Yeah, its true. Gaming broke my heart. Coming all the way from the NES to the PS3. So so much has changed. Yeah the graphics got more flashier and the gameplay got all complex, but thats not my point. There was a time when you didn't care what console you had. A PS1 was no different from a N64. Now when I think of video games I think of "Fanboys". Its really bad. So much changed so fast. When the economy fell the prices rose. Its a hard time for alot of people right now and these gaming companys are throwing these ads at people who can't afford what their advertising. It wasn't always like that. There was a time when a newer console was somewhat "expected" to be in your friends living rooms. Now if you have a PS3 people look at you like your rich. And my #1 thing that has changed, is the fun-factor. When it really comes down to it I had more fun playing Crash Bandicoot that Call of Duty 4. Games were so much simpiler that they were funner than they are today. And for anyone to sit here and tell me gaming is more fun now is just ridiculous. So thats whay Gaming broke my heart. I miss the gaming golden age.
Lately, a number of notorious difficult ARPGs have added difficulty options. Is that a good thing or does it ruin the experience?
As long as it is just an option, it is totally okay, but it's also OKAAAAY! To simply ignore that option.
Long as fromsoft never does it. This was only expected since the soulslike genre is so popular now.
Stuff like this really shows that people completely missed the point of that argument. The argument was never that souls likes shouldn't have a difficulty option. The argument was that if someone makes a game, particularly souls likes, that did not want to include difficulty options, that you should just respect that instead of demanding and berating the developers to add them.
I see the lack of difficulty settings as one of the key traits that defines a Soulslike. It’s not just about being challenging. It’s about how the game is built around that challenge, expecting you to learn through failure and grow by mastering its systems. Once you introduce difficulty options, you’re changing that foundation. You’re giving players a way around the intended experience, actually you are killing the whole idea of a "intended experience".
That doesn’t make the game worse, necessarily, but at that point, it’s just not a Soulslike anymore. It's a action RPG.
IGN: Microsoft has announced a collaboration with AMD for the next Xbox console - which sounds a lot like a gaming PC.
I think what most are struggling with is the concept of a console that is NOT a closed platform.
An open one. You're used to being locked in.
Exactly. If I can run Steam, Epic, and GOG, as well, it will be interesting to see and consider getting one. My first branded Xbox since 360.
Saying, “working closely with the Windows team to make Windows the number one gaming platform.” is not the same as saying the console is going to play PC games.
If they are telling you they are making a console and all this other stuff, why not just say the console is going to support PC? Why play coy about it?
To me it seems like more of a reply to the fact that they have a Rog Ally that they are trying to sell but has terrible performance because of Windows 11 and they are simply trying to convince people to buy it.
In an embarrassment for Microsoft, SteamOS seems to destroy Windows 11 on gaming performance and battery life, as well as usability
https://www.windowscentral....
Every generation people say Xbox is going to play PC games then it doe
As opposed to "open platform", it´s gonna be *more open* instead. That´s the main difference that some people still don´t realized.
The Xbox Next will continue and be your conventional home console. However it that will bring a revolutionary innovation to console market by bridge the gap and blur the line between console and PC gaming.
Literally the best of both worlds!
Square Enix has been expanding its multiplatform releases, including Final Fantasy XVI. A port for the Nintendo Switch 2 may be on the menu.
go dl 1942: Joint Strike
haha <3
Battletoads and Double Dragons broke my thumbs...and yet I went back to it every day. I still enjoy gaming, at least when I play it, or play with my friends. I don't enjoy the back and forth banter about it all.
yes I agree with you 100% man
gaming today seems focus on graphics without having a strong heart
remember games like perfect dark,shadowman,turok 2,conker:bad fur day and many more
today the industry just seems to have a sh!t load of craapy,soulless,and unispired games,mainly fps games,just the same old crap(unreal engine)
even more shamful,nextgen tech didn't help them just take a look at turok on 360\ps3 and pdz,compare them to their classics(two gens behind) and its nothing like the good'ol games
too many sucky games,even our best games turns to utter garbage(pdz,halo3,gta4,turok)
More fun? No, but not less fun. It is equally fun. However, I would not have a lot of fun if companies released games the same way they were 20 years ago. Not only that, but games have advanced a lot in other fronts, not just graphics, but production values in general. And to me, that has made the games have a lot more variety, made them more interesting.
So basically, games are still fun, but now they are more entertaining. Entertainment is not necessarily "fun", indigo prophecy or resident evil are not fun; however, they are very entertaining, and they cause emotions which are the opposite of fun, which is what makes me enjoy gaming even more, since I am not a child anymore. See what I'm saying?
so because games are more advanced now and days, games aren't as fun? You really make no sense with what you wrote. This is why each generation is called "the next-gen." As processors become more advanced and more RAM is available in games on consoles, games will be more complex and more realistic. To say something like Crash Bandicoot is more fun than COD4 s complete opinion. As for trying to generalize that if someone thinks games were more fun back in the day than they are now and days is "ridiculous" is not only your opinion, but retarded. If you don't want your games to become more complex, keep with your PS1, PS2, N64, or NES, but don't try to hate on people who want gaming to advance. I for one want games to take time to learn, and take time to master and not just be 2 buttons on one controller, I want to use all 13 buttons, and have to use them all to conquer the game, thats why its "next-gen" not just because of graphics.