The games have lost their excitement.
The games have lost their excitement.
I'm in the same boat sometimes. It's the new games that get worse every year (imo). Nowadays I mostly stick to games I've played over and over again, but I still enjoy them more than most new titles. Even recent hits like Palworld or Helldivers 2 didn't appeal to me. What really lit my flame a few years ago was when I tried Dark Souls. That experience got the ball rolling again, and the genre turned out to be home to my favorite games of all time, which had been sitting in front of me all along. I was just too afraid to try something new and all the talk about the difficulty of these games always put me off. Now my taste has completely changed and I feel bored and like I'm being spoon-fed if the game doesn't try to challenge me. Over time, I've just come to accept that 99% of the games that come out aren't made for me anymore. Every once in a while, one of those 1% comes out and I get another game to add to the collection that I play through from time to time. I haven't bought a new game since Elden Ring came out, and that's okay. And many of these 1%ers have modding support, allowing you to experience new playthroughs over and over again. These are a few examples of my favorite games that never get old for me: - Dark Souls: Remastered - Dark Souls 3 - Bloodborne - Elden Ring - Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - Terraria (+mods) - The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim (+mods) - Cyberpunk 2077 (+mods) - Siege of Avalon - Brütal Legend - Mordhau - Fallout 4 (+mods)
I’m looking to step outside my usual routine. Used to enjoy shooters, but eventually moved into survival and crafting games. The adrenaline hits when you take down enemies and they don’t stay down. I think revisiting older titles could be fun—like when Dead Space 2 was released, I really wanted to play it but didn’t have funds. Time went by, and then I stumbled upon it again for just a few dollars. Now I’m questioning whether the original remake worth $20 is worth it after all that time.
Consider the number of games released each year. There could be fewer than 100 Triple A titles, alongside a smaller number of big studio projects—especially considering recent challenges—and many indie games that struggle to get noticed. Even if all Triple A releases are mediocre, there are still plenty of other titles available to explore and compare. That figure doesn't include games from publishers or developers that have been shut down, nor does it account for older releases that remain accessible.
well yeah... i dont think my post got across what i wanted to say: stop playing trashy "AAA" games that basically always play the same and the "problem" should hopefully go away. idc what other games you play, they're probably all better than *most* "AAA" games... (personally i don't like "indies" especially not ones that are published by big publishers and thus not even indies lol... Helldivers comes to mind, hate everything about this game especially the "gameplay" its basically "AAA" camouflaged as "small indie studio")