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For me, it was after marriage.
20 years ago was 2003, we were well into 3D era by then. Halo was out and we were well on our way to Halo 2. Gamecube had some games that still hold up aesthetically (Luigi's Mansion, Zelda Windwaker) we were well past "barely rendering things on a screen". And people were already whining that the gaming industry was going downhill.
This year had Elden Ring, which to my understanding sucked up a lot of gamers' time and was considered a huge success. It's no surprise talk was so limited when the big early year release was such a time sink. On the other side of the pond Xenoblade 3 released to quite a lot of critical praise and only a small handful of minor, albeit hilarious bugs. 
That's not even getting into the indie side of things. I haven't even played this year's because I'm still catching up on on all the great games that came out in the last couple years. It Takes Two was a phenomenally fun game. Hades was the best roguelike I've ever played (and I've played many). I can't wait to get to this year's set. 
All franchises and studios hit a creative roadblock at sometime or another. Many big successes get tempted by greed and cutting corners at some point or another. Try branching out from the big titles and give newer ones a try. >

There’s tons of amazing games. You’re only focusing on popular games. >

This.
All these games tried to make too many people happy and didn't focus on one thing.
Look at a game like outer wilds, a beautiful game that knows what it wants to be and executes that one thing perfectly. >

Game awards will also appeal to people who like and pay attention to mainstream AAA games. Whereas smaller games might get "indie GOTY" or other smaller side categories. But there's no way some of those games are going to beat out colossus games like Ragnarok or Smellden Ring.  
I can't take OOP's take seriously because looking at game awards for good takes, or only taking AAA titles into consideration is going to neglect the volumes of other great games out there. I mean, I can't even go onto Steam without getting a bit overwhelmed at the depths of options. >

Award events in general is literally just a popularity contest. Doesn't matter how good something or someone is if nobody knows about it. You could have created what is objectively the best game in the world, but if only you have played it, it doesn't matter. 
Stray is a great game, but its not a AAA game so it was obviously not mentioned in that award event. >

There are some golden indie games but due to the heavy concentration of games there is quite a bit of landfill quality games >

Honestly youtuber reviewers are a super helpful resource nowadays. Top 10 lists for whatever category you're looking for have helped me find a ton of great games. And also avoid some sucky ones. >

This is true >

What a surprise, you like the games that made your childhood. Thats normal. It’s called memories, not surprising or unpopular I think. >

I mean you can call it that too. I just always say I lost the will to live but eh, tomato tomato >

Maybe consider that you’re not as into video games as you were as a kid. It’s perfectly normal to not have the time and energy as an adult. I still play call of duty and sometimes I’ll be bored within a couple hours without any fault to the game. 
Besides, there’s tons of games out there indie or AAA that you haven’t touched before that could be your next favorite game. >

Hell I had much more fun playing halo 4 many years ago than I did with Zelda Ocarina of Time a few months ago, even though objectively OoT is like, infinitely better designed, and easier to come back to today, compared to the mess of a game that was halo 4, it was an absolute fucking masterpiece. 
Yet I enjoyed it less and it's almost certainly due to the fact that I'm older and more depressed than when I was a kid who just got an Xbox 360 and any video game you gave me would've been a masterpiece in my eyes. 
Age is honestly one of the biggest factors in terms of enjoyment when it comes to any media and I wish people would stop the whole "old thing good new thing bad" circlejerk cuz the best games releasing today are undeniably an improvement over what was releasing decades ago. >

I stopped reading once you mentioned cyberpunk. It’s been fixed for a very long time now and it’s an absolutely fantastic game. 
I don’t think you’re a gamer as much as you once wanted to be. I beat 49 games last year (I write them all down) so the fact that you can’t find ONE game to play? You’re just not into video games bro. >

Personally, im unimpressed that Cunerpunk was “fixed”. Its what they should have released to begin with. Like congratulating a dad for coming back after  abandoning his family.
Its exactly the fact that these games that are nobodys passion projects coming the market as AAA titles to begin with. >

Are you seriously comparing video games to a dad abandoning his family hahaha okay buddy >

He did so to explain why it’s illogical. Not to say it has the same degree of severity or importance. >

He might as well said hitler is bad and so is cyberpunk. That’s how stupid the comparison was. >

The two situations being of different degrees of severity doesn’t make the comparison stupid. The thing about a logical proposition is that it’ll be the same no matter what you replace X and Y with. >

Yes and that’s not the case with his example. Jfc >

It is. The illogical thing he pointed out was that people are praising the bare minimum, what should always be done. >

Don't bother...it's a little disheartening that this guy got upvoted for hating the concept of simile. Either really likes cyberpunk 77 or really hates his dad. >

Maybe you should stop reading Game Informer and realize that gaming outside of AAA devs exists. >

Is it so hard to want a good triple A game? Indie games are fun but are nowhere near the quality of what a good AAA game can be >


Is it so hard to want a good triple A game? 

...No, it's very easy to want that.  It's hard to get that, yes.

Indie games are fun but are nowhere near the quality of what a good AAA game can be

This made me chuckle. >

I've been gaming for 30+ years and honestly think it's better than ever.  Some of my favorite franchises and developers have declined, but new ones have come up to take their place and some (like Resident Evil) went through a decline in quality but bounced back.  Microtransactions suck, but those are extremely easy to avoid.  Overall, I think writing has gotten better than ever in games.  

How in the world is it possible that 15-20 years ago when we were barely able to render a couple of pixels on the screen

I think you need to revise that timeframe a bit. GTA: Vice City is 20 years ago.  We were doing a lot more than just rendering a couple of pixels then

The last year's game awards says it all, besides Elden Ring and God of War, there was almost no other game mentioned.

For games from this year. I liked Triangle Strategy a lot and am playing Horizon: Forbidden West now which so far is great.  (I also have Bayonetta 3, Midnight Suns, Stray, and Tunic in my backlog). >

And then you take a look at the indie side of things and realize we are in the golden age of gaming.
Video games are art. Soulless corporations don't make good art.
It's like saying the paintings at Walmart aren't as good as the ones done by Michaelangelo lol >

I think most indie games are shovelware garbage.  The difference is that the ones that become well known become that way because they are great games, while the mediocre or bad ones never make it to the public eye at all.  Meanwhile even the worst title from a major developer has a large advertising budget behind it.  It creates a false perception that there's a greater percentage of high quality indie games than there actually is. >

Most of the games that have extreme mainstream popularity are based on something edgy, violent, or morally questionable. Stealing cars and killing cops, or military combat with no small amount of contemporary political controversy worked into the mix. >

Wtf kinda take is that. Minecraft, terraria and stardew valley are 3 very popular games i can say off the top of my head with none of that. League is probably the most popular game of all time, and it doesnt rely on any of that. Pokemon, mario and zelda, 3 of the some of the biggest gaming brands to exist, dont do that. Just because FPS games are popular, doesnt mean they are the only popular games >


The last year's game awards says it all, besides Elden Ring and God of War, there was almost no other game mentioned.

I mean depending on what source you are viewing if you look at the other nominees then you're wrong.  There were games mentioned liked Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Neon White, Horizon Forbidden West, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Tunic, Mario & Rabbids, Vampire Survivors, Immortality etc. >

Elder Scrolls is dead??
Ok then. >

Did you hear anything about elder scrolls since that teaser that dropped 5 years ago? >

You don't hear anything about any of them, that's the way it works. Starfield first, then TES VI, then FO5. It's been said so many times. Doesn't mean it's dead, like Half-Life dead.
It's just gestating. >

You lost your imagination and sense of wonder? >

Ah yes the typical old good new bad mentality. >

Totally agree, I basically only play decade old or more games. Tried a few new ones recently, and none of them are all that great. I guess I'll just mod Skyrim until I die >

Umm, mass effect, elder scrolls, and fallout aren't dead. 
Tes 6 will come after Starfield and fallout 5 after that.
Games of the past were only good because you remember the good games and not the bad ones. >


Tes 6 will come

One dollar please for every time I've heard that >

There is literally no reason to think it won't. It has been announced already. Bethesda does not have a history of canceling games. >

It will come. But will it be good? Given Bethesda's track record lately, unlikely.
Doom Eternal was the only good game they have put out in the last 5 years. Starfield is extremely worrying considering how much detail they have hidden. >

Bethesda didn't make doom...... They only have TES and fallout, and now Stanfield. >

Hot take (on Reddit): gaming becomes exponentially less appealing after high school