Modern Gaming.
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Күн бұрынExaggerated, but still impassioned.
Modern Gaming isn't fun, it's an obligation. It's a dystopic hellscape bastardizing the things we once found enjoyable about video games, and this video is a cathartic take on exactly why that feeling of resentment towards this new wave of entertainment exists within a lot of people who grew up gaming in the 70's, 80's, 90's, or early 2000's.
This is a comedic video essay on the state of modern gaming. Strap in. it's not going to agree with you.
I leave out some context occasionally for the sake of the joke. It's ok, everything is fine. Please don't be upset.
Follow me on twitter: / selfdeficientyt
Shout out to the Biggest Problem In the Universe podcast. Lots of funny bantz on that show. Sampled them during the bit where Sony and Nintendo call me to bitch me out: biggestproblem.show
00:00 - Intro
01:41 - AAA Games Hate you
03:35 - You keep buying it
04:09 - Matchmaking is dumb now
06:20 - It takes the latter half of your adolescent years for Call of Duty to install
06:40 - Remasters
08:42 - Nintendo and Sony should support their back catalog
10:24 - All Playstation games are C-tier AMC dramas
11:58 - New original IPs are literally just Biomutant 5.5/10
13:05 - Ubisoft
15:13 - Far Cry 1,000,000,000
16:18 - Valve, where are you?
19:51 - EA squandered the EA Sports BIG brand
23:26 - Not enough easy to pick up, easy to master games
25:05 - Every Indie game is a color-blocked low-poly roguelike.
25:18 - All games are still made for PS2
26:07 - Digital sales are complete trash
27:06 - I don't like Discord
27:36 - Gaming is now a job
28:11 - Final thoughts
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@selfdeficient 9 ай бұрын
I put out a Channel Update video, make sure you check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f9V0jLKSzpa8p40.html Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/selfdeficientyt I just wanted to say that I'm absolutely floored that people are connecting with this video. This was a pure passion project. I have a good job, but this was (as I described to my friends) a labor of hate. It took me a year believe it or not. Not working full time on it obviously, but the idea percolated for like half a year, script took months, audio was cut and edited before I cut it to any video and that took 2 months, and the video took around 2 months to cut together. I will try and make more videos. I have a couple of ideas. I'm cutting together an update video to shed light on the making of this video and the direction of the channel. I am inflammatory. It's OK if you disagree with me! This video was just supposed to have the vibe of a psychotic rant I'd have with my closest friends who were sick of me refusing to shut up about this subject. I'm not the authority on what you enjoy.
@fricklinkfate360 9 ай бұрын
Hey man if anything you had some absolutely good and great points, so I will definitely try and have some engagement with y’all if possible. Also loved your video brother keep it up
@thedeadcanary 9 ай бұрын
Was well worth it, the heart and passion that you put into the video really shows. Funny shit!
@lamenter7612 9 ай бұрын
Deep Rock Galactic is the best horde game, fight me.
@117johnpar 9 ай бұрын
The internet murdered gaming in cold blood.
@sugunikibo885 9 ай бұрын
Hey bro, just wanted to say, I have the portal songs downloaded on my phone, you ain't the only one with good taste.
@CheddarVG 8 ай бұрын
I miss being able to unlock everything in a game by simply playing.
@Tethloach1 8 ай бұрын
the 2000s good times for gamers
@thomasjefferson2676 7 ай бұрын
You can thank 10 year olds with an Internet connection and their parents credit card for that.
@jules9669 7 ай бұрын
Now we get to unlock things by simply paying 🙃🫠
@DumFuk343-jm4dh 7 ай бұрын
@@Tethloach1 fr lmao you used to avoid hayabusa players in halo 3 because they have the skill to potentially ruin your day...now its literally just kids with money...no skill..just money...sad...and btw i teabag in everygame that has a stupid emote system because its way more insulting to dip your balls in the mouth of a dead player than to do a stupid ass trending dance on their corpse
@danakanam5 7 ай бұрын
@@DumFuk343-jm4dhfr tho, unfortunately you could get banned in some newer games for that 🙄
@troIIdier 5 ай бұрын
This is the exact kind of rant I've never had the energy to properly formulate.
@swarmofhungrydeathclaws 5 ай бұрын
Exactly
@J0rdan912 5 ай бұрын
The problem is it's still a rant. There is a lot of great games, indie part are bigger and better than ever, you should just avoid the worst part for targeted audience if you're not ready to face those problems and that's it. Every time I'm starting to think that modern gaming is dead and it's not fun for me anymore, I'm taking a break for a week without gaming, then some cool indie game, boomer shooter, remake/remaster or even completely new game are getting released and I'm diving in it just to spend dozens of hours, staying overnight, in pure joy, just like in my teenage years on PS1-PS2 and classic PC games. And I still have so many carefully picked never played masterpiece games in my Steam library, so I probably shouldn't care at all about "modern gaming" problems for the rest of my life.
@ChadaTurk66 5 ай бұрын
Americans need to realize Halo wasnt popular in world except usa
@ChadaTurk66 5 ай бұрын
He need to stop putting that trash game into the video
@mysticalfitzy9844 5 ай бұрын
Same too much bong resin and hops floatin around in my melon.
@blckmesa5319 4 ай бұрын
staring at your steam library full of games, wanting to play but not finding anything "fun" is a painful feeling
@abcdefg5459 4 ай бұрын
It's all become about money, even more than before. You get that by having kids buy things online, and having DEI to get investors interested. Then, people will respond with "games haven't gotten worse! look at X and X game or these indie games!" and it's such a lame excuse. No one ever said there aren't good games anymore, but the bad is heavily outweighing the good way more than it used to.
@ProPandaPlays 4 ай бұрын
Right
@_spineless 3 ай бұрын
This is why Indie games are the color in the dark landscape for us right now. There are tons of great games you haven't played, you just have to look for them. Take the Paperhead demo and Grimhook for example, both are awesome.
@_spineless 3 ай бұрын
@@abcdefg5459 I think it's healthy to be an optimist. Even if tons of games have monetization, they can still be fun in ways regardless. I agree that there's definitely been a downgrade overall on the commercial side though. Good things is, you don't have to be a slave to it.
@fabianmolini5775 3 ай бұрын
this^
@mark0032 3 ай бұрын
Speaking of modern gamers, they inarguably are spoiled, living in heated houses, with electricity. In ancient times, as one might call the 1980s, modems were running with charcoal, and gamers had to fight off sabretooths just to reach the floppy disk. They actually used a living mouse, clicking on their ears. And a rub on the little rodent's head replaced the modern mouse.
@Eveyrttt 2 ай бұрын
They had in in the first half not gonna lie
@TtBeam 2 ай бұрын
you had me in the first half.
@starksvensk Ай бұрын
Lmao rubbing the mouse
@Jobocan. 28 күн бұрын
@@EveyrtttThe second half is also accurate.
@zeriel9148 17 күн бұрын
Even as someone who lived through that era, congrats on making me legitimately jealous I don't have a nice furry mouse's head to rub.
@ohdencii9226 6 ай бұрын
This man woke up and chose violence but I’m sure the older gamers feel him 100%
@unchi1999 6 ай бұрын
IKR? And get this i'm an older gamer and i 100% feel his pain with modern games here.
@kirbyjoe7484 6 ай бұрын
Egh, he spits a lot of truth particularly about 90% of AAA games these days, but there is plenty of good sh*t from indie studios. Sadly it is also a serious chore trying to find the gems in the mountain of chaff, but at least they are there and don't end up costing you over $100 bucks once you include a little DLC and a season pass or two. God help you if you ever get suckered into pay-to-win microtransactions or gacha.
@KlassCancun 6 ай бұрын
I'll say its less about age and more about mentality. So many people my age think im a hater just because I expect a game to be fun and worth my money instead of shovelings out AAA prices for half baked, uninspired pos
@AdamOwenBrowning 6 ай бұрын
@@lusoza saying "omg cringe as hell" is a cringe in and of itself. the guy is an older dude and he plays games. Instead of writing "Older person that plays video games" he just says "older gamer" because it's easier to write and understand. idk why that creates a reaction in u, but we dont wanna type essays. shorthand is a thing
@ohnoitschris 5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I feel him 100%. Absolute tripe like Starfield makes me never want to try another western AAA game ever again.
@pankace5576 9 ай бұрын
this felt like a 6 hour video condensed into a 30 minute video rollercoaster of broken dreams and disappointment i love it
@happykojot2258 7 ай бұрын
same
@notkimpine 7 ай бұрын
we need 2 hours of ranting on why modern gaming makes my pc wet and squishy and easy to die installing many files can cause my pc is broken
@notkimpine 3 ай бұрын
this feels like saving time watching oppenheimer for 30 minutes on cinemasins and it was boring as hell except the explosion scene was totally a goosebump moment since watching goosebumps movie on some dvd stores back in the late 2010s bullshit
@Sielnt_Mateo Ай бұрын
"Fuck you, grind for cat ears" is hilarious. Because the example shown in the video can't be obtained by grinding. It was only available by using real money!
@JustYourAvarageEgg 4 ай бұрын
7:56 “The most patient fanbase” Tf2 fans:
@btfo420 3 ай бұрын
We almost got that 64 bit executable update let's fucking goooooo
@rich7739 Ай бұрын
Which tf2 though?
@trollking6315 Ай бұрын
You mean the fanbase full of toxics like WAMO, Zesty, Venusian Rapist, and Mechawreck? That game is dead, only people that stay are creeps, pedos, groomers, and the desperate 20 that remember the good old days and are perpetually high on member berry flavored copium.
@alexbones0001 Ай бұрын
@@rich7739team fortress I’m guessing
@kiernan4871 Ай бұрын
@@rich7739 Yes
@danheskia3987 5 ай бұрын
The most significant reason why modern gaming sucks is it's becoming more and more like any other business sector in the entertainment industry in that it's more focused on profit than fun.
@doctoronishispsychosislab1474 5 ай бұрын
passion pushed aside for profit
@danheskia3987 5 ай бұрын
@@doctoronishispsychosislab1474 Indeed.
@vladtheimpaler9118 5 ай бұрын
…and THE MESSAGE!
@danheskia3987 5 ай бұрын
@@vladtheimpaler9118 Sadly that is true.
@BigWheel. 5 ай бұрын
The old way of doing things was to make a good game, hope it sells tons of copies at launch and that was how you profited. If you wanted more money, you made more games. Companies realized that was too much effort for too little profit spread too far out. Selling a good game every few years isn't the same as a constant stream of income from a live service game that's got battle passes and mini dlc that's easier to develop than most of the old tripple A games. I wouldn't have as much of a problem with current games if those increases in profit actually translated to better games but it hasn't. The games make Companies more money than ever, and they almost all feel lazy and rushed. Also the digital marketplace was supposed to improve our experience. Games were supposed to be cheaper because no physical disc's, Companies would also make more money because now if you bought a game 10 years after release that money would still go to the company that made it, and not a reseller like game stop. But that also hadn't happened. It just deleted the used games market and the convenience of disc's. But we still pay the same price, and the companies make more profit, for far longer, on lazily made products.
@knuckleheadwestwind3585 7 ай бұрын
Unlockable #19: constant hackers on every single game resulting in companies tracking all your personal info to ensure you aren’t a bot
@mikoseru5569 6 ай бұрын
I don't basically bother playing any game that requires a system or kernel access
@keyofsouls880 6 ай бұрын
That's just an excuse they use they would track you to sell the data regardless.
@marlo8850 6 ай бұрын
Only for them to sell that data to tencent, while having an anti cheat just good enough to ban hackers every now and then but easy enough for them to bypass, so they can make extra money off of the new accounts they’ll buy.
@flalspspsl6858 6 ай бұрын
lol.. to ensure you aren't a bot.. oh how naive.
@the_busterwolf 6 ай бұрын
NUMBER 20: THE RISE OF TOXIC GAMING FANBASES MAKE ME WANNA SHOVE A TOXIC VAT UP MY A--
@Sun-Tzu- 4 ай бұрын
As a game designer this video was absolute catharsis! Thought it was just me going insane, like I just forgot how to enjoy new games, but all of this breakdown hits the nail exactly on the head.
@unchi1999 4 ай бұрын
Same dude, same 😂
@RainbowGod666 4 ай бұрын
Holy shit sun tzu makes gaming 😂
@JJFN 3 ай бұрын
Game companies literally pay people to astroturf and manipulate everyone into thinking it's their fault for not enjoying their shitty incomplete games
@solmariuce5303 2 ай бұрын
what do you mean enjoy new games ? They're not fun. Sure there's a few gems like System Shock, but even that is a remake!! Why bother even trying new games when they all feel like jobs, and like dreary unsubtle political commentary.
@unchi1999 2 ай бұрын
@@solmariuce5303 And your life feels in complete dystopian
@imissyoumom7644 4 ай бұрын
The kazoo sound so effectively and accurately defines the industry now.
@Matanumi 2 ай бұрын
Or the fart reverb
@kevinsuarezmacena1003 9 ай бұрын
I'm actually impressed he doesn't touch the "half-solved puzzles and every character won't shut up's problem" of many single player games.
@CheezeWuz 9 ай бұрын
My favorite puzzles are "find the door code"... oh it's pinned to the wall.... next to the door (5 Gamerscore Find the Door Code)
@maplemaple1439 9 ай бұрын
This honestly. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely *love* the RE4 Remake, solid 9/10 for me. But the """puzzles""" are easier than the stuff they put in doctor's offices for kids to play with.
@abdullahayad6923 9 ай бұрын
I'm Now Playing Immortals Fenyx Rising And By Far It Has The Best Puzzle Ideas in A Video Game That I've Ever Played .. Also Kena Bridge of Spirit Was Good In Terms of Complexing Puzzle :)
@leo9271 9 ай бұрын
My favorite is Aloy in horizon forbidden west telling you the solution to a puzzle the moment u step into the room. Like shut up b**** I've not even looked around yet.
@hmr1122 9 ай бұрын
Or every game having a wiki, or every game has to be completed and has to have a meta, or speedrunning, or streamers, or permanently online devs putting their garbage takes into games AND social media as if anybody asked them.
@emeraldthecolour 7 ай бұрын
I remember when I didnt have to do 10 hours of research before buying a game
@MrNoot39449 7 ай бұрын
Ikr
@_C.J. 6 ай бұрын
Or dozens of hours researching, installing mods to fix whatever broken (new) game you actually want to play.
@yolosky2467 6 ай бұрын
@@_C.J. Bethesda moment
@ohnoitschris 5 ай бұрын
>when you have to spend more time researching than the runtime of the game
@bardinlegoret9552 5 ай бұрын
@@yolosky2467i had to download fallout new vegas killer on my pc,a mod that terminate the game bc thank to windows 11(i known,i known) the game was crashing every 2 seconds and black screen to death due to that putrid windows, god give me back my xbox 360 that i had to unlock with a screwdriver bc the cd player wouldn't come out to place disc on it,fun times bring me back to boot and play🤤
@thoughtpocket5189 4 ай бұрын
God damn bro, that Jeremy bit hit uncomfortably close to home.
@Upsetkiller456 2 ай бұрын
Find some new games man. They are out there
@Vometbomb 2 ай бұрын
Also get more exercise and find a counselor
@koyaux 2 ай бұрын
@@Vometbombsilence
@RJpkFire 4 ай бұрын
in retros and indies we trust
@WrathKing47 4 ай бұрын
Amen
@mrjdavidt 5 ай бұрын
"It's the best time to be a gamer" no, it's the best time to be a game publisher.
@JonnyHorseman 4 ай бұрын
Even that is not good anymore given recent events, lmao
@simunator 4 ай бұрын
gamergate saw to the end of that
@chrisj320ac3 3 ай бұрын
At the end of the day, gamergate has proven to be a sharp decline for the USA in particular. @simunator
@FatrickAteman 9 ай бұрын
I think the main issue of gaming right now is stagnancy, AAA Corps want to do nothing but generate money and feel like the current setup is perfectly suited for that. In the 1990s and 2000s, everyone was expanding in every direction possible to see what would work and that just isn't necessary for them anymore. There's always going to be good games coming out and this slump may very well change some day, but I do share your frustration.
@selfdeficient 9 ай бұрын
That's a great point! We were spoiled with creativity once upon a time.
@chux4w 9 ай бұрын
The Dreamcast should have been called the Fever Dreamcast. There were some batshit insane things going on on that console. Some worked, like the online capabilities and boundary-pushing Shenmue, some didn't work, like Seaman and the Sega Bass Fishing rod peripheral, some were cool and innovative and we wonder why they never came back, like Crazy Taxi and the idea of a detachable visual memory unit, and some were cool and innovative but didn't even really make sense at the time, like the controller cable coming out of the bottom. Anything was possible with the Dreamcast. They made Sonic work in 3D, they gave us Phantasy Star Online, they gave away stacks of Chu Chu Rocket for free at your local game shop. Space Channel 5 was a thing, for some reason. And then developers worked out that Metropolis Street Racer was cool, but Gran Turismo sold more, so all racing games became GT. And Powerstone was cool, but Tekken sold more so all fighting games became Tekken. And all shooters tended towards Quake, and all RPGs tended towards Final Fantasy, and all puzzle games tended towards the clearance bin. Credit to Nintendo for still experimenting. The DS was innovative, the Wii was innovative, but even they don't really get out from their Mario, Zelda, Pokémon safe zone all that much any more. The paths are all well-trodden and deviance from them isn't encouraged. We've hit peak genericism.
@razorback9999able 9 ай бұрын
I think the only way to renew the video game industry long-term is to let a new crisis happen, like a stock crash that happened back in 1983. It may hurt badly in the short term, like the liquidation of AAA companies, leaving legacy franchises at risk of dying off for good, but in the long run? It will be remade anew as indies with fresh talent and ideas become the leading forefront of the industry.
@SL4PSH0CK 9 ай бұрын
That and consumer issue of modern gaming, since most players lack attention span.
@117johnpar 9 ай бұрын
Theres only 4 genres of games made today.
@Spiritus. 4 ай бұрын
You know, I think this 29 minute video is what ive been feeling for the past few years. I just didnt know how to explain it properly, and you did. I started playing video games when my friend introduced me Red Alert 2 when I was 9 years old. At 28 it really does seem over. I think im done playing video games.
@thesweetteaguy 3 ай бұрын
Try playing games that you missed out on during the golden era of video games. That's what I'm doing.
@jwhi419 3 ай бұрын
And nintendo. They dont do this live service shit
@Matanumi 2 ай бұрын
@@jwhi419except they tried-all their switch sports titles are half baked total ass compared to the older versions of those games
@TheIDK91 2 ай бұрын
Ok, drop that shit and go to bed with your mom.
@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches Ай бұрын
@@jwhi419 Except you can't buy their older games, but you have to 'rent' them through Nintendo Switch Online.
@omarrojas3025 4 ай бұрын
This man's chaotic energy is unhinged.. Subscribed.
@MarcRebillet 9 ай бұрын
Outstanding work.
@selfdeficient 9 ай бұрын
Are you actually shitting me, loop daddy? What is going on?!?!?
@1x5x7 9 ай бұрын
Girl's Club been real quiet since modern gaming perished
@MushroomKingdoom 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, this was just nuts. I just enjou re playing The sims, Diddy Kong Racing, Mario Party 1, old pokemon games. Because these games makes me feel as happy as a child. Today's games made confution to me as why I dont get the fun as earlier days.
@TheCollapse410 9 ай бұрын
@@selfdeficientwhy don't ppl ever give from software a shout out lol. They got shit down and never disappoint or do dumb battle passes micro transactions or anything and the games work. Love the video but I feel for FS. They deserve love even from ppl who don't like their games cause they do it right.
@Bossfightmedia 9 ай бұрын
Daaaym the real Loop Daddy. Thats some Well deserved Attention right there.
@JJ-nz8nb 9 ай бұрын
Definitely deserves more views on how funny and impressive the video was
@Lachrymogenic 9 ай бұрын
How is shouting loudly and talking like a redditor or a schizoid on /v/ funny to you?
@TowerWatchTV 9 ай бұрын
Truthful as well. It is crazy how low the bar has been set.
@jjcoola998 9 ай бұрын
The algorithm is picking it up, i found it in my feed and I have not seen this channel before ever
@atari9477 9 ай бұрын
He made it sound like a dystopian future in the present 😂
@1bsubsnouploads823 9 ай бұрын
@@jjcoola998and soon youll see this guy with 500k subs, normal youtube rise if he keeps it up
@slayerd357 3 ай бұрын
Modern gaming is Millenials clustered around the trash can fire that is the classics trying to keep themselves warm until the fire inevitability burns out.
@hopperruss 4 ай бұрын
Love the video and commentary style! The energy really brings back memories of the golden age of KZfaq when people would be passionate, involved and over-the-top about what they were talking about instead of starting every video with a longass 10 minute self-deprecating apology and a disclaimer of not trying to offend anyone.
@Cosmoron 9 ай бұрын
this guy is on the edge of insanity for the entire 28 minutes and I love him for it
@ErinBunny24 9 ай бұрын
Anybody who really knows what's going on and what's coming is almost going insane. Myself included. Everything is so garbage. The future is renting everything and it's all designed to break and become obsolete and owning nothing will be normal.
@Bodehi_The_Archivist 9 ай бұрын
@@ErinBunny24thank you. Somebody finally said it. Worst part is that we’ll all be so disassociated from physical reality (that place where the grass is at for us gamers) that we’ll feel that it’s normal.
@SeekerOfSalvation93 9 ай бұрын
@@Bodehi_The_Archivistyou don’t have to just accept the new status quo. You can always pursue passions outside of the internet and surround yourself with like minded people who aren’t terminally online or hollow materialists. I also say this as someone from the Midwest who doesn’t live in a major city.
@logi7671 9 ай бұрын
He's been there for over a decade... All us Millenials remember when c-list releases were better than any triple A release in the last 10 years...
@ipodtouchiscoollol 9 ай бұрын
@@SeekerOfSalvation93 problem is the practice is now spreading into other industries now with cars having subscription for heated seats and other features housing prices so astronomically high you are basically forced to pay rent forever or live in the middle of nowhere. proprietary parts on everything so you always have to return to the dealer to get shit fixed even the farmers have to deal with this shit.
@frogery 7 ай бұрын
i'm 30 years old, i've been playing games heavily since i was 12. now is the perfect time in my life to give it up, and the state of the industry has made that very easy.
@user-cq5sg9cb4t 7 ай бұрын
💯
@Userxxx840 7 ай бұрын
There’s always older games to go back to
@MobiusMundUr 7 ай бұрын
@@Userxxx840you càn only replay, reread or rewatch something so many times before you're finally sick of it or just craving something different
@bubba842 7 ай бұрын
When physical sales end them I'm pulling the cord. There are thousands of retro games that i have not played, plus collecting them is kind of cool.
@Proxamm 7 ай бұрын
I agree. Also 30 here, but there’s still gems that are worth playing. Elden Ring comes to mind and I’ve been having a blast with modded Terraria
@nivea878 3 ай бұрын
i have a new pc build for nothing , i get bored so fast, sometimes within 10 min.
@loudrager237 4 ай бұрын
i love how the only mention of team fortress was the "hat economy game".
@CodyDavis91 4 ай бұрын
"Gaming is not fun, it's an obligation." This hit hard.
@lasarousi 4 ай бұрын
"this thing made me feel a specific way, like no other thing ever made me feel (when I was 7) and now my only purpose in life is continue consuming every game I get advertised, chasing the same feeling I had when I was in middle school and failing every time not noticing that it wasn't the game, it was the time" Gamers are cancer.
@abcdefg5459 4 ай бұрын
It's all become about money, even more than before. You get that by having kids buy things online, and having DEI to get investors interested. Then, people will respond with "games haven't gotten worse! look at X and X game or these indie games!" and it's such a lame excuse. No one ever said there aren't good games anymore, but the bad is heavily outweighing the good way more than it used to.
@makemyday3495 4 ай бұрын
My heart
@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow 3 ай бұрын
@@lasarousi”wanting fun games is cancer” weird take, but you’re probably a sub 😂
@lasarousi 3 ай бұрын
@@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow name checks out
@PrecisionCalc 9 ай бұрын
The way he ended the video “its a transparent memory of something that was exciting, its cynical, its the opposite of fun.. its over” followed by the silence. That hits home. Anyone that grew up playing games before the modern gaming era hopes and wishes to find that magic they once had with gaming, but as much as we want it back, we all know deep down that it truly is indeed, over.
@abie5873 8 ай бұрын
im 28 been gaming forever and fuck man this is such a bitter pill to swallow
@MountainBlade 8 ай бұрын
Time to grow up chump!
@enzofuentes939 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, those final seconds where brutal. Also, laughed way to hard at the indie games shit because I am trying to learn how to do exactly that kind of game lol
@BostaGold 8 ай бұрын
At this point should we just soft quit gaming and pick up new hobbies in life ?
@zanep.r.2514 8 ай бұрын
Eh I just play old games recently. Halo: CE (with the shitty "remastered" graphics turned off) and a few mods to spice up it's still as fun as I rememember.... sometimes more so 4k TV @ 60fps is a nice upgrade, again fuck those new textures/models that look like a fan mod but everything else about it is just as fun and sometimes better than it used to be with AI companions that are useful lol And then emulation for 360 and PS3 are FINALLY starting to come along, Red Dead Redemption and Zombies is just as fun as it was back in the day, especially if you have a fast enough computer to play at high resolution/framerate (anything above 1080p/60fps is good with me I ain't picky, but damn 60+fps AND 4k aged damn good!) After playing @640p 18-30fps depending on the action (PS3 was my main console) for sooooo many years..... Now it feels like a new game. Emulate the 360 version if your GPU can handle it!!! PS3 version is fun but god damn it has not aged well compared to it's Xbox counterpart. Maybe the switch emulator will be working in a few months for slower systems.... would be nice to play RDR (especially Undead Nightmare) on my phone. Still wish there were more NEW games to actually look forward to but I am doing OK for now.... At least for single player. no idea what to play multiplayer but I am sick of the E-Sport tryhard mentality many of those games possess.
@Iconocaster 10 күн бұрын
“Ffffuck you grind for cat ears” had me dead lmao
@skaruts Ай бұрын
I haven't been complaining at all about modern gaming for a decade. It's been blissful. They're fun, cheap, no DRMs, no cinematics or QTEs, take minutes to install... Oh wait... I've only been playing indie games. :)
@deeznutz862 9 ай бұрын
first time this has felt like old youtube in years, maybe its me growing up but god damn this sort of quality while prioritizing jokes over adhd editing without recycling jokes from a tiktok feed is so fucking refreshing yet nostalgic, thanks for this
@hugomena2484 9 ай бұрын
This is fucking facts so many original jokes man. The vodka piece had me dying.
@keonkla 9 ай бұрын
2016 was the best year of youtube. Everyone is so soft / walk on eggshells at times.
@STICKOMEDIA 9 ай бұрын
Fr lol
@austini.5262 9 ай бұрын
He really got me with the burning dinner joke even though most would see it from left field.
@solinvictus4367 9 ай бұрын
Honestly hearing unapologetic cuss words and substituting stupid with retarded and generally being as politically incorrect as possible with a breath of fresh air. The content filtering and the "youtube don't ban me pwease" when you say something vaguely controversial are so tired and not funny anymore
@beetheimmortal 9 ай бұрын
This video spoke to my very soul. This is exactly why I'm so huge on emulation and older PC games. The funniest thing is that I'm now playing games I've never ever played before and so have no nostalgia for, and yet, those games are still better.
@independentthought3390 9 ай бұрын
I'm in the same bout. My PC is way too weak for new games, and I can't afford a new one in this economy, so I'm playing older to very old games. I am having more fun than I ever had with modern games in the past 10 years. This industry is really regressing.
@beetheimmortal 9 ай бұрын
@@independentthought3390 Absolutely true. People like to say "it's just your nostalgia speaking", but as I said, and now you corroborated, that has nothing to do with anything. Old games are simply more fun.
@thereisnotryv1971 9 ай бұрын
It's wild how fun it is to download a new Sega/Nintendo game and having a fucking blast. For free. With no bugs or purchases involved
@Growfe 9 ай бұрын
This is why I bought my Steam Deck. To emulate old games
@DuumKraddle 9 ай бұрын
I love old PC game, honestly. Even with low performance laptop, I can atleast emulate or play old valve game which run at 30 fps, if it works it works.
@joeman99983 3 ай бұрын
Baldur's Gate 3 is definitely the exception to many of these. Especially about creativity, innovation, and quality.
@froyocrew 2 ай бұрын
Only because they aren't public, that's the fundamental issue in gaming and entertainment
@jamesquinn6662 5 күн бұрын
Cringe dating sim for fucking nerds
@missedmurphy 4 ай бұрын
You can yell into a void all you want but we're here because of smooth brain gamers who fall for it everytime
@lukethelegend9705 4 ай бұрын
Calling all gamers who like modern games stupid is an L take
@austinreed7343 4 ай бұрын
@@lukethelegend9705 Why? Though from experience extremely few AAA games are worth your time.
@lukethelegend9705 3 ай бұрын
@@austinreed7343blanket statements are very rarely true. It’s the same with the game debate. None of it is objective, and none of it has any effect on intelligence. Personally I’m of the opinion that both indie and triple A games kinda suck now, but there’s still quite a bit of great things on both sides. Let people have opinions, and stop getting mad when you can’t change them.
@nopenope2550 2 ай бұрын
@@lukethelegend9705 That's a great sentiment and all, but the reality is he's right. The only reason these companies get away with being as greedy as they are is because you keep telling them it's OK by buying their trash. That's not an opinion, it's a fact borne out by the numbers.
@lukethelegend9705 2 ай бұрын
@@nopenope2550 no, the reason they get away with it is because people enjoy them and you can’t do shit about that. That absolutely is an opinion, disguised as a fact. Shut the hell up.
@StewartWild 7 ай бұрын
"gaming is NOT FUN, it's an OBLIGATION" - *could not have said it better myself!!*
@richardgeorge2250 7 ай бұрын
@@nickc1425Yeah I haven’t bought a newly released game in years, I just play the old valve games on PC
@jakeslamakowski6990 7 ай бұрын
@@nickc1425while Nintendo isn't free from a lot of these modern issues, they do put out games that are generally fun to play.
@blackeye3336 7 ай бұрын
Agreed
@zanzabarosu 7 ай бұрын
i think thats what we call an addiction
@BLET_55artem55 7 ай бұрын
Legend has it that there's a long forgotten method of "not caring about multiplayer bottomless pits"
@Sentom23 6 ай бұрын
Its like all my thoughts about gaming for years have been funneled and condensed into 1 video. It was so satisfying
@M33t3y 2 күн бұрын
C-tier AMC dramas, ive never felt so understood in my life
@poptatochisps342 2 ай бұрын
At least helldivers is fun Hope it stays that way
@orionfenerty3874 9 ай бұрын
I've never had somebody describe how accurately I feel about the state of video games right now. Theres the odf gem, sure, but I find myself playing games over 15 years old more and more these days.
@archeogeek315 9 ай бұрын
This because of one simple fact, you are old.
@joedatius 9 ай бұрын
dude this year alone has had more great games then most people will play what the fuck are you talking about, Baldurs Gate 3, Street Fighter 6, Tears of the Kingdom, Final Fantasy 16, Hi-Fi Rush, Pikman 4, Dredge, Starfield, Pizza tower, Octopath traveler 2, Hogwarts Legacy, Casset Beasts, Remnant 2, Blasphemous 2, Resident Evil 4, Armored core 6, and more. but hur dur da madurhn state of vidya games.
@matthewsankey817 8 ай бұрын
Because they were made with care and passion, and actually to have fun.
@rawdez_ 8 ай бұрын
@@joedatius at least half of what you've listed is 100% pure crap. Starfield, Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 to name the biggest turds.
@randalica92 8 ай бұрын
Eh, there's still good stuff. Final Fantasy XIV (Endwalker), Judgment/Lost Judgment and Street Fighter 6 are nothing to sneeze at.
@kibbs3127 9 ай бұрын
I love the new wave of game reviewers that ACTUALLY CARE AND ARE FUNNY
@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime 9 ай бұрын
Check out youngdefiant gaming is dead video. Also the only people who thinks gaming is alive and well are modern gamers.
@spicybreadproductions1972 9 ай бұрын
@@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganime (I_have_to_use_these_spacing_things_because_KZfaq_broke_replies_on_mobile_with_people_that_have_large_names._Your_name_is_rather_obtuse,_though)_Yeah?_Of_course_modern_gamers_wouldn’t_complain_they_dont_know_any_better,_this_cynical_hell_we_now_reside_in_is_just_regular_ass_gaming_to_them._Hmm?_”there_are_oldbies_still_playing_the_next_fortnite_clone?”_mf_that’s_stockholm_syndrome,_EA’s_got_them_by_the_balls
@PeppinSpaghett. 9 ай бұрын
@@Onepieceistheworstfuckinganimegaming is only really dead if you're just looking at cod and fifa. But now we have Sonic Superstars, Elden Ring, Mario Wonder, Pizza Tower, Starfield, Tears Of The Kingdom, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Spider-Man 2, AC Mirage, Payday 3, MK1, Armored Core 6, Pikmin 4, Dead Island 2. Which all are actual peak gaming. Gaming isn't dead. People are just saying that because they refuse to play other games without comparisons or hell. Even refusing to play other games just for the sake of "they're different."
@bagusprayogo7025 9 ай бұрын
@@PeppinSpaghett.this... yes totally agree also because most people only play games to shut their goddamn brain off, that makes them to not understand the game mechanics n lead them to get bored quickly n left the new game n comeback to his/her lame-ass game, or they play other games just because they saw youtuber play it or a random sale announced
@johannesg8959 9 ай бұрын
He's not a reviewer.
@gonzalitorg5124 4 ай бұрын
Sometimes i am thankfull that i dont have a top notch pc, and can experience small to medium size games that are more durable and enjoyable.
@sappygoober 3 ай бұрын
Ive been slowly coming to terms with my favorite passtime being dead. Breaks my heart
@kingpromeith1006 9 ай бұрын
this is a really high quality video for your subs
@dontwatchanime8063 9 ай бұрын
Bro is youtube critic
@RealZahh 9 ай бұрын
It’s not about numbers, it’s the talent, 💯
@tylerclemens7731 9 ай бұрын
It’s always the small channels that are the best
@DaBlaccGhost 9 ай бұрын
@@Blank55600 no one asked.
@grindelston5968 9 ай бұрын
How are you going to know when his next one comes out if you refuse to sub?
@dialga236 9 ай бұрын
this video feels like it was made 10 years ago, in the absolute best ways possible. absolutely hilarious and a serious breath of fresh air.
@zoel86 9 ай бұрын
sometimes it‘s nice to be remembered what the internet/youtube used to be like…
@jugftw4868 9 ай бұрын
It feels like a rags video, in a bad way
@softo-and-weto 9 ай бұрын
@@jugftw4868who
@--___--d 9 ай бұрын
I'm little bit cooler then u so to me it feels like it was made 12 years ago
@ScarsAndbruisesPainFeelsGood. 9 ай бұрын
@@--___--dyou must be 11
@reynikrade6130 3 ай бұрын
AAA games are just like superhero movies at this point
@mt_baldwin 4 ай бұрын
I've been gaming since the 90s and it's only been getting better, especially since about 2020, one year better than the next. I don't know why I have this experience when so many others don't. No I don't play live services, buy micro transactions, battle passes etc. there are games without these, new AAA games, you just gotta look for them. Maybe it's the genres I play? Mostly RPGs and there have been a ton of them, more than I can ever keep up with. Just in 2023 there's been Fire Emblem Engage, Hogwarts Legacy, Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, Zelda ToTK, Lords of the Fallen, Lies of P, Starfield, Baldur's Gate 3, IMO these range from ok to one cracking my top 5 all time list. 2022 had a similar amount of games (like Elden Ring and Xenoblade 3 Woohoo!) as did 2021 (Monster Hunter Rise and Metroid Dread woo hoo!) and 2020 (Ghosts of Tsushima and Cyberpunk 2077 woo hoo- uh eventually!). 2024 has kicked off with Palworld and Dragon's Dogma 2 and Black Myth Wukong coming soon. If you read this far, good luck, I hope you find games that make you happy.
@MrWeedCat7070 5 ай бұрын
I never pay full price for digital games. I wait for 70% or more discounts before I buy, because I know I won’t have it forever.
@jollygrapefruit786 4 ай бұрын
Interestingly, the only games worth buying physical these days are horror games. Dead Space Remake, RE2 and 4 remake, RE 7 and 8, all great games that work out of the case without need for any updates to run.
@MC_Hammerpants 7 ай бұрын
There's just nothing quite like hearing a great rant that is 100% justified. This video is amazing.
@unchi1999 6 ай бұрын
Damn fucking right 😂 Everything in this video this guy said was 100% right. And this is why i will always play PS2 until the day i die.
@SordidusFellatio 6 ай бұрын
@@unchi1999 thats just sad tbh
@unchi1999 6 ай бұрын
@@SordidusFellatioWhatever you say dude and plus i even see shitloads of comments who say they play PS2 and yet you don't say that to someone else but to me. God why do people think i'm suspicious all the time 🤦♂️
@unchi1999 6 ай бұрын
@@SordidusFellatio And plus they like my comment like crazy so you can't deny that so ha ha
@unchi1999 6 ай бұрын
@@SordidusFellatio I think you're the one that's sad IMO
@therealsmokinpotato 4 ай бұрын
This video made my depression depressed
@Frogben 4 ай бұрын
From the very start this gave off Sequelitis Arin Hansen rant vibes, and I loved every minute of it. Everything you said was absolutely true. Also holy shit you have the Back to the future TellTale game too? Fuck yeah!
@nbatweets6562 9 ай бұрын
The last point hit the closest to home, about it feeling like a job. Grinding endlessly for those few moments where it might possibly make the game enjoyable
@kinesslop651 9 ай бұрын
Play nintendo games! They are the best and can do no wrong
@tooitchy 9 ай бұрын
the minute he said job it was a true it really do be like that moment frfr
@Jeanssj98 9 ай бұрын
@@kinesslop651 well nintendo games are for the most part kid stuff games, so it gets really boring really fast
@bobhill-ol7wp 9 ай бұрын
Why a play a game that makes you grind when plenty of new indie games come out every year
@Jeanssj98 9 ай бұрын
@@bobhill-ol7wp well the best games of all time are all AAA games so indie games can be good but never on the highest level of quality
@GagGreene 9 ай бұрын
This video was euphoric. Perfectly summarises what's wrong with the current state of the industry delivered with genuine frustration, not fake reaction video rage. Subscribed right after watching.
@Robot_Mouse 9 ай бұрын
You wanna know what I realized you don’t have to do anything that this guy says like you could just boot up your PC or console and just play games that you think are fun you don’t have to play online games to have fun Single player games are pretty fun, and you could just have a small Library of games you don’t need to buy all the latest games you just need to buy games that look fun to you and if they’re not that’s OK you can delete them and play the ones that you do enjoy☺️
@forte609 9 ай бұрын
You just grew old. You literally sound like the boomers complaining about the good old times. Kids today would look at Among Us/Fortnight/Minecraft the same way you look at Zelda games.
@Robot_Mouse 9 ай бұрын
@@forte609 why do you think I’m complaining? I’m just trying to be nice damn
@Daniel-om4ce 9 ай бұрын
@@Robot_Mouseps he was talking to the guy you replied to
@Robot_Mouse 9 ай бұрын
@@Daniel-om4ce oh sorry
@darrenmahoney8106 4 ай бұрын
Been a gamer since I played mario on my brother's nintendo 64 as a child. I turned 27 last year. Game releases were always such and excitement for me. Now it's just not the same. Have been really strongly considering selling my consoles and quitting. I just don't enjoy it enough to justify the time it takes up now, and I'd consider myself a casual gamer.
@foetidum Ай бұрын
I like how the only bash towards indie gaming is that a lot of them look weird
@selfdeficient Ай бұрын
that's because I don't have a lot of negative things to say about them. If anything that section was supposed to be a compliment haha
@nintendonerdjoseph 9 ай бұрын
I feel like this is one of the most comprehensive and entertaining videos on the state of the game industry today.
@jakkyboiman 9 ай бұрын
I hope to god this generation of gaming doesn't get somehow worse than it already is and that we recover from this in the next year or so, it totally won't end with paying 10 bucks for every gigabyte you install of a game that everyone agrees is complete and utter shit!
@NicEeEe843 9 ай бұрын
We aren’t recovering in the next year 😂. We’re very lucky if triple A gaming ever does come back at all. Indie is the future
@ToweringPepsiMan 9 ай бұрын
There are still like... 2 good AAA companies. But Indie games clearly at least try making good new games.@@NicEeEe843
@grindelston5968 9 ай бұрын
It's things like this that make me not really mind being poor and can only afford Xbox 360, at least the games are dirt cheap and I know they're finished on release
@kriegscommissarmccraw4205 9 ай бұрын
Well gamers keep buying the trash, and so long as they do, the market isn't changing.
@blamcheese 9 ай бұрын
@@kriegscommissarmccraw4205Yep some also defended the crappy practices
@dorian1370 4 ай бұрын
I play Factorio, Oxygen not Included, Supreme Commander Forget Alliance Forever and Stellaris. Awesome games get updated all the time with added content and are really addictive.
@bloozism 4 ай бұрын
The writing here is actually really well done, quality work man
@deletewax710 9 ай бұрын
This video is amazing and I’m glad it was dropped in my recommended. To be fair, indie studios are still trying to keep the industry alive, but most AAA studios are too busy bathing in shmeckles to worry about anything but a bottom line
@Saved-by-Grace 9 ай бұрын
Uhhh.... I think you meant "shekels" unless...
@nikoc8968 9 ай бұрын
yeah, like all those porn games and early access games on steam are keeping the industry alive...lol. indie devs are just as bad as AAA devs; for every one good indie game theres MOUNTAINS of shovelware.
@Swifto_Sweeper 9 ай бұрын
@@nikoc8968You generalizing every indie dev with that. That barely makes up any of the good games they make.
@dfghj241 9 ай бұрын
@@Swifto_Sweeper 99% of all independent game software IS literally unplayable garbage. every year, if you count 100 masterpieces to decent level indie games, you'll also see upwards of 13.000 + horrible games nobody plays. thats the statistical reality of game development (and thats only on steam btw, the numbers seem worse on the Play store). its too easy to make somthing that "Plays" in a 3d or 2d environment, with the rise of Unity and Unreal, so the standart for quality dropped immensely. thats not to say there aren't fantastic indie games by small teams or even solo made and released every year, is just that sometimes those get buried by the sea of trash released every year, and may take longer to be found, if at all.
@yanandrushchuk9903 6 ай бұрын
@@dfghj241 There're already more known indie masterpieces that you can play in your entire life. If you don't want to search garbage can for gems that's already been done for you, there're hundreds of articles like "top 20 indie games in that particular genre/year e.t.c"
@LordGecko9291 8 ай бұрын
A satirical video essay that is somehow true and not at the same time. I love it
@selfdeficient 8 ай бұрын
He gets it!
@appleandaria6947 8 ай бұрын
@@selfdeficientOh, it was a joke! That explains all the comments here- _they completely missed the point._
@exoticshoe1524 8 ай бұрын
Fuck that. Everything he said was unfortunately very true
@LordGecko9291 8 ай бұрын
@@exoticshoe1524 I mean you can very much tell that this is an emotional rant, which I mean fair enough, the whole situation is very frustrating but by staying level-headed and doing some research you can learn a lot about the state of gaming as a business. Everything from the fans to the big companies to even development teams are messed up.
@Bubblemation 7 ай бұрын
@@LordGecko9291which is why it's true? Are you uh ok bud? Denial much
@archangelkatano 11 күн бұрын
Finally someone points out how a lot of indie games are. We have the best technology ever for making games and models and indie devs sit around making color-blocked low poly PS1-esque games. I don't get the nostalgia of those honestly, I get looking at old games and feeling inspired by the ideas behind them but I've never went "boy howdy I miss having terrible graphics where a face was 4 different flesh tones placed in a matter that kind of looks like a face if I'm really drunk and my astigmatism is kicking in". When I say I want a game inspired by Blue Stinger, Deep Fear, Galerians, Parasite Eve, Carrier, or Martian Gothic I don't want the graphics to match the source material.
@xenosmoke8915 12 күн бұрын
This is one of the greatest extended rants I’ve ever heard.
@idreamofdragonso5677 9 ай бұрын
One of my biggest pet peeves is the shear size of the games when you install and update. And you barely don't really see any difference outer than the battle pass
@xdress1746 9 ай бұрын
It’s mostly graphics, (high res textures, standard necessity to support 1080p, and often higher) and audio (a lot of AAA have full voice acting and high quality music), which isn’t easy to compress without losing quality. File size optimization isn’t really a priority and I couldn’t care less. Storage is one of the cheapest things one can upgrade, and most large games are either MMO/PvP games, which I don’t have time to grind more than one or two of, or singleplayer story/action that I just uninstall if I’m not actively playing. The real issue is the money and dev time saved by not optimizing file size is rarely put to good use.
@idreamofdragonso5677 9 ай бұрын
@@xdress1746 True
@thomgizziz 9 ай бұрын
@@idreamofdragonso5677 No that isn't true. People cant tell the difference between 64kb/s and 256kb/s sound but it is 4x the size and graphics wise a 100gb game and a 10gb game doesn't really have that much of a visual difference.
@Ultrox007 9 ай бұрын
Right? Look at that game "RIOT: Civil Unrest" Requires a $600 minimum spec PC to even run, is 12 GB, but looks like it should function on a SEGA Genesis.
@augustdice3914 9 ай бұрын
This is such an American issue. If we had actual first world internet speeds, this would be an inconvenience and not a day long bullshit Fest. Game size isn’t going down, not until file storage is revamped or a new innovation comes along… but if I actually got the 500mbps I pay for and not the 30 - 50 I actually get on a good day, I could have downloaded BG3 in minutes.
@fastony9659 9 ай бұрын
Dude I always wondered why as a kid it seemed so easy to rent a game and complete good portions of it over a couple of weekends. Always felt off when as an adult I realized I would *not* be able to do that w/ nowaday's games. Cause like you said, games today are just so massive and big, thinking they're full of content....when really it's just bloated with filler.
@Shmandalf 9 ай бұрын
Yeah, and they're also really buggy because of how much more complexity is in modern game dev. Its true a lot of them are released too early, but the complexity still plays a role in how buggy they can be. More moving parts means more things can go wrong, Oblivion for example was cutting-edge back in the day but was ridiculously buggy as a result.
@randalica92 8 ай бұрын
@@Shmandalfit's a Creation Engine game, all that interactivity and detail came with its gremlins.
@cattysplat 8 ай бұрын
@@Shmandalf Yet there was nothing wrong with the jank and funny engines of the past, just added charm to the game.
@idle_is_dead6820 4 ай бұрын
I think that there are a couple good games, but they are mostly indie games, firewatch - a short hike - terraria - rimworld
@brandonscott6606 2 күн бұрын
This guy just said exactly how everyone feels but most gaming channels can’t say it.
@OKCMTB 4 ай бұрын
The whole “looking through your steam library trying to decide what to play” hit me hard. I’ve been doing that for the past 2 months. I ended up replaying (ironically) the remakes for Mafia 1, 2, and 3. Someone save me, I’m dying inside.
@willofdeath 4 ай бұрын
Play old games with mods. Dawn of war (2004) was an amazing rts at the time and had a solid player base and mod community. It still does. DoW unification came out in 2018 with new maps, skins, music, voice acting, campaign, factions, units, balancing, game modes, ui, loading screens and a lot of other stuff. For free. Also in 2004 out came UT 2004. arena combat with no player stats, no battle passes and no after purchase monetization (all on the disk). Lots of fun if you never played it. (also has great mods).
@abcdefg5459 4 ай бұрын
It's all become about money, even more than before. You get that by having kids buy things online, and having DEI to get investors interested. Then, people will respond with "games haven't gotten worse! look at X and X game or these indie games!" and it's such a lame excuse. No one ever said there aren't good games anymore, but the bad is heavily outweighing the good way more than it used to.
@maxus1219 4 ай бұрын
Look for older games that released in 2000-2010 you haven't played yet. I was in the situation you described many, many times and most of the time such game saved me. Last time I "had nothing to play" despite having 100+ games on steam I, for the very first time, played Amnesia The dark Descent and I fucking loved this game.
@mythwar3788 4 ай бұрын
oh dear im in the same state currently...
@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow 3 ай бұрын
Play baldurs gate or divinity 2 😊 fun to mod as well
@ES031 9 ай бұрын
I play a good amount of stuff from the late 90s/early 2000s (Halo CE, Quake, WipEout/BallisticNG, Unreal) and it's insane how advanced a lot of those older games were for their time. So much creativity and content for players, all at a cheaper price without any microtransactions or fluff. They are fun for the sake of fun and don't make the player actively hate the experience.
@warlordofbritannia 9 ай бұрын
I’m more of a RPG and strategy player-that same time frame gave us Baldur’s Gate, Knights of the Old Republic, Total War, Command and Conquer, Morrowind…all these titles pushed the genre forward and set new standards in one way or another. In the current age, gameplay is continually simplified to the point of casualness and the only “new” features are claims of better graphics (usually meaning uncanny valley and poor optimization). This is just another reason BG3 is GOAT/miniature giant space hamster.
@WeasleFireable 9 ай бұрын
Aw man WipEout was the shit back in the day.
@SLVYER1 9 ай бұрын
When the video store was dying / dead was the best time to play video games. You could rent games, dirt cheap, for up to seven days or something like that, and it became a ritual because it is cheaper than buying expensive games. Post-2008 when like wow is really popping off in the MMO genre had millions on every f****** game, I think that we had the best you know until like VR gets really good, or some other gimmick I can't foresee.
@Bodehi_The_Archivist 9 ай бұрын
@@warlordofbritanniathank you, because I was about to say that games like Baldur’s Gate, Icewind Dale, etc. are some of the most rewardingly complex games I’ve ever played, and they are literally older than me. Also, fuck yeah Morrowind is my favorite world space ever. And the lore behind Resdain and the Chimer?👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
@premiumgarbage 9 ай бұрын
dude i love WipEout
@elspencicus7123 4 ай бұрын
Yeah I shut the video off the second he said "ocarina of time is mid at best". 🥶
@MPolo10 4 ай бұрын
same with far cry 3 this guy acts like some god of game criticism because he's a contrarian who hates hyperactive children while his taste in video games is what a hyperactive child's would be if it knew about these games
@DiggityBippityTV 2 ай бұрын
Reminds me so much of Egoraptor's Sequelitis videos. Gotta love it. Fantastic job on the editing and rant.
@svijj_ 7 ай бұрын
That's why recently I've been delving more and more into indie games, preferably developed by one or few people. I honestly feel better spending a few bucks on an indie game, knowing it goes to truly passionate people. And some games (like Starsector or Project Zomboid) truly put mediocre AAA games to shame, with how much depth and polish they have
@sinside318 7 ай бұрын
100% agreed, don't starve together, Stardew valley, battle brothers, the long dark, small studios / small developers make creative content still.
@mr.doodle495 7 ай бұрын
and even when a game like project zomboid gets boring there are always mods (that are easy to download) to make things interesting
@BLET_55artem55 7 ай бұрын
There are still great AAAs and horrible As (indies) tho, don't simplify it that much
@mr.doodle495 7 ай бұрын
@@BLET_55artem55 true but more often than not indie games will have more effort put into it and a better overall experience (the good ones at least) despite having a much smaller budget and team
@brad7957 6 ай бұрын
Haha wtf I read the first half of this before clicking read more and I wanted to mention PZ but you already did. Such a great, innovative game. I just wish they had more devs to release faster. I’ve been waiting for NPCs forever
@TheKejjo 7 ай бұрын
Holy sht dude, the last part about managing a steam library was spot on.. I have to admit that sometimes I lose the will to even open a game by the time steam launches and just shut my pc back off.
@LukiGames0 6 ай бұрын
This is why I like to buy physical games on consoles. You see what you have and limit you from buying another game.
@LeoMkII 6 ай бұрын
Game launchers are the worst thing to happen to humanity, and that includes steam
@echodelta2172 5 ай бұрын
@@dagerry Based and declutter-pilled. I've recently cleaned out my Steam as well and it felt good. Gamers need to talk to Marie Kondo.
@sasquatchwizard 4 ай бұрын
This feels like classic youtube. Fuckin loved this video
@MootEndymion752 3 ай бұрын
I miss well coded games.🙁
@laurmic 9 ай бұрын
Rain World is a perfect example of how you can make a really good game that is enjoyable and has a complex ecosystem without cinematic gameplay and just simple pixels. Honestly i noticed that most games that i actually enjoyed playing a lot didn't focus on realistic graphics and instead used a cartoony or pixel style.
@noelvalenzarro 9 ай бұрын
This video was mostly made regarding AAA games. We can remain in bliss with our indie masterpieces.
@Aka_GameMaster4761 9 ай бұрын
Another rain world player!
@kosmique 9 ай бұрын
Gfx should never be the priority. The best games in my 35 yrs of gaming were not pretty. Graphics are a bonus at most.
@laurmic 9 ай бұрын
yes! the games i enjoyed the most didn't had the best graphics in the world and they were far more interesting graphics shouldn't be the priority in games and should be done and polished at the end when they know everything else works@@kosmique
@bigmyke2008 9 ай бұрын
You only have two videos and you have more humor and talent than some creators who’ve been doing this for years. Please make more.
@XZ-III 8 ай бұрын
I see this type comment for every channel that hardly has videos either I'm finding a shit load of *gem* channels or people have gotten boring I'm with the ladder.
@elonmusk_5394 8 ай бұрын
@@XZ-IIIyea you have to go to newest comments to see real comments lol otherwise its just dicksuckery on every video
@tuqe 8 ай бұрын
Isnt this Erin? like OG yt
@poptatochisps342 2 ай бұрын
Just finished playing through the old cod modern warfare games again I feel better
@leagueofmemes1321 2 ай бұрын
I've just realised that's why I'm obsessed with vr, as it captures the feeling of early days of gaming where every thing was fresh and new.
@Face_Of_Freedom 7 ай бұрын
After watching this video, it made me realize that the good old days are gone. I really want to start focusing on my health and a good career because picturing myself 10 years from now trying to still find joy in video games and realizing I have done nothing with my life scares the shit out of me. This video was a big wakeup call too me for some reason. Thanks for that.
@bobtom1495 6 ай бұрын
Well none of us want to end up a DSP....
@moose5497 6 ай бұрын
I damn u can still play games just don’t do it all day🤣🤣
@Face_Of_Freedom 6 ай бұрын
@@moose5497 I don't, but thanks for the comment 👌
@fishcometsoup 5 ай бұрын
They aren't wrong tho @@lusoza
@Null_Experis 5 ай бұрын
The really scary part comes later when you've got the career to retirement level, are in good health, had kids, sent them to school/careers of their own and realize that you've hit 65 and there's nothing left for the next 20-30 years because yo sacrificed your hobbies to get here. Then you'll remember when your (grand)parents looked deep in your eyes as a kid and told you not to waste your youth and realize you made the same mistake they did.
@ninjtastic88 5 ай бұрын
The example that breaks my heart the most is Tekken characters being paid DLC. My favourite thing about gaming as a kid was unlocking secret characters by playing the story and piecing together the lore. I'll tell my grand kids about those glorious days, and they will never truly comprehend what they missed out on 😢
@oldcrow6752 4 ай бұрын
Agreed fully. It's fucking over. Every word you said, 100% true Damn, it hurts.
@neelanshukumar4308 12 күн бұрын
Gaming isn't dead, its just saturated. What will be interesting to see is how will it get back to what it used to be and who will make that revolutionary change coz those will be the big players of the industry in the future and it certainly won't be any AAA developer fosho.
@LoesungFeuer5 9 ай бұрын
That was like a orgasmn of hate. years of build up tension and energy releasing in one, forceful and cathartic eruption. nice.
@joedatius 9 ай бұрын
the epitome of impotent nerd rage
@four-en-tee 6 ай бұрын
Honestly: if gaming as a whole was still fun, we all wouldn't be talking about it. We'd just be playing games.
@geekinoffamolly8230 6 ай бұрын
Try Elden ring, best game ever made, modern, u guys just play the wrong games, From Software Games r still 100% Videogames to love and play for months
@wizardking6343 6 ай бұрын
@@geekinoffamolly8230 i have completed elden ring once and enjoyed it but i would never play it again
@elrydev 6 ай бұрын
@@geekinoffamolly8230"try this specific ass hardcore rpg" yeah what good recommendation
@onemanarmy2electricboogalo687 5 ай бұрын
@@geekinoffamolly8230i dont care about generic dark souls game number 159 give me something different ffs
@KA-vs7nl 5 ай бұрын
@@geekinoffamolly8230 no i don't think i will. I want my preferred genres to be functional again thank you.
@Kianfox 3 ай бұрын
Indie games are the only games for me atm
@shoresy4084 2 ай бұрын
ATV off-road fury 2 was so damn fun. Best one I think
@levi91802 9 ай бұрын
This video is so well written but it also has sequelitis energy and I love it
@definitivepepper 9 ай бұрын
Says in his channel that Egoraptor is one of his influences. So it makes sense
@PatrickDaye 9 ай бұрын
This is a 30 minute rant. I have been on many 30 minute rants about gaming before, but THIS is a work of art.
@lenaalt2387 21 күн бұрын
kahoot has season passes now too 💀
@whasso 2 ай бұрын
Bro is NOT LOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
@acook2080 9 ай бұрын
this is a uniquely brain-crumbling combination of nostalgia and cynicism
@kylelatter554 9 ай бұрын
Yea but there’s definitely a lot of truth to be found in a number of the criticisms made
@SpadeDraco 9 ай бұрын
Calling bullshit on the nostalgia part. He's objectively correct. At least about the modern AAA scene.
@cmdrfokker 9 ай бұрын
@@SpadeDraco Video games are so much more than the "modern AAA scene", which still gives us the likes of Doom 2016, Doom Eternal, Armored Core 6, Elden Ring, Ace Combat 7, Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, Metroid Dread, Super Mario Odyssey, and so much more. Video games are so much broader as a spectrum, so the cynicism is not only hilarious and unearned, it's indicative of an unwillingness to play anything that doesn't fall within an extremely narrow wheelhouse that isn't even representative of the wide range of experiences that are even possible in video games. If "video games are over", that would be news to me, I will likely never finish my backlog at this rate.
@SpadeDraco 9 ай бұрын
@@cmdrfokker The fact that half of the games you listed were made by Nintendo (a company renowned for still sticking to the "old" philosophy of trying to release games in a complete, fun state) and the fact that the others you mentioned were released literally years apart kind of undermines your point. It used to be not uncommon for us to get 6-8 "slam dunk" releases per year.
@Abel-Alvarez 9 ай бұрын
@@SpadeDracoIt sounds like Nintendo is carrying the AAA gaming industry since the other two have fallen off in a way.
@paullynch1246 8 ай бұрын
Wow. As a 40 year old who has been gaming most of my life this is too real. The technology and talent is there to create almost anything and just like the film industry modern day results are bland and unengaging. I have been playing starfield and in 20 hours that uneasy feeling has sunk in. Its a unfocused, repetitive mess. 😢
@Mav0585 7 ай бұрын
Damn I was excited for Starfield - got board quickly
@memoli801 7 ай бұрын
42 here. Back than, I used to just play Demos. There was always a Demo to play from a new game and you could check on the latest tech in gaming and how it runs too. Today it's just, if they got you they got you. The only product, if something is wrong with it, you stay on your own .
@edgarava1 7 ай бұрын
@@memoli801demos should be a standard for any new game as you can experience it yourself instead of believing a sellout in social media who’s brainwashing you to buy a bad product. That’s why I pirate games and give zero F* about it
@Jose-ue3bu 7 ай бұрын
With music as a hobby, the best work I did, with sense, with emotion, a beginning and an end, was when I had to improvise and get creative due to lack of equipment and high quality, advanced stuff.
@nathanknepper1431 7 ай бұрын
dumped 120hrs in and finished main+faction quests. good stuff but just… not enough? no… not memorable? no. it just aint the same these days……
@sofaking1627 4 ай бұрын
I remember in 2007 when I thought gaming would just get better for the next 16 years
@mightyboy1371 4 ай бұрын
3:00 bro you nailed the stewie sound😂
@eiavops4576 5 ай бұрын
This is a 30 minute fever dream rollercoaster of a cocaine fuled video game rant, 10/10
@Sanjixoxo 9 ай бұрын
This guy honestly deserves more views his comedy and criticism is top tier
@metalbob123 9 ай бұрын
It's just comedy but it's top tier comedy
@bert3654 3 ай бұрын
i think the problem with games today is that they hardly pose any challenge, majority of games holds your hands and never let go.
@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches Ай бұрын
I think both are fine as options. At the start of the game, when you start a new game, the game could have a little selection screen where you select a difficulty. Wouldn't that be something?
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