This is peak cope. Imagine playing the same soggy game for years and not even remotely considering it might get stale. Give it even 2 years (I literally have one eye IRL) and I'd bet my good eye that once the honeymoon stage with Rivals ends, Rivals will simply be another dime a dozen team shooter.
I share your frustration; I haven't lost all hope though. While they've definitely stunted it's growth, the potential is still there and (in reference to the investor call) the CEO/CFO aren't going to lie to their bosses (we are likely, fingers crossed, to see more content from increased development over the next year)
@@gamervisions9947 the thing is you get a literal competitive advantage with select skins. also what you enjoy and what others enjoy is clearly different if you still enjoy that cesspit of a game
@@CallMeKichael man a game doesn't simply become boring. 4000 hours in tf2 (3000 on one class) and i still can play 6-8 hours a day if i wanted. as long as the core gameplay is good people will play it.
To those who still want to enjoy live-service games like Apex but the game and its developers are suffering from corporate greed, it's best to give these games a break, and move onto other games on your backlog. It's important to remember that games are meant to be fun, not $20 cosmetics. ♥️
This is exactly what I did, I need 1 live service game to taking a break from Apex. I tried BO6, Delta Force, and MR. With BO6 and DF I couldn't find the same gunplay feeling I had with Apex. So I tried Marvel Rivals, and it feels so good because in my mind it's not a FPS. And for AAA game I played Indiana Jones.
To be fair, games mean something different to everyone. At the end of the day, games are for dopamine, and if someone gets their dopamine from buying skins, who am I to tell them they’re wrong.
My go-to refresher when I'm not feeling Apex lately had been Deep Rock Galactic. An older game, with a free season battle pass system, no paid content beyond small cosmetic packs, regular large updates, responsive and charismatic devs, and all content from past events fully unlockable for free just by playing. It's collaborative, the community is amazing and positive, no one ever talks about the game dying... It's really the exact opposite of what Apex has become, and I love it. Just pure fun, with as much challenge as you want thanks to the robust difficulty settings and balanced loadout options
Deep Rock (and also Warframe) get so much support from their developers they put the AAA developers to shame. And neither ever get talked about as possible models for long term success
Digital Extremes, the creators of Warframe, are one of the last game devs who are actually passionate about their game, and so long as they are, it will never truly die. Other game devs/companies have a lot to learn from them
de are super cool i love how transparent and tight with the community they are. you can tell that they are having so much fun creating every warframe update
DE has revealed more than once that their developers don't play the games they make. In the demo video, the developers didn't know the character values, didn't know the game difficulty, and finally completed the demo by cheating. Warframe has the problem of too high difficulty, and the game has been monetized. Although there is still a way to get all the equipment in the game, DE has become a developer who sells skins. They will launch a skin every once in a while instead of fixing the bugs in the game and filling in the story content.
@@GeometryEX-hp9zs The game is not hard at all lol, and actually yes, the devs DO play their game. They actually stream themselves playing it with fans more than once a week. They do fix bugs, and even recently just left one in the game because the players loved it. All the skins in game can be earned for free too anyway through trading for platinum with other people. They aren’t trying to just make money off skins. If they wanted to make money off of cosmetics, they wouldn’t have removed their randomized kubrow generation. You used to be able to pay money for that and it was the only way to get an appearance you eventually liked. They removed it because a player spent too much money on it and that sickened them.
I think the core issue with apex right now is that the higher ups at EA and Respawn think that the players consider skins and other expensive cosmetics “content” instead of balance changes, new LTM’s and weapons. What Merchant said about rust focusing on making a good game and the money coming in later would happen for apex as well if they could focus on improving the game instead of giving us cosmetics nobody really asked for.
I think the balance changes have been part of the issue too, though. They've made so many balance changes to every legend, ability, weapon, etc that ranked is probably as balanced as it could be. Team comp matters just enough that you can play who you really want to and get pretty far, but certain legends are just going to do better towards the end. But pubs, where a large chunk of the player base comes from (casuals) should be separately balanced, in my opinion. Otherwise they're the same game mode with or without RP. Pubs gets harder for no reason, and casuals are driven away
We're well past a few weapons and LTMs making the difference. Without Fortnite levels of mad new weapons/equipment to really shake up the meta every season (which will only help so much) the game needs a major reset to make it more approachable for casuals. It either needs to make the BR more BR-like again, where looting/weapon choice really matters and players are far squishier and more vulnerable (so triple red teams can't just ape you but instead have to approach cautiously in order not to get one-clipped [shield swaps need to go too]) or it needs to have a proper deathmatch mode (i.e. like other movement shooters such as Quake) with server performance that isn't terrible like in Control. All that and it probably still needs to get a handle on the extent of movement exploits and recoil compensation that are possible. Players have spoken. They don't want to "get good" and spend hours learning all this stuff, they want to play and have fun, which is why they left.
You’re a really good person, taking time out of your day to find a way to give us positivity, rather than fuelling more hatred, is really what we all need as people.
so basically just lie to you to make you feel good. sky is falling, but just tell you its sunshine & rainbows to make you feel better about it instead of providing solutions to fix the problem or talking about better run online games (like Fortnite & Marvel Rivals) i will never understand the female mind & their tendency to care more about how they feel than actual reality.
this is a war zone, its about emptying the pockets of the corporate greed and giving them a "no thanks", not everything can be solved with positivity because they're not being positive.
Financial bros becoming CEO's was the biggest problem that happened to the gaming industry. FOcused on shareholder approval instead of customer approval.
I have to say I really appreciate your take on this, its so peaceful. You always seem to find a way to be positive, and even if it doesnt feel like I should be happy or just let go, its not like ill benefit from being negative. And thats not just something that just applies to gaming, but in everything we do apart from that. Life would be so much better, if we just focused on ourselves, rather than trying to control outward things that we will never be able to control. I think if the world as a whole realised this, things would finally be peaceful.
so basically just lie to you to make you feel good. sky is falling, but just tell you its sunshine & rainbows to make you feel better about it instead of providing solutions to fix the problem or talking about better run online games (like Fortnite & Marvel Rivals) i will never understand the female mind & their tendency to care more about how they feel than actual reality.
My problem with apex is that they’ve made it almost impossible to get rewarded for sticking around and playing. They’ve increased the amount of crafting mats you get but are only putting out milestone events where you can’t even use them. Legend tokens are useless and most people have 600k+ of them. There’s no leveling up your character and the gun progression system is a joke. Plus they keep raising the price of everything which makes people not even want to buy anything anymore bc they feel like they’re being taken advantage of. On top of all that, I’m so tired of being forced into game modes and LTMs I don’t want to play. Yes they should have LTMs but not takeovers of the pub playlist where they bring broken alternators and “relic” weapons so I can’t even enjoy a normal game mode. All in all, I’m glad I’ve stop playing this game as much as I used to, I really only play when I’ve beaten a single player campaign or just need to scratch that FPS itch, which usually ends up with me playing 3-5 games and calling it a day bc the matchmaking is horrible.
I think I’m a bit older, but if I recall correctly the first game that I ever experienced this with was Gears of War back on the 360. I remember thinking like wow we can buy extra maps and skins…why don’t they just put it in the game? …
In 3 weeks I start my college degree to get a computer science degree. This is what I’ve been saying for so long. Games no longer feel good because the people in charge of where the resources go are here because it’s LUCRATIVE. Not because they love games. I really hope my dreams happen, because I want to make my own company, make my own games and build myself from the top. And never sell out. I don’t think I will, but I’m gonna try my damnedest to make waves in the gaming community because I will not let money dictate what myself or my company puts out. I just gotta get my degree first.
I just got my degree in CS and did a game in Unreal 5 for my final project (and got a 10!)! You don't need the degree. Hop on youtube rn! Either Unreal, Unity or Godot... you can start making your own games easily!
@@intaloemanoel I plan on making games during, but it’s less so making games and more so making progress. Learning how to do what, not just making a game full of mechanics that are ripped from other games or other strings on TH-cam, but making a game that’s worth playing, you know?
I still play apex daily, and I hope it goes like Titanfall 2 where you can recognise all gamer tags and become a very small community, I witnessed the end of Titanfall 2 with amazing gamers from all around EU, playing custom lobbies and having a great time. And if you are not aware, one Titanfall 2 players specialised in trick shot with the gravity star and kraber bending bullets to get kills. Those where the days...
I've never understood this recent phenomena of only playing one game. Growing up I would swap a PS2 game every 2 weeks. Games had an ending and when you got bored you moved onto the next one. I do think some content creators are as much to blame as the greedy corporations as they too are financially dependent on the game they chose to promote. Too many gamers act like shareholders nowadays. If your bored, go play something else it's not that complicated.
Well I think it boils down to the fact that they still want to play said game, but when it’s bad they dont have fun or dont play despite wanting to so thats where the fustration comes from
@junyaiwase that's how it is with every game. I just think live service games tap into your addiction and make your play a game longer than you should. Then you have content creators who are financially dependent on the games success so that creates another toxic cycle.
The disconnect has never been more apparent. I've been having incredible fun with Helldivers 2. Best money I've spent on a game in a long, long while. I'm having so much fun with it that I didn't mind spending some real money on it here and there because there's real passion there, and the Devs are so communicative with the community and take on their ideas. Build a meaningful game that people will enjoy, put in the work to interact positively with the community, and the profits will follow. Helldivers and now Rivals have become the perfect examples of this.
I feel like we’ve really hit a turning point in gaming. Rather than raging about a game we hate, just letting it go seems to solve everything. And now at least if these massive game companies listen to us, all that money could actually be used to make great things. I hope this isn’t just a temporary thing, that everything wrong with gaming might actually just get better now. Instead of being addicted to games, actually playing games that make us happy, and supporting people who just want to give us a good experience.
Honestly Merch, I love Apex. I’m a 45 year old dad to 2 Autistic kids. I’m an OG gamer and my sessions are usually limited to an hour or so in my pants on a Saturday morning. I’m a day 1 player and average but I love the challenge of the sweat and I’ve had you as my guide since day 1. Never quit Apex man! ❤
This is an exceptional video. From the intro to the end. I’ve been saying for a long time now these current game companies arent in the video game business, but businesses that happen to make games
@triadwarfare bro the game is horrible it succeeded at release but now it lost 40% of player base the game is full of glitches laggy servers no anti cheat the game is at horrible state its top 22 most played on steam
I go back to the Titanfall 2 campaign almost every month to give it a playthrough when i get burnt out on apex, I've played apex for well over 100 days of my life on just console for over 3 years (i started playing it during s7) and its tragic to see how depressing the game is to play from 2/3 years ago to now, its like the games soul has been taken away, I've always been average player , my highest rank is plat 4 due to be not liking the ranked experience but just from playing the normal BR modes for 3 years consistently up to recently along with some of the mixtape modes and LTM events Its OBVIOUSE that most respawns passion for the game is either gone/a lot smaller or its replaced with the passion of making money (most dose not mean all). I go back to Titanfall 2 and its campaign to re-experience a game with a soul, with true passion behind each story beat and plot thread, 6 to 10 hours of gameplay that made me cry by the end but looking at apex it may be built like Titanfall but its soul is missing.(apex had a soul at one point but it shore as heck isn't there at the moment) the same could be said for other games but apex is the game i have the most experience with
Idk if anyone thought that apex in the revelry season with the balloons and fireworks was trying to artificially make players happy that entire season.
Finally picked up a consistent third after 15 or so seasons without one so Apex (particularly ranked) has been fun again for me. But mostly been sinking hours into Marvel Rivals, Old School RuneScape, and old Pokemon games. I comment often on how poor new games are compared to games that were made 20 years ago and until AAA studios become passionate about games again and not just money, old games will continue to thrive. Great video, GM!
You took the words right out of my mouth, being the person you described, an adult who got into video games as a kid who hops between multiple different games and genres, this problem is not unique to Apex, its present in alot of Triple A game companies and their IPs. I am the grown up version of the audience they once tried to taeget, I don't care about all of this flashy stuff, I just want a good experience as my life gets busier and busier.
I 100% agree with you here, but I have a feeling that you and some of the other people in the comments just need to branch out, play a single player game, try a new genre entirely, play some smaller AA or indie games. You don't need Y game to be a replacement or competitor to X, especially if they're both just live service games regardless, just try something new.
I still play Gems of War every day. They just had thei 10 year anniversary. I love it. It's a match 3 gems game with an unlimited player level and thousands of troops from common to immortals. The devs always update the game and continue supporting it.
I think Valve is in one of the most unique, and greatest positions as a game development studio, because they own Steam. They don't need to over produce and over monetize their games, because Steam gets money off of games other people buy. This allows them to invest into amazing projects like Deadlock.
After getting burned out on Apex, I finally tried the indie games I had in my backlog and I absolutely fell in love with Neon White. It's a fast-paced, FPS, platformer with global leaderboards that really scratches the competitive movement shooter itch. In the spirit of what this video is spotlighting, it's a feature-complete game made by a small, passionate team. Not sure how many people are looking for genuine recommendations here since Marvel Rivals is the talk of the town at the moment, but I cannot recommend Neon White enough.
@ I have played Ultrakill, it’s another great movement shooter with excellent gunplay! The short and sweet gameplay loop of running and re-running Neon White levels hits better than Ultrakill for me personally.
Reminds me of the music industry when huge corps took over. A handful of writers write all the songs and thwy all sound the same. The bands can't make music from selling their songs because the companies take it.
The games I've been playing instead of apex are Yakuza series, Cyberpunk, Tekken, Timesplitters future perfect, Metro Series, Stellar Blade, Resident Evil, God of war, Def jam fight for ny, Brink, Cyrsis Series, Darksiders, Jak and Daxter.
I've always missed your content TGM but I stopped watching because I haven't played Apex over a year and a half maybe more but I've been enjoying watching your new channel for rivals because you seem to have content to make for the game and genuinely enjoy it. I hope the channel continues to grow also nice widow gameplay oh my lord
The real issue for the gaming industry is that it is caught in a death spiral of self reinforcing darwinian traps, driven by perverse incentives. None of which put enjoyment of the player as being important.
Spent nearly 1k hrs on Apex in 4 years and I never improved even with a new PC. I have a really big skill issue that I want to solve but it's evident that the matchmaking makes it impossible especially since the core gameplay only really gives you one chance before you have to wait again for another match
Brothers, I left apex behind some months ago. My life has genuinely improved. Take that aggressiveness and put it into advancing your life. You’ll be living a better life in 6 months.
remember when small passion projects had founders packs? 1 over priced skin pack in a game with barely any other buyable items because it’s a small game with no skin focus
If I remember correctly, Apex had a founders pack for about £20. I'm pretty sure I bought it, because the game was free and I loved it so much on launch.
I've recently returned to Genshin Impact again and I have sooo much content for free to play it's crazy. When it comes to FPS games i play modded DOOM 2.
I think what helped me when it comes to gaming is I'd playing single player games like sekiro or ninja gaiden. And when it comes to mulitplayer I'd play halo mcc with family since covid and I still have fun with it today. I think that it's who you play with would make the bigger impact on the experience is as a whole.
Also remember that Respawn initially was a bunch of former infinity ward devs from COD that wanted to do their own thing. Now they're a husk hollowed out by EA and corporate greed
I just got titanfall 2. Completed the campaign, tried to play apex to keep the fun going, and just went back to titanfall. Now im trying to complete the campaign on the hardest difficulty and find all the pilot helmets. Combine apex with titanfall movement and gunplay with a good campaign and i think you could have the best shooter ever made.
Very much appreciate the common sense attitude you share in this video. You're not ripping at the throats of game developers who actually are still trying to make games like Apex fun. At the same time you're not even scolding high level execs and producers. You're really just giving a truth on the industry that is unfortunate, but no less true. Part of the issue with games these days is game dev teams are split into way too many people. "Too many cooks spoil the stew". Dedicated game designers have no clue of how to program and have ideas that are obscure and can't be copied easily making it difficult to make big scale games. Take Pokemon, you only need to program one Pokemon then you can just adjust the values to make 300 more with spreadsheets. Yet each one still felt unique! This is the power of having designers that also understand programming and game engines. This is so important to me since I went to school for game design and very few of my peers cared about hard skills. They wanted to be idea people. It doesn't really work like that. You need to understand how the engine works to come up with creative ideas that don't take one year of prototyping and polishing to make.
I’m happy you came to the same conclusion you don’t have to play the same game if you don’t like it anymore or it’s dying . What as someone diversifying my content myself what kind of topic do you shift to for videos usually?
Something I feel is often missed in these conversations is how the development of consumer-grade development tools and larger distribution platforms allows more passionate people than ever to produce games. I don't think we have even gotten close to a gaming golden age. If we have it has been the last half-decade or so. New genres, spiritual successors to classics, and always new pools of talent working their way up. All while the funders that stifled the industry are losing their grip slowly but surely.
I havent played apex in close to a year now. Not feeling tied down to the game for stuff like finishing a battlepass before the end of the season has really given me a ton more time to play other games in my backlog (not to mention the battlepass items havent appealed to me recently, which makes it even easier)
Answering your question at the end : I've been recently enjoying playing frostpunk and Cyberpunk 2077. Frostpunk is extremely fun, because in every playthrough i can try new strategies, make challenges for myself to complete the game. Cyberpunk, on the other hand , is a really fun game. It has so many possibilities and the story can be altered to your likings and most of all it is as the devs advertised where your decisions affect the game. The dialogs and actions you decide on will affect your playthrough in many ways.
It actually is Apex, I still have fun on it. I play on console so I don't really have to worry about cheaters and the game is just so good. Honestly I'd still be playing the Apex that came out 5 years ago with no new guns or characters. It's just that good to me
@@TheTarnishedTravellerxim and zen aka keyboarders are not nearly as bad as ESP/aimbot, don't kid yourself. And the "ai aimbot" you cite is PC nerds spoofing CIDs to use PC cheats on console.
2:10 this right here reminds of game that came out a long time ago. It’s called Blood 2, look up a video on it. It’s quite fascinating and it’s gives a pretty good example of publishers bullying developers with deadlines, budgetary constraints and sleazy corporate deals that would happen in the industry going forward.
Content creators (CCs) play a big role in why gaming feels less exciting nowadays. They strip away the joy of discovery-the thrill of figuring things out on your own. Instead, within hours of a game’s release, we’re flooded with guides, tier lists, and meta strategies that tell players the “right” way to play. This fast-tracks the experience, leaving little room for personal exploration or creativity. Some might say, “Just don’t watch those videos,” but their influence is everywhere. Even if you avoid them, their ideas shape the community, dictate the meta, and steer conversations. This standardizes how games are played, where only the “optimal” strategies or builds feel acceptable, making everything predictable and, frankly, boring. Worse, developers often cater to these loud, influential voices, patching and balancing games based on feedback from a small, vocal subset of players. This can alienate those who just want to enjoy the game their own way, without feeling pressured to conform to what CCs say is best. I’m not saying CCs are bad; they’ve done a lot to grow gaming communities. But their impact has shifted gaming from something you actively discover to something you passively consume. If we want to bring the excitement back, we need to focus on playing games for ourselves, experimenting, and finding joy in the unknown-before everything is reduced to a checklist.
dark and darker is one of those indie companies that care about their games and players hasn't had the best time in development but they are getting there and making a good game
Recently I enjoyed Affogato (a reverse tower defense with social sim aspects). Before that it was Essays on Empathy which is a combination game jam collection and documentary by my absolute FAVOURITE developers. And right before that I got addicted to Potionomics again with their Masterwork update. And it genuinely pushed the game to my "all time best games ever made" list.
I'm here for the change, and I hope they're worried. I've had fun switching things up recently between Rivals, Mario Party, Elden Ring, and stepping away from the games which just aren't what they promised to be at the start.
I run a gaming channel like you do GM, with only 23 thousand subs but very grateful! But also very sad to see Apex like it is rn. Here's to better days 🍻
Couldn’t imagine a day passing without playing apex back in 2022 during lockdown nah it’s been a whole year without playing the game 😭 been playing tekken 8, SF6 with my brother and recently started last of us
I've been loving Helldivers. Smaller studio supported by a larger publisher (Sony) that obviously cares and listens. I haven't had this much fun playing a game since I was a kid.
I miss the simplicity of video games. Today, games have evolved to a point where I feel like an outcast. Don’t get me wrong, I get some enjoyment out of them, but more often, I want to get on a game, relax, and just have fun. Today’s games make me feel like I can’t do that as much. It’s tough getting older.
Taking a break from Apex to play games like Bayonetta 3, Overwatch, Dead by Daylight, and Minecraft was refreshing but I really don’t want to see my childhood game get destroyed and I dint want to let go of the characters that came from it.
This videos is 90 percent true and I’ve seen it my self not only in games but in movies too companies are scared to make something different leaving most media to just feel like the same or repeats
I agree, but I don't think it'll ever happen. Because after you're done with the game, where is their income? I think streamers and free games have pretty much killed the gaming industry.
I agree with pretty much everything you said except for the part of the ceo's losing connection to the industry. Alot of them were hired in and only see the industry as a way to make money.
it's rare TGM going essay mode like this. your script writing is good ngl i almost never touch for almost 2 seasons, and looking at the medicmeta right now it seems like more stressfull than ever. so right now, i play strinova, it's a good shooter game btw you should try it. also marvel rivals. but I also play some other single player titles like fallout new vegas and baldurs gate 3 when i got a tiring day. a timeless classic and about-to-be timeless classic games.
This why terraria is my favourite game of all time, Relogic are one of the best game developers ever, the game is 14 years old and dirt cheap yet one of the best experiences you can have, Relogic have come out and said when they drop big content drops they don’t rush them, the content has to be complete before release, Relogic also said they know they could charge £2 for each content drop and people would happily pay it but they believe once you brought a game that’s it you own everything to do with the game in the foreseeable future, Relogic are top tier and other company’s should strive to be more like them
Rust is a great example of a game that balances monetization and still being pro player. Yes, the game does monetize skins and some DLC that is definitely p2w, but they are constantly updating the game each month and seem to listen to player feedback. I played Apex for a few hundred hours and while I really liked it, the skill gap was rough and I just never felt like I progressed all that much. Shame that the game is going downhill because of greed, but I agree that gaming will be better for it if such greed leads to companies learning their game will suffer for it.
A game I always go back to every year or two is 7 Days to Die. My friends and I dump around 100 hours or so each into it over a month, and then go do other things. When we come back, the levelling system, or the map or other things have been changed making the game feel fresh once again without costing us anything more. I also went back recently and replayed Borderlands 2 as it's simply one of the best looter shooters around despite being over 12 years old. Currently playing Code Vein. As someone who's not really into souls like games it's a struggle at times, but I'm enjoying it. People need to just stop preordering. Stop getting drawn in by the hype. Go play something fun and wait and see if the big new thing is actually any good before you spend anything. Until enough people do so the larger companies will continue to do as little as they can while demanding as much as they can from the customers.
My game that i got hooked on is actually Jedi: Survivor. I love story, a good challenge, and something to scratch that itch i have on exploring areas. Now, im moving into the Indiana Jones game. Going in Blind, but trust people really liked it for what it was. I'll be streaming it too if if anyone wants to watch
Its like watching a child that has so much potential but is held back by their parents.
Bros speaking proper marxist conflict theory and the entire issue of the gaming industry while proceeding to simply be the best widow in rivals
I only like widow for her butt
Glad to see a fellow sociology enjoyer
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Bro Totally Did that. He's HIMalayan. Dudes got that Skibb-Rizz. Ong.
Shut... plz shut @@jordanalexander1592
I sucks that EA is so money hungry, Apex was so fun and they have completely ruined it
This is peak cope.
Imagine playing the same soggy game for years and not even remotely considering it might get stale.
Give it even 2 years (I literally have one eye IRL) and I'd bet my good eye that once the honeymoon stage with Rivals ends, Rivals will simply be another dime a dozen team shooter.
Apex is still fun, don’t pay for skins that’s all, i have been playing since the start of apex and it is still enjoyable
I share your frustration; I haven't lost all hope though. While they've definitely stunted it's growth, the potential is still there and (in reference to the investor call) the CEO/CFO aren't going to lie to their bosses (we are likely, fingers crossed, to see more content from increased development over the next year)
@@gamervisions9947 the thing is you get a literal competitive advantage with select skins. also what you enjoy and what others enjoy is clearly different if you still enjoy that cesspit of a game
@@CallMeKichael man a game doesn't simply become boring. 4000 hours in tf2 (3000 on one class) and i still can play 6-8 hours a day if i wanted. as long as the core gameplay is good people will play it.
To those who still want to enjoy live-service games like Apex but the game and its developers are suffering from corporate greed, it's best to give these games a break, and move onto other games on your backlog. It's important to remember that games are meant to be fun, not $20 cosmetics. ♥️
This is exactly what I did, I need 1 live service game to taking a break from Apex. I tried BO6, Delta Force, and MR. With BO6 and DF I couldn't find the same gunplay feeling I had with Apex. So I tried Marvel Rivals, and it feels so good because in my mind it's not a FPS. And for AAA game I played Indiana Jones.
I wouldn't blame EA alone for Respawn getting rid of key pieces just to fill DEI gaps with incompetent morons.
To be fair, games mean something different to everyone. At the end of the day, games are for dopamine, and if someone gets their dopamine from buying skins, who am I to tell them they’re wrong.
@@rupes96 I do agree, too. Other than Titanfall 2, I can't seem to find any other movement shooter that scratches that movement dopamine itch.
My go-to refresher when I'm not feeling Apex lately had been Deep Rock Galactic. An older game, with a free season battle pass system, no paid content beyond small cosmetic packs, regular large updates, responsive and charismatic devs, and all content from past events fully unlockable for free just by playing. It's collaborative, the community is amazing and positive, no one ever talks about the game dying... It's really the exact opposite of what Apex has become, and I love it. Just pure fun, with as much challenge as you want thanks to the robust difficulty settings and balanced loadout options
Deep Rock (and also Warframe) get so much support from their developers they put the AAA developers to shame. And neither ever get talked about as possible models for long term success
Recommend Darktide
@@stephenscales353war frame is massive too
Rock and Stone!
To the bone!@@Icecicle83
Digital Extremes, the creators of Warframe, are one of the last game devs who are actually passionate about their game, and so long as they are, it will never truly die. Other game devs/companies have a lot to learn from them
They aren’t perfect but god they are leagues above basically everyone else. If we could get an apex like game run by similar folks I’d be thrilled.
de are super cool i love how transparent and tight with the community they are. you can tell that they are having so much fun creating every warframe update
DE has revealed more than once that their developers don't play the games they make. In the demo video, the developers didn't know the character values, didn't know the game difficulty, and finally completed the demo by cheating. Warframe has the problem of too high difficulty, and the game has been monetized. Although there is still a way to get all the equipment in the game, DE has become a developer who sells skins. They will launch a skin every once in a while instead of fixing the bugs in the game and filling in the story content.
@@GeometryEX-hp9zs The game is not hard at all lol, and actually yes, the devs DO play their game. They actually stream themselves playing it with fans more than once a week. They do fix bugs, and even recently just left one in the game because the players loved it. All the skins in game can be earned for free too anyway through trading for platinum with other people. They aren’t trying to just make money off skins. If they wanted to make money off of cosmetics, they wouldn’t have removed their randomized kubrow generation. You used to be able to pay money for that and it was the only way to get an appearance you eventually liked. They removed it because a player spent too much money on it and that sickened them.
@ chat gpt response. you have no idea what you are talking about
I think the core issue with apex right now is that the higher ups at EA and Respawn think that the players consider skins and other expensive cosmetics “content” instead of balance changes,
new LTM’s and weapons. What Merchant said about rust focusing on making a good game and the money coming in later would happen for apex as well if they could focus on improving the game instead of giving us cosmetics nobody really asked for.
So true
Well described but another apex TH-camr HisWattson said that Respawn wants to add more content gameplay wise but ea won’t let them
I think the balance changes have been part of the issue too, though. They've made so many balance changes to every legend, ability, weapon, etc that ranked is probably as balanced as it could be. Team comp matters just enough that you can play who you really want to and get pretty far, but certain legends are just going to do better towards the end. But pubs, where a large chunk of the player base comes from (casuals) should be separately balanced, in my opinion. Otherwise they're the same game mode with or without RP. Pubs gets harder for no reason, and casuals are driven away
Exacly what im saying, skins and heirlooms amd all those collection events are not "real" content that retains a big amount of players
We're well past a few weapons and LTMs making the difference. Without Fortnite levels of mad new weapons/equipment to really shake up the meta every season (which will only help so much) the game needs a major reset to make it more approachable for casuals. It either needs to make the BR more BR-like again, where looting/weapon choice really matters and players are far squishier and more vulnerable (so triple red teams can't just ape you but instead have to approach cautiously in order not to get one-clipped [shield swaps need to go too]) or it needs to have a proper deathmatch mode (i.e. like other movement shooters such as Quake) with server performance that isn't terrible like in Control. All that and it probably still needs to get a handle on the extent of movement exploits and recoil compensation that are possible. Players have spoken. They don't want to "get good" and spend hours learning all this stuff, they want to play and have fun, which is why they left.
THE FINALS is just a very good game
Did they ever start paying actual VAs for their work rather than using AI casters?
@@JFirecracker Yes, since the launch lol
@@JFirecrackerBros crying about ai usage in the big 2025💔
You’re a really good person, taking time out of your day to find a way to give us positivity, rather than fuelling more hatred, is really what we all need as people.
so thankful to see a positively lead conversation in the name of gamers
Try The Finald...
@@vaibhavchavan6287 or maybe try out non live service games that are much more fun. Not everything needs multiplayer.
so basically just lie to you to make you feel good. sky is falling, but just tell you its sunshine & rainbows to make you feel better about it instead of providing solutions to fix the problem or talking about better run online games (like Fortnite & Marvel Rivals) i will never understand the female mind & their tendency to care more about how they feel than actual reality.
this is a war zone, its about emptying the pockets of the corporate greed and giving them a "no thanks", not everything can be solved with positivity because they're not being positive.
Financial bros becoming CEO's was the biggest problem that happened to the gaming industry. FOcused on shareholder approval instead of customer approval.
Why don't you go create a game, then, if you think it's so easy? Gaming is great; it's just that customers are stupid.
@@KyleCox404 What does this mean
@@KyleCox404average maximilian mus fan. Try not to make a lobotomy take challenge
level: impossible
@@64siskat96wait, maxmus is back? Even after the pdf allegations?
@ yeah bro
I have to say I really appreciate your take on this, its so peaceful. You always seem to find a way to be positive, and even if it doesnt feel like I should be happy or just let go, its not like ill benefit from being negative. And thats not just something that just applies to gaming, but in everything we do apart from that. Life would be so much better, if we just focused on ourselves, rather than trying to control outward things that we will never be able to control. I think if the world as a whole realised this, things would finally be peaceful.
so basically just lie to you to make you feel good. sky is falling, but just tell you its sunshine & rainbows to make you feel better about it instead of providing solutions to fix the problem or talking about better run online games (like Fortnite & Marvel Rivals) i will never understand the female mind & their tendency to care more about how they feel than actual reality.
My problem with apex is that they’ve made it almost impossible to get rewarded for sticking around and playing. They’ve increased the amount of crafting mats you get but are only putting out milestone events where you can’t even use them. Legend tokens are useless and most people have 600k+ of them. There’s no leveling up your character and the gun progression system is a joke. Plus they keep raising the price of everything which makes people not even want to buy anything anymore bc they feel like they’re being taken advantage of. On top of all that, I’m so tired of being forced into game modes and LTMs I don’t want to play. Yes they should have LTMs but not takeovers of the pub playlist where they bring broken alternators and “relic” weapons so I can’t even enjoy a normal game mode. All in all, I’m glad I’ve stop playing this game as much as I used to, I really only play when I’ve beaten a single player campaign or just need to scratch that FPS itch, which usually ends up with me playing 3-5 games and calling it a day bc the matchmaking is horrible.
Recently played Undertale for the first time after ignoring media coverage for the longest. Most fun I've had in a game in a while ❤
I think I’m a bit older, but if I recall correctly the first game that I ever experienced this with was Gears of War back on the 360. I remember thinking like wow we can buy extra maps and skins…why don’t they just put it in the game? …
In 3 weeks I start my college degree to get a computer science degree. This is what I’ve been saying for so long. Games no longer feel good because the people in charge of where the resources go are here because it’s LUCRATIVE. Not because they love games. I really hope my dreams happen, because I want to make my own company, make my own games and build myself from the top. And never sell out. I don’t think I will, but I’m gonna try my damnedest to make waves in the gaming community because I will not let money dictate what myself or my company puts out. I just gotta get my degree first.
i believe in you bro
Rooting for you bro hopefully you make some banger games 🙏
I just got my degree in CS and did a game in Unreal 5 for my final project (and got a 10!)! You don't need the degree. Hop on youtube rn! Either Unreal, Unity or Godot... you can start making your own games easily!
Best of luck!
@@intaloemanoel I plan on making games during, but it’s less so making games and more so making progress. Learning how to do what, not just making a game full of mechanics that are ripped from other games or other strings on TH-cam, but making a game that’s worth playing, you know?
I still play apex daily, and I hope it goes like Titanfall 2 where you can recognise all gamer tags and become a very small community, I witnessed the end of Titanfall 2 with amazing gamers from all around EU, playing custom lobbies and having a great time. And if you are not aware, one Titanfall 2 players specialised in trick shot with the gravity star and kraber bending bullets to get kills. Those where the days...
I have started to recognise names in kill feed tbh maybe because reque option but I have noticed same names in the feed or same teammate
Same. Still love the game and genuinely have fun playing with randoms or friends. I hope it stays around for a while longer.
Reminds me of the BF 2142 community for a few years. It's always fun when things go that way.
Amen
I've never understood this recent phenomena of only playing one game. Growing up I would swap a PS2 game every 2 weeks. Games had an ending and when you got bored you moved onto the next one. I do think some content creators are as much to blame as the greedy corporations as they too are financially dependent on the game they chose to promote. Too many gamers act like shareholders nowadays. If your bored, go play something else it's not that complicated.
Well I think it boils down to the fact that they still want to play said game, but when it’s bad they dont have fun or dont play despite wanting to so thats where the fustration comes from
@junyaiwase that's how it is with every game. I just think live service games tap into your addiction and make your play a game longer than you should. Then you have content creators who are financially dependent on the games success so that creates another toxic cycle.
The disconnect has never been more apparent. I've been having incredible fun with Helldivers 2. Best money I've spent on a game in a long, long while. I'm having so much fun with it that I didn't mind spending some real money on it here and there because there's real passion there, and the Devs are so communicative with the community and take on their ideas. Build a meaningful game that people will enjoy, put in the work to interact positively with the community, and the profits will follow. Helldivers and now Rivals have become the perfect examples of this.
I feel like we’ve really hit a turning point in gaming. Rather than raging about a game we hate, just letting it go seems to solve everything. And now at least if these massive game companies listen to us, all that money could actually be used to make great things. I hope this isn’t just a temporary thing, that everything wrong with gaming might actually just get better now. Instead of being addicted to games, actually playing games that make us happy, and supporting people who just want to give us a good experience.
Honestly Merch, I love Apex. I’m a 45 year old dad to 2 Autistic kids. I’m an OG gamer and my sessions are usually limited to an hour or so in my pants on a Saturday morning. I’m a day 1 player and average but I love the challenge of the sweat and I’ve had you as my guide since day 1. Never quit Apex man! ❤
Dude that’s awesome! Also 45 and also an apex player!
I'm a 53 year old dad and play way too much Apex haha. My kids are in college and I'm single so I have a lot of free time lol.
This is an exceptional video. From the intro to the end.
I’ve been saying for a long time now these current game companies arent in the video game business, but businesses that happen to make games
0:14 add activision
Considering how successful Bo6 was, not yet. But maybe it's more of Microsoft that's in danger, not just Acti-Blizz
@triadwarfare bro the game is horrible it succeeded at release but now it lost 40% of player base the game is full of glitches laggy servers no anti cheat the game is at horrible state its top 22 most played on steam
@@damokay254not many people buy cod after release anyway man
whenever i dont feel like apex but want to scratch my competitive itch, i play the finals
I’ve been playing palworld recently, i sure miss apex’s and titanfall’s movement, but is nice to have a more relaxing experience every once and then
tldr: rich people ruined games(shareholders), Don't play AAA games, play games like Rust, Palworld, Lethal Company, etc. You're Welcome.
I go back to the Titanfall 2 campaign almost every month to give it a playthrough when i get burnt out on apex, I've played apex for well over 100 days of my life on just console for over 3 years (i started playing it during s7) and its tragic to see how depressing the game is to play from 2/3 years ago to now, its like the games soul has been taken away, I've always been average player , my highest rank is plat 4 due to be not liking the ranked experience but just from playing the normal BR modes for 3 years consistently up to recently along with some of the mixtape modes and LTM events Its OBVIOUSE that most respawns passion for the game is either gone/a lot smaller or its replaced with the passion of making money (most dose not mean all).
I go back to Titanfall 2 and its campaign to re-experience a game with a soul, with true passion behind each story beat and plot thread, 6 to 10 hours of gameplay that made me cry by the end but looking at apex it may be built like Titanfall but its soul is missing.(apex had a soul at one point but it shore as heck isn't there at the moment)
the same could be said for other games but apex is the game i have the most experience with
Idk if anyone thought that apex in the revelry season with the balloons and fireworks was trying to artificially make players happy that entire season.
Finally picked up a consistent third after 15 or so seasons without one so Apex (particularly ranked) has been fun again for me. But mostly been sinking hours into Marvel Rivals, Old School RuneScape, and old Pokemon games. I comment often on how poor new games are compared to games that were made 20 years ago and until AAA studios become passionate about games again and not just money, old games will continue to thrive. Great video, GM!
You took the words right out of my mouth, being the person you described, an adult who got into video games as a kid who hops between multiple different games and genres, this problem is not unique to Apex, its present in alot of Triple A game companies and their IPs. I am the grown up version of the audience they once tried to taeget, I don't care about all of this flashy stuff, I just want a good experience as my life gets busier and busier.
You were POPPING OFF with Widow. Even SHROUD didn't play this good with her.
I 100% agree with you here, but I have a feeling that you and some of the other people in the comments just need to branch out, play a single player game, try a new genre entirely, play some smaller AA or indie games. You don't need Y game to be a replacement or competitor to X, especially if they're both just live service games regardless, just try something new.
Gaming as an industry just became too big for its own good, either they will learn, or they will fall to competition that did learn
i guess this is growing up
I still play Gems of War every day. They just had thei 10 year anniversary. I love it. It's a match 3 gems game with an unlimited player level and thousands of troops from common to immortals. The devs always update the game and continue supporting it.
I think Valve is in one of the most unique, and greatest positions as a game development studio, because they own Steam. They don't need to over produce and over monetize their games, because Steam gets money off of games other people buy. This allows them to invest into amazing projects like Deadlock.
After getting burned out on Apex, I finally tried the indie games I had in my backlog and I absolutely fell in love with Neon White. It's a fast-paced, FPS, platformer with global leaderboards that really scratches the competitive movement shooter itch. In the spirit of what this video is spotlighting, it's a feature-complete game made by a small, passionate team. Not sure how many people are looking for genuine recommendations here since Marvel Rivals is the talk of the town at the moment, but I cannot recommend Neon White enough.
Have you played ultrakill?
@ I have played Ultrakill, it’s another great movement shooter with excellent gunplay! The short and sweet gameplay loop of running and re-running Neon White levels hits better than Ultrakill for me personally.
Still waiting on that game that the old respawn devs were cooking up. Hopefully we see it soon
what game?
Reminds me of the music industry when huge corps took over. A handful of writers write all the songs and thwy all sound the same. The bands can't make music from selling their songs because the companies take it.
The games I've been playing instead of apex are Yakuza series, Cyberpunk, Tekken, Timesplitters future perfect, Metro Series, Stellar Blade, Resident Evil, God of war, Def jam fight for ny, Brink, Cyrsis Series, Darksiders, Jak and Daxter.
well said merchant
Best Merchant videos in a hot minute.
I've always missed your content TGM but I stopped watching because I haven't played Apex over a year and a half maybe more but I've been enjoying watching your new channel for rivals because you seem to have content to make for the game and genuinely enjoy it. I hope the channel continues to grow also nice widow gameplay oh my lord
Noita and factorio, both fantastic games.
The real issue for the gaming industry is that it is caught in a death spiral of self reinforcing darwinian traps, driven by perverse incentives. None of which put enjoyment of the player as being important.
English?
Spent nearly 1k hrs on Apex in 4 years and I never improved even with a new PC. I have a really big skill issue that I want to solve but it's evident that the matchmaking makes it impossible especially since the core gameplay only really gives you one chance before you have to wait again for another match
Brothers, I left apex behind some months ago. My life has genuinely improved. Take that aggressiveness and put it into advancing your life. You’ll be living a better life in 6 months.
remember when small passion projects had founders packs? 1 over priced skin pack in a game with barely any other buyable items because it’s a small game with no skin focus
If I remember correctly, Apex had a founders pack for about £20. I'm pretty sure I bought it, because the game was free and I loved it so much on launch.
I've recently returned to Genshin Impact again and I have sooo much content for free to play it's crazy. When it comes to FPS games i play modded DOOM 2.
Retired 4-5k hrs Apex player here, playing Infinity Nikki now, PoE2 in future, maybe looking forward to Endfield, and/or Ananta.
I think what helped me when it comes to gaming is I'd playing single player games like sekiro or ninja gaiden. And when it comes to mulitplayer I'd play halo mcc with family since covid and I still have fun with it today. I think that it's who you play with would make the bigger impact on the experience is as a whole.
Also remember that Respawn initially was a bunch of former infinity ward devs from COD that wanted to do their own thing. Now they're a husk hollowed out by EA and corporate greed
I completely agree with this video! It’s sad to see where the gaming industry is going…
I just got titanfall 2. Completed the campaign, tried to play apex to keep the fun going, and just went back to titanfall. Now im trying to complete the campaign on the hardest difficulty and find all the pilot helmets. Combine apex with titanfall movement and gunplay with a good campaign and i think you could have the best shooter ever made.
Very much appreciate the common sense attitude you share in this video. You're not ripping at the throats of game developers who actually are still trying to make games like Apex fun. At the same time you're not even scolding high level execs and producers. You're really just giving a truth on the industry that is unfortunate, but no less true.
Part of the issue with games these days is game dev teams are split into way too many people. "Too many cooks spoil the stew". Dedicated game designers have no clue of how to program and have ideas that are obscure and can't be copied easily making it difficult to make big scale games. Take Pokemon, you only need to program one Pokemon then you can just adjust the values to make 300 more with spreadsheets. Yet each one still felt unique! This is the power of having designers that also understand programming and game engines.
This is so important to me since I went to school for game design and very few of my peers cared about hard skills. They wanted to be idea people. It doesn't really work like that. You need to understand how the engine works to come up with creative ideas that don't take one year of prototyping and polishing to make.
I’m happy you came to the same conclusion you don’t have to play the same game if you don’t like it anymore or it’s dying . What as someone diversifying my content myself what kind of topic do you shift to for videos usually?
Some games i played fairly recently and enjoyed very much :
- cyberpunk 2077
- roboquest
- Hunt : Showdown
AGREED, the industry is healing.
Something I feel is often missed in these conversations is how the development of consumer-grade development tools and larger distribution platforms allows more passionate people than ever to produce games.
I don't think we have even gotten close to a gaming golden age. If we have it has been the last half-decade or so. New genres, spiritual successors to classics, and always new pools of talent working their way up. All while the funders that stifled the industry are losing their grip slowly but surely.
I havent played apex in close to a year now. Not feeling tied down to the game for stuff like finishing a battlepass before the end of the season has really given me a ton more time to play other games in my backlog (not to mention the battlepass items havent appealed to me recently, which makes it even easier)
Answering your question at the end : I've been recently enjoying playing frostpunk and Cyberpunk 2077. Frostpunk is extremely fun, because in every playthrough i can try new strategies, make challenges for myself to complete the game. Cyberpunk, on the other hand , is a really fun game. It has so many possibilities and the story can be altered to your likings and most of all it is as the devs advertised where your decisions affect the game. The dialogs and actions you decide on will affect your playthrough in many ways.
It actually is Apex, I still have fun on it. I play on console so I don't really have to worry about cheaters and the game is just so good. Honestly I'd still be playing the Apex that came out 5 years ago with no new guns or characters. It's just that good to me
💯 Same been playing since season 0. Miss Stories From The Outlands 😩🥶
You know there’s cheaters on console right? XIM, Zen, M&K and now AI wall hacks and aimbot.
@TheTarnishedTraveller when I see that become relevant I'll worry, but those aren't
@@TheTarnishedTravellerxim and zen aka keyboarders are not nearly as bad as ESP/aimbot, don't kid yourself.
And the "ai aimbot" you cite is PC nerds spoofing CIDs to use PC cheats on console.
@@RizzyGyatt so it exists, no?
2:10 this right here reminds of game that came out a long time ago. It’s called Blood 2, look up a video on it. It’s quite fascinating and it’s gives a pretty good example of publishers bullying developers with deadlines, budgetary constraints and sleazy corporate deals that would happen in the industry going forward.
Been playing slime rancher 2, elden ring, and DayZ right now. All games that I believe deserve my attention
As of recent I have been super addicted to hard-core path of exile 2.
Content creators (CCs) play a big role in why gaming feels less exciting nowadays. They strip away the joy of discovery-the thrill of figuring things out on your own. Instead, within hours of a game’s release, we’re flooded with guides, tier lists, and meta strategies that tell players the “right” way to play. This fast-tracks the experience, leaving little room for personal exploration or creativity.
Some might say, “Just don’t watch those videos,” but their influence is everywhere. Even if you avoid them, their ideas shape the community, dictate the meta, and steer conversations. This standardizes how games are played, where only the “optimal” strategies or builds feel acceptable, making everything predictable and, frankly, boring.
Worse, developers often cater to these loud, influential voices, patching and balancing games based on feedback from a small, vocal subset of players. This can alienate those who just want to enjoy the game their own way, without feeling pressured to conform to what CCs say is best.
I’m not saying CCs are bad; they’ve done a lot to grow gaming communities. But their impact has shifted gaming from something you actively discover to something you passively consume. If we want to bring the excitement back, we need to focus on playing games for ourselves, experimenting, and finding joy in the unknown-before everything is reduced to a checklist.
dark and darker is one of those indie companies that care about their games and players hasn't had the best time in development but they are getting there and making a good game
Recently I enjoyed Affogato (a reverse tower defense with social sim aspects). Before that it was Essays on Empathy which is a combination game jam collection and documentary by my absolute FAVOURITE developers.
And right before that I got addicted to Potionomics again with their Masterwork update. And it genuinely pushed the game to my "all time best games ever made" list.
well I'm having alot of fun on apex and cod honestly
No fun allowed, sorry.
Rivals is my life now, but I pop in on apex and overwatch from time to time.
I strongly agree and am coming to terms with I don't need and shouldn't just play apex as much as I love it!
Great takes, great video! Ive also been enjoying marvel rivals a bit too much lately
Wurm Online has really grabbed my attention lately
I'm here for the change, and I hope they're worried. I've had fun switching things up recently between Rivals, Mario Party, Elden Ring, and stepping away from the games which just aren't what they promised to be at the start.
I run a gaming channel like you do GM, with only 23 thousand subs but very grateful! But also very sad to see Apex like it is rn. Here's to better days 🍻
Couldn’t imagine a day passing without playing apex back in 2022 during lockdown nah it’s been a whole year without playing the game 😭 been playing tekken 8, SF6 with my brother and recently started last of us
you make widow look so fun oml
After 50,000 lifetime kills on Apex, I haven’t touched it in months. I’ve been enjoying Marvel Rivals, Minecraft, and Rust lately
I've been loving Helldivers. Smaller studio supported by a larger publisher (Sony) that obviously cares and listens. I haven't had this much fun playing a game since I was a kid.
Nah gaming is better than ever right now we getting fish game co op
I miss the simplicity of video games. Today, games have evolved to a point where I feel like an outcast. Don’t get me wrong, I get some enjoyment out of them, but more often, I want to get on a game, relax, and just have fun. Today’s games make me feel like I can’t do that as much. It’s tough getting older.
i still enjoy apex as i used to before its a challenge its a hustle and i love it
shotguns need a nerf tho
Taking a break from Apex to play games like Bayonetta 3, Overwatch, Dead by Daylight, and Minecraft was refreshing but I really don’t want to see my childhood game get destroyed and I dint want to let go of the characters that came from it.
This videos is 90 percent true and I’ve seen it my self not only in games but in movies too companies are scared to make something different leaving most media to just feel like the same or repeats
Think things need to go back a few years tbh . Not focus on dlc or free games and just release a solid full game start to end
I agree, but I don't think it'll ever happen. Because after you're done with the game, where is their income? I think streamers and free games have pretty much killed the gaming industry.
I agree with pretty much everything you said except for the part of the ceo's losing connection to the industry. Alot of them were hired in and only see the industry as a way to make money.
Factorio has been consuming my life once again with its new DLC. Truly an amazing game
I've been gaming since the early 90s haven't been falling for bad games and monetisation since mid to late 2010's
it's rare TGM going essay mode like this. your script writing is good ngl
i almost never touch for almost 2 seasons, and looking at the medicmeta right now it seems like more stressfull than ever.
so right now, i play strinova, it's a good shooter game btw you should try it. also marvel rivals.
but I also play some other single player titles like fallout new vegas and baldurs gate 3 when i got a tiring day. a timeless classic and about-to-be timeless classic games.
This why terraria is my favourite game of all time, Relogic are one of the best game developers ever, the game is 14 years old and dirt cheap yet one of the best experiences you can have, Relogic have come out and said when they drop big content drops they don’t rush them, the content has to be complete before release, Relogic also said they know they could charge £2 for each content drop and people would happily pay it but they believe once you brought a game that’s it you own everything to do with the game in the foreseeable future, Relogic are top tier and other company’s should strive to be more like them
i started play what's calledd a TGC Card Shop Simulator and Enshrouded, feels very refreshing!
You're absolutely right. Almost every game released anymore is a half baked mess. I don't mind monetization as long as it's not pay to win.
Been having fun with space Marine 2.
Ive been playing The Outlast Trials recently and i haven't even thought of playing apex again. I miss that game though, i hate what's happened to it.
Rust is a great example of a game that balances monetization and still being pro player. Yes, the game does monetize skins and some DLC that is definitely p2w, but they are constantly updating the game each month and seem to listen to player feedback. I played Apex for a few hundred hours and while I really liked it, the skill gap was rough and I just never felt like I progressed all that much. Shame that the game is going downhill because of greed, but I agree that gaming will be better for it if such greed leads to companies learning their game will suffer for it.
A game I always go back to every year or two is 7 Days to Die. My friends and I dump around 100 hours or so each into it over a month, and then go do other things. When we come back, the levelling system, or the map or other things have been changed making the game feel fresh once again without costing us anything more. I also went back recently and replayed Borderlands 2 as it's simply one of the best looter shooters around despite being over 12 years old. Currently playing Code Vein. As someone who's not really into souls like games it's a struggle at times, but I'm enjoying it. People need to just stop preordering. Stop getting drawn in by the hype. Go play something fun and wait and see if the big new thing is actually any good before you spend anything. Until enough people do so the larger companies will continue to do as little as they can while demanding as much as they can from the customers.
Still playing Apex and overwatch 2...but zen calming games like slime rancher Is nice
Ha ha. Yes I'm the same. Felt burnt out by Apex a couple of years ago so spent a month playing Slime Rancher
Widow is so underrated man fr
My game that i got hooked on is actually Jedi: Survivor. I love story, a good challenge, and something to scratch that itch i have on exploring areas. Now, im moving into the Indiana Jones game. Going in Blind, but trust people really liked it for what it was. I'll be streaming it too if if anyone wants to watch
Against the storm feels like the most innovative game of the decade. Finally got the time to qht and its so brutal
I picked up battlefield 2042, bought it at launch and never touched it again because of issues. Now they really improved the game and its great!