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Has gaming gotten worse or better over the years?
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You are standing in an open field, west of a large whìte house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
A rubber mat reading 'Welcome to Zork' lies by the door.
>open mailbox
Opening the mailbox reveals a leaflet.
>read leaflet
The leaflet reads as follows:
Hello, Gamer! Ever notice how modern games suck so much? It's all about the Benjamins these days, what with all the DLC scams, pay-to-win scams, and our personal favorite - buying a game but not actually owning it. Not to mention all that advertising on those online games and phone games. Well, there IS an alternative! Instead of blowing all your zorkmids on frivolous crap, how about some Interactive Fiction? Free, no ads, no wifi, and no garbage bloatware.
Check it out!
ifdb.org
There is a small mailbox here.
A rubber mat reading 'Welcome to Zork' lies by the door.
>open mailbox
Opening the mailbox reveals a leaflet.
>read leaflet
The leaflet reads as follows:
Hello, Gamer! Ever notice how modern games suck so much? It's all about the Benjamins these days, what with all the DLC scams, pay-to-win scams, and our personal favorite - buying a game but not actually owning it. Not to mention all that advertising on those online games and phone games. Well, there IS an alternative! Instead of blowing all your zorkmids on frivolous crap, how about some Interactive Fiction? Free, no ads, no wifi, and no garbage bloatware.
Check it out!
The Interactive Fiction Database - IF and Text Adventures
IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.
ifdb.org
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Japanese games released 15-20 are much better than what's being released today. I put that down in part to the declining console market and the rise of mobile gaming in Japan. It's why Nintendo went down the hybrid route with the Switch after the Wii U bombed. PS Vita had a much longer shelf life in Japan compared to overseas where it bombed too. The reason the Japanese home console market is in decline is imo largely due to the vast majority of the workforce who would be naturally inclined to play video games work much longer hours and overtime compared to overseas. So they'll play games on their mobile phones or a Switch during their daily commute and break times. There's also many Japanese game publishers unwilling to sink money and resources into developing games on the same scale you see from Western publishers with a handful of exceptions e.g. Nintendo, Square Enix & Capcom. Some Japanese game companies like Konami have almost entirely left console game development in favour of mobile development for the domestic market.
As a kid of the 1980s, I can tell you: Zork sucksYou are standing in an open field, west of a large whìte house, with a boarded front door.
There is a small mailbox here.
A rubber mat reading 'Welcome to Zork' lies by the door.
>open mailbox
Opening the mailbox reveals a leaflet.
>read leaflet
The leaflet reads as follows:
Hello, Gamer! Ever notice how modern games suck so much? It's all about the Benjamins these days, what with all the DLC scams, pay-to-win scams, and our personal favorite - buying a game but not actually owning it. Not to mention all that advertising on those online games and phone games. Well, there IS an alternative! Instead of blowing all your zorkmids on frivolous crap, how about some Interactive Fiction? Free, no ads, no wifi, and no garbage bloatware.
Check it out!
The Interactive Fiction Database - IF and Text Adventures
IFDB is a game catalog and recommendation engine for Interactive Fiction, also known as Text Adventures. IFDB is a collaborative, wiki-style community project. Members can contribute game listings, reviews, recommendations, and more.