New games in general seem so lackluster to me anymore. It doesn't help that everything is being so hyped up in the past few years that I've become incredibly cynical of big budget franchises and new IPs created by the big publishers' design committees. Indy games have non of those problems, so I try some of those when I find something interesting on Steam. There's just so many of varying technical quality and charm I usually choose something that's already 2 years old.
In the past few years, I've wondered why I got all three 7th gen consoles. The exclusives on each were great. But even after buying a used copy of a new to 2 year old game or finding a Steam deal, I find myself instead either playing old PC games that stand the test of time, especial when mods breathe new life into them (hello Brutal Doom and Super Metroid Redesign), or playing console games from the 6th gen or earlier. The new console gen doesn't look exciting so if I did buy a new console it would be a Wii U on the simple ground that they got the only exclusives worth trying. Even then, many games I buy would be old to the publishers' sales departments' point of view.
In the past few years, I've wondered why I got all three 7th gen consoles. The exclusives on each were great. But even after buying a used copy of a new to 2 year old game or finding a Steam deal, I find myself instead either playing old PC games that stand the test of time, especial when mods breathe new life into them (hello Brutal Doom and Super Metroid Redesign), or playing console games from the 6th gen or earlier. The new console gen doesn't look exciting so if I did buy a new console it would be a Wii U on the simple ground that they got the only exclusives worth trying. Even then, many games I buy would be old to the publishers' sales departments' point of view.
