Really interested to hear all of your takes on this one! Especially if you’ve worked in the industry. EDIT: it has been pointed out to me (correctly so) that Hi-Fi Rush is not an indie game. Whilst this is a common mistake people make when discussing this game, it's also something that I should have picked up on during my research. Apologies for the inaccuracy. 10:20 yes, I know it’s spelt Siege
Still, Hi-Fi Rush was innovative and superbly polished and was my GOTY. I’m so relieved that the Pub G publisher bought and saved that studio from the grave Microsoft threw them in. I’ll never forgive Xbox for that.
It seems like the entertainment industries have just been condensed to remake and retelling stories like the last of us series. It is a shame that the original ideas don’t see funding because they don’t ’guarantee profit’ 😢
Almost every story that can be told has been. Everything you see is derived from past works. Remakes dont bother me. There is plenty of innovation in the indie space though
It's telling that Japanese studios seem to be doing the best because over there the shareholders are expected to shut up and let the developers do their job.
@@gurjindersingh3843 I said they don't listen to shareholders. I didn't say no one is in charge. Sega will never stop makng Sonic for the same reason Nintendo won't stop with Mario. He's the face of their company and the one console generation they didn't make a Sonic game (Saturn) killed their console business.
I won't lie, the title scared me a bit cuz I've seen far too many "gaming is dead" videos, but this one was a pleasant surprise! It's both funny and sad that you brought up Control as a brand new experience, because over the years I've seen people dismiss it entirely over the years because "it looks like just another third person shooter". It is a bit depressing how the same gamers who demand new experiences and claim to be tired of the same old, are the same ones who will then scoff at the actual new stuff for being "too different" or "not like the usual". Pretty great video!
we that make gaming content and consume gaming content have to shoulder a lot of this blame. look at how negative video game analysis/coverage/reviewing is now. negativity fuels more negativity as creators try to get as much money and views as possible, original ideas get buried under knee jerk reactions and prejudice, and the general gaming public tunes it all out. we have to do better.
This is happening in every corner of entertainment. Our culture has grown creatively stagnant. People want to sell things they are confident people will buy. And people want to buy things they are already confident that they like. Part of it is being risk averse. And part of it is crap economy leading to less disposable income and by extension less willingness to risk that income on something that is not tested and proven. According to Steam's end of year statistic, only 15 percent of what gamers bought in the past year was spent on stuff that was released in the past 12 months. It's becoming increasingly difficult to compete against the glut of stuff that already exists.
its actually opposite imo. Steam have 50 new games PER DAY.... small, mid creators etc. The effect is that we are drawning in stuff and in the end only a very small minority of everything gets to you. Mostly the titles that are hyped and become viral. Marvel rivals for example, Path of exile 2, flops like Dragon age failguard etc The end result is also that incredible amount of crap is also produced. You also have a fomo, limited time and money. but also very creative titles that mostly no one will play :/
I’m gonna list a few recent non- indie games that I feel are great games that have either a new artstyle, new gameplay style or story concept. 1. Metaphor re fantazio painting like anime style that is fresh and different from persona and fresh story. 2. Kingdom come deliverance- gameplay mechanics and realism. 3. Elden ring- new fresh mythos to explore. 4.death stranding- a new strand like genre 5. Hitman world of assassination trilogy- it’s different and more ambitious than the previous hitman games and evolves that style of gameplay. 6. And disco Elysium- fresh art style, great game!
Here are some amazing indies I’ve played this past year: Pepper Grinder, I Am Your Beast, Mouthwashing, 1000X Resist, Hallowbodies, Penny’s Big Breakaway, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, Mullet Mad Jack. Hope someone finds something to love from this list. Enjoy!
It's just more expensive and time consuming to come up with new things, requires a lot of trial and error, etc. It's true of everything... Apple worked 8 years on creating the original iPhone, Samsung & Co just needed one year to copy it.
To be fair, I like retold stories in the form of remakes, even in the titles I have already completed 🙂 Nothing bad on remaking good games if there are audience for them. Sometimes the updated graphics and mechanics do miracles for the overall experience the game can deliver.
Well.. It’s getting harder and harder to come up with something new. And it goes for games, music, movies, art, everything. Most things has already been explored. There’re on SO many things you can do with gravity mechanics, or time mechanics, or portal mechanics.. I mean, most has already been explored.. And honestly, I prefer a good polished game with nothing new, over a game that only does ONE new thing.
That's why the PS2 was the peak of the golden era of games, back then they weren't afraid to experiment with new ideas When the 2010s came that's when the decline started
I don't understand how this channel has less views than other youtube game essayists out there. The relaxing voice that feels like watchintg NatGeo channel on a Saturday morning as a kid is the cherry on top.
Another thing I'd like to see more new stuff in is art styles. Or not even new, just more diverse. If its not a horrorgame, a realistic art style is a huge turn of for me to be honest. I grew up with parappa the rapper, skull monkeys (please look it up its so great) and yoshis island. All had diffrent styles. When i looked at my game i immediately knew what i was playing. I want more of that. I think a game doesn't have to be for kids to look interesting. You can make a huge AAA open world game that doesn't look like the others... please I'm begging
You answered the question in the 5 minutes. Studios have to prove themselves first. The next game from Arrowhead, or Round 8 (lies of p) or Game Science will be increadible and unique.
Very nice video. i have seen so many people say "But live service make money!" ignoring how easily it can go wrong. Variety is the key, and so is demand and quality. Marvel Rivals is working while concord died because of the strong IP and people wanting a good overwatch style game. Right game at the right time.
Consoles uses a 30 year old type of controller with limitations. People never accepted new more advanced controllers. Limited controller, also means limited innovation.
@@backlogbaldie No one else are thinking of the limitations of controller either. I thought of it when Steel Battalion released on Xbox 360, 15 years ago. I used Controller and Kinect at the same time. Too complicated for the masses. Mass market want simple controls, but complain about lack of advanced character controls at the same time... As you probably know, all attempts at making advanced controllers failed for decades on consoles, but never failed on PC. They still make advanced controllers on PC.
Thank you for have shown Dishonored and Prey, probably the most underappreciated videogames in the industry. I cannot say the same for Control and Elden Ring, but I can see your point. I hope you will be able to turn your UA-cam channel into a career!
It’s unfortunate that in movies and gaming, the suits only want to back big bets. This means spend $100 million on a AAA game, and expecting to get hundreds of millions back. To guarantee a return on that investment, they make safe, proven IP that will catch the largest most general audience possible. I’m afraid that as long as entertainment is being created this way, innovation takes a back seat. Hopefully the industry takes note of what Indy games are doing for innovation, and then copy those ideas.
I've found myself going back to the PS3 and prior era of gaming, especially the PS2, Dreamcast and Gamecube games, because back then there was so much genre variety and abundance of nee ideas and mechanics. Not to mention the varying artstyles of the graphics, each game felt truly unique. Now, pretty much everything plays the same, looks the same, feels the same with very slight differences. I find myself dropping games after 5-6 hours each.
Hyper-realistic graphics are a detriment to gaming as a whole, because as it becomes easier to implement, many devs are beginning to crutch on them, not realizing that it's not a central part of what makes games, well...games. Great graphics can elevate a game like FF7 Rebirth, but that's because gameplay and interactivity of the world came FIRST, graphics are just the really nice icing that makes an already good cake taste even better.
At least Nintendo can be creative, that's because their franchises have either a cartoony art style or an anime art style, so their budgets are almost always super low, if developers make more IPs like that then there is much less risk, it worked with Astro bot so why wouldn't it work a few more times
4:10 Any youtuber, or any creative mind in general. I'm a novelist, and while I am currently writing my 6th volume in and on-going series, it ain't because a lot of people buy my shit, no, all the books have been personally funded by myself for around $2000 each. And no, I ain't rich. For all of them I had to strike a deal with the publisher to pay in increments. I write because I like doing it, as a past time... sure as hell not because I make any money off of it.
I remember how peoples react to sekiro on realese, bitching because it's not dark souls, despite all new creative and fresh mechanics, level design etc
Gaming became monetized and became a "sport". Sobits nothing but really areana shooters and pvp. Then you have just YT reviewers that kill a game before its even released because the gwt some tiny look and it doesnt fot what they wanted to see. Im a huge Assassins Creed fan and for the most part loved them all...with the exception of Odyssey which i still have slagged all the way through with that grind. I just want a good story single player or MAYBE CO OP. I also miss the 80s and 90s when NO ONE got any info besodes a tv commercial and we all had to just wait for the game. No streamer reviews or early access.
Just commenting now judt as im watching the video, games have gone into a safe base area, a conservative form that is easy to make without the risks. The graphics look amazing and i love the silent hill remake, i love it. But its this resident evil, Tomb rader, crash bandicoot, spyro, Final fantasy 7 ( although that was 2005 tralier in development and amazes me its still talked about getting releases in rebirth since that time.) But high graphics and remakes are what coperates agree on. But they've all cut back kn themselves. Become the Nintendo of the early 90s, having a platform that always sony will always go too as a AAA game. Forgetting that there are indie games that don't get the credit for their hard work and imagination that keep gaming alive. These AAA games were once indies started from scratch. Sony forgets what made them in the first place and worked in the 90s, 2000s and early 2010s. Idk why it was all 2016 dead on where it became to change. A wave of changes that you started seeing games become agendad base or mainstream media regulating hiw games should be made. Rockstar that pushed the bounderies of innovation and out the social norms started to regulate itself once money become the focus. Steam, as i heard Gabe recently removed gtav from the playform, rockstar because they removed cheats from the game, preventing people to mode however they pleased. Rockstar reputation going with the coperates agenda and money base slowly forgets where it came from. Business practices start focusing on profit then the game itself. And the people that work there that replacing the orginal teams who made rockstar wont grasp the creatirs actual intent or progress of where they were going with it. (Or could be wrong....) i mean realism as ive found was kingdom come. Which has potential for gaming and simulating actual life. But yeah.... gaming has been hyjacked by coperates that stir the agenda. The playstation 2 era was for gamers and exploration of ideas that the general public thought then as a kids game or violent "video games." Its only until it started making a potental profit out of it to think its cool or oart if it. It was good as it long lasted in the early 2010s until it took advantage and became greedy. Little like Hollywood and the music industry. Games were seperate from that, that could focus on ideas and alternatives with the general public or media putting their nose into everything. Games were like the dungeons and dragons group but in graphic tech wise imagination. I sometimes watch old demo game releases of the 2000s ps1, ps2, and ps3.... the discs. And just listening too their thoughts of game topics. And how everything was set up then. Different vibe, different way of innovating. Thinking of it people took it sort for granted then, we actually had it back then. And it was amazing. Remember the E3? MGS4 tralier with snake little home movie? Showcasing mgs4 with mgs3 model characters? Thats funny. And the ducks, cant forget the blue sink and ducks, cant get enough if them.... and battle ships, even showing The Getaway 2006 and the potential of what the ps3 was capable of. It never released but we were seeing really good stuff, psp, peace walker.... I miss that very much. Sorry i was rambling. Just i miss it.
Both of you are right, but depends how it's said. Many call lower budget games for Indie nowadays, but doesn't mean it were made by a Indie. It's a lower budget AA game. A game a "Indie" could have made. Obsidian for example is not a Indie, but still made games like Grounded and Pentiment.
So now every game has to be a completely new genre? It’s just video games, they don’t need to change the world or be groundbreaking. It’s entertainment. Is it fun? Cool, that’s all you need.
guess what boomers play video games and watch youtube. imagine if you had said this about any other subgroup based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference instead of age.
The issue is present in this video itself. You just stole other peoples ideas from their videos and called it your own. Devoid of anything original. Parasitic.
Well gee, lemme think - maybe they shouldnt be pushing their luck with dlc; instead actually releasing their products COMPLETE. Maybe they should be focusing on quality and when it comes to remakes - actually be faithful to them - looking at you Capcom... MAYBE they shouldnt be pandering to DEI because some blue haired ABC lot want to whinge about what they dont ever plan to buy. Most creativity is offered up because of them.
DLC nowadays is usaully pretty good, though? DLC's almost always feature completely new content nowadays. Also Capcom remakes are often pretty good and faithful. Also I can think of so few big budget games that actually pander to "DEI" or whatever. The most left-wing political games are usually found in indies, really. You seem like a very sad person who doesn't even play videogames. Go be mad at something else somewhere else.
Really interested to hear all of your takes on this one! Especially if you’ve worked in the industry.
EDIT: it has been pointed out to me (correctly so) that Hi-Fi Rush is not an indie game. Whilst this is a common mistake people make when discussing this game, it's also something that I should have picked up on during my research. Apologies for the inaccuracy.
10:20 yes, I know it’s spelt Siege
Still, Hi-Fi Rush was innovative and superbly polished and was my GOTY. I’m so relieved that the Pub G publisher bought and saved that studio from the grave Microsoft threw them in. I’ll never forgive Xbox for that.
Ah yes we all know the "Indie Game" Hi-Fi Rush. Whose publisher is literally the richest corporation on the planet...
The truly original ideas are all indie games now. That's where creativity meets passion.
They do seem to hold the lions share of both
It seems like the entertainment industries have just been condensed to remake and retelling stories like the last of us series. It is a shame that the original ideas don’t see funding because they don’t ’guarantee profit’ 😢
Well naughty dog is making a whole new ip
Almost every story that can be told has been. Everything you see is derived from past works. Remakes dont bother me. There is plenty of innovation in the indie space though
remakes are good, why you all bitching about them?
It's telling that Japanese studios seem to be doing the best because over there the shareholders are expected to shut up and let the developers do their job.
Then why is Capcom making so many remakes, why can't RGG make more than Yakuza and why is Sega obsessed with Sonic?
@@gurjindersingh3843 I said they don't listen to shareholders. I didn't say no one is in charge.
Sega will never stop makng Sonic for the same reason Nintendo won't stop with Mario. He's the face of their company and the one console generation they didn't make a Sonic game (Saturn) killed their console business.
I won't lie, the title scared me a bit cuz I've seen far too many "gaming is dead" videos, but this one was a pleasant surprise!
It's both funny and sad that you brought up Control as a brand new experience, because over the years I've seen people dismiss it entirely over the years because "it looks like just another third person shooter".
It is a bit depressing how the same gamers who demand new experiences and claim to be tired of the same old, are the same ones who will then scoff at the actual new stuff for being "too different" or "not like the usual".
Pretty great video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed 😊
we that make gaming content and consume gaming content have to shoulder a lot of this blame. look at how negative video game analysis/coverage/reviewing is now. negativity fuels more negativity as creators try to get as much money and views as possible, original ideas get buried under knee jerk reactions and prejudice, and the general gaming public tunes it all out. we have to do better.
Agreed
This is happening in every corner of entertainment. Our culture has grown creatively stagnant. People want to sell things they are confident people will buy. And people want to buy things they are already confident that they like.
Part of it is being risk averse. And part of it is crap economy leading to less disposable income and by extension less willingness to risk that income on something that is not tested and proven.
According to Steam's end of year statistic, only 15 percent of what gamers bought in the past year was spent on stuff that was released in the past 12 months. It's becoming increasingly difficult to compete against the glut of stuff that already exists.
Exactly this.
its actually opposite imo. Steam have 50 new games PER DAY.... small, mid creators etc. The effect is that we are drawning in stuff and in the end only a very small minority of everything gets to you. Mostly the titles that are hyped and become viral.
Marvel rivals for example, Path of exile 2, flops like Dragon age failguard etc
The end result is also that incredible amount of crap is also produced. You also have a fomo, limited time and money. but also very creative titles that mostly no one will play :/
That because people are not willing to pay 70$ for a game. They wait often more than 1 years for deals, at least i do.
I’m gonna list a few recent non- indie games that I feel are great games that have either a new artstyle, new gameplay style or story concept.
1. Metaphor re fantazio painting like anime style that is fresh and different from persona and fresh story.
2. Kingdom come deliverance- gameplay mechanics and realism.
3. Elden ring- new fresh mythos to explore.
4.death stranding- a new strand like genre
5. Hitman world of assassination trilogy- it’s different and more ambitious than the previous hitman games and evolves that style of gameplay.
6. And disco Elysium- fresh art style, great game!
Some excellent examples here 👍
Here are some amazing indies I’ve played this past year: Pepper Grinder, I Am Your Beast, Mouthwashing, 1000X Resist, Hallowbodies, Penny’s Big Breakaway, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom, Mullet Mad Jack. Hope someone finds something to love from this list. Enjoy!
Thanks for this! Have made a note of them 👍
It's just more expensive and time consuming to come up with new things, requires a lot of trial and error, etc. It's true of everything... Apple worked 8 years on creating the original iPhone, Samsung & Co just needed one year to copy it.
15:30 shoutout to the person recreating the Spencer Mansion in Minecraft. Looks great.
Thanks! I made it about 10 years ago (never got any further than that tho 😂)
To be fair, I like retold stories in the form of remakes, even in the titles I have already completed 🙂 Nothing bad on remaking good games if there are audience for them.
Sometimes the updated graphics and mechanics do miracles for the overall experience the game can deliver.
Well.. It’s getting harder and harder to come up with something new. And it goes for games, music, movies, art, everything. Most things has already been explored. There’re on SO many things you can do with gravity mechanics, or time mechanics, or portal mechanics.. I mean, most has already been explored..
And honestly, I prefer a good polished game with nothing new, over a game that only does ONE new thing.
That's why the PS2 was the peak of the golden era of games, back then they weren't afraid to experiment with new ideas
When the 2010s came that's when the decline started
Tis true. The 2010s were the onset of tacking multiplayer on to everything.
ultimately we - the customers - are to blame by voting with our wallet and time
I don't understand how this channel has less views than other youtube game essayists out there. The relaxing voice that feels like watchintg NatGeo channel on a Saturday morning as a kid is the cherry on top.
This is kind of you to say 😊
Another thing I'd like to see more new stuff in is art styles. Or not even new, just more diverse. If its not a horrorgame, a realistic art style is a huge turn of for me to be honest. I grew up with parappa the rapper, skull monkeys (please look it up its so great) and yoshis island. All had diffrent styles. When i looked at my game i immediately knew what i was playing. I want more of that. I think a game doesn't have to be for kids to look interesting. You can make a huge AAA open world game that doesn't look like the others... please I'm begging
I remember each of those games well. A different art style can really help a game stand out for sure. Metaphor and Persona come to mind.
Love the vids you always bring up good points 🤘🏾
Thanks! Appreciate the kind words 😊
You answered the question in the 5 minutes. Studios have to prove themselves first. The next game from Arrowhead, or Round 8 (lies of p) or Game Science will be increadible and unique.
Very nice video. i have seen so many people say "But live service make money!" ignoring how easily it can go wrong. Variety is the key, and so is demand and quality.
Marvel Rivals is working while concord died because of the strong IP and people wanting a good overwatch style game. Right game at the right time.
Well said! 👍
Consoles uses a 30 year old type of controller with limitations. People never accepted new more advanced controllers.
Limited controller, also means limited innovation.
That’s an interesting perspective! I’d never considered that.
@@backlogbaldie No one else are thinking of the limitations of controller either.
I thought of it when Steel Battalion released on Xbox 360, 15 years ago.
I used Controller and Kinect at the same time. Too complicated for the masses.
Mass market want simple controls, but complain about lack of advanced character controls at the same time...
As you probably know, all attempts at making advanced controllers failed for decades on consoles, but never failed on PC. They still make advanced controllers on PC.
Thank you for have shown Dishonored and Prey, probably the most underappreciated videogames in the industry. I cannot say the same for Control and Elden Ring, but I can see your point. I hope you will be able to turn your UA-cam channel into a career!
It’s unfortunate that in movies and gaming, the suits only want to back big bets. This means spend $100 million on a AAA game, and expecting to get hundreds of millions back. To guarantee a return on that investment, they make safe, proven IP that will catch the largest most general audience possible. I’m afraid that as long as entertainment is being created this way, innovation takes a back seat. Hopefully the industry takes note of what Indy games are doing for innovation, and then copy those ideas.
You forgot the Open World formula and the PlayStation Cinematic games formula.
I've found myself going back to the PS3 and prior era of gaming, especially the PS2, Dreamcast and Gamecube games, because back then there was so much genre variety and abundance of nee ideas and mechanics. Not to mention the varying artstyles of the graphics, each game felt truly unique.
Now, pretty much everything plays the same, looks the same, feels the same with very slight differences. I find myself dropping games after 5-6 hours each.
Hyper-realistic graphics are a detriment to gaming as a whole, because as it becomes easier to implement, many devs are beginning to crutch on them, not realizing that it's not a central part of what makes games, well...games. Great graphics can elevate a game like FF7 Rebirth, but that's because gameplay and interactivity of the world came FIRST, graphics are just the really nice icing that makes an already good cake taste even better.
Exactly this. Loving the icing analogy 👍
New Ideas = woke( new modern) meaning) most people's minds
At least Nintendo can be creative, that's because their franchises have either a cartoony art style or an anime art style, so their budgets are almost always super low, if developers make more IPs like that then there is much less risk, it worked with Astro bot so why wouldn't it work a few more times
Fantastic! Subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
4:10 Any youtuber, or any creative mind in general. I'm a novelist, and while I am currently writing my 6th volume in and on-going series, it ain't because a lot of people buy my shit, no, all the books have been personally funded by myself for around $2000 each. And no, I ain't rich. For all of them I had to strike a deal with the publisher to pay in increments. I write because I like doing it, as a past time... sure as hell not because I make any money off of it.
I remember how peoples react to sekiro on realese, bitching because it's not dark souls, despite all new creative and fresh mechanics, level design etc
A sad and unfortunately true tale 🙁
Gaming became monetized and became a "sport". Sobits nothing but really areana shooters and pvp. Then you have just YT reviewers that kill a game before its even released because the gwt some tiny look and it doesnt fot what they wanted to see. Im a huge Assassins Creed fan and for the most part loved them all...with the exception of Odyssey which i still have slagged all the way through with that grind.
I just want a good story single player or MAYBE CO OP. I also miss the 80s and 90s when NO ONE got any info besodes a tv commercial and we all had to just wait for the game. No streamer reviews or early access.
Unique games bomb today. CoD, Madden, Fifa will always reign surpreme.
Why dont you show what games are interesting or unique, like slitterhead?
Just commenting now judt as im watching the video, games have gone into a safe base area, a conservative form that is easy to make without the risks. The graphics look amazing and i love the silent hill remake, i love it. But its this resident evil, Tomb rader, crash bandicoot, spyro, Final fantasy 7 ( although that was 2005 tralier in development and amazes me its still talked about getting releases in rebirth since that time.)
But high graphics and remakes are what coperates agree on. But they've all cut back kn themselves. Become the Nintendo of the early 90s, having a platform that always sony will always go too as a AAA game. Forgetting that there are indie games that don't get the credit for their hard work and imagination that keep gaming alive. These AAA games were once indies started from scratch.
Sony forgets what made them in the first place and worked in the 90s, 2000s and early 2010s.
Idk why it was all 2016 dead on where it became to change.
A wave of changes that you started seeing games become agendad base or mainstream media regulating hiw games should be made. Rockstar that pushed the bounderies of innovation and out the social norms started to regulate itself once money become the focus. Steam, as i heard Gabe recently removed gtav from the playform, rockstar because they removed cheats from the game, preventing people to mode however they pleased.
Rockstar reputation going with the coperates agenda and money base slowly forgets where it came from. Business practices start focusing on profit then the game itself.
And the people that work there that replacing the orginal teams who made rockstar wont grasp the creatirs actual intent or progress of where they were going with it. (Or could be wrong....) i mean realism as ive found was kingdom come. Which has potential for gaming and simulating actual life.
But yeah.... gaming has been hyjacked by coperates that stir the agenda.
The playstation 2 era was for gamers and exploration of ideas that the general public thought then as a kids game or violent "video games." Its only until it started making a potental profit out of it to think its cool or oart if it. It was good as it long lasted in the early 2010s until it took advantage and became greedy.
Little like Hollywood and the music industry.
Games were seperate from that, that could focus on ideas and alternatives with the general public or media putting their nose into everything.
Games were like the dungeons and dragons group but in graphic tech wise imagination.
I sometimes watch old demo game releases of the 2000s ps1, ps2, and ps3.... the discs.
And just listening too their thoughts of game topics.
And how everything was set up then.
Different vibe, different way of innovating.
Thinking of it people took it sort for granted then, we actually had it back then.
And it was amazing. Remember the E3?
MGS4 tralier with snake little home movie? Showcasing mgs4 with mgs3 model characters?
Thats funny.
And the ducks, cant forget the blue sink and ducks, cant get enough if them.... and battle ships, even showing The Getaway 2006 and the potential of what the ps3 was capable of.
It never released but we were seeing really good stuff, psp, peace walker....
I miss that very much. Sorry i was rambling. Just i miss it.
You’re not alone. The creativity and the variety of those eras is what inspired this video.
@backlogbaldie thank you
Best channel! ❤
Thank you! Excellent profile pic 🐻
It is why I love games like Kingdom Come Deliverance and Doom Eternal.
Hi-Fi Rush is not an indie game.
Quite right! Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't realise. Shall add a disclaimer to the pinned comment.
Both of you are right, but depends how it's said. Many call lower budget games for Indie nowadays, but doesn't mean it were made by a Indie.
It's a lower budget AA game. A game a "Indie" could have made.
Obsidian for example is not a Indie, but still made games like Grounded and Pentiment.
So now every game has to be a completely new genre? It’s just video games, they don’t need to change the world or be groundbreaking. It’s entertainment. Is it fun? Cool, that’s all you need.
What are you even talking about? It sounds so weird and unhealthy and annoying to play the same games over and over.
I am commenting
guess what boomers play video games and watch youtube. imagine if you had said this about any other subgroup based on race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference instead of age.
Fair point. Line has been cut. Apologies for any offence.
The issue is present in this video itself. You just stole other peoples ideas from their videos and called it your own. Devoid of anything original. Parasitic.
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DEI. the activists can't write compelling characters or make an entertaining game.
The "activists" are usually the ones making the innovative new indie games. Stop using DEI as a boogyman for every single ill in the world.
Well gee, lemme think - maybe they shouldnt be pushing their luck with dlc; instead actually releasing their products COMPLETE.
Maybe they should be focusing on quality and when it comes to remakes - actually be faithful to them - looking at you Capcom...
MAYBE they shouldnt be pandering to DEI because some blue haired ABC lot want to whinge about what they dont ever plan to buy. Most creativity is offered up because of them.
Go brush your teeth, asmongold.
DLC nowadays is usaully pretty good, though? DLC's almost always feature completely new content nowadays.
Also Capcom remakes are often pretty good and faithful. Also I can think of so few big budget games that actually pander to "DEI" or whatever. The most left-wing political games are usually found in indies, really.
You seem like a very sad person who doesn't even play videogames. Go be mad at something else somewhere else.