hemo memo
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Life of Black Tiger is a masterpiece. Masterclass in video game design.
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Has the word "masterpiece" lost it's meaning in the modern gaming landscape?
MacReady13
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Masterpiece gets thrown around FAR too often today. God Of War Ragnarok a masterpiece? Please. The story is fine for a video game but nothing special compared to other mediums, hence why we need to stop trying to make video games into films. I need to remain in control of the game, and not have to stop every 5 minutes to progress a fucking story!
I’d rather put something like Returnal ahead of Ragnarok in the masterpiece stakes due to the fact it’s actually a video game I control and it’s actually more fun to PLAY! Story wise it’s mysterious which I prefer but that’s obviously subjective.
Anyway, gaming was better in the days of gameplay and control over your character as opposed to games trying to be films.
I’d rather put something like Returnal ahead of Ragnarok in the masterpiece stakes due to the fact it’s actually a video game I control and it’s actually more fun to PLAY! Story wise it’s mysterious which I prefer but that’s obviously subjective.
Anyway, gaming was better in the days of gameplay and control over your character as opposed to games trying to be films.
The Cartographer
Member
I distinctly remember people constantly having this same argument on video games forums throughout the seventh gen.
And yes, I do feel that ''masterpiece'' is a word that is generally abused by players to describe games, especially when it comes to new and hot releases.
And yes, I do feel that ''masterpiece'' is a word that is generally abused by players to describe games, especially when it comes to new and hot releases.
Fabieter
Member
Replaying a lot of old games shows that games were way worse in the past on average. Some people just talking about nostalgia.
Hobbygaming
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Those "meaningless collectibles" are used to upgrade your gear for later bosses like Berserkers and GNA and there's nothing "mid" about God of War Ragnarok's combat
Also, it's a masterpiece
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Rykan
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Putting collectibles on a mostly linear path is completely pointless. They can literally give you your "upgrades" for free at certain parts of the story and the experience wouldn't change one bit. It's completely pointless and the only reason it's there so that you press circle at chests so you can feel "rewarded".Those "meaningless collectibles" are used to upgrade your gear for later bosses like Berserkers and GNA and there's nothing "mid" about God of War Ragnarok's combat
Also, it's a masterpiece
I think I was being quite generous by calling GoW: Ragnarok's combat mid but I can certainly understand why someone would consider it "bad" instead. Then again, the goal of GoW: Ragnarok isn't to have good combat: it's just there to be "Cinematic".
Ragnatok no... but with 2018 you at least have an argument since I do believe that game is truly amazing. The only reason I struggle to give 2018 masterpiece status is because it isn't as good in some important areas some of its earlier games in the series were.
Hobbygaming
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Hilarious
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Hypereides
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In a sense, yes.
All it takes in the modern day is a collective of game reviewers to gush about a game hard enough. Followed by slapping a bunch of 10s onto it to persuade the public opinion into believing its a "masterpiece". This is regardless of how conceptually stagnant it may be. Very few modern games try to differentiate themselves or attempt something new these days. Yet they can still manage to get top marks. Those that do try to differentiate themselves aren't high budget 95%~ of the time.
Modern day big budget games have become way too formulaic to qualify for such a prestige.
Not many games these days qualify as "revolutionary" or "ground breaking" to strike a legitimate hard-to-obtain 10 or whatever. Then again, review scales have been randomized number generators for a long time and reflected nothing, but the personal resonance of a given reviewer.
All it takes in the modern day is a collective of game reviewers to gush about a game hard enough. Followed by slapping a bunch of 10s onto it to persuade the public opinion into believing its a "masterpiece". This is regardless of how conceptually stagnant it may be. Very few modern games try to differentiate themselves or attempt something new these days. Yet they can still manage to get top marks. Those that do try to differentiate themselves aren't high budget 95%~ of the time.
Modern day big budget games have become way too formulaic to qualify for such a prestige.
Dude has a point.
Not many games these days qualify as "revolutionary" or "ground breaking" to strike a legitimate hard-to-obtain 10 or whatever. Then again, review scales have been randomized number generators for a long time and reflected nothing, but the personal resonance of a given reviewer.
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Hobbygaming
it's a great bit about how words used to mean/represent something. Hearing Hilarious always makes me think of this bit. Hope you enjoyed it <3"Running the hate recorder" .. gotta love it
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