When was the last time a AAA game REALLY surprised you? For me it has been a while. Whilst we do get some really great games now packed with really cool ideas, so few of them seem to be original anymore. But when you look at Indie Games, they are pumping out new ideas all the time! So let’s talk about why the gaming industry seems so averse to trying genuine new ideas.
Timestamps
0:00 – Familiar Gaming
2:40 – The Safe Bet of Remakes
4:47 – Industry Trends
6:18 – The Live Service Obsession
8:45 – But what about?
10:02 – The Cost of Failure
11:50 – Failed Innovations
12:54 – What Needs to Change
15:49 – Patreon/Outro
My Remakes Video: https://youtu.be/Afa-8ZJ2GQo
My Indies Video: https://youtu.be/toJU_HjP7G4
Support Baldie and get access to loads of extras:
🛜 Join: https://www.youtube.com/@backlogbaldie/join
Connect with Me:
👽 Discord: https://discord.gg/BujswW8GBD
📷 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/backlogbaldie/
🎮 Backloggd: https://www.backloggd.com/u/BacklogBaldie/games/
🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@backlogbaldie
Games featured
Silent Hill 2 (2024)
Marvel Rivals
Metaphor ReFantazio
Stellar Blade
Lies of P
Persona 5
Resident Evil 2 (2019)
Hi-Fi Rush
Control
Parasite Eve
Nier: Automata
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Dead Space (2023)
Alone in the Dark (2024)
Black Myth Wukong
Elden Ring
Mass Effect Legendary Edition
God of War Ragnarok
Spiderman 2
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Demon’s Souls (2020)
Destiny 2
Anthem
Concord
Fallout76
Hollow Knight
Hades
Cat Quest 3
Forspoken
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
The Callisto Protocol
Ghostwire Tokyo
Dishonored 2
Prey
Deathloop
Final Fantasy XVI
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Minecraft
My goal is to deliver informative, high quality and entertaining video essays about the psychology of gamers and the games we play, as I work my way through my backlog in a relaxed and stress free manner.
Thanks for watching!
#gaming #videogames #backlog #gamingpsychology
MAG.MOE - The MAG, The MOE.