Gaming never lost its magic, its just been moved to indie games. Big companies simply try adhering to what has worked in the past. Games that most people can play without having to invest too much time. Things you are expected to play for 1-2 hours at most 2-3 times a week. Maybe 10 things that you can do in the weekend if you happen to have 5-6 hours available, but most things are 1 hour tasks at best. You dont really look forward to those 10 things either, because other than time duration, they dont really mean much. Subnautica, Inscryption and Outerwilds are examples of games that have that formula flipped on its head. You can spend 1-2 hours a day or smth to prepare or incrementally improve, and then spend 5-6 hours going for something you've been looking forward to. You are basically always busy with the 5-6 hour task in your 1-2 hour time frames. Instead of getting a 1-2 hour distraction untill you can finally do something big. Minecraft (seriously, return to the game after 1-2 years after you started getting bored, you'd be surprised how fun the game can be after not having touched it), Satisfactory, Raft, RDR2, Stacklands, Palworld, Fable, Phasmophobia, Runescape(3 or old school), Stardew Valley, Superhot, Surviving Mars, The Witness. Except for RDR2, all of them are relatively small games by (relatively) small developer groups. They are good because they have more going on than just the gameplay loop. Where a lot of modern AAA games just have the gameplay loop.
@KenXyroReal5 күн бұрын
There are a lot of indie releases every day which no one hears about because the games are just that bad. So I don't think the issue is AAA or indie in particular, they both have their own issues. There are some great things that have come out of AAA industry too, such as the God of War 2018 which required significant change in direction or Resident Evil 7 which took a completely new turn compared to past games in the franchise. I think the major issue for AAA is with the writing. Even for great AAA games, writing is their weakest spot. Too many developers are writing weak stories and then building games around those weak stories, when they should be building games and then writing the story around the games instead just like Outer Wilds, Elden Ring and other such games did. Putting gameplay first rather than stories is what will keep the magic going. I must try the games you listed though! Someone else mentioned Raft too, I will definitely check it out and the other games you've mentioned, thanks!
@JM-vl3cy6 күн бұрын
Yeah you just stepped out of AAA games.
@KenXyroReal6 күн бұрын
@@JM-vl3cy no no, I more so stepped into genres I normally don't enjoy as much. There are other equivalent exploration/survival games I played which are not AAA yet I didn't enjoy them as much. Even Gwent, I enjoyed in Witcher 3 but dropped the standalone version. The games listed in this video are more so the peak of quality in each genre they belong to respectively, at least for my taste.
@RYZEN-4070-TI-SUPER-OC6 күн бұрын
Swat 4. If youve ever played ready or not its very similar, however its much older but gives a similar if not more dark atmosphere. Not because the missions are more morbid but because you arent constantly being shown the worst of the worst
@KenXyroReal6 күн бұрын
@@RYZEN-4070-TI-SUPER-OC I'll give them both a try, thanks!
@evank03856 күн бұрын
subnautica and outer wilds are my favorite games in existence 😍😍😍😍😍
@KenXyroReal6 күн бұрын
@@evank0385 Great taste!
@PikuPlays-s8m7 күн бұрын
I've played Inscription, and it's insaneee🤌🏻
@KenXyroReal7 күн бұрын
🤯🤯🤯
@KenXyroReal7 күн бұрын
Outer Wilds is probably my number 1 game I've played in recent times. What's yours?
@CptBuckaroo7 күн бұрын
Dang! I'm planning on playing inscription and outer wilds for my channel.. so I'm afraid to watch the video for spoilers. I know you say no spoilers at the start, but I don't even know how the games look or play yet 😅 never even seen an image of them, just because people have told me to just dive into both with no knowledge of either
@KenXyroReal7 күн бұрын
Thats good advice though yeah the video is completely spoiler free and just the footage used is also mostly just from trailers and what not
@danteshollowedgrounds7 күн бұрын
Well Done.
@KenXyroReal7 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@danteshollowedgrounds7 күн бұрын
Yes, YES, and yes my man.
@JoshuaPayne-q1d14 күн бұрын
Is it free
@KenXyroReal14 күн бұрын
yes
@KenXyroReal20 күн бұрын
More Daima DLCs on the way for Kakarot and other games might be the best thing to take from this 🔥🔥🔥
@iannoronha173323 күн бұрын
Please make a season 3 comparison as well. Sorry for putting you through it in advance 😅
@KenXyroReal23 күн бұрын
🤣🤣 Maybe I'll consolidate Season 3 and Season 4 both in one video.
@Mickeyds1125 күн бұрын
nice, i played english dub, but the japanese is so great too
@KenXyroReal23 күн бұрын
I've been switching back and forth between the two
@teamfirst30325 күн бұрын
Beam struggle was better in Bt3, they felt like actual struggle than a time based game. Also beams are very small even for say super kamehameha. But overall it is a great game with stunning visuals.
@Mickeyds1126 күн бұрын
HE IS BACK, LET'S GO
@KenXyroReal26 күн бұрын
HELL YEAH I'M BACK
@knowpai943226 күн бұрын
Used to play shin Budokai psp on my android back then it was so fun I literally spread the addiction to all the kids in my colony by sharing it to everyone!😂
@KenXyroReal26 күн бұрын
Toriyama would be proud
@abdulkhujliwal78627 күн бұрын
How long has it been since you last appeared from my feed? I don't fucking remember anymore. I remember back in 2019 when I followed you on various social media platforms, like Instagram and Twitter, and how we all worked our asses off together to get Makoto Shinkai's film "Tenki no Ko" released in Indian cinemas! Ah those were the days! I hope you're doing well, Ken.
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
Thank you so much, I've been doing great. The past few years I've had some big changes in my life (very good ones) so I've been busy and had a lot more responsibilities, keeping me away from the internet. But now I am back!
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
Oh man SO MUCH TO DO BUT WITH SO LITTLE TIME 😂😅😅👌👌👌 But yah know for my first OBSESSION In Game As Of Now is Frieza... LORD FRIEZA BRUH THAT MAN IN HIS FINAL FORM LOOKING SO BREEDABLE BRO NGL My Inner ZARBON DEMON iS CRYING RN 😢😭😭😭 I'm Not Gonna Hold You... Sorry Bulma, Android 18, Chichi, and even all the other adult females in Dragon Ball... *It's Nothing Personal* 😌😎👌😈😈😈👹👹👹 *FRIEZA LET ME EAT AND LEMME COOK I'M COMING FOR THOSE CHEEKS FRIIIEEEZZZAAAAAAAAAAHHHH* 💯💯💯🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹👹
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
ON GOD AND ON KAMI BRO Like DeadAss.
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
Man, Broly LOOKS SO SICK IN Sparking Zero RIGHT NOW I just had to get my hands on it, Kale looks cool too NGL and maaan SSJ4 for GT GOKU IS SO SICK MAN, I JIST FORGOT ABOUT SLEEP, LIVING, OR EATING FOR THAT MATTER 😅😆😆👌👌👌 it's so good that I was ready to hate on the game for not adding him but am glad they did now thank Kami & Zeno.
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
Broly is awesome and SS4 Goku/Vegeta too. Right now I'm having the best time with what-ifs in the story section. There's so many good moments, twists and turns in everyones story, they really went all out.
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
@@KenXyroReal Facts bro on god.
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
Bruh, looking back at it now they are all so different in comparison looking at the small major details now I love them all for so many different reasons. I love the past games no doubt and that being Budokai Tenkaichi 2 mostly my favorite of all for having THE BEST FIERY MF SOUNDTRACKS IN GAME MY MAN, but likewise BT3 had more charcters and yatta yatta yatta... BT2 still paid the way for all those feel good vibes in my opinion because BT3's music was so lame and MID man, I was struggling to stay locked in half the time but I still played it nonetheless now don't get me wrong... The music was just everything to me though in BT2 now... One thing though no DB Budokai to Tenkaichi game ever did best at mostly was there fiery openings. BT1 to BT3 had very fantastic openings especially BT1 being so rememberable in my head not like crazy iconic 👁👁👁👌👌👌 now Sparking Zero is a new beast to behold within my new obsession now... It's gonna take me some time because I still can't believe we finally got another BT game like wow I feel like I'm Dreaming still and am in shock 😅👌
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
Sparking Zero definitely a whole new beast!
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
Subscribe if you also got bodied by Ape Vegeta.
@KingRusso199025 күн бұрын
Not gonna I beat him in 5 minutes but I'll subscribe nonetheless bro
@KenXyroReal23 күн бұрын
@@KingRusso1990 ♥♥♥
@disgaealikerasapOG21 күн бұрын
I bodied him but ill sub. Ive been following you since the dbs days. The paragraphs and explanations you used to drop in the comments were *LEGENDARY* @KenXyroReal
@KenXyroReal21 күн бұрын
@@disgaealikerasapOG ❤❤❤
@armaanstation27 күн бұрын
I don't know why but still I think. BT3 is better.
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
In its simplicity and in some ways, it is. Though overall Sparking Zero just has too many upgrades and additions that it excels in every single way.
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
It's different and not comparable in my opinion.
@armaanstation27 күн бұрын
I just came here after 6 years. Really time flies .
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
For real
@danteshollowedgrounds27 күн бұрын
Same.
@michelefadda9627 күн бұрын
What life?
@KenXyroReal27 күн бұрын
😂😂😂
@themtittiestho29 күн бұрын
Tbh ds3 runs like a emulated ps2 game on pc with choppy camera and clunky angles
@-doctorwjoАй бұрын
DS1 > DS3, if you can get past the clunkyness of the controls. The first half of DS1 was spectacular! I remember more from DS1 that DS3, just because the game was way more engaging. Elden Ring outshined DS3 in the PVE aspect by far!
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
I did feel the clunkyness in DS1, even more so because I came to the game from Sekiro. I was expecting the fast paced combat and all that, but the huge difference caught me by surprise. I'm now tho very excited to take on DS1!
@klein5421Ай бұрын
at first i wanna play elden ring but my pc can't even open it. So i decided to play dark souls 3, and oh boy one of the best decisions in my life. although it took me months to defeat gundyr and escape the first area lmao
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
I hope you get to play elden ring soon, it is amazing!
@ludwig2952Ай бұрын
Ds3 dlcs have some of the best bosses in soulsborne
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
Factttttt Nameless King has become my favourite ever. Oh you meant the dlcs. Sister Friede W
@ludwig295229 күн бұрын
@@KenXyroReal Ye bro the presentation of Nameless King is unmatched
@josevitorcalfa2Ай бұрын
DS3 has pros and cons. The pros: Some one of the best bosses FS created, very good balance, amazing enemy's selection. The Bad: the Map is terribly linear. Advice: Try the game vanilla on your first run, then go for mods like Cinders and Convergence, they add a LOT of life to the game.
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
I guess my next run is going to be with that mod. I only installed graphic mods and stuff for my first run. Thanks for suggestion!
@Guy-iv2hwАй бұрын
Literally the worst, most boring, most lifeless, most colorless Souls game made by FROM
@atomskthepirateking2776Ай бұрын
bait use to be believable
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
This ain't it.
@infinity6727Ай бұрын
Markoth on radiant difficulty💀
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
ahh I need to play Hollow Knight too
@infinity6727Ай бұрын
Best Metroidvania ever
@rkz_4677Ай бұрын
Yo yo yo!!
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
😎😎😎
@punit443Ай бұрын
Long time no see...
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
Even I returned to KZbin before GTA 6
@danteshollowedgroundsАй бұрын
@@KenXyroReal 💀😂👌
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
After being yeeted by the Nameless King about 47 times, I came to one conclusion: Why should I suffer alone? That’s why I’m here trying to convince y’all to play the game too lol Hit the subscribe button or else Elden Ring 2 gets cancelled.
@danteshollowedgroundsАй бұрын
😂😂😂
@KenXyroRealАй бұрын
😂😂😂
@antoniorodriguezlopez6878Ай бұрын
Cap
@user-nk6up5rn8z2 ай бұрын
Does it still work?
@karimali96993 ай бұрын
You sbould be able to use every ability in free roam
@KenXyroReal3 ай бұрын
That would've been ideal
@emiliabeleiu98874 ай бұрын
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@emiliabeleiu98874 ай бұрын
Acuma și gata mai vorbim de gunoie împuțiti nesimțiti nerușinați buna gluma glumeți glumiți visezi visători pielea de pe pula nu va dam nimic nu îs normali de cracosa debil beldean Mihaela debil beldean ioi Immmhhhmmm șio dat pizda unu la altul vor pizda unu de la altul iubire secreta unu altuia dragostea secreta unu altuia țigani sugaci cortorari mars de Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida morico muie diguri sugaci oto muie ovidiu muie Dinu muie bota Mircea muie de la prestige luci muie nina muie Cerasela muie Mirabela muie canta mutra de muie iubitul lui bube muie bube muie that i have seen on the road irina debil Szabo Radu muie ionel muie fratele lui Ionel muie bitangi muie a lui Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida bitangul lui Radu muie și restul țiganilor muie și cortorari mars și cortororite nu îs normale și unguri sugaci și ungurotigani nu îs normali
Prea târziu pentru gunoie împuțiti nesimțiti nerușinați buna gluma glumeți glumiți visezi visători pielea de pe pula nu va dam nimic nu îs normali de cracosa debil beldean Mihaela debil beldean ioi Immmhhhmmm șio dat pizda unu la altul vor Pizda unu de la altul iubire unu altuia dragostea unu altuia țigani sugaci cortorari mars de Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida morico muie diguri sugaci oto muie ovidiu muie Dinu muie bota Mircea muie de la prestige luci muie nina muie Cerasela muie Mirabela muie canta mutra de muie iubitul lui bube muie bube muie that i have seen on the road irina debil Szabo Radu muie ionel muie fratele lui Ionel muie bitangi muie a lui Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida bitangul lui Radu muie și restul țiganilor muie și cortorari mars și cortororite nu îs normale și unguri sugaci și ungurotigani nu îs normali
Bye bye sayonara ciao goodbye bye bye pa pa la revedere saoas adio adios saoas retardati nu va dam nimic nu îs normali mars fă-ți laba labagi sugaci prefăcuți lingăi lingușitori șnapani cuvântul lor îi căcat nu obțin nimic nu va dam nimic nu îs normali de cracosa debil beldean Mihaela debil beldean ioi Immmhhhmmm șio dat pizda unu la altul vor pizda unu de la altul unica iubire unu altuia unica iubire la prima vedere unu altuia unica dragostea unu altuia unica dragostea la prima vedere unu altuia țigani sugaci cortorari mars de Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida morico muie diguri sugaci oto muie ovidiu muie Dinu muie bota Mircea muie de la prestige luci muie nina muie Cerasela muie Mirabela muie canta mutra de muie iubitul lui bube muie bube muie that i have seen on the road irina debil Szabo Radu muie ionel muie fratele lui Ionel muie bitangi muie a lui Andreika debil ida Andreika irina debil ida Andreika debil irina ida bitangul lui Radu muie și restul țiganilor muie și cortorari mars și cortororite nu îs normale și unguri sugaci și ungurotigani nu îs normali