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>What's the last big budget release that actually left a strong artistic impression? Witcher 3 comes to mind. But I just realised it was released 10 years ago.

by msm_ 2y ago

>What's the last big budget release that actually left a strong artistic impression? Witcher 3 comes to mind. But I just realised it was released 10 years ago...

the__alchemist 2y ago
I'm playing through that now. Just finished the main question, and doing Hearts of Stone. Probably the best single-player game I've played. Maybe it's the "next-gen-update", but the graphics are still great.
cr125rider 2y ago
Cyberpunk 2077 I hear is great now after its many bug fixes and DLC
- hackernewds 2y ago
  not from a large American gaming production company. Black myth wukong comes to mind but also in the same bucket
  - leoc 2y ago
    CP2077's not American but it largely came out of the usual mould of big-budget, big-studio game software, especially after CD Projekt Red ended up abandoning promises to do certain things differently.
- dijksterhuis 2y ago
  I hope Stalker 2 gets to this point as well, with more A-Life brought back in after whatever performance optimisations they can squeeze out.
- nobankai 2y ago
  Spoilers: nothing short of a complete story rewrite could salvage what Cyberpunk 2077 ended up being. It's less of a No Mans Sky redemption story and more of a Duke Nukem Forever one.
coffeecantcode 2y ago
Black Myth Wukong had a fairly hot entrance onto the market but fizzled out a bit, keep an eye out for the upcoming DLC though.
- vanderZwan 2y ago
  I haven't played it, but I got the impression it didn't fizzle out so much as that it simply had one single player campaign and no reason to keep playing once it's finished, and that many people seem to have forgotten games with a finite nr of playing hours like that exist because of the roguelikes, hero shooters, MMORPGs, Minecraft-likes, etc that keep you hooked for as long as possible.
  - coffeecantcode 2y ago
    Very true, there is still a loyal following of new game plus players, including myself, holding down the fort but having a linear single player campaign was refreshing. I have my opinions on the execution quality (or range of execution quality) of the game itself but it still served as my favorite “AAA/AA” major release of 2024.
alabastervlog 2y ago
Uh. That’s the “new game” I’m still meaning to start. God time gets weird as you pass through middle age.
Tade0 2y ago
Developers really put their hearts into it. I loved the Dziady reference.

by msm_ 2y ago

>What's the last big budget release that actually left a strong artistic impression? Witcher 3 comes to mind. But I just realised it was released 10 years ago...

the__alchemist 2y ago

I'm playing through that now. Just finished the main question, and doing Hearts of Stone. Probably the best single-player game I've played. Maybe it's the "next-gen-update", but the graphics are still great.

cr125rider 2y ago

Cyberpunk 2077 I hear is great now after its many bug fixes and DLC

hackernewds 2y ago
not from a large American gaming production company. Black myth wukong comes to mind but also in the same bucket
- leoc 2y ago
  CP2077's not American but it largely came out of the usual mould of big-budget, big-studio game software, especially after CD Projekt Red ended up abandoning promises to do certain things differently.
dijksterhuis 2y ago
I hope Stalker 2 gets to this point as well, with more A-Life brought back in after whatever performance optimisations they can squeeze out.
nobankai 2y ago
Spoilers: nothing short of a complete story rewrite could salvage what Cyberpunk 2077 ended up being. It's less of a No Mans Sky redemption story and more of a Duke Nukem Forever one.

coffeecantcode 2y ago

Black Myth Wukong had a fairly hot entrance onto the market but fizzled out a bit, keep an eye out for the upcoming DLC though.

vanderZwan 2y ago
I haven't played it, but I got the impression it didn't fizzle out so much as that it simply had one single player campaign and no reason to keep playing once it's finished, and that many people seem to have forgotten games with a finite nr of playing hours like that exist because of the roguelikes, hero shooters, MMORPGs, Minecraft-likes, etc that keep you hooked for as long as possible.
- coffeecantcode 2y ago
  Very true, there is still a loyal following of new game plus players, including myself, holding down the fort but having a linear single player campaign was refreshing. I have my opinions on the execution quality (or range of execution quality) of the game itself but it still served as my favorite “AAA/AA” major release of 2024.

alabastervlog 2y ago

Uh. That’s the “new game” I’m still meaning to start. God time gets weird as you pass through middle age.

Tade0 2y ago

Developers really put their hearts into it. I loved the Dziady reference.