gamingeek said:It's not just the death of this mid-tier. It's the death of everything apart from the absolute highest and absolute lowest productions. You're either on a team with over 100 people, usually a fuckton more, or you're a 5 man or under team. Yes there are exceptions.
If AAA is defined by publishers as stuff that will sell, i.e male dominated cinematic shooters, who is going to make games like De Blob for instance? It wont get made cause it's not AAA as defined by publishers and a 4 man team can't make it because it's too big.
We need smallish sized dev teams that can make interesting, innovative games with a high polish on them. The AAA domination wont allow for that. So we get stagnation, where even with new IPs it feels like you've played everything before.
Nintendo is still making cool games like splatton. So there you go. Plus there is a ton ton ton of variety in the downloadable/ steam universe. Yes a lot of it is old school graphics but there are kinds of games for all.
gamingeek said:who is going to make games like De Blob for instance?
Students of course, duh...
Dvader said:Nintendo is still making cool games like splatton. So there you go.
Just Nintendo. Great. 
Dvader said:There is a ton ton ton of variety in the downloadable/ steam universe. Yes a lot of it is old school graphics but there are kinds of games for all.
Yes, indie bullshit with 8 bit or 2D graphics. If people actually cared about these, why does no one give a shit about Wii U indie games? It's AAA or nothing.
Who is going to make Endless Ocean? Endless Ocean 2 was a full on 60 hour underwater RPG.
A four man indie team wont make it and publisher won't greelight it as it isn't a $50 million dudebro AAA cinematic production.
We all win with the AAA model. 
Dvader said:Plus there is a ton ton ton of variety in the downloadable/ steam universe. Yes a lot of it is old school graphics but there are kinds of games for all.
So no problem if AAA games fuck off and mid-tier and indie reigns supreme. Agreed.
- Metro Redux
- Diablo 3
- Dragon Age 3
- Destiny
- Bayonetta 2
- The Evil Within
- Shadow of Mordor
- Alien Isolation
- Captain Toad
- The Walking Dead 2
- Many more
All by the end of the year, and leading into what is going to be a ridiculous 2015 gaming year. The fuck are you guys complaining about????
edgecrusher said:
- Metro Redux
- Diablo 3
- Dragon Age 3
- Destiny
- Bayonetta 2
- The Evil Within
- Shadow of Mordor
- Alien Isolation
- Captain Toad
- The Walking Dead 2
- Many more
All by the end of the year, and leading into what is going to be a ridiculous 2015 gaming year. The fuck are you guys complaining about????
The man's got a point. Bayonetta, Alien Isolation, Captain Toad, The walking dead 2, those are all mid tier games as far as I'm concerned. Come to think of it. I consider Platinum to be as mid-tier as they get.
SupremeAC said:The man's got a point. Bayonetta, Alien Isolation, Captain Toad, The walking dead 2, those are all mid tier games as far as I'm concerned. Come to think of it. I consider Platinum to be as mid-tier as they get.
True, platinum is not really AAA but it is run by people that used to be the best capcom had. It's mid tier but mid tier that knows how to make a AAA game, fully polished, perfectly designed, the best of its genre. It's rare for usual mid tier developers to do that.
gamingeek said:Yes, indie bullshit with 8 bit or 2D graphics. If people actually cared about these, why does no one give a shit about Wii U indie games? It's AAA or nothing.
Who is going to make Endless Ocean? Endless Ocean 2 was a full on 60 hour underwater RPG.
A four man indie team wont make it and publisher won't greelight it as it isn't a $50 million dudebro AAA cinematic production.
We all win with the AAA model.
They can make a Dudebro endless ocean game. "Explore the ocean and kill it!"
Foolz said:So no problem if AAA games fuck off and mid-tier and indie reigns supreme. Agreed.
No, I would like the best games to be made and those are by far AAA games.
Dvader said:They can make a Dudebro endless ocean game. "Explore the ocean and kill it!"
I'd buy that. 
Dvader said:No, I would like the best games to be made and those are by far AAA games.
Nope, there's enough variety in indie for everyone. Suck it up princess.
edgecrusher said:
- Metro Redux
- Diablo 3
- Dragon Age 3
- Destiny
- Bayonetta 2
- The Evil Within
- Shadow of Mordor
- Alien Isolation
- Captain Toad
- The Walking Dead 2
- Many more
All by the end of the year, and leading into what is going to be a ridiculous 2015 gaming year. The fuck are you guys complaining about????
It would be a good list if you hadn't included Diablo 3 and Metro Redux, which makes it look desperate when it doesn't need to be...
Foolz said:It would be a good list if you hadn't included Diablo 3 and Metro Redux, which makes it look desperate when it doesn't need to be...
Nothing wrong with better versions of great games. NOTHING!
edgecrusher said:Foolz said:It would be a good list if you hadn't included Diablo 3 and Metro Redux, which makes it look desperate when it doesn't need to be...
Nothing wrong with better versions of great games. NOTHING!
Except in the context of a list showing off the wonderful future possibilities of gaming.
Foolz said:Except in the context of a list showing off the wonderful future possibilities of gaming.
Haha, the future of gaming's enhanced edition possibilities!
edgecrusher said:Haha, the future of gaming's enhanced edition possibilities!
Having just finished MGS3 HD I simaltaneously laughed and winced at this one.
But yeah. All I'll say is that I pause when I think about gaming's future when compared to the past. Older games I've picked up but haven't even played yet, like Enslaved, Shadows of the Damned and Deus Ex: HR probably all fall into the mid-tier category, and I weep for their passing. That, and that I'm fairly sure that my 2014 GOTY list will have almost no 2014 games on it.
Dvader said:They can make a Dudebro endless ocean game. "Explore the ocean and kill it!"
edgecrusher said:
- Metro Redux
- Diablo 3
- Dragon Age 3
- Destiny
- Bayonetta 2
- The Evil Within
- Shadow of Mordor
- Alien Isolation
- Captain Toad
- The Walking Dead 2
- Many more
All by the end of the year, and leading into what is going to be a ridiculous 2015 gaming year. The fuck are you guys complaining about????
Don't confuse last gen ports, cross gen games and Wii U games for AAA next gen productions. We're talking about variety and innovation in AAA games here. Also a lot of the games in your list are firmly within the AAA publishers remit of realistic art style, featuring cinematic shooting and/or space/marines etc. Aliens, Destiny, Evil Within etc.
Also nearly all Wii U games are mid tier and Nintendo doesn't even factor into this conversation, only Zelda is a production on the scale of most western AAA. In fact most Japanese games are midtier.
Can you guys just acknowledge all these developers who get sick of making AAA and start making cellphone games? There is something wrong with the system if it puts people off so much they want to quit their companies. I just saw Chris Seavor former Rare talking about making some casual shit on twitter. Gears of and God of War directors have both left, Inafune is gone, Molyneux and more.
News page come back!
gamingeek said:Don't confuse last gen ports, cross gen games and Wii U games for AAA next gen productions. We're talking about variety and innovation in AAA games here. Also a lot of the games in your list are firmly within the AAA publishers remit of realistic art style, featuring cinematic shooting and/or space/marines etc. Aliens, Destiny, Evil Within etc.
Also nearly all Wii U games are mid tier and Nintendo doesn't even factor into this conversation, only Zelda is a production on the scale of most western AAA. In fact most Japanese games are midtier.Can you guys just acknowledge all these developers who get sick of making AAA and start making cellphone games? There is something wrong with the system if it puts people off so much they want to quit their companies. I just saw Chris Seavor former Rare talking about making some casual shit on twitter. Gears of and God of War directors have both left, Inafune is gone, Molyneux and more.
I don't really care what kind of game it is....I'm just listing GREAT GAMES that are out or coming out, of which there is plenty so I don't see a problem. I like games with solid gameplay & the higher quality the production values, the better. I don't care if its considered AAA or mid-tier....does not matter to me.
I don't even get what you're trying to say. So people have left their companies.....yeah? Are you on an anti-AAA mission because some dude wanted to go make cellphone games?
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It's not just the death of this mid-tier. It's the death of everything apart from the absolute highest and absolute lowest productions. You're either on a team with over 100 people, usually a fuckton more, or you're a 5 man or under team. Yes there are exceptions.
If AAA is defined by publishers as stuff that will sell, i.e male dominated cinematic shooters, who is going to make games like De Blob for instance? It wont get made cause it's not AAA as defined by publishers and a 4 man team can't make it because it's too big.
We need smallish sized dev teams that can make interesting, innovative games with a high polish on them. The AAA domination wont allow for that. So we get stagnation, where even with new IPs it feels like you've played everything before.