I'm Tired of Modern Gaming...
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Since I started emulating ps2 I’ve nearly retired my ps5. There’s so many games I’ve now played for the first time, that I had no nostalgia for, that I thought were leagues better than literally anything last/current gen. MGS, Silent Hill, GTA, Jak, GoW, Midnight Club, Battlefront. Like I didn’t even know a generation could have so many 11/10 games. There’s been only a couple games in the last decade on that level.
Yeah, the last (and only three) great games I have played were Baldur's Gate 3, The Witcher 3, and Fallout New Vegas. The rest have been disappointing and it feels like 75% of newer games released are either cutscene-heavy, follow the Ubisoft formula, or are packed with microtransactions. I mean, I borrowed Spider-Man 2 for the PS5 from my co-worker and that game was so bad that I returned it to him after 2 days. It quite literally had the worst writing I've ever seen in a video game, the dialogue was retarded, the combat sucked, and most of the characters seemed to be gay or trans. They even made Mary Jane look like a man and made Miles Morales stronger than Spider-Man despite him being a teenager.
Was just extremely disappointing, God of War Ragnarok was pretty bad as well sadly.
How do you do that and how can I do that on PC
look up PCSX2@@alazaythegamer6636
I highly recommend a little ditty called God Hand.
@@alazaythegamer6636 Ok so you're going to need to download a console emulator which is a piece of software that can mimic a console and play its games. For the PS2 your only real option is PCSX2, don't worry it's free, and legal to download and there's video tutorials on youtube on how to set it up. You're going to need a PS2 bios, which you can download from the internet, the PS2 had different versions for different regions (each with its own bios), so an American PS2 can't play a Japan only game. All the different regions are available online but it's something to keep in mind. Downloading them from the internet isn't 100% legal which is why you're not going to find them on the same sites as emulators (there's a way to get them from an actual console but I don't know what it is). After that you're going to need roms, think of an emulator as the console itself and roms are the individual games. There's a way to rip them from actual PS2 discs but you can also download them from the internet (which is piracy, but I don't think most people would care about pirating games that old). Once you have the emulator and the roms you can instruct the emulator to play the roms and then you're playing the games. You can also connect a controller to the PC and play on that, you might need to tweak some setting in the emulator first though but it's not hard. This may sound like a lot but most of this is stuff you only need to do once.
Paying for skins… I’ll never understand that.
Paying for Macdonalds...I'll never understand that. It is a joke, please dont hate, to be honest I accept your opinion
I refuse to buy games at full price or pay these corporations subscriptions just to play online. That’s why I switched to PC.
Every year, I’m getting closer to getting a gaming PC.
I work all day long on a laptop, so the last thing I want to do is be on a PC after work. The Steam Deck has been a game changer though. It is literally a PC for the console gamer. Not to mention the most versatile machine ever. I am barely playing my other consoles anymore. The system is amazing.
@@chriswestTV Until you realize Microsoft owns PC
@@cherokee180c0 And if I want to play competitive games? It doesn't work like that.
It's only good if you're under the road somewhere.
@@White927 What if they don't want to play competitive slop? Let the guy emulate PS2 classics on their deck in peace.
This is exactly how I felt I stopped buying new games. I have gone back to play my PS3 and PS2. I hate loot boxes and dlc I am not paying extra money for a demo
Summed up perfectly. I’d been feeling this dread since hearing about the “phantom console” around 04 and the rise of the online compatibility on consoles. And it all came true, worse than I’d imagined. It makes me so sad thinking about all eras of gaming I played since the 80s, the constantly amazing fully featured games released nearly every single month and how rotten it’s become, it’s like a ghost town for games. I have a ps5 and it’s literally gathering dust.
I was just talking to a friend about how we’re about 3 & 1/2 years into this generation and we’ve gotten no “classics” yet. The type of games people will talk about and come back to for decades to come. We’ve got a bunch of uninspired “nu-games,” and tons of remakes. I’m not saying there aren’t any good games, in fact, I think that there’s more good games then ever, but I don’t see many developers reaching for that next level like they used to. Now, they’re just figuring out ways to extract more cash from us and not make the best games that they possibly can.
Sanctuary lies within Pirate Bay.
I never paid for any sort of micro transactions or "skins". Also, totally agree with the no brand loyalty thing. I buy what suits MY needs. Great video dude.
More like you can't afford it because you are poor.
@@CameronWoods-xe5wgnot everyone is a smoothbrain like you, And buys shiny pixels
I'm tired of games that get praised the most usually are the ones where even the fans will say the actual game part of the game, the gameplay, is mediocre or even downright bad, but the story is great, i.e. the part of the game that turns into the movie and is often times not that great of a story.
Yeah that's the big area where gaming has suffered. And the salt in the wound part is they've actually taken steps backwards in terms of using the medium to innovate in storytelling. Older games did it more creatively and inspired, yet they get constantly insulted as the modern industry 'masterpieces' get lauded as "finally proving games can tell stories and be art" by frauds who frankly don't care about gaming.
I couldn’t agree more! So many developers clearly just want to be making movies, and couldn’t care less about make a game. It’s so blatant now. I actually used to like the “movie games,” but that was when things were still fairly balanced. Now, it feels like we are so disconnected from the actual flow of both the gameplay and the what is happening in the stories that I complete checked out.
These games make for great trailers and they look really slick when the bought & paid for influencers play them in their glowing review videos. However, in practice they’re just hollow experiences, all monotonous. The gameplay is just a thin coating that’s gets you to the next cutscene. Incredibly unrewarding.
@@chriswestTV Yep, sadly almost everyone who has financial stake in the industry is in on it, influencers, reviewers, gaming youtubers, devs, publishers, etc. They've been trying to change (remove) standards in gaming for a while, to make everything they put out hype-able, guarantee success and thereby boost their own careers. The 'community engagement' aspect is less talked about but plays a big part. Many gamers think it's a goodwill thing, that the industry is 'in tune with gamers', but in reality its the industry conditioning and managing consumers' expectations.
The sad part is that most games they say have "great stories" are nothing more than cliche cinema plots. Games with actual good writing and dialogues are often overshadowed.
YES, I just commented that modern games focus more on being cinematic experiences than on being a fun GAME. I don't understand why people put up with this. I mean God of War 5 is the worst offender by far, they literally have the narrator tell you how to do each puzzle the moment you walk up to it just because they want to get you to the next cutscene as smooth as possible.
I was just talking about this yesterday! I miss the days when you could go to the store and buy a game, appreciate the art on the way home, and just put it in when you got home and played it. No bullshit
I will never get over how good boxed cover art was along with full-color manuals. Now you only get printed artwork with the $149.99 “collector’s edition” 🫠
Right now, I'm playing Lost Odyssey and Dante's Inferno with Xenia in 4K/60fps on my big OLED. It's Gorgeous! I've played these games when they came out and I'm having just a great time again enjoying those real games! I'm playing video games since the 80s, I've collected nearly every video game console since then, as a Kid I was playing games in the local ARCADE. I must clearly say, when it comes to video games, I had the best time in my life with the N64, the Sega Dreamcast, the Gamecube, the PS1, PS2 and the Xbox 360. Everything after that, doesn't felt great anyomore. Today there aren't any real video games in terms of "Classic Gaming" anymore. There are only "Interactive Movies" like Alan Wake 2, so boring and really bad. The first Alan Wake on the Xbox 360... omg it was and still is AMAZING. I can highly recommend everyone to play the old games, then you will realize how BAD todays games are!
This is one of the best videos i seen about gaming on YT, hello from 35 years gamer from Serbia
Thank you, LAKIC! 🙌
"You're going to spend the most money for the worst experience". So true and I'm with you.
As someone who doesnt like gunplay in games it can be very annoying to find games sometimes, like im fine if a game has gunplay but i dont wanna use it (like how you dont need to use magic in dark souls but its still there if you want it) but constantly so many games are gun focused.
I understand… even Mario eventually got a gun in the Mario + Rabbids games 😂. It’s pretty hard to escape in gaming. Luckily for me, I love the fantasy genre. So as you mentioned, a lot of times instead of guns it’s spells which can be a refreshing break from everything being hyper-violent all the time.
biggest problem is leveling up weapons, I’m not spending 20 hours of in game time to be competitive
I’m such a mega-nerd I’ve always enjoyed grinding in RPGs when it’s done right and not abusive of my time. However, in multiplayer games that can be kind of iffy because that’s usually just a tactic to get you to spend $$$ on in-game boosts. There’s a limit to how much of my real life time I can spend doing the same repetitive tasks over and over before I just turn the game off and never go back to it.
There was a few times I remember playing various Souls games and needing just 1 more titinite chunk or whatever and it just being absurd to try and get it. I hate stuff like that, it can majorly tarnish an otherwise good experience.
@@chriswestTV and they’re preying on that and not providing a worthwhile gaming experience
This was an excellent video. I love how you just cold open and start talking to the camera!
I'll always describe my current state as a 'latent' video game fan. I usually don't even play video games at all most months (aside from racing simulators, but I'm not sure that completely 'counts'), but I would if ever they made a game worth playing.
And what about owning your own game.. You never will in the future.. And even the physical disks these days need a 10,20, 30gig update on a fresh install.. Shutting down services, Deteting peoples accounts the've spent $$$ on......The future is looking grim for preservation 😒
Yeah, it’s scary. I wanted a physical copy of the new Like A Dragon game. All the Targets, Walmarts, and GameStop stores in my area didn’t even get ANY physical copies of the game. I feel like companies are slowly and quietly making less physical games so the shock isn’t there when they take them away completely.
I love the convenience of digital games, but only if it’s a choice. When that choice is gone, I really worry what gaming will become for consumers.
Wow is this a new channel? It looked like you've been doing videos for a decade, very professional. Keep up the great work, you have a new fan. Good luck in your endeavors.
Wow, thank you! Yeah, this was only the 4th video I ever made in my life 😂. I really appreciate your comment! I hope all is well with you, Daniel!
I just got into emulating gamecube games, and the amount of game I am playing has skyrocketed. I have easily 30 games I really really want to play on Gamecube while my modern Xbox series S sits stagnant. And then I have every other old console as well, I never owned a PS2 so I could probably play new games to me on it for many years, and then I'd still have everything I want to play on PS1, Saturn, N64.
These games just feel more fun, the difference between a game made to be as fun as possible and a game made to be pretty/cinematic or heavily monetized is night and day. At the end of the day I want to have fun playing games and these older console games focused on that more than modern games. Stuff like God of War 5 feels like it is a cinematic experience first and a game second.
I 100% agree. I miss the “game” part of video games coming first! You definitely can feel the difference between the games just a few generations ago and now.
I'm sick of DLC, rent games on Gamepass, having to deal with subscription model.
When I connect my dreamcast and play Record of Lodoss War I have so much fun. I saw this guy playing PS2 games, the library is good. You have Persona 3, Persona 4, Metal Gear 3 Snake Eater and so many more good games, no patches, no always online, just you and the game. I want that.
Yep, I can’t do subscription stuff either. I want to play what I want, when I want. I hate feeling like I’m on some timetable. I like owning my games and knowing they will be there when I’m ready to play them!
Thank you for this
It's always pissed me off how people can spend any more than 30$ on a game. A GAME. JUST SOME PIXELS INFRONT OF YOU ON SCREEN...
Now Marvel Spiderman 2. you buying 70$ game on 499$ console and there side missions which literally just a TRAILER FOR NEXT DLC THE COMPLETING SIDEQUEST AINT GIVE YOU ANYTHING WHICH IS WORTH EXCEPT THE EASTER EGG!!!
And all that "Release now, patch later" so annoying
or another example is Mortal Kombat Armageddon and Mortal Kombat 1 (2023). For few bucks you got whole game without bugs and big roster of characters + customization where you can literally put anything on your fighter, you even can change the moveset, alt weapon, super moves. MK1(2023) 70$ game just to buy more later...
Says the guy that isn't a developer. Stop talking out your ass and downplaying peoples hardwork
@@TheFool12-12 "leave the million dollar company alone"🤓🤓🤓
keep coping soy
Fr look at palworld when a company wants to make money by making a fun game they get rewarded. The companies make games a chore just to sell u a way to make it more convienent
I still feel that as time passes, a lot of new video games still haven't matched the experience of epic games from the PlayStation 4 era such as:
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
BloodBorne
Fallout 4
Ghost Recon: Wildlands
The Yakuza games
Watch Dogs 2
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Mafia 3
I pray everyday to get another game that makes me feel the same way Bloodborne did. Masterpiece title IMO. The gameplay, art direction, music, pacing, atmosphere… all 10/10. This gen I’ve played a lot of really great games, but nothing that feels like a genre defining classic. Maybe my expectations are too high now though 🤔
Nope.... I refuse to buy games day one, I'll ALWAYS buy on sale, and physical if I can.
As for cosmetic DLC, season passes, lootboxes etc.... FK off with that crap 💩
Exactly! You get fist bump 😁👊
I'm tired of people bullsh*tting saying they're tired, yet they continue to purchase the new consoles, new Call of Duties, etc. It's like a drug, and nobody can kick it. Although, I did! Wasn't hard, because games nowadays are sh*t! And the consoles that play them are sh*t too! 😂
I’ve haven’t played a Call of Duty since 2005. I’ve never cared for military FPS, and then when all the of paid add-ons started trickling in I knew I made the right choice. I’ve always been more nerdy, and enjoyed RPGs or action adventure games. For FPSs I liked weirder stuff like DOOM and Duke Nukem. …I did get a PS5 though 😁
@@chriswestTV For the record. I wasn't referring to you when I said that I was tired of people bullsh*tting! If that wasn't clear. 😅 I was referring to all these CoD guys that sit there and pump out 20+ videos a day saying that they hate it and are tired of it, but keep playing and paying. I've always been a fan of racers, open worlds, and platformers. Like GTA, Ratchet & Clank, and Need for Speed respectively. I put the controller down officially back in 2022! I haven't looked back.
I'm tired of people getting tired of modern gaming...
Well, damn pal! Between me and you both being tired about something we need to get some caffeine up in here ☕️🤪. I hope my video didn’t upset you too much, but even more so I hope that you’re doing well.
Remember multiplayer Neverwinter Nights? the most legendary D&D RPG ever made in history, even out beat Diablo 2 Lords of Destruction. Modern Gaming died in 2004 when Kill Zone released their trailer and called it "in-game footage" which it clearly wasn't and they where called out for it being pre-rendered garbage, and sure enough...it was. The industry followed suite and thats when the f*ckery began and gaming went down hill ever since. It's all about money now, but the original creators of the industry where in it for the passion and love and fun (and no politics).
I definitely feel like game development prior to the mid-2000s was a labor of love and passion. Of course, it’s always been a job too, but before that time business was only a part of it.
It used to be a bunch of intelligent nerds that just wanted to make the best possible game they could because they themselves loved gaming. There was passion, love, and soul put into the development process. Now, 99% of gaming is all about the business. There is such a shocking and saddening lack of care for the art of game development.
There are still some great developers though, and I’m hoping we just hit a rough patch here. Life is full of ebbs and flows, let’s hope the scale tips back in the other direction with a lot of the more predatory games flopping recently.
Totally agree about Oblivion. It really captured the imagination like no other game I had played, especially the Shivering Isles. Nintendo is the only platform I really like still.
I kept waiting to get that same feeling I got from Oblivion in newer games, but it never hit the same. I think it was the perfect game at the perfect time for me. I had recently broke my leg, and all I could do was lay around & play games. Got my brand new first ever HDTV, and a 360 for HD games. Then Oblivion came out. It really helped me mentally during my recovery. I was able to just lose myself in that awesome fantasy world. The painkiller prescription helped too😅
I have enjoyed The Witcher 3, Hogwart’s Legacy, and oddly enough the two newest Yakuza/Like A Dragon games. Big open-world RPGs that I just enjoy getting lost in. Nintendo has been great for me. The Switch is my most played system this generation 👍
I personally don't see a problem with microtransactions in free to play video games like fortnite, genshin, etc. The problem arises when companies took that model and started inplementing it into fully priced 70 dollar games, it's exactly why i stopped playing call of duty, because what's the point of paying 70 dollars for the game when i only receive the vanilla experience and most of the cool stuff is locked away behind more 70 dollar purchases
You’re right about that, if a game is free-to-play then it’s not really too egregious to have in-app/in-game purchases. Especially if they’re just cosmetic in nature. I think I started getting a little less tolerant over time because of the amount of games charging a full retail price, and then adding in fees on top of that became more & more. It’s especially bad when the content that’s already on the disc/in the game is artificially cut just to be sold at a premium later.
I’m really interested to see what the state of gaming will be in 5-10 years from now. Good for you for standing your ground with Call of Duty! It’s not easy to walk away from something you once enjoyed like that. 💪
I agree. I think I stopped buying newly released games after I was burned several times on the Xbox One. Never ever own a game on Day 1… In fact, it pushed me into playing more and more older retro games instead
Man you are just right about everything you said. Ever since online games became so popular most of the other genres were just gone like superhero games horror games. That’s why I got a gaming laptop that allowed me to play more than a hundred games within two years and all for little price. I used to own a PS4 since 2018 and only played 16 games on it so far and I doubt I will get a PS5 it just has no revolutionary game on it that’s worth getting it. One thing I noticed after playing Bloodborne on ps4 and dark souls on pc which is playing online for free instead of subscribing to a shitty service that has nothing but monthly bad games for a high price(PS Plus). I’ve got a lot to say but I think we agree on so many points about modern gaming being like horseshit. Thanks for your efforts put in this kind of videos.
the Solution i found is playing old games.
i Use a Wii mote on my PC and i'm actually having FUN playing old Wii games with my family
I’ve been falling down a rabbit hole of classic games right now between my Like A Dragon sessions. It’s crazy to think that I have nostalgia for the Wii. Doesn’t seem that old, but in 2 years it will be 20 years!!! 🤯
Amen brother! I agree with every word %1000. I refuse to buy broken crap.
A fellow based genius! I love to see it 💯👊🤩
I'm a fan of Pokemon since 1st Gen, but since the Sword and Shield was released in chopped content dlc crap mode, so... I quit, in Modern Gaming in General... That was the time when Gaming became a Soulless Money Milking Business, it was 2019, the End of an Era...
It’s REALLY depressing when the company/developer/series you love decides to go full greed-mode. I’m hoping enough of us push back against it, stop buying incomplete games, and send a message to these companies.
We’ve seen huge companies change course or outright fail because the consumers went elsewhere. Even Microsoft is putting their games on PlayStation now, and I never saw that coming this soon. Strange things can happen.
If Game Freak feels the pressure then they’ll have to adapt or die. I haven’t played Palworld, and I don’t think that’s a “real” replacement for Pokemon, but it’s clear that a HUGE portion of the audience is hungry for something more than what Game Freak is willing to deliver. With enough greed and hubris, their customer base might just leave them high & dry on the next release.
Either way, I hope you’re enjoying all the great games we already have. Like I said in the video, I have such a huge backlog, and I love replaying my favorites. No need to buy the newest release just because it’s what’s “hot” according to the internet marketing machine.
@@chriswestTV The reason why I'm only casually playing 2019 and older games these days. Honestly, I've seen this coming, when I saw Clash of Clans in early 2010s in Mobile Phones Games (not a fan, never will), I said to myself : "Damn... This thing is predatory and greedy, gaming will be doomed it this will be applied in Console and PC...".
And here we are right now brother...
Well, I've enjoy my glory days, glad I've experienced things and stuff before internet, smartphone and socialmedia took over everything... Time for me to keep those gold old memories of the past... And move on for new things in life....
Thank you for this kind of content man, it ease up the pain... Hope you help our other fallen brothers and save the new gen from corporate greed and give them a new hope and new things to look for beyond gaming...
Wish you the best bro...
=)
@@mrgtmodernretrogamingtech6891 I 100% agree with your sentiment. That is EXACTLY how I feel. I downloaded some of those phone games a few years back, played for 10-20 minutes, and they hit me with the, “🚨LEVEL UP instantly with the 🟣PURPLE GEM🟣 MEGA pack! TODAY ONLY FLASH SALE $79.99‼️🚨” I was like, yeeeeeah naw I’m out lol.
It’s only gotten more out of hand & widespread since then. In the past year though, I’ve seen a growing unrest in the gaming community. I think more people are starting to wake up to all of this. Change will come eventually.
I appreciate your comment & the well wishes brother! 🙌
I bought the games that came last year on black friday instead. Because then those had been out for a couple of months so if there was problems then it has been fixed also it was cheaper.
Someone on youtube told in a video that if you buy games when they come out you are like a beta tester for the games.
Literally, the video game industry and today's modern gamers, have lost their way.
My first system was the NES.. i miss being able to buy a game, pop it in the system, and play it, from start to finish
Those were the days 🙌
It sure is good to be a Nintendo fan, it’s like a snow globe in the apocalypse
Damn, that’s a great analogy!
Very useful thoughts, but you sold me supreme gentleman edition)
Haha yeeeeeeeah. Glad someone appreciated that 😄
Started to game again during the Covid in 2019-2020 and at that moment i havent played a game since the Ps1+AND GA 500 YEARS SO YES M OLD.
Didnt know how sick the gaming industry had gotten during the many many years that had past since i played Gta(1sr game)
So i could no longer buy games in a box on a cd/Dvd to pc anymore n that was not the sadest part even!!!
After a few early access games i just had enough n started to emu switch+Ps1+2+3 nes 8bit+c64+Amiga500 n Xbox games on my new pc
After a horrible introduction into bad not even working games i just went from 100% legal to 99% illegal gaming.
I bought a few games more that also launched faster,run better n higher Fps when played from a cracked version of the same game i just bought.
Gta5 was 1 of these games that took forever 4 me on my cheap gaming pc to just start up from Epic through Rockstar n then the actual game..
I dont know exactly when a STOLEN GAME is supposed to work much better compared to the bought one?
But so long that im capable to get cracked games on new released early access games for free in going to keep getting those instead.
Or so i thought up until the recent Release of a game named NIGHTINGALE.....BUT that turned out to be another game in the early access crap in my collection that was released for free by crack groups just days after i bought it+Turned out that the illegal version again worked better then steam/epic version did.
So why even buy games at these moment when the gaming industry keeps pushing out games that will work as they should about 1year after release?
I will now only buy games from the biggest love story of gaming titles in the future n the next one will be the Dragons dogma 2 70usd(just insane...45-50$ would be a ok price+Understand that games cost extremely much to create,but still they do earn extremely obscene amounts on the games that works n are well made....so as long as people are insane n pay 40-200usd on a single game year after year the industry will keep increasing the price n see no interest in lowering it either .
If nobody would buy a new release in a show of force for a few months to show them that its time to release full games that actually work n not cost like some games do w all content in the 100s of usd sometimes n thats insane.
So when will gamers fight them to get working games n not broke games that hide behind the Early Access name+The price must be possible to lower n still get a big profit on released games im sure of this
I get it. I felt the same frustration about movies for a long time. I’d pay to buy DVDs & Blu-ray, but I’d have to wait through 5-7 minutes of unskippable FBI warnings, outdated trailers, and junk menus before I could even start the movie. If you’re okay with pirating, you can just start the movie immediately lol.
…I am one of those poor people 😱😂
Welcome to the club, baby 👊
Yeah personally retired PS2 and PS3. PS3 emulation is still in early stages but i can play stuff like Infamous with good enough frames. (Note you need somewhat over the top CPU and specific ones for peak performance on emulation) PC just has the games in my opinion. Kenshi, Matchless Kungfu, Noita, Rimworld, mods like Movie Battles 2 for Jedi Academy, even PS2 game modding like for Kingdom hearts 2 FM (on emulator and on the pc port). I still play old games like sims 3, sims 2, Klingon Academy, jedi outcast, Star Wars empire at war... Only reason my pc has good gpu is Cyberpunk and Red dead redemption 2 otherwise i would still be using a gtx 960 or 1660ti.
Agree!!! Also Loved Oblivion!
Very good message, a lot of people might actually listen and follow your advice, but don't forget that a lot of these microtransaction sales come from kids that are none the wiser.
I don't have money to get modern hardware, i rarely get the chance to play anything beyond PS2 era, looking at the industry now feels like a window to a dystopian nightmare
Well, I’m sending you some positive financial energy 🙌💰💸💎. Dear Lord, please send this person some money. I don’t care if they get a new job or win the lottery, they commented on my video and that means they DESERVE some cold hard cash. Amen. I hope that works 😅🤞.
There are SO MANY great games that even if you’re only on PS2 & older there’s a tremendous amount of stuff to play. Honestly, I wouldn’t mind if gaming just paused for 2-3 years so I could catch up. I’d love to go back and play GTA: Vice City & San Andreas, Silent Hill 1 2 & 3, Kingdom Hearts, all the Tony Hawk games, the GOOD wrestling games like Here Comes The Pain, Resident Evil 1 2 & 3, Final Fantasy 7… so many great titles. Focus on what you’ve got, enjoy & appreciate it, ignore all the other bs…. Best way to live IMO 👍
Awesome video. Liked and shared
Much appreciated 🙌
Between broken unfinished games and always online live service slop I'm almost done with this hobby.
Agreed 100%
I haven't bought games at release for a long time, I can't believe other people haven't learnt this lesson, a lot of people love rewarding bad behaviour and it annoys me.
Well, I’m glad you’re doing the smart thing and saving yourself some money! Let the suckers beta test the games and we can buy the best version for a discount a few months later 😄
@@chriswestTV honestly, this mentality is how I managed a game collection two or three times the size I should have compared to if I bought on release.
All points in the video are pertinent and that's because the guy has the right age, filled with experiences and the right view, but the youngsters...nit so much, and they will fall for many tricks.
I will only buy good titles for max 10$ some years after their release. I still await for Horizon Forbidden West complete edition for 10$, the same for Ragnarok while the Cyberpunk 2077 is close.
I don't think the apathy towards new games is right. "Just finish your old backlog". Yes don't buy shitty new games. But yeah definitely buy great new games if you like them. Lies of P is my GOTY 2023. Great gameplay, great souls formula, great graphics art design and atmosphere, almost no bugs on release date (encountered only one really minor one) and it performs great even on older GPUs like gtx 1060. We should support devs like these to be a counterweight to the shitty ones. Also I don't think skins or microtransactions (for free to play games) are inherently bad. In the end games are still bussiness. For example Deep Rock Galactic or Lies of P have skins as optional DLCs that you can buy and it only affect visuals but you get skins even in-game by playing. This is an option to support developers extra further if you want to. It doesn't have to be scummy and it gets the devs more money. Pre-orders are still a hit or miss tho and I would avoid them completely.
You are not that old, because my first console was an Atari 2600. I agree that games got worse in quality on release or in worst case in general. So many flops which seemed to be good. Starfield was my huge disappointment because I played thousands of hours Morrowind, Oblivion and Fallout 3, NV and 4. And I start to sweat if I think about Elderscrolls 6 and Fallout 5 if they ever come.
This man GETS IT
Underrated channel. Great work dude.
Thank you 🙌
Couldn´t agree more bro
Word!
Play Cataclysm DDA best roguelike ever made.
I will check it out, thanks for the suggestion! I hope you’re doing well 👍
Hold the line, play your backlog.
fuck yeah..
Ooooh HELLLLLL YEEEEEAH
It sounds a lot not like you can't afford it instead of having some legitimate reason not to buy new games.
Bro are you actually the real version of this 3:45 😂
Cough cough GameFly…. 😊
Do a new video on Xbox now becoming full 3rd party basically taking away the competition
so why are we annoyed about alan wake 2 it was one of the best games in years
I’m not annoyed with Alan Wake 2, it was just a new, hot title at the time and I was trying to help get people to (hopefully) take a look at my video since I’m just a humble, new/small channel with it in the thumbnail. I will say, I didn’t gel with it as much as I was hoping to. I feel like the enemy variety was too repetitive, the long walks down corridors got a little tedious, and I also would have liked to get more Alan Wake in the game. It was decent enough experience overall for a rental/single play-through, but that’s just me. If you enjoyed it, I can’t take that away from you, and it makes me happy if you did have a good time with it! I LOVED the soundtrack! I listen it almost daily when I workout 🤩🤘
Gaming is gambling now
U right
It would've been quicker to just write a community post saying "I don't know what indie or Double-A games are"
I absolutely 1000% agree with this video. F*** MODERN GAMES. Gamers have never been bullied, toxic, depressed, and wasting life away as much as they do today. The golden era of video games is BEFORE online gaming.
Man, I know A LOT people will be mad at that comment, but I completely agree. Before everything was online, developers just focused on making the absolute highest quality they could and gamers just enjoyed it. At least, I did 😅. I know that’s a lot of my nostalgia talking, but I feel like most big devs/companies spend their time figuring out how to nickel & dime us.
They use our own fandom as toxic fuel to shame anyone that doesn’t love the “brand” or the “product.” It’s unfortunate, but there are still a lot of great games that have come out.
I’m a bit biased because I’ve always been a single player and couch co-op gamer, but yeah, I think it would be really interesting to see how gaming could have turned out with all the graphics technology and none of the internet stuff.
@@chriswestTV - the only two modern games I play right now is Valorant (only when friends invite me) and I’m almost done with Final Fantasy 7 Remake (PS4). Of course modern games have their positives too. FF7R is an absolutely incredible masterpiece and many people as well as I were sad that we heard it was going to be a 3 segment game. But once I played it, Good God, they went insanely in-depth with the original game’s storyline and super accurate too. I can’t believe it. No wonder it took them so many years to make it and 4 years more for the second segment to release. The game is done right. ZERO PATCHES since day 1. They made sure the game was perfect before release just like how games used to be. When I play this modern game, I’m completely immersed into the game and it literally feels like a 50 hour movie. Love every moment so much. Besides these two games, I’m playing retro games 95% of the time (right now is mainly top rated PS1 RPGs that I never played before).
Excellent video. You nailed it perfectly. I've been gaming since the late 70s and I can honestly say that modern day has never been a worse time to be a gamer. DLC, loot boxes, pre-order bonuses, day one patches/updates, paying full price for games that barely function on release day, live service/always online garbage. Thankfully I'm old and wise enough to not be duped into all these shady practices. I refuse to pay a subscription fee to play online - something that was free when online play was first introduced. I never pre-order. Never buy games on release day and never pay full price for games. Especially since you're only buying about 40% of the full game and having the rest sold back to you as DLC. And to make matters worse, 90% of games released today are remakes remasters or re-releases of older games. The whole industry is just one giant scam and it truly breaks my heart to see my once favourite hobby exploited and destroyed like this.😪
Thanks for the comment! I miss the days of getting a complete game for the money spent. I was JUST looking on the PlayStation 5’s digital store and almost every single game has 3+ versions, add-ons, skin packs, booster packs, and so on. Not only is it all confusing and annoying, it just turns me off from wanting to even interact with it at all. I just want to pay for a simple, clean, and complete experience again. Gold edition, ultimate edition, day 1 edition, Legendary Edition… it’s all so tiresome 😑. Each release I have to do extra legwork to figure out what version is “safe” to buy without getting ripped off. Definitely why I just wait now and get the best version for cheap.
Sounds like you already have the right idea as well. Glad I’m not alone 🤜 🤛
@@chriswestTV Thanks mate.
I play old games and my switch. Like yea I have a series S and a ps5 but I literally wait a year or two and by whatever big game at a deep discount with everything bundled together
Yeeeeeeah, that’s what I’m talking about! Best way to do it. Respect 🫡
Preach my man. Just like you, I don't even buy on release. Always wait for reviews and sales now to justify buying a game; especially since I'm so busy.
Also, been burned too much by pre-ordering. Somehow, ppl are fine by paying an extra $20-30 for a "3 dAy EaRlY aCcEsS" for even SINGLEPLAYER games like LMAOOO
Sounds to me like you just can't afford it. I understand that money is an issue with you.
LMAOO yeah im crying that my 5k PC can only run games like roblox, fortnite & minecraft. Woe is me :((@@CameronWoods-xe5wg
Ahh, a fellow genius ☝️👨🎓. Glad to know I’m in good company 💯
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Games today are like the arcade era, just there to chew up your coins, there will be another crash eventually, at least for AAA games. After my third RROD I got a ps3 and I never got another Xbox again. Someone said we used to go to stores to buy games, now we have stores in games. MTX, loot boxes, battle passes, live services, unfinished buggy woke trash and predatory gambling practices have ruined the fun and made it a chore.
Yeah, I’ve had really bad experiences with Microsoft hardware. I had few Zune mp3 players (this was way back) they all died on me and before they died the software to get songs on it was awful, multiple 360s like I mentioned in the video. The Xbox Series X/S is the first Xbox hardware I didn’t buy. I still don’t even feel remotely tempted to get one. Seems like they don’t want to be in gaming, they just want to own the marketplace and have people forever “rent” through gamepass. I’m not disparaging the brand, the hardware now seems great, but I got a PS5 this gen and it’s all I need so far. I try and buy physical games any chance I can, but even then the game is barely on the disc now. You still have to download large portions of it to work properly if at all.
I’m interested to see what Nintendo’s “Switch 2” will be like, but going forward I might just get a gaming PC and a huge hard drive.
its really fucked up how a lot of these games target kids as their main source of income with skins. just straight up disgusting behavior
Setting them up with mild gambling addictions from an early age… glad I don’t have kids just yet. I can’t imagine getting a surprise credit card bill for $5,000 of V-Bucks or whatever 😂
Omg dude… you killed me with that skit 🤣😂😅😄
Demos we use to call them... We're basically buying the demo disc and paying extra for the actual game as DLC 😂
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a breath of fresh air.
i still have ptsd from pre-ordering the resident evil 3 remake. i love the original RE3 and was so fucking pissed. there was no mercinaries, clock tower, i could go on and on. all i got was a costume? something that shouldve been optional in the first place. i was excited coming off the RE2 remake for the next one but damn. never again. thats why im waiting for the RE4 remake to come down a bit. im in no hurry to play it. i still have my gamecube and wii original. all in all, people are always gonna waste their money on these prices for games. no matter how bad we try to change peoples minds, theres always gonna some chump using their disposable income on some bullshit. lol i dont buy any new games either.
Man, that RE3 remake was so disappointing. I can’t believe how stripped down that game was. I don’t blame you about RE4 Remake. I was able to get it used from GameFly for $9 and it was basically like new with the case and everything. I hope you can find a good deal on it!
RE4R is a pretty stellar package. It’s much better than RE3R and more in line with RE2R in terms of quality. If you grab it I don’t think you’ll be disappointed. It’s a fantastic game and I adore the OG. Gets high marks from me ^^
Original resi 3 is my favourite game of all time. Cannot illicit how disappointing the remake was…
The best thing I ever did as a gamer was switch to PC and get a vpn subscription.
Nice, I’m jealous! I really need to start saving up to get a gaming PC. I’d love to just go back and play some classics like Roller Coaster Tycoon & Morrowind. Maybe this is the year I finally do it 🖥️ 🤔
consoles are on their way out, so better start collecting
Yeah ive never bought anything full price. You save 50% for a better product 1-2 years later. Why even bother? I dont know think even BG3 was worth buying on release, it had bugs that have since been patched and they added an epilogue too.
I wasted the past few years on those live service online games and ashamed to say i spent money on those microtransactions. But now im going back to single player games and buying the older discounted games with updates and bug fixes. Get to save money and get better gaming experience.
I got a moded rgh xbox 360 and I've only been playing games that I know are bangers. I love it I get to experience all the old games that I never got to play as a kid to now basically playing them for free.
Sounds like a good time! 🙌
thats like telling simps to stop paying for OF content even though pron is free.........and so are most of the games at launch
😂😂😂 pretty much lol
This video sums up why gaming must go back to the days when it's more on the fun side and pure enjoyment instead of money spending nonsense only for in-game items.
Thanks for the comment! I sure hope we do get back to it. I don’t have any problem paying for a quality title, but it’s clear now more than ever that many companies are artificially holding back content to resell it to the consumer at a later date. Hell, they don’t even pretend to wait anymore, games will have hundreds of dollars of “extra” content you can buy on day 1 after playing $70 for the “base” vanilla game itself 😂. Naw bro, I just wait and get the “complete edition” in like 6-12 months. My patience has paid off ever time 👍
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First video I've seen on your channel, so funny. Couldn't agree more.
Thanks, I’m glad you liked it! I always enjoy trying to inject a little humor into my videos when I can 😄
Nintendo is all i play now!
They still make gaming more about the games then anything!
I agree. Nintendo has been really reliable, this generation especially. I love the Switch. It’s refreshing to have a system that just does gaming, and does it really well. It’s quick, it has a clean user interface without intrusive ads. It’s just ready to go. Same with the DS & 3DS, I still play both. So many great games!
This is a genuine Heart felt passionate video and I agree 1000%
While I wish you didn’t have to agree, I’m glad to know I’m not alone in thinking & feeling this way. I appreciate your kind comment 🙌
Great video, you got homosexual physiognomy
Dear sir, are you calling me zesty??? I’ll have you know I have never zested in my life!
Lets spread this... We don't have to play only the newest, shiniest thing. There are tons of old and obscure (sometimes abandonware and free) titles for us all to enjoy, we can't even finish them all in one life time. By doing this, we can stop spending fortunes on new hardware, stop paying full price to new games and still be able to enjoy playing games. Being a gamer doesn't mean you have to follow trends. Companies determine trends and we all know their intentions.
You are 100% right I stop buying newest game and bs transactions ever sense d4 came in so guess was 1 good thing d4 did good for me.
We are spending money on the console. An ecosystem we are part of and the prices we pay for the services. For that reason, it goes beyond games.
I can afford to buy any system I want but none of these new 5 star games interest me honestly so until that changes I’m good with my switch and GameCube collection.. I also have pretty much every NES game I ever wanted on my emulator
Same here! While I’m definitely not a rich man, I have the luxury of being able to get pretty much whatever I want as I please. I don’t spend a lot of money regularly so when I want to “treat” myself I can. …too bad that a lot of this gen has been really iffy in many ways. We’re definitely in the generation of the “remake/remaster.” Still, I do think we’ve had a lot of quality content, but it’s really easy to lose sight of it because we’ve had more slop and garbage than ever as well. Switch has low-key been a beautiful pure gaming machine this cycle. No extra fluffy needed, just games. It’s very refreshing.
My first console too was the NES back in January 1991. Xbox 360 is still a fantastic console.
it pushed me to become a pirate
Don’t blame you. There’s a limit to how much bs people can take before it’s not worth it anymore.
@@chriswestTV I'm a survivor of the ring of death, and many blue screens, my ps5 died on the day final fantasy 7 rebirth came out, I was more then pissed. I have over 600 games I can't even access. But now my PC has launchbox and big box. I now own almost every game in existence. I have no regrets. Lol
This dude is FVCKING HILARIOUS!!!!!!! “But only if you want the little B!+c# version” !
Modern gaming is my FAVORITE because I have more time to play old games 😂 my Game Boy advance , DS, PSP, PSVITA get SOOOOO MUCH BURN now 😂 I ain’t wasting my time on this modern $h!+ ! I got the steam deck to emulate retro games 😂 been playing EA SKATE of RSPS3 Having a BLAST!!!!!
Damn, I forgot about the Skate games! Sounds like you’ve got a good setup there. I’m glad you liked the video! Your comment made my day 😄👍
6:10 How it should be. $10 GOTY Baby!
you are underrated
🥲🙏 thanks
I can relate to that feeling bro, im constantly playing old games, come join us anytime!
My man 😁👊
Everything you say it’s true
Well, kinda, but not totally. I had 3 RROD's as well, but the 3rd one I grabbed all my Xbox games and traded them in towards a PS3 and some games, back in 2012. I have been using it since, I actually played Mass Effect 2 today, I am running through the trilogy again. I gave Microsoft more than enough chances, and they totally let me down, and I will never buy another console from them again. My Nintendos all worked perfectly, my Playstations, my Segas all worked flawlessly. I have put more hours on my PS3 slim than every other console I have ever had combined. The console is a huge part of it to me, I went through one xbox per year for the first 3 years, yet I have been on the same PS3 since 2012. I love a good game library like anyone else, but I will not buy a console every year just to access them. Besides, I have most of the games I had on Xbox anyways, the exclusives on PS3 are vastly superior and my favorite cross platform games like Battlefield series are actually better on PS3, so I am glad I made that decision.
I definitely can appreciate your stance. I personally prefer the PlayStation brand. Not hating on Xbox/Microsoft, but I’ve been a huge fan of PlayStation since the PS1. I wanted an N64 for Christmas when I was a kid, but my parents got me a PlayStation instead. I remember being mildly upset as a bratty kid, but once I started playing Twisted Metal, Resident Evil, and Crash Bandicoot I was blown away. Been a fan since.
The 360 releasing before the PS3 was the only time I ever swayed in another direction. However, I eventually did get a bit salty with Microsoft after having their Zune mp3 player back in the day. Around the same time that I had my second 360 fail, I also had my second Zune die. After that, I never really got invested in any Microsoft product.
Now, the PS5 & Switch are my two main systems, and I’ve been really happy with them. This generation is the first time I didn’t get the Xbox, and I still have no desire to do so.
So basically, STOP buying AAA games upon release and wait till the game is officially bug free and ready to have a AAA gaming experience without any bullshit.... Or if it's released by Nintendo, go ahead and buy day one. Cause the big N knows their shit and doesn't release unfinished games. Okay, I got it. Good video.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I just was feeling a certain way and I had to get it out. It’s comforting to know I’m not alone!
I love playing all my games on a ps4 controller with emulators and pretending its the perfect playstation that plays anything I like, or the same for pre 32 bit era games with an 8bitdo fc30 controller. I guess it's like the "Phantom console" but one that works flawlessly and a lot cheaper! I rage quit PSplus ages ago and haven't looked back.
Sounds great! I always try to buy my games, especially when it’s a great game and I want to support the developer for their quality work…. BUT, some of these companies go out of their way to not give us easy access to legacy titles or the engage in really scummy business practices. When it’s that way, I have absolutely no problem with emulation. One day I’m going to get myself a quality gaming PC or one of these fancy new handhelds from China that play everything and fall down a rabbit hole of all the classic titles I missed out on.
I am also a NES kid. I had countless hrs in Oblivion and Skyrim. I am still playing Skyrim. I'm not rich, but wise. Still haven't bought cyberpunk. Might check out the updated reviews now. Right on with the video.
Thanks for the comment! I hope you’re enjoying Skyrim!