1 or 2 hour video once a week just to try it out. It can range from video games to movies to how to start a youtube business to mental health and the stress of constantly playing video games while balancing the rest of your personal life.
@@yangbriel yeah, but it could be longer and something a little more personable.
@@Handle...This. I would love it to be longer too! Im sure Jakes schedule is busy though, especially with all these new games coming out this year
I agree just like to listen to jake when im just chilling.
I'm really digging this channel of yours Jake....I enjoy all of your content on both channels thanks man
Cheers. Thanks;!
I am 30 and I’m still having a blast with games. I do have my times where I don’t know what to play but like Jake said you gotta keep looking or maybe try different genres and you’ll find something you love 👍🏼
What games are you playing any ideas im burned out on 3 platforms and i dont know what to buy
Probably my favourite videos from your channel, just chill videos talking about whatever
thanks Craig. good to know. it's almost like a mini podcast. I love doing these
@@JakeBaldino please, if you’d like to start a podcast a lot of us would love it
@@JakeBaldino hi Jake how best is it to get a question up on a video? Love your stuff pal. You have such a genuine calming way to your videos that really helps with my anxiety. Make a section for the delorean love. I'll be there for sure. Been obsessed with that car for over 30 years.
Jake, you’re the man. And I love when you post new videos. I literally save them for when my kids are asleep and it’s my time to relax. Thanks for being awesome, dude. Appreciate you.
Wholesome af
That's the ultimate compliment, from a parent. That time and content is precious! (Vox Machina/Critical Role is mine)
For the past couple years I’ve been really bored of gaming. I’ve been playing games all my life and I think I eventually got to a point where gaming was just a routine for me. I wasn’t really engaging in the game and was just playing the game cause I felt like I had to, as dumb as that sounds. I tried so hard to find something that would help me get back into gaming but nothing really did it until I tried breath of the wild. Idk what it was but that game just blew me away and really helped me remember to engage in games and really take the time to enjoy everything they have to offer. Ever since then I’ve had a much better experience and I finally feel like I’m getting back to that old feeling and letting myself enjoy all that games have to offer. I’m taking more time to appreciate the music, the visuals, the story, and a bunch of other things. I just wanted to share my experience because I thought that question was interesting.
Happened to me last year during quarantine. I played so much to the point I hopped from one game to another and only a handful games made a lasting impression (I beat more than 50 games in a span of a year, on average I only finished 5 games a year before the pandemic). Now I just want to enjoy playing and not clearing the backlog.
I also felt the same way a few months back. Got to the point where I would just spend ten minutes trying to pick a game to play then loading it up just to quit out of it. I then found sekiro on offer bought that and played it and it got me actually excited to play games again. One of the thing I grew to hate was dying in video games since it meant everything I did before was a waste of time. Sekiro is different as every single time u die you learn something new. Now I'm currently playing through elden rings and it's been pretty good so far.
Hey Goober, same thing happened to me a few years ago, and then again more recently! Both times I managed to find some enjoyment playing again by trying something very different from what I would usually play, most recently picking up Hades did it for me. Was never big on roguelikes (or so I thought), and I just got completely addicted to that game and it felt like such a new experience for me.
Anyways, glad BoTW did it for you, a great game!
@@ErikHansenDrums thanks! Yeah definitely nice to experience something fresh. My friends been telling me how awesome Hades is so I’m definitely gonna try it soon.
Dude same here, I thought it was just me getting older, having a kid and work. everytime I went to play a game my attention span was just out of whack and I figured it was just having those things I mentioned on my mind but it was actually the games that have been coming out and me not pursuing all the amazing titles out there. Surprisingly out of all games to kickstart me back was Mad Max. It had a cool world and fun story but most of all it had something that would normally deter people and that it was a simple open world that made grinding to upgrade your car.
"Games are bad now" in the same sense "Netflix has nothing good to watch."
Content oversaturation does weird things to the brain. Back when games were fewer and far between it was easier to get into "worse" games and nostalgia glasses ruin our perspective on current games. Having SO much to choose from nowadays makes it harder to appreciate what good is actually out there.
That and... You just getting old. Lol. I'm in the same boat. Falling out of gaming happens to most of us, yet we stay in denial grasping at the nostalgic feelings we used to have.
Agreed with the oversaturation. But.
Games are also getting bad. Same could be said with shows.
In the 2000s, there was no microtransactions in games. The final product had to be good, couldnt patch it up later. Next, shows werent obsessed with political messaging. Notice how hollywood has almost rebooted every classic from the 80s in a failing way?
The graphics and visual fidelity is unreal today. The amount of content and budget for entertainment is insane. There are gems here and there that capture this with originality. These are good things.
However, theres just so many variables now. Back in the 2000s there was a limited scope. Make something fun you're passionate about. Now you need to have good online capability, live services, padding to make the media last longer for the consumers, stories structured to cater to every audience, cant be offensive, cant take risks, it needs to be safe in order for the investors to confidently know they'll earn their money back. Ya feel?
@@jhans22 I agree that there are bad games but games getting bad no that’s just not true, if you think games are getting overall worse I’m sorry but you are putting retro games on too high of a pedestal for whatever reason. Maybe because of childhood memories and nostalgia idk 🤷♂️
Nintendo: breath of the wild, smash ultimate, Metroid dread, links awakening remake, Pokémon arceus, astral chain, Mario odyssey, hollow knight, moon lighter, ashen, dead cells, and so many more.
PlayStation: final fantasy 7 remake,horizon, Spider-Man, god of war, dark souls, Sifu, Elden Ring, persona, NieR, and so many more
There are also really solid Microsoft and Indie titles. Just look lol
@@jhans22 there are other fish in the sea
To everyones response, I still play alot of games. Like Jake I recognize theres plenty of good ones out there that dont get talked about.
I'm just saying, 2007:
Halo 3
Super Mario Galaxy
Mass Effect
Bioshock
CoD Modern Warfare
Portal
Metroid Prime 3
Crysis
God of War 2
Assassins Creed
Thats 1 year.
Theres definitely great indie games and AAA games that are pumped out today. But. The quantity of games released has doubled while the quality of AAA games (ala 2007) have been halved.
@@jhans22 I just disagree man, I could name a hundred bad games from whatever era you think is golden. Obviously bad games exist.
I've been gaming since the early 90's and the industry is far and wide at its lowest point today. Not in the past 30 years have I seen so few games, and so few good games, come out as I have in the last 4 years.
It's been slowly going down hill ever since gaming companies began going corporate. It started in the early 2000's and more and more switched over to corporatism as the years went on. Today, more than 90% of large gaming companies have went corporate, and more than half of the indie developers.
There's literally no stopping it and the industry will never recover. It will get a little better once we're further into this generation, but not by as much as people are thinking.
Everything is now about cost cutting across the board. This is what 100% of corporate business do which is why their products drop in quality ever single time. Smaller development teams including a much higher percentage of unskilled developers who don't earn as much. Corporate executives taking control of the stories and artistry of the games, instead of professional writers and artists. Cutting entire departments, like real soundtrack composers, because they can just use cheap, generic ambient, synth, or electronic noises, instead. Releasing games early, with bugs and glitches then patching them a bunch of times, which was never a thing until this past generation.
All this stuff *will* keep getting worse. It's just the nature of corporatism to destroy anything it touches. Less games, cheaper games, buggier games, etc.
We will still get some good games, but not many. And only 1-2 masterpiece titles every few years.
We used to get 10-20 masterpieces a year. And hundreds of other really great games every year. Now we get 20-30 total games a year with 0-1 being masterpieces and 2-3 being great. The rest being average, below average or just plain bad.
@@zacharyloiselle734 History isn't relative. Wake up
So true. The gaming industry is in its worst shape ever. It's really sad.
@@zacharyloiselle734 Hard facts don't agree with you, huh?
I am nearly 33 and have also felt like I’ve fallen out of love with gaming, but that more comes from a place of not having the time to devote to them as I once did. Being in the phase of life where starting a family and career advancement is taking precedence, it’s less that I’ve “fallen out of love” with gaming and more that this is just not my season. As much as I love video games, they’re never going to trump spending time with my toddler. From someone whose career is not video games (first off, jealous), it has become more of a passive hobby until my lifestyle can better support the allocation of my time there. I’ve also noticed that when I set out with the intentions to play a game which I am 99% confident will be amazing, and then am not able to play as intended, that I associate my frustration and dissatisfaction with not being able to play as often as I’d like with video games in general. That frustration is misplaced, but still real.
I’m 37, I work a lot and I’m often busy with my home, fiancé and dogs. I think the issue I discovered with gaming is that certain games-chiefly open world games, ARE NOT for me. To me, right, linear experiences with very little padding are the games that tend to work best for me.
Years ago, the concept of having a huge world to explore enticed me because I’d had all the time in the world and when I got a new game…that was it for awhile. I find we also fall victim to our backlogs and having too many games to play can also suck the fun out of it because a game can start to feel like an obligation rather than an escape.
30 here and in my opinion I honestly don’t think it’s because of time dependency but by just getting older, atleast that’s what it is for me. I have more than enough time to play 8-10 hours of gaming a day (Work from home on a consultancy only job) and honestly I think it’s just as you get older you get very used to games and a lot of them tend to seem bland as you’ve probably played a better version in the past. For me my prime example is AC Valhalla. If I was 18 and playing that game I would have jizzed lol, it has a lot of what I’m looking for in a game, but because I’m 30 and have played far better games over the years like Black Flag I just don’t get that same enjoyment and excitement playing Valhalla and ended up not as happy while playing it. I think when you have something long enough you tend to not be as intrigued and don’t appreciate it as much, and for me, time has made it harder to find a really good game as I have so much experience with better ones, that’s not to say I can’t still be really excited and enjoy new games, but because of the years of playing thousands of games, it becomes harder and harder with each passing year to find a game that grabs my attention and get me hooked.
@@ExtraZero For me the change to “Massive” open world games is what ruined many of those games. Smaller but more detailed maps and the ability to free roam in that world is what is perfect for me but with modern powerful hardware the go-to move was always to try and make the biggest maps possible meaning you have to consult a map to go anywhere and don’t memorise maps in your mind giving you a better connection to that game world. Prime examples is games like Bully and GTA 3, games I could navigate blindfolded, knowing every turn and every area, it really does make the game a lot more fun and weirdly repayable for me. Ubisoft copy and paste open worlds are some of the games that makes me dislike open worlds at times though.
Its alright friend , when i was very young i used to pour hours and hours into a game i was playing and usually got scolded by my mother , later i used to have so many games i used to try and play a little of everything which was ofcourse a very bad idea.
Nowadays i can game about 2 hours and i feel totally satisfied , downside is that i Don't feel as excited as i once was about exploring open worlds but i am still trying my best to balance it out.
Maybe give it some time and you might come back when you have time
@@RobsRemixes well put , this is what’s happening to me too , that’s why I’ve been playing more difficult games like fromsoftware games , I also find I like to put games in the hard mode because I don’t get any satisfaction beating it easily
Always love hearing you talk about things you’re enthusiastic about!
Jake, what's the scariest game you've ever played? And what do specifically find terrifying? Realistic killers and things like that or supernatural monsters and ghosts?
The scariest piece of media ever released was the PT demo on ps4 it is known.
@@samtagg8754 as a horror fanatic my soul still hurts that PT never became more
@@toonamelts thanks bro now u got me fucked up all over again
@@NonnoMorano sorry bro. We can be all fucked up together
I just wanted to make a suggestion in response to the person who you told to, "look harder to find more interesting/fun games." A great resource to try a bunch of different games for free is your local library. Now obviously selection is going to vary by location but I was personally surprised at how many video games are available to check out.
Or just pirate them to see if they fit your taste before buying. I wouldn't own a quarter of the games that I do if I hadn't pirated them beforehand.
or get gamepass or psnow, there's a great catalog of games on both of those services. You're definitely going to find a least a couple that you like
My game library’s are huge. Sometimes it’s hard to pick yeah I wanna invest some time into this game when you have ten downloaded
I think games are bad and I played just about every game jake reviews the unfinished games phenomena , my remedy is playing games before 2008
@@deadrizen Not if you're looking for a Bioware-like game. The closest game to fit that genre is Greedfall, which is a AA game that mostly held most of us over that are desperate for an amazing third person rpg with female character creation.
I think homie was talking more about how now it seems like so many companies are only going for money and don’t get weird and whatnot. I agree, expand your horizons but it does feel like there’s one thing that’s handled with more care than the games themselves. Love the vids man!
He needs to get away from consoles, PC has the best options for games, there's so many great indie developers now
@@tristanholder6889 yes and no. I have pc as well but there is a lot of trash on there too. Some of the worst games I’ve ever played have been on steam but at the same time, I’m glad I played them lol
Also, Jake gets all his games for free. Much easier to "look harder" when companies send you review codes for free. I'm sure I'd find more games too if I got a review code for every single game released..lol
@@jamesforteze1282 jake does not get all his games for free. He’s said in countless gameranx videos they have to pay for a lot of them.
@@jamesforteze1282 That's not true
I'll say this, I was in the same boat as the person who asked why it seemed like there were no good games being released anymore. It felt like most games I played, I got bored with in a matter of hours. That was probably because I was playing the same yearly-released franchise or the same specific genre over and over. Then I was introduced to GamePass on Xbox. I haven't bought a full-priced, $60 game in probably close to 2 years now. GamePass is LOADED with games that I never would've even thought of checking out that I've played and immediately fell in love with (Psychonauts, Dishonored, Sunset Overdrive, Forza Horizon, Flight Simulator, etc.). I know it can be a bit overwhelming and awkward to try new genres but for me, it's totally been worth it.
Video games are most definitely not boring that’s so subjective. Some of my funnest years for gaming have been in recent memory.
Jake: “I’ve touched every generation.”
Gamers: *:)*
Media: *o_O*
Oh noooo
@@JakeBaldino lmfao just don’t run for office
@@nothingman7163 or Maybe do lol, that might be a selling point nowadays 😂
I'd like to hear more about your comics. What does your collection look like? What are your favorite runs and all that good stuff?
Ontop of the Robin idea…I would absolutely love to see DC try to redo Mr Freeze and Poison Ivy!! I just think those two could end up being very cool visually and tell some interesting stories.
I was just talking to my wife about this! Hopefully The Batman as a movie trilogy could maybe bring Freeze and Ivy or even killer croc into the world. Love the joker and his takes in Batman movies, I just wanna see some other villains have a big appearance in live action
so much content on yt has the volume too low, and then i listen to your video and my ears are brought back to life
In the past, you've spoken on being a bit trepidatious about remakes for legendary games like RE4 and MGS due to them being perfect as they are. I agree with this and recently played RE4 again to see how it holds up - it absolutely does.
What games would you be interested in seeing get the full remake treatment? For example, the Demon's Souls remake is fantastic - even if I do dislike a lot of the design changes in things like the OST and enemy visual designs. It felt like a remake that needed to be done, adding in crucial features like omnidirectional movement for example.
its not that games are getting boring its that the standard quality has dropped so freaking much over the years
Thomas question was great! Felt the same here in my late 20s. Jakes response was even better. I’ve played small games like Control that I loved and games like Mafia Remaster. I also just replayed fallout New Vegas and put 80 hours Into it in two some weeks! I never played a game like that since high school. I look to these gameranx vids to see what might be good games to play, also the game pass & whatever the ps thing is are worthy platforms for gaming and finding something new.
Like Jake and Thomas, I'm also 31 and have asked myself this question. I think it's something that comes with age. You get very picky about what games are worth your time and become bored with mechanics you've seen copied and pasted from the past 15 years. I realized I should start leveling up in real life. Now I've used that extra time to learn web design and ask nearby places if they need a website. It's been really rewarding, socially and financially. Also exercise and cook more. I still play games but only after I've done everything else I need to do. This isn't a problem for Jake because he gets paid to play and talk about video games, which for fulfills his social and career needs.
Gaming has gotten to a point for me personally where I prefer watching people play them or watch reviews of them because I don’t personally find myself drawn to anything anymore
I bought forbidden west and it just did not work for me, and before that I bought guardians of the galaxy. Played a little bit but then eventually got bored. I feel like I’m losing interest as well. I wanna play Elden Ring but from soft games are way too hard for me to play casually. So yeah I definitely understand where you’re coming from. I think I’m going to step back and stop buying these $60 -$70 supposedly “high rated“ games and just wait until my interest hopefully sparks up again.
When you talk about being jaded on games, for me I know my big thing is when they become way too long. It's hard for me to get into some series I used to love because modern versions can take 50-100 hours to complete, and only 10-20 or so of it is actually fun.
I appreciated this with Halo Infinite. It was the perfect length for me.
You asked about comments getting into journalism so here's mine ;-)
I'm 44, have been gaming since 1980 (ATARI 2600 baby) and stuck with it until this day. (gaming, not the ATARI. Although I still have that, too).
I would love to be a content creator like you and so many others and talk our passion, video games! My job today as a sales person is giving lectures, trainings and travelling the world. As you said, you just need to start. But then I'm like "At my age? What's my chance at being successful? Ah, nevermind". So I keep watching great videos like yours and keep on dreaming
thanks for the quality content all the time dude!
thank you for watching it! it definitely helps.
@@JakeBaldino don’t plan on stoppin!
You have been becoming my favorite youtuber lately. Thanks for your positivity and passion for STUFF haha
Hey Jake! I love your optimistic perspective in all of your videos, I think that’s why I enjoy them so much. That being said, have you noticed any shifts in the video game commentary community in terms of tone, writing, etc. over your career? Thanks!
I love your attitude towards things. I'm like you, I just like stuff. All this hate and nitpicking about everything is just so tiring.
What's your take on the Steam Deck from Valve? We've seen what happens when even big companies like Google try going against the jugernauts of the console industry (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, and gaming PCs in general) Do you think the steam deck stands a chance or is it too much of the same and people might skip it since it's "cooler" to have a mainstream device?
Steam Deck is just a handheld to play your Steam games. Is not competing with consoles, is for people that already play a lot on PC and have many games on Steam.
Is not competing with consoles. Steam already has it's audience so is not looking for an audience.
So Steam Deck is safe in having a audience.
I went back and watched this and I realized I met and partied with my heroes and biggest influences as a touring DJ and Producer. The Stanton Warriors. I had SUCH A GOOD TIME with Dom and Mark, and rode that high for like 2 years... Such a good point and valid statement...
Hey Jake have you played the torchlight games? Any recommendations on either TL2 vs TL3?
I have not! I guess it's a blindspot, exactly like what I mentioned in the video haha
I go to alot of small conventions, j dress up everyone compliments everyone's outfit and it's nice!
I went to London comicon where there were celebrities and people just push past you someone even damaged my outfit just to get to a queue for a celebrity. In my experience the bigger then con the less respectful people are to eachother. The small cons are where the genuine nice people are who are actually interested in the idea of dressing up and having fun
I always thought that Ryse: Son of Rome and the Order 1886 looked cool, but I never gave them a shot because of the not-so-great reception they got.
Are there any bad video games with good concepts that you want to see get a second chance in a sequel or a spiritual successor?
I think Ryse is on Xbox Games Pass, its short and linear but I had loads of fun on it when I played it last year. If you can get it on games pass or for a fiver I recommend giving it a try
I can see those games as a tech demo amazing graphics but bare-bone gameplay
Hey Jake, I can tell you that my problem i have with gaming is not having enough time to play all my games because of work and other responsibilities, but I agree there is so many good game out there, including games that individuals will like that are not popular with the masses. Example, I just started playing jedi fallen order last month and I love it! It brought back that tomb raider 1 and 2 feel in regards to storyline. The balance between exploration and fighting is great for me and I love taking the time to appreciate the level designs.
The man himself, always entertaining and informative Jake!
I literally got the chills when he read "I'm loosing my love for video games" bc I'm the same way. I've been gaming since I was a young lad and have loved watching the progression of the gaming industry. I'm not saying games haven't got more advanced. And to give a little context, I literally have every playstation, all major Nintendo consoles and an Xbox. And I have a dumb amount of roms. That being said I'm still "not feeling it" for most games coming my way now days. I try and branch out and keep my mind open but a lot of games have become a repetitive grind. Without a good story there all the same or VERY similar. And when it comes to online games that's 10x true bc of microtransactions. Games haven't gotten bad, but the incentives in the gaming industry has changed. And if you don't enjoy wasting your money, and wasting your time grinding in repetitive games. I get why you'd think there's nothing out there. Not a lot of games give you what you pay for
I'm so glad to finally hear someone else say "Dr strange is one of my favorite mcu movies." I've seen too many people lately, ranking it in the bottom half which is a pity, because I have it top 5
As someone turning 32, I find myself saying the same thing lately. Games that should be fun, aren't... and games that are actually good seem few and far between. Granted... in the last 4 months we got bdsp, dying light 2, arceus, and elden ring... so it wasn't a total wash. 33 hours in, and soon to be hundreds more, elden ring... and I'm fucking giddy like a 5yo school girl with a crush the entire time. Without a doubt, it is the ONLY game this year, with zero competition, for GOTY. People I know that don't like souls games are playing it, and continue to play it... fucking elden ring makes me want to cry out of near perfection. (Guess my luck ran out. I've been getting some meh frame drops. Going from 60, to 25... kind of jarring, but I'm sure that will be fixed)
I definitely agree that Dr. Strange is one of the better ones. Of course, I personally also just find Marvel films to be in bottom third of films as a whole, but Dr. Strange is almost good enough to not fall into that 'yeah, it's another fucking Marvel film' category.
@@vincentjonesvr my S-tier picks are guardians 1, civil war, no way home and dr. Strange (biased because spiderman was my whole life, as a kid in the 90s). At least dr. Strange and the guardians introduced larger aspects of the universe when they released.
There's plenty of great games
That question about games being boring is something that I've struggled with before. I thought I was losing my love for video games for a while until 2017 when NieR Automata made me realize that I still loved games and just needed something different. At the time I played a lot of competitive multiplayer games and it just became too toxic for me. Something I would recommend someone who has this issue to play games from genres they wouldn't normally play. This includes art styles and types of games they wouldn't normally consider playing think they don't like.
the last few years have been pretty weak and disappointing, although there were definitely some great games, but 2022 is looking SO CRAZY! dying light 2, horizon forbidden west, elden ring, god of war ragnarok, kirby and the forgotten land, pokemon arceus, pokemon scarlet and violet, borderlands tiny tinas wonderlands, mario strikers, botw 2, starfield, this is gonna be the craziest year in a long time, maybe the craziest ever, hopefully 2022 can reignite that guys passion for games
Starfield is the only game I have a little hope for, unless Bethesda effs that up, too. Tiny Tina might waste a little of my time, but I'm tired of having to play fpp games... Steelrising looks interesting even though it's not the Bioware-like game I'm looking for...
I'm in my 50's now, so I've been gaming for decades. I have to admit that when I was about 31 I did lose an interest in gaming. I thought that I was too old. Of course, I was wrong! I am now loving my Series X and Game Pass is great for finding games. So, do you think you'll ever be too old for games? Loving you work!
Damn. U 50? Such a true gamer
Not first but happy to enjoy the video
thanks for stopping by
Dude I'm an old potato (1976) & I've been immersed in gaming from AD&D Heroes of the lance to Vroom to Doom, arcade centers slowly disappearing & the move to home/ online/ VR gaming which is now at a momentous peak! What we need is less stifling of creativity for monetary purposes and get back to pure unadulterated evolution. Corporate needs to stay the frag away from the creative juices!
re: If you feel like you're loosing your love for gaming.
I felt this way for almost a year, i played almost exclusively open world singleplayer games. I tried playing different types of games recently when I got a ps5; dreams, death stranding, beyond two souls, ratchet and clank. I got my love back from playing genres that are new to me.
I absolutely hate dark souls; I think it's insufferably boring, honestly. Elden Ring came out and I said "fuck it". Absolutely loving the exploration, views, aesthetic, lore. Combat is tough and it took me about 15-20 hours to get confident to say "Yeah I know how this works". I still die 40 hours in and it still annoys me because some of the deaths are just straight bs xD but it's a great game and I'm glad I pushed myself to try new things.
So if you feel like you're bored of games; try a new genre, invest some real time into a game you never thought of previously.
Our interests and passions change over time and that's a good thing. Roll with it, find your new passion. The Wheel will turn and video games could rise to the top again.
You’re correct - The person asking about bad/boring games probably needs to stop following the newest AAA games and try some deeper cuts from specific genres they like, as well as some indies. I love the rec to try something they missed. The beginning of a new gen is the perfect time to catch up. I am following this myself - as everyone is playing elden ring, and I’m playing yakuza: like a dragon 🐉
Hey uncle Jake, what tips or recommendations do you have for a new TH-camr? My cousin and I both live on Long Island and started a TH-cam channel (Letstalkentertainmentandmedia) talking about games, movies and tech! You were a big inspiration for us being around the same age and growing up in New York. We love gameranx and would love some words of wisdom! Thanks!
This is our channel. We would honored if you would check us out! Lol
Great advice about going back to some older games. I'm a 39yo dad and I've recently been given the chance to play a lot more games and still earn a living so I'm working my way through my back catalog of games to play like Stellaris, the witcher 3 and the mass effect series. I didnt have the time to put in a few years ago so it's great to finally be able to play these gems. Any and all recomendations are welcome. Jake you should give The Silmarilian a read, great book. Thanks.
What out of the box Star wars game would you like to see? I love these Q & A videos!
What hip hop artists do you listen to ?
Any favourite rapper and rap song ?
There is a game that basically no one has heard of, allows you to play as anything in the universe from subatomic geometry to microorganisms, fungi, plants, animals, planets, stars, solar systems, galaxies, and beyond. Called “EVERYTHING” on pc and most consoles, this game truly breaks new ground, the most profound experience I’ve ever had holding a controller. Commentary by the great philosopher Alan Watts. Inexpensive and absolutely worth it.
How did you get your job at Gameranx? Was there a job opening you applied for? Did they reach out to you because of some other content you had made? What's the story?
To the question about getting bored with games. I am about to turn 41, and I will say as I have gotten older I find myself in the same mindset, but it is more due to lack of time to devote to games. They take more time to play, so I choose not to play as I can't prioritize the time to play. However recently I have been big into indies that are short, a couple of hours playtime helps keep me in gaming without feeling like I am being overwhelmed with how much time it is going to take. So perhaps finding those shorter indies might help you as well.
to Thomas, as a fellow gamer myself. it can also be the following - 1) you're grown up - it happens. interests wane in certain areas of your life and you're interested in doing something else or 2) - you're fatigued. meaning you've been playing too much. tap out for a few weeks. do something else and come back to it. you'll have some sort of renewed energy and would want to go back in it again.
Getting bored with anything at 31 that you were really into when you were younger says a lot more about you. And not in a bad way. Half the excitement in getting into that stuff when you're really young is your brain growing at an alarming rate. Yes it still grows when you get older, neuroplasticity blah blah blah, but it's definitely not in the same way. I'm going through it right now with music, been a musician since I was 8 and I'm 44 now. Definitely have to work harder to find things that excite me, but a huge part of this is natural human nature.
Whenever I hear someone say that games are boring, I always think that they are playing the wrong games.
There are so many different kinds and the high profile AAA failures are just the most visible. I´m currently playing Rise of the Third Power, a indie JRPG nobody has heard of and I absolutely love it.
You really have to look harder and maybe try a genre you normally wouldn´t.
I understand the feeling there are no good games out there and being bored with the games you play. My problem was that I was just forcing myself to finish each game I got so I could move on to the next one and finish that. Then I just decided that if I gave a game a shot and wasn’t having fun, I could just drop it and move on until I found a game that really hooked me. Now I have that spark again and look forward to when I have free time to play whatever game currently has me hooked.
Hey Jake. I just started streaming and uploading videos to TH-cam, mostly cause I play video games a lot and thought why not. I currently am streaming from my PS5 which is awesome that is has that built-in feature. Your channel has inspired me to put more time into so thanks.
My question is what is the perfect sandwich?
Since we’re getting a Robocop game in 2023, what would you like the game to be like? For me it would be LA Noire RPG style type of game. Open world with crimes popping up while driving a cool car or bike, conducting interviews while reading facial expressions as well as heart rate would be cool. Fun shootouts as well as a skill tree/progression system to become a badass as well as a variety of different cosmetics to be your own type of Robocop. Primarily third person but you can play in first person with the Robocop vision would be awesome
I'm 41 (almost 42) - play games since I was 8. If anything games are now in one of the best shape ever - esp the indie market now it's amazing. I literally have not enough time to play. Esp with things like Switch that reinvigorated a lot of my love for indies. I always recommend to anyone who feels burned out on videogames - try indies, there's more indies than most media cover. There's of course great AA or AAAA, but to me - idies is where I live now for my gaming needs.
When I hear people say there are no good games coming out anymore all I think is either A. They're not looking. or B. They're looking at old games with nostalgia goggles and remembering them inaccurately. I've been gaming for 27 years and games have only gotten better for the most part as far as I'm concerned.
I have a follow up comment to Thomas' thought on boring games - I'm a 47 year-old woman. I've been playing video games since the Atari days. Our family had a first generation Intellivision. We also owned an IBM PS2 (1983). My first video game was King's Quest. I spent a lot of my childhood in bowling alleys and I learned a thing or two playing Karate Champ, Donkey Kong, and Space Invaders. It blows my mind how far games have come since those days. I can see your point of view in that video games might not be as engaging to you. Many a night I have sat in front of my systems scrolling endlessly through game libraries trying to figure out if I'm "really in the mood" for it.
Now for the strange connection here - in the last year I started playing Rocket League. I know. Weird. But I found the competitiveness of the game along with the quick reactions helped hone my aging hands into playing more difficult games. It also sometimes solved the "I don't have time for this" issue when I can jump into some RL matches without much commitment and then log off as quickly as I logged on. The randomness of playing online meant that every game was unique which required quick reactive muscle memory to play well. This in turn made games like Returnal, Bloodborne, Demon Souls, Nioh 2, and now Elden Ring a little easier to play. I will even jump on to play a match or two of RL just to warm up my hands for boss fights.
And maybe that's too much time commitment to get into games again. My issue is as I age, my hands aren't as nimble as they used to be and I struggled with reaction times until I found a game that helped train my hands again. So maybe look at your situation and figure out what is missing from your gaming hobby and find a way to ignite that passion again. Quirky boss fights? Unique open worlds? Online player communities? Lack of time and energy? You might find something out there to help you light that gaming fire. Or...maybe you are just burned out on gaming in general and it's time to hang up the D-pads for a while. That's ok, too. When you're ready, the rest of the gaming community will be here waiting for your return.
Good luck on your journey.
I will say that taking almost a decade off from gaming rejuvenated my love for the hobby. Last gen I played b4 this was 360/ps3 so coming back to gaming this gen I have so many great games to play with a never ending backlog. Sometimes a break is needed and it doesn’t have to be 10 years.
I'm 32 and I hit that point a few years back where I thought games were boring as well. 1 or 2 would always spark my interest but I would never finish them. Then I discovered indie games (something I never thought I would say) and it was like re-opening Pandora's box again. As they are usually smaller teams they really focus and flesh out a key mechanic and make it fun as hell. From their I discovered older games which I had completely missed out on (Yakuza!!!!) and now I've found my mojo again. Eldren Ring is fantastic so far but so is Ori and the will of the Wisps. Newer Resident Evil games are amazing but so is Loop Hero, Not for Broadcast, Rimworld, PC Building Simulator, Unpacking, Escape Simulator, Dysmantle, TABS.
We are in the best time of gaming because of the back catalogue we have and the smaller developers.
Don't try to get in on the hype - this is my key message. When you pick up Cyberpunk in a few years, there will likely be no bugs and it will be super cheap so you can forgive the mistakes in it. Elden RIngs stutters won't be there. The list goes on.
Hopefully this helps some people out there
To that guy that said that he is losing the passion for videogames I used to feel that way too, with so much battle royale and multiplayer games out there I started to lose my interest too, but then I found this game called Outer Wilds and man, man this game made me fall in love with this industry again, it help me remember that feeling when I started playing games
But what have you found since then? Didn't that come out awhile ago now?
@@NickaLah Yeah but recently found it lmao
Between Risk of Rain 2 dlc and Elden Ring I'm basically set for the year. Possibly cram in some Tunic in a week's time. This year's looking fantastic for games.
Just watched you’re The Batman review and hearing you talk about him/ mentioning you loving comics made me wanna ask what are some of your favourite comics book if u could pick a few
I had a Sega Game Gear but I’m also 41 years old.
I'm glad that 31 year old asked that question. I'm also 31 and not feeling pulled into games the way I used to be. I'll take your advice and try to look harder. I get every new game and then put it down after a few hours.
Jake,
What’s your favorite comic book storyline/run of all time?
Hey man, I love your personal content, you're such a wholesome guy so big up! Just wondering what kinda music you listen to/enjoy, who are your favourite artists/songs?
The thing I've realised is that if gaming is getting tiresome take some time away from them for a bit. There's no rush to play the latest thing straight away. Games aren't going anywhere.
I'm 38 now so I've found myself slowing down, not finding the time or inclination to stay in touch with current trends. However my ps3 is still plugged in. I have plenty of older games ready to go whenever I feel the need to jump in.
Love your channel and hearing you talk video games here and on Gameranx. My question is are you a fan of manga/anime and if so, have you read Berserk or planning on it? It’s my personal favorite story of all time and just really love when newcomers experience it for the first time.
When people say there are no good games anymore it's just BS. Like a friend said he hadn't bought a PS5 because there were no games, what the hell? I just went on metacritic and there's AT LEAST 15 incredible games to play right now. Some of them are from the PS4 generation but the majority are PS5 and up. Now where I will agree is that recreating the nostalgia or feeling we had for games as children... that's far tougher. Real life can be too distracting and adult friends are simply too busy or not "in the vibe" to play, plus most gaming with friends is done online nowadays so a lot of that sharing is just gone. Sadly there's a chance nothing will compare to watching my friend beat Bowser on N64 or playing Mario Party with a group of guy and girl friends on the couch or playing Pokemon Stadium, or being scared shtless as a child playing Alien on PSOne alone at night. Thanks for the content, Jake!
Probably what he meant was their aren't "enough" PS5 that "he would be into". The are less than 15 PS5 only games, and even if they qre all good, it doesn't mean they are everyones cup of tea.
The BIG problem for next gen GAMES is the system shortage is forcing devs to release last gen versions, which usually cuts back on quality potential for the mext gen, because most devs are going to build the game for last gen and just give the next gen higer rez and/or 60fps. They aren't going to take full advantage of the next gen because that makes more works for making 2 builds that are far more different.
I mean most of them are still on ps4? Sounds like he can’t justify spending that amount of money on a new console when he can play games on his PS4 still
For the topic of an aging character, I'd like to see a grizzled old Urdnot Grunt. Krogan live a long time, and he was just a baby in ME 2 & 3 - imagine what he could achieve through the centuries!
I was experiencing major gaming burnout mid-2020. I'd pick something up, play for an hour then switch it off and do something else. Couldn't bring myself to play big sessions with my friends anymore.
But then I decided to reinstall a game I always wanted to try again after bouncing off it when it released. Nier: Automata. And boy oh boy did that remind me of why I love games. It made me feel the way only Ocarina of Time can make me feel, except OoT is my childhood favourite game of all time. So for a game to spark that feeling NOW? I was blown away.
Hey Jake, love your videos man! My question is which out of the major sports franchise games could you see benefitting the most from a large scale overhaul, and what would you like to see the developers do? Would be awesome to have a new and innovative feature to be excited about for one of the mainline releases of Fifa, Madden, 2k, or NHL. The “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” mentality has far outstayed it’s welcome for me personally.
I've also noticed over the years that I've lost the same level of interest gaming. I used to play all the time until college now there needs to be a game that blows my socks off to play. I also now have a bad habit of buying games then not playing them after a few hours
I agree with you Jake. There are so many good games out to find and enjoy. Dead Space, RDR2, RE Village or any of them. Rdr1 all dead space games, dead island and so many more all Metro games, Burnout games, especially Burnout Revenge. I can't remember them all but yes there are many good games and people should let their imagination work fully when playing a game," like a kid" so we can get engaged and just into the game like we did when we were younger. I think many of us lose and chase that when we get older cuz of growing up and having so many responsibilities but we can still have fun.
Got a pretty deep question, how do you balance relationships, both family and spouse/dating, and gaming? I know you do it for a living but please share any good advice for the more casual or late night gamer? Especially with a partner who doesn't like video games.
When you are playing / reviewing a game pre-release, do you talk to your peers about your experience (e.g. pros, cons, big story moments, boss strategies, secret endings, etc.) before posting a video?
Also, after you finish posting your content, what creators do you often turn to first to hear their thoughts?
Hey Jake, if you could have creative control over a movie adaptation of any video game franchise, what would you choose and what would you do with it?
I own all these, some times on multiple platforms and I play on the highest fidelity (ex. 3080ti). Can jive with the video content 100%, I still jump back onto cities: skylines or some older game in 2022. There’s little to no joy. Might be pandemic-related. However, there are good quality games out there. Rather than rely on other’s reviews, I’ve started exploring games myself. Recently played “the forgotten city” for example, loved it. Even the new COD vanguard maps, love it.
Favorite Star Wars show? There are a lot at this point and even more to come so it would be cool to hear your take (my favorite is The Clone Wars obviously)
I have a question for your next q&a. Are you happy with what gameranx is now? I find the videos to be without any imagination or creativety what so ever. Basically the watchmojo of video games.
"10 times it turned out you were the villain in games"
"top 10 games with good wheather effects"
"top 10 overpowered weapons in games"
Are you actually happy and excited making these videos?
"Are games boring?"
Me, 36, been playing games for 3 decades.
Hades, Elden Ring, Cyberpunk 2077, What Remains of Edith Finch, Persona 5, Subnautica(!), Outer Wilds, Stardew Valley, Undertale, Gorogoa, list goes on...
Not all brand new, but all recent experiences I have *loved*. In fact, I would suggest to those people who think modern gaming is boring go back to some of their old games. They might either refresh your love for games, and/or remind you how intensely far video gaming has come.
thanks for answering my question jake. we're the same age and sounds like our experience and expectations align pretty well.
Since you play games for work, what do you do in your downtime to unwind?
“Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” - J.R.R. TOLKIEN
What do you think are 3 combinations of different gaming universes that would make the best games if blended together in some way? (Left 4 Dead + Lord of the Rings = 4 Player Co-op vs Orcs with Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, and Gandalf)
Ever tried Warhammer Vermintide?
@@hxc00p3r2 I personally am not a fan of many coop games. Much more of a single player story driven (TLoU) or combat focused (Soulsborneekiring). Thought that seemed good tho
@@nothingman7163 if you’re not sure on any games cause they mostly feel the same, you should give Elden Ring a shot, it really is a beautiful world to explore 🤙
@@hxc00p3r2 lol already playing again I love soulsborneekiring (dark souls/demons souls/bloodborne/sekiro/elden ring)
The problem being a 30yr old gamer is that a lot times games from 10-15 years ago came to us at our most impressionable times. I look back very fondly on Max Payne, most Pokemon games, NFSU, Tekken 3 (for some odd reason), GTA SA, and especially RDR.
I'm experiencing the same issue as the question asker, but I don't see it being the games' not being fun, but my lack of time to consistently invest in the games to get the joy out of them.
I really appreciate you addressing the “are video games boring?” Question. I’m 25 and I have like 4 games I’ve bought over the years that I still not have gotten the time to sit down and play lol. Currently play Days Gone and it’s pretty fun! It’s really gotten me more into invest more time to play games again:) Definitely gonna pat myself on the back when I complete it. I haven’t finish a game literally years.
Much love from Alaska man, thank you for this content. You make the monotonous winter up here more bearable haha. Keep it up!
I also want to see a Robin, for sure. - I kinda feel like they should throw them in late in the second movie and then continue in the third. Just as a person that Bruce comes across one way or another first, later perhaps getting more involved. - Or like early in the third, to develop Robin throughout the movie and let it go into a fourth movie, with or without Batman. - I kinda feel the one movie we have right now, while it has elements of pretty much all the preceding movies, it's also a bit similar to the Arkham-games. If we'd get a Robin like that it could probably work really well.
As for villains: Hugo Strange, Ventriloquist... Black Mask?... A more fleshed-out Zsasz?... I feel like they should be characters that can kinda keep things grounded. Almost like how Penguin is now a mobster and less of a caricature. - Well, he is, but like a real person could be. - Maybe they could still do a Poison Ivy. I figure if they'd go to Arkham, she could just be Dr. Pamela Isley there alongside Hugo Strange, and her alter-ego could "grow" from there.
Sounds kinda dull, perhaps, but maybe a bunch of characters like that could conspire and all work against the Batman. - Same for a potential Riddler/Joker-duo. Let them be in charge of the nutcases at Arkham and order the likes of Strange and Isley to conjure up more looneys to break out and go after the Batman and Gotham or something. - Let's see what Battinson would do when the entire city goes nuts. Now that it's a mess anyway, they could have stuff like riots and crazy Arkham inmates go around. I just wanna see a Gotham in a much more nutty state than just a city with a few criminals. I wanna see Batman feel lost and too little already, which could force him to let someone like a Robin in to help out. - So far, while Chris O'Donnell's was alright, the best Robin we've seen so far is Hit-Girl. 🤷🏻♂ If we could get a sidekick like that for Battinson, that would be awesome.
Could you tell the story of gameranx? I know you and Falcon are the voice behind the content but have questions:
1. how did ganeranx start?
2. How has it changed over the years?
3. How long does a typical video take to produce and who does what?
4. Who does the social media?
5. Do you see Gameranx evolving or expanding its content or team in the future?
Your way of connecting nostalgia with creaitvity and the good and bad things about games/movies are amazing. It feels like I'm listening to a version of myself who is way better at wording all the points I try to set up. English is not my first language