Do some AAA games ruin your skills? Contains Jedi Knight II Spoilers

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[@WorthABuyreviews]

Remember that reviewer who got stuck on the cuphead tutorial :) This is what am talking about.

[@Max-lf3tx]

If you put that level of difficulty in a modern AAA, the reviewers ign etc would rail against it, because reviewing is 2nd or 3rd to their political agenda and identity group. They don't spend time actually playing the game tbh most aren't even interested in gaming at all, it's just the vehicle they use to spread their message. This is why games are so far left now, they're not making the games for the players but for the reviewers.

[@Thost407]

Yeah I seen that piss poor performance. I loved Jedi Knight II, i never played the single player just duels with a room mate, insert "those were the days" and "back in my day" long winded rant. In your 2 videos i don't think i seen any wall running tho... step it up Mac

[@Unlocktube]

@@Max-lf3tx Really had to shoe horn that one in there.

[@allansh828]

So do you reconsider your opinions on dark soul games?

[@djtoxicdhg]

And the doom2016 giy lol

[@nexeos]

There are still hard games Mac, just not mainstream AAA titles.

[@nexeos]

@arno victor Indie rogue lites like "enter the gungeon", tactics games like "divinity original sin" and any from software game obviously. But the indie world is full of challenging games like cuphead, hollow knight and many others.

[@GeneraluStelaru]

@@nexeos Oh, yeah, Hollow Knight brought me back to life.

[@MrFallenone]

I blame "focus groups". Fucking focus groups.

[@ric1194]

Just play all new games on the hardest difficulty, that's what I do now with every game no matter what and it keeps me sharp

[@mitchellbartolo9063]

Dark souls is a difficult triple a game

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

You can deflect rockets by force pushing them (F1).

[@Mokranthal]

shhhhh.... let him rage..

[@KimTheCreator]

That actually really pissed me off more than it should have. But I guess it's easy to forget the force when you've been absent from it for so long...

[@wilhufftarkin8543]

@@KimTheCreator The part with the R5 droid pissed me off as well. ;)

[@miller70ys92]

Exactly what I wanted to say 😁 Very easy with the right timing. But, it's an old game, nothing will tell you how to use your force powers to deflect incoming projectiles.

[@grodius]

@@wilhufftarkin8543 lmao mac is a bit old he lets bolts hit him and stands still xD strafe mate

[@GMMReviews]

“My skills have gotten worse with age” 4:07 Me: “Force push the missiles! *FORCE PUSH THE MISSILES!”*

[@Csontoro21]

you can force push rockets. You can even play rocket tennis with sith enemies.

[@Nagadirchan]

Oh, this brings so much memories XD

[@carlosv9677]

You can also force pull de droid so you have more time :)

[@Nagadirchan]

I remember having so much fun with Jedi Knight 2, yes it was hard game for a kid but figuring everything out on your own felt so good! And gosh that platforming, can't remember how many times me and my brother died in those sequences XD I've played it more than 15 years ago and I still remember some of the mechanics, traps, etc. because that feeling of beating it was soo good.

[@GuitarNerd79]

Star Wars Jedi Knight 2 is probably still the best SW action game to date!

[@presidentsmug1924]

real talk

[@FordHoard]

You should try the movie battles mod for Jedi Knight Academy.

[@AleK0451]

yall niggas aint even played dark forces if you think that

[@cybermonk6364]

Mack was just trying to save us from the new Star wars movies by cutting Luke in half at the end there.

[@midnightlexicon]

I agree. I just started the first fear over again. And in my head, i kept thinking, "i dont remember this game being this difficult". Lol

[@jackfewtrell1073]

The weapons in jedi Knight were so much fun. They actually gave the lightsaber a run for its money on occasion

[@sulev111]

2000: "Just play it. Up to you have you make it." 2019: "Press 'F' to continue."

[@viktormehl4311]

I agree. Developers think we are freaking brainless babies that need to be told EVERYTHING. They wont even let us think a single thought ourselves. Press X to jump. Oh you didn't press X? We'll just do it for ya then.

[@purefoldnz3070]

Except for From Software and CD Project Red

[@jonjonjonnyjon]

Hold [E] to have a single thought.

[@viktormehl4311]

@@purefoldnz3070 well i dont really like dark souls but witcher 3 is good yeah

[@bluesrocker91]

That's one thing that pissed me right off with RDR2... In the epilogue you're building the house, and get button prompts to hammer nails in and stuff. I just put the controller to one side and it did it all automatically, whether I pressed the buttons or not. I found that quite insulting.

[@viktormehl4311]

@@bluesrocker91 yep. I Believe that in hell you sit on a sofa playing call of duty and pressing button prompts all day

[@BIGDADDY0H]

Did you have X Ray Vision disabled Mack....?

[@LitlBlackDragonNinja]

Mac, Use force speed and the blaster to get through the R5 unit part. Trust me, I'm a Jedi, like my father before me.

[@the_subi]

We do have hard games that don't hold your hand and games that expect you to realise certain mechanics on your own, you just won't play them because they are bad console ports that can't be enjoyed with kb&m. I don't blame you for it we all have preferences but hard games still do exist.

[@zerotactix5739]

What are they? Other than Souls like games?

[@lwaves]

Yes, hard games still exist but back in this era that level was the standard, these days it's the minority, especially among the AAA titles that the video refers to.

[@jasonjuggler3457]

do you like fortnite/?

[@cyberdemon7694]

37 here and jokes on you, I was always bad at FPS lol

[@kopuz.co.uk.]

37 wow that's old

[@satnav1980]

@@kopuz.co.uk. I'm 39.

[@smallso444]

satnav1980 43

[@relivoaddad]

Weirdly enough I actually got good at FPS just a year ago, and I'm 39

[@gigidasha4475]

@@relivoaddad ffs same here

[@TheForrescik]

Wolf from Sekiro waves his sword at you.

[@MRAMERICANINFIDEL]

I really miss those, "I can't believe I beat that!" moments lol Remember those old school, all text, game guides online?

[@gravytrader]

6:10 I have to shoot at MULTIPLE enemies AND destroy mines that are in the opposite direction to each other at different elevations.. How am i supposed to do that on a controller, with an FOV of 45, at 30fps.

[@darthdawg1]

You turn and look

[@-aleeke-2526]

Yeah.. like I had good fps when playing this at relese..

[@KimTheCreator]

If you're trying to apply challenging gameplay to a modern context, then the development team should focus more on said gameplay aspect, rather than always trying to push the console hardware to the max.

[@Th3_L30n]

You actually have to do that in the Gamecube and Xbox versions of the game, and surprinsingly, you can do it almost as easy than here if you use the right tool or force power (In this context, Force Speed, Beam Sniper and Thermal detonators. The problem is that level design nowadays tends to be too simplistic and linear.

[@count-robo]

considering how hard older games were... yea, these days aaa games are too easy, thatfor, you loose your (older) skills.

[@GMMReviews]

Regular Joe: “First-Person Shooter” Me, an intellectual: *”SHOOTY GAMES”*

[@arhickernell]

Yes! To much hand holding, to many tutorials and to much of the game playing itself for you.

[@maltorsever]

Gamers today want instant gratification and rewards for doing the utmost minimal effort and so games are built from the ground up to be easily beaten . Also, Mad Cuz Bad ;).

[@shashanksangaru4827]

I think it's because of the popularization of video games. Back in the day, playing a video game wasn't a very common activity so the devs and players were more niche and could make a game that takes hours and hours to perfect and beat. Nowadays, everyone and their mother is playing games so it's got to be easier. Challenging gaming was killed by its own success...

[@leto1178]

Back in the 90s PC games were a niche for mostly men/boys with above average intelligence and enough tenacity to get them set up and run properly.

[@igorthelight]

True! But there are some hidden indie gems :-)

[@jackcollins2568]

The Uncharted series popularized this trend where you jump and you won't miss.

[@thenachomagic8034]

About a year ago I decided to do a play through of F.E.A.R. 1. That game's ai stomps any and all games that are produced today. If you are hiding in cover and not moving it'll flank you in groups so you are getting pushed at the same time from different directions. If there isn't any available cover the ai will flip tables and other objects and use it for improvised cover when you ambush them. If you run away into a dead end instead of following you in like a dumbass it'll just wait for you to come out into the open and get shot. If you're sitting next to explosive barrels the ai will completely ignore shooting at you and just shoot the barrel, blowing you up (lol). There's other intelligent things that the ai is capable of doing but this is what really stuck with me.

[@mikaxms]

Know who else is covered in slime? Old Meg!

[@darthraider450]

Case in point - Crash Bandicoot NSane Trilogy, particularly Crash Bandicoot 1, where in fact the game was made much harder due to the developers Vicarious Visions translating the hitboxes from rectangular to rounded rectangular. Therefore momentum was required to make jumps which have reduced size landing points (because they prioritised Crash 3 Warped’s jumping style into all three games), something which was not implemented in the original Crash 1 and it’s platforming. The result (not my words, these are extracts from the gaming media) - “I don’t remember this game being this difficult!” “Crash is too hard!” “HIGH ROAD!!! SLIPPERY CLIMB!!! STORMY ASCENT AAAAAARGH!!!” “Crash is Dark Souls hurr durr!”

[@thepixelshock]

That's the reason I like the Dark Souls series so much. I know you're not exactly a fan. But for me, the satisfaction of finally beating a boss is just amazing. It doesn't bring you the victory on a silver platter. You actually have to earn it.

[@RageJ]

I'm so glad you brought up the mining shuttle part, i've been preaching for ages about how that one singular puzzle is brilliantly designed. You can figure it all out just by observing the moving pieces. All you need to do is figure out is figure out that you need to be able to ride this shuttle out and then how to make it stop killing you. Just slow down for a moment and look around and it becomes clear what you need to do. Modern games would just have a little internal voice over saying "i need to find the vent to stop this heat, maybe i should check outside".

[@Choteron3]

Love this kind of videos. Keep doing them

[@jamesfreeman7954]

Can confirm. Just finished Outcast last night, and holy shit was the game solid. Level design can be a little confusing at times with hidden passageways and the dated graphics didn't help either, but I've to say the combat definitely proved challenging, but felt very rewarding. Even the (spoilers) forced infused soldiers we fight proved challenging and that wasn't even a boss. The thing I also love about Outcast was the level design, what we see is where we can go to, simply put there was not alot of invisible walls like we do today.

[@jshllrd2]

I think one of the worst thing in games now is the quest marker, it causes you to tune out the game and you basically lose immersion.

[@Gaming_Sparky58]

I think the best way to do HUD and quest markers are using INGAME items that are believable to have been used to do that certain thing, a good game will have no HUD but still show every piece of information you need, Metro did it fairly well I think and a few others or at least it tried to make it so you're immersed while informed about your loadout and quests.

[@MediocreTrainReviews]

The rush of beating Crash Bandicoot Bridge to nowhere

[@Humiliator115]

Remembering playing it first time when I was like 10. SO INTENSE! I almost forgot to breathe

[@superstarent4731]

This is why I love Kingdom Come. It’s a rags to riches story and you really live it.

[@Bill-lt5qf]

yeah, the whole time i was thinking about kingdom come. only played the first 6 or so hours of it on a potato pc at sub 30 fps. But i hope that one day i will get the hardware required & i can sit down & actually play a proper game again, for the first time since i was a kid.

[@c3lix349]

Kigdome Come? You can become super OP in less than 5 hours probably if you don't speed run.

[@sunnyjim1355]

@@c3lix349 I played it when it first came out and yeah it was too easy to get OP, but since then I believe they have made it harder, iirc. I'll go back to it once modding is enabled though.

[@roelf8044]

Two words: FROM SOFTWARE

[@robertwatson5104]

I loved hard games when I was younger,,I’ve played all these type of games ,, Hell thats all there was mostly back in the day in certain genres . But as I have got older , I’m 57 now I haven’t the patience etc. But I still agree the dumbed down games aren’t as interesting

[@DarkAgeDan]

I remember being so good at castlevainia. I started playing again last year and I am still learning again ( ;

[@bubonicduck1262]

Look at how that lightsabre leaves marks when it touches a wall.

[@MisterMunkki]

That's why I love speedruns, brings back the feeling of fighting against the game :p

[@mytragicdiary3396]

That's why I started playing old NES games. Contra, Ninja Gaiden, Mega Man, Ghosts and Goblins, etc...

[@robertnicolas6716]

The North remembers ! ;)

[@robertnicolas6716]

Don't forget Battle Toads

[@bricknut11]

The multiplayer on this game was amazing too.

[@jamesgleeson2128]

I’m now also replaying Jedi Knight 2 since your retro-review & I could have sworn it wasn’t this difficult when I finished it back in the day, an amazing, fun challenge, the way games should be!

[@furlockfurli2719]

One of your, if not the best video ever published. Thx, and the very best to you and your beloved. M.

[@jordanneal576]

Give Sekiro a try. I know you have an unhappy history with From Software games, but man Sekiro is so good, and fits the bill of a challenging, unforgiving game, that lets you figure things out, and gives you that feeling of satisfaction when you've dies 10 times and finally take down that boss. Also Hollow Knight and Celeste.

[@supersonicknockout5143]

the problem is i quit sekiro months ago, which kills immersion to get back into it.

[@jordanneal576]

@@supersonicknockout5143 You can always start again. I've played through the game ~15 times since it's release.

[@supersonicknockout5143]

@@jordanneal576 no thanks, i have stuff to do. reading books and working and getting chicks

[@jordanneal576]

@@supersonicknockout5143 You sound like you're a cool dude with a lot going on.

[@supersonicknockout5143]

@@jordanneal576 save money and go on vacations for pussy is what i will do. getting bitches in my hometown is too hard, and im really good looking and alpha... but the circumstances prevent hookups with these entitled sluts

[@sirprintalot]

I'm going to be honest: I don't play games to be challenged. I get enough of that at work. I play games to relax, enter another world, take my mind off of stress and tedium. I couldn't give two fucks of a prostitute that games are easier nowadays.

[@VaeVictisXIII]

"I was fucking bathing in slime" - Mac, 2019

[@evilwev]

Amazing video! Please review more older games :)

[@arthurfoaling9862]

Because of your recent videos including Jedi Knight, I re-installed JKA for the first time in 10 years. There's a fairly populated multiplayer mod for JKA called Movie Battles II that introduces mad mechanics for saber combat. I've never had so much fun in a video game for years. Sod your custard combat, these guys really brought my love for games back.

[@mizaru84]

Its like when I was young and played adventure games like grim fandango or monkey island with no internet help whatsoever. Feels so good when you managed to get to the end of the game by trial and error and solving puzzles all on our own

[@WYIT0]

Currently playing through the original Tomb Raider games. TR1 took me about 50 hours (most was working out the control systems to make jumps) but the entire level is like one big puzzle, filled with doors and areas to traverse to find keys and switches to get to new areas. It was so much fun but also frustrating to get stuck on parts for so long not knowing what to do, trying to see what I had missed but then the second you find it it's so rewarding. I'm halfway through TR2 and that's even better. I got these games on Steam sale for like 50p as well.

[@Tatertot01]

When you protect the R5 unit you can force pull him back to give yourself extra time to disable the traps/kill the enemies or if you're really good force push him over the lasers.

[@username7735]

Counter-Strike players knew this since 1999.

[@michjed7]

I had same toughts when I replayed Jedi Academy lately. There was room where you needed to pull blocks out of the wall to make jumping platforms up top. When you enter the room there is no indication that you need to get to the roof, in modern games you would have marker where and in what order you should use force. I was baffled at first, but enjoyment when you get things right is amazing. I wonder how I completed this game when I was a kiddo ( and I played it english, I'm not native english speaker and as a kid I didn't understand much )

[@ivofixzone6410]

HA ha , I now remembered the swamp. Yeah I lost hours to figure it out.

[@GamesExposed]

so true and after you finish the game you would go to multiplayer thinking that you are a beast but it turns out you aren't and you have to learn all kinds of secret powerful moves from actual human played masters ! it took days to manage to get the move in your muscle memory and learning the move wasn't even enough , you also had to figure out how and when to apply it ! If you got it right you would get the respect of the community !

[@paulsproston3618]

It's all about the convienience nowadays. You may aswell buy a bumper sized DOT to DOT magazine and have done. Awsome video. 👍

[@alexbarlow4053]

As a young adult, and I started gaming with the hand-holdy titles such as Uncharted, but now I'm on the learning curve of Divinity Original Sin. I've completed the "hard" game of Dark Souls, but it is nothing in comparison to Divinity. The developers don't hold your hand at all, when it comes to solving puzzles, and it forces you truly have to understand the value of gear and decisions of ability points. But the freedom of choice is immense, and it is a far deeper than majority of the other games I've played, providing a highly satisfying experience.

[@Reddotzebra]

Look forwards to Divinity: OS2, once you hit act 2 it's an actual CHALLENGE to find the enemies that the devs wanted you to fight, instead of running face first into something level 14 that's wielding a two handed sword that can take your armor off in two hits and also wearing 3 times that amount themselves. =3 Other wonderful moments include learning the spell that allows you to move terrain modifiers, come to a certain area and see what the terrain there looks like, and then cry as you come to the realization that they will almost certainly add a puzzle/combat later on that will use a combination of both to instakill you repeatedly.

[@alexbarlow4053]

Looking forward to it :3

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Mak' 100% with ya on that point .

[@joshmerrel8846]

Absolutely

[@joshmerrel8846]

Maybe this is part of the reason why Darksouls Darksiders 3 and bloodborne are loved

[@JacekNasiadek]

5:20 that moment with the r5 was a bitch and a half. Had to reload several times until I figured out I can push and pull the suicidal droid to get it out of harm's way and give myself more time to deal with the threats.

[@miikeydobodobo5304]

This is why your the G.O.A.T on game reviews I watch everyone of your videos to decide if I’m going to buy a certain game or not, thanks again for all the work you put in brother.

[@mikaxms]

I completed Medal of Honour Allied Assault recently. There were some difficult bits caused by the none regenerating health (why not have a minimum starting health at checkpoints?), but great how you need to think and try to flank the enemy. Though it sounds like this game is way more difficult.

[@mdd4296]

it isnt, you can heal by spending mana and your mana regenerate over time. Enemies can kill you pretty quickly but you can also kill them quickly by abusing force speed/lightning. the hard thing in this game come from the old school level design (quite open without any quest marker or npcs that tell you where to go, lots of enemies per level. placing enemies in advantageous position...), puzzles and platforming sections (they arent very long tho), some annoying escort missions.

[@pidlive]

You've done it AGAIN, Mack! Absolutely spot on with your argument. 👍👍👍 Btw, the rocket launcher stormtrooper jumpy bit... you can use force push to deflect the rockets away.

[@Tscherni]

4:20 what an opportunity to use force push to deflect the rockets ^^

[@Eldenbruh]

Its like this because most AAA cater towards younger and younger audiences, as they are easier to "trick", its buisness bullshit 101. If its too hard or complex, kids give up, its that simple. If its easy and offers mtx to make it even easier, its a goldmine and they know it.

[@p34ks12]

The last time I had to take a couple of minutes to think about my next move was in Titanfall 2, and the jumping time travelling section. A lot of the game is point and shoot, but there is some pretty smart level design in there.

[@FabulousFab72]

Some of the puzzle really gave me a hard time for my 1st playthrough when this game came out. Especially the one with the the troley. As for the one where you have to switch on a ventilation system to go down a shaft : I did it without, using health pack ^^ There one thing very different now : internet. When we were stuck in a game, it wasn't as easy to find a solution to a puzzle. We had to find it ourselves. Now any game secret is reveal to every one in half a day. As for the parts that demand skill, it's clear that back in the days games were harder : hard difficulty now = normal 10 years ago.

[@GeneraluStelaru]

5:10 I like how the bad guys stop shooting after destroying the R5 unit. They're letting poor Katarn wallow in his misery. =D

[@Mr.Ford3350]

I legitimately could not figure out some of these goddamn puzzles when I was younger. I had to watch a walkthrough for practically every level because I would get stuck on just about every single puzzle.

[@AvengerDK]

I 100% agree with you Mack. I completed Dark Forces last year and I got stuck so many times because I couldn't remember where to go and there is absolutely no hand holding in that game. But the main issue was that my brain was so used to being led around by the game, that I would rage quit if I got stuck for longer than 5 minutes.

[@kirkemmerson3059]

Remember Lego star wars the prequels running towards the camera in the very last mission

[@kukipett]

I have played that game so many times, Jedi Academy too and also the first Jedi Knight in 1997, but i can't remember those parts of the game, maybe i should go back to it! I had also redone the 4 first levels of Jedi Knight 1 as a mod for Jedi Knight 2, hundreeds of hours building the levels, placing the NPC and stuff what a great time !! The first Star War game i played was Dark Forces in DOS i remember what a problem to get the sound playing correctly on an old Sound Blaster ISA card!!!

[@MadRobexe]

Have you played Jedi knight: jedi academy? What do you think about it?

[@stargate1990]

That's my favourite of the Jedi Knight series 2 was good my favourite star wars game ever is swkotor 1 and 2(with mods that enhance the story) because I'm an RPG guy. How about you?

[@FrzN]

You ought to pick up the Legacy of Kain games and check them out again, particularly Soul Reaver 1 and 2. I give those games credit to improving my problem solving skills as a kid, the puzzles were SO DIFFICULT and it forced me to think about and integrate everything in my head. That and its dialogue actually motivated me to improve my speaking skills, as Kain gave me an admiration boner. Older games were amazing, because they taught you how to solve problems and think fast. Now it's learning to press a button while trying not to pass out of boredom. Great video, JK2 is fabulous, it was my favourite birthday present from mum back in the kid days.

[@marcelnobrega5579]

Go Play Sekiro mack that will clean the rust from your bones.

[@Jameswgm]

That mining part was fucking solid. Ridiculously hard, died so many times trying to figure that. Makes me sad these vids Mac: reminiscent of better times.

[@scottyj2733]

Yes! You said it all! Keep them coming

[@CrualBirab]

Oh I remember those jumps on the floating platforms on Nar Shadaa, but the guy with the rocket launcher, I'd forgotten about that, I'd suck at these games now for sure

[@chillhour6155]

Very true, it seems in playing some older titles(unreal) I get lost in levels alot more then I used to, all those blood waypoint and neon light pointy arrows that yell, "over here, come on, I'll hold you're hand",

[@makaka987]

2:05 so trueeeee, happened to me many times when I accidently fall, at first I feel good that I can just keep going and dont have to redo everything, buut moments later I have that strange feeling, like I DID fell by my mistake, but nothing bad happened and it feels weird

[@oswaldoc1078]

Completely agree 👍🏼 Excellent video

[@alexmillar8312]

Oh and the grenade thing you mentioned in a previous video. It was refreshing just trying to get the damn thing going where i wanted it....no circles on the floor and no arc

[@WorthABuyreviews]

Exactly

[@Reddotzebra]

@@WorthABuyreviews I used to be a grenade lobbing GOD back on GTA3, now I suck at it.

[@khululyp]

I have terrible depth perception I couldn't lob a grenade properly ever, I usually just use them as timed mines. I don't mind an option for granade throws but I don't feel these 'helpers' need to be standard in a game should not be hard to toggle them on or off in a menu somewhere.

[@basedmadlad6740]

I agree that in linear games like this one markers should be off but in open world games there are times where the map is so vast and you have to find a small specific object. Like in fallout 3, I remember I had to pick up this item and bring it to this guy and it was in a huge base, if I didn't have a marker that simple fetch quest would've taken me half an hour or more just searching among the trash and going through every inch of that huge base.

[@AyeThatsHandsomePete]

Thanks for the reminder of the rage inducing moment from my teenage years with that damn rocket launcher enemy.

[@RaymondThierry]

This is why I'm subbed to this channel! You're great oldschool gamer mate! =D But I think this is only partly true. Yes, games are easier. No, I do not suffer from that. I'm almost 31. Playing from 1992. As for puzzle with train, yeah, it was kinda hard to figure out =D Replayed this game about a year ago too. When I'll have kids, I probably will try to show them 90s games first :3 P.S. New Star Wars game will probably be on rails with a lot of quick time events and scripted stuff. It already looks like that and main character doesn't feel like a Jedi. I guess when it comes out, I'll just play Jedi Knight (maybe even first one, with movie cutscenes) on stream instead...

[@007Spadge]

*_My uncle Billy's got a ten foot willy and he showed it to the girl next door,_* *_She thought it was a snake so she hit it with a rake and now it's only two foot four_*

[@BobbyBlackhearts666]

Now I feel thankful for not being able to afford a new computer! It's a little more than ten years old, so you do the math how many AAA titles I "missed" out on. It runs anything that's fun and I love it (though an upgrade would be sweet haha)

[@mattenvadrouille]

same here, i keep revisiting old classics while watching yt reviewers complaining about the new releases

[@chrish4052]

Easy question = easy answere. The general customer has an expected concentration level of 15 min. If the game demands your skill and effort 90% of players Will stop playing. And the Company often wants to invest in a live-service market. Now if you read so far, do the math and figure out the rest.

[@igorthelight]

True!

[@oldandy1645]

"Partner"?? COME ON, MACK!!!!

[@Atrus999]

I feel exactly the same way about Mario games. I used to be a pro at the old 2D sidescrolling Mario games when I was a kid but now years later I struggle with them because I haven't had any kind of challenge in years.

[@davidjohnston2971]

So many memories of frustration like the rocket launcher guy! but the sense of achievement was great

[@TurKlack]

3:38 Yeah I know that part *very* well.

[@petar.stoyanov]

Mac, when we started to play games (I take it we're of similar age), games were made by hopeless nerds for hopeless nerds. And this is why games were good, you could see someone putting his or hers heart and soul in this game. And games were epic. Fast forward 25-30 years and today games are mainstream. Everybody is playing them. And developers are no longer some nerds in their parents' bedroom, they are huge corporations, mostly interested in the shareholders happiness and revenue. And since they want to please the average Joe, who is a bit more skilled than a brain dead turtle - games are made easy to ridiculous extent...

[@DukeWooze]

Not only that these games today are more like interactive movies than games. They are there to push a story not gameplay. And most of the time the story itself is dumbed down and you can spot shit a mile away before it happens. Everything today is designed for short attention spans and instant gratification. No more do you have to develop skills or use your brain to solve problems. That's why games are mostly shit now days. And they are designed to be consumed rather than played again and again. I still play classic Doom I doubt I'll ever play 2016 Doom as much as I played the classic.

[@unholybastard8688]

I never got a chance to play this unfortunetly when i was younger. I do remember playing jedi academy and i loved it so much. It was a first time in the game i had a choice and i joined the dark side without hesitation

[@mattmattmatt131313]

The worst part is...getting stuck on a level today (like that swamp example) isn't even such a big issue anymore. If you get too frustrated with a level you are always just a simple alt+tab and a quick google search away from finding hundreds of tutorials (both in written and in video form) to help you out. So really there is no excuse.

[@tonylerma3858]

You can tell just by how honest Mack is about himself that he’s probably a pretty good dude irl. “What I meant to say was I’m shit” most people would never admit that lol donating now

[@ivofixzone6410]

Gothic III, the game that started my RPG love. No map markers, no quest markers, just need to listen what quest giver is telling you. Retrograding quests, no steeling from houses if you've been seen, etc.

[@Atrahasis7]

I got this recently with Blood. First I cursed, but then It felt so good playing a GAME that was ravaging me, that by the end I was a newborn babe, marvelled at gaming again.

[@irishvader2193]

Mac you hit it right on the head! Older games were challenging and fun, new games are hand holding cutscenes.

[@ShagadelicBY]

Hm. Just noticed 13:26 You hit Luke so hard in the belly his head pops off then he force regrows it just to have his body split in two. Now that level of death in the movies would have been worth it!