Hey there! just wanted to mention; when I mention AAA developers in this video, I misspoke and instead should have said publishers, so uh... just pretend you hear that instead lol. Other than that hope you enjoy!
Yeah of course they've changed... they got worse. Thats why games dont feel the same anymore, modern games suck. All these companies that literally started as passion projects are being ran as huge corporations which means they need to make a lot of money, and make shareholders happy-- for more money. That authenticity and passion is the exact reason why Elden Ring, Baldurs Gate 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 5, Resident Evil 1-8, Final Fantasy, etc. did so well in the modern gaming era(yes I know GTA 5 is old, its still played tho). People want a fleshed-out experience that feels like it was made with love. People dont care if theres a little jank as long as the game is good. Also, it really doesnt help when games are being made or directed by non-gamers, Ubisoft being my primary case-in-point. Most people have probably heard a quote along these lines but, nerdy spaces have been hijacked by the same people that made fun of nerds growing up. Video games as a medium have become so profitable that this was inevitable.
Really good points all around, I especially like the last bit, it just makes so much sense and really explains the tone-deafness that plagues the AAA games market I feel
>the best games are the ones that made the most money no they aren't Fifa 06 PES 5 Madden NFL 06 GT4 Repetitive regurgitated garbage has always been what sold best except for a few exceptions. That's why "gaming" changed, that's why regurgitated garbage has become a standard
Video games are such a different beast these days. The industry definitely has it's fair share of fuckery that also exists within a lot of the AAA big-boy dev studios. Then you got the entire journalistic madness surrounding it, and on TH-cam if you were to just browse through some gaming videos you could simply read the titles and assume gaming is irretrievably fucked. It's all just kind of a clusterfuck and since we are all plugged in with the internet all the talk sways people even if some of them haven't had a chance to form their own opinions yet. I feel like I could go on and on but it's not exactly big news to anyone I'm sure. But, all that said, there's a lot of great games being made by devs of all sizes. AAA, AA, indie, one guy in a shack in the middle of nowhere, etc. Even some franchises that get rinsed by the critics/journalists routinely with each new release can put out some really fun games when played with an open mind free from the deluge of 'authority' voices declaring whatever many lack of merits a particular game might have. I guess I'm of the mind that it can just be extremely beneficial to sort of disconnect from all the discourse online, or most especially the sort all over TH-cam that post content consistently that always leans into some negative slant. Also, it can help to simply take a break from videos games for a bit, too lol. Unplug for maybe a week if possible and maybe upon returning it'll be possible to scroll past whatever new controversial game without feeling vitriol or anything other than indifference. Very good point in the vid, and great vid as well! Glad I came across this, but damn it sure got me typing like a mad bastard lol Appreciate ya firing the ol' noodle up!
I started gaming with the NES back in 1997 - I can certainly say games HAVE changed. So have my views, the intensity at which I play and my addiction levels. I agree that a lot of triple A games aren't as good as I feel they should be for the money they cost, but we do have some golden games lately - like Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3. There's always a positive to anything! Games nowadays are ABSOLUTELY beautiful. Not to mention, since they got so much more popular and aren't just for the OG nerds, their accessibility has also increased. 20 years ago, you'd struggle to find a game designed for or even played by women. Now it's very 50/50. And everyone games - adults, kids, even maybe your grandparents! Humans have a tendency to view the past through rose tinted glasses. Not all of the games of the past were even half as good as we remember - it just feels like that cause of nostalgia and the memories of youth. We like how games used to make us feel. Also, on informative videos like this, I'd really recommend using timestamps with description for the segments - I dunno, it just feels easier to digest that way!
Your point about playing something from a different publisher is SO backwards. Usually game devs, whether they work on AAA, AA or indie games pursue a career in their field because they have passion for it. The vast majority of devs want to make good games. It's publishers who ruin the party. They have power over distribution which means they decide on the deadline. Games ship in an unfinished state because the publisher wanted to release at that point in time and didn't care about the game as art. They also handle the marketing, overhyping the shit out of upcoming titles to get their stock prices up and setting unrealistic expectations in the process. They want to please shareholders by generating the most revenue, so they push for microtransactions, season passes and all that bullshit. Publishers ruin games, not devs. They are the villains and devs are the victims, not the other way around.
@@comradecatbug5289 thank you for pointing this out, I actually ment to mention publishers being more the problem as opposed to devs, you're right for pointing that out and that's my mistake for seemingly pitting the blame on the devs themselves
i disagree with some of your points but this is such a non issue when you really think about it. Unless you have been playing videogames since the 80s, there is hundreds of old games you have missed out on. I personally started playing videogames in 2015 and I'm still playing games from the ps3 and ps2 generation. but no people just wanna play what released last week...
@@OlmoVonHabsurg honestly, totally fair, I find the issue silly when you are not currently bored out of your mind for days in a row lol. going back and playing "older" stuff is a great avenue for finding genuinely great games
The point is us the buys should not need to change we are the buys that's one of the biggest things for capitalism The developers should be catering to us not to peapl who do not even buy games
@@Princemouse9 Playing the first prime since it got remade for Switch. Beyond that I sorta realized that it's okay to not play every game in a series. After playing Zero Mission I couldn't really enjoy Super Metroid due to the rougher controls, so I just jumped to Fusion. And I decided I'll just be okay with jumping around. Probably gonna play Prime 4 when it comes out.
Hey there! just wanted to mention; when I mention AAA developers in this video, I misspoke and instead should have said publishers, so uh... just pretend you hear that instead lol. Other than that hope you enjoy!
Time really is a flat circle. We're back to the arcade days where you gotta pump quarters to make the game work xD
Interesting, in my opinion it felt a little bit like a nothingburger in a lot of this, but still insightful. Thank you for your commentary
Yeah of course they've changed... they got worse.
Thats why games dont feel the same anymore, modern games suck. All these companies that literally started as passion projects are being ran as huge corporations which means they need to make a lot of money, and make shareholders happy-- for more money.
That authenticity and passion is the exact reason why Elden Ring, Baldurs Gate 3, Red Dead Redemption 2, GTA 5, Resident Evil 1-8, Final Fantasy, etc. did so well in the modern gaming era(yes I know GTA 5 is old, its still played tho). People want a fleshed-out experience that feels like it was made with love. People dont care if theres a little jank as long as the game is good. Also, it really doesnt help when games are being made or directed by non-gamers, Ubisoft being my primary case-in-point.
Most people have probably heard a quote along these lines but, nerdy spaces have been hijacked by the same people that made fun of nerds growing up. Video games as a medium have become so profitable that this was inevitable.
Really good points all around, I especially like the last bit, it just makes so much sense and really explains the tone-deafness that plagues the AAA games market I feel
>the best games are the ones that made the most money
no they aren't
Fifa 06
PES 5
Madden NFL 06
GT4
Repetitive regurgitated garbage has always been what sold best except for a few exceptions.
That's why "gaming" changed, that's why regurgitated garbage has become a standard
I’ve always been amazed at how sports games are so profitable. I have never met a single person in my life who even plays them
Video games are such a different beast these days. The industry definitely has it's fair share of fuckery that also exists within a lot of the AAA big-boy dev studios. Then you got the entire journalistic madness surrounding it, and on TH-cam if you were to just browse through some gaming videos you could simply read the titles and assume gaming is irretrievably fucked. It's all just kind of a clusterfuck and since we are all plugged in with the internet all the talk sways people even if some of them haven't had a chance to form their own opinions yet.
I feel like I could go on and on but it's not exactly big news to anyone I'm sure. But, all that said, there's a lot of great games being made by devs of all sizes. AAA, AA, indie, one guy in a shack in the middle of nowhere, etc. Even some franchises that get rinsed by the critics/journalists routinely with each new release can put out some really fun games when played with an open mind free from the deluge of 'authority' voices declaring whatever many lack of merits a particular game might have. I guess I'm of the mind that it can just be extremely beneficial to sort of disconnect from all the discourse online, or most especially the sort all over TH-cam that post content consistently that always leans into some negative slant.
Also, it can help to simply take a break from videos games for a bit, too lol. Unplug for maybe a week if possible and maybe upon returning it'll be possible to scroll past whatever new controversial game without feeling vitriol or anything other than indifference. Very good point in the vid, and great vid as well! Glad I came across this, but damn it sure got me typing like a mad bastard lol Appreciate ya firing the ol' noodle up!
@@johnnybensonitis7853 hey! Glad you liked it!
Games have always been changing
Just make them Actually Good
Bruh
Super high quality channel godamm 💀
Appreciate that!
I started gaming with the NES back in 1997 - I can certainly say games HAVE changed. So have my views, the intensity at which I play and my addiction levels. I agree that a lot of triple A games aren't as good as I feel they should be for the money they cost, but we do have some golden games lately - like Elden Ring and Baldur's Gate 3.
There's always a positive to anything! Games nowadays are ABSOLUTELY beautiful. Not to mention, since they got so much more popular and aren't just for the OG nerds, their accessibility has also increased. 20 years ago, you'd struggle to find a game designed for or even played by women. Now it's very 50/50. And everyone games - adults, kids, even maybe your grandparents! Humans have a tendency to view the past through rose tinted glasses. Not all of the games of the past were even half as good as we remember - it just feels like that cause of nostalgia and the memories of youth. We like how games used to make us feel.
Also, on informative videos like this, I'd really recommend using timestamps with description for the segments - I dunno, it just feels easier to digest that way!
@@nene2969 your experience is valuable friend, thank you and the timestamps thing will for sure be considered!
Your point about playing something from a different publisher is SO backwards. Usually game devs, whether they work on AAA, AA or indie games pursue a career in their field because they have passion for it. The vast majority of devs want to make good games. It's publishers who ruin the party. They have power over distribution which means they decide on the deadline. Games ship in an unfinished state because the publisher wanted to release at that point in time and didn't care about the game as art. They also handle the marketing, overhyping the shit out of upcoming titles to get their stock prices up and setting unrealistic expectations in the process. They want to please shareholders by generating the most revenue, so they push for microtransactions, season passes and all that bullshit.
Publishers ruin games, not devs. They are the villains and devs are the victims, not the other way around.
@@comradecatbug5289 thank you for pointing this out, I actually ment to mention publishers being more the problem as opposed to devs, you're right for pointing that out and that's my mistake for seemingly pitting the blame on the devs themselves
i disagree with some of your points but this is such a non issue when you really think about it. Unless you have been playing videogames since the 80s, there is hundreds of old games you have missed out on. I personally started playing videogames in 2015 and I'm still playing games from the ps3 and ps2 generation. but no people just wanna play what released last week...
@@OlmoVonHabsurg honestly, totally fair, I find the issue silly when you are not currently bored out of your mind for days in a row lol. going back and playing "older" stuff is a great avenue for finding genuinely great games
That’s my boy y’all, put some respect on his name
Everythings gotta be a shooter
games changed - FOR WORSE
we can't change - or current games will be made more and we don't want current games
The point is us the buys should not need to change we are the buys that's one of the biggest things for capitalism The developers should be catering to us not to peapl who do not even buy games
*this phase of trash games will die out as it should and then we will get to the better more advanced AI games* 👌
Lately I've been trying Metroid games and Ocarina of Time and it's really opened me up to being able to try even more things!
Nice! I'm a big metroid fan myself, lost my mind when I saw the prime 4 trailer, you going through the prime games any?
@@Princemouse9 Playing the first prime since it got remade for Switch. Beyond that I sorta realized that it's okay to not play every game in a series. After playing Zero Mission I couldn't really enjoy Super Metroid due to the rougher controls, so I just jumped to Fusion. And I decided I'll just be okay with jumping around. Probably gonna play Prime 4 when it comes out.