Why modern games are worse and worse with passing years?

[0wing]

Gaming journalism. Take this retard and his Div:OS2 review for recent example.
https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/15/16316126/divinity-original-sin-2-review

TL;DR of this trash article - game provides too much freedom and I DON'T LIKE IT. WHY DO THEY GIVE PLAYERS SO MUCH FREEDOM? I WANT TO EXPLORE THE MAP AND RIDE THE STORY RAILS. I'm an imbecile who writes articles for "polygon".

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

Gaming journalism. Take this retard and his Div:OS2 review for recent example.
https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/15/16316126/divinity-original-sin-2-review

TL;DR of this trash article - game provides too much freedom and I DON'T LIKE IT. WHY DO THEY GIVE PLAYERS SO MUCH FREEDOM? I WANT TO EXPLORE THE MAP AND RIDE THE STORY RAILS. I'm an imbecile who writes articles for "polygon".

At this point I've just shut off any forms of gaming journalism, no point to it.

I cannot treat them seriously when they give mindless FPS shooterfests 90/100, and give actual unique games 60/100 'not enough explosions'.

Honestly most of them are actually just incompetent at gaming, see Polygon's Doom review playing, fucker shot at medpacks for some reason instead of PICKING THEM UP.

 

[0wing]

At this point I've just shut off any forms of gaming journalism, no point to it.

You may stick your head in the sand but developers actually react to these retards, most of the modern gamers still trust reviewers and such critics and you yourself know what happens next.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

You may stick your head in the sand but developers actually react to these retards, most of the modern gamers still trust reviewers and such critics and you yourself know what happens next.

I fail to see what you're getting at.

I should take their words and accept it?

What else can you do other than ignore them? Go to their buildings and commit arson?

Developers are fucked, they lack artistic integrity, they get bullied around by publishers, DRM shills, and more.

Either you support the developers/journalists/other gamers/etc, or you just leave.

 

[0wing]

I fail to see what you're getting at.

I say you underestimate the problem.

 

[eissa]

wait what, a crpg suck because it gives player too much freedom?

cant wait to play Divinity original sin 2
thanks!

 

[Walpknut]

Why would anyone read Polygon?

 

[0wing]

Normies have no other place to go to read about gaems. And polygon is just one well known example. Everyone is like polygon these days. Incompetent, I mean.

 

[CerberusGate]

Wow... the writer missed the mark by a mile.

Well, I guess this means Divinity OS 2 is a masterpiece then.

Why would anyone read Polygon?

I feel dirty for giving them a view.

 

[0wing]

I feel dirty for giving them a view.

I gave a TL;DR for a reason.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

I feel dirty for giving them a view.

I don't.

Download AdNauseum, it blocks ads, and falsely clicks on them in a way to ensure they cannot push any data to you.

Basically, it gives them nothing, and forces them to refund to ad companies.

 

[CerberusGate]

I gave a TL;DR for a reason.

Had to see the travesty for myself. I can't wait for the inevitable negative review that gets them yelled at by the game's audience.

I don't.

Download AdNauseum, it blocks ads, and falsely clicks on them in a way to ensure they cannot push any data to you.

Basically, it gives them nothing, and forces them to refund to ad companies.

I'd rather stick with basic AdBlock plus I doubt the extension actually has that much of an effect.

 

[Walpknut]

Or just don't visit the site?

 

[CerberusGate]

Or just don't visit the site?

And there's the best solution of all.

In fact, I would never have checked out the article had it not been posted here.

 

[ThatZenoGuy]

I'd rather stick with basic AdBlock plus I doubt the extension actually has that much of an effect.

Oh you'd be surprised.

Online advertising is a giant mess of malware and tracking, use it for as little as a few months and it'll rack up hundreds, even thousands of dollars worth of false clicks.

Remember companies want their ads to work.

They see 'X clicks should equal Y, but we're getting X2 equalling Y?' and ask for refunds, which fucks google up.

 

[Alphons]

Because games are getting where movies were(propably still are). They are too popular. So games that were niche try to open for newbies. Dead Rising loses time limit and interaction, Fallout loses tongue, left lobe and balls, Overlord is turned into single-player LOL.

 

[Ben Soto]

Gaming journalism is... an iffy subject. It's important to note that critics are people too, but unlike film critics, game critics tend to be a bit more aligned with the general populace in terms of what they deem "good" or not. Unfortunately, we are not the general populace, so we'll be naturally at odds with much of what the critics say.

 

[Walpknut]

Game Journalism is a joke. I think all game journos know that, which is why they are so desperate for recognition by inciting outrage and such.

 

[MPPlantOfficial]

TL;DR of this trash article - game provides too much freedom and I DON'T LIKE IT. WHY DO THEY GIVE PLAYERS SO MUCH FREEDOM? I WANT TO EXPLORE THE MAP AND RIDE THE STORY RAILS.

Don't worry buddy. 2 months from now this exact same asshole will be praising this game for the amount of choices and shit on some other game for the opposite reason.
It's a growing trend in "Gaming Journalism."

 

[Walpknut]

I'd rather stick with basic AdBlock plus I doubt the extension actually has that much of an effect.

Leave Zeno alone, he just wants to seem edgy by doing the lamest shit imaginable.