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I'm kind of tired of triple AAA games right now. So much crap out there. Not sure if it's an issue of sucking the gaming industry dry or what but buhhh. There are outliers but it's pretty exhausting.. however emulation has never been better. I downloaded some OG Pikmin, Mario, etc and been playing through them and having a blast. Such an interesting time that a raspberry pi 4 can play a ton of the oldest games for "free" and the new stuff kind of gets forgotten about in 6 months.
I have typically avoided older games and played the new and shiny. However, in recent years AAA games have just felt like a chore. I am finding emulated games and indie games to be much more satisfying, especially on my Steam Deck.
I feel the same way. Lack of identity, lack of new ideas. The last games that felt fresh to me was Returnal and Demon's Souls (I didn't play the original). I still need to try Elden Ring though
SteamDeck is awesome!! I'm playing steam games and emulated games side by side. Such a great experience. My biggest complaint about the deck is battery life but I can play anything from Super Mario 64 to TOTK. The I can seamlessly switch to Stardew valley with mods. I hope Valve keeps the completion fierce because it's an amazing idea and piece of tech.
There's a couple of studios that keep things interesting (ie, Nintendo with TOTK and FromSoft with ER), but other than that, what even is there anymore? I swear, the old AAAs just put pure crap out now. While Sony has been killing it lately, Im a little worried seeing what percentage of their funding is now going to be going to new live service stuff.
Are full games for full price too much to ask for from half these companies now? Thank god the indie space is killing it
100% agree! TOTK is amazing but it's a diamond in a sea of garbage it feels like. As I get older I feel like I have less and less time to play games I don't really like. So many are grindy and samey. Indie space blows my mind. Stardew Valley is basically one guy... Like how?!?!! You have millions in AAA and you are getting absolutely trounced by the indie crowd.