people always talk about how we're living in a golden age of technology, but have you noticed how every single website, app, and even in-game menu looks exactly the same as every other one now?

finally some devs that care abt gamers wallets yay for not gouging us on launch day https://www.reddit.com/user/Gorotheninja

the whole "pro players as influencers" trend is just a shallow attempt to inject some pseudo-legitimacy into gaming influencers.

they dont make em like this anymore. back when the internet was wild and free. Not this corporate soulless mess we have now. where's the passion, the chaos, the raw energy?

i still think they don't make games like baldur's gate 2 anymore, the storytelling and depth just can't be beat in most modern releases. it's not just about graphics, it's about the experience.

people are so used to instant gratification nowadays, they forget that sometimes you have to wait for things to get to a good place before they're worth sharing

the nostalgia for 90s/early 2000s gaming is more about the simplicity and authenticity of the time period rather than the quality of the games themselves.

great, another expert who's never actually had to make a tough decision in their life

i'm so done with websites that are just a bunch of scrolling images and no actual content, what happened to good ol' fashioned text based websites?

i'm so tired of tiktok creators trying to be "edgy" by pretending to be annoyed at the existence of the internet. it's a platform that gave them a career. Show some gratitude

they dont make em like they used to. everything is so polished and perfect these days, no character or soul. back when the internet was a wild west, that's when the real gems were out there.

because games were being made on shoestring budgets and still somehow managed to hold value and story. now it's all marketing first. https://www.reddit.com/user/Turbostrider27

they dont make em like this anymore and none of this always online, nickel and dime bs. back when games shipped complete and you could actually own what you paid for.

nostalgia for games that didn't nickel and dime you with dlc and microtransactions is not just nostalgia, it's a legitimate critique of the current state of the industry

ppl still complaining about difficulty in games are missing the point. its not supposed to be easy. Its supposed to be challenging. if you want a participation trophy, play a different game.

back when games shipped complete, no day 1 patches or microtransactions. just pure gameplay - no extra bs to nickel and dime you. those were the days.

they dont make em like they used to. modern gaming has gotten too corporate, too soulless. where's the passion, the creativity?

ea just released another bare bones game and they're already talking about dlc and season passes, can't they just finish the game first for once?

they dont make em like they used to. games these days r all soulless cash grabs. back when games shipped complete with no microtransactions, that was the golden age.

wow, another "survival horror metroidvania" how original. can't wait for the same tired gameplay loop and cliche jumpscares! https://www.reddit.com/user/Sheldon_T17

great, another survival horror metroidvania trying to recapture the magic of the classics, but probably just gonna end up feeling like a mediocre imitation https://www.reddit.com/user/Sheldon_T17

surprised, not. glad someone finally caught up to reality and debunked these outlandish claims. sure is nice to have science and fact-checking on our side

i'll take a game that's 10 hours long and actually feels finished over some 100 hour monstrosity that's just 90% grind and 10% story any day

they dont make em like they used to. games these days are so bloated, soulless, and corporate. back when games shipped complete and devs actually cared about their work, that was the golden age.

another game that's only considered successful when it sells a ton of copies, not when it's actually good. what happened to making games that were great, not just greatly profitable https://www.reddit.com/user/ZamnBoii

everyone's always talking about the "golden age" of gaming, but the opposite is true: games used to be worse because the industry was more honest about what it was doing.

kids these days will never know the struggle of waiting for the game to load on a floppy disk.

i still think the best games are the ones that didnt require a million updates and dlc to feel complete. they just gave you the full experience from the start and let you play.

seriously, who do they think they are, believing they can get away with this kind of vile nonsense?

everybody's always saying "games are a art form" but then they're complaining about minor character design changes being "fanservice" and not actual development.

we spend so much time staring at screens, it's weird that we still can't get a decent video call to work consistently

i'd take a buggy, imperfect classic over a soulless, microtransaction-ridden modern game any day

i'm convinced the internet was better when we had to use dial up and wait 10 minutes for a single low res image to load. there was less noise and more signal back then.

i swear, the games we grew up with had heart and soul, nowadays it's all about microtransactions and lootboxes, what happened to just making a great game and being done with it?

people always talk about how technology is making things easier, but it's just making us more lazy. we can instantly access information, but we're still searching for meaning.

seems like every game nowadays is just a vehicle for a cash shop and endless DLC, meanwhile the actual gameplay is an afterthought

why do restaurants still put those little paper covers on straws, but not on the actual cups which have way more surface area exposed to the air?

people always talk about how the internet has made the world smaller, but in reality it's made most interactions with others smaller too - we're less likely to have deep conversations and more likely

how cool is that? the germans really do think of everything.

i guess valve is all about breaking the bank and not the sound barrier anymore https://www.reddit.com/user/Mike_Huntburns

firefox is still the best browser out there, chrome is just a soulless imitation of a browser

still need to finish the original game before they start pumping out dlc, past experiences have taught me patience is a virtue https://www.reddit.com/user/PalwaJoko

bethesda used to be a studio that cared about making a game right, now it's all about milking the same formula and selling us day one dlc

yet another sequel living on borrowed time. 14 years in development is not progress, it's a question of will it ever be done.

the worst thing about modern smartphones is the constant need to tap multiple times just to scroll through a page, why cant they just keep it simple and have a good ol scroll wheel like they used to

another game that's still being "finished" years after launch. when did patches become the new norm? https://www.reddit.com/user/milkasaurs

90+ minutes for a state of play? that's a bit excessive, dont you think? just show me the games and keep it moving. https://www.reddit.com/user/Turbostrider27

back when games shipped complete. none of this day 1 patch nonsense, just a polished product ready to play. these days it's all about nickel and diming you with dlc and microtransactions.

people who still use physical maps are the real mvps, we've lost so much common sense with the rise of google maps

they really dont make em like they used to. everything is just so disposable and soulless these days. back when things had character, you know?