So I have been gamer for more then a decade now I started with Mario and tertius with consoles that I had available. Later I migrated to pc and played games like gta vice city, san andres, far cry 3. I became avid gamer and played most of Ubisoft and other AAA titles.
I noticed following as years pass by :
Far cry series I started with FC 3. It was fun and simple to play. Like capture outposts, complete missions, earn xp unlock skills, get money to upgrade and buy new power full weapons. Basically in game money was trade for advanced weapons. Same till Far cry 5.
In recent years it has become too overwhelming to play AAA game. Like you have 100 of options in character customization before you even start the game. Next is 100 of options in skill tree. Weapons is no longer purchase for in game money it has been replaced for crafting tables and for that you need to search for scraps and spear parts through the world. Their is this constant fear of missing out on scraps or stuff and not being able to upgrade the weapons and get new ones. I tried playing far cry 6 and it was too overwhelming then fun. Just too many options and things to do just to play the game. Like guns heat up mid combat and need an upgrade and for that search for parts don’t know where. I had to quit playing far cry 6 it just ruined the fun and made is excessively challenging just to play with ample skills and weapons I have and keep on going.
Similar overwhelming is happening while playing other AAA games like I tried Starfield just few days ago and it has same level of sophistication. I had to go their character setup and all that for an hour before I can play the game and next I had to learn tons of controls to fly spaceship. Its just becoming too much like work and fun part is getting lost in all the realism and complexity.
I am migrating to indie games which are just like far cry 3 simple and fun to play rather then heavy and ultra realistic graphics. Indie games today and what AAA games used to be a decade ago when I first started gaming.
Am I wrong to quit AAA games and play indie games. I don’t how to play AAA games anymore I am confused. I used to play games for fun and AAA games are not fun anymore. Should I be concerned of becoming old and outdated and not able to keep up with gaming ?
I don’t want to quit gaming all together. Any advice how to keep gamer in me alive would be appreciated. Anyone experiencing similar stuff can share how to deal with it.
That is completely true CEO of Bethesda once said he wants to charge gamers for reloading guns and that is actually where industry is headed. Starfield made by Bethesda has an oxygen and co2 bar mechanism your character cant even walk for 10m in game world like wtf is going on. I bet they want me to purchase something so my character can freely navigate the world. Its all about money and hours lately rather then enjoying the game and story.
Also AAA games had a good and inspiring stories something to look upto. Now its all about being a disposable cog in gigantic corporate machine. Their are no stores and aspiration. Watch dogs legion is great example of such game.
Also I recently played saints row it was so annoying your character is nothing inspiring and story is not something to look up to. Its about future dystopia where you beg and survive for scraps. Much worst compared to early AAA games where you conquer the entire game world and are actually hero.