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kenlasalle t1_j2as36m wrote

Nothing is ever the same as it was. That's how time works.

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periphery72271 t1_j2arjku wrote

Been here since pong.

We probably define legendary differently.

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Rumblyguts1969 t1_j2atv0s wrote

Legendaries: You must gather your party before venturing forth, you have died of dysentary, you have been eaten by a grue, and Trebor Sux.

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KungFuHamster t1_j2auga4 wrote

Same. It's like the dudes on the street corners with the placards that read: THE END IS NEAR.

Yeah, whatever. Like the BNL song says, "It's all been done before."

Chillax, brah.

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OverburdenedSyntax t1_j2b6fu6 wrote

HAHAHA I was just thinking this. "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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Secret_Detective3255 t1_j2ataxp wrote

Yeah we know, turning 23 sucks. Games aren't any better or worse, you're just old now.

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BOOT3D t1_j2au7yz wrote

2001-2009 was the golden age to me. Everything gaming related since feels like it's lost its soul.

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onemoretryfriend t1_j2bdg6g wrote

That was the golden age. Then the financial crash led to the studios closing or being bought out.

I would say we’re currently in a decent time right now compared to the 2010’s.

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Winterplatypus t1_j2au9bx wrote

2023 is looking like it will be a great year.

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ThorgilsTheThird t1_j2avp68 wrote

Yeah, it looks like a lot of pandemic delayed stuff is finally coming out.

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___Paladin___ t1_j2arbd2 wrote

Praise Indie. They must live and die by the content and innovation of their titles. A much better player-centric metric than what large studios must play to.

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Equivalent-Ad5087 t1_j2arlfp wrote

I don't think it's true. I agree that will never be the same but probably will be better in the next years.

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NO-MAD-CLAD t1_j2atikn wrote

It's just a matter of watching the giants of the industry fail. If people stop buying from the AAA studios it will allow for new companies to rise. Ones that will not want to repeat the mistakes that lead to the failures of their predecessors.

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ThorgilsTheThird t1_j2aveyr wrote

Eh, I'm pretty that just creates a cyclical thing

->Company rises through good games

->Gets Greedy, starts rushing, abusing MT's, relying too much on loyalty

-> People get tired, company falls

-> New Company rises through good games

-> New Company starts to get greedy

-> Rinse and repeat

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Human nature doesn't change much and we're not great at learning from history.

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NO-MAD-CLAD t1_j2avys4 wrote

A valid point. In the current situation I won't jump to that conclusion though. Mainly because the current state and size of this gaming industry is unprecedented. At least when referring to the releasing of unfinished broken products.

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2arpln wrote

But the thing is its always the same companies and they tend to abuse our loyalty to them by producing crappy games

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ThrowRA2921 t1_j2atlg2 wrote

then dont buy them lol?

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2attfd wrote

I dont but its almost as if im running out of good games and everyone can agree that it takes at least months before a good game can come out

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across-the-styx t1_j2eiybz wrote

No, "everyone" does not agree that.

If you can't find good games in the modern days, you're just not looking hard enough.

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2f3u5w wrote

Or maybe the genre that im interested in is different than yours?

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AtrumX t1_j2at1uh wrote

5-10 years ago is full of poorly executed followup games and clones of games from before then.

I'm obviously biased, but I think the time when online gaming was getting rolling but people were still doing LANs all the time was the best. Halo/Halo 2 are good examples. Halo 2 people were finally grinding it out online, but still dragging PCs, TVs, xbox's, piles of cables, etc. around with them for a fun weekend.

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Yo_Wats_Good t1_j2b0yki wrote

There were also a billion fps games trying to become the next Halo Killer and a vast majority were pretty middling at best.

I guess sorta like with BR and now Extraction shooters.

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Strawbrawry t1_j2au1tt wrote

The fuck are you on about?

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2au7rs wrote

Cod isnt the same, battlefield isnt the same, even god of war isnt the same, many of the franchises we know and love dont produce games like they used to

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Strawbrawry t1_j2awh8x wrote

I mean it's not fifa but cod has barely changed its core... Hell they remade old CODs, BF is the same, God of war is just a movie with prompts and boss battles now. No franchise holds it's value for more than a game or two and then it's just same old shit that people eat up. the last 5-10 years was certainly nothing outstanding aside from VR and maybe gyro controls. After that it's just copy pasta with new graphics or one new mechanic stolen from another "top title".

Shit they remade demon souls 6 times (don't get me wrong, I love the games but they're all the same)

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2b0r46 wrote

Thats what im trying to say, its lost the original feel because its not rlly original at all yk? We need some new ideas some new concepts some new things to explore not just the same storyline except they change some factions here and there

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UrButtLmfaoooo t1_j2au92u wrote

This year has been dropping absolutely top tier games. So I disagree with the notion that “legendary” gaming era is over. Maybe games hit different because you were younger but i think the age of gaming is absolutely on the rise and is going to keep getting better

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Apollyonlives OP t1_j2aufez wrote

That is possible maybe the type of games im used to are different than rn so that is a possibility

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dat_potatoe t1_j2av0dy wrote

People are really nostalgic for 2017?

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LocalAfter4312 t1_j2au6h0 wrote

... You know things are exactly the same as they've been, right? Like, for 40 plus years. Nothing's really changed...

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Goobaka t1_j2aveao wrote

As soon as incredible amounts of effort in exchange for amazing stats, items, etc.. was made possible with pay to play or even upgrades locked behind pay to play - that’s when golden age of gaming died.

Let me pay my $60+ for the full game. :(

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Firvulag t1_j2b0ggb wrote

Gaming has never been better.

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NewtypeLizard0083 t1_j2dvfyo wrote

Golden age of gaming is different for everyone brody there is no definitive

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