The problem is that most modern games have a good foundation.......and that's it, its just foundations. Western games are like spending years putting down foundations for a giant structure and then putting tents on it.
There's no story, no character, no grand game design that makes you want to play more, it's all so shallow that the games of a decade ago still are the most played compared to modern games. GTA 5 and CS GO wipes the floor with EVERY modern game combined.
Empyrion is a fantastic example of this too. 99% of the game for however many years has JUST been foundation and ship construction mechanics.
It's to the point to where modders had to essentially do all the work of actually creating a solid story, campaign, and galactic setup in a thing called Reforged Eden.
And even then, it's still only half a game with a piddling of a story (beyond the sandbox-survival-build-grind).
The problem is that most modern games have a good foundation.......and that's it, its just foundations. Western games are like spending years putting down foundations for a giant structure and then putting tents on it.
There's no story, no character, no grand game design that makes you want to play more, it's all so shallow that the games of a decade ago still are the most played compared to modern games. GTA 5 and CS GO wipes the floor with EVERY modern game combined.
Empyrion is a fantastic example of this too. 99% of the game for however many years has JUST been foundation and ship construction mechanics.
It's to the point to where modders had to essentially do all the work of actually creating a solid story, campaign, and galactic setup in a thing called Reforged Eden.
And even then, it's still only half a game with a piddling of a story (beyond the sandbox-survival-build-grind).