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GTA5 had a super big budget yet received very good feedback from gamers and critics alike, and is still played to this day. So not sure you can just discard big
by ekianjo 2y ago
GTA5 had a super big budget yet received very good feedback from gamers and critics alike, and is still played to this day. So not sure you can just discard big budgets as a whole.
And then Star Citizen is quite innovative in many regards and has virtually unlimited budget, and would not exist in the first place without a long runway
- dijit 2y agoGTA5 released more than 10 years ago fwiw, the zeitgeist has changed significantly in the last 5-7years.
- paulryanrogers 2y agoIn what way(s)?
- dijit 2y agoThe way the parent suggests. > Video games as an art are really in an interesting spot right now - big budget projects all end up being bland, buggy, cookie cutter rehashes of the same couple templates. https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/indies-games-1000xresist-another-crabs-treasure-clickolding-1235231726/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/indies-games-...
- ekianjo 2y agohardly. I bet GTA6 will be a major success just like GTA5 was at the time, which will again counter the argument that big budget is killing the creativity in games. And I see no counter against Star Citizen yet
- throwup238 2y agoI haven’t played V or online but after III/Vice/San Andreas, GTA is the last game I’d use to argue for creativity in the gaming industry. It’s just the only game series in the “run over streetwalkers in a stolen car” genre, which is still a profitable niche apparently. (But I don’t play many video games these days so what do I know)
- iknowstuff 2y agoWhy are you opining on things you’re wholly unfamiliar with
- throwup238 2y agoWhat do you think HackerNews is for? And playing the franchise for over a decade isn’t “wholly unfamiliar.” Why are you using language you’re apparently quite wholly unfamiliar with?
- ekianjo 2y agogTAV was much more than that.
- butlike 2y agoPulling off 'tasteful obscenity' while still toeing the line is a high-wire act.
- throaway1989 2y agoGTA5 was criticized for dumbing down the driving and other mechanics, and generally being way more goofy and casual than 4 and even San Andreas & Vice City
- theshackleford 2y agoAnd four was panned by many for taking itself too seriously and grim dark. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Can’t please everyone.
- throaway1989 2y agofour was mostly critically acclaimed. It was definitely the best written.