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[reinking]

You're seeing what a crash looks like

No. I am seeing what a correction looks like. There are still plenty of good to great games being released. Because you do not agree does not make it false. You want to focus on the negative (which it seems no game is going to please you) and ignore that there is still growth and still an indie scene that us putting out good games too. Take Claire Obscure for example.

 

[BlueManifest]

The only thing I see that has a chance of crashing is AAA games not gaming as a whole, it's gotten too big to crash to nothing, with how many players there are there's always going to be a group of people buying a new hit indie game or something

 

[Soodanim]

Trails in the Sky, 1st Chapter, which released this year. That's called an outlier, and it's a remake of an ancient Vita game. So don't go thumping your chest.

Seriously one of the only games released in the past 5 years that I would consider a great and memorable experience. The fact that it is a remake does not help.

No chest thumping here, you're entitled to your opinion. Others are dismissive because the opinions being presented as facts when it's clear that very few people agree with you.

It's all well and good being negative, but when you have what is by all accounts extreme opinions about what constitutes a game, let alone a good game, it needs context or it comes across as empty. If the bar is high it's because there are games that raised the bar for you in the first place and sharing that helps people understand your point of view.

 

[Mengy]

2021,
Returnal - Crap. Low effort game design - the early days of pushing roguelike slop.
It Takes Two - I mean, whatever, I guess
Deathloop - Yep, it's crap. Its gameplay "loop" left much to be desired. I don't think this resonated with anybody.
Metroid Dread - It was fine. Kind of short, and didn't leave a huge impression. But fine.
Forza Horizon 5 - I mean, car go vroom I guess. But it's also a live service, and so will disappear from history eventually. Sure, it's fun. It's a game. I've got nothing bad to say except to repeat the unfortunate live-service inevitable-death thing. Which for me, means: why buy it?
Halo Infinite - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Everything is wrong with this game. There is nothing right.
Resident Evil Village - No.
Psychonauts 2 - Who gives a shit? No one. No one actually gives a damn about anything Double Fine has ever produced. The sales reflect that. A studio cannot live on vibes alone.


2022,
Elden Ring - This game is a total piece of shit, hyped only by desperate, rabid FromSoft addicts. It's one of the worst games I have ever played in 30 years.
God of War Ragnarök - Bland and insipid AAA shovelware. It's a game, I guess, but not a very good one.
Horizon Forbidden West - I can't knock it. Never tried it. Thought the first game was okay. Seems the consensus is that the first one was better. That's okay. These things happen.
Gran Turismo 7 - It felt unfinished and empty, and curiously unfulfilling. Yes, I still prefer Gran Turismo 3, all these years later.
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 - I do not much care for this style of JRPG, but that doesn't mean I'll write it off. So, for this one, no comment.
Bayonetta 3 - Platinum is overrated.
A Plague Tale Requiem - Uh... not for me. But again, that's not a knock to its quality.
Tunic - Bland and boring.


2023,
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - Stale and derivative. Should have been a DLC.
Baldur's Gate 3 - What else can be said that hasn't been said already? Heavily front-loaded to get investor interest. Solid enough gameplay-wise. A perfectly average experience elevated to godhood because of a general dearth of quality RPG content elsewhere.
Alan Wake 2 - God, no, not this piece of shit.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 - Great, I guess, if you like comic book stuff. I hear that opinions are actually all over the place with this one. It's not for me, one way or another, so I won't knock it.
Resident Evil 4 Remake - The death of the RE franchise, now in glorious high-definition! Fannntastic.
Super Mario Bros Wonder - Hmm, okay? Whatever. I gave up on Nintendo around '22.
Armored Core VI Fires of Rubicon - Cool! One of my favorite franchises makes a comeback! Finally! And it's a Dark Souls boss rush now. Oh. Great. Wonderful.
Dead Space Remake - I mean, I played this game already. It was good then. I'm sure it's good now. I don't really know what to do with this. You know, remakes really shouldn't even count here.

2024,
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - Oh, boy.
Helldivers 2 - Friendslop.
Prince of Persia The Lost Crown - Uh? I can't think of anyone who cares. I know I don't!
Dragon's Dogma 2 - By all accounts, this game was a pale retread of the first game, feeling distinctly unfinished, and very polarizing. It's a shame. The first game is one of my favorites.
Tekken 8 - Fuck Tekken. Seriously.
Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth - Fuck Yakuza. Seriously.
Hades II - It certainly is a game. Which is more than can be said for many.
Black Myth Wukong - Like this garbage spectacle-based boss rush, for example.


2025,
Monster Hunter Wilds - This game is panned everywhere. I wouldn't know for sure, because it's not my cup of tea. No comment.
Death Stranding 2 On the Beach - Pfffft hahahahahahahah no.
Kingdom Come Deliverance II - Overrated trash. Vaguely resembles an Elder Scrolls game, and hence everyone is obsessed with it.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 - Overrated trash. Vaguely--- no, overtly resembles FFX, and hence everyone is obsessed with it.
Metroid Prime 4 Beyond - Embarrassing flop. Talked about for all the wrong reasons.
Hollow Knight Silksong - I've got nothing against it, but at the same time, I've never understood the appeal. I played the first one, thought "ho-hum," and never finished it. However well-drawn it objectively is, I find the visual style repellant and the world deeply uninteresting.
Warhammer 40,000 - I just can't comment on this franchise. Any of it.

So, in summation, not a great few years.

Oh, nevermind, you just hate games then. I think you need to try a different hobby?