The Decline of Modern Gaming: Lack of Innovation and Neglected Fan Desires

🎮 Modern gaming is characterized by broken code and high budgets.

💔 AAA games often launch in a buggy state and fail to entertain players.

💸 Despite the flaws, gamers continue to buy these games.

😒 The gaming industry lacks organization and is driven by cynicism.

🎮 Modern gaming has shifted from fun and engaging matches to skill-based matchmaking and progression pressure.

💸 The industry is focused on re-releases and charging for the same games, causing frustration among gamers.

🔧 Game developers often fail to deliver on promises, resulting in delayed fixes and abandoned projects.

🎮 Backwards compatibility is important for playing old games.

🕹️ Sony and Nintendo should prioritize game emulation for their back catalog.

💡 Creativity in gaming has declined, with modern games lacking excitement.

🔀 Being fun is more important than being a cinematic masterpiece.

🌟 New original IPs often prioritize graphics over immersive gameplay.

🎮 Modern gaming is criticized for lacking engaging narratives and addictive gameplay.

🔍 Ubisoft's games are seen as checklist-driven and lacking innovation, which has negatively impacted the gaming industry.

💸 Ubisoft Plus subscription service is questioned for its value, as the company has released very few highly acclaimed games in the past decade.

🔁 Far Cry series is criticized for repetitive gameplay and lack of innovation over the years.

🎩 Valve is praised for its influential games and contribution to the PC gaming industry with the Steam platform.

🕹️ Half-Life was released in 1998 and is still immersive and holds up well today.

🔥 Valve created masterpieces and innovative games, including a sequel to Half-Life and a puzzle game with a catchy song.

🎮 Valve has a strong and consistent community that mod their games and create engaging mechanics.

📦 EA Sports introduced the controversial Ultimate Team mode, which revolves around loot boxes.

🏈⚽🏀 EA Sports big label released exciting and fun games like NFL Street, SSX, NBA Street, and FIFA Street.

🎮 SSX and NFL Street were popular sports games in the past.

🤼‍♂️ These games were fast-paced, exaggerated, and easy to pick up and play.

🔥 The games provided exhilarating experiences with unique features like DJ scratch records and game breaker scores.

💪 Unlike modern games, mastering these games had a definitive skill ceiling and didn't involve online competition.

🕹️ Other notable games from the past include Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Crash Team Racing, Spyro the Dragon, Halo campaigns, and rhythm games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

⚡️ Modern gaming is criticized for the overuse of color-blocked low poly aesthetics and roguelike gameplay.

🎮 Consoles have had a slower evolution compared to PC gaming, resulting in sacrifices in cutting-edge technology.

💿 Digital sales have negatively impacted physical sales, risking the longevity and ownership of games in the future.

💬 Discord is criticized for its user interface, notifications, excessive rules, and bot-generated spam.

🎯 Modern gaming has become more demanding and overwhelming, requiring continuous upkeep and involvement.