The Downfall of AAA Game Studios

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  • Опубліковано 8 бер 2024
  • This Video is a compilation of some of the most recent Games that we have witnessed their downfall, Games like Watch Dogs Legion, Saints Row Reboot, Skull and Bones and much more of them failed to improve upon their previous Games mechanics, in a way we got a worse product for a much higher asking price from the Studio.
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  • @WUGH
    @WUGH 2 місяці тому +1686

    It's funny to see how Watch Dogs was considered a disappointment in the past and now compared to latest one in the series it's actually good

    • @mobarakjama5570
      @mobarakjama5570 2 місяці тому +95

      Let's see what Rockstar delivers with GTA 6.

    • @okami9039
      @okami9039 2 місяці тому +74

      Here comes the "nah I always liked it" comments

    • @MisterUnknown707
      @MisterUnknown707 2 місяці тому +104

      ​@@okami9039Well your mom always liked it. That can't be denied.

    • @VERsingthegamez
      @VERsingthegamez 2 місяці тому +20

      Not to mention, the modding scene has become so great for that game that it now looks better than e3.

    • @user-nf8nw5ql8c
      @user-nf8nw5ql8c 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@VERsingthegamezwhich mods? Where to get those?

  • @Xport9
    @Xport9 2 місяці тому +2184

    Support indies, ya'll!

    • @ahmedhasan4966
      @ahmedhasan4966 2 місяці тому +53

      Indies games are great!

    • @Zvxers7
      @Zvxers7 2 місяці тому +27

      i think you hate AAA studios, especially epic games

    • @ChairmanOfConstellation
      @ChairmanOfConstellation 2 місяці тому +3

      Are you the mod of r/fuepic ?

    • @Arkadiaraven
      @Arkadiaraven 2 місяці тому

      Yeah, right to the point where the Triple A virus infects it's way into it, these platforms need to remain humble.

    • @mukkah
      @mukkah 2 місяці тому +31

      Came here to pretty much echo this sentiment. Lots of great games still being made, just rarely in "trippleA" vacuum

  • @MyMajorJohnson
    @MyMajorJohnson 2 місяці тому +673

    We need a AAA industry crash to reset. Indies are killing it.

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +51

      Indie game also garbage most of the part

    • @user-nf8nw5ql8c
      @user-nf8nw5ql8c 2 місяці тому +2

      Suggest some good indie games mainly fps, action with intense blood gore.

    • @MyMajorJohnson
      @MyMajorJohnson 2 місяці тому +20

      Hades, Ready or Not (Some gore). Sorry don't really play many gory games.

    • @tuvieja3762
      @tuvieja3762 2 місяці тому

      ​@@user-nf8nw5ql8cGloomwood, ultrakill

    • @ecapsdira
      @ecapsdira 2 місяці тому +10

      ​@@user-nf8nw5ql8c trepang fits the bill. if cartoonish gore is fine then ultrakill is great and angerfoot should be out soon

  • @turanksu9000
    @turanksu9000 2 місяці тому +1198

    Its crazy how skyrim has so much more detail than Starfield considering Starfield was meant to be a start to whole new franchise while Skyrim was just another entry in an already established one.

    • @mukkah
      @mukkah 2 місяці тому +63

      Might need to upgrade your PC to unlock the full "fun" factor of Starfield, lmfao

    • @Jakiyyyyy
      @Jakiyyyyy 2 місяці тому +9

      It's a next-gen title.

    • @tomthomas3499
      @tomthomas3499 2 місяці тому +39

      One is developed to be a game while the other one, to milk our money

    • @kylemelo6921
      @kylemelo6921 2 місяці тому +8

      Bethesda Magic. Bioware Magic. CDPR Magic. Arkane Magic. They are all gone.

    • @PurplePanda1233
      @PurplePanda1233 2 місяці тому +23

      @@kylemelo6921I think cdpr still gets a pass after their correction

  • @ipotato95
    @ipotato95 2 місяці тому +243

    1: never preorder
    2: wait for reviews
    3: be safe and give it a couple months to get patched properly if it looks good but needs some fixes
    4: only buy games that respect your money and time
    These are my rules after cyberpunk launch and battlefield 2042

    • @warlock7078
      @warlock7078 2 місяці тому +37

      Basically, never buy something full price

    • @tvojan4779
      @tvojan4779 2 місяці тому +2

      ​@@warlock7078 true

    • @killermario8458
      @killermario8458 2 місяці тому

      ​@@warlock7078indeed

    • @generalbennet1554
      @generalbennet1554 2 місяці тому

      no he did not say that, if the game is "good" for its price and its something that you will want to play then go for it.
      The problem is the fact the customers have been stung so many times for excellent trailers and still expecting to get that same content as you did from the trailer only for it to be a pile of shit, this is where preorders come in from the fools thinking it WOULD be a decent game and it was not.
      HELL it gets even worst when reviewers dont get a review copy RIGHT before the release date so people are in a bind whether to pre order or not to. (personally i would never again). @@warlock7078

    • @ipotato95
      @ipotato95 2 місяці тому

      @@warlock7078 I bought elden ring, baldurs gate 3, and helldivers 2 at full price using these rules

  • @zdspider6778
    @zdspider6778 2 місяці тому +935

    I remember comparisons of Watch Dogs with GTA 4.
    WD lost. Badly.
    Now we compare Watch Dogs with Watch Dogs Legion and Legion *IS EVEN WORSE!*

    • @alexandercatterson223
      @alexandercatterson223 2 місяці тому +108

      Tbf GTA 4 shouldn't really be compared to anything because it makes all other games look like ass in comparison.
      It's the same even when comparing GTA 4 to it's direct sequel, GTA 4 wins almost every time.
      Watch Dogs is an amazing game though.

    • @edemehtawardhana5962
      @edemehtawardhana5962 2 місяці тому +30

      Sadly, Watch Dogs 2 is actually good and major improvement. But Legion comes 😢

    • @awii.neocities
      @awii.neocities 2 місяці тому +21

      ​@@alexandercatterson223Eh, IV vs V is moreso a personal choice, as most of the issues of V (such as the physics) were either outside of R* control or they course corrected way too much to apologize for IV (believe or not, a lot of people back then hated IV.)

    • @andreyvolkov3117
      @andreyvolkov3117 2 місяці тому +12

      Well in terms of graphics WD is better than GTA 4 and 5. (Not talking about gameplay and broken promises)

    • @alexandercatterson223
      @alexandercatterson223 2 місяці тому +3

      @@andreyvolkov3117 Only thing is, is that watch dogs has better on foot traversal while GTA has better driving and in the case of GTA 4 it has better hand to hand combat.
      All three games are similarly tied in gun focused combat though, they each have their own shooting but they are mostly the same.

  • @madmatt2024
    @madmatt2024 2 місяці тому +699

    And to think, everybody criticized Watchdogs when it came out for not looking like it did in the trailer. Now, similar games made 10 years later look and play worse than Watchdogs.

    • @MobiusGang
      @MobiusGang 2 місяці тому +66

      To be fair, it was kind of a big deal.

    • @marcelosoares7148
      @marcelosoares7148 2 місяці тому +57

      Ubisoft put themselves on that corner after trying to "overtake" GTA V too much tbh.

    • @mrkowalski2522
      @mrkowalski2522 2 місяці тому +10

      keep in mind he recorded this on PC, not console

    • @alexandercatterson223
      @alexandercatterson223 2 місяці тому +22

      ​@@mrkowalski2522 It looks kick ass on console too.
      Like what bullshit are you on

    • @edemehtawardhana5962
      @edemehtawardhana5962 2 місяці тому +2

      😂

  • @vivi_75
    @vivi_75 2 місяці тому +512

    This upcoming Video game crash is gonna be wild.

    • @littlefrank90
      @littlefrank90 2 місяці тому +53

      Not for indie developers. I'm playing Pacific Drive and that game has WILD quality.
      There are good games, you just need to stop buying s**t.

    • @ShayCormac0
      @ShayCormac0 2 місяці тому +77

      ​@@littlefrank90Yeah but we're clearly talking about AAA games here. There's a blatant regression on what's supposed to be technical showcases of the industry.

    • @okami9039
      @okami9039 2 місяці тому +11

      ​@@ShayCormac0dragon's dogma 2, helldivers 2, like a dragon infinite wealth, persona 3 reloaded, final fantasy 7 rebirth are some AAA games that came out this year and they're all 10/10s if you wanna focus on great games there's a lot of great games to dive into but you know gaming community they see someone hate on a bad game and jump on the bandwagon and forget about all the good one's if you think about it 2023 is like THE best year in gaming with all the massive releases that are masterpieces and they're all AAA games too so I don't think AAA games are regressing unless you wanna just stick to bad one's like ubi or EA or Bethesda

    • @ShayCormac0
      @ShayCormac0 2 місяці тому +46

      @@okami9039 Yeah cool how many of them are remakes and remasters ? You're making a big deal of something not so big. Even random years like 2005 have way more interesting stuff qualitatively speaking.
      All of those publishers are so quick to make us pay more for something that isn't really up to the technology we have today, comparatively to what people have been able to put on modest systems back then.
      Dude, you can't even build a PC without people screaming VRAM at you. People made incredible stuff run on 32 mb video memory. And today you want us to jump to the ceiling for them remaking that and selling DLC's out of it. There's no way we can all get so enthusiastic about it.
      Still I agree, we shouldn't jump on a bandwagon and doom the entire market.
      Unfortunately we also need to call out what's happening.

    • @okami9039
      @okami9039 2 місяці тому +4

      @@ShayCormac0 literally none of the games I mentioned are remakes or remasters except persona 3 💀💀

  • @Maskrade
    @Maskrade 2 місяці тому +395

    Its funny to see how games after 201X stopped trying much

    • @dragontales1999
      @dragontales1999 2 місяці тому +53

      After about 2013 AAA gaming has been in the gutter.

    • @kingthehacker9061
      @kingthehacker9061 2 місяці тому +19

      you mean games after 2019

    • @Jakiyyyyy
      @Jakiyyyyy 2 місяці тому +8

      2020 and later are the worse

    • @saintlikegrimm
      @saintlikegrimm 2 місяці тому +12

      Elden Ring being a huge exception

    • @ShayCormac0
      @ShayCormac0 2 місяці тому +27

      ​@@kingthehacker9061No 2013 , it started slowly from there if you pay attention.

  • @saricubra2867
    @saricubra2867 2 місяці тому +128

    The worst thing about this is that the newer games look worse as well graphically but they push a lot more polygons for whatever reason.

    • @danlt1497
      @danlt1497 2 місяці тому +16

      To bait and push you to have mid or higher tier specs. Not worth until some gaming reinassance happens.
      I will stick on my humble barely mid rig for 1080p gaming because today games are a pain for my eyes sometimes, some are enjoyable counted with fingers of one hand but of those some have so shitty grainy shadows and you are stuck to have them instead removing them entirely like in the past for instance.

    • @Rick-bn5bs
      @Rick-bn5bs 2 місяці тому +10

      Look at that garbage NFS unbound. It looks shit compared to the ever so gorgeous and photorealistic NFS 2016. Yet requires a beefy upgrade of hardware to run properly, whereas that same hardware can run NFS 2016 at 60fps.

    • @Extreme96PL
      @Extreme96PL 2 місяці тому +12

      They looks worse because art team and graphics team are just not that good. You can dodge technical limitations if you have competent team but if your art team sucks your art style is boring and you cant balance this with polygon count, textures resolution or ray tracing.

    • @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo
      @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo 2 місяці тому

      ​@@Rick-bn5bs baked textures

    • @chillhour6155
      @chillhour6155 2 місяці тому +7

      No strong art direction anymore, just unreal engine asset flips

  • @OlympusTiger
    @OlympusTiger 2 місяці тому +497

    That ball scene on watch dogs omg. The physics and the whole surroundings amazing.

    • @NikTek
      @NikTek  2 місяці тому +189

      we treated Watch Dogs 1 too harshly

    • @mschulmeister6519
      @mschulmeister6519 2 місяці тому +68

      Just an animation, no physics being run at all. But yeah, well done anyways
      Just like water, people all the time say "Wow look at these physics!" but theres literally no water physics at all in like 99,99% of games, i dont know why people assume everything in games is "physics" while its just animations and moving textures, sometimes animated vertex displacements, but almost always there are no "physics"

    • @el5eit467
      @el5eit467 2 місяці тому +20

      @@NikTek it's Ubisoft's fault for overpromising and downgrading. They didn't handle it the way it should and it backfired

    • @dragontales1999
      @dragontales1999 2 місяці тому +6

      ​@NikTek there were some problems with WD1 (graphics downgrade was egregious and there was no real ragdoll system when people got shot, but rather pre-made death animations)... but it's definitely much better than Legion is in almost every metric

    • @OlympusTiger
      @OlympusTiger 2 місяці тому

      @@mschulmeister6519 I haven't played it so I judged but those clips. Still as you say....

  • @lordmclovin3694
    @lordmclovin3694 2 місяці тому +216

    The Golden Age of gaming is but a warm memory some of us will remember.

    • @vishensivparsad
      @vishensivparsad 2 місяці тому +10

      Fromsoftware got us covered

    • @andipajeroking
      @andipajeroking 2 місяці тому +8

      Thats why i keep my 2008 pc and collect physical games of that era. Play everything from early 00 to mid 10s.

    • @tremendousyeet3467
      @tremendousyeet3467 2 місяці тому +10

      @@vishensivparsad "Boy, I sure love my immaculate gaming experince of rolling around, over and over so that the enemy doesn't kill me in one strike."
      Don't make me get the broom.

    • @zerocal76
      @zerocal76 2 місяці тому

      First console was the NES a year before the SNES was released. It ain't too bad gettin near 40 when u look at it like that 😏

    • @kangsate3459
      @kangsate3459 2 місяці тому +2

      Dont worry
      Aa and indie got you Buddy

  • @MundaneThingsBackwards
    @MundaneThingsBackwards 2 місяці тому +152

    ✨Minimum Viable Product✨

  • @Weasel69
    @Weasel69 2 місяці тому +98

    Can you imagine Watch Dogs being a "good old times" game? Strange days we live in...

    • @contra7631
      @contra7631 2 місяці тому +2

      Thats because Crowbcats video was full of cherry picking.He only cherry picked some bad things and told that the was bad.When the game had alot of good things even better than Gta-5 in some cases.He even made video where he told gta-4 is better than 5.Which is his another cherry pick video and just showed good side of gta-4 but never 5.This is why his that video got massive dislike,even his new resident evil video got huge dislike because of his bait and cherry picking.I like some of crowbcats video,but not all of them are correct.He even made video about Battlefield-1 and said its bad but now it is considered one of the bf games,so not all his videos or opinions are correct, sometimes he want to make controversial videos for shock value thats all.

    • @liamjm9278
      @liamjm9278 2 місяці тому +1

      @@contra7631 When did they bring up Crowbcat?

  • @pchtommy1268
    @pchtommy1268 2 місяці тому +69

    The fact that the already downgraded watch dogs 1 manages to look better than legion is just humilating, however watch dogs 1 now has a mod that restores the E3 features and graphics.

    • @FusRoBOB
      @FusRoBOB 2 місяці тому +5

      What's the name of the mod? Is it on Nexus?

    • @pchtommy1268
      @pchtommy1268 Місяць тому +1

      watch dogs definitive e3 mod 2012 reimagining and yes its on nexus

    • @FusRoBOB
      @FusRoBOB Місяць тому

      @@pchtommy1268 thanks mate. I hope it's a good one

  • @retr0_real0
    @retr0_real0 2 місяці тому +102

    We should call them all Triple-F!

    • @manannaik1341
      @manannaik1341 2 місяці тому +12

      Nah…. Quadruple F

    • @iicustodianlaw
      @iicustodianlaw 2 місяці тому +1

      Quadruple T

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +5

      Can't we call them just shite?

    • @meurglysiii
      @meurglysiii 2 місяці тому

      For triple respect😂

    • @natmarelnam4871
      @natmarelnam4871 2 місяці тому

      @@meurglysiii Wow, what a slam dunk.... You write for these companies don't you???? Not just the defense but the level of what you think is clever.

  • @a.andrei5826
    @a.andrei5826 2 місяці тому +46

    When you try to make money instead of art.

  • @NVidiero
    @NVidiero 2 місяці тому +20

    The arkham knight vs suicide squad comparision is just ludicrous. The suicide looks like a mobile game

    • @MHNK77
      @MHNK77 2 місяці тому +3

      Ikr!
      No one commenting about it.
      SS is an insult to the GOATed Arkham series

  • @khaqanmahmood4162
    @khaqanmahmood4162 2 місяці тому +133

    I remember Crowbcat uploaded a video related to Watch Dogs in 2014 titled 'True next gen experience' something like that, basically shitting on the game that what kind of next gen is that. And I never thought we things would be so bad after that that we have to look back at watch dogs as an inpiration in the future. We peaked gaming a decade ago.

    • @garibaldibritann1240
      @garibaldibritann1240 2 місяці тому +23

      This video is basically "Ubisoft Downgrades 2.0" as the most prominent part of this video is two Ubisoft's games

    • @jackmak2980
      @jackmak2980 2 місяці тому +4

      Gaming has never been better

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +14

      @@jackmak2980 ok, gen z

    • @Koda.R
      @Koda.R 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@jackmak2980All the layoffs employees would like to have a word with you

    • @FlaMan407
      @FlaMan407 2 місяці тому

      @@jackmak2980Cope

  • @CygnusX-11
    @CygnusX-11 2 місяці тому +55

    Art vs Product

  • @weirdguy8422
    @weirdguy8422 2 місяці тому +62

    Corporatism in the industry is one of the causes why shit like this is happening and more and more I understand why some people publicly hate them

    • @manannaik1341
      @manannaik1341 2 місяці тому +6

      Well it’s requires to make game the problem is when they went full on money only mode and not fun mode that time fun and game both dies

    • @azzor4134
      @azzor4134 2 місяці тому

      "corporatism in the industry" is redundant.

  • @mythrezia
    @mythrezia 2 місяці тому +70

    I don't want to live in a world with people that watched a whole 14 minute video in just 2 minutes

    • @HappyH4x0r
      @HappyH4x0r 2 місяці тому +10

      git gud

    • @killermario8458
      @killermario8458 2 місяці тому +5

      Skill issue

    • @stranger0152
      @stranger0152 2 місяці тому

      More like not having ADHD and being a normal human.@@killermario8458

  • @lordmclovin3694
    @lordmclovin3694 2 місяці тому +35

    Once upon a time, games were released ready to play. No huge patches and micro transactions were but a dream.

  • @thejosh0100
    @thejosh0100 2 місяці тому +38

    the level of quality/creativity regreression in ubisoft has always been baffling to me

  • @DarkeningDemise
    @DarkeningDemise 2 місяці тому +62

    NikTek must've taken out Crowbcat since he took things over.

  • @BibekGhosh88
    @BibekGhosh88 2 місяці тому +123

    we are in the Sweet Baby inc. era

    • @GamingNationShm
      @GamingNationShm 2 місяці тому +1

      What's that?

    • @ahmedhasan4966
      @ahmedhasan4966 2 місяці тому

      @@GamingNationShm A garbage company.

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +23

      @@GamingNationShm propagandists, in short, making games objectively worse

    • @GamingNationShm
      @GamingNationShm 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Jackfromshack Doesn't it depend on the producers' decisions on how much they pay/allow the developers and also the developers' skills?

    • @Koda.R
      @Koda.R 2 місяці тому +9

      hopefully not for long,thank god for indies anyways

  • @jerickstudios596
    @jerickstudios596 2 місяці тому +86

    Game studios today care more about DEI and shitting out a game every year than actually making a great game with a great story and great gameplay that people will love.

    • @yasin_karaaslan
      @yasin_karaaslan 2 місяці тому

      SJWs destroying everything they touch

    • @J.Crime123
      @J.Crime123 2 місяці тому

      Its not
      D and E and I but
      D and I and E.(need to write the and inbetween for this msg to be shown)
      Because thats whats happening to everything that comes in contact with it.

    • @J.Crime123
      @J.Crime123 2 місяці тому

      Test

    • @jerickstudios596
      @jerickstudios596 2 місяці тому +2

      @@J.Crime123 I genuinely hate how UA-cam censors comments by not showing them if they have certain words, what's worse is they don't even notify you. I remember the day where the first amendment meant something, those were good days.

    • @wallacesousuke1433
      @wallacesousuke1433 2 місяці тому +2

      Nah, that's the least of issues, shiit started going downhill when gaming became mainstream and casuals like you started flooding the community and demanding better and better graphics and "muh story"

  • @zdspider6778
    @zdspider6778 2 місяці тому +39

    6:41 You... kicked that lady cop in the balls and she bled out. 😆

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +2

      Equality in action

    • @ltyarv8071
      @ltyarv8071 2 місяці тому

      Trans ppl before everyone started doing it

  • @SuperAerie
    @SuperAerie 2 місяці тому +36

    Maybe there is point in retaining a work-force that actually know's what it's doing

    • @MelbourneArchviz
      @MelbourneArchviz 2 місяці тому

      No they would unjustly metoo older men and place inexperienced women to make this trash. It is a cult.

    • @thejosh0100
      @thejosh0100 2 місяці тому +7

      but muh stock price

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +5

      But sweet sweet ESG money won't get themselves

    • @natmarelnam4871
      @natmarelnam4871 2 місяці тому

      @@Jackfromshack AH yes, getting $20M in development subsidies at the cost of losing the fanbase that gave you a $300M in sales- Hi IQ move if I ever saw one. ESG is taxcuts, not actual income. and spoiler, you don't even pay taxes if you don't make profit so that's not what's going on here.

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому

      @@natmarelnam4871 i would not surprised if all this turns out to be business plan to corrupt and close competitive studios, to sell their IP to "right group of people" later, like it was with EA and Activision in early 00's and Disney.

  • @mna.author
    @mna.author 2 місяці тому +6

    And the thing is they take much more time and money to make, like Skyrim took 85M$ and 6YRS to develop while Starfield took 400M$ and 11YRS to develop.

  • @JacksonSilva-rp4nc
    @JacksonSilva-rp4nc 2 місяці тому +64

    Powered by Sweet Baby inc

    • @gibbon8827
      @gibbon8827 2 місяці тому

      Unfortunately, America is the only country that mass-produces games and movies, when America got sick with sjw and lgbt shit everything went to hell, now I am forced to look at pumped-up women with the face of a Schwarzneiger and gay men. and okay, that would be half the trouble, but now the same contingent works as game developers, because they were recruited based on quotas, and not on skills

  • @TheSolidSnakeOil
    @TheSolidSnakeOil 2 місяці тому +32

    2:24 - it's pretty badass how the cops went more balls to the wall than you there.

  • @edemehtawardhana5962
    @edemehtawardhana5962 2 місяці тому +17

    What would happen if you "let go" of the talented, visionary, and fun developers in the name of "Growth", "Profits", "Imaginary income milestone"?
    This.

  • @cza6254
    @cza6254 2 місяці тому +20

    gaming evolving backwards

    • @Nuniixo
      @Nuniixo 2 місяці тому

      The term is Devolution

  • @ponraul1221
    @ponraul1221 2 місяці тому +9

    The even sadder part is that these were done at least a decade ago on the Xbox 360 and PS3...

  • @someoneinasia
    @someoneinasia 2 місяці тому +8

    greed and wokeness ruined western AAA studios.

  • @Rawkfistlol
    @Rawkfistlol 2 місяці тому +25

    i hope someday these studios will go broke

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому +2

      Never, while you're still buying them, even at a discount.

    • @Infamous_King_04
      @Infamous_King_04 2 місяці тому +2

      Shouldn’t wish that on anyone tbh

    • @generalbennet1554
      @generalbennet1554 2 місяці тому

      no thats not true there are currently loads of lay offs over different companies AAA or AA it makes no difference not many people are buying games anymore. @@Jackfromshack

    • @AlexanderPrio
      @AlexanderPrio 2 місяці тому

      Their are broke😂 the final results of the game that they made are the proof

    • @shibernyan2009
      @shibernyan2009 2 місяці тому

      Which would mean these franchises never get continued. No, I wish they'd just start making good games again.

  • @doodskie999
    @doodskie999 2 місяці тому +6

    Imagine a pirate based game where you are not even allowed to swim 😂😂

  • @HypeXesk
    @HypeXesk 2 місяці тому +19

    I sold my Xbox series x to get a ps2 for real games and a switch for indies (first parties on switch are a complete scam compared to their older consoles)

    • @KILLERDEVIL13
      @KILLERDEVIL13 2 місяці тому +6

      Dude I bought a PlayStation 3 in 2023. Motorstorm, GoW trilogy,.... such a worthy investment. It didn't even cost me 70€ for the whole set

    • @Manu-qu8mz
      @Manu-qu8mz Місяць тому

      i still have my xbox360 Slim and i will NEVER Sell it to buy those MODERN consoles

  • @marufhassan634
    @marufhassan634 2 місяці тому +8

    I feel only Sony Studios is actually pushing the AAA games to new heights. Sweet Baby Inc is also one of the reasons that the fun wacky elements of the game get removed from the final product.

  • @rahyrammartinez835
    @rahyrammartinez835 2 місяці тому +6

    It's crazy to think that not only AAA games are getting "worse," but GPUs too. Back in the 900s and 10s, Nvidia, the vast majority of games would play pretty well on them, even on the cheapest ones like the 50s. Nowadays, you need a 70s card to play at 1080p ultra without any kind of magic tool they want you to use so bad.

    • @natmarelnam4871
      @natmarelnam4871 2 місяці тому

      That's not how technology works. To say games are made for higher end PCs = GPUs are going backwards is perhaps the dumbest comment on this page.
      Games are made for consoles, which are highly optimized compared to PCs which use a garbage operating system and a varying configuration. Plus, do you use Nvidia/Intel when games are optimized for AMD/Radeon in 2024 because that's what consoles use.
      Nvidia makes AI hardware and sells gimmicks. Their cards say nothing about anything but the people that buy them post-2020, when they stopped making GPUs for gaming - as a former 3080 owner, they're not that good.

    • @BTS_technician
      @BTS_technician 2 місяці тому

      ​Basically they're complaining about the increasing complexity and price of graphics processing units, not to mention today's graphics cards have 32x the RAM and such
      The era of the budget graphics card is coming to an end, slowly, and APUs are coming to replace them ​@@natmarelnam4871

  • @maksymiliankuznik4856
    @maksymiliankuznik4856 2 місяці тому +20

    1:40 "I'm down!"
    Are you sure about that?

  • @hurricanes101
    @hurricanes101 2 місяці тому +19

    Same goes with skull and bones lol. Love the uploads as always NikTek ur amazing :)

  • @PrechtGaebolgHades
    @PrechtGaebolgHades 2 місяці тому +3

    It's amazing how we used to bash fully optimised and full owned games for not looking as realistic as the trailers (Watch dogs) to this broken micro transaction filled buggy mess of triple AAA games. To this day I still play COD old games before black ops 3 and they were all so fuckin perfect compared to today's garbage.

  • @fiekieX
    @fiekieX 2 місяці тому +70

    sad to see WatchDogs go from a well respected franchise to deplorable game in the future

    • @thejosh0100
      @thejosh0100 2 місяці тому +1

      yeah 2 was pretty good a big upgrade from one interms of story the moment i saw what they planned for legion i skipped it entirely

    • @iamthenati
      @iamthenati 2 місяці тому +28

      Watch Dogs was never viewed as a well respected franchise. There are plenty of viral videos from 2014 dunking on the game. Watch Dogs 2 was generally received well, but It didn't sell that great.

    • @pond0479
      @pond0479 2 місяці тому +4

      ​@@iamthenati Nostalgia is sadly a hell of a drug.

    • @fiekieX
      @fiekieX 2 місяці тому +2

      @@iamthenati well being 14 at the time, I thought watchdogs was pretty good game but no comparison to gta saints row or sleeping dogs in that time but overall was fun

    • @PrechtGaebolgHades
      @PrechtGaebolgHades 2 місяці тому

      ​@@iamthenati Yeah but the main problem with the watch dog 1 wasn't that it was broken or had shit graphics but rather it wasn't as realistic as it was showcased in the E3. Much like the division. But they were good for their times. Compare them to games of 2022-2023, they still shit on them

  • @redrag0n_
    @redrag0n_ 2 місяці тому +2

    While I was playing watchdogs 1 I had noticed a couple of homeboys freestylin some lit verses on the street

  • @greenmattt
    @greenmattt 2 місяці тому +7

    For me the most shocking is the animations in Ubisoft games. I played Assassin's Creed III and AC odyssey, and the animations are much more smooth and detailed in the first one! The parkour in odyssey feels kinda slow and jerky compare to Odyssey... Here it is the same with the clothes of black flag and skull and bones

  • @erenarslan3087
    @erenarslan3087 2 місяці тому +7

    The worst thing in Skull & Bones is the shanties. Especially "Leave Her Johnny".

  • @darksiders2002
    @darksiders2002 2 місяці тому +5

    And still requirements for these new games are going sky high.

  • @w12266
    @w12266 2 місяці тому +8

    To be continued?
    Yes please.

  • @Balnazzardi
    @Balnazzardi 2 місяці тому +4

    I consider myself lucky to have fallen so behind with my gaming backlog that Ive yet to experience and play pretty much every single one of these older games and not having to touch any of the newer ones.
    And as Ive been trying to say to newer generation of players, go back in history to play older games that you might have missed out on than buying and playing modern "triple A" titles that are more often than not waste of your time and money. Ofc there are exceptions too like we did last year but if you are in situation where you are waiting just for the next big new triple A game to be released, go and play some older games instead

  • @Kcolonel_69
    @Kcolonel_69 2 місяці тому +5

    AAA game studios are evolving, backwards.

  • @theInfra-Recon
    @theInfra-Recon 2 місяці тому +6

    Watchdogs was downgraded but it's such a Banger of a game.
    Legion? I couldn't play 10 minutes, lol.
    WD deserves a Remake.

    • @gibbon8827
      @gibbon8827 2 місяці тому

      Watch Dogs was criticized because Ubisoft deceived everyone (at that time this was not a common sight), the game was not what was shown at E3, and the main character looked too ridiculous in these clothes, plus a lot of pathos was not in fashion at that time time. and at that time there was no video game crisis yet, there was a lot of stuff that could be played

  • @serkwazariusz3487
    @serkwazariusz3487 2 місяці тому +2

    Its also crazy that some olde games looks almost the sams or even better then new games , but new games require RTX 2060 while older require 4-6gb GPU like GTX 1050, GTX 1060 6gb

  • @danlt1497
    @danlt1497 2 місяці тому +4

    Hirata state soundtrack fits so well

  • @gamingwithshashaichi
    @gamingwithshashaichi 2 місяці тому +3

    I'm sticking to AA and Single A... Now to Indie😎💀😎

  • @PanupanS
    @PanupanS 2 місяці тому +3

    That Saint Row 2 night club comparison man. Direct down grade, only one thing come to mind.

  • @Son37Lumiere
    @Son37Lumiere 2 місяці тому +2

    Not to mention performance has taken a giant hit as well, even though the graphics are often the same or even worse. All the lazy devs just rely on upscaling now instead of properly optimizing.

  • @Aaron-gm5tr
    @Aaron-gm5tr 2 місяці тому +1

    Helldiver's 2, Palworld, and last Epoch are some of the best gaming experiences I've had in decades

  • @humancollins5626
    @humancollins5626 2 місяці тому +7

    6:21 woman anger

  • @mn7306
    @mn7306 2 місяці тому +4

    I don't mind graphics as long as gameplay and the features are fun.
    But yeah, they even downgrade those

  • @Darrf
    @Darrf 2 місяці тому +1

    I like the background music choice. Sekiro has such a fantastic soundtrack. Same with the Batman Games.
    Thank you for this video.

  • @M419.99
    @M419.99 2 місяці тому +1

    The spirit of Crowbcat lives on through NikTek. Good job mang!

  • @onlypvpcaterina-6669
    @onlypvpcaterina-6669 2 місяці тому +7

    These are indeed sad times we live in LMFAO lol😅

  • @moh-rd4mm
    @moh-rd4mm 2 місяці тому +13

    you know why?
    coz new generation of Devs are those pink & purple hair people working in the industry

    • @daseinstudioua2609
      @daseinstudioua2609 2 місяці тому +1

      Сreative directors those pink & purple hair, who don't really have a vision to the title or at least honor to speak with audience honestly. Only money money and more money.

    • @moh-rd4mm
      @moh-rd4mm 2 місяці тому

      @@daseinstudioua2609 Where I work there is a game Dev school in Sweden we are in same building I see their Students, 90% of them are those blue, pink hair people + Emos and cosplays e-people

  • @jimeththemelancollie351
    @jimeththemelancollie351 2 місяці тому

    13:50 Nice to see the VA for Bolo Santosi still gets work

  • @Resident579
    @Resident579 Місяць тому +1

    Old games still look fresh because of environment around it, i played ghost of Sparta and its graphics are damn cool, the building and water effects and walking style of characters feels like king, even though its psp games it has better floor tiles graphics back then, its always loook fresh when you play

  • @MRF2492
    @MRF2492 2 місяці тому +10

    Developers vs Diversity hire. But hey, at least they got 10000+ ESG points lmao.

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому

      They chose their own destiny. Don't feel sorry for them.

  • @selohcin
    @selohcin 2 місяці тому +2

    I think we can all agree that Ubisoft hires the worst motion-capture actors around.

  • @thatoneguywholovesthena-4529
    @thatoneguywholovesthena-4529 2 місяці тому +1

    PLEASE MAKE A PART 2😭😭

  • @andipajeroking
    @andipajeroking 2 місяці тому +2

    6:08 , wow, that scene is awesome❤

  • @RafiYagami
    @RafiYagami 2 місяці тому +13

    They would rather get investments from ESG (Sweet baby and others) and make the game woke AND shiit , than have any amount of love or passion for game. The games nowadays have no souls aside from privately owned studios like Larian or Japanese game devs like FromSoft. Ghost of Tsushima was great as well. So was God Of war 2018 (new one is also woke af)

    • @siyzerix
      @siyzerix 2 місяці тому +1

      Really? fromsoft? You know their games have a LOT of issues, right? From releasing literally unfinished games to rushing games and having poor design choices, fromsoft regularly have lack of technical polish in their games. Infact, modders have to do the work of removing these dumb limitations, similar to bethesda. All this generates artificial difficulty from tedium, frustration and confusion, and that ain't real difficulty. And the rest of the game's aspect like world, story, etc.? Its not the greatest either. This ''vague'' story is also told in other games like skyrim or CP2077. They literally have hidden plots and stories. This is speaking of their souls titles and ER, not gonna say on BB and sekiro.
      And god of war 1? Its combat was not satisfying, only focused on story and graphics. They took a game known for its combat and turned it into a story focused game. Why?

    • @alinclaudiu4754
      @alinclaudiu4754 2 місяці тому

      Agreed, but while being a bit woke, at least GoW Ragnarok is the least woke AAA recent game.

  • @Wellinkton90
    @Wellinkton90 2 місяці тому +75

    Too much pink and blue hair devs these days..

    • @littlefrank90
      @littlefrank90 2 місяці тому +4

      What does that have to do with anything?

    • @mikaela43523
      @mikaela43523 2 місяці тому +16

      ​@@littlefrank90politically motivated people

    • @SentientPotatoXIII
      @SentientPotatoXIII 2 місяці тому

      Ok boomer

    • @wendellcosta4921
      @wendellcosta4921 2 місяці тому

      ​@@mikaela43523 What does that have to do with anything shown in this video?

    • @mikaela43523
      @mikaela43523 2 місяці тому +6

      @@wendellcosta4921 downfall of AAA games is because of politically motivated people

  • @aragornelesar3862
    @aragornelesar3862 2 місяці тому +1

    I truly don't understand how most Triple A games have a higher dev count, 2-3x the development time, a ridiculous budget and yet are somehow worst than the previous games. What are they actually doing with all the time and resources?

  • @harleyx7332
    @harleyx7332 2 місяці тому

    Need a pt.2 to this.

  • @Coltara
    @Coltara 2 місяці тому +9

    When corpo doesn't wanna hire Japanese/European nerdy dudes anymore

  • @suhas-qw4nu
    @suhas-qw4nu 2 місяці тому +3

    Gaming has been downhill ever since we heard RTX.
    And why did you ignore watch dogs 2?

  • @droidsuperuser
    @droidsuperuser 2 місяці тому +2

    Why cant all game industry join hands and give us games like witcher 3,gta 4, batman ak, mad max, NFS the run, dying light1, AC4 max payne 3

  • @Okunikami
    @Okunikami 2 місяці тому

    Please continue!!

  • @GEK0dev
    @GEK0dev 2 місяці тому +7

    Kinda crazy the last AAA game that felt like the money was well spent I can name is RDR2

    • @verifeli
      @verifeli 2 місяці тому

      And BG3...

    • @GEK0dev
      @GEK0dev 2 місяці тому +5

      @@verifeli Eh, Definitely was an okay game, I didn’t like it very much, Very clunky camera controls and a fairly simple and forgettable story especially compared to previous AAA games like RDR2 which overall for me is much more enjoyable and has IMO much better characters that you actually feel genuinely attached too.

    • @generalbennet1554
      @generalbennet1554 2 місяці тому

      Only thing that stopped BG3 from being a good game was its last chapter.@@GEK0dev

    • @moxn115
      @moxn115 2 місяці тому

      BG3 isn't a triple-A game.

    • @GEK0dev
      @GEK0dev 2 місяці тому

      @@moxn115 It’s a AAA indie hybrid or something right?

  • @docvoygx3788
    @docvoygx3788 2 місяці тому +9

    To be continued wish list
    Back 4 blood vs Left for dead
    Any bungie halo vs halo infinite
    2007-2012 cod vs mw3 2023
    Og gears of war vs gears 5

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому

      Back 4 Blood actually better in terms of gameplay. People should stop living in an echo chamber, and believing everything that Crowbcat shows in his videos. Play yourself and get real opinion

    • @Vandreren83
      @Vandreren83 2 місяці тому +2

      @@JackfromshackNo, its not.

    • @riven4121
      @riven4121 2 місяці тому +1

      @@Jackfromshack I did play it myself it's actually worse than L4D1 that was made by Turtle Rock but then again most of the people that made the first do not work there lmao

    • @Jackfromshack
      @Jackfromshack 2 місяці тому

      @@riven4121 you did not played it

    • @riven4121
      @riven4121 2 місяці тому

      @@Jackfromshack I did actually. I've played it from release and refunded it. For how much TR like to throw "From the Creators of Left 4 Dead" around on promotional material, it's funny that it can't even hold a candle to it.

  • @jeramzPC
    @jeramzPC 2 місяці тому +1

    Tsl, it's not even a question about the graphics anymore. Recent AAA games lost its soul.

  • @1badblueboy
    @1badblueboy 2 місяці тому

    Nice to see what progress we have made in the gaming industry.
    Thanks for this video.

  • @JamesGhodbane
    @JamesGhodbane 2 місяці тому +20

    GTA VI is going to be trash. The gaming industry is fucked

    • @kangsate3459
      @kangsate3459 2 місяці тому +5

      AA and indie carrying gaming industry

    • @smrah8750
      @smrah8750 2 місяці тому +5

      thats such a reach. u are acting as if anything rockstar has put out has been bad. and if u say the trilogy, that wasnt done by them

    • @iicustodianlaw
      @iicustodianlaw 2 місяці тому +2

      @JamesGhodbane lol this kid is crying

    • @ponraul1221
      @ponraul1221 2 місяці тому +7

      @@smrah8750 Of course, it's too early to tell, but since RDR2's release TakeTwo has officially become affiliated with BlackRock and its woke ESG score. Devs have stated they "don't want humor that punches down", and several key Rockstar members have left. I would love to be wrong, but there are red flags, and remember that no studio is infallible.
      I remember vividly of people treating CD Projekt Red as infallible and being willfully blind with hype prior to Cyberpunk 2077's release.

    • @w12266
      @w12266 2 місяці тому

      ​@@iicustodianlawyou will be the only one who's gonna cry if it comes out just as bad as Cyberpunk did. But hey...let's hope that won't happen.

  • @wizzenberry
    @wizzenberry 2 місяці тому +5

    notice the lack of sony LOL

    • @lenoirx
      @lenoirx 2 місяці тому +2

      Your point?

    • @grezzo2
      @grezzo2 2 місяці тому

      ​@@lenoirxSony is making less games in general, but making good ones

    • @lenoirx
      @lenoirx 2 місяці тому

      @@grezzo2 Yeah agree, the guy is just an xbox fanboy

  • @Boanerpains
    @Boanerpains 2 місяці тому +2

    The funny thing is when watch dogs 1 came out people thought it was insanely janky. So the fact that we've fallen further from that is really sad

    • @contra7631
      @contra7631 2 місяці тому

      Thats because Crowbcats video was full of cherry picking.He only cherry picked some bad things and told that the was bad.When the game had alot of good things even better than Gta-5 in some cases.He even made video where he told gta-4 is better than 5.Which is his another cherry pick video and just showed good side of gta-4 but never 5.This is why his that video got massive dislike,even his new resident evil video got huge dislike because of his bait and cherry picking.I like some of crowbcats video,but not all of them are correct.He even made video about Battlefield-1 and said its bad but now it is considered one of the bf games,so not all his videos or opinions are correct, sometimes he want to make controversial videos for shock value thats all.

  • @highwind9984
    @highwind9984 2 місяці тому

    To be continued?
    Hell yes please

  • @MannoloGamer
    @MannoloGamer 2 місяці тому +11

    2:53 I lost it hahahahaha

  • @user-by3jz8sp1f
    @user-by3jz8sp1f 2 місяці тому +4

    sweet baby inc rules now

  • @dzaki8331
    @dzaki8331 2 місяці тому +2

    Should change the title into THE FALL OF WESTERN AAA GAMES,games from Far East (China,Korea and Japan) still doing better even improving

  • @Ravix0fFourHorn
    @Ravix0fFourHorn 2 місяці тому +2

    Watch Dogs 1 had the best water ive ever seen, only a few games rival it like Arkham Knight.

  • @danish6958
    @danish6958 2 місяці тому +4

    Actually high graphics games don't have fun company should focus on other thing then graphics its been a year i don't play many AAA games because of shity physics and not have many things to do in games i just play old game

  • @KILLERDEVIL13
    @KILLERDEVIL13 2 місяці тому +12

    Baldur's gate III
    Helldivers
    Darkest Dungeon
    Elite Dangerous
    THE FINALS
    ...
    Insert here your quality certified video game that worth your money !!!!

    • @idrinkalmondmilk2918
      @idrinkalmondmilk2918 2 місяці тому +1

      hitman world of assassination

    • @bloodyassault803
      @bloodyassault803 2 місяці тому +1

      Kingdom Come: Deliverance
      Also Baldur's Gate III
      Another one, is Devil May Cry 5. Probably the first game I've beaten since I've gotten my PC built.

    • @legendaerycraft2226
      @legendaerycraft2226 2 місяці тому

      Minecraft
      Undertale
      Dark souls 3 (only worth on sale bc high price)
      Terraria

    • @o3tomas
      @o3tomas 2 місяці тому +1

      Valheim

    • @offlinegamer6756
      @offlinegamer6756 2 місяці тому +6

      i pirated all of them guys , no need for money !the wokeness is killing the games industry , not the pirating !

  • @Facu842
    @Facu842 2 місяці тому +2

    1:40 why would a civilian say "I'm down!"?

  • @mcziggydelamcmuffin5016
    @mcziggydelamcmuffin5016 2 місяці тому +1

    This is just depressing. Lately been playing 10/15 year old games with tons of texture mods etc. Wasn't sure why but maybe this is the reason

  • @SlurpyPie
    @SlurpyPie 2 місяці тому +1

    It's both hilarious and depressing how Ubisoft was used as an example twice just to show the massive dip in quality with their recent releases. I still can't believe that they once made great games that were pretty (dare I say) revolutionary for their time but now, they're only known for not innovating let alone doing the bare minimum in their games, the only thing they've tried revolutionizing was microtransactions lol

  • @FreeStyleCrhymeR
    @FreeStyleCrhymeR 2 місяці тому +2

    It's obvious that U.S and it's entertainment industries are in a free fall. Look at the music industry at 00's 10's and now, compare holywood old vs new, and gaming industry you just watched. I have a guess over it, if you put PC behaviour over creativeness and hardwork, this happens. Downfall of an empire shows its signs

  • @davict97br
    @davict97br 2 місяці тому +1

    Not even triple-A gentlemen we are getting to Quadruplo-A Levels of quality with the last one

  • @gameswownow7213
    @gameswownow7213 2 місяці тому +1

    yes to be continued please. there is plenty of content

  • @leeli4692
    @leeli4692 2 місяці тому

    Awesome vid