The Problems with Excessively Large Games

Developers are afraid of setting a new standard as good as Baldur's Gate 3.

The gaming community has been engaged in a rage cycle sparked by an offhand Twitter thread.

Games don't need to be as large as Baldur's Gate 3 to be good and well-made.

🎮 The increasing size and complexity of games requires more resources and poses challenges for the industry.

💰 Expecting all games to achieve the same level of scale and polish as top AAA titles is unrealistic and unsustainable.

⏳ Investing money, time, and development staff in games does not guarantee quality, but it does come with risk.

⚡️ Enabling studios to learn from their mistakes and not pressure every project to be huge and intricate.

🔥 Big does not necessarily mean good in the gaming industry, and pushing for gigantic scales can result in bloated, predatory, and unfulfilling games.

💡 Developers should be open to learning from successful games like Baldur's Gate 3 to improve their own games for customers.

Some gamers are complaining about the size of video games and the lack of improvement.

There is a need for deeper insight and understanding to have productive conversations about video game development.

There is a responsibility for journalists and influencers to do proper research before spreading misinformation.

🎮 The modern gamer is dissatisfied with the gaming industry due to overpromising and underdelivering of big games.

💰 Corporations prioritize profit over the satisfaction of gamers, leading to worsening conditions for developers.

🤔 There is no simple or objective answer to why games are too big, but it involves a dark and twisted pipeline and the disconnect between consumers and AAA developers.

:moneybag: The monetization strategies of game developers, specifically in large gaming companies, are designed to maximize profits.

:video_game: Gamers are conditioned to believe that bigger games with more features are better, even though this may not always be the case.

:chart_with_upwards_trend: The current market and consumer behavior reward these monetization strategies, leading to record profits for game publishers.

🎮 The video discusses why games are becoming increasingly large in size.

🤔 It emphasizes the importance of understanding the game development process and asking new questions about video games.

💬 The video suggests having meaningful conversations about game development rather than just complaining or supporting rage bait.