Are games really getting worse and worse?

[May90]

Plus, the violence. Always the killing, maiming, gunning down people as fun. I find it distasteful, even if it is just fictional. Take a step back and reflect on humanity, and realize how many people enjoy the sensation brought about when you kill an enemy or a boss.

Unfortunately, almost all games are like that, even in classical Lion King (aimed clearly at children) on Sega you still had to kill some hyenas here and there. Which is a sad fact, I would really love to see more non-violent games like, I don't know... damn, I can't even recall a single game without a single killing!

[Powerogue]

Simple solution: don't buy the games that have microtransactions out the wazoo. It's hard when they invade your favored MMO though.

Plus, the violence. Always the killing, maiming, gunning down people as fun. I find it distasteful, even if it is just fictional. Take a step back and reflect on humanity, and realize how many people enjoy the sensation brought about when you kill an enemy or a boss.

I'll stick to Sims.

It's all about the conquering of an objective. I get just as much, if not more of a rush when I finally finish my house in minecraft.

[barackopala]

You misquote me. I do not think recent shooters are garbage. I think the entire genre is garbage. What percentage of console games released since 2006 identify as a shooter game? roughly 40-50%? Shooter games are all the rage, especially for the XBox and PS4. They're cheap to me, they don't so much involve critical thinking and relaxation that I enjoy from games like RPGs, but rather reflexes and timing. Plus, shooters make some people SO aggressive, its ridiculous. Escaping aggression is why I play video games in the first place.

Plus, the violence. Always the killing, maiming, gunning down people as fun. I find it distasteful, even if it is just fictional. Take a step back and reflect on humanity, and realize how many people enjoy the sensation brought about when you kill an enemy or a boss.

I'll stick to Sims.

Tomodachi life - Animal crossing - Harvest moon - Mario kart - FZero - Mark of the ninja (non lethal is quite hard and rewarding) to name a few.

[dokilar]

in terms of story telling and a games ability to hold my attention after its basically completed then i would say yes. however this differs from person to person.

[Manataurus]

They're getting shorter and shorter, which pisses me off, so ergo personally yes, games are getting worse

This cracks me up. By no means are they getting shorter. Most games only ever take a few hours to beat, including most older games. Games like FF7 and Star Ocean 2 are the outliers not the norm, when it comes to gaming time spent. That's why game companies always try to up their games replay value with DLC and multi-player and the like.

[Durantye]

The only one of these I agree with is the DLC part.