Games Being "More Of The Same" - General Discussion Forum

LtSarge · 2021-11-04T19:20:59+00:00

So I've been seeing a lot of talk today about games being "more of the same", whether it's on Push Square with Elden Ring or over at Pure Xbox on their review of Forza Horizon 5, and I thought it'd be interesting to discuss this topic. I've been hearing this sentiment so much lately in general and it's got me thinking that most games that come out today are basically more of the same because we are now at a point in the gaming industry where we've reached the peak of video games. Beyond this it's hard to innovate without completely changing a game's typical formula or introducing gimmicks like VR. And even if you manage to switch things up like with God of War (2018) and Breath of the Wild and it succeeds, then people will just say that those games play like other franchises. The point is that this "issue" will become more and more common among gamers as time goes on and the more games we play. There's rarely anything that excites me these days because I've played all kinds of games and most experiences will feel largely the same as previous ones. Like how many people here have complained about Ubisoft games being too similar? When Sony showed off more gameplay of the new Horizon and God of War games, I thought they looked like more of the same as their prequels. I've even seen people compare Halo Infinite to Far Cry/Just Cause after the recently shown gameplay footage for that game. And I mean, it's the same thing with movies, TV shows, music, all forms of media really. How many seasoned movie/TV show watchers here haven't developed an ability to predict plot twists at this point because you've watched so much media? There's really no solution to this other than taking a break from a genre and coming back to it later when you're in the right mood or when it feels fresh again. Because the fact of the matter is that video games are becoming "more of the same" and we're going to hear this more often going forward. It's not like in the 90s or even the early 00s when we were getting introduced to so many brand new experiences at the same time: Metroidvanias, survival horror games, 3D platformers, first-person shooters, sandbox games and so on. This just doesn't happen anymore nowadays. I mean yeah, games have never been better than they are now but we just don't see many brand new experiences like the aforementioned ones anymore. There will be some new games that come along that will give you a fresh experience, but fundamentally they are still similar to other games. It's not necessarily a bad thing that games are too similar, but it will require being in the right mood for the best possible experience.

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JohnnyShoulder
Fri 5th Nov 2021

When possible I make sure I play a varied range of games to avoid getting burnt out from one particular type of game. If anyone is getting bored of the same old games all time, just try something completely different such as an indie game. No one is forcing anyone to play the same types of games, and with there being so many games released these days there has to be something out there. It might just mean going out of your comfort zone every now and again. It's hardly rocket science.

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