im sorry most missed the age of true gaming

[PinkFluffyGoat]

because its gone. games use to be built for the those people in mind. kotor was dnd starwars (turn base) no1 made threads about how combat should be hack slash. darksouls 1 had its communitys bickering all the time. didnt get bombed. dragons dogma had its community pretty stable. number 2 gets new players seeing the fun new game and they throw in their 2 cents and game changes base game. elden ring is basically the new darksouls since darksouls 3 wrapped up the world. brings in influx of players because its the hot new game everyones talking about. and god they did come in droves. since theyve come in so much there have been people always complaining that the game needs this changed needs a coop mod to divide the player base. review bombing the dlc because its hard. (dark souls dlc always has been harder than base game) nnot all games are meant for all people. dont like a game for what it is. refund it move on. we dont need a hive mind.

[Shard of Manus]

Gaming didn't used to be such a huge industry. It was mostly passionate developers making the games they wanted to see in the market - they were designed to be enjoyed by likeminded people.

It's a huge industry, and publishers stand above developers in most cases. Publishers want games to sell more units, and so they want to make games that appeal to larger numbers of people - there's no interest in niche markets of passionate people to make something great. That's what indie studios are taking over the role for, with a select few big developers cropping up to produce something excellent.

[Sothis]

Repeated crap posting - check
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Poor use of punctuation - check

OP is getting pretty good at this trolling thing.

[zero]

gaming used to be dead, and there was no unifed place for people to complain.

now games are thriving, and steam has an effective monopoly, and in turn, is a unified place for people to complain.

also like: bg3 is right there, to be turn based D&D, or pathfinder, if you want a far more complex crpg.

[PinkFluffyGoat]

Originally posted by zero:

gaming used to be dead, and there was no unifed place for people to complain.

now games are thriving, and steam has an effective monopoly, and in turn, is a unified place for people to complain.

also like: bg3 is right there, to be turn based D&D, or pathfinder, if you want a far more complex crpg.

well not at all. arcades use to be very popular. and thats before most of our times. in home gaming took off really well after that

[Todd Howard]

Originally posted by PinkFluffyGoat:

because its gone.

Sometimes the sea reef is occasionally exposed to the intense sunlight and shifting sands when the tide recedes. To people watching the tide-pools it would appear that the reef is in distress and that the changing environment has ruined the natural beauty of the reef. However, rest assured that beneath the surface, the reef is still alive with life, unaffected by the transient changes it is exposed to. Like the tide, this new era of gaming doesn't mean that the hearty life is gone.

The golden age of gaming isn't gone because the community that are inherent to gaming endures in the hearts of devoted players.

[zero]

Originally posted by PinkFluffyGoat:

Originally posted by zero:

gaming used to be dead, and there was no unifed place for people to complain.

now games are thriving, and steam has an effective monopoly, and in turn, is a unified place for people to complain.

also like: bg3 is right there, to be turn based D&D, or pathfinder, if you want a far more complex crpg.

well not at all. arcades use to be very popular. and thats before most of our times. in home gaming took off really well after that

arcades are scam machines to rip children out of their parents money my dude, every game was decidedly unfair to ensure children has to keep spending more money to even beat a stage, that is the entire goal.

now a days i can just install thousands of arcade platformers that i bought on bundle for 10 bucks and just play freely.

the age of "true gaming" would be the most be now a days, hundreds of new releases, both large and small, covering a large variety of genres and styles, nearly all of them just being a one and done purchase.

theres a few bad ones, no doubt, but choice and quality are at your disposal

[PinkFluffyGoat]

Originally posted by 8uman:

Originally posted by PinkFluffyGoat:

because its gone.

Sometimes the sea reef is occasionally exposed to the intense sunlight and shifting sands when the tide recedes. To people watching the tide-pools it would appear that the reef is in distress and that the changing environment has ruined the natural beauty of the reef. However, rest assured that beneath the surface, the reef is still alive with life, unaffected by the transient changes it is exposed to. Like the tide, this new era of gaming doesn't mean that the hearty life is gone.

The golden age of gaming isn't gone because the community that are inherent to gaming endures in the hearts of devoted players.

i wish this was true D: assassins creed was awesome. so was elderscrolls. if dragon age isnt great then its prob indi that will hold my attention

[zero]

Originally posted by PinkFluffyGoat:

Originally posted by 8uman:

Sometimes the sea reef is occasionally exposed to the intense sunlight and shifting sands when the tide recedes. To people watching the tide-pools it would appear that the reef is in distress and that the changing environment has ruined the natural beauty of the reef. However, rest assured that beneath the surface, the reef is still alive with life, unaffected by the transient changes it is exposed to. Like the tide, this new era of gaming doesn't mean that the hearty life is gone.

The golden age of gaming isn't gone because the community that are inherent to gaming endures in the hearts of devoted players.

i wish this was true D: assassins creed was awesome. so was elderscrolls. if dragon age isnt great then its prob indi that will hold my attention

hades 2, monhun, elden ring, risk of rain, Armored core, baldurs gate, pathfinder, cypunk, ff7 remake, new doom is coming out.

just a few names of big hits of the modern age across recent years, gaming is doing fine, both in casual and complex games

[PinkFluffyGoat]

jus got into pathfinder its pretty cool. but cyperpunk took 2 years after its release to finally be good. and out of all the games that come between those games its only a handful that can be considered good. its not really a good state. dragon ages new trailer had me thinking they made a mobile game until i realize it was dreadwolf re named

[zero]

Originally posted by PinkFluffyGoat:

jus got into pathfinder its pretty cool. but cyperpunk took 2 years after its release to finally be good. and out of all the games that come between those games its only a handful that can be considered good. its not really a good state. dragon ages new trailer had me thinking they made a mobile game until i realize it was dreadwolf re named

i was able to list those off the top of my head, i could go through my library and least hundreds of excellent games with no issue.

you are looking through rose tinted glasses is all, things weren't better back then, if anything, we're lucky we're even at this point where games are coming out, if things went a little bit different this hobby would have become niche.

we are quite literally spoiled for choice now a days, multiple new games come out per day, many of them are good, some indie, some triple A, and of all types and genres.

[Todd Howard]

Bloodborne, DS1, DS2, Armored Core 4,5,6, Sekiro, Monster Hunter World, Pathologic, Disco Elysium, Planescape torment, all the games you really need to play tbh

[zero]

Originally posted by 8uman:

Bloodborne, DS1, DS2, Armored Core 4,5,6, Sekiro, Monster Hunter World, Pathologic, Disco Elysium, Planescape torment, all the games you really need to play tbh

pizza tower, deep rock, stardew, lethal company, fallout, terraria, hollow knight, noita slay the spire (spire 2 hype)

we could literally spend all day listing excellent games.

[PinkFluffyGoat]

games are locking what is basically base game content behind future dlc, and will usually add pretty basic content. indie are basically the only ones not doing this bs for the most part. big title games are increasing prices and adding no extra value. and fanboys are the ones that are endorsing it. and that is why it wont get better. hence my op. its coming to an end. people are use to this bad business practice and dont care anymore. remember when people use to complain about black ops 2 having a 40 dollar dlc? thats every game now

[The Ultimate Despair]

Age of 'true gaming'? Excuse me? Gaming has been around since the 70's lmfao. Technically even before. What is this 'age of true gaming'? The PS3 era? Damn are you a young one.
I was around for the NES and SNES. There are no era of 'true gaming', this is such a made up thing that you just came up with. Grow up.