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What are some of the things you HATE about modern gaming?
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Forsythia
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Fucking battle passes. Pay 10 bucks to grind and get all the content you paid for. Didn’t finish the pass? Well, fuck you, you're not getting everything. That's another 10 bucks for the next pass please. I sure hope you don't like any other game, cause this is the only one you'll be playing to get your money's worth.
Fbh
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Specifically of modern games:
- Over abundance of bloat, the need for everything to be 30+ hours even if the content and gameplay variety to justify it isn't there.
- Increasing focus on live service games.
- A lot of focus on "loot" and crafting and going through a repetitive grind to get small incremental upgrades to your gear.
- The idea that cosmetic microtransactions in a full priced game are ok because it doesn't affect gameplay.
- AAA gaming focusing on graphics above everything else with game design feeling like it hasn't evolved a whole lot since the Ps3/360 era
- Open worlds still built around the same dated "follow the GPS" formula
- Over abundance of bloat, the need for everything to be 30+ hours even if the content and gameplay variety to justify it isn't there.
- Increasing focus on live service games.
- A lot of focus on "loot" and crafting and going through a repetitive grind to get small incremental upgrades to your gear.
- The idea that cosmetic microtransactions in a full priced game are ok because it doesn't affect gameplay.
- AAA gaming focusing on graphics above everything else with game design feeling like it hasn't evolved a whole lot since the Ps3/360 era
- Open worlds still built around the same dated "follow the GPS" formula
Iced Arcade
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you need to brush up on definitions
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Daytonabot
Banned
Context-sensitive controls. For example, the same button in State of Decay 2 refuels a vehicle, gets in a vehicle and grabs an enemy. If enemies are near the back left of a vehicle, get ready for action roulette.
0neAnd0nly
Member
- Updates to gameplay and physics POST launch. I have seen this far too often, people want every game to be the same and complain at the smallest tweaks (look at CoD for example). Sort of wish developers would just launch what they made and leave it to simmer - like they use to. Updates should only be for performance, additions or bugs.
- Lack of making FUN games. The game industry like much of entertainment today feels the need to tell everybody how to feel about serious situations. Sitting above us plebes kind of attitude. Sometimes the cinematic wannabe nature works and is truly good, but sometimes games start to really weigh on me with the current direction. We severely lack just “FUN” games. There are some, but they are seldom blockbusters anymore outside of Nintendo.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
- People complaining/crying about not being represented in video games.
- DLC
- Long ass tutorials for a simple game
- DLC
- Long ass tutorials for a simple game
daclynk
Member
yes this is everything i hate about so Called Modern age of gaming. oh and A Gamer that defineds a start of a NEW GENERATION that couldnt be done on old Gen.
EverythingsOverrated
Member
Most games are too long and bloated simply to give the end user the illusion of value.
Most games try to focus too much on story when most games still have mediocre story telling, at best.
In mainstream games there's very little variety in terms of game design, controls and gameplay mechanics, it's becoming homogenized.
Most games try to focus too much on story when most games still have mediocre story telling, at best.
In mainstream games there's very little variety in terms of game design, controls and gameplay mechanics, it's becoming homogenized.
hemo memo
Gold Member
I don’t pay that price. Not even close. You shouldn’t too. It is not like they are going to run out of 1s and 0s. Wait and price will only go down. Finish the games you have. Don’t fall for the marketing trap of Pre-order/Get It NOW.
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The Book Reader
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Things I absolutely hate about gaming in 2022:
1. Hand holding - Developers feel a great need to make sure you understand every aspect of their games. The magic of figuring something out on your own or finding out through friends or communities is fading away. Even “missions” tell you exactly what to do , step by step without giving you the freedom to do it how you see fit. I miss games like Morrowind.
2. Voice chat on mute - Most developers put voice chat on mute or make it difficult to get voice chat working as normally intended. This new age of sensitivity for others has ruined what make’s online gaming so fun. We are meant to shit talk in competitive situations. Today’s developers shy away from this and online gaming feels extremely isolated compared to the 360 generation.
3. Drip feed / MTX - not much to say about this one. The constant “reward the player” drip feed design of modern games has completely ruined what games can and should be. Developers have no insensitive to actually make a good classic game anymore because they stand to leave too much money on the table. They serve the brain dead gen z lazy ass kids who have an attrition span of a goldfish.
1. Hand holding - Developers feel a great need to make sure you understand every aspect of their games. The magic of figuring something out on your own or finding out through friends or communities is fading away. Even “missions” tell you exactly what to do , step by step without giving you the freedom to do it how you see fit. I miss games like Morrowind.
2. Voice chat on mute - Most developers put voice chat on mute or make it difficult to get voice chat working as normally intended. This new age of sensitivity for others has ruined what make’s online gaming so fun. We are meant to shit talk in competitive situations. Today’s developers shy away from this and online gaming feels extremely isolated compared to the 360 generation.
3. Drip feed / MTX - not much to say about this one. The constant “reward the player” drip feed design of modern games has completely ruined what games can and should be. Developers have no insensitive to actually make a good classic game anymore because they stand to leave too much money on the table. They serve the brain dead gen z lazy ass kids who have an attrition span of a goldfish.
Solidus_T
Member
All of M2 Shot Triggers ports of shmups are arcade perfect. There are some games that just require an arcade stick.
vodka-bull
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Oh there‘s plenty. I hate that every game nowadays feels more like work than fun. There‘s RPG systems in almost every game, something to level up, some tedious menus you have to work through, some complicated battle system because every other developer tries to release a very very special snowflake while they don‘t seem to realize that you can‘t reinvent the wheel. Give us basic gameplay that‘s sinple and fun and that just works and I‘d be happy to play the game, Celeste for example hit it on the spot!
Then I hate everything multilayer related. Multiplayer ain‘t fun anymore since everyone and their mothers are chilling in their own private parties and the voicechat in public parties is dead as can be. Not being able to tell anyone that I screwed his mother last night is boring.
Oh and then there‘s bloated games like Assassins Creed. I remember the times when Assassins Creed, although open world, was a pretty straight forward action adventure. And i miss these times.
I like short, intense experiences, being married and working full time for my family, times have changed and I‘d love to have the time to play through a 200 hour Assassins Creed, but I just don‘t. I have the money to buy games but I lack time. I‘d rather go for a walk with my dog instead of relearn the controls and mechanics of a game which takes hours to do nowadays.
Then I hate everything multilayer related. Multiplayer ain‘t fun anymore since everyone and their mothers are chilling in their own private parties and the voicechat in public parties is dead as can be. Not being able to tell anyone that I screwed his mother last night is boring.
Oh and then there‘s bloated games like Assassins Creed. I remember the times when Assassins Creed, although open world, was a pretty straight forward action adventure. And i miss these times.
I like short, intense experiences, being married and working full time for my family, times have changed and I‘d love to have the time to play through a 200 hour Assassins Creed, but I just don‘t. I have the money to buy games but I lack time. I‘d rather go for a walk with my dog instead of relearn the controls and mechanics of a game which takes hours to do nowadays.
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KXVXII9X
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Those cheaply animated 2D games make me instantly groan and die inside a little more every time I see them. It is awful. Both in mobile and regular gaming. I also agree with everything else you stated.
Shadowstar39
Member
Yeah, that reminds me, the lack of legit rock and metal in racing games is horrible. It seems all Gen z listens to is rap and "pop". Which is kinda strange.
I guess they can't help it if rock isn't being carried on to the next Gen. Don't know why that is. My Gen x Gen carried on from the boomers and them from the silent jazz/folk people.
Shadowstar39
Member
Rockstar as well, as they made gta 3, vice city, San Andreas, Gta4, rdr1, LA noire, bully, warriors, liberty and vice city stories, China Town wars, and gta5. 12 games in 12 years yet we didn't get a single gta in last gens 8 (10) years
We also didn't get a single elder scrolls. They just keep re-releasing old games and its crazy.
Caffeine
Member
i didnt even know spine was a thing lol theres so many games that use that and i cant unsee it. damn
laynelane
Member
Having to wait for a game to update before I can play it. It's fine when the update is tied to bug fixes or performance, but there's a couple of games I've been playing where updates are solely about adding to their store - which I never use and never will. And these useless additions just keep swelling the size of the game and how much space it is taking up.
Kumomeme
Member
there is 'obession' toward inserting certain skin colour, unnecessary 'feminism' or sexual preferences in videogame foremost above everything else.
like...instead of people worried and discussed about the game, be it gameplay, story, character or even visual, some vocal people only care about presentation of this things foremost while ignored other fundamental aspect. stuff like that should be secondry or fourth aspect. videogame is about fun, about quality of content and not all about appearance of certain type of 'image'.
like...instead of people worried and discussed about the game, be it gameplay, story, character or even visual, some vocal people only care about presentation of this things foremost while ignored other fundamental aspect. stuff like that should be secondry or fourth aspect. videogame is about fun, about quality of content and not all about appearance of certain type of 'image'.
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Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
A lack of creativity or boldness in single player gaming.
samoilaaa
Member
forced walking sections , poor level design ( the most recent example is in a plague tale requiem , i had to go into a house that had a fence around it , a very small one like 1 m tall but instead of just jumping across i had to circle around and use my sling to break the chain from the gate ) , quick time / button mash events , cutscenes every 15-20 min of gameplay in a 10-20h game , constant hints for puzzle solving ( like in horizon forbidden west , if you cant solve the puzzle aloy will give you the solution ) , diversity for the sake of diversity
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Hero of Spielberg
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Probably been said now, but the thing I hate is that nothings instant anymore. Sure I used to have to go and physically buy a game in-store which was a bit of a hassle (buy slso good fun) also things could be sold out which was a bummer.
But these days, half the time I want to play a game I haven’t played in a while, even with it installed I’ll likely have to download some gargantuan update, even then it’s usually a minute or so from launch to playing with all the fucking logins and update checks and database synching and fuck knows what else. I do miss just saying ‘hey I want to play this game’ and a minute later I was playing it.
But these days, half the time I want to play a game I haven’t played in a while, even with it installed I’ll likely have to download some gargantuan update, even then it’s usually a minute or so from launch to playing with all the fucking logins and update checks and database synching and fuck knows what else. I do miss just saying ‘hey I want to play this game’ and a minute later I was playing it.
killatopak
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Everything post Oblivion maybe even post ps2/xbox/gamecube. Everything post iphone. subscriptions, microtransactions, gacha, free to play.
Everything seems to revolve around monetization such as there is no more level playing field. It used to be such that everyone had an equal starting point that brings people of every standing at the same starting and end points.
Games are entirely made to revolve around squeezing every last penny from you. If not that then you're just a number to put in terms of engagement. Someone to entice other people to pay more.
Everything seems to revolve around monetization such as there is no more level playing field. It used to be such that everyone had an equal starting point that brings people of every standing at the same starting and end points.
Games are entirely made to revolve around squeezing every last penny from you. If not that then you're just a number to put in terms of engagement. Someone to entice other people to pay more.
Shake Your Rump
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The funny part is that, if you left everything else equal but adjusted for inflation, games should cost $90.
Considering how much more money is spent on creating modern games, and how relatively low they are priced, it's no wonder that every publisher is scrambling to make their games live services with microtransactions and lootboxes.
Naked Lunch
Member
Basing games around limited timed events. Once you start - the game forces you to finish or lose the time you spent on it in the first place.
You are forced to play that game - and only that game.
Games like this have turned the hobby into a job - clock in and do your time.
Its absurd.
I got wrapped up in this in World of Tanks a few years ago - never again.
You are forced to play that game - and only that game.
Games like this have turned the hobby into a job - clock in and do your time.
Its absurd.
I got wrapped up in this in World of Tanks a few years ago - never again.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
- Douchebags that whine about games being inclusive
- Douchebags that harass developers
- Douchebags that blame diverse staff in game studios as a reason the game didn't turn out the way they wanted
- Douchebags that know nothing about game development who whine incessantly about game delays, a game's story not going how they specifically think it should have gone, etc..
Douchebags, is pretty much what I'm saying.
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nightmare-slain
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physical media.
that shit should've been ditched in 2013 with PS4/XB1.
there's no need for it anymore. get rid of it.
that shit should've been ditched in 2013 with PS4/XB1.
there's no need for it anymore. get rid of it.
rubenburgt
Member
Preorder bonuses.
I remember you could get statues and books if you preordered a game.
Now you get stuff like this:
Ingame items are terrible preorder bonuses if you'd ask me
I remember you could get statues and books if you preordered a game.
Now you get stuff like this:
Ingame items are terrible preorder bonuses if you'd ask me
Stuart360
Member
I have to be honest here, i have a silly one, but its one that annoys me quite a bit lol. Having to hold down a button to open a door, or flip a switch, etc.
Its soemthing that creeped into games over the last few years and i cant figure out why or what its for?. Is it incase you press the wrong button or something?.
Its soemthing that creeped into games over the last few years and i cant figure out why or what its for?. Is it incase you press the wrong button or something?.
light2x
Member
How long development cycles have gotten. I remember when we used to get multiple new IPs and sequels in a 5 year window from all console makers in several different genres. Now it takes 5+ years to make a decent game and post-launch support guarantees that studio will remain busy with said game for 6-7 years.
I don't even care about the annoying things in modern gaming. I just want more games at a faster pace. I wonder why is it that every years games take longer and longer to make.
I don't even care about the annoying things in modern gaming. I just want more games at a faster pace. I wonder why is it that every years games take longer and longer to make.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
It's because games are exponentially more complex than ever before. You can't have Read Dead Redemption 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and The Last of Us: Part II and at the same time have short development cycles. It's not possible.
That's one of the many reasons we're seeing more and more remakes. It allows for a speedier development time while still retaining the type of fidelity and presentation that is expected out of AAA games today.
Edgelord79
Gold Member
1. Platform warring
2. Proliferation of pixel counting
3. Achievements
4. Constant pessimism and negativity surrounding many releases
2. Proliferation of pixel counting
3. Achievements
4. Constant pessimism and negativity surrounding many releases
GreatnessRD
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Everything.
Fucking everything.
Fucking everything.