When did writing in western AAA games begin to decline so precipitously?

Most modern stuff is nearly unplayable

>>715569502 (OP)
It's a manufactured issue in that the decline is real, but is a product of poor hiring practices that were foisted on the industry by outside investors and internal ideologues

The real issue is that the industry has been stripped of all talent

>>715569502 (OP)
Play more weird indies

Compare Goodbye Volcano High - a 20+ team of Canadians with 1.2+ million in funding from the Canadian government
vs
Snoot Game, a /v/ produced game with better quality writing and story that was also free. Also I Wani Hug That Gator! which they produced afterward and which was more successful.

>>715569502 (OP)
The people who write dogshit fanfics that would make "My Immortal" look like a shining beacon of literary talent are both trans and actively employed in the games industry right now

>>715569967
It's actually insane that this is mostly true

>>715569712
I liked it but it's not a terribly gripping story, I dropped it twice for a few months before finishing it

>>715569967
The chad vs virgin meme template is terrible and your meme is terrible

Pic related is better and communicates the info more effectively

>>715570521
>>715569967
Nobody cares about your dogshit furry fetish material

Veilguard is disingenuous to use as an example, games have had shit writing generally for a long time now. Ya'll just have nostalgia goggles on

>>715570837
>Ya'll
Opinion discarded

But I guess your hick mind didn't really state a coherent opinion to begin with, so whatever

>>715569967
SOVL vs soulless