Why Modern Gaming "Sucks"

How do you feel about modern AAA video games? Do you think they are progressing or regressing? A mix of both maybe? In this video, we'll be discussing the direction the gaming industry has been headed in for about the last decade or so.
I personally feel that while some aspects have certainly improved, others are going backwards and causing harm to the overall landscape. Stick around to learn why modern gaming "sucks".
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02:55 Where Are We Today?
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08:28 There is Hope
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[@alexandrugheorghe3257]

Wow, one of the few videos on the subject that actually bring up the good in the situation, not only the bad. Keep it up!

[@YolkiiGaming]

I'm so glad you enjoyed! Thank you for the kind words!

[@jamespaguip5913]

@@YolkiiGaming You didn’t mention about indie or double AA games, Their is a lot of good indie and double AA games for example: risk of rain 2, deep galactic rock and stone, Helldivers 2, palworld, ultrakill, vermintide 2, darktide, vellum and hollow knight.

[@jamespaguip5913]

@@YolkiiGaming if you think modern gaming sucks then that’s your fault because all you play is triple AAA games why did you just play indie or double AA games.

[@LiterallyDennis]

​@@jamespaguip5913 he doesn't think that modern gaming sucks tho. The title says "sucks" not sucks

[@Jose_Doe]

​@@jamespaguip5913"modern gaming isn't bad, just ignore an entire portion of it and it's fine" nah I'd rather have the gold standard of 2000-2012

[@nugg3tssfm111]

Doom eternal doesn’t get enough love for how well optimized it is. My pc is ok and I can have doom eternal on Ultra settings and it runs at a consistent 70fps. It’s why it’s one of my favorite games ever

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

I prefer Doom 2016 to Doom Eternal. Level design was tighter and game flow was better. No need to constantly stop to get more ammo.

[@stevenbishop1782]

​@@-Down-D-Stairs-Sounds like a Dean Takahashi issue you had there mate.

[@kiillabytez]

Eternal was nothing more than a glorified DLC for the Doom that preceded it.

[@thebenc1537]

I have a more simple explanation. All of media was taken over by Blackrock and tried to appeal to a "modern audience", displacing and insulting long time fans.

[@YashayahTheAlmighty]

its far deeper than that

[@thebenc1537]

@@YashayahTheAlmighty Of course it is but this is the internet and you have to keep most comments in the 95 IQ range.

[@bigbad75_YT]

Who's Blackrock?

[@thebenc1537]

@@bigbad75_YT just google blackrock and vanguard.

[@calleocho2107]

@@bigbad75_YTa big time investment company in all categories that pressurizes companies such as Disney and the gaming industry to provide “woke” messages and punish their ESG rating (woke rating) if it isn’t good enough. Long story short, it’s a company that thinks they are being heroes by forcing companies to emphasize on “the message,” of a certain stance and basically just helps rich people get richer no matter the unethical/ethical practices. That “girl power,” scene in Endgame? Maybe Blackrock. One of the main characters in The Last of Us 2 being a trans? Maybe Blackrock. Mary Jane being playable in Spider-Man? Most likely Blackrock

[@mookiedt]

I can’t really say gaming sucks in general when it’s only the big name western and European publishers that are the problem. There are so many games out there but the majority of players only care about 1% of them.

[@XFR18]

That's just wrong. They are all being casualized and westernized, they admit it through interviews. The only games worth playing are indies which are inspired by the games/eras when the industry was good.

[@Skycrusher]

If you only think the big publishers are the problem, then you're part of the problem. If only all the indie developers were good, if only Early Access wasn't a scam, if only tools like you didn't have access to the internet.

[@mookiedt]

@@Skycrusher You can make that baseless assumption but you’re wrong. These changes happen when the big and well know publishers began doing it. They have a greater influence on the market compared to the few small ones that do.

[@64bitmodels66]

@@Skycrusher most of the indies that get attention are pretty good and have pretty good practices. Of course that a lot of the other 70% are shovelware, that's how every industry is

[@Goosewitdajuice317]

@@64bitmodels66 true. Thank god for the 30 percent of indie dev's who give us gems

[@ORLY911]

most AAA games nowadays are more concerned with recurrent monetization and build the game to make you want to spend money, rather than "you pay money for the game to have fun". Then you have live service games where even if you dont buy any MxT's, it feels more like a second job than a game.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Bingo. Gaming is less fun when it's all about the money. After all, they are called video GAMES. They're supposed to be FUN on their own merit. Excellent point, my friend.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Games are about making money but we forget gamers are the ones who caused this. The reason why MTX show up so much is because we make them profitable. If they weren't making money they'd go away. Games were always about making money but we just reinforced the terrible habits. Just look at the mobile gaming market

[@DingaLingu]

I blame everything on hitmarkers, gaming started to suck when hit markers showed up in everything

[@Trazyn01]

Since starting college i have learnt how important it is for a game to be finished. When you are in high school you typically don't have responsibilities outside of maybe walking the dogs every now and then. But since i have a job now and college becomes a struggle, i simply do not have the time or patience to play an unfinished game or even listen to the drama surrounding the industry. I also fell out with my online friend group largely due to the fact that they would spend days on end playing games like overwatch without doing any studying for college, they would also treat me like i was an idiot for criticising a game for any bugs or glitches and they were so dense to the point that they justified battlefield 2042's broken release. This hobby has run its course for me as the community seems so divided and draining of one another. I hope i can enjoy it again but as i sit here typing this, my console is in the wardrobe.

[@5hane9ro]

I don't think modern gaming is terrible, but AAA is pretty flawed overall. I love to see you handle this topic more balanced than most, we also have amazing AA & Indies fighting bad AAA games

[@notmirelnam248]

There was a shift from when the studios saw gamers as their customers to when the studios saw investors as their customers and gamers were relegated to the title of "consumer." Watch when their language changed. When they switched "customers" with "consumers" is right around the time when things started falling apart.

[@TheAandJStudio]

I love my pc specifically because I have just been playing older games but at the best they can run and look. And I've had a blast playing. A real highlight was Max Payne 3. That game still holds up maxed out.

[@KhalCrochet]

I had this idea that people mustn't worry about the future of gaming but looking forward to their own future in gaming like you said we have more options when gaming, I just bought sly cooper for the vita not too long ago, and I also bought a few story dlc for games I already finished along time ago but never played the extra content so I'm not wasting my time with newer titles not when there's so many older games I can try and story dlc for games I already own, not to mention my backlog of digital and physical games I haven't played yet so yeah, I say look forward to your future in gaming rather than where the future of the gaming industry wants you to go.

[@anaximander66]

Great video! Something else to consider concerning cross play is that it keeps bad games active longer. It's possible it deincentivizes making better games, may not always be the case but it can happen.

[@technautic-music]

Totally agree. Thanks for this.

[@YolkiiGaming]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for the kind words, my friend!

[@theimmensegamer3367]

The only thing I hate about modern gaming is the constant updates.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Dude so do I! It seems you need to update almost every damn time yoy log on lol

[@Melina_Evarblume_Seelie]

I agree that a large majority of modern gaming sucks (due to scummy corperations exploiting customers) but then I see indie games like Helldivers or good AAA games like RDR2.

[@Imslowasfboi]

Also political pandering

[@heroicgangster9981]

Or even just playing good japanese games that do not have a battle pass.

[@earlyriser03]

@@Imslowasfboi Halo, COD, and BF have always been overtly political or had political undertones. So what “pandering” are you talking about, exactly?

[@Vivi_9]

​@@earlyriser03he's probably one of those who believes everything is "woke" lol

[@TheodoreChin-ih7xz]

@@earlyriser03 events like BLM week and womens history month seem a little out of place in a game universe like Halo where things like race are never even mentioned let alone a point of friction between humans. Halo seems to be set in a post-racial society. Humans in Halo are dealing with a very different set of political problems.

[@yourpststudios]

Black Ops 2 was honestly the last COD game I was excited about and also the last game where I really felt like I was shooting, running, and doing something. I don't understand COD now. Even the menus alone are just too much now.

[@BeansLive567]

im thankful indie games exist and are continued being made day by day

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

As a single player gamer, gaming doesn’t feel nearly as bad as jerks on the internet make it out to be. Sure, game preservation is a serious issue and the live service trend has hurt many once great studios, but every era of gaming has good and bad stuff. One of the best things is you can play old and new games whenever you want especially on PC.

[@M64bros]

Exactly!!!

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

You had me until "jerks on the internet." Criticizing modern gaming doesn't make someone a jerk. The fact is there is a lot of valid criticism to be levied at modern gaming.

[@97alexk]

Fuc*ing awsome video man! Insta- subscribed! I remember the golden years of CoD. BO1 and BO2 and WAW were all peak.

[@YolkiiGaming]

I appreciate the sub, my friend! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Dude the years between '09 and '13 were peak COD. Black Ops 1 is my absolute favorite game in the series followed closely by BO2.

[@vemprite5698]

@@YolkiiGamingnot even just cod or battlefield or halo, gta 5 came out and I’d argue yt gaming was at its peak as well, peaked again during Fortnite, but Fortnite as well I’d say

[@CrazyKraut20]

It used to be that devs where gamers themselves and also the decision makers within the gaming industry. Nowadays decision makers are corpo suits. I also used to carry a 256 mb MP3 Player at my belt, which was the style at the time. Hey Nurse! peeeelllz Here! (grabbin peelz)

[@Priception]

Really good content, man. Hope it reaches more people.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Thank you! I appreciate you saying that!

[@Sevuz]

We can thank ourselves for many of the current issues and problems with gaming. Very few fought the changes when they came and we have done nothing to stop it since. We already saw the beginning of this around 2010. The AAA(A) bubble is leaking and more people are playing or buying older games. Even cutting down on playtime. Also, the number of games released (big and small) is insane. Nobody has the time to play that many games. Yet, we see more greedy pricing and monetization like there is no tomorrow. We do still see good Indie games coming out and they are worth playing. While the situation here in 2024 ain't the same as the big video game crash of 1983, it's safe to say that we will see many more IPs and devs crash and burn from here on out.

[@alexgrayisaligman]

I still buy physical copies of the game

[@ryszakowy]

that is great way to put it and i don't think you realized that we can STILL play older games moment when we can't is getting closer and closer

[@YolkiiGaming]

Yes, I have noticed that. When old hardware fails- and it will fail, we will lose many old games. That's why preserving old titles is so important so they're not lost to time. My copy of Pokemon Platinum is 14 years old. I hope the game cartridge never corrupts because I have a lot of legendaries and progress on that game.

[@Furry_Wall]

I buy physical 100% of the time, and the whole 1.0 version of the game is on the disc

[@MythicEgo]

Good points discussed in the video yolki

[@YolkiiGaming]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed!

[@Ryan61121]

Nearly 1k subs! I thought you woulda had more. Great video. You should invest in a higher quality mic eventually to up the quality just that little bit more 😊

[@YolkiiGaming]

Thank you! I have a Blue Yeti but I need to play with the mixing a bit to make it sound better. Thanks for the kind words!

[@SERXO111]

I hate greed. I get shivers just thinking of how much hatred i got. Ps2 era>>> and xbox 360 mann.. WE BALLING THROUGH THE PAIN WITH THE GREED IN GAMING.

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

When was the last time I bought a physical game? Last week. Lol If it's available physically, I buy it physically.

[@FlameSkull95]

I understand the sentiment from this video as it mainly pertains to online based gaming, I just have to make an addendum regarding EULA agreement, as the customer hasn't signed to any of it when they purchase the game from any store shelf, or even from a digital front end (as far as I'm aware), I'm saying this in relation to the current situation going on with the crew 1's closure of it's servers, and the aftermath of it still ensuing, as there's a chance Ubisoft could be respectfully violating international laws with some of their recent moves when it comes to their digital library, double so if they don't even allow people to download the game's files to their systems any longer, preventing the chance of someone making an offline patch to a once always online only game. And lets not even get to the sensitive subject matter of politics being injected into our entertainment forms of media, as the stuff that's being inserted right now doesn't belong in a medium filled with people that just wanna unwind after a stressful day either at work or at school just so they could have an evening where they can have fun either by themselves, or with friends in their game of choice, and they'd rather not wanna hear about current day issues quite frankly. I'd hate to be that guy, but in relation to what you said about gaming being more noticed from the 7th generation of consoles onwards, it has also led to a large group of people not knowing to vote with their wallets, thus letting these large companies get away with the stuff that they're doing, and that they've been doing over the course of the last decade or so, which has also resulted in a notable decline in the quality of these products lately, which is why some games made by smaller studios (such as palworld as you mentioned) suddenly feel refreshing to play, and like you said, with the advent of the internet, it has also allowed companies to notice some louder voices, some of which from folks who don't even like video games anyways, and yet they want their preaching to be constantly heard. The TL;DR of my whole rant is: There's still crumbs of hope for this beloved medium, but it's becoming a bubble slowly about to burst if something isn't done about it, and that's the moral of the story here

[@YolkiiGaming]

I agree with you 100%. Astute observations, my friend.

[@Beni_Hana]

Good point about idiots in the world. As a former idiot, I first had to realise that I was an idiot so I could stop being one. Unfortunately idiots aren’t very self aware, it was easy for me because I don’t have an ego. To put that in the context of gaming, idiots will keep defending AAA developers with these horrible business practices. So I don’t see much changing to be honest.

[@jamespaguip5913]

You didn’t mention about indie or double AA games, Their is a lot of good indie and double AA games for example: risk of rain 2, deep galactic rock and stone, Helldivers 2, palworld, ultrakill, vermintide 2, darktide, vellum and hollow knight.

[@YolkiiGaming]

You're right, I didn't say anything specifically about indie or AA games. My focus was more on AAA since I mostly play Halo, but when I say modern gaming, I also mean to include all kinds of games. I did mention PalWorld towards the end of the video as an example of a good recent game. Thank you for your feedback!

[@Ivotas]

One of the most accurate statements that I've heard on the state of modern gaming was said by Allanah Pierce a few weeks ago when she said: "You are not the customer. You are a consumer of the product but you are not the customer. The shareholders are the customers." She wasn't trying to disrespect gamers. Far from it, she is very disappointed that this is the reality. And while I kinda overall knew this to be the truth before, hearing it with this choice of words just made it click a lot more to me. I agree with what you say that not all gaming is doom and gloom nowadays. But for those areas where it does go downhill in terms of quality of the product, I think this right there is the number one reason. The big publishers just don't see us as customers anymore. We are only there to consume the product (meaning to pay for the full price and/or microtransactions etc.) so that their actual customers are happy. Yes, we are just as essential in the equation as the actual developers are but just as with the developers the publishers don't give a damn on how we actually feel. They don't aim to please us. We are just a tool to them to make their shareholders happy.

[@TGC88]

While some aspects of modern gaming sucks, there are some great games that came out like you said in the video. Another game that I can think off but hasn’t came out is stellar blade. The game has the potential to be a goty for me because of the graphics, combat, art style, and a main character that’s actually a beautiful sexy woman!

[@Gator159]

Seeing online gaming was so weird months after I canceled my Xbox Gold subscription.

[@ALAYZA1000]

Nice video triple OG

[@Nigel222]

I know this video is focused on online games but single player games were much better in old gens. I've been playing games since the NES and it was 2014 onwards when I noticed a drop in the quality AND quantity of good single player games coming out.

[@M64bros]

This was definitely an interesting video, While there are a few bad apples, There is always some good apples. Sure, there are a ton of crabtastic games we don't like but We did get some gold in 2023 and 2024 as well, Yes live service and microtransactions are basically sucky all the time but at least we got a few single player campaigns and 2d platformers, Fighting games and racing games that were thankfully successful. Despite their problems, dmca legal teams and sucky business decisions we don't like we thankfully have Nintendo, Sega, Capcom, bandai namco, insomniac games and Larian Studios. (Correct me if there's more studios like them) Say what you want about those companies but they are pretty much the only ones we've got and Thankfully still give us some gold! 👍🏻 Modern video gaming from my point of view is still fine just the way it is, but there's always going to be bad apples that we can easily ignore.

[@porkysoda5899]

So the common theme is normies ruin everything.

[@YolkiiGaming]

I don't think it's so much that "normies ruin everything". It's more that the industry is so large now that it's basically an issue of "more money more problems". The bigger something gets and the more people are involved, more issues tend to crop up, however progress also continues. It's a give and take. I prefer to view the topic from an optimistic lens.

[@mondodimotori]

Great games still comes out. Every year. But people (and social algorithms) focus more on mediocre games, because indignation and rage are great for the engagement. That's why we se lots of content about "gaming sucks".

[@YolkiiGaming]

Great games are still coming out every year for sure. I just have a bone to pick with AAA companies since they've gotten so lazy. I can't wait for Spiderman 2 to come to PC!

[@mondodimotori]

@@YolkiiGaming publishers are really squeezing devs out dry, they need to change or they'll have a bad time if devs unionise.

[@LoafingMushroom]

I finally got my hands on a PS3 recently. What'd I miss?

[@YolkiiGaming]

Honestly just stick with the PS3. It's better back there.

[@Blood_Condition]

Metal Gear Solid 4/Demon Souls/Infamous Look up a software mod to do on your ps3, Blaine Lockhart has a few good videos. From there you can play any game u want

[@notmirelnam248]

My recommendations are Final Fantasy XIII, Mass Effect trilogy, Dragon Age, Kingdom Hearts 2.5, Valkyria Chronicles, Fallout New Vegas, Brutal Legend, Blood Knights, Devil May Cry trilogy, Sleeping Dogs, Prince of Persia, Sly trilogy, and the Ezio Assassin's Creeds.

[@notmirelnam248]

Oh, yeah. Don't bother with any of the Need for Speed games on PS3. They were all inferior to Carbon and Underground 2 on the PS2 by a large margin.

[@mresab1997]

Well said. You have a good and healthy bandage on all this

[@kiillabytez]

The most common statement about modern games I've been seeing is: "This game looks awesome!" Looks aren't everything.

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

What I have noticed is shooters and pseudo RPGs get things the worst because their basic gameplay foundations make it easier for developers to exploit players than any other genres that aren't like mobile games.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Also shooters and RPGs tend to be the more popular games.

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

@@YolkiiGaming That is true. I myself am happy with modern gaming because so far all the genres I mainly play are doing pretty good all things considered. Lots of indie games inspired by Sonic like Spark the electric jester 3, Rivals of Aether 2 is coming out, heck even Street Fighter 6 is more good than bad to me. Plus I really like my Steamdeck I was worried I was too physically tired to play games but it turns out having my main device be a handheld fixed that issue real fast.

[@alface935]

For the Crossplay point of being "Unfair" because Key Board and Mouse always rules supreme above all I think is wrong because different games require different controllers - Key Board and Mouse works best in Shooters but are terrible in 3D Platformers - Controllers works best in 2D and 3D Platformers but are terrible in Shooters - Guitars works best in Rhythm games but are terrible in Shooters - Motion Controls works best in Motion Control and Virtual Reality games but are terrible in Shooters etc etc etc Different controls are great in different games so no Key Board and Mouse don't rule supreme above all Yes most games that have Crossplay are Shooters but to say that all games with Crossplay are Shooters is False

[@oopartsw911]

“When was the last time you bought a physical game and popped it in?” Uhhhh… 2 weeks ago. Lol I refuse to play pc. I can’t stand having mandatory internet support for games. So I just buy Switch games. I know they’re not the most popular but I really do enjoy their simpler titles or the JRPGs they have.

[@johngaracinii8827]

Dude I waited 5 weeks to get Helldivers 2. Guess what? You have to have a PSN account to even RUN the game on PlayStation. I only wanted to play with myself. Like, the game will not EVEN RUN. WHY???? WHY????

[@munerodriguez5445]

Like why do you need internet to download campaign to basically playing offline?🤔🤔🤔🤷‍♂️

[@YolkiiGaming]

"You will own nothing and be happy"

[@GodOfWarConnoisseur]

Ah I've seen this video on about 100 different channels but im totally here for the one with the worst mic quality

[@YolkiiGaming]

I bring the hot mic fire to your eardrums lol.

[@Cappuccino_Rabbit]

Everyone says how this is a bad time to be a gamer, and they're right, but they never say how this is a HORRIBLE time to be a developer or even a small studio CEO. Just look at what Microsoft did to some of their owned studios, we were supposed to have another Dishonored and Hi-fi Rush sequel (both heavily acclaimed games) but Microsoft don't like good things apparently. Companies today don't make games for gamers, they make games for executives/investors. This is why indie and AA are in their golden era, and that era will go on for a long time.

[@binky24]

Halo reach custom games inspired Fortnite’s I stand on that

[@WillWork4Cheese]

Battlefield peaked with 1 imo

[@YolkiiGaming]

Facts.

[@GorbixElite01]

Comics - Tanking Streaming - Tanking Disney - Tanking Movies - Tanking Table top - Tanking Most people are playing older games according to steam statistics... Pretending to no absolutely know why all of this is happening is crazy.

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

I think we just need to encourage more indie developers to be creative instead of making the same few games over and over again, popular indie games are popular BECAUSE they were fresh and unique but then like 100 grifters tried to copy them

[@user-bn5do2ev3i]

i would say we have way too many bland games being sold as "masterpieces". People see everyone praising it,talking about sales,talking about metacrit scores,then you go for it expecting said masterpiece and is not but a mix of a bunch of thing you have seen done better before with no soul at all Spiderman 2 comes to mind. No surprise when everyone wants to show you how good the game is they link the same CUTSCENE instead of actual gameplay

[@saintxrage2311]

I agree with most of what you said and wish I could agree with all. The part about consumers deserve better and there are the same amount of idiots now compared to the past, just now the Internet makes them louder. I used to blame the publishers for their infestation of greedy mobile micro transactions in our console games, but the consumers have proven that they'll take up the rear by constantly filling these CEOs bank accounts. The Star Wars Battlefront community opened my eyes how quick these so called fans give up. The CoD community cry and complain every year, but still nothing changes because they throw their credit cards at them willing which is why CoD's the top selling multiplayer game every year. The Star Wars Battlefront community doesn't have a game they can fall back on every year when one sucks. They've been starving for a good Star Wars multiplayer game for a decade. So when EA thought it was a good idea to milk their fan base by throttling the grind to unlock heroes, that starving community put their foot down and started refunding in massive amounts which got Disney involved to make changes to the game. Now that's what will power looks like. As for as the Internet being a mega phone for idiots I've said the same as you, but when I met younger people in real life they're lazier, more rude, and less grateful then when I was younger. I believe social media has conditioned them to feeling entitled and self absorbed. Sorry for the long winded rant. Also I liked and just subscribed to you, and hope you succeed in the future.

[@YolkiiGaming]

I appreciate your input, no need to apologize for going long. Thank you for the kind words and I'm so glad you enjoyed! Thank you for your subscription!

[@saintxrage2311]

@@YolkiiGaming You're welcome good sir.

[@jellyface401]

Games as work but you pay a salary to the game publishers. 😢

[@Alamo-316-editz-whatever]

And then ppl wonder why i dont game as much, i think many video games suck now, big games suck and indie games are better usually. Even though it shouldnt it should be both are good but indie games should suck compared. Like battle passes they suck, and then buying skins, and buying money for the game? It sucks i hate it. I mean its so money oriented instead of fun oriented, I only play a hand full of games most indie or small compared to others, or you dont have to spend money in. I don't mean to be negative this is just what i think. I do enjoy gaming though, i think we're in a much better position then say 20 years ago as it was considered nerdy then and had less access less games and less creativity in games Edit: Also you make some great points man, i honestly agree with you dude

[@cosmicsvids]

I just pretty much mostly just emulate nowadays and play the games i missed out on or that where before my time.

[@Alamo-316-editz-whatever]

@@cosmicsvids same here dude either that or RPGs for me with microtransactions you don't have to do which I don't I don't see the point in them to get further in the game why not just play the game

[@amandakushner8665]

The reason why modern gaming sucks is because it’s all about greed and not great gameplay or great graphics like they have in the older games thing is games are rushed, and most of them are so buggy and lag. You can’t even play them. Another thing is the micro transactions and you have to subscribe to even play the game that cost money as well. Another thing is, they will remake the game and swap a lot of characters or sensor a lot of stuff that were supposed to make the game fun and another thing Is that you can’t buy it on physical copies all these companies want you to subscribe and that cost money and the price will keep on going up and that’s another reason why people are pirating stuff now another thing is they virtue signal every part of the way and they basically tell you you can’t use the mods on the game to make it better or change stuff

[@stevenbishop1782]

Anyone played the Shadow Warrior games, im new to them but so far I think there great.

[@williamblack6912]

I tend to go back to the old classics rather than buy new games. The 6th playthrough of mass effect is still more appealing than the new Star Wars game. My top 5 didn't change in the last 10 years.

[@keijijohnson9754]

2:40 - Okay what the hecks the point of singling THAT gane out out of all of them? That one's not even all that bad at all!

[@YolkiiGaming]

I love Halo 5 and I played a whole lot of it. Not saying it's bad (except for the campaign) but I was just using it as an example of a game not having split-screen functionality.

[@keijijohnson9754]

@@YolkiiGaming Even then I would disagree about the campaign. Flawed it most certainly was, but not bad at all. Though split screen isn't much of a dealbreaker for me, I don't think it was the only one lacking it.

[@alienfac32]

my opinion. singleplayer have to be able to be played offline no problem. Having to matchmake ruined it alot for me. joining a server makes for joining people that play on the same server often. also means easy for modded servers. private servers means a longer lifetime of the game as they cant just pull the plug on the servers. i still play cod2 (phoenix) as they have a server. and play with people i often play with. have none of them friended.

[@jellyface401]

Everything goes into graphics these days. I feel they can not think much beyond that.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Or beyond monetization.

[@jellyface401]

@YolkiiGaming The AAA Anglo gAng could never expand the market, not with marketing, not with accessibility, nor with trends, multi-media efforts, and such. It's about 300 - 400 million people that would bother paying more than 40 $ for a game and even if they managed to open a hole in the pockets of the over a billion smartphone users with their monetization tactics the market is simply not going to accommodate their greed. Period.

[@shiningdragon8737]

You're still getting a least version 1.0 when you buy physical. For the most part I've stopped playing live service games, and buy all single player games physical.

[@guerillatactix3834]

I'm not anti cross play, but at least for COD on Xbox its ruined the franchise for me on consoles. I own MW3 on both PC and console (cause I'm retarded) and being forced to play against PC players, especially as someone with two left thumbs on controller, just isnt fun. When I try to turn off cross play via the Xbox features I get a pop up constantly. Thus on console, I have become a solo player.

[@lcoyle1998]

Ngl part of the reason modern gaming 'sucks' is because it makes phenomenal amounts of money. Stop paying for games with business practices you disagree with. If you've already paid for something, your complaints no longer matter. You don't have to only buy games from the same scumbag series over and over again...

[@alexandermccabe556]

progression and regression are a false dichotomy in this context there is only relative positioning to claim that there is progression or regression is to imply an end goal that gaming is either working towards or against when the reality of the situation is more so "i dont have fun with new games like i do old games" and it cant be explained away with nostalgia when im playing games for the first time that happen to be old there is a clear diffrence in quality just because i cant perfectly verbalize the issue or a solution doesnt mean either dont exist

[@YolkiiGaming]

I notice every time I play Black Ops 1 online now I catch myself say something along the lines of: "This game is the tits" or "They don't make 'em like this anymore". Older AAA games truly are better.

[@crestofhonor2349]

Modern AAA games are both progressing and regressing. Honestly it depends on the studio. Capcom is significantly better today than they were 15 years ago. They've had one or two faults recently but most of their games are great. Squeenix is also doing better as well despite their recent dumb decisions. They have some great games they've released recently. Nintendo is Nintendo so I don't feel like they're much different. EA is one big mixed bag. Sometimes they put out great games like Titanfall 2, Fallen Order, and Jedi Survivor, other times they make the Fifa games. Ubisoft is in a similar boat but overall they're overall worse than they were 15 years ago. Sony in some ways is better and worse, they lack the variety they had in games 15 years ago but today most of their games are built to an extremely high standard with them often times having the best looking games of the year. Konami is well Konami, they have been in a downward spiral for a while especially with what they did to Kojima. Xbox is in an odd spot where they have some nice smaller games but these past few years have had some of their studios screwing up. I personally hate this overly negative view of modern gaming. Things weren't as great as people make them seem back then. We forget about the broken and poor performance of games back then either because of the improvement in PC hardware brute forcing past the issues or people not playing older consoles. There is so much variety in the number of games sold today that boiling down gaming to just the broken AAA games is disingenuous. Back then we didn't just define the older consoles by what just the big studios were doing, we also considered all the smaller titles releasing as well.

[@joyhappiness]

Solid W video

[@YolkiiGaming]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@S1e73n]

That god you ponited out the mainstreaming of gaming everyone misses. The ps2 era sucked for different reasons technical limitations, Shovelware and the ability to miss out of update patches like Pokémon on the gameboy.. Even with these flaws it was still better in some areas Battlefield 3 and Mag was my Red flag for the gaming industry I hardly buy digital psychical %95 of the time. Game passes are subscriptions with bonus like it or not like old mmos

[@headshotmaster138]

I would have the PS2 era than now and even with technical limitations game devs made it work unlike the current ones who have a lot to work.

[@Amon_Gus799]

I think a big factor for the reason games come out unfinished is due to how much more expensive making games are now compared to 15 years ago

[@YolkiiGaming]

Damn the expense. That's no excuse to release half-finished products to the public. What if you bought a brand new car but it had no wheels and no engine? Then the manufacturer tells you they are still working on the wheels and engine and they'll ship them to you in a year? Would you still want the car?

[@Amon_Gus799]

@@YolkiiGaming I agree I think that if they focused on getting games out when they’re ready instead of going for the yearly releases schedule instead of slowly making the game complete over the course of the year via updates and dlc

[@waterhose8467]

I don't think it should be " is gaming dying" it should really be is the AAA gaming industry dying?" Those examples you list Halo battlefield and call of duty are huge billion dollar corporations that has been struggling creatively for the past few years. In games like Red Dead redemption 2 are great but it's a shame that Red Dead redemption 2 came out back in 2017 and we never had that quality of open world games since ghost's tsushima which is from sucker Punch studios compared to open world games like Ubisoft it just feel bland and boring.

[@Snufflegrunt]

Every franchise have their time in the sun. You're focusing on series that are more than a couple of decades old. Even when old IPs return after a long hiatus, they usually go through a massive genre change/shakeup (Fallout, Doom). You hit the point on the head, but I feel like your examples are lacking.

[@ChadSpittingTruth.]

Tbh some Indie game are sucks thou But not worst than "AAA" and "AAAA" game nowadays

[@PHIL-SPENCER-HATES-XBOXCONSOLE]

it's 2024 and THEY STILL WONT let us play the og halo1/2 on the xbox series x LOLOLOL (and those are the flag ship games that made xbox big in the first place). How is that i can play old azz starwars games (even dark forces) on the xbox series x....YET WE CANT PLAY OG HALO 1/2 on the xbox series x. These shutdowns are done on purpose. They force us to play garbage MCC and other garbage games. They're forcing us to play this modern garbage because all the good games where back on the OG/360 consoles sane days. These garbage modern games suck and we all know this. How is it that i can boot up halo3/reach from years ago and watch theater clips from years ago....yet when i get on horrible mcc....you cant even watch the last 24 hours of theater clips LOL......we need to fire phil spencer! He's the sith lord yall was looking for. He's the xbox destroyer LITERALLY!

[@mrsaturn1792]

No ai voice yay

[@kiwirabbit8874]

Halo infinite looks fast paced compared to halo 3. And halo infinite is kind of slow compared to apex and call of duty.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Halo has also been pretty slow paced. Halo Infinite looks decievingly quicker than other games, however I find it to be about the same as 3. Apex is really fast.

[@starsuper64]

I feel like all the people who say "gamings dying in 2024!" Are the same people who only play like 3 types of games Like in January, we just got LAD: Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload (dont let the MTX ruin the quality) that nobody talks about because their "niche" presence (highly recommend) Also, good luck on 1000 subs

[@TuneFormal83]

Dying out in other means is the legacy titles are slowly fading because most of the sequels are shit and filled with bugs and glitches and the big companies especially ubistupid and electronic shit are now absolutely greedy for money now EA was before but it had quality, now it feels stale Also including turn 10 studios(Studio behind Forza), they just keep lying that everything is "built from the ground up", but in reality it's the same recycled shit Heck their new game Forza Motorsport uses models dating back to 2011 that were used in forza Motorsport 4 The whole game is rigged now, there are cheaters in the game that they simply ignore and then they proceed to ban you because you said something offensive about them They are hiring people who literally turned 10

[@earlyriser03]

For all its scummy practices, Square-Enix absolutely delivered on FF7 Rebirth’s physical version. Two discs. All 100+ hours of game intact. No BS. Those discs and, in turn, the content stored on them are mine to own and do whatever I want with in perpetuity. Just like how games used to be. This should be the standard.

[@YolkiiGaming]

Very rare example of a developer making pro-consumer choices. Respect to Square-Enix for that. Absolute chads.

[@rocksolidus5062]

another one for the pile

[@rjdiggs738]

Why do you sound like KZbinr Mutahar? Lmao

[@YolkiiGaming]

I am him. In disguise 🥸

[@xNachtmahRx]

Ngl, normies praise and defend their indies, but indies aren't that much better either. They simply don't have the backup and resources to be openly greedy. Yet, 90% of them also only chase trends and copypaste their soulless 2D pixelsalad roguelites/metroidvania spams, even with the same Slay the Spire/Darkest Dungeon U.Is, but of course it's only lazy and scummy when triple A does it. Typical gamer double standards. Both sides have good and bad games and ttou have to go through a lot of slop to find the gens nowadays. Every RE4make has 100 greedy live service scams, every Helldivers has 100 soulless metroidvanias or roguelike copies. The industry is only allowed to do what the customer allows them to do. So instead of blindly blaming trippe A, people should remember that live service has been established because people bought it. It's basically a thumbs up sign for companies. Customers are ok with it and companies maximize income. And I say that as a boring analyst who has to put online comments into Excel to show our local Ubisoft how to monetize games with my ted talk. People should think and not just blindly buy into things...or hate or love something because something is currently being talked about on Twitter

[@ThousandairesClub]

*Bethesda, EA, 2K, CDPR and Ubisoft have all hit rock bottom in the last 4 years 🕵 Rockstar Games is the ONLY remaining hope. GTA6 needs to be AMAZING because if it's not, it will be the official end of console gaming as we know it* 👎💀

[@SammyDiamonds892]

AAA gaming became more about money, microtransactions and always online type games then all the e.s.g diversity stuff. its bad juju

[@RacerC45]

No, modern gaming does not suck. You are just being cynical.

[@how2pick4name]

You can't complain about crap games if you keep on pre ordering said crap, again and again and again. I remember shareware, try before you buy. Now it's buy before you try. It all started with DLC, you all swallowed it because you WANTED IT NAOW!!! You made your bed, now lie in it.

[@amwazdraws6890]

lmao, putting Palworld as a quality game in the list with good graphics and a good "story". The graphics are just a mix of Zelda BOTW and Elden Ring with Pokémon-esque creature design slapped on top of it. I just don't think the game really deserves to have a spot next to the other games you mentioned, as even the devs admitted of just making games out of popular trends and it's so clear in Palworld and their other projects.

[@RBFR01]

Modern gaming is dog shit change my mind.

[@Suhrvivor]

It's always the online fps players that complain about "gaming sucks now". All they have to do is get out of their multiplayer slop comfort zone.

[@YolkiiGaming]

The title reads: "sucks". Obviously you didn't watch the video, especially the part where I said I'm taking an optimistic approach to the topic. I play all kinds of single player games. You probably also missed the part where I gave 5 examples of amazing modern games; 4 of which are single player games.

[@MajorSquiggles]

Your Pros list doesn't really hold up imo. The first 5 are basically just repeating that crossplay exists and we have mods, even though mod tools aren't anything we've gained in recent years. It's actually on a decline since most companies are becoming more restrictive with what modders have access to. With everything being online only you rarely get to see the level of mods from older titles like Doom, or Halo CE. Yeah I guess better graphics are nice but if your game is bad it doesn't really matter. Vampire Survivors shows you could look awful like an old SNES game and still put out something that first of all fun. And preserving the past I would absolutely disagree on entirely. Everything is online, if the servers shut down the game doesn't exist. Consoles have no backwards compatibility, and the games are often so locked up with DRM that it's really difficult to archive anything. Not to mention all these re-releases coming out are often unplayable. MCC took years before it was playable and we're lucky it ever was. I'm sorry but this really feels like copium and ignores the reality of the situation.

[@spiritgun9415]

Vote with your wallets ❌ Vote with your minds ✅

[@men_of_god7]

It’s Wokeness that killed video games

[@themysteriousnavi6850]

Not just it or as I call it, "identity politics" but many other things like always online drm or the fact that you're not buying the game, just "keys" to play them that can be revoked at ANY time!

[@Skycrusher]

The probelm isn't that modern gaming sucks. Modern gamers suck. The Halo Gen of gamers are the problem. Kind of funny seeing a Halo Gen gamer blaming AAA studios for "making them" spend their money on garbage and incentivize the modern gaming path to over budget crap.

[@NPCSpotter]

Damn another one these. How about grow up?

[@tristman8413]

It sucks because youre playing games like youve shown in the pin 🤦‍♂️

[@dillydally3051]

fortnite and rdr2 killed gaming

[@TuneFormal83]

RDR2 did not Fortnite definitely did

[@TuneFormal83]

I feel like competition ruined Like people before mainly used to play for fun Now they just grind for hours to obtain an item that is basically shit

[@YolkiiGaming]

Or the sweats really took the fun out of some games

[@TuneFormal83]

@@YolkiiGaming Yea the tryhards really ruined the games Can't even race fairly without getting rammed in Forza

[@dillydally3051]

@@TuneFormal83 rdr2 set the standard to high that aaa games have these billion dollar budgets so they could be on par with it. these billion dollar budgets are the reason why gaming had less variety, making new games boring. because they have to make a profit over these massive budgets so publishers have to play it safe by only making movie games and remakes

[@pleasedieKindly]

Battlefields been downhill since Battlefield 1 game was so good idk if they’ll ever top it

[@YolkiiGaming]

Battlefield 1 was so good.

[@86Corvus]

You are wrong. You admited you try to be positive which is and admission of trying to be biased. Its easy to test whether old games were better and it is to simply play them. Most of them are better. Hands down. When wow classic was released it became more popular than retail modern version which again confirms my theory and not yours. The attempt at staying poisitive i feel is rooted in some misguided idea that as technology improves the created games must become better. This is falacious as one does not follow the other at all. It also does not follow that since the game is not "new" its worse than a new game. Games dont become bad just because new games come out. people who like chess obsess over it and play it with joy even tho its an extremely old game. Vegas profits from games of chance and cardgames which were around for hundreds of years. Videogames are no difrerent.