Meanwhile:
Jan 2022: āHeres xenoblade 3, an absolutely gigantic single player game, no microtransactions, pushes the console to itās absolute limit, Monolithsoft at the top of their fucking game. Announced today, out in september.ā
April 2022: āLol, itās now out in july. Enjoy.ā.
Baldurs gate is fucking sweet, but letās not act like itās a unique occurance in AAA gaming.
No, that was 2. That mechanic and plot point doesnāt exist in 3. 3 has very little, if any, fanservice, most due to its dark subject matter (infinite war, limited lifespans)
And yes, AAA. It cost multiple millions, hundreds of staff working on it, hundreds of hours of VA including notable UK talent (Jenna Coleman, etc), a fully orchestral soundtrack by Yasunori Mitsuda recorded in multiple countries, and the game itself pushes the switch to breaking point. It absolutely counts and is considered by Nintendo as one.
Thereās loads of other examples of decent single player experiences without bullshit, this one just came to mind first. And I hope Baldurs Gateās success brings more like these
This isnāt a pissing contest and no one is acting like this is unique. We saw the same excitement for the last 2 Zelda games, God of War, Spiderman, Elden Ring etc. (post more examples, I donāt pay as much attention to the industry anymore so Iām sure Iāve missed a bunch). Letās celebrate them if thatās what youād like to see more of. Theyāre all awesome and they all add to the evidence that there is a large population that still want to experience games this way.
no one is acting like this is unique.
Yes actually, they are. Thatās the entire reason this debate began; some developers claimed that Baldurās Gate 3 is a unique occurrence and should be treated as such, rather than an example of a AAA video game meeting the expectations of consumers.
I think that was the point the person you replied to was getting at: not only is it completely fine for consumers to have these expectations, but itās actually not even as rare as these developers are making out. There are other examples of AAA development studios and publishers who arenāt engaging in blatantly anti-consumer practices, so the ones that do really have no excuse.
Thatās a bingo
My example was just the first that came to mind. But like baldurs gate, you can tell the amount of care and passion that has been put into it. And itās a AAA title no matter whether people think otherwise due to it being a Switch exclusive (admittedly, I only play switch games nowadays on my PC emulated in 4k60fps but stillā¦)
