Why Don't They Make Games Like This Anymore

[@DREADEDuuubGAMING]

We used to be “gamers” once. Now we are consumers. Make gaming great again.

[@PixelJunks]

"A game for everyone, is a game for no one"

[@ItsBoots2]

Great quote

[@scalz420]

omg that opening sentence was the most beautiful thing i ever heard, 1000000% agree

[@blueslime1980]

I'm 44 & have been gaming since my dad got me a Nintendo for Christmas in 1986 when I was 6 years old. I would sit in front of the TV for hours on end thru the years on my NES, SNES, PS1, PS2, Xbox, Xbox 360, Genesis, Dreamcast, GBA, Gameboy, DS etcetera. I just can't get into gaming hardly ever anymore. Maybe 3-5 games a year grab my attention & that's about it. GOD I miss the good old days!!

[@ItsBoots2]

There really is something. Idk if its nostalgia or what but it just doesn't feel like games today have the same creative charm.

[@grimreamer2512]

The biggest difference beteen games today and old games was writing. They had to sell a story with limited graphics and processing power, so they doubled down on selling a good story to spark our imagination. I grew up with the snes, and countless games did this. I can still go back and play Super metroid or Donkey Kong Country 2 and enjoy the hell out of it. The charm is still there. Same with countless PS1 titles that look like potato, but gave you a story experience that was unforgettable. With the exception of a few hits, the last story I found memerable was Dragon Age Origins. Fresh world that had game of thrones vibes before game of thrones. I havent played it since it came out, but i distinctly remember enjoying all of the story

[@Seoul_Soldier]

Hard agree. Look at the writing for something like Planescape: Torment vs Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Writing is the biggest letdown with modern games.

[@daniellesiak6209]

I totally agree, I say the same with sound design and atmosphere. Detailing and story setting, sound design on things like og Resi evil just can't be matched today. They knew a games limits so they were so creative elsewhere. I still believe Manhunts design, sound and atmosphere are unmatched today

[@ILLTAKEAPIKACHU]

I rarely buy new games. Which is fine because it sounds like the only games I go for are passion projects.

[@therealinfinite999]

u got to remember carmine family deaths in gears

[@JimboCruntz]

Games nowadays are designed by committee. Monetisation is more important than fun, graphics matter more than gameplay and retention is more important than being competitive. Essentially everything that made games fun is slowly being pushed out to be as sellable as possible. Games are now stuck in the pop music phase of the late 90s early 00s. Dark souls started a movement or counter-culture, fortnite and overwatch killed the momentum by showing how much idiots would spend on currency and loot boxes. We need a game to come along and outsell everything whilst not treating the player as something to drain cash out of.

[@daniellesiak6209]

I was late to Breath of the Wild, 2020 i think i played that, that game made me feel like a child again in a world of wonder where anything is impossible and i felt like i was personally on this adventure. It was amazing. Theres only nintendo left that knows what gaming is meant to be. Playing BotW felt like all those dreamcast and ps1 adventures again. This video desribes it perfectly good job

[@amit_patel654]

Greed, expensive budgets, and woke sh*t. That's what killed gaming.

[@glace5717]

This is so real on so many levels.. And also the friends we have while playing games are also gone 😢 games are so much fun played with them.. Nothing can bring that back sadly

[@ItsBoots2]

Nothing will beat splitscreen gaming on the couch with the homies

[@Zorg_Picklehelm]

@@ItsBoots2Lego Marvel Superhero with the cousins, beating the story for the sole purpose of being in free mode and then beating the shit out of each other with all the different characters Playing Lego Star Wars the complete saga on the Wii while making sure my controller would hit my little brother’s head "accidentally" Then there were those old gems that everyone kinda forgot about except me, the PS3 games that you had to use the special controller (the one that looked awfully similar to a vibrator thinking back) like that fly swatter game, that sonic racing game, over a decade later I’m pretty sure my muscle memory would still kick in and let me win first place again I remember when Lego games were the only thing that sold, Lego the movie the game, Lego Pirates of the Caribbean the complete saga, Lego Dimension… no thinking back Lego Dimension sucked ass if you had broke parents because you actually had to buy each and every single character at Walmart for the price of a real Lego set, there’s only so much you can do with like 3 characters Then there was the sequel to Lego marvel Superhero, the one with Ultron, same feeling as the first game but better in every ways, the Thanoscopter was so much fun to play with Then there was Minecraft, playing split screen with your friends and having to figure out which character you were playing with, the texture pack maps were awesome too, I remember every single details of the Christmas, Little big and Pirates of the Caribbean packs the Fallout pack was crazy tho But before all that was the mighty PS2 my dad didn’t let me play the PS3 until I was 6 and even then I would come back to the Transformer’s game from time to time Then when we got the camping car my dad put the PS2 in it since there was a tv in the bunk bed, my dad would come pick me up from school with it and I would bring my friends in for a ride and we would play GTA: Vice City but remember, no violence or that things never getting in the RV again… but Jason didn’t care and threw rockets at the cargo ship and started chainsawing people and needless to say the PS2 never got in the RV again That was my childhood

[@ItsBoots2]

@daniel-johnson_dam sounds oh so familiar

[@remer83]

Hey man I feel you with Splinter Cell - I fucking loved those games, especially 2! I would say the Sniper Elite games tickle that itch I got with it. The maps in the latest one are huge and you find the side missions organically through the game. You can break stealth and get into a gunfight, but if you're playing on Medium or Hard difficulty, you're pretty much fucked. The last mission I did, took 3 hours too :D . Defo worth a shot if you haven't already

[@ItsBoots2]

I've played a bit of the sniper elite series. It can definitely be fun, haven't grinded it much tho

[@thecrazykenny100]

Fallout 4 was pretty rewarding for exploration and I’d say the new hitman is fantastic as all they do is give you tools and say “figure it out” my best example is the muffin strat

[@ItsBoots2]

Love hitman but it's a completely different kind of thing

[@Seoul_Soldier]

Gaming going mainstream was the start of the fall. Mass market appeal beats out artistry almost every time, but on the bright side there are still some weirdos out there making art.

[@gentlesirpancakebottoms6692]

You should play Thief. It's hella old and look old as well. But the atmosphere, story and stealth gameplay is still the best. Played it for the first time in 2016 (no nostalgia) and it looked hella old back then too. But I gave it a chance and thief (all three games) are now some of my favourite games of all time.

[@ItsBoots2]

Dude I almost forgot about the thief games I played them so so long ago

[@RowBlanka]

stray and death stranding were pretty special

[@JesusChrist_Denton]

stray was garbonzo everything is automated lol

[@samgourhan207]

Death Stranding put me to sleep. Im sorry I love kojima but it was not my thing. I love the design but as far as gameplay goes ehhhh watch this movie go brrrr

[@giganticmoon]

literally just play different games, that’s it. that’s what made me love gaming again

[@ItsBoots2]

So simple

[@milandobos548]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games (with MGS) were one of my childhood games. I would 100% percent recommend them. Also probably I don't have to recommend Witcher games (especially III The Wild Hunt).

[@ItsBoots2]

So excited for Stalker 2 coming out the end of the month

[@milandobos548]

@ItsBoots2 So that's common in us 💪🏼😎 Only my pc isn't excited about it. 😂 Probably would explode, and I wouldn't even have to go to an anomaly.

[@ItsBoots2]

I'm curious how well it performs.. considering the game is almost more successful because of its MODs at thus point, is stalker 2 going to live up to the hype, or do we need to wait a couple years so modders can't work their magic again

[@milandobos548]

@@ItsBoots2 If it ends up running as SoC.. well.. 😂

[@a.akacic]

I became a boomer at the age of 21 because of the shift in games and online games in 2013 onwards. modern culture turned rotten

[@jackDaddy23]

We've reached a sad state where even the "remakes" (i.e. touchups) of old ps2 games that were refurbished for the ps3 are now too old. Shame.

[@ItsBoots2]

Gamer limbo

[@GreyDeathVaccine]

Original Deus Ex (2000) gave players lot of freedom how to accomplish tasks 🙂 You could save "your" brother or save your own skin (badly scripted but still). Rambo style, ninja style, hacker style - all viable

[@ItsBoots2]

Gotta check it out

[@SriMJ54]

Oh I hear you! I rarely play games anymore, let alone new games after 2017. However, these are the games I would suggest based on the love and passion that went into them, not just a result of a checklist for modern gaming with dumb gameplay: Must plays because they’re super fun with loads of passion: DOOM: Eternal, Prey (2017), and the absolute banger that is also original: Hi-Fi Rush. Sekiro is amazing, but it can be punishing. Open world: Tears of the Kingdom/Breath of the wild. (Only one that preserves the sense of wonder until the end in this genre.) Death Stranding is unique, immersive, and surprisingly zen. Platformer: Alice: Madness returns, A hat in time, or Hell Pie. (Obvi: Super Mario Odyssey.) Stealth (aka a dead genre): Hitman: World of assassination, Mark of the Ninja, or Dishonored. (Turn off the x-ray vision nonsense.) Metal Gear is one of a kind. There’s no alternative, unfortunately. Oh, and games may be advanced and technically more solid now, but the incessant remakes of the classics prove they’d rather make easy money than leverage that power to create something special. (The only applications of “creativity” are in the monetization and activism areas in the modern “AAA” gaming space unfortunately.)

[@jomamastool]

I think a lot of the issue is definitely the lack of time spent on creating the gameplay. People expect sequels to come out in far too short a time. And a lot of game companies just seem to use that impatience to their advantage to cashgrab. Think about how much flack people are giving over waiting for elder scrolls 6 and GTA 6.

[@ItsBoots2]

We've become so accustomed to this 1 year turn around cycle that alot of games don't take the risk in developing something new. It's just reuse the same IP that we know will sell and release what could be classified as a DLC for 89$

[@Zorg_Picklehelm]

@@ItsBoots2personally I think we put way way way too much pressure on Rockstar, I expect a Cyberpunk like release and still being an online focused game like GTA V nowadays Story mode never getting an update only more DLCs and shark cards

[@Skumtomten1]

What? Morrowind came out in something 2003, Oblivion 2006 and Skyrim 2011. Each game had massive gameplay changes. Time is not the issue. We used to get AAA title games with massive leaps in gameplay/graphics every 2 or 3 years in the 2000s.

[@evaniltonpires2238]

Yeah... we're old 😂😂😂❤ Great video.

[@LeanDoughnut]

Thank you for another great video, Boots

[@ItsBoots2]

Thank you for watching!

[@darthrevan6]

Dude you're acting like Hideo Kojima stopped making games. Death Stranding??? If you're looking for something that stands out and isn't like other games, it's certainly is it.

[@plixik716]

I'm not sure he knows who Hideo Kojima is since he referred to his name as "the word hideo"

[@darthrevan6]

@@plixik716 Oh right haha

[@ItsBoots2]

They used "Hideo" instead of "Video" in Metal Gear solid. It's a running bit in the series.

[@ItsBoots2]

Never played death stranding personally. By the time it came out I was balls deep in Escape From Tarkov

[@plixik716]

@@ItsBoots2 I understand the reference just fine. It was a reasonable assumption based on your pronunciation and lack of explanation. I didn't mean to insult you and your knowledge of game designers.

[@BobfishAlmighty]

Oh my sweet, sweet, summer child. First time?

[@d.k.o.9751]

Play Gotic, Gothic 2 and one of the Mods called LoA and you never can find a game that will satisfy your needs for a good game anymore. Because to much time and money is wasted for stuff that you realize is not important to get a great experience.

[@ItsBoots2]

I'll definitely have to check it out

[@DelinkventeN]

I recently bought rdr2 and it's cool and it is fun but if the goal was to make the walking speed at camp and indoors so fucking slow that you'd rather be a total douchebag in-game or do real chores afk then they have succeeded. Or even better, chop wood and grind smithing skills making arrows in Skyrim.

[@ItsBoots2]

Rockstar is the king of making the most immersive and impeccable worlds but having the worst go here do that story lines. The neglect RDR2 got hurts me a little. I play RedDead RP pretty often now because the game is simply beautiful and just roaming the land on its own can be an adventure enough

[@DelinkventeN]

@@ItsBoots2 Exactly! The world is amazing to just ride around in. Also, the hunting has more depth to it than any hunting based game I've ever come across. That's where i don't mind giving time.

[@Captain_Neckbeard]

Did you not play MGS V?

[@ItsBoots2]

I did yeah, back when it first released.

[@711ramen4]

I skipped the PS2/360 generation, so I'm replacing your dudebro CODs and UberNerd Skyrims with Contra and Goonies 2.

[@ItsBoots2]

Hot take

[@jfrench0879]

you know you could just play these again right?

[@ItsBoots2]

I do... often

[@microwhat5138]

dangerously based

[@mrgrimheart9207]

I do not agree on most of your points, because I think a lot of it is purely based on nostalgia and emotion and sometimes you are comparing two things, which cannot be compared. Like Skyrim vs Call of Modern Black Ops. BUT I agree on the notion, that gaming changed and most of it not for the better. The emphasis is too much on graphics, micro transactions, and feeding the crowd with another sequel to a popular franchise. I swear to god, if Ubisoft slaps "Assassin's Creed" on another random game that has nothing to do with the basic idea of what Assassin's Creed used to be Imma lose my fucking shit. Luckily the gaming industry is very big nowadays, which means it diversified a lot and there's plenty of games which may fit your taste. It just became harder to find them. I mean there are indie games that are simply breathtaking and just hands down fun. Like Carrion, Signalis and Inside. And sometimes there are games from bigger developers which are also really great. The most fun I had in years was with Armored Core VI. The presentation is spot on. Nothing too simple, nothing to fancy. The story is interesting enough and in fact very deep if you let it suck you into it and the gameplay is as basic as it can get. Here's your giant fucking robot, slap parts onto it to make it go boom and then go into a level and make shit go boom as efficiently as possible. Too hard? Oh then get better and change some parts. Still too hard? Aww change parts. Still too hard? Well you can't grind, you can't go another route, you can't use a secret weapon, you can't do a bunch of sidequests to waste your time. You either master this machine and beat that boss or you're stuck here forever. And then you go out there, change that weapon, change that part and smush that boss. Not a billion game mechanics. Not a billion side quests. Not a lot to do. Just make your space murder machine as efficient as possible and that's it. What a great game.

[@TagartTalking]

I'm 19 and i gotta disagree about skyrim. I played Skyrim as a kid and thrm played Morrowind last year and it's better than skyrim in evert way. Zero nostalgia. It's just way deeper

[@ItsBoots2]

On pure exploration and immersion to the world skyrim is hard to beat. I'm also a sucker for the music. I think Oblivion is better then Morrowind imo tho.

[@TagartTalking]

@ItsBoots2 Valid. Oblivion feels way more like a lighthearted and gives amazing LOTR vibes but it didn't draw me in like Morrowind. To me its Morrowind > Oblivion > Skyrim.

[@Pepopig]

you can still explore in modern games... just stop watching gameplay and guides on youtube and explore, it will feel good. You dont need that get op early video or the get the best weapon in the game in five minutes videos... geez

[@ItsBoots2]

No. :)

[@Benlevinburg]

You actually just don’t play these games anymore. There’s plenty of great games out. I’m 31 and still find new games to play and have been playing video games my whole life. Examples: persona 5, Elden Ring, breathe of the wild.

[@ItsBoots2]

Dawg that's what I said lol