The last exciting western video game was cyberpunk 2077 and technically it's Polish not American. Even that was a shitshow.
Elden Ring meanwhile is game of the year. The year before that Death stranding was the big game everyone talked about.
The Last of US 2 went down the shitter too. Horizon zero dawn was crap too.
Last time a western game didn't disappoint and was really good was either God Of War or Spiderman 2018.
Since then there has been no worthwhile game that I can think of that's coming out of the western world except for GoW2.
Why have western games become so shit?
Are Americans not worries that they have lost the culture war? That all of video game culture that is successful seems to be coming from Japan and South Korea? Or does the current day US consider them equivalent to Italy and Spain?? That is the only way this state of affairs makes sense to me.
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All mainstream entertainment product is shit: movies, music, video games, all of it. You should know this by now. Find weird indie games in a niche subgenre you like, play those instead.
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I used to follow horror games but nothing has come out in recent times that sends actual chills down the spine sadly. I think the last good horror game was outlast 1.
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I definitely should replay it. I've heard 2 was ok too but I can't be arsed with that price tag and I
only that often
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2 was alright but not that big of an upgrade and less tension. I would wait for 3.
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Have you tried VR?
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no. That's a good idea.
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Pretty sure even horror movie fans find them scarier than film. Watch some Youtubers playing VR, it's great watching someone shit their pants while playing. Cons: VR games are usually short 3-4 experiences except the well-known zombie titles. Pros: the well-known zombie games are great. And even the shorter games deliver a lot fwiw.
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Thanks. I will remember to try them out!
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The Resident Evil 2 remake is the only horror game I’ve ever played that I had to turn off because I was too stressed to keep playing.
Outlast 1 sucked. That whole sub genre of hide-and-seek horror games blew and I’m glad it died with the walking simulator.
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neat. Resident Evil two looked cool. I look forward to an even more realistic looking resident evil in the future.
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Yeah, it was fantastic. I’d go so far as to say it was my favorite game this decade.
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kewl
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Rimworld, Oxygen Not Included, Factorio
All three are phenomenal games that you could easily sink thousands of hours into and still come back for more. I guess you just have to be neurodivergent enough to enjoy management games first, but there are some real bangers coming out in that genre
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