WTMG's Heidi Hawes: "I cannot sing the praises of The Pathless enough. While it might not have the depth that some of the bigger games have, it has a just enough of a story to make it interesting. Although, there is a lot to be discovered about the world if you’re willing to spend the time exploring. I can honestly say that I’ve never played a game quite like it. Once you get the hang of the movement system, venturing across the land is a delight. Even the boss fights feel like one fluid dance. It’s an ambitious game, but one that doesn’t overstay its welcome. Without a doubt, this is one path worth traveling."
Gaming has never been better in terms of sheer quality and scale, but folks who fail to take on new experiences always have the opposite to say.
Cherry picking the best examples does not support your argument. The further back you go(within reason, not talking coleco/atari), the easier it is to find a solid, fun, complete experience out the box. Now we literally have charts for releases to let you know if the version u buy is even the full game. Were getting more and more SP games where the game isn't even on the disk, we literally have to research if a game is just a game or a live service platform before getting excited. Sorry no.
Like sure there are still absolute bangers, but they are nowhere near as common and outside those bangers is a sea of trash made by HR departments and investors with no soul, not to mention the AI slop hitting these days. Sure it's always money 1st but 2nd It used to be an industry driven by passion, nerds wanting to make stuff because they had vision, a cool idea, now it's all chasing numbers, data, and trends and examples of too many cooks. I have A broad spectrum of interest when it comes to games and I've always bought all types of games, every generation and this generation. I've bought the fewest amount of games by far, this entire generation and i only have like 15-20games not counting digital only indie games and such. I have over 150ps4 games and over 100 each for ps3, ps2, Wii (great for hidden gems) GameCube, OGXBOX, and other retro consoles.
Things seem to be turning around, i mean look at this years VGAs and Larians speach, but we ain't there yet, and generally speaking, games these days definitely aren't good
ah
so it's the old "anyone who disagree's with me is afraid of change" line
same was said when xbox one restrictions and a lot of the crap was annunce
honestly though, whenever I see a title like this my first thought is "must be from thegamer"
usually i'm either right, or it's exputer
The majority of today's games are disappointing, it's actually more surprising to have a great game come out because we have so many AAA flops. Sure there are enough games to play for the year, especially if you dig into your backlog or play indies and AA games, but I don't think most people will look back at this console generation fondly (unless you own a Switch), nor do I think they'll remember 2024 as a good year for gaming.
Nah no thanks I know better what games I enjoy better then a clickbait site.
I also know my tastes are not mainstream so most games don't appeal to me.
Anyway were all different and enjoy different things.
Amongst all the new PlayStation 5 releases, it's easy to miss some gems. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven most underrated games on PS5.
Returnal: such a great game that got some weird misinformation in the press. Like, if you don't know why lie?
Returnal: Yes.
Destruction AllStars: Hell no.
List lost all credibility right there.
Massive flop.
Returnal is still my favourite PS5 game. A really interesting concept and a fun as hell roguelike.
Gareth writes: "The Pathless is a great experience that will have you engrossed across its six hours or so running time; a lovely world to explore"