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Comment by Novosell

16 hours ago

I've been playing games since I could hold a controller basically, so 26-ish years, and I think modern gaming is phenomenal. I feel sad for you, but it is what it is. Just your loss in the end.

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reactordev  16 hours ago

Modern gaming is a micro transaction DLC hellscape. Are you serious?

Are they fun? Yes, they are designed to be addictive. So you spend money on pixels.

  • Novosell  15 hours ago

    None of the games I mentioned have micro transactions.

    Outer Wilds, 1000xResist and What Remains of Edith Finch all moved me to tears. I still can't casually listen to the soundtracks of Outer Wilds or 1000x, as they simply evoke too many emotions.

    Stop conflating Call of Duty and the like with "modern gaming".

    You're jaded, and I feel sad for you.

    • asimovDev  7 hours ago

      Have you played "A Space for the Unbound"? It's quite moving (I teared up multiple times) and I love the unfamiliar, to me, setting of rural Indonesia. It reminds me a lot of To The Moon, which I will assume you're no stranger to.

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  • anyfoo  15 hours ago

    Maybe give it another try? I have been playing lots of games for the past few years, some vigorously. Not a single one of them has a single microtransaction, because that's an immediate turnoff for me.

  • rpdillon  12 hours ago

    I've been gaming for twice as long as you. You're picking the wrong games.

    • reactordev  11 hours ago

      Oh? If I’m picking the wrong games, and they’re all on the Steam top 100, what games should I be playing? Give me a 2025 title I haven’t tried.