I’ve got nothing against the consoles themselves. Rather, I’m not a big fan of the AAA playable film-style of games that are currently popular.
The majority of the games that I own on current generation consoles tend to be retro rereleases or indie games since those tend to capture the arcade-style gameplay loops that I personally prefer (easy to learn/play, but difficult to master).
The games that are trying to emulate a cinematic experience feel like non-challenging linear experiences with only fetch quests to vary the gameplay. I can see why others enjoy them, but that type of game just doesn’t offer a satisfying gameplay loop for me.
I’ve got nothing against the consoles themselves. Rather, I’m not a big fan of the AAA playable film-style of games that are currently popular.
The majority of the games that I own on current generation consoles tend to be retro rereleases or indie games since those tend to capture the arcade-style gameplay loops that I personally prefer (easy to learn/play, but difficult to master).
The games that are trying to emulate a cinematic experience feel like non-challenging linear experiences with only fetch quests to vary the gameplay. I can see why others enjoy them, but that type of game just doesn’t offer a satisfying gameplay loop for me.
Consoles now are miniPC's. I don't see them any different than an Intel NUC with a WebTV interface for people that don't know computers....
Consoles are still different because they are standardised hardware. Everyone's PS5 has the same internal hardware, and games developers can make their games with that in mind. With consoles, you aren't compelled to upgrade your hardware, to play the latest games. So, the only real ongoing cost is the cost of the games.Consoles now are miniPC's. I don't see them any different than an Intel NUC with a WebTV interface for people that don't know computers....
In the last few years, I've really rediscovered what I loved about games when I was a kid. It has taken around 20 years or so, but I think I've finally come to fully accept that I'll probably just never be into what passes for games now. Since the time the original Xbox came out, I've often expressed that I felt left behind by games. I could see that games were headed in a direction that I would just never be able to follow. There have been experiences on some consoles since then that I've enjoyed, but at this point, I think it's safe to say that I'll probably die without ever being able to see the appeal of AAA games.
I can't put my finger on it, and I'm sure that there are some designers workin on big games that genuinely do have a lot of passion for what they do, but the jump from pixels to polygons is not conducive to conveying the human touch. In general, I feel a lot less passion in games over the last 20 years than I did the 10 years before that, for example. This could all be down to my perception though, who knows?
I've been a hard-core, high-end PC user for games for about a decade now, but I still like the idea of the console. For me, they aren't appealing (although I've been pleasantly surprised with the PS5 to be honest in my few weeks with the console). For many people, though, they want an easy solution - pop a game in and it just works.
PC's are fickle, PC ports of AAA are often broken AF upon release, and to get the game running smoothly on your rig you have to tinker with it; sometimes in obtuse ways like changing windows settings and the like. Not everyone likes to tinker, and for those folks I get the appeal of a console in the modern age. There is also used games sales. While this practice is beginning to wane, the industry thought we'd be discless two generations ago and yet, here we are. For lower-income families, the used game market is still a main source of gaming media.
I have numerous issues with modern AAA game development, but most of those have already been covered already.
Cyber Shadow and Bushiden are right up my alley though.
I sorta agree, but you should take a hard look at the Nintendo Switch scene. So many great indie games with a 90s gaming vibe on that platform.