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[YukiOnna]

I dunno I've had a good time with what I've bought & played. Maybe you should expand your horizons or change your perspective and find a niche, I'm sure you'll find enjoyment somewhere and be excited again.

Giving up and becoming jaded is boring.

 

[A Most Virtuous Cat]

You better temper your expectations on that one more than any other release in years.

dang, you might be right; it could be disapointing....

 

[GHG]

Come on G, you know Im not that extreme

It's the writing, humor, and design Im dicey on now that the old guard is long gone.

That's exactly why I think they will go that route though. I'm not sure they even have the capacity to come up with something worthy of continuing the legacy of the series from a SP perspective. That combined with the fact that it's the multiplayer that has been the primary area of success for them in recent years, I struggle to not see the writing on the wall.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Whats the deal with Forza

I thought it "destroys" GT7

 

[AV]

Love that Forza of all things was the nail in the coffin apparently.

The car goes round in circles fast! Just play the last one. Or Gran Turismo.

 

[Chuck Berry]

That's exactly why I think they will go that route though. I'm not sure they even have the capacity to come up with something worthy of continuing the legacy of the series from a SP perspective. That combined with the fact that it's the multiplayer that has been the primary area of success for them in recent years, I struggle to not see the writing on the wall.

It's Logical Mondays with your host, GHG.

Now Im sad.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Forza has been the final nail in the coffin.

From this point forward, I just don't see me getting excited about game releases anymore. Every AAA developer is full of shit. Graphical downgrades, dishonest information, predatory mechanics, blah blah fucking blah, and every release is a shit show. I'm over it.

When your game goes on sale for a third of what you sold it for, and everything is patched up to the point where it actually resembles what was promised, I'll buy.

Short of that, get bent. AAA gaming is a lost cause. Fucking burn it.

OP. It just means you've been putting your faith in the wrong games and studios.

Games like RDR 2, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, TLOU 2, Hogwart's Legacy, Spider-Man, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart were all fantastic on day one. I've already pre-ordered Spider-Man 2 which I'll be playing on launch day, because I trust PlayStation Studios and Insomniac to deliver a high-quality and polished product.

Unbiased previews (hard to find, I know) can also help. For example, all reviewers have confirmed that they didn't encounter any bugs or glitches in Spider-Man 2 in their 2-hour of hands-on gameplay. If you trust a reviewer, and they confirm this stuff, you can still buy into that product and get hyped.

Life is too short to not enjoy the things you like and to not get hyped for your hobby.

 

[SlimySnake]

Honestly, Starfield has been the only major disappointment for me so far this year. Even FF16 which I ended up disliking lived up to the hype for the first 20 hours or so before becoming a snoozefest with some incredible setpieces thrown in every 10 hours.

RE4, Zelda, Star Wars have all lived up to the hype. Forza's downgrade and PC issues aside seems to be a very good game with some stunning visuals despite the downgrade.

 

[R6Rider]

Developers realizing they can announce a game 8 years earlier, only to actually start working on it 2 years before release by overworking their employees to release a barely functional game and still see massive profit:

 

[Windom Earle]

I mostly stick to Japanese games these days because they tend to have better QA, gameplay and less woke shit. Western AAA is dead to me mostly. Look at Capcom or Lies of P for example. And Nintendo of course.

 

[Guerilla Munch]

Funny how Nintendo and Sony don't seem to have major issues with their flagship first party releases.

 

[acm2000]

why get on the hype train in the first place? ignore the hype and play games you like the look of fresh and free from bullshit, i loved Starfield and now im playing Phantom Liberty without evening knowing what review scores it even got.

from tomorrow i will be jumping between forza and phantom liberty thanks to quick resume and hopefully getting it finished in time for alan wake 2.

 

[b0uncyfr0]

Play the game two years after release. Winning strategy I tell ya.

 

[German Hops]

Whats the deal with Forza

I thought it "destroys" GT7

DenchDeckard , GET IN THIS THREAD!

 

[Badlucktroll]

The hype train ain't going nowhere as long as these guys are still around:

And, lord willing, Konami shall also return

 

[bitbydeath]

Yeh it wouldn't surprise me if they scrapped the single player and went multiplayer only for that one.

Most of their sales are from single player.

 

[ChuckeRearmed]

Who knows. I just enjoying playing games.

 

[StereoVsn]

Dude, this is exactly how I felt when Metallica released their first ballad. Fuck those sell outs.

You might say they will forever be Unforgiven!

 

[Syphon Filter]

AAA games been a joke for almost a decade.

 

[VideoGameEnjoyer]

A hype train for Forza was your first mistake. We doing a Madden or 2K hype train next?

 

[TGO]

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Have 5 games preordered for just this month alone lol. 2023 hype train never stops!

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

TGO will always be my hype train conductor...

choo choo motherfuckers .\.___{o.0}___./.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Spider-man 2 releases in 10 days OP. Chill.

No reason for the hype train for this one for me personally. We all know what we're getting. Another Ubi influenced, checkbox, cinematic open worlder with insane production values and probably a lot of forced diversity and socio political bullshit shoehorned in to keep the blue hairs and kids collecting their disability checks at bay.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

This year in particular, we had an extremely large number of good games.

 

[Danjin44]

No reason for the hype train for this one for me personally. We all know what we're getting. Another Ubi influenced, checkbox, cinematic open worlder with insane production values and probably a lot of forced diversity and socio political bullshit shoehorned in to keep the blue hairs and kids collecting their disability checks at bay.

For me personally anything Marvel related is opposite of hype.....buying that game is asking for having bad time and at that point that my own fault rather gaming industry as whole.

 

[RoboFu]

Whats the deal with Forza

I thought it "destroys" GT7

but it doesn't destroy the narrative. Remember hype = fanboy thoughts x 100000 to the other team. It's like when the Switch 2 comes out every fanboy is going to be going " remember when Nintendo fans said it was going to be more powerful than a ps2!!??" ... when they are the ones who have mostly said that.

 

[Danjin44]

Not enough GaaS and live service games for you this year?

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Hype is for suckers and noobs.

 

[Shifty1897]

Bruh, play games from good developers. Tears of the Kingdom, FF16, Armored Core 6. All great games, basically no bugs. It can be done.

 

[ReBurn]

Whats the deal with Forza

I thought it "destroys" GT7

Depends on where they put the traffic cones.

People still giving in to hype is the real tragedy here.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Not enough GaaS and live service games for you this year?

I'm mature enough to recognize quality in the SP space. I'll give Baldurs Gate 3 props, even though it's not my type of game. Everything else looks overhyped and overinflated, with very little long term impact. The marketing branch of this industry desperately wants 2023 to be..."OMG one fo the best years ever! Buy buy buy!"

 

[Spyxos]

I barely had anything to play last year, and other than Elden Ring and God of War, I don't really remember anything. This year I don't have enough time to even play through all these great games.

 

[cireza]

Rejoice OP. Now that you have seen the light, you can finally discover the world of AA and indy games.

You will have no expectations. And the best, most pleasing surprises every once in a while.

 

[Danjin44]

I'm mature enough to recognize quality in the SP space. I'll give Baldurs Gate 3 props, even though it's not my type of game. Everything else looks overhyped and overinflated, with very little long term impact. The marketing branch of this industry desperately wants 2023 to be..."OMG one fo the best years ever! Buy buy buy!"

I dont know what exact that means? I playing games Armored Core VI and Resident Evil 4 Remake and enjoying crap out of them so to me the HYPE was definitely justified.

 

[bender]

I dont know what exact that means? I playing games Armored Core VI and Resident Evil 4 Remake and enjoying crap out of them so to me the HYPE was definitely justified.

 

[Danjin44]

Have 5 games preordered for just this month alone lol. 2023 hype train never stops!

 

[phant0m]

Just dont buy microsoft games lol.

This year has been awesome gaming wise for me, one of the best in recent memory.

Same. I feel OP’s vibe but 2023 has been an absolute banger, especially compared to the perpetual disappointment land of 2021 and 2022.

PC ports are still a dumpster fire but as a whole the industry has DELIVERED this year.

Hogwarts? Banger
Metroid Prime Remaster? Banger
RE4R? Banger
Diablo IV? Great
Jedi Survivor? Great (PC is trash)
Remnant II? Banger
BG3? GOTG
Hi-Fi Rush? Surprise (literal) banger
FFXVI? Banger
SF6? Banger
TOTK? Banger
AC6? Great
Sons of the Forest? Banger
Octopath II? Great
Starfield? Great. Will bang when mods come out.
Phantom Liberty? Banger

and we ain’t done yet

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I dont know what exact that means? I playing games Armored Core VI and Resident Evil 4 Remake and enjoying crap out of them so to me the HYPE was definitely justified.

It's hard for me to put stock in any one gamers opinion about a certain game. I care about the key metrics. I don't think anything had any lasting effect on the industry. Great years influence the future of the industry. 2023 just had a lot of formulaic games that will largely be forgotten by 2024, IMO.

 

[bender]

Same. I feel OP’s vibe but 2023 has been an absolute banger,

Hi-Fi rush was a nice surprise but nothing else has really blown me away. Still a solid year though.

 

[SJRB]

Phantom Liberty delivered, 1000%.

 

[Danjin44]

It's hard for me to put stock in any one gamers opinion about a certain game. I care about the key metrics. I don't think anything had any lasting effect on the industry. Great years influence the future of the industry. 2023 just had a lot of formulaic games that will largely be forgotten by 2024, IMO.

thats mostly true for you since you are much more into social gaming, Fortnite and all that type of stuff, I will never forget great experience like Armored Core VI same way I didn't forget games like Sekiro.


I will never forget great experiences.

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[LakeOf9]

You forgetting....

Yes, 13 Sentinels people, their next game looks amazing too

I wish they would support PC though

 

[LakeOf9]

It's hard for me to put stock in any one gamers opinion about a certain game. I care about the key metrics. I don't think anything had any lasting effect on the industry. Great years influence the future of the industry. 2023 just had a lot of formulaic games that will largely be forgotten by 2024, IMO.

Yeah, this is dumb. Games like TOTK, RE4, and BG3 will not be forgotten for years, if ever.

There have been some amazing experiences this year.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

thats mostly true for you since you are much more into social gaming, Fortnite and all that type of stuff, I will never forget great experience like Armored Core VI same way I didn't forget games like Sekiro.


I will never forget great experiences.

We're judging the year using two vastly different rubrics. Both are valid. I'm glad you enjoyed 2023.

 

[Dr.brain64]

Just preordered talos 2. CHOOO CHOOOOOOO

 

[Danjin44]

I wish they would support PC though

Vanillaware:

 

[ChoosableOne]

You bought the wrong ticket son.

 

[Phase]

Yep, you've reached the "fed up" stage. Let it flow through you. You will now make more intelligent purchasing decisions and will thank yourself for it.