I really think almost all the games I've played since 2008 or so have been a massive step down from the golden oldies. So much so that I have sold my Ps3 and uninstalled steam.
There are a few gems I have enjoyed - Red Dead Redemption was pretty good (but only if you turned off auto aim you sissies), Bioshock, Fallout 3 wasn't too bad (VATs is a god damn joke though, that got boring after 20 minutes), I'll mention Borderlands later.... but all in all I generally feel ripped off when I pay for a game.
Linear gameplay - Compared MGS4 to MGS1, 2, or 3..... It just BAFFLES me that people think 4 is the best one. You pretty much walk in a straight line for the entire game... There's no camo or hiding or anything - just prop against a wall and automatically blend in. Cinematic moments (like crawling on the ground while dying.... getting attacked by mindless waves of banshee cyborgs...) are contrived and played out the exact same way every time. The Drebin system was a joke. Even though it contained a bunch of different guns - they really all functioned the same and served the same purpose. And farming soldiers for points does not add depth to a single player stealth game - it adds **** gameplay that isn't fun. Call of Duty wants you to press square to repel a dog or press X to watch something blow up? BORING! Far Cry 2 wants you to hit square so you can watch yourself suffer from malaria? Seriously?
In Mass Effect 2 I found some thugs that wanted to assassinate the colony ruler chick.... Seeking to get some power in this colony I decided to go warn her of the plot. She told me to 'deal with it'. I went and found the thugs - and after choosing the dialogue option "I will kill you!" it literally just showed a video clip of me blasting the dudes with my pistol. I didn't even get to shoot them myself IN A GOD DAMN SHOOTING GAME! I spent 25 minutes playing the game to not actually engage in any real gameplay? (and the gameplay itself was nothing to write home about)
Content - It's lacking. You can pay $60 for a game that takes 6 hours and is chock full of the aforementioned cinematic moments (which will be exactly the same the next time you play through, even if it is on Hard). Most MP shooters ship with 10 maps.
Co-Op - Does this exist anymore? Do kids not go to each others houses these days? Borderlands was a decent game - but it had split screen. Me and my brother got to relive our childhood of sitting there and working towards a common goal. I know some games like Gears of War have it, but I don't enjoy that at all.
Server Issues and Lag - I understand this is an overwhelming issue that plagues everything on the internet - but games will sacrifice all optimization and opt for a half *** launch full of lag as long as the game looks polished on the outside.
Biting off more than they can chew - All these game companies sit down and re-invent the wheel every time they launch a game. They make a new engine or they build an entire new physics system, they spend tons of time on super sweet art direction and music direction, they hire a celebrity for the voice. The result is a stunning intro, a super sweet opening mission, a flawless presentation of an epic world that you will now virtually becoming a part of, a sweet transition from basic game play you are familiar with into more specified mechanics that you think will evolve into a truly robust and engaging experience............. And then you do the same **** for 3 hours and fight a boss and watch a ****ty contrived ending and it's over. They start carving a masterpiece with a chisel from the finest marble then realize the dead line is in 2 weeks and they won't get paid if its not done.
Crap game play - This is really just an opinion and has no foundation in fact.... but pretty much every sequel has fallen short of it's predecessor - From Metal Gear Solid to Call of Duty to Battlefield to Red Orchestra to Turok to Perfect Dark to Fallout to Mario to Castlevania to Metroid to Super Smash Bros to Armored Core to Deus Ex to Zelda to Grand Theft Auto to Starfox to Wolfenstein to Unreal Tournament to Red Faction to Tom Clancey games to 007.... hell I even feel like Street Fighter got worse! Really the only series that has noticeably improved is Madden, and I don't like football. Guitar Hero is okay I guess, but I spend 1 or 2 hours a day playing a real guitar so I have no need for that.
I remember when I would walk into a Blockbuster and pick up some game I had never heard of.... Armored Core? Wow this game is great! Goldeneye? Got old after the first 3,000 hours. Turok? Never heard of him but this is incredible! Wolfenstein: ET? A free download can't possibly have good multiplayer! Mystical Ninja? looked stupid - but wow here's like 40 hours of gameplay with different weapons and characters and an explorable world and boss fights! Breath of Fire 3? Never played the first two but sure I'll take 100 hours of excellent adventure! Hexen? This look like the 80's.... this can't possi- MOM HOLD ME!
You know if all these iGeneration ****tards weren't so preoccupied with HD high resolution multi-monitor 3D bloom effect and contrived repetitive single player we could have a multiplayer FPS that has -
-Tons of content - Maps, weapons, items, skins, trains, planes, boats, game modes, classes,
-Tons of custom options for gameplay - Realism, load outs, ammo, gravity, lethality,
-Very little lag
-Dedicated servers
-Perfect hit detection
-Perfect bullet physics
-Perfect rag dolls
-Perfect sound
-Perfect server browser and features
-Perfect organizing features for friends, squads, and clans
-Active interaction with the environment
-Destructible environments, bullet penetration, breathing system, cover system, wounding system, etc.
-70 or 80 or 100 player servers
-Large maps
-An inventory system
-Mods - That casual people will actually be able to work on extensively and not have to study forums to understand
-No bugs
-Optimized to run on anything (why WoW is successful)
-Direct community initiated input to resolve issues
But instead, year after year, billions and billions of dollars are circulated ON RECYCLED GARBAGE!!!
There are a few gems I have enjoyed - Red Dead Redemption was pretty good (but only if you turned off auto aim you sissies), Bioshock, Fallout 3 wasn't too bad (VATs is a god damn joke though, that got boring after 20 minutes), I'll mention Borderlands later.... but all in all I generally feel ripped off when I pay for a game.
Linear gameplay - Compared MGS4 to MGS1, 2, or 3..... It just BAFFLES me that people think 4 is the best one. You pretty much walk in a straight line for the entire game... There's no camo or hiding or anything - just prop against a wall and automatically blend in. Cinematic moments (like crawling on the ground while dying.... getting attacked by mindless waves of banshee cyborgs...) are contrived and played out the exact same way every time. The Drebin system was a joke. Even though it contained a bunch of different guns - they really all functioned the same and served the same purpose. And farming soldiers for points does not add depth to a single player stealth game - it adds **** gameplay that isn't fun. Call of Duty wants you to press square to repel a dog or press X to watch something blow up? BORING! Far Cry 2 wants you to hit square so you can watch yourself suffer from malaria? Seriously?
In Mass Effect 2 I found some thugs that wanted to assassinate the colony ruler chick.... Seeking to get some power in this colony I decided to go warn her of the plot. She told me to 'deal with it'. I went and found the thugs - and after choosing the dialogue option "I will kill you!" it literally just showed a video clip of me blasting the dudes with my pistol. I didn't even get to shoot them myself IN A GOD DAMN SHOOTING GAME! I spent 25 minutes playing the game to not actually engage in any real gameplay? (and the gameplay itself was nothing to write home about)
Content - It's lacking. You can pay $60 for a game that takes 6 hours and is chock full of the aforementioned cinematic moments (which will be exactly the same the next time you play through, even if it is on Hard). Most MP shooters ship with 10 maps.
Co-Op - Does this exist anymore? Do kids not go to each others houses these days? Borderlands was a decent game - but it had split screen. Me and my brother got to relive our childhood of sitting there and working towards a common goal. I know some games like Gears of War have it, but I don't enjoy that at all.
Server Issues and Lag - I understand this is an overwhelming issue that plagues everything on the internet - but games will sacrifice all optimization and opt for a half *** launch full of lag as long as the game looks polished on the outside.
Biting off more than they can chew - All these game companies sit down and re-invent the wheel every time they launch a game. They make a new engine or they build an entire new physics system, they spend tons of time on super sweet art direction and music direction, they hire a celebrity for the voice. The result is a stunning intro, a super sweet opening mission, a flawless presentation of an epic world that you will now virtually becoming a part of, a sweet transition from basic game play you are familiar with into more specified mechanics that you think will evolve into a truly robust and engaging experience............. And then you do the same **** for 3 hours and fight a boss and watch a ****ty contrived ending and it's over. They start carving a masterpiece with a chisel from the finest marble then realize the dead line is in 2 weeks and they won't get paid if its not done.
Crap game play - This is really just an opinion and has no foundation in fact.... but pretty much every sequel has fallen short of it's predecessor - From Metal Gear Solid to Call of Duty to Battlefield to Red Orchestra to Turok to Perfect Dark to Fallout to Mario to Castlevania to Metroid to Super Smash Bros to Armored Core to Deus Ex to Zelda to Grand Theft Auto to Starfox to Wolfenstein to Unreal Tournament to Red Faction to Tom Clancey games to 007.... hell I even feel like Street Fighter got worse! Really the only series that has noticeably improved is Madden, and I don't like football. Guitar Hero is okay I guess, but I spend 1 or 2 hours a day playing a real guitar so I have no need for that.
I remember when I would walk into a Blockbuster and pick up some game I had never heard of.... Armored Core? Wow this game is great! Goldeneye? Got old after the first 3,000 hours. Turok? Never heard of him but this is incredible! Wolfenstein: ET? A free download can't possibly have good multiplayer! Mystical Ninja? looked stupid - but wow here's like 40 hours of gameplay with different weapons and characters and an explorable world and boss fights! Breath of Fire 3? Never played the first two but sure I'll take 100 hours of excellent adventure! Hexen? This look like the 80's.... this can't possi- MOM HOLD ME!
You know if all these iGeneration ****tards weren't so preoccupied with HD high resolution multi-monitor 3D bloom effect and contrived repetitive single player we could have a multiplayer FPS that has -
-Tons of content - Maps, weapons, items, skins, trains, planes, boats, game modes, classes,
-Tons of custom options for gameplay - Realism, load outs, ammo, gravity, lethality,
-Very little lag
-Dedicated servers
-Perfect hit detection
-Perfect bullet physics
-Perfect rag dolls
-Perfect sound
-Perfect server browser and features
-Perfect organizing features for friends, squads, and clans
-Active interaction with the environment
-Destructible environments, bullet penetration, breathing system, cover system, wounding system, etc.
-70 or 80 or 100 player servers
-Large maps
-An inventory system
-Mods - That casual people will actually be able to work on extensively and not have to study forums to understand
-No bugs
-Optimized to run on anything (why WoW is successful)
-Direct community initiated input to resolve issues
But instead, year after year, billions and billions of dollars are circulated ON RECYCLED GARBAGE!!!
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