I Despise Gaming Journalists...

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  • Опубліковано 13 лют 2024
  • Hello guys and gals, it's me Mutahar again! This time we sit down and take a look at some of the game's media posting about how the world of single-player gaming is in some sort of clear and present danger. When in reality it's quite far from it. Thanks for watching!
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  • @sup3rsn8ke
    @sup3rsn8ke 4 місяці тому +2000

    The reason this is called AAAA its because that's going to be the reaction of the people who actually bought it and realized they are out 70 bucks

    • @BruhMoment-fh8zc
      @BruhMoment-fh8zc 4 місяці тому +134

      Can't wait for AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA game

    • @Lovuschka
      @Lovuschka 4 місяці тому +11

      What makes you think it is that cheap?

    • @ShionfromYT
      @ShionfromYT 4 місяці тому +35

      Games will soon cost 90 to 100 dollars soon

    • @noahsylvester1754
      @noahsylvester1754 4 місяці тому

      @@Lovuschka that's what they said it would be

    • @zasukie1423
      @zasukie1423 4 місяці тому +11

      @@ShionfromYT we got lucky games are $60 they use to be anywhere from $100 to $200 50 years ago, it does suck they are going back to the real normal but it was bound to happen sooner or later

  • @LordJackass
    @LordJackass 4 місяці тому +631

    "At this point, there are smart buttplugs you can buy that have more processing power, from my-- from my understanding." ...solid recovery.

  • @Max_Ivanov_Pro
    @Max_Ivanov_Pro 4 місяці тому +399

    The fact that a decade-old game like Black Flag had better pirate mechanics than Skull and Bones is mind-boggling. How do you mess up a game about pirates when the blueprint is right there? 🤦‍♂️

    • @InDeathWeLove
      @InDeathWeLove 4 місяці тому +22

      Worse yet it's by the same publisher that was behind Black Flag. That means that not only could they have looked to Black Flag as an example, they could probably have gotten code, resources, testing data and documentation, and even people that worked on Black Flag to help out and do at least as good a job at being a pirate game as Black Flag was.
      They have less of an excuse than just about any other developer else for failing this hard.

    • @toreadoress
      @toreadoress 4 місяці тому +13

      Even AC Odyssey which is not even a pirate game has better pirate mechanics lol

    • @francescofioroni70
      @francescofioroni70 4 місяці тому

      Cause that isn't what the studio wanted to do. originally the game was only a 5 vs 5 mode. not even openworld

    • @matt_9112
      @matt_9112 4 місяці тому

      Patrician II/Rise of the Hanse had better pirate machanics, and that was a trade/eco simulator that just made it's pirate side-feature way better than it needed to be.

    • @MadDemon64
      @MadDemon64 4 місяці тому +1

      By being Ubisoft.

  • @4RILDIGITAL
    @4RILDIGITAL 4 місяці тому +451

    Yes, gaming isn't dying but there's definitely questionable practices in the industry. The skull and bones scenario was quite shocking.

    • @kumaking5519
      @kumaking5519 4 місяці тому +16

      The fact that they have been making this game for the past 10 years

    • @maxmikester8185
      @maxmikester8185 4 місяці тому +10

      Companies are simply trying to push for live service slop because making money outside of the game’s price itself is so alluring to them. Single player games don’t really have these so of course they want to move away from these for the sake of profit.

    • @eightcoins4401
      @eightcoins4401 4 місяці тому +6

      @@maxmikester8185 Keep in mind also, most gaming companies, as a business make gamers for their shareholders, not their players.
      They will prioritize anything that makes quick income over anything of note...or quality due to that.

    • @subtledemisefox
      @subtledemisefox 4 місяці тому

      I think the big budget gaming space has become unsustainable and is due for another crash like the early 80s.

    • @sekoncen9559
      @sekoncen9559 2 місяці тому +1

      It may not be actively dying, but gaming has definitely stagnated/plateaued. And the future does not look bright.

  • @Matt-vb6rq
    @Matt-vb6rq 4 місяці тому +1517

    A pirate game not even worth pirating. Thats ironic🏴‍☠️😂

    • @sillygoose4263
      @sillygoose4263 4 місяці тому +36

      Kinda game you get somebody you hate😂

    • @exoZelia
      @exoZelia 4 місяці тому +97

      Game you pirate but still want a refund

    • @charles281
      @charles281 4 місяці тому +1

      And kind of iconic

    • @arthurwintersight7868
      @arthurwintersight7868 4 місяці тому +18

      My first thought was "This looks like a cool indie game made by a game studio with 30 employees. They're charging what, 20 bucks for it?"
      Then I learned it was a "quadruple A" title that costs $70. LMAO

    • @somerandomprogrammer6886
      @somerandomprogrammer6886 4 місяці тому +14

      If your kid is acting up, threaten them with "If you don't behave, I will tell Santa to have your Christmas present to be Skull and Bones" 😂

  • @natemarx4999
    @natemarx4999 4 місяці тому +2407

    The irony is that gaming is thriving while gaming “journalism” is completely dying.

    • @brickbrock4027
      @brickbrock4027 4 місяці тому +69

      Depends on the games lol

    • @H4L0GUY117
      @H4L0GUY117 4 місяці тому +156

      thriving isn't a word i'd use

    • @Tere225
      @Tere225 4 місяці тому +84

      Indy scene been thriving.

    • @LordZedz
      @LordZedz 4 місяці тому +191

      @@H4L0GUY117 Gaming is absolutely thriving. Are there plenty of terrible, money grubbing, gacha, live service "games" made by big studios to separate you from your money first and be fun second? Totally. But the sheer number of amazing games coming out all of the time is simply incomparable to the past. There's no way I would want to go back to before the indie game explosion of the early 2010s.

    • @piniokwilku2282
      @piniokwilku2282 4 місяці тому +2

      gud

  • @RustyNutsBruh
    @RustyNutsBruh 4 місяці тому +64

    They saw "sea of theives" and went "yeah we can make this 10000% worse, lets do it"

  • @leviswranglers2813
    @leviswranglers2813 4 місяці тому +45

    Glad to hear that the big gaming companies are giving indie creators as many openings into the market.

  • @RichSmithson
    @RichSmithson 4 місяці тому +507

    I love how the "Boarding" is just a cut scene. In Sea of Thieves you can do all of that in real time.

    • @raineheartily4580
      @raineheartily4580 4 місяці тому +101

      AC4 Black Flag can do that too,
      And also able to land and attack forts.
      I don't know how this game manage to regresses in gameplay

    • @realtalkrealthingsent.8024
      @realtalkrealthingsent.8024 4 місяці тому +57

      @@raineheartily4580and in rogue you can get rammed and boarded as well literally they improved on this and in odyssey it’s similar less cinematic

    • @CoOlKyUbI96
      @CoOlKyUbI96 4 місяці тому +12

      As boring as Sea of Zzzz is, at least it looks way more interesting than Skull and Bones

    • @diegomedina9637
      @diegomedina9637 4 місяці тому +9

      @@CoOlKyUbI96 And we're talking about Launch Sea of Thieves here.

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou 4 місяці тому

      And you could do it in real time in AC IV a decade ago

  • @CB-qg3yh
    @CB-qg3yh 4 місяці тому +462

    Journalist is a strong word

    • @johnmagus6341
      @johnmagus6341 4 місяці тому +28

      Urinilist is more fitting for most of 'em.

    • @alexawef
      @alexawef 4 місяці тому +8

      Right? I can rarely take a writer seriously these days. They make journalism seem like a joke

    • @solomani5959
      @solomani5959 4 місяці тому +3

      Urinalalist

    • @GrugGaming
      @GrugGaming 4 місяці тому

      @@johnmagus6341 I second that, definitely a lot more fitting name

    • @FreePalestineFromGenocideNOW
      @FreePalestineFromGenocideNOW 4 місяці тому +1

      Paid mouthpiece

  • @BestGuy2103
    @BestGuy2103 4 місяці тому +76

    As a journalism student, gaming "journalism" is an affront to real journalism. Most of it is based on money, speculation, wishful thinking, and a combination of all three. I love video games, I love journalism, but I despise gaming journalism with every fiber of my being

    • @MrMpa31
      @MrMpa31 4 місяці тому +27

      So just like modern corporate journalism

    • @BestGuy2103
      @BestGuy2103 4 місяці тому +9

      @@MrMpa31 Exactly

    • @lukacs7161
      @lukacs7161 4 місяці тому +9

      If only every journalist or game journalist was like FriendlyJordies. Jesus Christ we need more people like him

    • @logandarnell8946
      @logandarnell8946 4 місяці тому +8

      all modern journalism (specifically anything done for a corporation/well known news site) is complete irredeemable slop. even if there is truth or sources involved it is presented in a way that it provides nothing at all to the reader except fear or outrage or whatever else pulls in viewership.

    • @lemonsandaztecs3072
      @lemonsandaztecs3072 4 місяці тому +1

      You should switch degrees. There are no jobs and you will starve

  • @kingdomcomesuperman3669
    @kingdomcomesuperman3669 4 місяці тому +53

    Every media outlet and 90% on social media have an addiction to saying media is dying, be it films, games, comics, books etc. when none of them are.
    I just tune it out whenever I see that. Its clear they ignore most of the media they talk about.

  • @malloid
    @malloid 4 місяці тому +601

    As an ex-games journo from the 90s (actual printed magazines), I don't recognise much actual "journalism" going on in the games industry these days. Back in my day, nobody would call a game "product" or "content", or just regurgitate press releases or marketing speak without critical thought, or even outright mocking. We had an unwritten code of conduct that put integrity above all else, because shilling for cynical games companies would obviously lose you credibility and readership. These days, most gaming websites can't even spell integrity, never mind do it. There are some exceptions (People Make Games and MVG come to mind), but most mainstream games "journalism" these days is devoid of quality, integrity, investigation, or a healthy distancing from PR and marketing people.

    • @sharkbrostar9glory59
      @sharkbrostar9glory59 4 місяці тому +55

      If only u guys still existed the gaming industry would've listen to constructive criticism

    • @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit
      @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit 4 місяці тому

      Modern gaming journalism is like that, because they're actively being paid by game publishers to make fluff pieces. Its not even a secret anymore, its a well-known scheme that's been around since the 2000s. Case and point, Kayne and Lynch 2.

    • @TheMasterblah
      @TheMasterblah 4 місяці тому +55

      Going from reading gaming magazines as a kid compared to the websites today is completely jarring. Especially with the last couple years most articles I read are ripped straight from a reddit post, or look it was written by an ai that doesn't know what a game is.

    • @igorsenayoutube
      @igorsenayoutube 4 місяці тому +17

      Thanks for commenting this.
      I have been saying this about companies like IGN, etc No ethics,
      no integrity, no unbiased reviews, no professionalism. It's about which company is paying them and/or giving them early access and those companies reviewing their reviews before uploading which is hilarious and ironic. They even have the gall to upload reviews without actually having played or finished the game which in any job should grant that person being fired on the spot.
      Any journalist on any field, should first and foremost act with the the truth and their integrity in mind. Anything less and that person should never be able to be in that profession.
      Thank you for telling it how it is, despite being a journalist yourself and hope you have found success in whatever you are doing.

    • @rastabincoolie1
      @rastabincoolie1 4 місяці тому

      You guys should've made the rules written then. Unwritten may work for a while but then someones gonna come around and "revolutionize" the way we wipe our asses so to speak. Thus, sewer clogging ass wipes are born.

  • @ThePopeGhost
    @ThePopeGhost 4 місяці тому +70

    a 'quadruple A' is a game designed specifically for game 'journalists'

  • @gblessbacon
    @gblessbacon 4 місяці тому +19

    ' from my understanding', sure Muta, sure. Nice save there

  • @JourneysADRIFT
    @JourneysADRIFT 4 місяці тому +46

    9:10 tonsil stone flew out of his mouth 😂

    • @user-jx8tv9ry6b
      @user-jx8tv9ry6b 4 місяці тому +4

      came here for this

    • @leoulquiorra2
      @leoulquiorra2 4 місяці тому

      Did he lost a tooth

    • @JourneysADRIFT
      @JourneysADRIFT 4 місяці тому +1

      @@leoulquiorra2 nah, its a tonsil stone. Super common. Look em up. You may have had em and never known.

    • @J-S_93
      @J-S_93 4 місяці тому +3

      Thought it was spit/saliva

    • @trippplecup1563
      @trippplecup1563 4 місяці тому +1

      I wish you didn’t point that out.

  • @SynthwaveCrusader
    @SynthwaveCrusader 4 місяці тому +301

    The wildest thing about Skull and Bones is the fact that all they had to do to print a shitton of money was basically copy and paste Black Flag's piracy mechanics over to a full standalone game and even then they managed to fail spectacularly. Like, how do you fail at making a game about pirates when the literal blueprint was right there in a game that's a decade old!?

    • @FerdinandJosephFernandez
      @FerdinandJosephFernandez 4 місяці тому +32

      I still like to imagine it now, Black Flag as an endless mode with roguelite mechanics, would've been a blast.

    • @SlowMenWorking
      @SlowMenWorking 4 місяці тому +8

      The more info that was released over the years about this game, the less I was interested. It was like a 1:1 scale.

    • @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan
      @Josep_Hernandez_Lujan 4 місяці тому +5

      That's how S&B started in 2013

    • @powmod1
      @powmod1 4 місяці тому +2

      Competence crisis

    • @blackjacka.5097
      @blackjacka.5097 4 місяці тому +1

      Because boarding the same ship 1000 times makes for engaging combat

  • @Cheet0Dusted
    @Cheet0Dusted 4 місяці тому +186

    A quote that i remember from dunkey “why is everyone in such a rush to play the latest games when you haven’t even experienced any of the classics?”

    • @maddo-hq9jr
      @maddo-hq9jr 4 місяці тому +8

      Very true!

    • @glebglub
      @glebglub 4 місяці тому +27

      kids raised by non-gamers who think emulating psx and snes will get them arrested

    • @rance2799
      @rance2799 4 місяці тому +7

      Can't wait to dust off my copy of S*x quest 1994

    • @chiefhydropolis
      @chiefhydropolis 4 місяці тому +7

      ​@@glebglubthe kinda people who can't bear to pirate a 20 year old PC game but will instead emulate the far worse console version because of some odd standard

    • @glebglub
      @glebglub 4 місяці тому

      @@chiefhydropolis honestly the "odd standard" is probably "a softmodded wii with remotes costs £20 but a computer costs 10x that for anything decent that doesn't slurp power" plus the time sink into getting DOSbox configured, XP games patched IF patches exist otherwise you gotta use a VM, etc., vs download a ROM and it just _works_ (edit: even on a shitty £5 android 4.0 tablet)
      also the PSX and snes were 30 years ago, you're thinking of ps2 and gamecube/wii. sorry to make you feel old with that one

  • @mkhuselimazungula6345
    @mkhuselimazungula6345 4 місяці тому +11

    Kotaku is an example of a grim time for games journalism.

  • @FeliksOnline
    @FeliksOnline 4 місяці тому +6

    2:52
    "...From my understanding"
    Nice save, bro

  • @patentedorganism1557
    @patentedorganism1557 4 місяці тому +268

    Man, I’ve never seen a gaming company cope so hard for a clearly bad game…

    • @Styruse
      @Styruse 4 місяці тому +1

      Very cool pfp

    • @acidchronic2211
      @acidchronic2211 4 місяці тому +3

      Not just a gaming company, the people who bought it too. I'll get it when it's on sale for 30 bucks in 5 months

    • @IOverlord
      @IOverlord 4 місяці тому

      They're already hundreds of millions in deep

    • @lareolanKFP
      @lareolanKFP 4 місяці тому +3

      They think they made a masterpiece, they're going to be very salty when no one buys this crap and they all get laid off.

    • @Name..........
      @Name.......... 4 місяці тому

      ​@@lareolanKFPI dont even think that's it, I think they forgot about it for the most part which was the issue.

  • @yodoleheehoo90
    @yodoleheehoo90 4 місяці тому +245

    I despise live service games, battle royales, multiplayer grinding sessions, microtransactions, etc. They are the worst things plaguing the VG industry!
    Best memories I have playing video games were single player experiences!

    • @Lovuschka
      @Lovuschka 4 місяці тому +20

      As Ubisoft said when Baldur's Gate 3 came out: That is not gonna be a new standard. (Because nobody else will make good games anymore, except maybe From Software every few years.)

    • @big.gib.4L
      @big.gib.4L 4 місяці тому +22

      Honestly I really miss the era of good single player campaigns setting up really solid franchises like the OG Gears of War, Halo, Infamous, Dead Space, etc. Now the new fad is to make a live service shooter thats multi-player heavy and only renewed with seasonal updates instead of a new installment in the franchise. So sad to see

    • @sillygoose4263
      @sillygoose4263 4 місяці тому +7

      Then play single player games and stop crying lmfao

    • @thesidneychan
      @thesidneychan 4 місяці тому +3

      Isn't battle royale just a larger scale Free For All multiplayer? Battlefront 2 classic?

    • @adamlannerd1408
      @adamlannerd1408 4 місяці тому +6

      Goldeneye with the boys. Pistols only on Facility. ♥️

  • @S.B.C-Pixi
    @S.B.C-Pixi 4 місяці тому +2

    Written Journalism was already dying, gaming journalism is just hopping on the Titanic, that has been sinking for all to see.

  • @ravenguard0098
    @ravenguard0098 4 місяці тому +18

    The thing about Single Player games is that if the story is good it can be seen as a sort of interactable novel yes their would be drop off eventually just like after one has finishing reading a novel but just like novels that are well loved because of its story its next release would be highly anticipated by those that are invested in it. The gameplay also helps for the anticipation of the next release given that some single player games gives off a feeling of a power trip or that of a conquering Emperor marching with his Legions.

    • @brianabalos4878
      @brianabalos4878 4 місяці тому

      The Metro game series was that for me.

    • @mena10ss
      @mena10ss 4 місяці тому +3

      The problem, is the mass amount of online players who don't have the attention span to play single player games that have depth and good narrative lol

  • @Monad_of_Eirye
    @Monad_of_Eirye 4 місяці тому +193

    20 years ago Sid Meier's Pirates let you board the other ship and duel the captain, that was pretty neat

    • @jakobr4384
      @jakobr4384 4 місяці тому +19

      Dude, I was just about to mention Sid Meier's Pirates - that game was amazing for its time, I remember playing it at the library fondly. Still solid to date, even.

    • @sumisu2578
      @sumisu2578 4 місяці тому +10

      Man, I loved that game when I was a kid

    • @thevrana
      @thevrana 4 місяці тому +10

      Yes, but on occasion ,if your ship and crew are significantly more powerful than the ship you are boarding, they would immediately surrender. So, I was just wondering if that is the case in this clip. If it's always this cutscene when you board the ship, then I stand corrected

    • @MSinistrari
      @MSinistrari 4 місяці тому +9

      I still play Sid Meier's Pirates. It's got all I want out of a pirate game.

    • @detectivecotton6824
      @detectivecotton6824 4 місяці тому +6

      Sly cooper 3 from 2005 let you board ships and fight the captain

  • @TeamMuggi
    @TeamMuggi 4 місяці тому +146

    The first time I heard of an "AAAA Game" was when Perfect Dark 3 was announced a few years ago. I've heard no further news on it since.

    • @solidmatzo
      @solidmatzo 4 місяці тому +8

      Did that game get cancelled or something? Last time even I remember hearing about it was when the Xbox X was announced

    • @venomoussocks1017
      @venomoussocks1017 4 місяці тому +2

      That and Metroid Prime 4

    • @discipleofdagon8195
      @discipleofdagon8195 4 місяці тому +1

      Thought you said Dark Souls 3 and I was like "fair". That game slapped harder than my mum after a Martini.

    • @329link
      @329link 4 місяці тому

      Wait, was there a perfect dark 2? I know about zero, but that was a prequel wasn't it? I'm not exactly a rareware expert.

    • @JAMllostthegame
      @JAMllostthegame 4 місяці тому

      It kinda feels like the studios wanted to label themselves as pioneers in gaming rather than actually do any pioneering at all.

  • @Ok-vs7fj
    @Ok-vs7fj 4 місяці тому +15

    9:10 this is the moment where Muta accidentally spit on his beard

  • @Katie-hj5eb
    @Katie-hj5eb 4 місяці тому +7

    Every live service is burning down
    Gaming journalists: can't believe single player is dead

  • @908destroyer
    @908destroyer 4 місяці тому +74

    Muta got so pissed he spit on his own beard 9:09

    • @Ar1AnX1x
      @Ar1AnX1x 4 місяці тому +2

      what's the beef with his beard? are they in a love triangle with his lips?

    • @Kronosdoesshit
      @Kronosdoesshit 4 місяці тому

      @@Ar1AnX1xMust be,gah lee

    • @MightyTIgeR1996
      @MightyTIgeR1996 4 місяці тому +1

      Lol you beat me to it

  • @puffpuffpassmako
    @puffpuffpassmako 4 місяці тому +56

    I still think AC4 is thd best pirate game. The ship combat was just phenomenal. And the boarding was so fun. The fact you have to merc the crew, get rid of the captain and cut the flag is so fun. Then after you have to choose what to do with the ship: pillage it for extra resources, repair your ship of damages, or promote a man in your crew to take over the ship you beat and add it to your fleet

  • @_Paul_N
    @_Paul_N 4 місяці тому +9

    You’re absolutely spot-on about this console generation. My entire PS5 dashboard is remastered Yakuza games, Bloodborne, and FF7 Remake 😂. Im very excited for Stellar Blade (Project Eve) in April though 🔥

    • @xXSH1N0B1Xx
      @xXSH1N0B1Xx 4 місяці тому

      Sounds like anqmazing dashboard mine is like Darksouls123. Elden ring all Assassin games Kingdomhearts 123 , tekken 7 and 8.. and some random games like star wars ..

  • @malefic5254
    @malefic5254 4 місяці тому +3

    "From my understanding."
    Nice save, Muta

  • @Dubsteppah
    @Dubsteppah 4 місяці тому +52

    being a gamer can be a super frustrating, angering place. We're always getting conned, scammed, lied to, overcharged, microtransactioned, etc. I can see your frustration and understand it Muta.

    • @jasonalec6573
      @jasonalec6573 4 місяці тому +3

      Literally every form of entertainment. Games are just more expensive

    • @Dubsteppah
      @Dubsteppah 4 місяці тому

      they are trying so hard to take away physical media and put everything online so you can't just play a console up at a cabin with no internet, it's so stupid @@jasonalec6573

    • @FineWine-v4.0
      @FineWine-v4.0 4 місяці тому

      Maybe cuz you don't have the spine to stand up for your fellow gamers

  • @Ciulster
    @Ciulster 4 місяці тому +45

    This footage makes Sea of Thieves look like a AAAAAAA game...

  • @goobbludon1774
    @goobbludon1774 4 місяці тому +4

    I used to get trash on Twitter when I would mention things like "AAA gaming is on a decline" or "PS5 gaming lineup isn't that special" so I'm glad to see others that agree

    • @JasonSuave
      @JasonSuave 4 місяці тому +1

      I'm right there with you. Saying ps5 lineup sucks is an objective fact when comparing 3-yr-post-launch lineups for all prior Sony consoles. Anyone debating that fact simply doesn't having a higher powered gaming PC, where they could be playing the majority Sony exclusives with even better graphics, along with all of the other great non-sony exclusives. Just like Mutahar, I MIGHT dust off the ps5 for rebirth.. but more than likely I'll pick it up in a year on PC once the bugs are ironed out.

  • @Sarge-at-Large
    @Sarge-at-Large 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the head turn away from the camera as he signs out in this video 😂

  • @k1rb0i
    @k1rb0i 4 місяці тому +68

    It's funny how they say such words like "Single-player games are dying"
    when it stems from a company/publisher that inherently made one bad product.
    and assume everything else following or before will be the same.
    gaming journalists are so stupid at times.

    • @Cameron39829
      @Cameron39829 4 місяці тому +7

      They doing the exact same thing they did with movies, disney made one shit pirate movie and belived pirate movies werent in even tho it was the quality of the product

    • @MasterBroNetwork
      @MasterBroNetwork 4 місяці тому +1

      Single-player games just aren't close to dying yet, So many people still play them and I'd rather play a nice relaxing single-player experience than have some snot-nosed 9 year old throwing every insult under the sun at me because I killed him in a fight.

    • @jebronlames987
      @jebronlames987 4 місяці тому

      Journalists don’t believe half the stuff they write. Unfortunately, they’re under strict mandates from executives and often resort to rage bait to score page visits for their articles.

    • @Daiyuki117
      @Daiyuki117 4 місяці тому +3

      At times???

    • @agronnak
      @agronnak 4 місяці тому

      I wouldn't even be surprised if the EA heads are happy that this failed after the backlash they got from saying single players had no future. Now they can say "see?! We invested big in a flashy single player game and it failed! Live service games are the future and that's all we'll do. No more single player games!"

  • @Masculineish
    @Masculineish 4 місяці тому +35

    I can't stop shaking my head at this. The fact that all they had to do was rehash the Ship stuff from Black flag and change up the story a bit and BOOM its what we all wanted. Of course Ubi gotta F it up somehow.

  • @debbie1502
    @debbie1502 4 місяці тому +1

    I'm excited for the next video! Thanks for this video Muta.

  • @lafarfalla2273
    @lafarfalla2273 4 місяці тому +5

    That clip felt like a mobile game ad fr

  • @jbear1801
    @jbear1801 4 місяці тому +60

    gaming is thriving more than ever before; its just the big companies putting out slop that are fading away very much like network TV - which basically no one watches anymore

    • @MasterBroNetwork
      @MasterBroNetwork 4 місяці тому +3

      It is so satisfying to see people finally calling out their garbage for what it is.

    • @eightcoins4401
      @eightcoins4401 4 місяці тому +1

      It wasnt much different in the 80s and 90s either.
      Just no one remembers the mediocre and forgettable games not tied to non-gaming IPs.

  • @jefferythibodeaux5573
    @jefferythibodeaux5573 4 місяці тому +44

    Who doesn’t hate game journalism?

    • @ldope3904
      @ldope3904 4 місяці тому +3

      Gameranx are the goats tho

    • @jefferythibodeaux5573
      @jefferythibodeaux5573 4 місяці тому +3

      @@UnabashedShep-4L20 these people don’t play video games is the thing that irks me most

    • @KPX01
      @KPX01 4 місяці тому

      @@ldope3904 i would say Kotaku/ign is what people think when it comes to game "journalist"

    • @gtx1650max-q
      @gtx1650max-q 4 місяці тому +1

      Me, we get funny videos because of them

    • @superstraight2667
      @superstraight2667 4 місяці тому

      Game Urinalists

  • @luppa562
    @luppa562 4 місяці тому +4

    It seems like AAA(A) games are inching into becoming NFTs with gameplay.
    There could arguably be a motive to pushing the narrative of "no one plays single-player games anymore" since multiplayer games are more naturally online-only / live service, which are moving closer to the point of no one owning the games that they bought, if were not at that point already.
    To me it makes more sense that single player games are more accessible for a wider aucience of players since they can pick it up and enjoy it not dependend on their friends having the same free time slot for gaming - but maybe that's just the "playing multiplayer games like singleplayer games" in me.

  • @I3ladefist
    @I3ladefist 4 місяці тому

    I love hearing this guy spinning up on some stuff, pleasure to hear!

  • @ironhyperion
    @ironhyperion 4 місяці тому +69

    As someone with both a ps3 and a smart buttplug, i can confirm that the plug has more processing power and gotten more use.

    • @shadow_realm47
      @shadow_realm47 4 місяці тому +7

      Bro wha😂

    • @veto_5762
      @veto_5762 4 місяці тому +16

      Can it run crisis tho?

    • @ironhyperion
      @ironhyperion 4 місяці тому +11

      @@shadow_realm47 it's ok, both are a fun time :p

  • @anironfarm6056
    @anironfarm6056 4 місяці тому +32

    The thing about most gaming journalism (and a significant portion of modern journalism) is that their goal is making money, not presenting accurate information. And the amount of money they make is based on how many articles they make and how many clicks they get. This is why you see them constantly churning out low quality articles that sometimes contain wrong information and seemingly only exist to get people mad and stir up controversy. It is simply the most efficient method to making a profit in the current climate.

    • @ktg619
      @ktg619 4 місяці тому +3

      You've basically described much of UA-cam as well

    • @angel_of_rust
      @angel_of_rust 4 місяці тому +2

      sometimes contain wrong information? it's always

  • @RottenHedge
    @RottenHedge 4 місяці тому

    When Mute said watch this at the start it went into a hello fresh ad lol. Good placement dude lol

  • @TetsuNideji
    @TetsuNideji 4 місяці тому +4

    Quadruple MID is the best way to explain skull and bones at absolute most

  • @deathsyth8888
    @deathsyth8888 4 місяці тому +16

    "AAAA"? More like "AAAAH! NO! Get it away from me!"

  • @StygianIkazuchi
    @StygianIkazuchi 4 місяці тому +15

    Hold up, there's no combat after "boarding"? Wow wtf

  • @annaczgli2983
    @annaczgli2983 4 місяці тому +1

    2:52 Awesome save there 😂

  • @Al___
    @Al___ 4 місяці тому

    13:07 Just Dance (another Ubisoft game) only does digital downloads now, the latest two games have basically been licenses to access the song list on the game's app

  • @volusian95
    @volusian95 4 місяці тому +20

    Imagine Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves having a more developed ship boarding mechanic than your 2024 naval warfare game

    • @diegomedina9637
      @diegomedina9637 4 місяці тому

      Yeah but no one bought it because it was a mascot platform game on the PS2.

    • @puffpuffpassmako
      @puffpuffpassmako 4 місяці тому +9

      ​@@diegomedina9637untrue. It's one of the highest selling games of the ps2 (it's in the top 200) and is seen as a cult classic. I still think it's the best in the sly trilogy gameplay and graphics wise

    • @rivy-lurk-869
      @rivy-lurk-869 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@diegomedina9637Not really, game sold pretty well. The one true flop Sly Cooper had was Thieves in Time and dear lord, it messed up everything

    • @diegomedina9637
      @diegomedina9637 4 місяці тому

      @@rivy-lurk-869 Actually it's historically known that the only good selling Sly Cooper game was 1 with each subsequent release selling less and less.

  • @zacharyedwards4262
    @zacharyedwards4262 4 місяці тому +14

    Devs making a live service title is the game industry equivalent of the Tide Pod challenge

  • @RealGroove163
    @RealGroove163 4 місяці тому +1

    6:08 that was hilarious 😂 i almost cried

  • @spacepiratekobold5112
    @spacepiratekobold5112 4 місяці тому +16

    This Ties in with what I dealt with on X/Twitter a week ago regarding the Yellow paint phenomenon. People were Actively Advocating for lower and lower mental requirements for games, to the extent people were saying tic tac toe level gameplay should be the norm and that may even be too hard. (not trolling people actively were pushing for that level of gameplay difficulty) Currently people are advocating for gaming to be like watching movies and less actual games. And Seeing the "AAAA" Slop there seems the heads of companies have been listening to that crowd for a while. Its why many are advocating for games to have barriers to entry via either skill or brain power, otherwise we will get games so dumbed down it will be boring/not worth playing as it does not provide entertainment/challenge at all anymore.

    • @darksword0928
      @darksword0928 4 місяці тому +2

      Once again Twitter proves that they are subhuman

    • @thecrispymaster
      @thecrispymaster 4 місяці тому

      My issue with the difficulty discussion in games is people often treat it like a zero sum game, that having an easy mode in otherwise challenging games somehow devalues the art.
      We're either trying to dumb all games down or creating barriers to entry when you can just have difficulty levels? Every other hobby I've partaken in does this, my main one being dance, but gamers just seem to despise this idea. I think it's why I've grown further away from gaming as I've gotten older, the audiences seem to have gotten older, but they don't ever seem to grow up.

    • @spacepiratekobold5112
      @spacepiratekobold5112 4 місяці тому +1

      @@thecrispymaster difficulty levels are fine and not even a concern. The issue at hand is you can't just reduce the difficulty of a puzzle. And that's what games are doing. They are reducing the interaction part of video games. Notice how puzzles and interactive parts of games are all dumbed down more and more to allow easy entry. You can tweak stats for difficulty but you can't stat tweak a puzzle or make the player have a brain.

  • @dickdan4206
    @dickdan4206 4 місяці тому +58

    Take a shot every time muda says "Ladies and gentlemen."

    • @TheRealKazberry
      @TheRealKazberry 4 місяці тому +11

      I hvae achol poisnoning now

    • @BubbleRum
      @BubbleRum 4 місяці тому +7

      “At the end of the day…”

    • @toospooky051
      @toospooky051 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@BubbleRumif he says this immediately after saying Ladies and Gentlemen you take 3 shots

  •  4 місяці тому +350

    Who even trusts Journalists at this point nevermind Gaming Journalists? 😂

    • @BleachDemon707
      @BleachDemon707 4 місяці тому +32

      SILENCE CHECKMARK 🙄

    • @paulw5039
      @paulw5039 4 місяці тому +37

      They did it to themselves though, when they dropped any pretence of objectivity and professionalism for deeply biased op-eds and clickbait. If journalists can't be trusted to be factual, unbiased and objective, then they lose any credibility. If enough journalists do this (and they did), their entire profession loses all credibility.

    • @rileymurphy8329
      @rileymurphy8329 4 місяці тому +8

      oh god another random checkmark?

    • @EndTheLifeOfConservatives
      @EndTheLifeOfConservatives 4 місяці тому +6

      Found the trump cultist

    • @iHaveTheDocuments
      @iHaveTheDocuments 4 місяці тому +7

      Bought account. How much did you pay?

  • @averyeml
    @averyeml 4 місяці тому

    Thank god this game exists, I was just thinking about how my favorite part of pirate games and movies and shows is the bit right after the cool fight where they open a chest with some stuff in it. I was just saying “I wish Pirates of The Caribbean had less on-ship fights” to my friend the other day 💀

  • @newbienoah9461
    @newbienoah9461 4 місяці тому

    Muta looking more and more unhinged with each thumbnail

  • @Legoguy9875
    @Legoguy9875 4 місяці тому +8

    That moment when Ubisoft's AAAA pirate game has less depth than the pirate themed level from Sly Cooper 3.

  • @johnmagus6341
    @johnmagus6341 4 місяці тому +19

    I used used to say AAA gaming is dead...after that clip I'm convinced I'm right. They are on the joke with this "AAAA" stuff. They don't deserve a dollar.

  • @deadgamer21
    @deadgamer21 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for your service

  • @Ghostie.
    @Ghostie. 4 місяці тому

    The compression on that mic of god tier.

  • @Nightmare0021
    @Nightmare0021 4 місяці тому +16

    If you want to play another pirate game, I would recommend Sid Meier's Pirates. It's kind of old, but I liked the gameplay a lot.
    Thanks for the video, Muta!

  • @Chrissorox
    @Chrissorox 4 місяці тому +62

    Man it happens everywhere outside of gaming as well. I follow the Formula 1 Racing scene and the journalism coming out of a few of the "news" pages is absolutely disgusting. Designed for you to read the headline, get brain damage, be infuriated enough to click and then it ends with "Even though the headline says this, what actually happened is "this".
    Or another case recently in Australia, a sign was graffiti'd making a mockery of a poor woman's disappearance, the news blew up the story when in reality nobody would of seen the graffiti if it hadn't been for "Journalists".
    I understand it's all designed to get clicks and make money but it's just disgusting, always has been.

    • @GrimTheDestroyer
      @GrimTheDestroyer 4 місяці тому +1

      Then stop clicking on them

    • @Chrissorox
      @Chrissorox 4 місяці тому +9

      @@GrimTheDestroyer Did it take both of your brain cells to make that comment? Get out of here lmao

    • @GrimTheDestroyer
      @GrimTheDestroyer 4 місяці тому +3

      @@Chrissorox atleast I have braincells to know that i shouldn't click those news articles

    • @AtomicRobloxProductions
      @AtomicRobloxProductions 4 місяці тому

      Sounds like just another average day in political news. So much propaganda for "left" or "right" attacking each other its hard to tell what's truth anymore.
      Then they wonder why people are getting more disillusioned with politics or tired of it.

  • @onlyofficial
    @onlyofficial 4 місяці тому

    2:58 " from my understanding." That should be in finger quotes 😂

  • @fruitspunch
    @fruitspunch 4 місяці тому +4

    Sea of Thieves and Cyberpunk (and also No Man's Sky) seem all to patched up quite nicely.
    Great to see that some devs out there have the capacity and willingness to improve past faults.

    • @Pintheshadows
      @Pintheshadows 4 місяці тому +1

      No Man's Sky is amazing these days. Just got another update as well. Well worth £20.

  • @billbillinger2117
    @billbillinger2117 4 місяці тому +9

    The 4th A checks out...as they screw their customers 25% more.

  • @reachthroughreality
    @reachthroughreality 4 місяці тому +14

    5:52 I am ancient. I remember when COD was only single player, or couch co-op. Some of the best gaming memories are there.

    • @cornjeebus
      @cornjeebus 4 місяці тому

      Same but I was on the Finest Hour online multiplayer on the PS2 lol

  • @sg5184
    @sg5184 4 місяці тому

    That 3rd a is actually just the line of descent on the bell curve

  • @DJTrey-oi6cz
    @DJTrey-oi6cz 4 місяці тому

    LOLLL the spit at 9:09 love u muta

  • @nexuspalkia
    @nexuspalkia 4 місяці тому +15

    It truly was an ordinary of a time!

  • @_casg
    @_casg 4 місяці тому +3

    Dawg Wind Wakers music was a true adventure
    I still remember the beats

  • @Kaynos
    @Kaynos 4 місяці тому

    Numbers of stars today, like Quadruples Stars is in direct relations to the amount of loading screens. I just saw someone playing the game and there's even loading screen when you need to talk to a vendor.

  • @safwan8270
    @safwan8270 4 місяці тому

    When I saw the cut scene of boarding ships I went”AAAA”

  • @crow2989
    @crow2989 4 місяці тому +6

    I saw an ad for Skull and Bones with “You should see me in a crown” by Billie Eilish. I was so baffled by that decision.
    Also, Immortals of Aveum was advertised. $85 Million for the development and another $40 Million for marketing and distribution.

  • @just_a_turtle_chad
    @just_a_turtle_chad 4 місяці тому +62

    I've always been surprised that gaming journalism is even an industry.

    • @ElJosher
      @ElJosher 4 місяці тому

      Kinda wild right.

    • @Xurikyo
      @Xurikyo 4 місяці тому

      quit being a bot and go outside

  • @inoo2345
    @inoo2345 4 місяці тому +1

    Taking black flag's ship combat and just adding for honour combat I feel like would've been a lot of fun

  • @woozy96
    @woozy96 4 місяці тому

    The only thing I can somewhat rely on is the purchase reviews on gaming library services.

  • @user-gd9cg6sg8d
    @user-gd9cg6sg8d 4 місяці тому +5

    There's a game that significantly pre-dates Skull & Bones that has ACTUAL enemy vessel boarding, on-board PvP combat, resource gathering/stealing, and crafting your own custom vessel from scratch with said resources. It's not just sail ships either. Airships, submarines, sail ships, land walkers, tanks, a crazy hybrid of the aforementioned...It's called Airmen. Has one dev and has better gameplay than the majority of all these titles. It's been completely under the radar, too. Not a lot of players.

  • @getmepaid2day653
    @getmepaid2day653 4 місяці тому +12

    If Skull And Bones is a Quadruple A game. Sea Of Thieves is a Quintuple A game.

  • @Eviltwin1
    @Eviltwin1 4 місяці тому +4

    Also what makes this sad/funny is that skull and bones was in development for like 10 years.

  • @sunshine-dv3zr
    @sunshine-dv3zr 4 місяці тому

    I got a Skull and Bones ad in the middle of you watching the gameplay 😂

  • @calcifur
    @calcifur 4 місяці тому +10

    I did some testing for this I can't believe they delayed it and basically looks the same as it did back then. Reminded me more of the Pirates of the Caribbean MMO than Black flag

    • @vl5008
      @vl5008 4 місяці тому

      Lmao wait I enjoyed the pirates of the carribbean MMO as a kid.

  • @CodenameDoubleL7
    @CodenameDoubleL7 4 місяці тому +4

    It's about ethics in gaming journalism

  • @revienknight1164
    @revienknight1164 4 місяці тому

    I feel like I remember when Skull and Bones was first announced it was posed as a sort-of MMO. I was really excited at the time, and boarding was never a thing for the game even in the early stages. Maybe I severely misunderstood the original game pitch, but somewhere along the line the game as a whole changed.

  • @Mapleaple
    @Mapleaple 3 місяці тому +1

    Wind Waker slaps to this day

  • @Krueger_ai
    @Krueger_ai 4 місяці тому +3

    Gaming Journalists were why GamerGate was a thing.

  • @davecrippen799
    @davecrippen799 4 місяці тому +4

    I think another fun single player experience is the Pikmin series

  • @samuelswayze
    @samuelswayze 4 місяці тому +1

    But Muta, how do I stop getting served the same Skull & Bums ads despite blocking the ads several times over?

  • @Gezajozsi
    @Gezajozsi 4 місяці тому

    Best part was I got a skull and bones commercial after the video and I'm laughing my nuts off

  • @ShinjiIkari007
    @ShinjiIkari007 4 місяці тому +7

    I despise all journalists. Gaming, movies, anime, books, politics, etc. Mfs can't do the ONE JOB they have( objective unbiased review/commentary & critically thinking rather than going with the mainstream view to appease casuals & get views & subscribers)

    • @ldope3904
      @ldope3904 4 місяці тому

      try Gameranx, they're goated

    • @kaof-1958
      @kaof-1958 4 місяці тому

      Hes not a brand journalist, just a guy who likes and play games, Theradbrad also isn't a journalist ​@@ldope3904

    • @JimmyPizzaDelivery
      @JimmyPizzaDelivery 4 місяці тому

      A review bias is always going to be a thing, but when reviewing, we should be looking at the cons and pros of a game, what it excels and what it falls short on.
      At the end, that's where you can give your opinion piece that was made with critical thinking, and the actual resources the game gave you.

  • @xofauni1117
    @xofauni1117 4 місяці тому +5

    dawg i like how battlebit (a roblox game ported off of roblox to unity) is better than most of the recent AAA (or AAAA games if your mentally unstable)

  • @Wotvr
    @Wotvr 4 місяці тому +2

    In Immortals of Aveum's defense or whatever it's called. It was shown off at almost every trade show in the last few years. I vividly remember seeing it multiple times shown off on stage at Not E3 shows and game awards shows. It just didn't look like a very good game. Honestly I think that makes it look even worse. It definitely had a marketing budget.

  • @chingi420
    @chingi420 4 місяці тому

    Hilariously ironic that the ad itself played before this video played. 😂

  • @lobsterrobster4620
    @lobsterrobster4620 4 місяці тому +8

    Mutahar's eyebrows have a mind of their own wtf

  • @watchmehope6560
    @watchmehope6560 4 місяці тому +4

    I just know this much: I can't wait for FF7 rebirth and stellar b a b e.

  • @Jamesentmt
    @Jamesentmt 4 місяці тому

    Muta saying sly cooper made my cry. I’m glad he’s a knower

  • @gavrielshemesh7825
    @gavrielshemesh7825 4 місяці тому +9

    Don’t fire up wind waker on the GameCube. Fire it up on Wii U or upscaled on dolphin. The change in visual quality is amazing