Reacting to "Why Video Games Aren't Fun Anymore"

• Why Gaming Isn't "Fun"...

[@ZenkaiGoose]

Thanks so much for the react Nick! I always enjoy others sharing my content with everyone and giving different perspectives. Really glad you liked the video!

[@Shifo_47]

👏

[@omersuliman_]

I miss ps3 Black Ops 2 days… what a time man 🕊️💔

[@AKtive989]

Still load that up every once in a while it’s gold

[@luqmanhussain1980]

Same brother im so blessed to be apart at that era☺

[@xCeezz809]

PS3 is crazy bro. Everyone was on the Xbox 360. PS3 had free online, which made it so easy to hack. Idk how yall played on there.

[@omersuliman_]

@@xCeezz809 bro thats what made it fkn fun 😂 the free online, the gta v glitches, BO2 custom banners 😭😭 man what a fkn time

[@rickydiez61001]

​@@AKtive989idk how you do it, because its full of hackers in every lobby 🤣🤣🤣

[@Spooggy1999]

KZbinrs pushing meta constantly has made games a lot less casual

[@nydibs]

Yeah, meta and sbmm have ruined most gaming experiences

[@Shifo_47]

@@nydibs and realism 😞

[@Jacob_Keatingg]

Cold simon in the thumbnail

[@Alex1933]

I think quality and true enjoyment in a game is harder to achieve now than before. Back then I feel like constant good quality games were pumped out back then cause standards was lower and now as of recently I can only think of games like Elden Ring and it’s DLC, GoW, and a few others I’m probably forgetting but those games are masterpieces that achieve todays quality standards.

[@zekusas]

Ghost of thushima is a game im playing recently and its good. I played the star wars games which are good. And because of evos i still play fc

[@4klmason]

nostalgia is a big partt

[@nniico_]

you don’t play enough games then

[@hussain3290]

OG MW2, BO1, BO2, Fifa 12 and old fifas in general, gamers nowadays will never experience what we did

[@Coys319]

Red dead 1, Borderlands, halo, fable etc there are so many and it was indeed the golden age of gaming.

[@joshmertens9529]

I’ve been playing FF7 remake all summer and I’ve had an absolute blast because it’s something different for me, the enjoyment is still there, I celebrate defeating the bosses and getting the trophies like United have beaten Liverpool. I just think personally some people play fifa/fortnite all the time and complain because it’s the same repetitive cycle. Sometimes playing a game which is new to you is the most fulfilling

[@yearsoftears]

facts lol i bought persona 3 reload and it’s so fun got to broaden your horizons sometimes

[@Izzy-it1ys]

play ff7 rebirth when u can, its even better!

[@joshmertens9529]

@@Izzy-it1ysI’m looking at getting it in a week or so, super excited! Seen gameplay of it and the trailer having just finished the main story of the remake and it looks incredible

[@Phatboino1]

I loved the new ffvii and have also just found fallout 4 as well that I enjoy more than I have playing any eaids title in the last 5 years

[@Alex.Hustad]

goated game fr

[@ezekialjackson2011]

I really think it just comes down to getting older and growing out of certain genres. Quality games are still very much out there, but for me personally they're not so much in the online space anymore because it just no longer interests me. Baldurs Gate 3, Elden Ring, FF7 Rebirth are some games recently that gave me immeasurable amounts of fun and enjoyment because they just felt like an adventure. Sometimes people just grow out of videos games, it's perfectly natural, but for anybody who feels like they aren't enjoying videos games as much i'd say you should try something new instead of the same stuff because you might end up loving it.

[@EMILIO00EMILE]

Man Xbox 360 bo2, halo reach and FIFA 13 was an insane run

[@Brichris828]

Love it nick, keep em coming. I like you branching out. I’m in!!

[@cesarsilva-zo2fr]

I still have a lot of fun playing story games or those duo games. But online gaming just feels like I have to be a pro to enjoy it.

[@jordnchn7907]

bro legit after that red mbappe bullshit along with RTFMs mini boycott, i legit have lost any desire or motiviation to play fifa or any game in general... idk if i'm just growing up, but i swear there's something fked with my dopamine levels in my brain because legit i have like 0% motivation, like yeah i'll go on the web app now and do a double 84x10s but play a game of fifa my body just hates it!

[@aronbiniam600]

The problem with the story games are i finish them in a week then what

[@cesarsilva-zo2fr]

@@aronbiniam600 u need to enjoy the journey I guess

[@materekpl6032]

@@aronbiniam600 then u gotta touch grass or actually play the game not rush it, cuz unless ure unemployed u aint finishing average story game without rushing in a week

[@Snieky_]

Live service games have drained all the fun out of gaming and drive on FOMO to keep you checking the content everyday and do this monotonous grind. Once you buy a battle pass you feel like you have to commit or else it's 'wasted'. These live service games want you to be the only game you play, with barely any room to play other games. Meanwhile these greedy companies keep pumping out new live service games hoping they can be that one game you grind. But the market is so saturated already with live service games that there's no more room. Recent games like Elden Ring, Baldurs Gate and Palworld have shown that good games still exist when they focus on making a good game, not an optimized money machine. Luckily there are also a lot of indie games out there which show the true passion of the developer and sometimes don't get the attention they deserve. My favorite indie games are Subnautica, Stardew valley, Hades and Inscryption. Once you get out of the FOMO loop of fifa for example, you realize how much more time you have to play actual good games. Anyways warra essay for me

[@thekn0wing]

Cold miniminter in the thumbnail. Time for the charity match big bro

[@obpihhipbo888]

yesss Zenkai Goose. His content is so good. So glad he is finally getting the recognition. Ive played games since I was 3. I remember playing Die Hard, Golden Eye and Sonic all day. I think one thing we missed here is how competitive games are now. If you sucked on MW2 , you still had fun, if you suck on CS2 , its not so fun. You have to put so many hours in to get to a decent level now and that just feels like a chore. I remember sweating for Dark Matter in BO3 , got it and stopped playing the game. Gaming was so chill back in the day and now its you either sweat your ass off or get bullied for being bad.

[@VisibleEnd]

The reality is we just grew up. Kids are having just as much fun on Fortnite and other games as we did in our childhoods

[@iceg6149]

Battle Passes killed the industry

[@masti1337]

I remember playing bf4 on my ps3 back in the day, the best times of gaming I can remember

[@Bearx86]

I miss Halo 3 ❤

[@Jovaaks]

Video games are fun. You just choose to play the ones that aren’t

[@ViscaBarca14]

Lemme guess is EAFC fun?

[@Jovaaks]

@@ViscaBarca14 obviously not. That’s a perfect example of a shit game people will spend their time on and then complain games are bad

[@ViscaBarca14]

@@Jovaaks Hold on. I'm a football fan and only play football games. People have personal preferences. A lot of people complain because multi billion dollar companies do the bare minimum. Customers deserve better lol

[@Jovaaks]

@@ViscaBarca14 yeah so just stop playing the game?

[@Izzy-it1ys]

@@ViscaBarca14 thats on you for ONLY playing football games made by devs who have a huge emphasis on gambling and micro transactions. i love footy too but only playing fifa or efootball would be draining and unfun. explore your horizons, broaden ur preferences. just cause you like one thing doesnt mean you have to only stick by that. ud be doing urself a favor

[@Grookey4Smash]

I genuinely feel like Nintendo is the only publisher out there atm (you could also say FromSoftware) that actually puts time and lots if care into their products. For example if you play either any of the switch Zelda games (Breath Of The Wild/ Tears Of The Kingdom) or Elden Ring, you can see how much love is put into them and how the developers put the players first unlike companies such as Activision and EA

[@materekpl6032]

while most "top" games are mid af now, there a bunch of less popular or even popular games that are great

[@Tsuna24153]

would love to see nick react to other content that isn't just strictly football

[@Bekzhanay]

Just finished "Nobody wants to die" 5 hours walkthrough in one sit. It wasn't like "a lot of fun" but it was interesting and immersive. I would suggest to play it

[@TheMessi10fan]

nice lil Dr. Disrespect appearance 💀😆

[@MT-zw1ti]

Minor inconvenience that he's in the video

[@cesarsilva-zo2fr]

Im playing the first assassin's creed and it feels so much better then the most recent one and I tink is because of the simplicity of the game.

[@elhudini]

Pick I think this channel is great to just spill random content into. Whether its reaction videos, football talks, other gaming videos its a place away from the main channel that you can experiment with

[@ESSAB0SS77]

They say “games are fun anymore” every year just before the big games come out aka fifa and cod , just play different games it’s so damn easy , I never get tired of gaming I just keep finding new games to play

[@mathmagician155]

Exactly if you play the same game for 12 years it's bound to get boring

[@materekpl6032]

ye people live in a bubble if they think gaming is dead, theres a lot of fun games that are good u just gotta look for it not play every single aaaa game that comes out from ubisoft lmao

[@BFMert]

People used to give their hearts making video games back then. Max Payne, Command Conquer's, Half Lifes, Prince of Persias, just a bunch of popular examples and most of these were even made by companies which we call "money hungry" today. Players these days, youngers than us, have very different taste than us in gaming (Streaming based, mostly online and competitive probably) and this taste dont fit with OG gamers, like those who used to play settlers or idk, Doom or something. There are still amazing games which you would have fun playing even todays age of yours but pretty rare. This, combined with our growing age which brings us overthinking, life complications and experience, makes it harder to enjoy upcoming video games

[@Izzy-it1ys]

gaming definitely isn't worse. we've had releases like ff7 rebirth, stellar blade, indika, dragons dogma 2, prince of persia, elden ring shadow of the erdtree dlc which are elite games and black myth wukong soon to release. people that say things like this are genuinely blinded by nostalgia or play the same genre of games every year and whine about a non existent issue. only people who cycle between sports, fps and battle royale games say this. learn to be more open minded and give other games a try trust me playing elden ring or hollow knight is more fun than grinding 84x10s.

[@Plupert]

While you are right. I think you don’t understand that the vast majority of “gamers” aren’t the type to drop 50+ hours in a story driven RPG. The people who play only sports games, shooters and fortnite aren’t playing the games you listed because they’re “for losers”. Telling them to open their horizons is yelling at wall.

[@Lord-Cyrus]

​@@Plupertand someone needs to do it. They're still people lol, they can be talked to even if they're not immediately convinced

[@Plupert]

@@Lord-Cyrus yes and some people just like PvP FPS games and sports games. Those people have every right to be annoyed.

[@materekpl6032]

@@Plupert depends on gamer definition, gamer that actively plays, lets say 20h per week, not like once a week for two hours, will take 50+ hour rpg no problem, especially ones without kids or even loved ones. And if u got 2h/week to play guess gaming aint for u now tbf, i couldnt play games that i suck in and 2h a week in pretty much any game is nothing, u wont play competetive games 2h a week cuz it cant be enjoyable to get fcked by everyone cuz u are shit at the game

[@SteveLPDNB]

I think you're missing the fact that games had a large sense of community too. You just listed raw games themselves but not any experiences relating to them. Games used to bring people closer together engagementwise but now the objective is to get you to engage with the store rather than each other.

[@suspiciousafternoon]

I used to even look forward to things like E3. These days I don't even know if it still happens.

[@rickydiez61001]

Only people that play the same 3 or 2 free games every day say this, expand your horizons people, theres more games than cod, fortnite and pifa.. And since the pandemic, idk why people think that you can only play games if you have an end goal, not to have fun, if you arent working towards something its not worrh it, tiktok brain rot is a reality , and really messed up how developers lead their games, to have everyday engagement, they barely care about sales, now its all about microtransactions, thats why most AAA publishers are pushing f2p, truly sad how games used to be 20-15 years ago to now.

[@criticalpsyche]

the thing happened with Cyber punk is great example.

[@Plupert]

Most people in this comment section don’t understand that the vast majority of “gamers” aren’t the type to drop 50+ hours in a story driven RPG. The people who play only sports games, shooters and fortnite aren’t playing the games you listed because they’re “for losers”. Telling them to open their horizons is yelling at wall. A better statement is online PvP games are dying. That’s 100% true.

[@MrChriscuschieri]

Here's the crux of it, which i dont believe was really touched on. And, hear me out.. Online gaming has ruined gaming in general. The funnest times i had growing up were Halo LAN parties. 8-16 mates in a single house screaming at you every 5 seconds for team killing was absolutely the pinnocle of fun. There was no META tactics because everyone learnt how to play just against their mates and the AI in campaign. Fast forward to online gaming and everyone just needs to win at all costs. The only way to do that is to get good. To do that you have to become sweaty and the cycle continues. Abuse meta tactics repeatedly over and over again. Theres no trying different things cause playing differently is harder and the skill gap is so much higher online. So maybe then, if i can get that new card, or that new +1 item or get a new build I can stay competitive. Ugh it feeds itself.

[@top100amonguspro3]

I get the feeling that a lot of games nowadays lack soul and passion from the devs and that translates into some people like myself noticing that and not having as much fun. Now, nearly every gaming company focuses on engagement numbers, micro transactions, battle passes, content locked behind dlc that should be in the base game, etc. Purely focused on the business part of the game, while disregarding on just making a game that is fun. I made this comment before watching the video and bro literally said everything that I was thinking of

[@javieralvarenga5766]

There’s some hope, I’m glad that Elden Ring went VIRAL because it showed that if you make a game that is genuinely fun to play, you don’t need all the extra business tactics to be the most successful game on the market. Hopefully other developers see Elden Ring’s success and pivot back to making fun games

[@hacksawhavoc7807]

In my opinion it's simply because every single game is competitive now. Its that simple

[@unknown1289]

Gta6 should start a new era of gaming pushing the boundaries and expectations

[@skiforprada]

Lukaku on your wall😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robinuppal4763]

Online gaming has killed the gaming industry. Developers only care about online modes as it makes them more money, and if you’re a casual player you just can’t pick your the controller and enjoy the games anymore unless you are exceptionally good at it.

[@chinoofficial6426]

Your the Man Nick!!! Fucking love your honesty man, it’s so refreshing in the world full of fake phoney ass people 💯😳👊🏾

[@sneakytacos773]

FC devs 100% work from home MW and take off early on fridays😭 I just know their work life balance goes craazzzyyy

[@TheKernal96_]

its simply because of these 3 things. 1. ESPORTS , 2. CHEATING, 3. HACKS that make the games less authentic remember how good games where before competitive became a thing? before Fortnite and warzone..

[@cozyluis]

There are fun games out there it's about expanding your horizons and not playing PIFA every year. I play a game like persona 3 reload and actually enjoyed it, the music, the narrative and that ending man, old me would never touch something like that.

[@Plupert]

The average person isn’t going to instantly switch from quick 10-20 minute matches you’d get from a COD or FIFA to a 50+ hour RPG. Two very different audiences.

[@materekpl6032]

@@Plupert that just means its a you problem not a gaming problem, if ur only two games are cod and pifa how can u say gaming is dead lmao

[@BallinLikeMike23]

Can you play old PES or FIFA 15 would love to see some alternate content Nick. Keep up the good work!

[@97lxrd]

Why gaming isn’t fun anymore for many people is because Large gaming companies are ONLY taking the safe option full of micro transactions while the Indie and small team Game studio’s are the actual once’s that are taking Huge risks.

[@materekpl6032]

cuz indies gotta take risks or they wont go through all the aaa stuff

[@gooldd]

my idol pick is becoming a reaction channel

[@Sledgehammer003]

You should react/watch to "Why do we play games we hate" even just for urself- it gave me huge perspective with both 2k and fifa, i quit cold turkey as a result !

[@xisckillerx7578]

No they don't you're just older and have changed. I really hate these types of videos because they're needless and the classic nostalgia bait stuff. Gaming has only gotten better because there is more games. I used to play Dead Island 1 as a kid a lot but never finished it because I remember never wanting to, Dead Island 2 is such a superior game its insane. Look back at fifa rants from 10 years ago and you'll see this is just a cycle of people growing and changing.

[@iTzChRoNiiC]

SBMM is a core reason why games are no fun no more. Just constant sweating against other sweaty players 😵‍💫

[@jonathansoto3203]

I think most people are caught up in playing the same game year after year. No one is trying new games now days

[@Atsii]

play more story games and indie games thats where its at

[@xisckillerx7578]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXZiICOobd7mtUsi=pLWLY4SBCLTSeXf2 is a great response video. This topic really bugs me because it is essentially "back in my day" nonsense disguised as fact

[@Mamutels]

Most ppl who say this are like young I mean below 18 and it’s because they have a. Low attention span and can’t play anything that isn’t multiplayer

[@Bearx86]

Mobile games are to blame . But it does not excuse it

[@yzsooks]

For multi-player games .. Early, strict and constant sbmm. For games like fifa... The gameplay loop played out, is sports. But there are a ton of fun games out. (mostly single player) but branch out n see what works for u. Like for me. I like fighting games n there's a boon of great fighters for Every taste. Sf6 tekken 8 strive and a host of anime games. N well 2kxo for the tag fighters.

[@brianlamb1477]

Every game a copy and paste every year. Buy the game then buy certain battle pass. It’s like paying the same game every year.

[@ugh_its_yasir]

yall are just looking at the wrong games, these are mostly online games we still got games like gts 5, god of war, jedi survivors, black myth wukong, elden ring, rdr2, legend of zelda e.t.c theyre so many good games withlout any of these problems

[@asxpsecret1506]

I just think games are more high quality and quantity. Instead of enjoyment a few years ago for example we had bo2, bo3, fortnite and all these games had 1 thing in common they got the whole world involved talking about it and playing with friends. We haven’t had a game like that in a while since prime fortnite

[@aaronrabin9941]

Also Fortnite isn’t pay to win so I think that’s why it’s also so good.

[@quaylo4235]

For me gaming used to be about peoples fun and the art of it now its just how can we make the most money

[@taiming2208]

true! but i have to say if a game is good like really good i personally have no problem to buy a battle pass or a skin. Like OG fornite or warzone year 1. Or even fifa when it was fun and good.

[@Lewis08]

11:15 🤣🤣🤣

[@MT-zw1ti]

Awkwarddd

[@axilmvp]

Social Media killed it

[@plaz0437]

Me still here playing Skyrim 💀

[@Blue_2486]

You should do more reaction vids on here

[@immolation1258]

The funny thing is the best devs have all swapped to single player games look at dark souls annd baldurs gate and elden ring and xenoblade chronicles and persona the quality's not gone anywhere

[@ap23450]

this was so sad man

[@largenanashagger]

The streets will never forget my performance on hijack bo2 gun game

[@CFC_8]

We are just older now lol

[@RoseandMaryJ]

KZbin KILLED GAMING… just that simple

[@manlikej1786]

games like gta, the old cods and prime fn have messed up our expectations imo

[@oscarmelendez4037]

They’re not fun anymore cuz we’re grown asf now and life can be a motherfu**er at times or perhaps that only my reality 👍🏽😅

[@el_chapo-4554]

It’s online games are dying story mode games singer players games get better and better and they are consistent

[@TheDreamChicken]

Miniminter spotted 👀

[@KhalMarillo]

Miniminter in thumbnail???

[@lewisthomas4857]

Gaming becoming mainstream caused it to become more competitive, mixed along with the increase of lazy productions.

[@oyunboldboldbaatar5519]

Might be just getting older and an increase in standard for quality games. I was in middle school when fallout 4 dropped and I thought it was an amazing game. Now I can’t even get past the intro scene before closing the game. Games like cyberpunk 2077 just ruined Bethesda games for me. Red dead was fun but got bored of the meh combat system. God of war had repetitive combat so I quit that too. Honestly since Witcher 3, I’ve only completed cyberpunk 2077.

[@viditbandhu6641]

pick you should react to the downfall of ultmate team y dagnal diagnol and , why fifa feels different now by vizeh aswell

[@blessing6835]

No video games are still fun you are just playing the shit ones we have god of war, Elden ring, buldergate, college football, etc… don’t say video games are not fun anymore when you don’t even try to have fun playing them.

[@ViscaBarca14]

Not everybody plays those games, tho. As a football fan, I used to enjoy football games. This video literally explains why, and it's not only the football community

[@blessing6835]

@@ViscaBarca14 Okay, so why is it called ‘Why Video Games Aren’t Fun Anymore’? If you only play football games and think all football games are shit, then you’re just a shit eater. Want to know a football game that’s not shit? Real life. Go register for a local football team and try out, or go play a game with your friends. Try new games other than football games because you complain about shit but still eat the shit. So, don’t complain

[@materekpl6032]

@@ViscaBarca14 then its not gaming that itsnt fun anymore, its the games u play

[@O.M.E.G.A]

There are games that are still fun today, but it is the minority. Back then the vast majority of games were fun. And exactly that is why the saying "video games aren't fun anymore" exist. Developers don't learn from the best current games and the best games in the past. Sadly.

[@lisandroflores95]

I think mobile gaming ruined it and everything else followed. Once you could put music into your phone without ever going to buy the album it all became about elasticity on entertainment industry

[@DD-os7em]

This Video made by and for nostalgia merchants only . Gaming is way better the last decade than before.

[@hmp01]

the irony of you watching this when you constantly promote packs and just packs packs packs lmao dude every time I open your stream its packs on screen

[@TheWheelsMaster]

Idk about making videos like this, I understand reacting to videos that pertain directly to you, but this is a bit wild.

[@RoseandMaryJ]

Game never use to freeze??? You ever play Nintendo 64?

[@Alex-qh7ky]

It’s simple SBMM

[@chinoofficial6426]

And your right maybe we’re just getting old!!! But games now compared to back then are shit

[@karlgray8569]

Saying games aren’t fun anymore then showing just shooters like cod Fortnite and apex yea those games aren’t fun it’s the same thing over and over, broaden your scope and you’ll find fun things to play

[@alexisaguado4971]

finally no bots in the chat 🙂‍↕️

[@ZeroRoses]

pick should make a reaction channel

[@Jonas_Shepard]

Would love for you to make Fun related content and be an example and for it to be stonks. I quit Fifa this year, and never buying it again (EA = clueless comp) hope you read and think about it.

[@dirkyboy55]

I am done with eafc. Its not fun to play anymore. I now gonna play my games i played in a while. I always grind eafc but now its not fun anymore.

[@wgnd1614]

man this video is good but this dude acts too much and it's annoying as hell... not the first video of that guy i almost quit in the middle of it

[@rahulmadahar]

GOALS 2036 will save us

[@DR.A.R]

For myself : 1- SBMM ( not fun to play sweats every game ) 2- Football games ( Pes died after they released Pes 13 , best game ever ,) FIFA ( attacking Ai died and defensive Ai got better every year ) 3- Technology believe it or not , they focus more on graphics then the actual game Here are my favourite games ever : Pes 08,11,12,13 COD : MWF2 , Black ops FIFA : 04, 15,17,18 FIFA Street 2 - 2012 Assassins creed Ezio collection Stronghold 1-2-3-4 Tekken 5- tag Mortal combat 1,2,3,4 NFS 1-2 Split Second Dynasty Warriors 6

[@EsiIbraj]

Play wukong

[@s7_wys]

Boomer Issue

[@axlgmz5278]

Like #420 zaza rat life 4evur 🐀

[@edinmalic791]

I agree unless it's GTA. All games are paid to win

[@gethynhammond]

PICK MY KING

[@thomasortom2352]

W vid as always

[@lukehowell2205]

Yooooooooo