I got thinking about this when I was looking at stuff generally on steam it's amazing how I can't even find a run of the mill multiplayer shooter these days. Yes I know there's crap like PUBG but that's spyware now as well and it runs like potato because the maps are too big. Apex has the same problem, spyware, Call of Duty, already ranted about that, they try to make you give your phone number just for the privilege of logging into your own account the glowie cunts.
You know the games industry is in the shitter when they're not even bothering to put out a typical shooter and they've decided that third person walking simulators for the sake of ticking off diversity boxes. These are not difficult genres to do and they could probably retain a playerbase if they made them playable but they can't even manage to do that anymore.
I guess Helldivers 2 technically counts which is why everyone is playing that, but you know the playstation account nonsense. CS:2 is an obvious one but the lobbies seem to be filled mostly with bots and Turkish players now.
I've been enjoying Boltgun, and Space Marines 2 has a new trailer.
Space Marines 2 looks surprisingly masculine, like it comes out of 2009 for the Xbox 360, but with today's graphics.
I wonder if there is some kind of hidden diversity nonsense tucked away, or if they are actually making a game to make money from actual fans?
They've been working on it for a while. I'm guessing they're too cheap to make it DEI.
I thought the level design and difficulty curve on Boltgun left a lot to be desired. There was a solid core in there but they fumbled it so goddamn hard.
Yeah, I am stuck at a part I think is near the beginning. It was building up, and suddenly I am being swarmed and need to clear the area before I can move on. Death Knights are transporting in, and the button moves are really awkward to use.
When I have to start doing laps around the arena searching for the last enemy and can't find them for a good five to ten minute stretch, you know you've botched your level design.