Most players don't finish the games they start. Is it any wonder, then, that endings get short-changed?
They don't make games like this anymore.
Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.
Agreed with those sentiments. The quality of the CPU controlled characters make or break a stealth game and they are pretty poor in all the Splinter Cell games by today's standard. This is what led me to playing Spies vs Mercs all the time in later games just to get a better stealth experience from a real person. Arguably Sony are making better stealth games albeit not Tom Clancy stuff.
You should stick with fortnite or one of the countless bloodborne style games then. What a joke.
I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.
They are making a remake, I think. I loved the original game when it was released, but I tried to play it again in recent years and just couldn't get on with it. The same with the older Hitman games.
Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.
Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.
If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard
As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights
XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.
It always blows my mind seeing these stats over the years, how so many games go unfinished. Imagine never finding out Samus was a woman, that Big Boss was still alive, that Booker was Comstock or that it was all just Mario's dream?
I can't count how many times games got better later in the campaign and all the cool sights and sounds, mechanics and moments I'd have missed otherwise.
Very good article. I am currently going through my backlog now and feeling quite well with myself due to it. Not only did I experience timeless endings ranging from NES era and beyond but by the time I am done, any current games I've felt on the fence of buying will drop in price so it's somewhat a win-win. It always feels good marking another X on my checklist.
Maybe these new games just aren't as engaging as older games so the player gets bored and stops playing.
games these days are massive. they need to be really enjoyable or engaging for me to want to finish them.
I prefer linear games with good story telling and pacing. games like tlou, uncharted, dark souls I'll definitely play till the end.
personally I can't finish most open world games. I get bored of the mundane tasks and it starts to feel like a chore.