AAA Gaming Has Moved Beyond Me.

[Eric the Orange]

Stay on the lookout, OP. Don't get bogged down by the yearly crop of samey releases, you're not their intended target! Considering that, why even care? Why be bothered by this? Let the CoD-craving masses have their fun, knowing there's plenty of avenues for you to have your own.

Honestly it really doesn't bother me. I think now is a great time for the kind of games I like, just not from the big name publishers. I was merely musing on the changing times.

 

[Lunar Templar]

yeah, the AAA market hasn't really made much of anything I want since the PS2 over all. But eh, times change what makes money changes, its frustrating, but eh, thats how it is.

Sides, i can still go back and play all those games I loved so I'm not really out anything i miss over all

 

[James Joseph Emerald]

What I miss about the games of old is the sense of wonder and discovery as you figure things out for yourself.

Myst is a great example. You're just dumped on a mysterious island full of strange contraptions and left to your own devices. No mini-maps, no objective markers, no pop-up hints, no support characters telling you where to go or what to do. The sense of satisfaction when you solved everything on your own was immense.
Modern developers seem to overlook that.

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Honestly it really doesn't bother me. I think now is a great time for the kind of games I like, just not from the big name publishers. I was merely musing on the changing times.

Welp, times do change. Not to worry, though: counter-culture is always going to be around to try and steer things in the opposite direction. This is mostly why I'm not bothered by always-on DRM, as there's always going to be someone around to stamp their foot and say enough's enough. Say, someone like CD Projekt Red.

Or, you know, the weight of the currently established trends will become too much to bear, the industry's going to start muttering things about collapse *again*, and the model that's being currently established will be altered.

I mean, take microtransactions. It's acceptable in some cases, but publishers are rushing after them and the free-to-play model like it's the proverbial Golden Goose. Eventually, that goose is going to lay its last egg.