cormack12
Gold Member
I've seen people try to highlight games on here and they get passed over. This is a problem of our own making. Hype and expectation is driven by marketing and advertising now. Games are falling through the cracks. Look at the difference between Unravel and Unravel Two. There are lots of games out there and we need to do better as a whole. People are making attempts but we all need to chip in.
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-thread-for-random-indies.1470608/
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/indi...that-would-otherwise-be-lost-to-time.1472173/
Also, dev cycles are longer and games are more derivative of each other so you kind of know what to expect in an ubi-formula game. You know what to expect from the likes of Destiny/Anthem, Fortnite/PUBG, Uncharted/Tomb Raider. Having said that there are plenty of talking points to be had. Let's take the poll about bloodborne v god of war combat. There is a lot to unpick there. Melee, augments, magic, range, combo's etc. but it takes effort to pen them down. Is level design a lost art? Can games be art if they don't endure and have a technology barrier to enjoy; or are they just of artistic merit?
Mainstream media are no longer covering the topics we want to read about, so we need to do it ourselves in our own communities. There's been a growing trend of the last 5-8 years where people are no longer wanting to share their own opinion. They'd rather pick holes in someone else just sharing a semblance of thoughts and it stifles real talk. People are worried to share what they think because of the attitudes and responses.
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-thread-for-random-indies.1470608/
https://www.neogaf.com/threads/indi...that-would-otherwise-be-lost-to-time.1472173/
Also, dev cycles are longer and games are more derivative of each other so you kind of know what to expect in an ubi-formula game. You know what to expect from the likes of Destiny/Anthem, Fortnite/PUBG, Uncharted/Tomb Raider. Having said that there are plenty of talking points to be had. Let's take the poll about bloodborne v god of war combat. There is a lot to unpick there. Melee, augments, magic, range, combo's etc. but it takes effort to pen them down. Is level design a lost art? Can games be art if they don't endure and have a technology barrier to enjoy; or are they just of artistic merit?
Mainstream media are no longer covering the topics we want to read about, so we need to do it ourselves in our own communities. There's been a growing trend of the last 5-8 years where people are no longer wanting to share their own opinion. They'd rather pick holes in someone else just sharing a semblance of thoughts and it stifles real talk. People are worried to share what they think because of the attitudes and responses.