Easy solution to this complaint: Stop giving business to the greedy profit first Triple A publishers. We have a choice in how we spend our money. There are so many options out there from cheap small indie games to big budget games like Elden Ring that are actually designed to be fun first instead of being designed to hit you with microtransactions every second. All you have to do is wake up and look beyond the Call of Duties and NBA 2ks.
I find skyrim a positive example, as much as the map is big, you feel free to do tasks whenever you feel ready and can take breaks , listening to the soundtrack and watching the stars, never felt stressful playing it
Absolutely. There are many AA and indie games trying different things and exploring genres (hack 'n' slash, beat 'em up, card games, etc.) that don’t get much love from current AAA games.
The problem for me is more obvious. A lot of games are made to only be fun the more you spend on them. Unlocking characters, weapons, etc with money removes the feeling many classic games had, where you had to go through certain tasks or side content to get the item, and it's a really nice thing. Sometimes it's not worth it. Other times it is. But now, it's "pay 19.99 to access Darth Vader" and "pay 9.99 for Darth Vader's Lightsaber." And then a lot of games should just be movies at this point. Particularly Playstation games, they are meant to be "cinematic experiences" rather than fun jaunts through a world that isn't yours. Pair that with modern messaging and you get games that are out to talk down to you, developers who get on social media to talk down at you for disagreeing that this should be in the game in the first place, etc etc. All but gone are the days of Twisted Metal in the Triple A space, where it was just mindless fun you could plug into for a few hours and enjoy, alone or with friends. Now it's all one big social experiment cinematic "us vs them" slop that no one wants, all because metrics tell people in suits who don't play games what they think people want, and they won't hear anything otherwise. Nintendo's games are the closest things we get to fun experiences anymore in the Triple A space. Now, I mostly play indie games, and some competitive stuff here and there not for the gameplay but to hang with the boys. The landscape has changed, and it's not for the best.
With the current quality standard, games takes very long and many people to develop. That makes them very expensive to develop which in turn make games more of a financial product than a creative product. This is why games aren’t fun anymore, they are simply too commercial.
I was stuck on the last percent of Spyro2 and was gringing the last speedwau I haven't completed. At one point I felt that I should not stop myself because I had beaten the game and moved on to Spyro3 without doing 100% on the last game. It was fun.
I find that for me, getting out in nature is the answer. Going out, touching grass, noticing all the bugs, the sweltering heat or cold, realizing there are other people out there that might want to talk to me, all reminds me why i love playing games lol.
Yea, it drains your social battery and you suddenly feels like spending some time playing, hah. I also find it helpful to keep my consoles out of my home office, so I have a clear split from work time and fun time. Portables help too.
Pretty much my thoughts. In my teens, it was just about fun. In my 20's I got into the "this is the only correct way"-rut and started to burn out. In my 30's I just started to play games in the way I wanted and caught so much flak because of it from randos and online acquintances. Now, in my 40's I just couldn't care less about someone whining I'm "doing it wrong". 😁 Challenges and achieves? Sure, if they seem they could be fun to try and do. If I have fun, I'm doing it right. And having kids, I wouldn't even have time to do things "right". I hope it's something I can impart to my kids. Now it's much fun to follow them play on my computer and see them figure things out and celebrate success. Maybe once they get older, I'll be able to play games together with them.
I've had my share of online/competitive gaming as well. Now, I mostly play single player or co-op games, and if it gets boring, I'll just move to something else, no worries. I don't have kids yet, but I definitely plan to play games with them when I do. Will I let them win? No, but that's all part of the experience 😅
All those content creators made Playing video games their entire carreer and personality. This is called Burnt out. People with normal jobs are having this all the time.
While you make good points, points I agree with... I think you miss THE key thing. Games literally aren't made as good rn. My examples of this is firstly, what KSP2 could have been vs what it became due to the current industry/market situation. Then secondly indie games with small teams that are mopping the floor with triple a, like stardew, celeste, undertale, valheim, palworld, kenshi, project zomboid.. heck kitten space agency... what rocket league was vs what it became after being bought by triple a. We're living at a time where money is valued over everything. Art and creativity used to have it's own value now it's being used for it's monetary value rather than it's intrinsic value. Inb all walks of life right now, nothing of intrinsic value is being made. Cheap goods and services everywhere being pumped out for profit rather than for value.
I wanted to keep this video focused on external factors, but you're absolutely right. I talk about indies and other industry issues in some of my other videos.
I tend to agree with @dannysummers4591 I feel like people often stick too much with AAAs and their COD/FIFA/Fortnite and don't try anything different and then things eventually get boring
@@criticalpixels I've recommended indie games to these types, and they just dismiss it because they think its all just meme stuff like goat simulator lol
"you should check out games that got better over times and after updates" sooo like... cyberpunk 2077? That you cited a few seconds prior as one of the examples of games on the "not fun" list? lol
I really like Cyberpunk. Played it after the updates and even got the platinum. That said, we shouldn't forget the years of issues before patch 2.0. Not every broken game has a 'recovery story' like this. I was lucky I didn't buy it at launch, but it was rough for a lot of people. You can criticize games for being launched in a bad state, but give them a chance years later if the issues were fixed and at a discount :)
If you want to enjoy video games, the first step is to quit playing league of legends. Like, uninstall that shit, right now. I don't care wherher or not you're friends play that shit.
Sadly, a lot of folks take them seriously. And the funny thing is that, purely by coincidence, they always have the perfect book or training program to unleash your productivity...
Most of these people are A) obsessed with only playing “AAA” blockbusters, B) grifters selling the notion that modern games are “woke”, or C) lazy-minded slugs who don’t look beyond CoD, GTA, or Fortnite.
It's not exactly wrong to want only the biggest and the best out of the game industry. With all this technology, yet we are getting so much less in AAA titles.
New games are TRASH. The only new games i've enjoyed was ghostwire tokyoand doom eternal. A random game in 2010 was like about 10x as fun to play as a random game in 2025. Mostly due to politics and microtransaction.
you should have started by noting that games today are shallow. The gameplay is just a gimmick of what used to be, and the stories are DEI propaganda. By the way, racing simulator (outside of F1 and Gran Turismo ) are better than ever
@@zoppletee5400 it is bad because it creates inorganic and unappealing characters/stories like in Veilguard. It also doesn't help that its become a forced standard across all gaming, when videogames were already diverse before it.
@@zoppletee5400 the best selling videogame of the 2000's was GTA San Andreas, which starred a black protagonist. Fighting games also always had characters from different parts of the world. Diversity was never absent from gaming, it just wasn't a forced standard back then.
Well, these days they're not made to be fun. They're made to milk you.
I just platinumed Astro Bot and was glad to see there weren’t any microtransactions in sight.
Easy solution to this complaint: Stop giving business to the greedy profit first Triple A publishers. We have a choice in how we spend our money.
There are so many options out there from cheap small indie games to big budget games like Elden Ring that are actually designed to be fun first instead of being designed to hit you with microtransactions every second. All you have to do is wake up and look beyond the Call of Duties and NBA 2ks.
Maybe you choose wrong game than
I find skyrim a positive example, as much as the map is big, you feel free to do tasks whenever you feel ready and can take breaks , listening to the soundtrack and watching the stars, never felt stressful playing it
I still think there are good games here and there. I'm just bored of open worlds, over the shoulder movie games, and games as a service.
Absolutely. There are many AA and indie games trying different things and exploring genres (hack 'n' slash, beat 'em up, card games, etc.) that don’t get much love from current AAA games.
Im bored of bad open worlds, bad over the shoulder movie games, and bad games as a service. Thats why i dont pick them.
The problem for me is more obvious. A lot of games are made to only be fun the more you spend on them. Unlocking characters, weapons, etc with money removes the feeling many classic games had, where you had to go through certain tasks or side content to get the item, and it's a really nice thing. Sometimes it's not worth it. Other times it is. But now, it's "pay 19.99 to access Darth Vader" and "pay 9.99 for Darth Vader's Lightsaber."
And then a lot of games should just be movies at this point. Particularly Playstation games, they are meant to be "cinematic experiences" rather than fun jaunts through a world that isn't yours. Pair that with modern messaging and you get games that are out to talk down to you, developers who get on social media to talk down at you for disagreeing that this should be in the game in the first place, etc etc.
All but gone are the days of Twisted Metal in the Triple A space, where it was just mindless fun you could plug into for a few hours and enjoy, alone or with friends. Now it's all one big social experiment cinematic "us vs them" slop that no one wants, all because metrics tell people in suits who don't play games what they think people want, and they won't hear anything otherwise. Nintendo's games are the closest things we get to fun experiences anymore in the Triple A space. Now, I mostly play indie games, and some competitive stuff here and there not for the gameplay but to hang with the boys.
The landscape has changed, and it's not for the best.
With the current quality standard, games takes very long and many people to develop. That makes them very expensive to develop which in turn make games more of a financial product than a creative product.
This is why games aren’t fun anymore, they are simply too commercial.
I was stuck on the last percent of Spyro2 and was gringing the last speedwau I haven't completed. At one point I felt that I should not stop myself because I had beaten the game and moved on to Spyro3 without doing 100% on the last game. It was fun.
I find that for me, getting out in nature is the answer. Going out, touching grass, noticing all the bugs, the sweltering heat or cold, realizing there are other people out there that might want to talk to me, all reminds me why i love playing games lol.
Yea, it drains your social battery and you suddenly feels like spending some time playing, hah. I also find it helpful to keep my consoles out of my home office, so I have a clear split from work time and fun time. Portables help too.
Lol you almost got me haha
Pretty much my thoughts. In my teens, it was just about fun. In my 20's I got into the "this is the only correct way"-rut and started to burn out. In my 30's I just started to play games in the way I wanted and caught so much flak because of it from randos and online acquintances. Now, in my 40's I just couldn't care less about someone whining I'm "doing it wrong". 😁 Challenges and achieves? Sure, if they seem they could be fun to try and do. If I have fun, I'm doing it right. And having kids, I wouldn't even have time to do things "right". I hope it's something I can impart to my kids. Now it's much fun to follow them play on my computer and see them figure things out and celebrate success. Maybe once they get older, I'll be able to play games together with them.
I've had my share of online/competitive gaming as well. Now, I mostly play single player or co-op games, and if it gets boring, I'll just move to something else, no worries. I don't have kids yet, but I definitely plan to play games with them when I do. Will I let them win? No, but that's all part of the experience 😅
There are too many games too accesible. You just need to focus on the few ones you like.
All those content creators made Playing video games their entire carreer and personality.
This is called Burnt out. People with normal jobs are having this all the time.
While you make good points, points I agree with... I think you miss THE key thing. Games literally aren't made as good rn. My examples of this is firstly, what KSP2 could have been vs what it became due to the current industry/market situation. Then secondly indie games with small teams that are mopping the floor with triple a, like stardew, celeste, undertale, valheim, palworld, kenshi, project zomboid.. heck kitten space agency... what rocket league was vs what it became after being bought by triple a.
We're living at a time where money is valued over everything. Art and creativity used to have it's own value now it's being used for it's monetary value rather than it's intrinsic value. Inb all walks of life right now, nothing of intrinsic value is being made. Cheap goods and services everywhere being pumped out for profit rather than for value.
I wanted to keep this video focused on external factors, but you're absolutely right. I talk about indies and other industry issues in some of my other videos.
Because those videos are from people who have played them all, if all you do is gaming it gets boring
or they just play the same three comfort food games like Minecraft or whatever flavor of the month service game
@dannysummers4591 true, these people need fresh air
I tend to agree with @dannysummers4591 I feel like people often stick too much with AAAs and their COD/FIFA/Fortnite and don't try anything different and then things eventually get boring
@@criticalpixels agreed
@@criticalpixels I've recommended indie games to these types, and they just dismiss it because they think its all just meme stuff like goat simulator lol
Just play Balatro and you'll feel fine.
"you should check out games that got better over times and after updates" sooo like... cyberpunk 2077? That you cited a few seconds prior as one of the examples of games on the "not fun" list? lol
I really like Cyberpunk. Played it after the updates and even got the platinum. That said, we shouldn't forget the years of issues before patch 2.0. Not every broken game has a 'recovery story' like this. I was lucky I didn't buy it at launch, but it was rough for a lot of people. You can criticize games for being launched in a bad state, but give them a chance years later if the issues were fixed and at a discount :)
treat yourself with a microphone
is Journey an example you take for Being fun? Journey is boring AF. it has a very small fanbase bc its niche.
Journey was a freaking banger. Got dabbed out with my homie and ran through it in like 90 minutes one night
If you want to enjoy video games, the first step is to quit playing league of legends.
Like, uninstall that shit, right now. I don't care wherher or not you're friends play that shit.
Funnily enough, I've never played it.
5:15 Anyone who takes hustle bros who say this seriously should really reevaluate their thought process.
Sadly, a lot of folks take them seriously. And the funny thing is that, purely by coincidence, they always have the perfect book or training program to unleash your productivity...
Someone cooked here
Most of these people are A) obsessed with only playing “AAA” blockbusters, B) grifters selling the notion that modern games are “woke”, or C) lazy-minded slugs who don’t look beyond CoD, GTA, or Fortnite.
It's not exactly wrong to want only the biggest and the best out of the game industry. With all this technology, yet we are getting so much less in AAA titles.
Modern games are woke tho. So woke bf added disabled colored women in ww2 german army
games aren't woke? lol Dragon Age Veilguard and Dustborn's dialogue is like it was written by a 2014 Tumblr blogger.
D, its always and only about views
New games are TRASH. The only new games i've enjoyed was ghostwire tokyoand doom eternal. A random game in 2010 was like about 10x as fun to play as a random game in 2025. Mostly due to politics and microtransaction.
Sorry doom eternal isnt a new game, so like gjostwire tokyo only i guess.
Why gaming isn't fun anymore: A story of undiagnosed ADHD
you should have started by noting that games today are shallow. The gameplay is just a gimmick of what used to be, and the stories are DEI propaganda.
By the way, racing simulator (outside of F1 and Gran Turismo ) are better than ever
DEI isn't bad, you're just hateful.
@@zoppletee5400 it is bad because it creates inorganic and unappealing characters/stories like in Veilguard. It also doesn't help that its become a forced standard across all gaming, when videogames were already diverse before it.
@dannysummers4591 it's definitely hardcore cope to say video games were diverse.
@@zoppletee5400 the best selling videogame of the 2000's was GTA San Andreas, which starred a black protagonist. Fighting games also always had characters from different parts of the world.
Diversity was never absent from gaming, it just wasn't a forced standard back then.
@@zoppletee5400 what game is DEI ?