> be me
> 30yo boomer
> grew up with PS1, N64, and actual finished games
> modern games are dogshit
> pay $70 for a game
> needs 100GB day one patch
> half the content is “coming soon”
> game devs treat early access like a release
> “don't worry bro it's live service, it'll get better”
> spoiler: it doesn’t
> every game is either an open-world checklist simulator or a battle pass grind
> AAA studios allergic to creativity
> remake the same game from 2005 with worse art direction and add microtransactions
> “you’re just nostalgic bro”
> no I just want a complete fucking game without needing to watch a 30-minute YouTube tutorial to turn off motion blur, chromatic aberration, and bloom diarrhea
> UI looks like a mobile app
> gameplay designed for TikTok attention spans
> no manual saves, only autosave at boss door
> write this post while waiting for a 60GB texture pack download to make faces look like not-clay
> install it
> game still crashes
> alt+F4.exe
> open emulation instead
> play MGS3 for the 40th time
> still more soul than 90% of modern releases
> mfw
> 30yo boomer
> grew up with PS1, N64, and actual finished games
> modern games are dogshit
> pay $70 for a game
> needs 100GB day one patch
> half the content is “coming soon”
> game devs treat early access like a release
> “don't worry bro it's live service, it'll get better”
> spoiler: it doesn’t
> every game is either an open-world checklist simulator or a battle pass grind
> AAA studios allergic to creativity
> remake the same game from 2005 with worse art direction and add microtransactions
> “you’re just nostalgic bro”
> no I just want a complete fucking game without needing to watch a 30-minute YouTube tutorial to turn off motion blur, chromatic aberration, and bloom diarrhea
> UI looks like a mobile app
> gameplay designed for TikTok attention spans
> no manual saves, only autosave at boss door
> write this post while waiting for a 60GB texture pack download to make faces look like not-clay
> install it
> game still crashes
> alt+F4.exe
> open emulation instead
> play MGS3 for the 40th time
> still more soul than 90% of modern releases
> mfw