The antithesis to what you and OP are describing would be The legend of Zelda: Breath of the wild. But even fans of that formula are tired of it after 2 games in the series because as much freedom as it gives you, it‘s overwhelming.
I think what I‘m trying to say is that trends have cycles. They come and go. What you said is a valid opinion that I can kot possibly disagree with. However, these down sides become more apparent with time until we‘ve had enough and move on to the next thing. I am sure we‘ll remember most of those games fondly one day regardless. Nostalgia will kick in one day and we‘re able to look past the flaws again.
Do AAA game CEOs even realize AI is the main reason sales are down? The very hardware to run your slop has become unaffordable, you clowns! Bloating about AI is about the most tone deaf thing you can do right now.
Besides, we don‘t want slop in our games. If you actually used your products you would know why.
I didn‘t like the first one so this was a hard pass for me. However I didn‘t even know the sequel was out yet. This thing completely drowned among better priced indie games.
I had yet another tiring conversation about AI usage with my boss at work the other day. Had to look at examples from competitors and how they use AI. What can I say? It was slop. Felt off. It wasn‘t the worst thing I have seen but god damn the shit people suddenly look past when AI is involved drives me up the walls. That lack of quality would not fly if I delivered them. But when it‘s AI people half their expectations apparently.
So yeah props to Suda 51 for not conveniently starting a tangent about AI when discussing wages with his employees.
Pretty much, yeah. Markets have become a circus for clowns to prove each other how reckless they are. They haven‘t reflected growth in a while. Instead they have become tools to hollow out entire industries or serve as glorified Ponzi schemes.
You‘re right. I love Fable. The first one that is. I‘ve played two and three as well simply because I enjoyed the first one so much. I probably won‘t play this one. Ever. Microsoft can piss off.
Monster Hunter Wilds and Matrix 4, huh? It looks to me like the Game Awards don‘t have the best track record for choosing their last big reveal if that‘s what people expect.
After so many years of development drama and criticism surrounding Hypixel themselves even before they actively worked on this… I think I‘m good. Playable doesn‘t mean you will get the full experience for a one time payment. Hypixel live and breathe live service.
I would guess it‘s probably closer to Roblox or modern Minecraft. Hypixel started the project to have a constant money flow so expect monetization left and right.