Modern Gaming Sucks

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[@RGT85]

I think this video came out ok. lol.

[@TheGamingCircle]

Modern Gaming Killed Gaming, and I got some bones to pick with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth:-))

[@98ek9]

The Scott hall voice 😂😂😂

[@Guerreiro_da_Luz]

Keep rant videos coming

[@eddiesmith8072]

Hey rgt bad times don't last but bad guys do

[@RennK85]

I think strap In and strap on is like the best Intro he’s done

[@kpsk8031]

I'm observing the implosion of the gaming industry while I'm enjoying old games on old consoles.

[@topshotta2000]

I hate dlc packs for characters it used to be where u can unlock them without buying smh

[@UniversalJuan]

Bruh, I just replayed OG Pokemon Red and had an absolute blast!

[@Exlayer-pk8hy]

@@UniversalJuan Those early Pokemon games feel infinitely replayable almost entirely because they don't have as much handholding

[@zwil2213]

​@@UniversalJuanright!? 😂. With all these modern graphics and AAA titles, we still end up going to our retro games

[@bustywaifus]

Yep! I even received my Polymega this year, retrogaming is great.

[@TurkeyFaceX]

There is a silver lining here. I'm saving my money and working through my backlog. And I'm willing to bet I'm not the only one.

[@NWiimaster2009]

Big facts on the backlog

[@adambolian4425]

I'm doing the same thing

[@zydio1103]

My backlog is enough to last me the rest of my life. Every time I acquire a new game I have to tell myself that it is for the purpose of game preservation, because the chances that I'll play it go down every time I buy another one.

[@TurkeyFaceX]

@@zydio1103 Ha ha, yes! I know how you feel. I have over 100 games on Switch and nearly 300 on Steam (277 to be exact). I also have a PS4, PSP and a 3DS that combined is probably over 50 more games.

[@observer.b_e_l_l_i_s]

Backlog spanning multi gen consoles is longer than the years i have left and see no problem in that. Also glad to be primarily a retro gamer over all this new age BS.

[@kailig9190]

Watch out whenever a game developer uses the phrase "for Modern Audiences" when they talk about their game.

[@NemoIncognito]

It's always a forerunner to a bad game (Based on pattern recognition)

[@adamduffield7782]

Yeah usually code word for woke sjw nonense

[@FarmerSimulation]

Like when they ruined the ff7 story 😂

[@TheRealRuddRants]

We better beware with that.

[@hectorleon465]

They only care about Fortnite, Apex, and roblox... The younger audiance....

[@SpawnWave]

This was a rollercoaster 12 minutes

[@direalmj]

😅

[@tyrannisgames]

I'm glad you didn't touch the sbi stuff. That's not how I see your channel. Keep up the good work

[@RGT85]

This is what goes on in my head all the time.

[@igotbit9454]

😂😂😂😂

[@gabegoforth]

I feel like RGT is Spawn Wave's angry spirit animal.

[@conor6436]

Corporate greed has hollowed out gaming and made it sterile and soulless. AAA games take years and hundreds of millions to make and they're rarely any good, overworked devs who were forced to make games they didn't want to make in order to keep their jobs are laid off anyway and the the industry is therefore drained of talent and creativity. We thought horse armour was bad in 2007 (and it was)... man we were so naive.

[@Jimbo23400]

This is exactly it. Well put!

[@twig-e6431]

Basically what I said in my post.

[@John6-40]

Tis a shame that such a common sense take is rare.

[@DovahZeux]

Oh get over that. Skyrim is the world's best selling RPG for a reason, with endless new content to boot. Even Japan rated it as the one game of the West that they see as number 1, given their highest rating first before literally ANY other game in their biggest gaming publication. Nobody who's anybody cares about your Bethesda boogeymen.

[@WyvrnOnYT]

Been playing Ocarina of Time on an old CRT TV my dad had as a kid, and it's been possibly the best gaming experience I've had so far in 2024.

[@steveafanador6441]

That's awesome. Did you get to that damn water temple yet? My friends and myself back in the day all got there then quit. No KZbin back then to help

[@dougamolina]

S2

[@SolidSnake240]

I need to find an old crt tv. I tried to play Goldeneye on my hdtv and it made my eyes hurt like a mf. Lol

[@100Bucks]

​@@SolidSnake240There's a program called ShaderGlass. It's pretty good at emulating a glass Tube TV.

[@kenlewis5932]

Lmao I've been playing Mario Allstars for SNES its been so much fun dont have to worry about updates so nice

[@theoneandonly676]

Creativity is at a all time low.

[@straightfrommissouri]

id love to get a few of my video game ideas out there tbh lol

[@Drstrange3000]

I agree which is why people SHOULD support creative games when they do happen. I've seen so many creative projects go unnoticed, and people make all kinds of reasons not to play it. It is frustrating.

[@therealjaystone2344]

9th Generation of gaming is the biggest disappointment in gaming history

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

Don't worry when the super switch comes out this generation will be saved

[@phish311420]

😂

[@ZackSNetwork]

I disagree have you heard of the 1980’s gaming crash.

[@Gazeycovers]

​@@ZackSNetworkgaming wasn't popular then

[@Konstuce]

Thank God for the Switch.

[@crystalwater505]

Nothing will change until gamers grow a spine and vote with their wallets as a collective.

[@ssz28envy]

I sure do. I'm definitely in the minority, though. I remember when Halo 2 came out with dlc maps. I refused to buy them as I had already bought the game for $60 and paid $60 for xbox live. My position back then was the same as now. If we refuse to buy this extra stuff then they will either package it in the regular game or stop doing it altogether. Almost 20 years later and no one has learned.

[@crystalwater505]

@@ssz28envy Indeed. For every one of us, there is like 20 people that don't learn and it's a shame.

[@WheatoPlays]

​@@ssz28envyI'm with you on DLC. I didn't agree with it back when it first started, and I still don't agree with it now. When you buy a game for £70, it should be the full game, not the majority of the game with future DLC already in development before the game is even released. I mean, now people aren't happy when a game isn't going to have DLC, which is a completely backwards way of thinking about it. Larian came out a day or two ago saying "No BG3 DLC!", and everyone's crying about it. That game had a definitive beginning, middle, and end, but people are complaining that they can't pay an extra £20 or whatever price DLC is now to play a bit more of the game they paid full retail for in the first place. People these days are letting game developers walk all over them, and in return they're happily throwing more money at them to grind their heels into their groin a little harder. People need to stop throwing money at these greedy game developers, but they won't because people are morons. Anyway, rant over. I'm going to go back to my latest play through of the original FFVII. It's a far superior game to that episodic trash Square Enix are calling a remake.

[@isturbo1984]

I don't know if you noticed, but the games industry is in the middle of a collapse. What do you think happens when we vote with our wallets? Exactly what is happening now. Publishers turn to government funding through DEI. Check. Mass layoffs. Check. Overall software and hardware sales are down. Check. And piracy is up. Check. WE ARE VOTING WITH OUR WALLETS. It's going to get worse before it gets better though.

[@crystalwater505]

@@isturbo1984 Honestly, I sure hope you are right my friend. I'd LOVE a gaming crash.

[@True-Sea-Turtle]

The most significant reason why modern gaming sucks is it's becoming more and more like any other business sector in the entertainment industry in that it's more focused on profit than fun.

[@steveafanador6441]

Exactly 👍👍

[@underachiever47]

no definitely way more focused on DEI then anything else, these dev companies are literally going woke and out of work/business real fast

[@hotpockets69]

Well because when experimental games were being released, y'all weren't buying them *caughs in Sony’s Japan Studio*. The Last Guardian, Puppeteer, Modnation Racers, Motorstorm, 3D Dot Game Heroes....there's whole games that have come and gone without people buying any of them because they weren't what the hypebeasts were talking about (GTA, Red Dead, TLOU).

[@SolidSnake240]

​​@@underachiever47It's not even just that. Their stories are trash tier consistently. They go hand in hand at this point though. If they actually made interesting stories and characters then they wouldn't be getting this much "hate".

[@Aries73]

@@underachiever47Bye, Neckbeard.

[@ThaaKannon]

As a 28 year old gamer who’s been gaming as long as I can remember I feel video games peaked around 2009-2013 & haven’t been the same since , idk if it’s nostalgia though

[@ZackSNetwork]

I disagree

[@Mister_Yorch]

No disrespect but it's probably mostly nostalgia. Based on the numbers, you were in peak puberty during those years. Most of us have nostalgia for anything that came out during that period of our lives. Movies, music or video games.

[@headshotmaster138]

@@Mister_Yorch saying nostalgia is an overuse argument at this point.

[@roboconker]

@@Mister_Yorch No is not nostalgia, look at all the games that came out between 2007 and 2012, it was amazing true AAA games coming out right after the other.

[@redninja3056]

​@roboconker yes it is nostalgia there were plenty of bad games too so argument is valid

[@homernoy]

What bothers me the most, is there are too many devs that absolutely despise their customers. They hate gamers.

[@GregWampler]

That's becoming true in many industries, unfortunately...

[@SCH292]

Yep. It doesn't matter of the dev or devs are small independent or some big company. They all the same these days. If they are solo dev or a small group of team Devs. A. Their product are unfinished and they want you to PAY for the RND if they even have a game. B. Quick cash grab scam.

[@SUB1KOIRA]

But how could anyone hate you? You people are always so nice and respectful!

[@p0pimp2004]

They despise their customers entitlement. Publishers are making games and not devs. That's the problem

[@homernoy]

@@SUB1KOIRA I know, right?

[@thomasbaldiscola4671]

This is the only video game gen that I've skipped over buying a console from. I'm 40 and been gaming since I got a PS1 for Christmas! Those were the DAYS!

[@wadedewell]

I am 37. I feel the same way as you

[@sandman8920]

I’m 35 and I think the same I’ve got a one x for example but there’s no way I’m buying a series x. What would be the point? To play sonic unleashed at 120fps?……… that’s just not a selling point for a new console.

[@nazaritubes]

same

[@watchdog-h9b]

Same here. I bought a PS2 instead of a PS5.

[@Teachermook]

..... now I see why most of my switch library is remakes and indie titles. Wow.

[@SoukaDeezNutz]

Same. It feels nice to play them anywhere you want, whenever. If you're interested in RPGs I'd recommend the Grandia HD Collection.

[@Teachermook]

@@SoukaDeezNutz grandia?! I played that on dreamcast! Actually my recent find was romancing saga 3. That is an odd one. No idea what i am doing. Still fun though.

[@saeefa]

The only indie game I liked was Chained Echoes, and one of the best rpg games on the switch, tbh I don't play many indie games as a lot of them are terrible

[@Teachermook]

@@saeefa I respond with three great ones: Hollow knight Stardew Valley Crosscode.

[@sirownzalotgaming3025]

Gaming changed when people bought the horse armor dlc and Cod MW map pack #1. We sealed our fate from hence forth.

[@TheTrickyTwix]

My theory is that the explosion of Battle royale games ruined it, microtransactions in general aren’t good but BR games put all the nails in the coffin and hammered them personally

[@SuperSailorOutlawGeorgeIshaq]

9th generation of gaming is a disaster, and that's coming from someone who loves gaming

[@ZackSNetwork]

It sucks however the 1980’s was beyond worse.

[@domymbd]

@@ZackSNetwork early 80's **

[@KrisTheBatSpider21]

I'm sorry about that but at least we got our old games we can go back to to enjoy

[@doomslayer9513]

​@@ZackSNetworkAre you actually comparing the technology we used to have in the 80s to NOW?! 😮🤦😂 Not to mention the number of gamers in the 80s was astronomically lower than today! Such a bad take 😂

[@iratethepirate630]

@@ZackSNetwork The industry was brand new. It had went through major growing pains. Today is entirely different, in that this industry is a bizarro clown show. It did not have to be this but Big Business decided to go this direction. Now they are paying for it via studio closures, major layoffs, and performing way short of their targets.

[@mbevans37]

Remember that episode of South Park where Stan Marsh sees everything as crap? Getting older man

[@OldGringo-zd6ik]

Cause it’s true

[@TheRealRuddRants]

It was in my head. When I first watched it.

[@lost0thech4]

Games as a service and DLC are ruining gaming for me personally

[@MrHalo087]

That's part of it yeah I agree

[@watchdog-h9b]

2000's were not only the pinnacle of gaming but humanity as a whole. Nowhere to go but down from here.

[@MisterMonsterMan]

There is no doubt I find myself playing more Indie and Japanese stuff than I ever have in the past. Most modern western AAA stuff doesnt even move the needle for me.

[@redninja3056]

Okay that's more of a you problem then the gaming industry

[@Exlayer-pk8hy]

@@redninja3056 Nah im with him, the western gaming industry is horrible right now.

[@redninja3056]

@@Exlayer-pk8hy not really if you find the right games

[@phoenixmx4063]

⁠@@redninja3056*Cough cough* only PC gets those games not console

[@redninja3056]

@phoenixmx4063 cough cough no not really idiot

[@zeuce01]

90’s to early 2000’s was the peak imo

[@Particle_Ghost]

The best thing to come out in a long time is the Stalker Trilogy and the Resident Evil 4 Remake, and the only pre-order I have is Dragons Dogma 2. The fact Sony is about to drop a PS5 Pro is beyond pathetic lol.

[@GamerBoy870]

Why people were unable to get a PS5 since the pandemic now you can get one from the store

[@BasicSneedEducation]

“It’s just nostalgia. Gaming has never been better.” 😊

[@FHC1944]

Incomplete games, choppy games, bad online and the list can go on. Back in the day it feels like they tested the games a lot more and had people test the games. A lot of the issues we see with certain games should be really easy to spot if you play the games from start to finish. But they rush out the games and let the end consumers be beta testers and then try to patch it. As long as the money pouring in, they don't care

[@FHC1944]

@dylanbanning Yeah, but they should of been fixing the issues before they release the games. I rather take a delay than to have a choppy game they can't even fix

[@taylorhession1905]

I was just thinking this earlier today after playing 7 hours into FF16 and while i enjoy it i still miss the turn based rpgs that gaming companies have deemed outdated yet as outdated as they may seem to think it is, it did give us a different genre of games to play. Everything is either hack n slash button mashing mindless gaming or FPS. Most other games are one off games we get 1 every 5 years. Edit: let us not forget the remakes and remasters that have been the latest trend like the industry is running out of ideas or trying to milk every penny out of a great game.

[@anonymousperson8903]

Did you just...completely miss that a great turn based game (Baldur's Gate 3) was just released to great acclaim last year?

[@Enrikowen]

Meanwhile the tech industry is firing network admins left and right. “Gee why aren’t our servers working?” Maybe because you fired all the people who made it work!

[@shade20x64]

The gaming industry is like the film industry: If it ended today, we'd still have decades of great stuff to fall back on and enjoy. We'll be fine either way. The gaming industry needs us (the fans) far more than we need them.

[@WildDogGamerBoy]

Preach

[@zydio1103]

That's why they're trying to destroy game preservation. They want to make sure that we only have new stuff to buy. Every once in a while they sprinkle in some remakes and remasters or just straight-up resell you the same game on a different platform.

[@Godlike_Virus]

Some people would say "ThAt's nOt a GoOd HiLL tO DiE oN, thAt NoStaLGiA isN'T HeaLtHy." Trust when I say I've had someone say that to me recently for a similar comment I made. I feel like if it came down to it, I'd be fine with everything that's come before, live like it's the late 80's, 90's, maybe some of the early-mid 2000's and be completely content with that.

[@WildDogGamerBoy]

@Godlike_Virus The dummy who said that to you.

[@shade20x64]

@@Godlike_VirusIt isn't even just nostalgia. Even though I grew up in the 80s and 90s, there's a lot of stuff I missed back then that I'm just discovering and enjoying now for the first time.

[@magneticimagery]

The sad reality is gaming nowadays is all about how powerful the fucking console is and how many micro-transactions companies can sell you. Let alone the games costing $70 and you don’t even own them. The games rely too much on the graphics that will just age in years from now anyways. If I were you. I’d get a second hand NES off eBay with some fun games for under $200 and have yourself a blast

[@akg7873]

Final Fantasy X on ps2 is what gaming at its peak was like. And super smash bros/007 golden eye/mario kart - for multiplayer peak.

[@anonymousperson8903]

You enjoy watching the entire cutscene again after dying to Yunalesca before being able to fight her again, and I'll enjoy getting immediately back into the fight after dying to Godfrey.

[@teeem7493]

100% agree ffx was exciting every moment, fantastic storyline with. No filler. Just a fun beautiful game

[@DouggieDaDucker]

Thank You RGT!! This is what people are saying for the longest time. Like most of us have loss the trust to western devs because instead of focusing on what made a game actually a game (Story, Gameplay, innovation) instead, they just focus on little things that makes no major impact on the game itself. The 360 and PS3 was the last generation that gave us creative games and really impressionable stories.

[@brbqsauce]

Normal is forbidden. Fun is forbidden. Common sense is forbidden. Freedom is forbidden. Kneel or die.

[@MariuszMroczek-dd7ku]

The definition of insanity is buying the same game over and over and expecting different results. WWE 2K24 for example.

[@megathesimper4050]

THANK YOU! SOMEBODY FINALLY SAID IT!!! WWE2K24 IS MID

[@luthiamoonlightfrqc2905]

I love how everyone complain all the time about modern western gaming yet they keep only buying western gaming ! Im nintendo only now or asian games only between Zelda Metroid Xenoblade Bayonetta shantae tale of trails of Atelier fire emblem i never ave these problems everyone keep complaining

[@luthiamoonlightfrqc2905]

On the samus argument NOBODY in the Metroid universe care that samus is a woman it as never ben brought up my only memory is one dead trooper log in prime 2

[@straightfrommissouri]

@@luthiamoonlightfrqc2905 fuqq yeah metroid

[@SanicConnoisseur_91]

any sports game, ever

[@lastking3185]

The problem is they hate their audience and act like they are all Andrew Tate. They need to take a break from social media if thats the case. Your avaerge guy gamer works a 9 to 5 plays a game for a couple hours and goes to bed. The issue is crystal dynamics makes statements like they want to remove any aspect of thier games men might find appealing, then cry sexism when they dont but it.. why would they? You think they come to you for your social commentary? No they come to play fun games.

[@ilmco]

the software development “cycle“ is all about continuous integration which has led to rushed products. traditional methodologies that focused on quality were pushed aside in order to crank out garbage

[@joesoprano74]

Thank you for echoing what I've been saying for a while. CI/CD is just a way to pump out garbage faster. "Live service" is just a term to make people feel better about buying incomplete trash. If you give us enough money, we'll fix it… maybe… if we have people who can.

[@mr.electronx9036]

Not only "modern gaming" sucks...movies and tv shows suck even more. It feels like the entire high tech industry is evolving backwards. There's some distortion in our universe, maybe we entered some kind of parallel uiniverse.

[@SwitchUpYt]

Modern gaming doesn't suck, modern "gamers"... The drama, hyperbolic nonsense, the noise, the opinion flip flopping based on Reddit, the complaining, consoles wars and so much more. They suck. Gaming is fine.

[@OldGringo-zd6ik]

You sound like a SBI lover…

[@stevesiegert7452]

RGT telling it like is with no concern about who he might piss off. Mad respect for you, bro.

[@-RH80-]

RGT 85 has evolved from a KZbinr that I disliked to a KZbinr that I love. What a great rant!!. We need more genuine youtubers like you!!

[@nhh12345]

Starfield was a huge wakeup call for me. Never giving in to hype again, no matter how much I've liked their previous games. I'll wait for reviews.

[@WNBunker]

The reason these industry people get upset with RGT is simple. He's absolutely correct and they HATE that!

[@EMSBallistics]

This may be the best video you've ever made. I freaking love it.

[@shadowyshutterbug]

HEY YO CHICO

[@TheJackal342]

I have a nearly complete North American collection of Playstation 1 games. I love that era of gaming more than any other. I'm going to take a break from buying anything new and just focus on that backlog.

[@kevinstrade2752]

As a 51 year old gamer, I agree. Modern gaming blows hard! It started last generation with the total online dependancey, micro transaction that nickle and dime people, digital content with limited life, heaven forbid a contract expires, game gone if it does! This is why I spent hundreds if not thousands into retro gaming and expanding my collection. Modern gaming could totally die and I have enough retro stuff to last several life times! So I don't understand modern decisions to screw gamers and or nickle and dime them to bankruptcy. The foolish, you will own nothing and like it mentality...pfffff...go right ahead and good luck with that mind set gaming industry....if the stupid continues to get more dumb....I predict a gaming crash and or major downsizing. We are already seeing "adjustments". My 2 cents....oh and Stache is sexy when ranting!!! Lol take care buddy!

[@randysalsman6992]

It's not so much that modern gaming that sucks, it's triple gay, I mean triple A games that suck.

[@RetroRockGamer]

Modern gaming DOES suck. I play exclusively retro games at this point.

[@confusedpaladin7181]

It's okay a lot of us feel the same way

[@muscleray934]

The 360 was the height of gaming for me, the next era sucked. I’ll be 42 next month, this generation of gaming gave me high hopes but I’ve lost those now too and it’s starting to feel like the last gen again to me.

[@John117M63]

I was playing Deadpool for the PS4 and the game is a ton of fun. Reminded me how simple games were back then. I also remember the 50 cent game. Being able to finish a game in 10 hours is something I miss

[@thepredator666qc4]

Even 10hours for me is a lot, usually i loose interest before that. I hate that games today are like 30 hours long so i never finish them most of the time...

[@ElNegus9985]

​@@thepredator666qc4sounds like a skill issue

[@redninja3056]

There's plenty of games that are short

[@robertlefeaux]

​@@redninja3056Metal Gear games are pretty short if you skip the videos. The games are all 70% cut scenes, no joke.

[@redninja3056]

@robertlefeaux well duh every metal gear game has alot of cutscenes but gaming today has way less now

[@kambrookkettle6710]

As a kid, I could only play a few games cos that's all I had. As an adult, I only play a few games cos the vast majority is cr*p. Thank god for Steam's 2hr return

[@ChrisMeth7285]

"chest hair for days." Tshirt worthy statement hahahahahah I'm dying 😂

[@retropocketstudio]

Over developed! Over polished! Modern games…and movies imo, are crap! That’s why they keep “remastering” everything, more like re-releasing a game that is actually good. Things were actually better during our childhood, nostalgia aside.

[@spamsmith3429]

Teenage me trying to play todays online games would be very depressed. Imo we shouldn't have to lean on older games to enjoy gaming, why is there never any classic fun anymore. It's like devs only want to work on the game just enough to release it and then once the sales goals are made they don't put any more money or effort into their work. After cyberpunk, I refuse to buy a game a launch cause I don't want my first impression of a potentially good game to be a complete messy introduction.

[@redninja3056]

Imo it's more of a you thing there's plenty of games to enjoy today you just look for the bad ones

[@GiSWiG]

47 year old gamer here, been gaming, mostly PC, since I was 10. So much to say. I'd say the later 2000s is when games felt rushed and sometimes released broken, needing patches day one. This mentality has really kicked off in the last few years when more people have braodband. Games before mid-90s were created because they were fun. Developers wanted to make their vision a reality. Of course there were a few cash grabs, Atari was the worse. You had Sierra and Lucas Arts kicking out adventure games with a fun story. Then there were the days where id Software and Epic Megagames were competing against each other with online multiplayer with Quake and Unreal Tournament but mostly to push the hardware to its limits, take advantage of new tech and to make great looking games with great performance. Most played both because they were unique experiences and id and Epic welcomed it.

[@6r3aT6oNz0]

RGT 85 being the voice of gamers. This is why we love you.

[@phadedout]

They used to just try to make a fun game with cool characters. Now they try to make games that have enough "representation", "says something important," or "is sensitive to different worldviews." So now not only are games broken, but they're also preachy and annoying.

[@mickeycee8559]

There are enough bangers to keep us busy. Just replayed Arkham knight, on ny 3rd playthru. Man that game was made with such life and detail. 8 years ago!!! Go back and replay old games

[@cor4ormer834]

The 8th generation is where gaming began to go downhill. Fancy graphics but no more creativity.

[@battman505]

Was just playing g sonic unleashed again and I was so surprised how a game from 2008 resolution aside looks better than most modern platformers. Same goes for Mario galaxy.

[@redninja3056]

What? No it fucking doesn't

[@arealtomg]

When you start making something for everyone to be included... You make that something where no one is included. When you make something to appeal to everyone... You make something that essentially appeals to no one.

[@Denariusjay]

Modern games are basically Walking Simulators with a cutscene and a dialogue wheel. Gotta make everyone feel "included"

[@PizzaCat4yhwh]

I'm done with modern AAA gaming! Indies and older games are the way!

[@darylfletcher8347]

I agree with you modern gaming does suck. Games release incomplete, need patches all the time, even on release day and sometimes we have to wait a few months to actually have a playable game. Why do we have to pay $70 for games that are not done yet? WTF!!!

[@renatus_lupus]

it feels good to see more people who don't have strong political stances speaking out how diverse characters and themes don't feel genuine anymore and only serve to check a box from a DEI firm, because the narrative from people supporting this mess saying it's only racists and xyz-phobes who care about this just isn't true from what I can see maybe there is hope we'll return to genuine and organic games developed by people who care like back in the day

[@Exlayer-pk8hy]

It wont, devs hate the audience so they wont bother making something that appeals to them.

[@echos9396]

I think in terms of bad practices such as releasing broken games at launch, having intrusive micro transactions, and unnecessary DLCs, yeah it’s the worst era in gaming if you look at it from that angle. However, if you’re a fan of JRPGS, single player games, and just immerse open world games then I think this is by far the best era of gaming if you’re a fan of those type of games. It really just depends on which angle you’re looking at it from because some of my favorite games of all time have released in the past 5-10 truth be told.

[@zachdinga6496]

2023 is one of the best years in gaming🤷‍♂️🔥

[@alfonsorodriguez2739]

Nah, the 90’s

[@SolidSnake240]

I really do not understand why people say this. There were some good games, but the best year in gaming? Lmfao, 2022 was better than 2023.

[@zachdinga6496]

@@SolidSnake240 some? Atleast 10 games that where considered atleast 9 out of 10 ratings

[@anonymousperson8903]

@@SolidSnake240Both years were great, but 2023 was genuinely one of the best years ever. 2024 is off to a good start too. Yes, we are actually living in a great time full of quality games. People just like to whine...

[@anonymousperson8903]

@@alfonsorodriguez2739He said 'one of.'

[@Astrocreep696]

After a mediocre at best 8th generation, I was really hoping the 9th would be better, but there’s not a single reason why anyone should own a 9th gen console

[@tomsimmons7673]

The internet is the worst thing to happen to games. Online games. Microtransactions.

[@kpsk8031]

and unfinished games.

[@ZackSNetwork]

Yeah first person shooters and battle royal games killed gaming.

[@hotpockets69]

You sound like a casual tbh

[@hotpockets69]

​@@ZackSNetwork sounds like a skill issue to be honest. Because Killzone 2, Socom, Team Fortress 2, Counter Strike, Resistance, Halo, Gears of War, Quake, Unreal Tournament, Doom, and Battlefield did nothing to anyone, other than remind casuals that they need to stick to single player games dude to skill issues with competitive play.

[@TromaDogg]

- Woke gamers: 'If you don't like the games I like, just don't play them! They weren't made for you!' - Also woke gamers: 'I don't like that horrible bigoted sexist game you're playing, it's not 'inclusive' enough so I'mma gonna screech about it online to rally the troops to attack anybody playing it, and try to have it taken off the shelves and the developers shamed and cancelled for daring to make something that doesn't cater to me!!'

[@sting7789]

The games are woke except for first party Nintendo games. Gaming isn't what it used to be and it's sad I have been gaming since the 90s.

[@PaperBanjo64]

Not all are but a lot are, and I avoid woke.

[@DieselJT]

Couldnt have said this better myself. This is why im currently only buying japanese games going forward. Im over all of this nonsense in the Western gaming industry. And games journalists are done too for the most part. Aside from good journalist like Noisey Pixel and Niche Gamer.

[@Dragon555]

When it comes to ‘woke’ I agree, in 90s/2000s nobody had an issue with female leads like Buffy or Xena Warrior Princess but now like Pavlovian conditioning with modern media if there’s a female lead in western media 99% of the time they’re pushing ‘woke’ talking points like intersectional feminism, gender theory, critical race theory and that kind of thing and it’s just boring. Like, the protagonist is a super smart lesbian who has a mastery of STEM and who’s also really good at everything else with their only weakness is their confidence due to the patriarchy and toxic males or something, it’s so boring and tedious that it’s conditioned me to not consume that media from Hollywood or California or wherever unless I’ve read more about it but if it’s an anime or Japanese movie with a female lead then it’s completely different.

[@hotpockets69]

The problem is you white dudes don't actually know what woke means and just apply it broadly to anything that doesn't have a straight white male or straight white cast at the center of the story. Horizon Forbidden West: y'all cried when it was revealed that Aloy is a lesbian. TLOU2: Y'all cried over Joel, your white male savior character, being killed off and replaced by a woman and cried that a trans kid was in the game. Forspoken: y'all cried because the game had a brown woman and manufactured selective outrage over the "cringe" narration (y'all never say a word about the absolutely cringe and corny commentary in super hero movies though). GTA6: game isn't even out yet and y'all are crying because it's possible that it won't be as overtly offensive, non-politically correct as previous games were.

[@redninja3056]

Can you name me one female lead character in a video game that came out today that fits that description?

[@hotpockets69]

The problem is you yt dudes don't actually know what woke means and just apply it broadly to anything that doesn't have a straight yt male or straight yt cast at the center of the story. Horizon Forbidden West: y'all cried when it was revealed that Aloy is a lesbian. TLOU2: Y'all cried over Joel, your yt male savior character, being killed off and replaced by a woman and cried that a trans kid was in the game. Forspoken: y'all cried because the game had a brown woman and manufactured selective outrage over the "cringe" narration (y'all never say a word about the absolutely cringe and corny commentary in super hero movies though). GTA6: game isn't even out yet and y'all are crying because it's possible that it won't be as overtly offensive, non-politically correct as previous games were.

[@redninja3056]

@hotpockets69 I agreed until the last of part 2, Joel's death should've been handled better, and forspoken just has terrible writing, but yeah the gt6 thing is is stupid

[@hotpockets69]

@@redninja3056 Forspoken's writing is no worse than Guardian of The Galaxy's, Iron Man's, The Avengers', or Deadpool's.

[@chambers0188]

Ps2 Era was prime gaming. It's all about money now a days

[@MassiveRican]

Best video I’ve seen today. I come here for these kinds of honest takes and they never disappoint. Becoming some of my favorite content of his.

[@bnhik]

I feel the same way. I haven’t bought a PS5 or the new Xbox and have no desire to in all honesty.

[@Tysonator1000]

Corporate greed is to blame for the currrent state of the industry. It started with the online passes and spiraled from there. I miss the days where you could unlock everything through progression and not be forced to deal with online servers for single player games.

[@Quitt_Chan]

I can agree that modern gaming many times is worse than it used to be. This said, I would not say that the amount is “overall” or average.

[@noderunner_]

We're spoiled for choice when it comes to games, there's so many games out there for every kind of gamer. I just ignore the politics, drama and low quality games, it's not worth my time.

[@Drstrange3000]

Right on!

[@ArvSaysHello]

"Modern" gaming, it says it all. Half baked live service games and concepts that are old, to much thrown at us and getting stale and boring. Huge graphical and performance power changes that make new things possible that weren't possible, are just gone. As from the HD era of gaming it became modern gaming and games aren't evolving into something new anymore. Backlog has all the nice looking games we want these days and personally graphics were interesting but reached a plateau for me with the HD era. Gaming these days is just more of the same. Been there, done that.

[@PhilippeSymons]

I'm betting they're hosting the servers on a cloud infrastructure whereas back in the day it was dedicated hardware. Around launch time, this cloud service was probably scaled up fairly aggressively. But as the launch window passes and people are playing online less, these servers are likely getting scaled down a lot.

[@PeerHeijden]

This is exactly why i still refuse to play on modern consoles. I never liked the online gaming industry. It sucks. let me just enjoy my old games i dont care for super grafics or sound.

[@DOGMAN-ex4is]

Moderate gaming has very little innovation, such as fun to play. I enjoy older games when played you just had fun, this is gone into today’s games. Keep up the good work.

[@ADHDakotaGaming]

WE NEED MORE OF THIS RGT!!! but for real, modern gaming has been very lackluster. we dont get good games very often, and when we do theyre usually broken or need huge updates. yeah we get lucky with the occasional elden ring or TOTK but everything just feels very meh compared to stuff from even the ps3/360 era, just feels like theres not enough care going into the GAME vs how the game ends up looking. thank god for things like Metroid Prime Remastered and stuff like that.

[@anonymousperson8903]

What about the literal dozens of quality games from last year?

[@ADHDakotaGaming]

@@anonymousperson8903 like i said, every once in a while lately we get good stuff, but not nearly as often as we would have back in ps3/360 era and before that

[@SadVIad]

I still play Battle for Neighborhoodville on the Switch. Such an incredible port. And the servers are still loaded. I haven't ever had any issues with it either.

[@domymbd]

Modern gaming sucks here in the West....but as for the Japanese games, i'm having a blast since the last couple years.

[@gilliusthunderhead2185]

I got disconnected 18 times in two hours playing Dying Light 2 with my friend.

[@lennywright5655]

Modern (online) gaming gives a new meaning to Call of Duty 💩

[@steveafanador6441]

Corperate greed is the downfall of games these days. All about the money no passion in the games. Well most devs not all

[@tangomike3681]

Been gaming since '82, this generation of games blows. Even the highly praised ones are weak as crap. The whole industry can burn for 5+ years and I'd be completely fine. Reset this and let's try again later.

[@igotbit9454]

Imagine being his psychologist and hearing him rant about all these games..

[@codylee6894]

What bothers me is that everything common sense is labeled right wing now.

[@rezarfar]

The problem is that games are supposed to cost over $200 but we gamers would have a foaming in the mouth fit, if they tried to charge us a fair price 😂. The problem is actually our own expectations as gamers are actually a bit unrealistic, we expect better and better performing games every new generation. In 1994 it took about 50-80 people around 2 years to make a AAA tier game for the latest consoles of that time. They would charge $50 for the game. In 2024 it takes 200 developers 5-6 years to make a AAA game on the latest console. They charge $70. If you just factor in inflation from 1994 till now, games should cost $120, butbif you factor in the additional time cost and manpower. Your average game, like say the newest COD or whatever, should cost you $250.

[@boscotheman82]

Games cost what they did in the 90's because cartridges weren't cheap to make

[@rezarfar]

@@boscotheman82 actually the cost of cartridges were not as big as you'd think in 1994, they were starting to be phased out, they did play a role in driving up costs, but it was less than by 1994 $10, i believe around $7 per cart, which means there is $43 still unrelated to the cost of cartridges, lets say $40 for arguments sake, $40 back in 1994 would be $83 today. This is JUST ON INFLATION. This doesn't include the double the amount of development time and triple the amount of staff or over heads to even make a video game.

[@rezarfar]

@@boscotheman82 even if games were $30 back in 1994, with extra development time, with the extra staff needed to make the game and with the additional inflation from 1994 till now. You would STILL be paying $150 for your video game if the cost was priced fairly.

[@DreToX9o7]

Been seething over this for 6 years, love to see more and more catching on

[@frank12mc]

Why do I feel this was more about Spawn Wave than games?? 🤣

[@warrenwise8798]

Only Nintendo can save this generation with the Switch successor

[@priorwitness]

I swear RGT85 rants are some of the best stuff on KZbin 😀

[@polishprince47]

The XBOX 360 Era was the Greatest Era of Gaming.

[@FloridaEbikes]

Everything is dead or dying until the "reset" if the good guy's win then sky's the limit.

[@mauriciosalazar2289]

This is the best generation ever... all genres have multiple games being released....this has never happened before.... we have overdominance of FPSs in the ps3/360 era, very little fighters fighters in the ps2 era etc.

[@robertday5243]

I love it when rgt has 1 of his rants... 😂😂😂