I hate what the gaming community has become

[DFrost25505]

People used to be so excited just talking about a game coming out and what stuff they found in a game. Now it's "graphics look garbage, cancelling pre-order" or "they changed this one very very tiny thing about the game so they've ruined the vision of the series and the OG game" or "If you like this game you're X/Y/Z". It sucks. Miss getting hyped with communities about just having another game to enjoy, now everyone is so critical and can't enjoy anything.

[Ronin Gamer]

Thank yourself you didn't spend time on the Baldur's Gate 3 steam forum. It was this at times just times a hundred at specific moments.
With that said though, other people's opinions have zero impact on my own and doesn't get in my way of enjoying a video game. Them being miserable, by them trying to force themselves being miserable or not, has nothing to do with me.

[zmanbuilder]

remember when mario 64 was considered cutting edge? remember when if a game released broken it would stay broken? now people say a game is garbage if it cannot run at 500fps 4k ultra wide with ray tracing

[Jerry Rizzerman]

I agree to an extent, but the gaming industry (specifically triple A) have a big part to play in why people think this way. It is sad but it is what it is.

[Ronin Gamer]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

remember when mario 64 was considered cutting edge? remember when if a game released broken it would stay broken? now people say a game is garbage if it cannot run at 500fps 4k ultra wide with ray tracing

I actually do remember those along with earlier than those moments. Good times getting my ass kicked by sharp polygons. Damn that sliding penguin....

[DFrost25505]

Originally posted by Ronin Gamer:

Thank yourself you didn't spend time on the Baldur's Gate 3 steam forum. It was this at times just times a hundred at specific moments.
With that said though, other people's opinions have zero impact on my own and doesn't get in my way of enjoying a video game. Them being miserable, by them trying to force themselves being miserable or not, has nothing to do with me.

I feel ya. Just miss sharing the hype with others. Either way I'm pumped for this to come out next week.

[DFrost25505]

Originally posted by Jerry Riverman:

I agree to an extent, but the gaming industry (specifically triple A) have a big part to play in why people think this way. It is sad but it is what it is.

Yes true. Sucks man.

[DFrost25505]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

remember when mario 64 was considered cutting edge? remember when if a game released broken it would stay broken? now people say a game is garbage if it cannot run at 500fps 4k ultra wide with ray tracing

I'll still rock Mario 64 today lol

[matarjack]

I mean, back in the days we had new games, and great games also, but nowadays most of the games aren't even finished; we talk about the features the developers show us, if it's good, we'll talk about the good things, if it's bad...well...

[Ronin Gamer]

Originally posted by matarjack:

I mean, back in the days we had new games, and great games also, but nowadays most of the games aren't even finished; we talk about the features the developers show us, if it's good, we'll talk about the good things, if it's bad...well...

There were games that were released broken and they never got fixed because of that. That's not me excusing releasing games in the state we sometimes see them in today, that's me saying at times you bought a game and it was just broken and that's what the game was. There was no fixing it back in the day.

[Jnc]

It has always been like this.

[TwitchDeathlyArrows]

yeah you say like ..

dude i love this game i find it amazing glad i bought it ...

you get instantly called a shill or fanboy and your a payed actor or something

you are just not allowed to share your excitement anymore

MANY TIMES in my chat when i play monster hunter rise i get asked the question....
what is better MONSTER HUNTER WORLD ... or MONSTER HUNTER RISE ... and im like ... games are
1: made for 2 different consoles
2 : who cares ? game is a game and fun in its own way and gimics and controls..

for example i bought a really good pc few months ago with a 4090 to play games on max settings
i bought forspoken becaus i thought it was cool and it was completed the game 100% and loved it... share my thought on whats cool in the game etc etc ... i get called a shill fanboy and im the problem .... hell i even got mass reported and warned by steam for something that wasnt even related to the warning

people say your allowed to have your own say and opinion .. but only if its there opinion aswell

I MISS THE DAYS ASWELL OF JUST ENJOYING GAMES HAVING FUN AND TALKING ABOUT IT..... this died out when we entered 2020

[xenogorgeous]

yep, some complaints are very exaggerated indeed, you have now a Generation Z offspring that love to complain, and to bother for the sake of complain about everything and anything, this is a point .... but in other hand, you have the game companies, that more and more are turning into endless greedy monsters that enjoy now to release half assed unfinished games, and put mtx, nfts, and others annoyng stuff , an so, releasing bad products and disrespecting the old school fanbase, so, there are not innocents after all, people are doing something wrong , either the playerbase , or the developers, hehe

[kiteless 凧無し]

every forum is pretty much like this

learn not to care

[BlackSunEmpire]

Very strange.
I play games since 30 years now and I observe rather the opposite. We never had as many simps and shills as we have now in gaming.

In the 90s and early 00s people had a good sense for quality control and were overall more critical.

Nowadays they preorder every flawed and unfinished product and step happily into every psychological trap:

Fomo based in game shops, online gambling, battle passes, live service wastelands, progression treadmills, desirable items behind preoder bonuses, paying 60 $ for an alpha version of a game, getting forced to watch twitch to gain access to in game items in a 60 $ game.

They don't care. They consume anything, no matter how predatory the business model behind it. Companies like EA or Activision wouldn't be possible without the modern consumer.

[DxSpark]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

remember when mario 64 was considered cutting edge? remember when if a game released broken it would stay broken? now people say a game is garbage if it cannot run at 500fps 4k ultra wide with ray tracing

Mario 64 is still cutting-edge and SOULFULL.