>complain about the death of AA games and the decline of AAA games
>get told to check out indie games and not play AAA trash
>indie games are literally gimmicks, mental illnesses, and politics literally every single time without exception
What the fuck went wrong? Why can't indie devs just make good games with no bullshit
This great horror game has none of that
WAAAAA MY LIFE IS SO HARD WAAAAA
Fuck you and everyone like you.
i played legend of grimrock 1 and 2 for whole nights at a time
i wonder when 3 is coming out
Looks like shit. Thanks for proving my point. No soul at all.
>gimmicks
So what? You want every game to be exactly the same?
Every game has a "gimmick" you dumb fucking cunt.
99,9% of indie games suck. at least aaa games are constantly good
just play old games you missed out on
AAA games are the same shit
indie games are the same pixel shit
Hollow Knight
Basing your entire game around a gimmick and nothing else is fucking shit tier game design.
Pyre
Mario is shit because it's based around jumping, got it, cool.
>I want every game to be COD with no innovation!
Fuck off retard, people like you are cancer.
Is a story book with meh gameplay at best.
Exactly, Nintendo games are fucking shit overall. Nostalgia and historic significance don't make for good games, I won't lie and say Ford makes good cars just because they helped bring about the car industry, you don't get to rest on your laurels if every other competitor is blowing you the fuck out on every front.
World of Horror, is it good?
>every single time without exception
Retard
nintendo games are not gimmicky retards
eat shit
Just leave, you don't care about the state of the industry and you don't belong here. I fucking hate you people.
yes, go play it
And that's why every game is a soulless Sandbox where you kill a few things and go to point A to point B with zero interaction. Fuck off you pessimistic sun-ripened shit.
Not a single game in that entire image is worth the effort of booting it up.
You want every game to be samey trash. You are the cancer. Go play COD like the baby you are.
I play mostly older games now. There are enough great 4th/5th/6th gen games to last many years. I do play some new games too when something worthwhile comes out, but I completely dropped out of the cycle of keeping up with every "hot" new release because most of them are garbage now, especially """AAA""" games.
>Basing your entire game around a gimmick and nothing else is fucking shit tier game design
ok
Yes they are fucking lmao, what makes one Mario game different from the other
Not anytime soon. They said they basically had no ideas left after 2
This is legit a crap list.
It's OKAY just be aware that it gets kinda samey though.
>indie games are literally gimmicks, mental illnesses, and politics literally every single time without exception
You only see what you want to see, you delusional idiot
>Not a single game in that entire image is worth the effort of booting it up.
Explain
>using dumb Zig Forumslack arguments
At least use some quasi-legitimate arguments about indies:
>lazy faux-retro
>copy/paste platformers
>overpriced demos
>stolen or stock assets
>low-effort/no-effort shovelware
The last one is especially true for all the RPG Maker stuff that gets shit out directly on to steam
And that's why every Nintendo and indie game is just an empty soulless gimmick demo husk of a game with no substance beyond that
The gameplay is too simplistic and the routes end abruptly and with no real flow imo. Worth a play but more of a "play it because it's weird" than anything
Most indie suck because there are so damn many, just try to look and you'll find good shit. Also most indie games aren't political, most are about as neutral as tetris but that doesn't mean there aren't political games which you should just not buy
>Why isn't everything created JUST for me? Why do I have to bother trying new stuff? UGH GAMING IS DEAD
Zig Forums fucking sucks so hard, lmao
It is
Do you know what a gimmick is you brainlet? Its supposed to be a novel / new idea or trick used to attract attention. Mario is not gimmicky, its a basic bitch platformer.
Mario being boring to you proves that gimmicks are good.
But up until ~2005 it felt like everything was created for me.
Then everything started getting worse.
Because you grew up.
>Won't hear any opinion but his own and refuses any game that isn't special snowflake enough for him
>"I actually care about the industry"
>This is legit a crap list.
You have not played a single game on that list.
Can someone please explain the cultural transition of this board from a bunch of people who play videogames and rage hard at casuals to a bunch of depressed people whining about how they can't muster the energy to play videogames and how much they hate themselves?
I've played a few and it's a crap list for the most part. I'm sorry you have bad taste
I was talking about Nintendo games in my post, you retard. When you bitch about shit like "Muh Zelda Cycle" and they just give up on the series and make it a sandbox that is what I'm talking about.
Just stop consuming amerilard media.
Orange man bad
Come on OP, tell us what some good games are. I want to hear your impeccable taste.
All the old people got older and left.
Except me.
Using Zig Forums as a surrogate for your daily intake of socialization tends to backfire
>I've played a few and it's a crap list for the most part. I'm sorry you have bad taste
If you're really not shitposting, list a few of those games, explain how they play, and where they fail
Zig Forums invaded / the group that was primarily age 14-23 grew up and things aren't as fun now. Mostly the latter but the former has a real tendency to bring the general mood of the entire board down with outrage posting.
People that hate Nintendo hate fun games
>I've played a few
So you have only played a "few"
Thanks for proving my point.
You are the one who has shit taste.
the celeb nude bullshit and electionfags fucked everything up, basically
I grew up and things are still really fun. I don't understand why it seems like everyone develops mental/personality issues once they hit their mid 20's.
False. Even today when I go back and play 90s classics that I've never played before, they're usually great. And I'm pushing 30. So it's not (entirely) me that's changed, it's the games. Chrono Trigger grabbed me in a way that Witcher 3 didn't, even though I played both of them around the same time.
AA games still exist and not all indie games are pozzed garbage
that being said there's to much garbage to go through
touhou games are all shit and only worth if its a porn touhou game
>Retarded Opinion
>Anime face
Must be a day ending in y!
Freedom Planet and A Hat in Time are indie games that just focus on being fun games without focusing on politics.
I guess AHiT has a small reference to politics, but it's not a theme of the game or anything like that.
Oh shut the fuck up. Having 20 different features where none of them are well thought out is fucking cancer. "Go kill generic fort 200" is not exciting.
I played Witcher 3 for the first time two months back and I have no idea why it's regarded as an instant classic. The combat is absurdly simple to the point of being more tedious than fun and every single quest consists of going to a place marked on your map and activating toucan sam vision.
tortanic ruined this board. now it's all about calling every game shit and then whining that you can't find any games to play:
Christ on a cross
Because people made being a gamer too big of a part of their life / personality and as they grew older games became less important as more real life stuff filled in the gap. Rather they actively realize it or not they know deep down that they fucked up and that's where the hollowness comes from. People that didn't do that and instead just regarded gaming as a normal hobby are able to still balance their normal life just fine and thus don't feel that way.
That's my theory at least. I think it makes sense.
I've seen this same post for over five years, I really doubt you "just played it" or just picked it up.
>gimmickfags immediately invent a strawman to attack because deep down they're know they're wrong and have no rational argument to defend their shit taste in terrible game design
The absolute state.
>WHY IS EVERY GAME POLITICS NOWADAYS!!!!!
>Oh, what are some games you like without politics?
>Games like metal gear solid!
MAX REDDIT
What are you even talking about
Sounds like you are just a notsalgia fag honestly. You want games like the ones made in the 90s and you don't want to engage with anything else.
pottery
You are the one with no rational arguments. Go play COD or gta like the baby you are.
>themeing and consistent level design
>GIMMICK GIMMICK AHAHA IT'S A GIMMICK
retard
Am I not allowed to prefer certain games over others?
>he doubled down
A taste isn't something that I have to justify to you. Do you also want my arguments as to why I like strawberries more than chocolate?
>he still has no argument
Fuck off.