Why Video Games Are Not As Exciting As They Used To Be?

[Super Shizuku]

I remembered before making this topic,i have beaten so many legendary games like bully,gta sa,nfs carbon,nfs undercover,nfs mw 2005,warriors orochi 1 and 2,dynasty warriors 6 and 5,and etc on ps2,i was very satisfied until i finally knows that ps2 was finally discontinued in 2013 i mean come on sony i wanted to beat samurai warriors 2 with it's expansions,gta lcs for once,and gta vcs legitimately and i can finally stop playing games forever.

 

speaking about the disappointment let's say about gta series since it is my most favorite video game series,i really don't interested after gta 4 was finally made,i mean sure the story in that game is the most complex out of all gta games but the features are downgrade compared to gta sa,and gta 5 is the opposite why the story is just mostly about money but the features are better than gta 4 though not any better than gta sa(arguably the reason why gta 5 is the most disappointing gta until the next gta game come out)

 

and now let's talk about nfs series why i kinda think nfs carbon is kinda like the younger brother of gta sa,nfs mw 2005 is kinda like the younger brother of gta vc,and nfs undeground 1 and 2 kinda like the younger brothers of gta 3.After carbon i don't interested in the new nfs games anymore especially when criterion ruined the series with nfs mw 2012.Criterion,this is nfs game not burnout!

 

not to mention in laptop i have beaten gta vc after gta sa,gta 3,gta 2,nfs underground 2,and i can't believe myself that i make nfs underground 1 as probably the last game that i can beat because i'm still stuck in lenovo g475 for 2 years.

 

there are many reasons.The difficulty,the story,the features,and the others but i will leave it to you.

Edited March 3, 2015 by Rendy Specter

[Stormingz]

Personally, I think it's simply because I'm growing up, I no longer have the same appeal to video games as I did when I was younger, I no longer get hyped for games like I remember being hyped when GTA SA came out. Maybe it's because I have other responsibilities now, like work etc. that games don't appeal as much to me any more because I have more important things to do. Who knows?

[universetwisters]

I still get hyped for old games like SA and III, but when new games come around, I'm not too big a fan of them. Is it perhaps that games these days are now trying to cater to the lowest common denominator as opposed to the fans? Who knows, but whatever it is, anything new just doesn't cut it out for me anymore.

[tuareg]

You grew up op.

 

Feelsbadman, i know.

[feckyerlife]

i dont think age has anything to do it. i think the shift from more story/SP based games to world of Online/MMO kills the quailty of the game.

[Mista J]

I remember when I used to buy 20 games or more a year. Now I only get a handful that get me excited.

[HoleInTheSky]

Because more and more games being released unfinished, glitched to hell, severely overhyped, or purposely stripped down to a bare minimum so they can charge extra for the full game over the course of a year, only to repeat the same thing the following, whilst simultaneously buying reviews and silencing critics. I've only bought three new games since GTA V's original release, saving myself a lot of money and regret in the meantime.

[Otter]

There's somethingg to be said for novelty. Innovation isn't one of the industry's strong points so inevitably, you're treading the the same ground time and time again. Even with graphical facelifts, that can be boring as hell.

[sweetbrother]

Because DLC, what HoleInTheSky said.

 

Age is a factor, as you get older you just have more important stuff to do (Or you should have). Was still excited for Bayonetta 2 and its actually a great game.

 

Too many sequels with the main culprits being EA Ubisoft and Activision. CALL OF DUTY ABCD 123, Assassins Creed VIIIIIII 14, Fifa 2089. Why would you get excited for this crap?

Edited February 3, 2015 by sweetbrother

[feckyerlife]

Because DLC, what HoleInTheSky said.

 

Age is a factor, as you get older you just have more important stuff to do (Or you should have). Was still excited for Bayonetta 2 and its actually a great game.

 

Too many sequels with the main culprits being EA Ubisoft and Activision. CALL OF DUTY ABCD 123, Assassins Creed VIIIIIII 14, Fifa 2089. Why would you get excited for this crap?

i dont by the age (well maybe), cause i played a lot of games when i was young until about 21-22, then i calmed down a lot, then when i hit 30 i got back into games..but maybe you are right about the age, cause when your in your 20s, more important stuff to do is actually just going out and partying or hangin with friends. but when you hit 30, that sh*t gets old and you find yourself wanting to be at home, which is where games come back in to play.

[sweetbrother]

 

Because DLC, what HoleInTheSky said.

 

Age is a factor, as you get older you just have more important stuff to do (Or you should have). Was still excited for Bayonetta 2 and its actually a great game.

 

Too many sequels with the main culprits being EA Ubisoft and Activision. CALL OF DUTY ABCD 123, Assassins Creed VIIIIIII 14, Fifa 2089. Why would you get excited for this crap?

i dont by the age (well maybe), cause i played a lot of games when i was young until about 21-22, then i calmed down a lot, then when i hit 30 i got back into games..but maybe you are right about the age, cause when your in your 20s, more important stuff to do is actually just going out and partying or hangin with friends. but when you hit 30, that sh*t gets old and you find yourself wanting to be at home, which is where games come back in to play.

 

 

yeah by more important stuff we all know I really meant trying to get laid

[Glass Cloud]

You think those NFS games are "legendary". I think that is your problem.

 

 

 

(and how you think those are legendary but didn't even list underground(the best in the entire series) is beyond me)

Edited February 3, 2015 by Glass Cloud

[Maggot899]

If I play games for 3 hours, I lose 3 hours to finish college work. Then I stay up late to make up for those 3 hours, which then causes me to over sleep and be late to class. Then my schedule becomes a cluster f*ck of trying to make up for lost time and I end up neglecting friends/girlfriend. I'd rather stay focused on the things that are advancing my progress and have time later on to enjoy luxuries.

 

Also! A lot of games recycle the same boring ass formulas and offer nothing interesting, since multi-player is the only thing that matters now sadly. I'd rather not waste time on games that are catered to graphics whores and online play.

[Super Shizuku]

funny thing is i still 18 and still senior high school student i just can't seem to buy ps3 because in youtube i was excited with the story of leon ridge videos it is a dyom series and i immediately install dyom mod after i get this laptop and i really almost never gets tired of it LOL

[Super Shizuku]

You think those NFS games are "legendary". I think that is your problem.

 

 

 

(and how you think those are legendary but didn't even list underground(the best in the entire series) is beyond me)

because it has the best customization in the entire series?sure most of it are awesome but i don't like the vinyl as much as in nfs carbon because i can variety it myself,also sure underground 1 is the hardest of all because racing with eddie and melissa takes me for 1 hour total in hard mode but after those races i really don't want to play it again because it doesn't have pursuits and the cars mostly only tuners,and 1 thing that makes me nfs carbon so special is because there is no best car,each cars has their advantage and disadvantage unlike underground 1 until mw 2005 that the performance for each cars are comparable,but i still respect underground 1 until mw 2005

Edited February 6, 2015 by Rendy Specter

[nath22]

Nothing is as interesting as it is the first time. Since games have got to a point where they're just tweaking the same formula they're always going to get less interesting.

[Dottie]

Lack of innovating features . Everyone wants the fanciest graphics and overlook the game play aspect

 

Games are usually rushed or incomplete when released

 

Micro transactions galore

 

Games are too easy these days and practically play themselves

 

Annualization of franchises = same game every year

[nath22]

Games are too easy these days and practically play themselves

 

I agree with this but games have become easier as they've given you more choice and expanded.

 

Games like Dark Souls are hard because they force you to play by their rules - do it any other way than what's intended and you'll almost definitely die.

 

More games need to look at what Wolfenstein did and build off of that. Even on normal you'd still get your ass kicked if you weren't careful.

[Osho]

I've read many things written, discussed on this topic several times before and, some of the very common reasons are quite simply:

- The FOCUS of the developers shifting towards upgrading the graphics as the primary aspect of the gaming experience

- Due to the whole package centered towards the demand of the "f*ck u' sh*tty" casuals yelling over even the tiniest fraction of change in the details of the graphics.

- As a result the games are taking its toll in developing them alone which they have to balance out with profits than take any risks against what's popular in the crowd.

For instance: The difference between Far Cry 2 and 3, the way many people whined and bitched about ( FC2 ) the bad so much that the ridiculously good aspects of the game design and its appeal were scrapped in favour of totally different and casual experiences later on!

- Everything is becoming more linear, heavily scripted, and requires little thinking on your part to keep you interested and freedom to allow for more experiments with the game design.

- False advertising, or should I say, tricky marketing tactics?

- Focus on Multiplayer than Single-player

- and many more ...

 

In short today, I think the times have obviously changed with modern games, and the standards, regarding what people love about games for different reasons, and experiences, even if these SUCK so bad ( Dragon Age Inquisition ) and leave you no sense of wonder or damn good replay value for years to come ( Baldur's Gate )

Glad that Kickstarter exists!!!

[ryuclan]

I was wondering the same thing. Since this current gen has been released I can't say I have been excited about any games that have been released. Only games I have any interest in is the new Metal Gear and The Division. With the way things going the Division could be a major let down. I haven't even bought a current gen system yet because I'm worried I wont touch it.

[Ai®a©ob®a]

I truly believe that over-hyping of games is a big cause too because they build a game up so much but in reality it's only 1/4th of what they hyped.

[Niobium]

because companies are only interested in making money, so they just end up half-assing their games because they know they will make a profit anyway (by overhyping, microtransactions, pre-order bullsh*t, milking of a game series, etc.)

 

also because companies are scared of being innovative, taking risks and trying new things, so they just go for the easy route, by not trying new things and do what has already been done before, because they know that doing that will guarantee a profit.

 

TL;DNR:

corporations <3 $$$

[smigko]

Well it may be that you have beat so many games and are growing up that you may see how many games are similar to the games you have beat that you feel as if they are the same as the others and may be confused and may be going through a gamers block.

[Daz]

I strongly disagree that it is out of "nostalgia" or that you are "growing up".

 

The fact is the industry grew a huge ammount. They shifted their goals, and now games seem to always have some sort of online element. Publishers seem to always have too much control of a game and force upon them their own bullsh*t proprietary systems which f*ck a game right up. They force them to be released and fix them later.

 

Even when it is a true singleplayer experience it is always much shorter and it always holds your hand through the whole thing. You never have to work for it anymore. There never used to be directional prompts telling you what to do at every waking second.

 

The internet got dumb, you stopped needing intelligence to operate a computer, more idiots got online, more idiots got into gaming, more idiots took control of the industry. More morons playing games meant games got dummed down, and those people have low attention spans, so we get less content as well. We get a visade of a large game instead of actually getting one.

 

Every time the hardware gets updated, we go back a step. That is why games that were perfect get sequels that look worse. BF4 had graphical features that BF Hardline does not have, GTAV on next gen nerfed vehicle speeds because of the increased textures. We always seem to end up in a loop. I don't expect to see some really quality games bug-free for another year or two. Usually the best stuff comes out at the end of a console's cycle.

 

There are still a few gems now and again, but the majority of what comes out that is mainstream AAA will 75% of the time be either; short, sh*t, broken, unfinished or designed to get more money from you. Or at the very least, mediocre and disappointing and overly hyped.

 

Too much of a game's budget goes to marketing. I would much prefer hearing how good a game is once it is out and hear nothing about it before that. Hype is the biggest killer these days. And you can thank the publishers and marketing for that.

Edited February 9, 2015 by Daz

[MikeyBelic]

Games are no where near as difficult as they used to be. This boils down to two factors, one been that games work a lot better mechanically these days and thus aren't as challenging, a lot of challenges that you use to come across would be more of a result of the fact you didn't have absolutely perfect controls at your disposal, or the mechanics were more rough and thus more challenging.

 

Another reason would be that video games have had significant updates that favor the player much more then the actual game these days. We have checkpoints, regenerating health, a number of difficulty modes availabile and so on, also factor in what I said about controls been more 'clean cut' these days.

[Emmi]

The last time I was excited for a game was in November 2011 when the very first GTA V trailer hit the web. Since then I lost all excitement for games, I bought GTA V and was excited to play it but it turned out to be a let down. I guess I was overhyping this game way too much and well the first trailer gave me a whole different imagination of what GTA V would be. Trailer 1 still feels so much better than the game we got in 2013. Well but anyways I still play the old GTAs from time to time these days, especially San Andreas. It's the best GTA ever (for me) and I think it might be hard to change that for future GTAs. R* changed direction - sadly. San Andreas had everything a GTA game needs, GTA IV was great too but I never got into GTA V, I guess one reason might be the character switching system ... Also I agree with the NFS thing, I loved the old NFS games (NFS 4, NFS Hot Pursuit 1 + 2, NFS Underground 1 + 2, NFS Carbon, NFS MW) but it went downhill when the PS3 and 360 released, same with GTA and almost every other franchise. Better graphics are all fine but most games focused on graphics only. I'd want nothing more than a new Crash Bandicoot game, a new Tomb Raider game but in the style of the beginnings of the franchise (Tomb Raider 1-5 are the best games and most challenging ones I've ever played) I miss the challenge in games. I recently replayed Tomb Raider 2, damn this game is one hell of a challenge. These days it's all about cutscenes, checkpoints, regenerating health and sh*t like that. Why can't games be what they used to be in the early 2000s? I miss those times a lot, especially when it comes to gaming. For me I've decided to put gaming on hold. I mean there aren't much reasons to game these days anyways - no good games coming out, everything from 2013+ gets re-released for PS4, XBO ... it's the same crap over and over again. R* focusing on GTA V and this sh*t GTA Online for 3.5 years now with no new game announcement since they announced GTA V in late 2011. It's time for sth new. 3.5 years full of GTA, snapmatic crap, fan article crap, competition crap, gta online crap on their newswire is ENOUGH. Give us a new game, I for once have enough of GTA V at this point. And get rid of this sh*t GTA Online again, why is everyone obsessed with Online features, online games these days. Back in the days games had singleplayer only or local multiplayer and they were released bug-free most the times. Nowadays you have to download gigs full of data at launch date of new game to make the game run. That's nonsense imo. I wish Internet was non-existent when it comes to gaming, I really do!

[ARC8_1982]

I still like GTA V though i realize it's not perfect, maybe a little overrated for sure, but still better than any game from 2013 - 2015 period and the only reason i still want to play computer games. Theres something wrong with modern games, probably the fact that most of them is mediocre at best and this trend is spreading like a fire. W_D, Wolf****** , E_W, Ti****l, Des****, C**: AW, Ass*****crap: U**** and so on. I lost completely my excitement for new games but its not my fault

Edited February 9, 2015 by ARC8_1982

[Adam Jensen]

I still get excited for new games. The difference is, I've played so many games my standards for what constitutes a good game have changed. It's because of experience. It's the same with most things. Movies, TV shows, books etc. Music is the exception. There were a few games in the recent past that just blew me away. New Tomb Raider, Bioshock: Infinite, Skyrim, Arkham City, Assassin's Creed IV, Portal 2, Red Dead Redemption, Just Cause 2, Mass Effect 2 etc. Games are still exciting, it just takes a lot more to excite me because my taste is now a lot more refined than it was years ago.

 

Sometimes all it takes is innovative gameplay or a great way to mix known genres and gameplay styles, a historic setting done well or a new and exciting world and an well crafted story. Games can still provide that. You just need to know where to look. These days I can be freakin' Batman or a gunslinger in the old west, a captain of a pirate ship or Commander on a space ship with an alien crew etc. How the hell is that not exciting? What other medium lets you escape into such fantasies?

 

I find it hard to care about GTA anymore though. They went from creating fun and exciting worlds with an interesting set of characters to trying to be edgy and serious. And it just doesn't f*ckin' work. GTA IV was abysmal and the little GTA V that I've played was boring as sh*t. Their obvious attempts of creating a Tarantino-esque story is just pathetic.

Edited February 9, 2015 by The Yokel

[Dest45]

I think its casuals that are killing games. Not all casuals but the kind that buys Call of Duty over and over again. When you have a consumer that buys the same product with a different look what incentive is there to improve or actually work hard on a video game.

 

Don't get me started on DLC money grabs for content that should already be in the game, or releasing games like Assassins Creed Unity which was nowhere near ready. The quality and state of a game which is being called complete is deteriorating. Too many AAA games are being released unfinished, rehashed, or just plain terrible where you can tell no thought or work was put into it.

 

The game industry needs a revolution.

Edited February 9, 2015 by Dest45

[Guest Billy Russo]

If anything I get even more excited now, Gaming is the only thing that makes me feel like a big kid. Movies sometimes if it's something I really want to watch, but I follow literally EVERYTHING when I'm anticipating a game, I'll constantly be hoping for news, and waiting for the release date. For example when GTA V came out, I felt like I used to feel at Christmas as a kid, I even went to the Midnight launch because I was that excited for it.