I tend to not really care for most new things, as most of it feels cheap, inauthentic or a scam to further the surviellance facist oligarchy state. Id be completely content with time frozen in 2004.
So, to be a little more positive, what are some new things that are actually good?
Note, to me, new is within the last 10 years.
I’ll start. The fediverse concept is neat.
Elden Ring is, so far, the near-perfect culmination of
76 previous entries in the genre. Every iteration of pretty much every system they have built is at its peak in this game. It somehow manages to be an easy to get into entry for first time soulslike players while still challenging anyone who has played them all. It has its share of issues, not least of which are performance related, but it is also the biggest and best in terms of player experience and QOL improvements made over the course of87 titles when including this final entry.Eight titles? Demon Souls, three Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring. If you count Sekiro (I don’t), that’s seven. What am I missing?
KING’S FIELD. (I just miscounted 🤦♂️)
And why would you not count Sekiro? The only major difference between it and the rest is the swapping of an RPG system with something more traditional to platform adventure games of old, like the original Castlevanias or Ninja Gaiden. It’s basically Dark Souls, but you’re forced into a katana build 🤷♂️