The future of gaming is scary

[patrickogorman19]

Triple A games has been going on downward slope in quality this year.  2019 is worst probably one of the worst years in gaming history seriously there hasn't been great games unlike last year you had a few decent games like GoW,RDR 2 and Spiderman. More games this year seam to be getting terrible reviews. Will games improve in the next 5 years because the way we this industry is heading games will be more broken than ever.

[Xugashi]

4 minutes ago, patrickogorman19 said:

Will games improve in the next 5 years because the way we this industry is heading games will be more broken than ever.

 

I think you answered your own question there lol!

[DrBloodmoney]

It’s peaks and troughs as always. 2017 was one of the greatest years for big games ever, rivaling 1998, so I can’t personally subscribe to the idea that it is a downward slope, I think there are just some years where more comes together than others. 

 

Pessimism always feels easier to find than optimism, but optimism is far more often proven right in hindsight.

 

plus, the year isn’t over yet  

 

[mitch2161998]

Next year should be good, Cyberpunk, watchdogs legion, Vampire: the masquerade, Doom,  Pshyconauts 2, new oddworld, wasteland 3, dying light 2, the friggin last of us 2 and the marvels game which could suck but I think that's an insanely good line up, then you got the ps5 at the end of next year so assume that should revive the dev cycle. But yea this year hasn't had many standouts.

[AK-1138]

If those games only qualify as "decent" your standards seem unreasonably high. Some four-five games a year that stand the test of time as classics has, unfortunately, become the norm since approximately 2007. This year has just had more high-profile failures than usual, is all.

[Fr_0zt]

A plague tale: Innocence 

Control

Remnant: From the ashes 

Days Gone 

Metro Exodus 

Sniper Elite V2 remaster

 

Death Stranding, SW: JFO (maybe), Afterparty, Medievil, etc coming soon this year and still have to get KH3 and BL3 (maybe).  There were also many other great releases this year, so nope, gaming is still pretty good to me.  All you have to do is stay away from the evil 7 (EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda, Activision/ Blizzard, Take2, Konami and Epic) + and you'll be fine. 

[Arcesius]

Looking only at AAA games is quite the narrow view. As long as there are still developers like Supergiant Games or Team Cherry, we will keep getting amazing games. It's up to you as the consumer to decide where to put your money and which companies or studios you want to support.

 

Personally, I look at my backlog and some upcoming games I'm interested in (for example Eitr or Elden Ring) and don't worry even a little bit. 

[DaivRules]

33 minutes ago, patrickogorman19 said:

Triple A games ... there hasn't been great games unlike last year 

 

As someone who likes to see all the data for such a claim, I'd love to see the list of ALL PS4 AAA games released in 2018, then the list of ALL 2019 AAA games released so far in 2019. It'd be great to do an actual comparison, even if it'll always it'll always be completely subjective based on personal preferences.

[RevengeancePrime]

What are you on about? There have been several amazing games that have released this year that are just as good if not better than the ones you listed. Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 2, Sekiro and Days Gone to name a few. We've also got Outer Worlds and Death Stranding releasing soon and they're both shaping up to be some great experiences.

 

The only games that are complete garbage are generally the ones being published under the usual suspects like EA, Activision and Ubisoft. 

[DEI2EK]

idk if every game from here on was a total flop i'd still have enough games on my shelf to last me probably the rest of my life

Not all AAA games are bad, but try and branch your tastes out a bit OP and look at smaller games as well

[Dauersack]

It will continue to go downhill as long as people still buy games from absolute shit companies like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, Capcom, 2K games, Konami, Gearbox(those were just the worst I could think of right away) and worst of all Bethesda. They do what they do because it works, they can deliver half assed broken products and cramp them chock full with microtransactions to get that sweet whale and spoiled kid money boosting up their revenue by a hell of a lot because they don't lose anything of value by doing so, most people still buy their shit even if they wait a few weeks doing it. They get the best of all worlds, they can throw products out faster, cheaper, they have nearly the same customers and they can make many of these customers pay to deal with many of the roadblocks they themselve implemented, selling timesavers or quality of life improvements for horrendous prices on top of skins and progression, not even mentioning so many pre order and collectors editions you need a spreadsheet to even understand what you are dealing with there, sometimes even adding additional paid dlc that is not included in the games freaking season pass. Bethesda even wants to sell premium subscriptions for the most bashed disaster game in living memory now, so severe is their lack of respect for the dumb sheep that are still their customers, and I hope they shit on them even more because the people still playing Bethesda games really deserve it at this point.

 

The online outrage will not chance anything, they probably consider it good PR at this point and dry their tears with money bills because most of the people complaining about their newest disaster actually bought the game day 1 and will buy the next game day 1 as well. Only way things change is by seriously reducing the sales numbers for these companies, either not getting their games at all or when the itch really needs to get scratched then buying it physical used from another gamer who just wants to get rid of the shitty thing already, and then not paying for anything the game offers ever. The way I see it, companies are currently testing how freaking low their effort can be before they actually notice any downside of shitting on their customers, they wanna maximize their profit and sadly for us the customers of today are setting the bar so embarrassingly low that I expect the downwards spiral to continue for at least 2 more years before we hit true rock bottom.

 

Actually there might be another way things change radically, if government get involved and regulate this completely out of control monetizing bullshit, especially lootboxes. I am never a fan of governments meddling in such affairs to be honest, but if this shit gets any worse I honestly hope the government goes in and takes these companies asses dry because many of them do not even pay taxes anyway, yet still claim they need additional monetization to survive, as if that wasn't proven to be total bullshit several times in the past.

[firemannxxcd]

Gaming has no future there are games like Fortnite which are the wrong role models to the great firms.Everyone copies the things and that is why the future games will mostly be bad. I hope the trend Battle Royale will end soon because, it is only a huge cashgrab. 

[patrickogorman19]

10 minutes ago, ObliviousSenpai said:

What are you on about? There have been several amazing games that have released this year that are just as good if not better than the ones you listed. Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 2, Sekiro and Days Gone to name a few. We've also got Outer Worlds and Death Stranding releasing soon and they're both shaping up to be some great experiences.

 

The only games that are complete garbage are generally the ones being published under the usual suspects like EA, Activision and Ubisoft. 

Those companies you have listed have copped a lot criticism however games like FIFA and COD sell well every year anyway. Most people never heard about devil May Cry 5 or Sekiro.

[iGGTheEnd]

Looking at OPs profile even if a never good game was released ever again, you missed so many good games from past years it would take you forever to get through them all. Even just this year you missed a bunch of good games.  Also I reccomend trying out some indies Remnant from the ashes and Risk of rain 2 are a lot more fun than most AAA games I have played recently.  

[RevengeancePrime]

28 minutes ago, patrickogorman19 said:

Those companies you have listed have copped a lot criticism however games like FIFA and COD sell well every year anyway. Most people never heard about devil May Cry 5 or Sekiro.

 

You said there weren't any great games this year when there are. Of course they're not going to be as recognized by the casual audience over games like FIFA and CoD, but they're not some niche titles that are only selling a small number of units. 

 

FIFA and CoD selling well every year doesn't come as a surprise to me. Casual audiences will eat up whatever these franchises spit out every year. I don't blame Activision, EA or any of these other companies for trying to implement microtransactions or cut corners when there are a bunch of players that are willing to support them or forgive them for whatever they say and do. I would say that's what makes the future of gaming seem bleak in addition to the PC culture that's been invading Western games in particular.

[dannyswfc9]

People probs thought same near end of the ps3 cycle. A new generation of gaming is on its way and they will beable to do alot more with games. Hopefully alot less broken games on release. 

Judge it in a few years when ps5 is totally up and running. You may change your mind

[Helyx]

Remember guys, you have the option to speak with your wallets. If you don't pre-order games, purchase tacked-on DLCs and gobble up micro-transactions, we may get better games.

[freddie1989]

21 minutes ago, Helyx said:

Remember guys, you have the option to speak with your wallets. If you don't pre-order games, purchase tacked-on DLCs and gobble up micro-transactions, we may get better games.

 

Agreed, I buy all games 2nd hand, get DLCs on sale and have never bought a micro in my life!!

[YTPerfectParadox]

While i agree in principle i think it's worth noting that the quality of reviews have been in a big spiral too so if you're skipping games that don't review well you're probably missing out on some classics.

[Gommes_]

I kinda like that the games industry is turning into crap. Let's be real, every gamer has a backlog which provides him/her with thousands of hours of gameplay. You also don't feel the need to play new stuff anymore and you are not afraid of missing out new things if almost every new game is bad. Let's have another game crash, focus on what's really important and we will be fine. Furthermore Nintendo and Sony are still great companies who release fantastic games. So only focussing on them and some other small companies should be okay. And if you have played almost every game buy old consoles.

 

What I find pretty sad is that the middle ground seems to be gone in terms of what kind of games come out. In the PS3 era you had games like Driver San Francisco, Enslaved, Majin and the Forsaken Kongdom, Nier, Alice Madness Returns and so on. Now it's either indie or Triple A.

[Killbomb]

1 hour ago, iGGTheEnd said:

Looking at OPs profile even if a never good game was released ever again, you missed so many good games from past years it would take you forever to get through them all. Even just this year you missed a bunch of good games.  Also I reccomend trying out some indies Remnant from the ashes and Risk of rain 2 are a lot more fun than most AAA games I have played recently.  

 

 

Don't forget Children of Morta. That is number 2 for me so far this year behind Sekiro. 

Edited October 24, 2019 by Killbomb

[ThatMuttGuy]

This year has had a lot of good AAA games as well as some really bad ones (mostly EA or Ubisoft titles). 

 

2020 is going to be amazing so I'm not sure what this thread is about. 

[Kapika96]

Your logic is flawed. Games getting worse review scores doesn't mean games are getting worse. Review scores count for... well... nothing at all actually. Actually play the games yourself and value your own opinion over the opinion of some rando that you've never met on the internet.

[Stardroid]

4 minutes ago, Kapika96 said:

Your logic is flawed. Games getting worse review scores doesn't mean games are getting worse. Review scores count for... well... nothing at all actually. Actually play the games yourself and value your own opinion over the opinion of some rando that you've never met on the internet.

Indeed, I personally just love throwing my money at every game I find interesting without reading reviews so I can just judge it  myself! Said no financially reponsible person ever

[tjoe1bkhjtqxm]

On 10/24/2019 at 7:21 AM, patrickogorman19 said:

Spiderman

What????? That stupid spider-dude compared to:

RE 2 Remake, Kingdom Hearts 3, Borderlands 3, Death Stranding, Code Vein, Days Gone, CTR, MediEvil, Greedfall, MK 11, Shenmue 3, Metro Exodus, Sekiro and Concrete Genie?

 

I'm definitely curious to know how are you LOL

Edited October 25, 2019 by Beyondthegrave07
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