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[–] MrJameGumb 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Well, I guess that's the end of video games for me. We had a good run there for a while

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That’s the end of new AAA games. There’s still loads of older and indie games out there.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

Yup, the golden era of AAA games has been over since after the 360/PS3 days arguably.

Now it’s all corporatized and basically trying to nickel-and-dime users - which apparently a large amount of users are perfectly okay with (more or less) due to devs still pushing out battle/season passes, $20+ MTX skins, and lootboxes.

[–] VelvetStorm 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think all AAA games would go that route. A bunch of them definitely would but some of the publishers that have a passion for games and not just cranking out the same shit year after year would definitely not go that route.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My Steam/GOG/Epic/Xbox libraries alone can sustain me forever. Hell, Civ 6 + Doom mods could do it theoretically.

Let gaming die. That's just mean no more needing upgrades ever.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Doom mods for Civ 6? Please tell me that's what you said

[–] IndiBrony 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Raging barbarians replaced with literal demons. XCom unit replaced with BFG squads. I could see that working. There's a mod I play for Civ 5 which adds a barbarian civ which - when they defeat things - turns units and cities into MORE barbs. It's fucking brutal and turns the game into a 'last man standing' rather than anyone being able to win. I love it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

DOOM: Battle for Earth. A 4X strategy/survival game. Basically you try to save Earth with limited resources or prolong it's death. Kinda like They Are Billions.

At least that's my elevator pitch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'm thinking all the other civs are demons. The trick is the player/slayer can only destroy thier cities, not capture them. So the only cities you can actually have are player made. The rest you rip and tear through.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Damn I wish. Who would win, a stack of spearmen or one pissed Space Marine boi?

[–] merci3 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can still play real video games through emulators tho, there are tons of hidden gems in every console! I've been finding joy again by playing those

[–] MrJameGumb 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have all the 8 and 16 bit systems on my hard drive! Turbo Grafx 16 (aka PC Engine) is probably my favorite for hidden gems lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Same here, plus PSX, PS2, Dreamcast, GameCube, Wii, WiiU. There are hundreds of great games on all of those.

For some reason I seem to really enjoy everything up to 2017. After that it becomes scarce.