• ssillyssadass@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    Indie devs keep winning. I can’t really remember the last time I played a really good AAA game. Mid maybe, but not good.

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      7 days ago

      TotK is a great game. And I’ve heard Baldur’s Gate 3 was excellent although can’t play it until I’ve got myself a new computer. I think they’d probably count?

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        BG3 is in a strange sort of limbo. It’s self-published, was partly crowdfunded, but is AAA in scope and polish.

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          Every single game Larian made would come out on steam in early access, and always with an early access price. When BG3 hit early access with a released game price I was pissed. But then I found out that they were making a game with Wizards of the Coast those greedy fuckers so the price made sense. Still waited almost a year after it was released to buy it, because the released game price was higher than every other fully released Larian game. Fuck WotC and Fuck Hasbro.

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      I’m playing prey at the moment, I think that was considered AAA? Anyway, I’m enjoying it a lot. But yeah, generally I agree with you. Also, I never buy them on release, only a few years later on sale. Way too expensive otherwise, it’s refreshing to see a game come out at an affordable price.

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          Ah fair enough. Yeah I’ve not played much resident evil, just a bit of 7, but I’m told 4 is good. I’m catching up on a twenty year gaming gap!

          I’ve also been playing cyberpunk, and I’d say that’s definitely AAA. But TBF I bought it in a recent sale, and while I’m really enjoying it I understand it was a buggy mess on release. I can’t see myself ever buying a AAA title until it’s had a couple of years to get updated and the price reduced. Plus there’s so much AA stuff that’s excellent.