Short answer Yes with an ifLet me go a little bit deeper on the thing OP mentioned. If the diversity/women devs are making products so addictive that "gamers" buy them or spend money on mtx, then they must be good at their job right? I agree that theres an increase in diversity more than talent these days but it's not something I'd worry, atm. They still need to make products and if they cant then ofc the boomers leading the corps will just get rid of them. No corporation will risk loosing money anyway.
That's not exactly true. In the mid-90s there were several video game development schools, at least three, and I know this because I was considering going to one of them. One was based in Vancouver, and may have been affiliated with Nintendo. I don't remember the other two, it's been too long. But I know they existed.Back in the 80s and 90s, there wasn't any video game schools nor curriculum.
do they have talent equal to making a single-player game that's so fun you replay it multiple times?
THESE PEOPLE ARE RUINING GAMING!!!!!steam is filled with a tons of rogue-likes so much that I get sick when I see one. There are some exceptions in bigger games as well such as Returnal. Pic is from Housemarke dev team on their page.
There is talent, but twitter only promotes diversity.
Yup and it's infested by the blue hairs and soy boys. Gaming is doomed for, for now.
For the unaware, these two studs are responsible for creating the FPS genre.
You might have heard of this before...
Modern Game Developer transition point starting in the PS360 era (2007), to 2014 - present.
AAA games are no longer developed by NERDS, and have become soulless corporate PRODUCTS rather than GAMES.
You have a good example on Gaf,
@VFXVeteran left the industry to a weapons fabricator to program missile chips.
But i think the core problem is a creativity hiatus situation, all that you mention comes after.
More like criminaly dumb, show's bombing for a reason. Not to mention how poorly made its is so it can't even be interesting in its own right.The horror of making a show for women who have never read a comic book. My god, how can Marvel and Disney do this to us?! Criminals. Lock them up. All of them.
It's literally one of the most popular shows currently airing, and outperformed Andor. It topped streaming charts again last week. If that's bombing, strap me to an atomic bomb and I'll ride it in.More like criminaly dumb, show's bombing for a reason. Not to mention how poorly made its is so it can't even be interesting in its own right.
I swear we have amauter webnovels nowadays that are more well written than stuff big producers put out.
Men are addicted to pussy.
Now women make games and men are addicted to microtransactions.
No question that when a studio is allowed to flourish, it will do. I don't know why you're bringing up women over and over again, this has nothing to do with sexism or any woke angle you're trying to aim for.steam is filled with a tons of rogue-likes so much that I get sick when I see one. There are some exceptions in bigger games as well such as Returnal. Pic is from Housemarke dev team on their page.
There is talent, but twitter only promotes diversity.
It's insane how much you're misinterpreting the OP, holy shit.basically trying to call them out because he can see women in the pics. it seems too be triggering to a lot of people if a game company posts a picture of its female staff to promote diversity in their work place
@EDMIX look I know it's easy to dismiss this thread as sexist (and i certainly disagree that women are ruining the game industry as a fan of female protagonists myself) but genuinely there is a shift. It's not the casuals making the games. It's the ceos, the investors, the shareholders. There's a reason Halo Infinite exists. There's a reason BF2042 exists.
There's a reason COD seems to keep regressing every year unless they look to remake a past game.
I don't see how you can pretend these games don't exist when since 2017 they've been flooding the AAA industry.
Sony isn't the only publisher out there, and they don't represent the entire AAA industry.
I don't know why you're bringing up women over and over again, this has nothing to do with sexism or any woke angle you're trying to aim for.
Topping what charts? Disney+'s?It's literally one of the most popular shows currently airing, and outperformed Andor. It topped streaming charts again last week. If that's bombing, strap me to an atomic bomb and I'll ride it in.
It's happening because gaming went from a niche hobby ran by gamers, to an industry ran by suits who don't even play games.
Presentation AND mechanics (gameplay) are both important in games. Some lean more in either direction. I notice with some kinds of gamers; they are unable to understand that people value different things in gaming. I mostly see it from gamers who mostly only care about mechanics wave away key design choices and polish as important. Having a believable atmosphere, readable animations, and good art and sound design can really help with gameplay. And yes, Nintendo nails both.And you've proven the point. All these freaks care about is the wow factor with looks. It's a tiktok generation brain thing.
All shine no substance and you have just proven it for us all.
I don't see much diversity on this picture.There is talent, but twitter only promotes diversity.
man those autotuned "rap" songs have billions of views but that doesn't make them any good, it's just catered to morons just like games today, idiot brainlets are source of highest profit, easy moneyBut gaming is making more money and more people are playing games than ever? There just not being developed exclusively for teenage boys anymore. It is what it is. Much like music tastes change and you age out of the demographic.
M why share that picture then. How am I not getting what he saying.It's insane how much you're misinterpreting the OP, holy shit.
Reminds me, how many times can you rehash world war 2 games? Shits soooo old and fuckin boring.@EDMIX look I know it's easy to dismiss this thread as sexist (and i certainly disagree that women are ruining the game industry as a fan of female protagonists myself) but genuinely there is a shift. It's not the casuals making the games. It's the ceos, the investors, the shareholders. There's a reason Halo Infinite exists. There's a reason BF2042 exists.
There's a reason COD seems to keep regressing every year unless they look to remake a past game.
I don't see how you can pretend these games don't exist when since 2017 they've been flooding the AAA industry.
Sony isn't the only publisher out there, and they don't represent the entire AAA industry.
cmon man you're better than this. and WTF do you mean by 'certain' unpopular views?OP is right
The next Miyamoto is prob a straight white male with 'certain' unpopular views and is being passed over for some no talent blue haired woke bimbo
Tons of talent out there but they aren't welcome anymore you see it in the video game industry, comic books, tv and cartoons ect.
but its making money!!!! clown games for clown people with clown taste living in a clown world what a nice time we live in
The only problem is everyone isn't a clown
Only half of GAF are ex-reset era clown world rejects that want to get railed by Abigail "Abby" Anderson
Haha, one of the most short sighted OP's in a while. Thanks for the laugh.
Yes, there is a decline in AAA quality for sure but it's way more nuanced and complicated then that.
Short vision: It's mostly bloated teams. Less flexibility. More planning development ahead instead of figuring it out during development (with smaller teams). More risk aversion. Bloated budgets. Tech depth. Unsustainable work environments for veteran devs (a lot of rock and roll mentally when developing games, because that's how it used to work in small teams). Etc etc etc.
I bet I've worked on more games development than you have pubes.
For the unaware, these two studs are responsible for creating the FPS genre.
You might have heard of this before...
Modern Game Developer transition point starting in the PS360 era (2007), to 2014 - present.
AAA games are no longer developed by NERDS, and have become soulless corporate PRODUCTS rather than GAMES.
September numbers:Topping what charts? Disney+'s?
Thank you, any gamer that has gaming for quite some time should be aware of this.
My first consoles was the SNES, and I have owned every console since that point and have noticed a gradual change, in the games that release and games that are designed as the industry began to truly hit the mainstream during the PS360Wii era.
Being a gamer used to be FROWNED upon by the mainstream, it wasn't until the last 15 years or so where it became cool to call yourself a "gamer" or to really be interested in tech either.