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15 Modern Trends That Are DESTROYING Your Favorite Games

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  • Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
  • Trends are said to define a significant portion of one's existence, and video games are no different. However, not all trends are positive. They may seem like good ideas at first - live service titles constantly updated, delivering new content for adoring fans, battle passes for one-stop solutions for all your cosmetic needs, or playing a title before its worldwide launch days later - but they can quickly deteriorate in quality.
    Then there are the other trends no one wants - terrible working conditions for developers, layoffs and the bubble of triple-A game development unceremoniously popping. Check out 15 modern trends that are destroying your favorite games.

Комментарии • 488

  • @jaughnekow
    @jaughnekow 4 месяца назад +209

    Games that are only online are an abomination

    • @echad6259
      @echad6259 4 месяца назад +8

      Definitely

    • @biasedwolfie_boi
      @biasedwolfie_boi 4 месяца назад +10

      Agreed especially when it's a game that does have a offline mode but there's so many features and things that are only accessible in the online mode

    • @greenman5072
      @greenman5072 4 месяца назад +2

      💯

    • @beesechurger1
      @beesechurger1 4 месяца назад +1

      not neccesarily

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 4 месяца назад +2

      Helldivers 2?

  • @sbrocman9424
    @sbrocman9424 4 месяца назад +150

    Just play old games folks, I’m sure we all have massive backlogs. This shit isn’t going to stop anytime soon, a boycott needs to happen.

    • @tyrecarmon20
      @tyrecarmon20 4 месяца назад +7

      Ik i do. I picked up diofield chronicles a few years back and i havent finished it😂😂. So yeah man i agree. Once im done with P3 reload, im hopping on Diofield

    • @danbauer3669
      @danbauer3669 4 месяца назад +14

      Already do. I only buy PS2 and older.
      Not buying a PS5 or whatever the current Xbox is called is the best decision I've made as a game collector and gamer.

    • @NoahBerzerk
      @NoahBerzerk 4 месяца назад +5

      @@danbauer3669 you should get a pc and u can play shit tons of old games on it

    • @danbauer3669
      @danbauer3669 4 месяца назад +5

      @@NoahBerzerk that's not a bad idea. But, I've already got 20 consoles and thousands of games for them. There's plenty of games on my shelf that I've never even played. It is easier to buy all the games than it is to play all the games.

    • @NoahBerzerk
      @NoahBerzerk 4 месяца назад

      @@danbauer3669 how cheap is it to buy games on older consoles like The ps2? I Kinda wanna buy one bcs Theres alot of games i havent played thats on There, i own a ps5 but Theres barely any old games on There, i do own a pc doe which i use 99% of The Time

  • @S3mmy3
    @S3mmy3 4 месяца назад +69

    1. Microtransactions
    2. Live service garbage
    3. Most games being $70
    4. Release half baked and fixed months later
    These are the 4 worst things about modern gaming l.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад

      Indeed. Unless they can’t sustain it then it’ll only get worse.
      Can only protect ourselves from buying products not fit for purpose by voting with our wallets.

    • @shazmanbound1496
      @shazmanbound1496 4 месяца назад +14

      Plus wokeness

    • @tanthokg
      @tanthokg 4 месяца назад +7

      And singleplayer games that require internet connection/always online.

    • @kizaruthegreat
      @kizaruthegreat 4 месяца назад +3

      hiding populair characters in fightinggames behind paywalls. and we all know they choose wayyyy before release and not like oh we forgot but fans are askin for it. (be honest people eddy gordo or atleast a christy should always be main roster or armor king and marduk in tekken 7 and probably gonna be dlc in tekken 8 again)

    • @Tarmax94
      @Tarmax94 4 месяца назад

      And to think that they wanna charge 80 bucks, like Capcom, they have said it is necessary 😐

  • @usnairframer
    @usnairframer 4 месяца назад +32

    Missing from this list: Insulting Their Player Player Base. Something all too common nowadays.
    The infamous "If you don't like it, don't buy it." Responses from studio execs when people push back against games designed for the "Modern Audience", only to have them claim the reason their game failed is because of "toxic players".

    • @lutherheggs451
      @lutherheggs451 3 месяца назад

      Nah insulting the basement dwelling imbeciles, makes some of us actually support the game more...
      It will never stop being hilarious how many brain deads constantly cry about everything, send death threats to publishers, devs, etc. and then clutch their pearls when the devs actually say something back. Its amazing when devs say your imbeciles, we don't want your money go play another game. If only more devs had the balls to say something.

  • @TevyaSmolka
    @TevyaSmolka 4 месяца назад +52

    I am basically tired of live service games and frankly I want that trend to just go away and never comeback but that’s just my opinion.

    • @toongrowner1
      @toongrowner1 4 месяца назад +1

      but then how will the shareholders make their imaginary and unreasonable numbers? D:

    • @alemswazzu
      @alemswazzu 3 месяца назад

      I will not play it. No exceptions

    • @TevyaSmolka
      @TevyaSmolka 3 месяца назад

      @@alemswazzu lol indeed

  • @FireBomberBassist
    @FireBomberBassist 4 месяца назад +153

    When you hear “For a modern audience” uh oh.

    • @winstonsmith8597
      @winstonsmith8597 4 месяца назад +3

      For me it’s “Season Pass” and “Live Service”

    • @StellaSteve80
      @StellaSteve80 4 месяца назад +24

      Notice they tiptoed around that? That’s mainstream journalism for you.

    • @FireBomberBassist
      @FireBomberBassist 4 месяца назад +9

      @@StellaSteve80 yup

    • @NowAndToEternity
      @NowAndToEternity 4 месяца назад

      yea GamingBolt does not have the balls to include TWO of the biggest worst trends from western developers specially that are destroying their own video games
      - Making female characters ugly
      - Hiring Sweet Baby Inc to "improve" their story.

    • @mr.kwamid-86_43
      @mr.kwamid-86_43 4 месяца назад

      @@StellaSteve80 stay woke, darlings :^)

  • @stucnd714
    @stucnd714 4 месяца назад +9

    The biggest problem with the gaming industry is how developers and the so called media, attack the people who pay the bills. Instead of trying to ram garbage down peoples throats, how about they work with the consumers to find out what they want. I think the fan base should stop buying anything new for a couple of years and bring the industry to its knees. Play older titles and ignore the new stuff until they understand how to deliver proper customer service.

  • @bjf9304
    @bjf9304 4 месяца назад +52

    No mention of “modern audiences” or using DEI as a shield when gamers complain about all the things you mentioned.

    • @StellaSteve80
      @StellaSteve80 4 месяца назад +11

      That’s mainstream journalism for you. These guys want all that stuff in there.

    • @kaikiske7436
      @kaikiske7436 4 месяца назад +3

      The did mention “toxic and unsafe” workplace conditions though. 😂
      I personally always feel unsafe going to work. Why wouldn’t I. I’m being forced to spend 10 hours a day doing stuff I don’t wanna do, just to get money. 😂 😂

    • @kikiphallin
      @kikiphallin 4 месяца назад

      What is DEI?

    • @gilampueda
      @gilampueda 4 месяца назад

      ​@@kikiphallinstands for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion... And that's street talk for ideology infected piece of garbage.

    • @bjf9304
      @bjf9304 4 месяца назад +3

      @@kikiphallin Diversity Equity Inclusion
      Investors like Blackrock have these DEI mandates in order to qualify for their funding. On the surface it seems harmless, but on the way it's implemented it frequently interferes with the canon and continuity of established franchises.
      So you get things like black Vikings or female soldiers in WW2, or black female nazi soldiers in COD.
      It comes across as contrived and distracting. The writing also suffers because companies hire writers who meet diversity quotas instead of on merit alone.

  • @calelaquidara8698
    @calelaquidara8698 4 месяца назад +14

    Games launching before they're ready is easily the worst for me. It's been the norm for so many live service online titles for probably 10 years now. I honestly never buy new games at launch now because of it, regardless of my interest level

    • @Joreel
      @Joreel 4 месяца назад +2

      I wait 6 months usually so they can fix the bugs and I can get the game 50% or more off.

  • @gabinidal6908
    @gabinidal6908 4 месяца назад +14

    $70 online required games are industry killers

  • @ray-jking2035
    @ray-jking2035 4 месяца назад +138

    A major modern disease(trend) that‘s destroying games:
    🤢Sweet Baby Inc.🤮

    • @SketchySkullKnight
      @SketchySkullKnight 4 месяца назад +17

      The Black Rock of gaming.

    • @DucatiDiaries
      @DucatiDiaries 4 месяца назад +6

      This.

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад +7

      how exactly? because to this point the discourse surrounded that claim is full of bs.

    • @DeLdEl789
      @DeLdEl789 4 месяца назад +14

      @@zonezsthere is plenty of evidence online. Not worth going into it’s blatantly obvious

    • @SketchySkullKnight
      @SketchySkullKnight 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@zonezs There is an immense amount of evidence. You just listen to pro sweet baby sources who want to hide it because you guys love living in echo chambers.

  • @cheynesmitherman7973
    @cheynesmitherman7973 4 месяца назад +18

    The “early access” thing is such trash. The game is obviously out already but they’re holding it back unless you pay a fee.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад

      It’s definitely evil but if people will pay for it then why stop? We’re also part of the problem as consumers - it’s like a Darwinism of sorts. The moment when people don’t pay for this kind of service, it’ll go away.
      I’m done with buying games on year one personally. £70 for an incomplete experience that can’t maintain a consistent FPS and bugs everywhere. No thanks, I can wait.

  • @MarquisDeSang
    @MarquisDeSang 4 месяца назад +23

    I am so glad that my Commodore 64 cannot run non-binary code

  • @ricardoarteagar.8750
    @ricardoarteagar.8750 4 месяца назад +10

    I am sorry, but Suicide Squad could never have been a compelling sequel to the Arkham series. Maybe another whole different new game. But not Suicide Squad.

    • @adad87821
      @adad87821 4 месяца назад

      i wouldve much ratherd a batman beyond game honestly

  • @LionofTruth182
    @LionofTruth182 4 месяца назад +26

    To sum it up in one word what’s destroying gaming: ?????
    Greed.

    • @adad87821
      @adad87821 4 месяца назад +1

      and sweet baby inc

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад +1

      @@adad87821 stop being manipulated through your ignorance and hate, you don't even know what SBI does.

    • @lowerclassbrats77
      @lowerclassbrats77 3 месяца назад

      & DEI

  • @KyloBedo-
    @KyloBedo- 4 месяца назад +3

    “Gamers refusing to support these trends “should be number 1 on the list.

  • @underwaves75
    @underwaves75 4 месяца назад +72

    SWEET BABY INC and their affiliates are a poison to all industries they touch.

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад +2

      how?

    • @JuggyBohab
      @JuggyBohab 4 месяца назад +16

      @@zonezs If you don't know you're not paying attention.

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад

      @@JuggyBohab i did, funny how thats the only answer people making this claims have, i mean, morons think that SBI make decisions about games while they don't. So, are you actually paying attention or just jumped into the ignorant hate wagon just because "woke bad"?

    • @buzzsawgr81
      @buzzsawgr81 4 месяца назад

      what is the deal with this "sweet baby inc"? I keep seeing hate posts regarding it but I've yet to see any explanation as to what's going on. I'm guessing they're either a dev or publisher that does some really shady shit.

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад

      @@buzzsawgr81 nope, incels, morons and conservative gamers are claiming that SBI (a consultant) is deciding to make games "woke" and "make ugly female characters" even if thats not their job or have any say on the design of a game. If you ask about it they will just gaslight you.

  • @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu
    @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu 4 месяца назад +14

    A trend that's been destroying games for the longest is No Chapter or Episode Selection for story mode.
    If i wanna replay story i should be able to replay it from any point i want instead of just starting a new file and playing it all over
    This can kill replayability of games that get dull once story mode is over
    Chapter selection would enhance replayability immensely. And would be more worth your money.

    • @beesechurger1
      @beesechurger1 4 месяца назад +3

      yeah thats something i want to see more really good games having, if breath of the wild, god of war, and other amazing titles had that like GTA V did, they would already be a lot better

    • @martinde-serres8724
      @martinde-serres8724 4 месяца назад +1

      Most Visual Novels don't even have that feature and it shows, especially given they include branching paths that lead to different outcomes and endings.
      They should ALL include it to make these decisions MUCH easier to swallow instead of either restarting from the very top or from a past save file made before several crucial story moments.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад

      That’s actually a good point. You still see it in some games but not a lot.
      Problem is that the industry has done away with linearity, everything is becoming far too big and open that it removes the need to replay games due to their sheer size.

    • @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu
      @MrWolfchamp-xi3cu 4 месяца назад

      @@tomparkin2068 That doesn't mean chapter selection can't be a thing. In Arkham City there was an episodes of Catwoman mode. There should have been one for Batman.

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 4 месяца назад

      I think new game+ modes can be thanked for that, they want you to replay the whole game, not just one level.

  • @skippy_the_funny_guy
    @skippy_the_funny_guy 4 месяца назад +18

    Using outsourced narration companies to shove DEI into games.

    • @eh-ronlocke7164
      @eh-ronlocke7164 4 месяца назад

      There’s that racist dog whistling again

  • @forposterity4031
    @forposterity4031 4 месяца назад +3

    The increasing price for games one is a bit of a false argument, SNES and Genesis games, upon release, were in the 70 to 90 dollar range, which would be 100$ to 150$ today adjusted for inflation. If anything the consoles themselves have gotten more expensive.

  • @agraciotti
    @agraciotti 4 месяца назад +4

    The trend I hate the most: narrow spaces that forces your character to walk slowly

  • @redcronojm
    @redcronojm 4 месяца назад +5

    Modern Audiences even would like past decades ago of games vs modern developers way of making games ruins every brand to appeal to a niche audience that dont care about past games history.

  • @marskingdoms
    @marskingdoms 4 месяца назад +17

    Sony cancelled Days Gone 2 game, to make live service game and also Naughty Dogs 🐕

    • @martinde-serres8724
      @martinde-serres8724 4 месяца назад +2

      Days Gone was a boring and generic zombie game with no major innovation that became such a commercial flop the sequel got canned real quick.

    • @ltw126
      @ltw126 4 месяца назад +1

      Sony didn’t cancel Days Gone 2.

    • @marskingdoms
      @marskingdoms 4 месяца назад +8

      @@martinde-serres8724 nope, everything was top notch 👌

    • @goqul
      @goqul 4 месяца назад +6

      @@marskingdoms, agreed. It is one of my all-time favourites.

    • @marskingdoms
      @marskingdoms 4 месяца назад +5

      @@goqul same me too, my all time favorite Ps4 game "Days Gone" 👍

  • @Bombman297
    @Bombman297 4 месяца назад +3

    The worst modern trend: Cancelling projects

  • @PittManGaming
    @PittManGaming 4 месяца назад +3

    Modern Audiences. Case in point, “The Last of Us Part 2.” I don’t give a fk about what Ellie does in her bedroom. FJB.

  • @AFpaleoCon
    @AFpaleoCon 4 месяца назад +13

    I hate all MTX. Cosmetic MTX are just as bad as any other form.

    • @adad87821
      @adad87821 4 месяца назад +2

      and i hate it when formor single player game studios pivot into "live service" games

  • @waxmandr
    @waxmandr 4 месяца назад +2

    No local co op
    Digital-only releases
    Too many cutscenes
    Lack of innovation
    Games just not being fun anymore

  • @neonmatt24
    @neonmatt24 4 месяца назад +5

    You missed an important one... Bad online reviews from content creators that didn't really play the game! Too many times I've seen bad reviews of good to decent games from RUclips content creators that have the same regurgitated negatives that they heard someone else say, hurting the sales of games and then months later come out with a "I was wrong" video after they actually tried the game and enjoyed it.

  • @robchuk4136
    @robchuk4136 4 месяца назад +4

    You'll never see me complain about a triple A budget. That isn't something that tangibly ruins the games I play.
    But I will complain about fighting games' monetization. It's gotten pretty terrible from all the franchises.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад +2

      For me, if it’s worth it then I’ll buy it for £70. Not a lot are so I won’t buy them - very simple.
      Fighting games are true BS considering how many fighter passes you have to buy to unlock the full roster these days. As far as I’m concerned, only the base game exists - unless they release a GoTY edition for a lower price.

  • @thechicagobox
    @thechicagobox 4 месяца назад +2

    That’s one thing I appreciate about the Nintendo Switch, most of the games are on the cartridge. There’s games that have no business being on the switch, that require downloading or always online streaming which is terrible.

  • @SolarDNA
    @SolarDNA 4 месяца назад +7

    Really glad you mentioned the FOMO factor.

  • @teenermeener971
    @teenermeener971 4 месяца назад +7

    Most of these things are the customers fault.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад +3

      Agreed.
      Like I get that “greed = bad” but this wouldn’t be the case if people weren’t like lemmings with their wallets. Either research the product you’re buying or don’t buy it at all - very simple concept. These companies are always going to take advantage of people who pay them money - why wouldn’t they? All you need to do is disengage - problem solved.

    • @davidisaboy6467
      @davidisaboy6467 4 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, we are talking about publishers here… if they can get away with it they are gonna do it, that is their job. The only way anything is gonna change is is gamer stop acting like morons with their money

    • @pauldoe240
      @pauldoe240 3 месяца назад

      It's a simple concept, but you wouldn't believe how hard it is for most people to grasp. Don't like the current state of things? Vote with your wallet.

  • @smartgamerai8680
    @smartgamerai8680 4 месяца назад +14

    #16. Uglyfication of female characters

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 4 месяца назад

      Not a thing.

    • @phantomblade3740
      @phantomblade3740 4 месяца назад +6

      @@pixeljauntvr7774head in the sand

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад

      @@phantomblade3740 not really, there were incels saying that alloy was fat, ugly and had a beard....is that real or not?

    • @JuggyBohab
      @JuggyBohab 4 месяца назад +4

      @@pixeljauntvr7774 Haven't seen screenshots of Fable have ya?

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад +1

      @@JuggyBohab like the screenshots of alloy and her "beard"?

  • @underrated9600
    @underrated9600 4 месяца назад +3

    $70 for unfinished products. And $130 for 3 day early release 😂😂😂

    • @simonb.8868
      @simonb.8868 4 месяца назад

      you get the finished product for the same price because the patches are free, and if you wait 2 or 3 months you pay half the price and get the finished product from the start. It's not too bad

  • @ronaldcharan2705
    @ronaldcharan2705 4 месяца назад +1

    Imagine paying $70 for broken , unfinished and uninspiring games. Its becoming the norm with rare exceptions.

  • @Marshmallow-ht8me
    @Marshmallow-ht8me 4 месяца назад +2

    Does anybody at GamingBolt ever do research before posting a video ? Sony DID NOT start the $70 game wave. That would be 2K

  • @DUBSTEP_KUSH305
    @DUBSTEP_KUSH305 4 месяца назад +11

    What's really destroying games is paywalls,hackers and griefing

  • @chief664
    @chief664 4 месяца назад +2

    Don't know about you guys, but for me FOMO just makes me not want to bother in the first place. If something is a limited time only or in the future might disappear then it's just not worth my time.

  • @HwL01
    @HwL01 4 месяца назад +2

    Considering inflation I think $70 is normal now, I am more concerned about those microtransactions and lootboxes especially in non MMO games.

  • @jcapo5
    @jcapo5 4 месяца назад +4

    My biggest problem is the last one. If I pay 70 dollars for brand new. That game better be done. Not un playable. You know what games have never crashed on me....ever! Ff7 rebirth and elden ring. Sure they fixed up some bugs but the games were phenomenal on launch.

  • @TheABElia
    @TheABElia 4 месяца назад +2

    #1: Games being released buggy or broken.
    Remember back when games came out and once they were released, there was NO patches to fix them?

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 4 месяца назад +1

      Yeah, and those games are still buggy and broken. Bugs have always been a part of games. The problem is they are using the ability to fix it later as an excuse to release game in unexcusable conditions.

  • @bobmclovinelectricboogaloo
    @bobmclovinelectricboogaloo 4 месяца назад +4

    Yeah being a life service isn't the only problem with suicide squad it's also the story is really bad and doesn't live up to the Arkham games. And honestly that's actually another issue with modern gaming is reboots and sequels not being nearly as good as the games that came before be it in gameplay or story and the fact that more and more gaming companies are afraid to make a new IPS.

  • @edwardmackinnon2685
    @edwardmackinnon2685 4 месяца назад +2

    Current gen consoles will be it for me - loved gaming since the 80s but just finding the current games hard to engage with / over complicated etc.
    Money/greed seems to ruin all the good stuff in life . . .

  • @KadeemG61
    @KadeemG61 4 месяца назад +3

    You forgot to mention the massive fan hatred of Denuevo DRM.

  • @myplane150
    @myplane150 4 месяца назад +3

    How 'bout premiering games waaaay too early. Seriously, 10 or 15 years before the game comes out is too damn long to wait after a 'world premiere'.

  • @valetboy21
    @valetboy21 4 месяца назад +4

    Why pick on Dragon's Dogma 2 post-launch revenue when there are far more egregious actions taken by most other companies.

    • @trankia1224
      @trankia1224 4 месяца назад +2

      Because Dragons Dogma 2 is the latest punching bag for haters who don't even understand the thing they're hating. Personally I think DD2 is on the same page as Helldivers 2, none of the micros are really needed they're just there.

  • @neilgonzalez2781
    @neilgonzalez2781 4 месяца назад +1

    To be honest, I’ve reached the point of not rushing to buy new games on day one, especially since most games are now becoming $70. I rather wait until it goes on sale and just play my backlog of games

  • @harmansmith84
    @harmansmith84 4 месяца назад +3

    I don’t think I’ve paid $70 for a game yet since the price hike however I remember my mom paying $70 dollars for street fighter 2 on SNES for me back in 1991 when I was 7 years old which was about 200 bucks in todays money I assume. So to play devils advocate I can kinda understand the price hike.

  • @OnlyGamingClips
    @OnlyGamingClips 4 месяца назад +2

    Video games aren't being destroyed. Just stop playing bad games. There are plenty of great games and this year has been great so far.

  • @The_Claymores
    @The_Claymores 4 месяца назад +1

    spreading misinformation. Sony didn't start the $70 model, it was Take-Two in 2020, then EA, Sony, Activision and Square Enix raised to $70 later.

  • @diegosolis9681
    @diegosolis9681 4 месяца назад +1

    What people really miss sometimes is the whole: "Consultancy" business.
    Videogames are an art form, and consultancy is BY NATURE and by DEFAULT anti-art.
    Imagine if Michael Jackson had asked a consultant to change the lyrics of his "They Don't Care About Us" song, given the political climate of the time.
    Or imagine if Michael Angelo had gotten a consultant before painting the Sistine Chapel's roof. Due to the use of nudity it would've been scrapped.
    Or imagine if Da Vinci had gotten a consultant before painting the Mona Lisa. It would've been scrapped because it wasn't "appealing" due to it's simple nature.
    And so on. Art is chaotic, and dangerous, art needs to raise brows and display a wide variety of topics, themes, realities and interpretations, regardless of who it might make uncomfortable.
    If everything passes through consultancy, then everything will be equalized and everything will turn to just a different shade of the same gray color.
    Consultancy is a cancer.
    And the fact that they use vulnerable communities to shield themselves from criticism. Communities that they attack members of, when they speak up. Communities they claim to represent, but in truth just use.
    It's all very messed up.

    • @Deadclown45acp
      @Deadclown45acp 4 месяца назад

      They're claiming to be making gaming more "inclusive" for people who don't care for gaming anyway. They're forcing unnecessary and unwanted changes into the gaming industry and that's the biggest problem ruining modern games.

    • @diegosolis9681
      @diegosolis9681 4 месяца назад

      @@Deadclown45acp That's a symptom, but not the problem on itself.
      The problem is that investors and management in companies don't see the games, their stories, lore and the fans for what they are. Everything is just an excuse to make money, there's not art or inherent worth/meaning to anything.
      That's why they hire consultants, that's why the recon the lore to be "inclusive", that's why the force a half-assed excuse for inclusion and make everything soulless in the process.
      Their excuse for inclusion is taking what was, destroying it, pushing all the old fans out and then letting the 2% of the population that don't even care about the products in. No wonder they are loosing billions, and I hope they continue to do so.

  • @RetroKid
    @RetroKid 4 месяца назад +1

    1) tourists
    2) virtue signaling
    3) d.e.i.
    4) feminists
    5) incomplete games released with promise of patches

  • @0takudad
    @0takudad 4 месяца назад +1

    You forgot, terrible story, horrible character development, fugly characters, race swapping and pushing "the message"...

  • @HarveyTAS
    @HarveyTAS 4 месяца назад +8

    Wokeness - My definition for the purposes of this video... Making radical left wing politics the priority over quality.

    • @danbauer3669
      @danbauer3669 4 месяца назад +2

      So tired of the "identity first" movement.

  • @buzzsawgr81
    @buzzsawgr81 4 месяца назад +1

    having to wait for months after release just to get NG+. what the hell happened with this? like just one day devs decided they're no longer launching their games with NG+ but instead opting to release this mandatory feature months after the game launches.

  • @Manny_kil
    @Manny_kil 4 месяца назад +2

    15 things ruining RUclips A.I. made videos with no effort (cough cough)

  • @christianporter3638
    @christianporter3638 4 месяца назад +3

    No more physical copies
    (and single player, narrative driven, always online games....like TF?)

    • @buzzsawgr81
      @buzzsawgr81 4 месяца назад

      yeah. it was crazy that a big title like alan wake 2 was digital only.

  • @Curt_Randall
    @Curt_Randall 4 месяца назад +2

    Not destroying games, but still an annoying trend I would like to see improved - games which do a lousy job of rewarding exploration. Two recent games I played are Jedi Survivor and Hogwarts Legacy. Both of these games are actually great games overall. But the rewards you find when exploring are mostly useless cosmetic crap.

  • @lofivibes3640
    @lofivibes3640 4 месяца назад +2

    I have no issues paying more for new games. I'm actually surprised the price has been somewhat the same over the years. I slowly stopped playing video games due to how bad it's gotten. Paying above full price for an unfinished incomplete product. Then waiting months before its semi fixed. Pay to play and, ridiculous loot boxes. Big companies such as E.A ruining games. My last game I had fun playing was Battlefield 4. I didn't care for the other ones that came after. I enjoyed the Dead Space 1 remake and, Resident Evil 4 remake. Kill the justice league couldn't play more than 2 hours. I bought the game to honor Kevin Conroy and Arleen Sorkin. 2 hours is all I could stomach. I got bored with Starfield as well. I have a very limited schedule when it comes to time. I refuse to waste it playing tedious boring video games that don't interest me. The moment the game feels like a job I'm not getting paid to do. I lose interest. I'll immediately stop playing and delete from my harddrive. Unfortunately, it has been way more common over the years.

  • @xRoeJogan
    @xRoeJogan 4 месяца назад +6

    Honestly don’t have a huge problem $70 games as long as they don’t include a bunch of the other monetization bs. Nintendo 64 came out in 1996 and had $60 games. I can’t think of ANYTHING whose cost hasn’t gone up more than 15% in that time. New games take way longer to make and cost way more.

    • @kaikiske7436
      @kaikiske7436 4 месяца назад +1

      Exactly. These people that complain about $70 aren’t living on Earth 2024.
      A Chick Fil A sandwich, fries, small shake cost me $18.40. A haircut at Supercuts (pre tip) was $28.
      Both within the last 2 weeks in the San Francisco Bay Area, at normal locations.

  • @lowerclassbrats77
    @lowerclassbrats77 3 месяца назад +2

    DEI, over monitization, and antagonizing the customer

  • @stefansibbes2440
    @stefansibbes2440 4 месяца назад +1

    Predatory main menu's filled with reminders to buy DLC or other games within the franchise. Looking at you Assassins Creed Odyssey.

  • @shinobi7742
    @shinobi7742 4 месяца назад +1

    What do you expect when game companies are corporately run and investors want assurance on profits over quality. Corps ruin everything and are thieves.

  • @chrisgaines6369
    @chrisgaines6369 4 месяца назад +1

    I know I'm missing out on a lot of games but if it's online only I don't even try the game

  • @wrath-of-bath1920
    @wrath-of-bath1920 4 месяца назад +20

    Good list but you missed the elephant in the room. Wokeness, and everything that goes with it is ruining gaming.

    • @stephenpiper5604
      @stephenpiper5604 4 месяца назад +2

      What's 'wokeness' exactly?

    • @user-vs8ms5cu8t
      @user-vs8ms5cu8t 4 месяца назад +1

      Oh boy here comes stellar blade fans

    • @pixeljauntvr7774
      @pixeljauntvr7774 4 месяца назад +2

      The problem is you lot apply "wokness" to just about anything. The word has no meaning anymore, you ran it into the ground.

    • @goqul
      @goqul 4 месяца назад +1

      They definitely should have missed it on purpose.

    • @chrisangflo6102
      @chrisangflo6102 4 месяца назад

      They are part of it of course

  • @tennesseeheckler3014
    @tennesseeheckler3014 4 месяца назад +1

    I follow a few self-imposed rules when it comes to games. I do not pre-order and only purchase after full release. If there is an ingame microtransactions shop, I will not buy the game. If it is online only, I will not buy it. Just following those rules I have not only stopped wasting a lot of money, but the games I do purchase tend to be much more well-made and engaging.

  • @davidpumpkinsjr.5108
    @davidpumpkinsjr.5108 4 месяца назад +1

    Hiding true endings behind ridiculously difficult or tedious requirements or worse, paywalls.

  • @tomparkin2068
    @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад

    What’s destroying gaming:
    For me - nothing. Fallout: New Vegas still exists, Dark Souls still exists, Metal Gear Solid still exists and new NON AAA games like Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Dredge and Pacific Drive exist, and are flourishing. These games are all complete, are better and are much more affordable than AAAs.
    Why on earth do I need to play every new blockbuster? How would I even find the time or money? God of War Ragnarok proved to me that taking a week out to ‘crash course’ a game due to its sheer size (and to prevent spoilers) only burns me out and ruins the game for me.
    Not to say that I won’t play the occasional new AAA that sticks out to me, because that’s bound to happen - but who cares.

  • @Hero190909
    @Hero190909 4 месяца назад +2

    Out of all the games shown here, the only one that I have put time into was Spider Man 2, which was a disappointment. I'm trying to do my part for the industry.

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад +1

      Played about 5 hours and I hated it. Miles Morales did everything much better IMO.

  • @Damonicus1
    @Damonicus1 4 месяца назад

    As much as I do like SS:KTJL, I doubt removing the live service aspect would have helped it. This was a game that fell in to the "Damned if you do, damned if you don't" category. Another title in the Arkham-verse with Batman would have received backlash in some form (unless it had a majorly spectacular twist), but a game that didn't have Batman would be seen as a cash grab. I feel we got the latter.

  • @brandonyt9835
    @brandonyt9835 4 месяца назад +1

    Pretty much hit everything on the head in this video. I just wish games can go back to how they used to be😔

  • @NeonSuperNovas
    @NeonSuperNovas 4 месяца назад

    What’s annoying about all of this is that all gamers have to do is simply not buy or participate in stuff and it will go away. Sadly, there will ALWAYS be enough gamers who will just go along or with things and support to justify companies doing shady or bad practices smh.

  • @thetruth3611
    @thetruth3611 4 месяца назад +19

    Being woke and sweet baby Inc are destroying video games.

    • @ltw126
      @ltw126 4 месяца назад

      You don’t even know what woke means.

    • @zonezs
      @zonezs 4 месяца назад +2

      so, what is woke and what exactly does sweet baby inc does?.....oh wait, you don't know right?

    • @thetruth3611
      @thetruth3611 4 месяца назад

      @zonezs being woke is prioritizing liberal agendas in games instead of focusing on just making a fun game. Sweet baby Inc is a liberal "consulting" company that bullies games makers into making their games as woke as possible.

  • @hyro1112
    @hyro1112 4 месяца назад +1

    not just battlepasses. but TIMED battlepasses are cancer. its like i paid for it, its mine now. let me go at my own pace.
    also wokeness in gaming is the worst.

  • @truthbetold9092
    @truthbetold9092 4 месяца назад

    The focus set on multiplayer and not story is what bugs me as much as paying for every little thing for games.

  • @TadashiNazuka
    @TadashiNazuka 4 месяца назад

    Online Gaming destroyed the video game industry over the past 15 years. Period. And it's never coming back. Play your backlog and/or only buy games that do not require any online component to be complete. Simple as that.

  • @bluetarantulaproductions6179
    @bluetarantulaproductions6179 4 месяца назад

    Many reasons mentioned on this list why I prefer retro gaming more than modern games sometimes

  • @zachpowell8653
    @zachpowell8653 4 месяца назад

    1. Modern audience chasing
    2. DEI when unnatural
    3. Microtransactions
    4. Pink haired game developers

  • @iyeetsecurity922
    @iyeetsecurity922 3 месяца назад

    The reason I have so many games, and so many I haven't finished, is due to not being able to stay still and pay attention for long these days.

  • @PRChingon
    @PRChingon 4 месяца назад

    That overwatch reference hit hard. Bought the Ashe skin, have only played dps twice since. I checked out playing helldivers now.

  • @walnutbread944
    @walnutbread944 Месяц назад

    I don’t think wokeness is the thing that ruins the modern gaming.
    It’s the greedy publishers that crunches the shit out of developers. That’s why we’ve been getting shitload of unfinished video games.

  • @martinburke7267
    @martinburke7267 4 месяца назад

    I don't mind paying €70 for a game as long as its finished and working properly. It's the greed that's destroying games...

  • @DavidElkind42
    @DavidElkind42 4 месяца назад

    Prioritizing graphics over gameplay & story is ruining games

  • @jizamkizam9611
    @jizamkizam9611 4 месяца назад

    The Sims is the greatest at showing the removing stuff in the sequels, only to repackage and resell it to the people again lol

  • @danbauer3669
    @danbauer3669 4 месяца назад +1

    Modern gaming is trash. Always online, pay every time you play, every game is designed to take as many hours as possible. Sequels, remakes, remasters and re-releases that no one asked for.
    In pursuit of greed, fun has been left behind. Playing a modern game feels more like work.

  • @onofriopiccolino5166
    @onofriopiccolino5166 4 месяца назад +1

    People giving props to Horizon Forbidden West on PC for it’s performance makes me not want to play video games on PC anymore. Too many cutscenes in Horizon Forbidden West stutter and skip all over the place and even with a RTX 4070ti you can’t run the game at native 4k 60fps. I have to use DLSS quality to get between 60 and 75fps and the game still stutters and skips during cutscenes and the game always crashes the 1st time you launch it even if you shut down the game down correctly. I always get a error message report to send to Sony than it lets me launch the game

  • @TheMeteorSummoner
    @TheMeteorSummoner 4 месяца назад

    They're pretty much all valid, and I think a lot of people have been sick of these factors for a while now.
    "Poor PC Ports" doesn't affect my opinion, and "Battle Passes" and "Early Access" are decisions to pay that people make on their own, so they can't be mad. If they hate it so much, vote with your wallet and stop buying into that type of thing.
    "FOMO" like buying exclusive skins and stuff, same deal. Just don't buy into the hype, there will be another newer game just up the road anyway lol
    "Sequels removing features" doesn't matter to me. If you want the sequel to be the exact same as the first game, what's the point?
    "Terrible Workplace Conditions", meh. Then don't be a game designer? I've been hearing about the brutal crunch culture in the gaming industry for like the last 15 years, it's just how it goes and people should know that by now. Same thing with "Layoffs"... that's how it is at any job. In the gaming industry, big budget games are just a gamble in general. If the game fails, expect your job to be on the line.
    "Always Online" I don't like either, but that's not our choice in the end I guess. I don't play online games or co-op/pvp anyway
    "Launching Games before they're ready" began and has been going on mostly since the PS4 era, I think. When developers realized they can just upload patches and "update" games whenever they want, it made them a lot lazier about releasing polished games.

  • @derwolf9670
    @derwolf9670 4 месяца назад +2

    So basically greed is the problem

    • @kaikiske7436
      @kaikiske7436 4 месяца назад

      Agreed. I worked as a bug tester in the mid 90s for a couple major video game companies for a few years. I never made more than $10/hr
      When I see modern “QC testers” asking for $100K + year salary, that’s absurd. Pure greed.
      The money to pay these people has to come from somewhere. So gamers end up paying the bill for absurdly skyrocketing budgets. No Crunch (something that’s ALWAYS been an industry standard), work from home, DEI subcontractors… all leads to games taking 2x as long to make (thus costing 2x as much).
      Money to pay the piper has to come from somewhere. Shareholders invest to get their investment back, plus profit…. Not to subsidize

  • @w1-em4nq
    @w1-em4nq 4 месяца назад +1

    if you're a professional player, how are you playing fairly if you have the advantage training ahead of time.
    seems sketchy

  • @galaxygamer247
    @galaxygamer247 4 месяца назад

    Live service, and if it’s locked behind a paywall, and it needs a internet connection

  • @najmussaqib7055
    @najmussaqib7055 4 месяца назад +14

    Forced DEI? No? I guess you are not allowed to criticize that.

    • @dalebirkenstock2580
      @dalebirkenstock2580 4 месяца назад

      Yeah, the last 150 years of singular white diversity in all media was so much better.

    • @stucnd714
      @stucnd714 4 месяца назад +1

      They know they will get attacked big time if they mention it.

    • @ROCKBETHENAME
      @ROCKBETHENAME 4 месяца назад

      God forbid every character is not a white male like grow up the world is diverse & media should reflect
      The world it’s simple

    • @chrispeterson4463
      @chrispeterson4463 4 месяца назад

      Can't watch a RUclips video without someone crying about politics anymore...

  • @HeavyMetalSonicRM
    @HeavyMetalSonicRM 4 месяца назад

    The number of times I've gotten pissed off and gone back to Mega Man X and Sonic 2 is astronomical.

  • @MichaelMeleWriter
    @MichaelMeleWriter 4 месяца назад

    Another one. Keeping up with trends. A game series changing their games/game modes in an attempt to draw in players from other game communities, but at the same time alienating their long time fans with these said changes. COD: MW 3 multiplayer is a great example of this.

  • @CodyWhiteMusic
    @CodyWhiteMusic 4 месяца назад +1

    RELEASING “NEXT-GEN” GAMES AT LOCKED 30 FPS

  • @shreder75
    @shreder75 4 месяца назад

    In somewhat defense of Anthem, I'll give it two things:
    The world/art direction is fantastic.
    The gameplay is actually very tight and very fun.
    That being said, it was still half baked and sold short due to live service and no clear direction.

  • @disassemblyrequired3438
    @disassemblyrequired3438 4 месяца назад +1

    Me: FOMO doesn't work.
    Also me: Cowboy Bebop skins! 😲 I guess I'm play Overwatch 2 now...

    • @tomparkin2068
      @tomparkin2068 4 месяца назад +1

      Every time I see a franchise that I like crossover with Fortnite I start to think ‘is this where I start playing now?’ only to remember how utterly bland the game actually is, and how I won’t enjoy it due tryhards.
      I love Cowboy Bebop, but I’ll just stick to the anime 😂

  • @Curt_Randall
    @Curt_Randall 4 месяца назад

    I consider live service, battle passes, locked dlc with essential features, and microtransactions all within the same grievance. They all are about extracting more money from you after you have already paid for the base game.

  • @marskingdoms
    @marskingdoms 4 месяца назад +1

    AAA live service games are taking by storm this generation mostly 🙄, this means we should we indie games mostly from now on.

  • @thepericlesof8449
    @thepericlesof8449 4 месяца назад

    I have a feeling this intro was "inspired" by Monty Zander's Suicide Squad video.

  • @TheBlueDeath123
    @TheBlueDeath123 4 месяца назад +1

    Video Game “Journalism” aka San Fran hipsters 😢