Literally last year everyone was raving about Baldur’s Gate 3 because it had so much soul.
canis_majoris@lemmy.ca
on 29 Feb 2024 14:57
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Yeah and right now we’re all raving that Helldivers 2 is great.
The point is that on average these massive conglomerates of corporate shareholder-driven studios are not soulful because they have the soul beat out of them. Devs have tons of soul, but if it ends up in the final product is ultimately a decision of the management, and they have had the souls sucked out of them.
There are still soulful games, but on average the industry is soulless.
This has always been true, since the very first decade of video games. People just forget because only the good games are worth remembering.
TheQuietCroc@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 15:32
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As is the case with all media. Nobody remembers Populous or Bill Lambeer’s Combat Basketball on the SNES cuz they were horrible games, but I still hear about Zelda: ALTTP and Super Mario World.
Early_Insurance_3334@lemmy.ca
on 29 Feb 2024 16:39
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Yes for example the video game crash of 1983 that saw video game sales drop by about 97% in 2 years because the market got flooded with crap.
Atari even tried to make an E.T game that was supposed to be a console seller but was programmed in 6 weeks and was hot garbage.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml
on 29 Feb 2024 20:13
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And we’re looking at a similar collapse for at least AAA vendors because they’re flooding the market with half-baked crap.
micka190@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 16:55
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I get what you’re saying, but “the entire video game industry” didn’t make Baldur’s Gate 3.
I’m not jaded enough to claim the entire industry is soulless (indies and AA still exist), but the AAA industry is pretty much there, with the rare exception.
Renacles@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 17:55
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It always has been though. Remember licensed games from the ps2 era?
GunValkyrie@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 19:25
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Does no one remember ET?
VaultBoyNewVegas@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 20:59
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Some were fun. I enjoyed the Harry Potter games and the James Bond games.
JoeKrogan@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 21:16
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Pepperridge farm remembers
Katana314@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 17:27
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I’m wondering if the low sales on Immortals of Aveum caused them to make this decision.
So we’re apparently meant to accept bad writing to convince them to keep making singleplayer games.
BURN@lemmy.world
on 29 Feb 2024 18:55
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Damn, that was the game I was most excited for. Respawn FPS games are my favorite (TF1/Apex) and I was really interested to see what they’d do with star wars
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml
on 29 Feb 2024 20:12
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Was this the rumored Mandalorian game? A shame because Respawn’s pedigree for single player FPSes is short but incredible.
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Lololol
The madalorian one that I grumped about a few weeks ago ?
Fucking EA. Let’s hope the Ubisoft one is good. And gets finished.
It’s going to be Assassin’s Creed with lightsabers, probably. Potentially Far Cry with scifi weapons, like Blood Dragon.
Can’t say that I mind that.
Maybe a Ghost Recon / Rainbow 6 in star wars? Aka Republic Commando successor.
Republic Commando fucking rocked, that would kick ass.
Damn I really wanted to play the FPS.
Remember when spawn made games with soul? Good times.
Remember when the entire video game industry had soul?
It’s been years.
:(
Literally last year everyone was raving about Baldur’s Gate 3 because it had so much soul.
Yeah and right now we’re all raving that Helldivers 2 is great.
The point is that on average these massive conglomerates of corporate shareholder-driven studios are not soulful because they have the soul beat out of them. Devs have tons of soul, but if it ends up in the final product is ultimately a decision of the management, and they have had the souls sucked out of them.
There are still soulful games, but on average the industry is soulless.
This has always been true, since the very first decade of video games. People just forget because only the good games are worth remembering.
As is the case with all media. Nobody remembers Populous or Bill Lambeer’s Combat Basketball on the SNES cuz they were horrible games, but I still hear about Zelda: ALTTP and Super Mario World.
Yes for example the video game crash of 1983 that saw video game sales drop by about 97% in 2 years because the market got flooded with crap.
Atari even tried to make an E.T game that was supposed to be a console seller but was programmed in 6 weeks and was hot garbage.
And we’re looking at a similar collapse for at least AAA vendors because they’re flooding the market with half-baked crap.
I get what you’re saying, but “the entire video game industry” didn’t make Baldur’s Gate 3. I’m not jaded enough to claim the entire industry is soulless (indies and AA still exist), but the AAA industry is pretty much there, with the rare exception.
It always has been though. Remember licensed games from the ps2 era?
Does no one remember ET?
Some were fun. I enjoyed the Harry Potter games and the James Bond games.
Pepperridge farm remembers
I’m wondering if the low sales on Immortals of Aveum caused them to make this decision.
So we’re apparently meant to accept bad writing to convince them to keep making singleplayer games.
Damn, that was the game I was most excited for. Respawn FPS games are my favorite (TF1/Apex) and I was really interested to see what they’d do with star wars
Was this the rumored Mandalorian game? A shame because Respawn’s pedigree for single player FPSes is short but incredible.