I was at a Game Awards show a couple of years ago, and I was disappointed to see that all the games I saw at that presentation were either zombie apocalypse, some kind of space marines, or guys in medieval Europe with really big swords. That was so central to what everyone was building. There were so many games that looked like the game next to them and looked like the game next to them. I’m concerned that in today’s world, quirky games like PaRappa the Rapper don’t get made anymore.
This is nearly my exact response when I watched my first State of Play after picking up my PS5 last year, my only other PlayStation being the PS2. Many impressive graphical showcases, but nearly all dimly lit, often during a rainstorm, featuring a character who smolders with generic rage. And I'm not even against grim and violent games, except I had no idea which ones I might like because few of them showed any gameplay: I couldn't tell which were shooters, RPGs, beat em ups, etc.
I don't pretend to have a clue about whether GDQ genuinely were unaware of SNK's Saudi ownership or they were trying to see what they could get away with and are only feigning ignorance now that they've been called out, but either way, I'll always take doing the right thing after being called out over doubling down.
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This is nearly my exact response when I watched my first State of Play after picking up my PS5 last year, my only other PlayStation being the PS2. Many impressive graphical showcases, but nearly all dimly lit, often during a rainstorm, featuring a character who smolders with generic rage. And I'm not even against grim and violent games, except I had no idea which ones I might like because few of them showed any gameplay: I couldn't tell which were shooters, RPGs, beat em ups, etc.
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I don't pretend to have a clue about whether GDQ genuinely were unaware of SNK's Saudi ownership or they were trying to see what they could get away with and are only feigning ignorance now that they've been called out, but either way, I'll always take doing the right thing after being called out over doubling down.