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This is a thread that many people are not going to agree with, but it simply needs to be made. you guys can try to report me all you want, and you may get me out of here for awhile, but if speaking what i see as the truth is going to get me banned, then well, i guess that is how its going to be. as a great man once said, "give me liberty or give me death!"
anyways, now that the disclaimer is out of the way, i want to talk a little bit about what this industry has morphed into. it honestly wasnt that long ago that everything was going great in the industry. new ideas were being brought to the table, everyone was working hard, and it was all about being able to make a game that the most people enjoy. the incentive here is that by making a game that is well received by everyone, you build a reputation and name for yourself. this is a stark contrast to what we see today. what do we see today, people? we see little companies being sucked into bigger ones, great development teams slaving away being forced to make impossible deadlines, constant remakes/remasters of games from last generation, chopped up bits of game sold to us in spurts, only to be rereleased as the complete package (what it should have been in the fucking first place), we get shipped broken games because they know that they can just fix it later, marketing as a first priority and so on and so forth and so on and so forth.
now all these things are pretty much bullshit, im sure we can all agree on that, right? and we shouldnt put up with it. i know i dont. dont you guys see that rockstar, for example, released gta V for ps3 and 360 knowing damn well they were going to sell it again a year later when the new hardware had some time to establish itself? how do you guys really feel about that? is that just ok, people shouldnt have a problem with that mentality? its a dispicable way to run things if youre in charge of developing games. when you guys hear that DmC is getting remade, God of War 3 (not a collection? fucking seriously?), devil may cry 4, sleeping dogs, this random game from last generation, and that random game from last generation, how does that make you feel? dont you feel that their efforts should be concentrated elsewhere? if that doesnt bother you, isnt it a problem that these people are just porting games from last gen as a cash grab? surely that is a problem.
i mean, lets be real here, guys, the only system to really come out with a solid library of games is the Wii U. and to be, honest, i seriously would have said (back in late 2013) that Nintendo will get passed up in the games department before 2014 is over. but you know what, it hasnt happened. and you could be a huge ps4 fan and enjoying all kinds of games, but when you take a step back, common sense has to take over at some point.
example: in the 6th generation, i thought the gamecube had the most fun and interesting games. while many would agree with that, i think we were all able to look at the ps2 and acknowledge the hell of a job it did bringing great titles to the ps2. not remasters, not cash grabs, not games that are 70% movie, im talking interactive, compelling, intelligent and creative software.
anyways, im not trying to get off point too much, but just compare what is going on now to what was happening early 7th gen and before. everything was going great, and if you really think about it, games have not evolved in any way since, what? call of duty 4, gears of war, mass effect, bioshock, assassins creed. these were ground breaking and revolutionary titles, but this just doesnt cut it in 2015. really guys, what gameplay mechanics or ideas have really broken through since these games have been released? and you know what, it isnt going to change any time soon. and that is why the 8th gen will be the most uninspiring, pointless generation of gaming. ever.
