It’s really hard to imagine something dumber than “Gamergate 2.0.” I sincerely hope it’s all 12 year-old trolls and there’s no grown adults with jobs and responsibilities getting all in a tizzy over the race or gender of a fucking video game character.
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Well diversity has received a ton more spotlight and discussion for past 10 years with many developers and games being "canceled" for their views, opinions and many games have been heavily criticized for not being diverse enough or containing elements that are offensive for group a, b or c.
Now the pendulum is swinging back with those canceled or holding more conservative or religious opinions banding together to crusade against whatever they consider woke.
Result is a minefield where your game can be attacked if its not woke enough or too woke resulting in bunch of bad press.
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I am done buying games I don't play lol
Oh fuck, I replaced you...
Lord willing, One day you will fill that void inside of you 🫡
Until then the merchant is there to take your money.
Khajiit has wares, if you have coin.
I believe it, the last games I remember buying and enjoying start to finish were Hi Fi Rush (1/25/2023) and Hogwart's Legacy (2/10/2023).
Coming up on 2 years with nothing memorable.
Stalker2? Helldivers? V rising?
Some good stuff has come out this year
Stalker 2 was a straight fucking banger. Sunk 70 hours into it with my first play through and I’m already craving another run. I swear I’m probably the only person who’s played through the campaign with only like 3 bugs in 70 hours
I've got almost 100 hours and have only had 1 bug. I broke my don't preorder rule for it since its Ukraine...but even day 1 I had no serious issues.
Stalker 2 is buggy as hell, that's a pass.
Helldivers is just another live service game.
V rising? Can't say I heard of that one.
Stalker 2 is not buggy as hell. I've been playing it since launch. It's got euro jank for sure but nothing that has stopped the mass majority of us from enjoying it.
Helldivers 2 has some stuff you can buy but doesn't require it at all. I've only bought the game and not spent another dime on it and have been having a blast with friends.
V rising is top down coop rpg. It's a ton of fun as well.
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There have been a few good indie games. Been playing a lot of Timberborn this year for instance.
That said, it’s just helping me catch up on my backlog.
Timberborn is among my all time favorites
🦫🦫🦫
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I don’t even look at announced or new games anymore. It’s the same open world sandbox go on fetch quests shit but it takes 3x the hard drive and costs over $100 cad.
People hate Nintendo for being a shitty company but I really enjoyed Zelda Echoes of Wisdom. Prior to that though I think the last game I actually enjoyed was Horizon Forbidden West from two years ago.
It's just Nintendo's turn to be in the spotlight for being crappy. Most game companies, especially if they're big enough are crappy in different ways from each other.
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