Has anything wowed you yet this generation?
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midnightAI
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Throttle
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I need to play this bastard in VR.Hearing about a Tropical Storm on the news.
Cutting the broadcast short to boot up Flight Simulator '20.
Using highschool geography to hunt down the bitch.
Seeing a bunch of like minded people all doing the same thing.
Actually finding it:
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The first time it actually worked I was like wow, thats really really cool.
Its such a meta thing to do.
A storm is happening in real life, so i boot up a digital game to go see a digital representation of whats happeniing in real life.
digoutyoursoul
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The Matrix demo , for a short while
GymWolf
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You may want to try flight simulator if you like clouds and shit.
MonkeyClaw36
Banned
Me actually finding joy in MP games again thanks to Helldivers 2.
Never thought it would reel me in the way it did. It's like crack on a SSD.
And fairly priced.
Never thought it would reel me in the way it did. It's like crack on a SSD.
And fairly priced.
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MonkeyClaw36
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You soulless bitch
DeepSpace5D
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I'll echo what some have already said. Returnal for the best moment-to-moment gameplay I've experienced this gen. The speed and fluidity of the combat combined with no loading and some of the best dualsense implementation out there.
The visuals of Ratchet & Clank, Horizon: FW and Demon's Souls all wowed me when experiencing them for the first playthrough.
And the sheer size and scale of Elden Ring impressed me like nothing else so far.
The visuals of Ratchet & Clank, Horizon: FW and Demon's Souls all wowed me when experiencing them for the first playthrough.
And the sheer size and scale of Elden Ring impressed me like nothing else so far.
nemiroff
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Not sure what defines a generation in my case, but
I'm a PC gamer, and to _me_ Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is in the top 3 gaming/sim related things ever. In a good VR headset and a stick/yoke there's basically nothing else like it (Except perhaps DCS which is doing its own thing).
Also:
- Latest generation QD-OLED/WOLED on a snappy W11 computer
- DLSS and the AI revolution
- Raytracing/Path-tracing finally in a playable fully working state. We've come a long way back since my Amiga 500 days..
Good times.
I'm a PC gamer, and to _me_ Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is in the top 3 gaming/sim related things ever. In a good VR headset and a stick/yoke there's basically nothing else like it (Except perhaps DCS which is doing its own thing).
Also:
- Latest generation QD-OLED/WOLED on a snappy W11 computer
- DLSS and the AI revolution
- Raytracing/Path-tracing finally in a playable fully working state. We've come a long way back since my Amiga 500 days..
Good times.
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SmokedMeat
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Nothing since Half Life Alyx.
Everything else I've seen and done already.
Everything else I've seen and done already.
Roman Empire
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Nothing. But that's a me problem.
willothedog
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Nvidia being the third most powerful company, by market worth, in the world. Did not see that coming and glad my portfolio is mainly these tech stocks. That wowed me 
Bring Back Scalebound
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Shin Megami Tensei: Soul Hackers 2
Final Fantasy 16
Final Fantasy 16
Gandih42
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Tons of stuff. I don't really care about generations and what they do or do not imply for games. And I'm probably easy to please. But from the last couple of years:
- The audiovisual spectacle of FFXVI. The 4th Eikon fight in particular made me laugh out loud when it transitioned to its final phase. One of the most hype moments I've ever had in a game.
- Tears of the Kingdom continueously wow'ed me with its physics and scope, and just how impressively put together it is.
- Demon's Souls Remake, the visual fidelity and incredible atmosphere. Playing it with 3D audio on headphones is amazing.
- Elden Ring, just everything about the scope, variety and ambition of the game.
- FF7 Rebirth, the scope of it (so far) is astounding. Lots of stuff to love about it, but I especially appreciate how well it leverages its amazing visuals to bring the characters and their personalities to life. Never seen better executed people (Cloud) being awkward.
- The audiovisual spectacle of FFXVI. The 4th Eikon fight in particular made me laugh out loud when it transitioned to its final phase. One of the most hype moments I've ever had in a game.
- Tears of the Kingdom continueously wow'ed me with its physics and scope, and just how impressively put together it is.
- Demon's Souls Remake, the visual fidelity and incredible atmosphere. Playing it with 3D audio on headphones is amazing.
- Elden Ring, just everything about the scope, variety and ambition of the game.
- FF7 Rebirth, the scope of it (so far) is astounding. Lots of stuff to love about it, but I especially appreciate how well it leverages its amazing visuals to bring the characters and their personalities to life. Never seen better executed people (Cloud) being awkward.
GametimeUK
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On the PC side of things Alan Wake and Cyberpunk with full RT.
On console Demon's Souls, Ratchet and Clank, Forza Horizon 5 and Horizon Forbidden West impressed me with an impressive mix of visuals and performance especially considering the hardware they're running on.
On console Demon's Souls, Ratchet and Clank, Forza Horizon 5 and Horizon Forbidden West impressed me with an impressive mix of visuals and performance especially considering the hardware they're running on.
nkarafo
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I replayed GTA 4 with fusion fix and some performance fix mods and it wowed me how much better and more realistic the GTA 4 city looks and feels compared to most modern open world games that feature a city to traverse. Spiderman remastered being the last one i played. The city in this game feels so fake and lifeless in comparison.
saintjules
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Returnal.
TOTK/BOTW
BG3
Vampire Survivors
Neon White
Inscryption
Elden Ring
Lots of stuff. Mostly from a game design perspective.
Imo people looking to be wowed by graphics at this point are just in for constant disappointment. We're firmly in iterative/diminishing returns territory. I actually don't think it's a bad thing - graphics are very much "good enough" at this point - now devs are forced to focus on gameplay if they want to separate themselves.
BG3
Vampire Survivors
Neon White
Inscryption
Elden Ring
Lots of stuff. Mostly from a game design perspective.
Imo people looking to be wowed by graphics at this point are just in for constant disappointment. We're firmly in iterative/diminishing returns territory. I actually don't think it's a bad thing - graphics are very much "good enough" at this point - now devs are forced to focus on gameplay if they want to separate themselves.
diffusionx
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I played Cyberpunk 2077 last year and was totally blown away by that game. It's a real shame they rushed it out because they made something incredible.
But yea, a lot of games still continue to impress me graphically. I'm playing GOW Ragnarok right now and it looks amazing, even with its PS4 baseline.
But yea, a lot of games still continue to impress me graphically. I'm playing GOW Ragnarok right now and it looks amazing, even with its PS4 baseline.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Quick Resume, honestly.
That has been the most next-gen thing for me on consoles this gen.
That has been the most next-gen thing for me on consoles this gen.
Little Mac
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Shake Your Rump
Banned
The price of PlayStation plus sure was stunning.
Gojiira
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If F4 is how low your setting the bar…
Ratchet on PS5, the dimension shifting is very impressive
Returnal, some genuinely gorgeous environments and the story actually surprised me.
Remnant 2, had no business being as fun as it was
Helldivers 2, most fun game this gen by a country mile, still impressive every time you pull into orbit and drop.
Demons Souls remake, Absolutely gorgeous visuals
Elden Ring, Fantastic open world, visual design,bosses etc
ShirAhava
Plays with kids toys, in the adult gaming world
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
An actual 9/10 video game, basically the only game worth a damn this generation...feels like it came from an alternate reality compared to everything else on the market, no bullshit, just fun action that delivered so hard.
The rest ranges from average to hot garbage, the highly rated games are massively overrated.
An actual 9/10 video game, basically the only game worth a damn this generation...feels like it came from an alternate reality compared to everything else on the market, no bullshit, just fun action that delivered so hard.
The rest ranges from average to hot garbage, the highly rated games are massively overrated.
UltimaKilo
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A lot of stuff on the Switch, ironically.
Ratchet & Clank initially.
Ratchet & Clank initially.
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Deleted member 848825
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Haptics and adaptive triggers. Seeing 60fps a far more common choice.
mystech
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When it comes to raw power graphics, Demon Souls remake takes the prize for me. Kind of interesting that there hasn't really been any other game that matching its level of fidelity and realism… and that was a launch title (then again Drive Club came out near the PS4 launch and it still holds its own against some PS5 games).
Now when it comes to overall graphics, 100% Elden Ring. That game has some truly beautiful parts… and I played Elden Ring on a Series S! Really goes to show how important art direction and creativity is. Hopefully other developers take that example rather than just cranking up the settings on UE5. Realism alone is just not good enough.
Now when it comes to overall graphics, 100% Elden Ring. That game has some truly beautiful parts… and I played Elden Ring on a Series S! Really goes to show how important art direction and creativity is. Hopefully other developers take that example rather than just cranking up the settings on UE5. Realism alone is just not good enough.
Pimpollo818
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Cocoon gave me a "whoa" moment,
KiteGr
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Half of the "WoWs" are surprises of how bad some things turned out.
Beyond that, nothing much. The graphics aren't much defferent than the last gen, and whatever tripple A game came out, it was mured by bad publicity due to bad practices.
- The Steam deck and how funtional, usefull and customer friendly it is...
- Baldurs Gate 3 thinking how well thought was.
- The amount of studios going broke to go woke. (honestly, I thoght they where joking at the expence of their company's future)
- How well Capcom is doing, and how bad Squenix is doing.
Beyond that, nothing much. The graphics aren't much defferent than the last gen, and whatever tripple A game came out, it was mured by bad publicity due to bad practices.
TerribleAtThisGame
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Returnal
The sound design, DualSense haptics and lack of load times was a definite "oh this is new..." feeling.
Feeling rain droplets via haptics was cool as hell and super atmospheric.
The sound design, DualSense haptics and lack of load times was a definite "oh this is new..." feeling.
Feeling rain droplets via haptics was cool as hell and super atmospheric.
TerribleAtThisGame
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Thanks for reminding me to check this out.
Efren is G.O.A.T.
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For a graphical standpoint Demon Soul's Remake has impressed me a lot but for a gameplay perspective this generation has provided me with my top 5 games of all time:
Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom
Elden Ring
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Resident Evil 4 Remake
I can understand the sentiment that as a whole this gen has been underwhelming but for me... I'm eating good!
Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom
Elden Ring
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Resident Evil 4 Remake
I can understand the sentiment that as a whole this gen has been underwhelming but for me... I'm eating good!
Sethbacca
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We just gonna act like the Gameboy, Gameboy Advance, DS, 3DS, and Switch don't exist and Nintendo doesn't have almost 40 years of history making handhelds? I've seen some bad takes around here, but this is probably one of the worst.
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dragonyeuw
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Vampire Survivors on my Steam Deck. What is 'wowing' about that? The fact that I've pumped more hours into that game than anything other than BOTW in the last 5 years( I may have dumped similar time in Overcooked 2) and havent been bothered with any other current gen stuff than Dead Space remake and a Plague tale Requiem on a cheaply purchased Series X( the only reason I ended up with one). That may say more about me with what I'm gravitating towards nowadays.
