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Re: Poll: Will You Be Buying Halo: Campaign Evolved on PS5?

Nnfyrbsnss

I always thought the series were extremely overrated, so IDGF.

The first one was sort of a lightning in a bottle situation but nothing after that lived up to the hype people seemed to have for it.

For me it always looked like a typical Stockholm syndrome, some people simply didn't know anything else so it was the best thing in the world for them, meanwhile aside from the music and the AI it was agressively mediocre, slow, boring and the multiplayer was nothing great either.

Re: Hellblade 2's Xbox to PS5 Port Seems Like It Was a Breeze to Make

Nnfyrbsnss

No, really? How come? Is it the engine that has been able to build for multiple platforms for over a decade now, or the fact that both consoles are basically glorified PCs in all parts except the OS (sans Xbox since it runs Windows).

Bruh. Also, the fact that Hellblades are incredibly simplistic and barely more than glorified tech demos using the built in stuff the engine comes with, helps a lot.

Re: Worried About AI in Game Development? It's Here, and It's Only Getting Worse

Nnfyrbsnss

We have used generative and randomising tools for ages, this means nothing. You either utilise a tool in a good way or not, wether the game is good, feels good to play and fulfilling is the only metric that matters. I don't care if accidental details were generated with AI as long as they are either curated or present a good enough environment. Shoddy, hastily thrown together or quickly done stuff or even placeholders were in games from the early days, and nobody cares if the overall product is good, if there is direction.

It literally adds 0 value if ten underpaid and overworked students worked on a bunch of miniscule props and textures for months. If you can do the same with a generative tool, it gives you more time and budget to focus on stuff that matters.

Ofc people will try to sell trash with the lowest effort invested, and that's becoming easier by the day, but this has always been the case anyway.