Comment on I feel like Expedition 33 is overrated [minor spoilers]
otacon239@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I haven’t played it but I can tell it’s not for me. I’ve seen many games in the last cleavage come out that seem to be a part of what I call a “fantasy island”.
It’s hard for me to describe, but I know it when I see it. In general, most of these story-heavy massive award-winning RPGs are relying on the player already liking the aesthetic and gameplay style. And if you’re not already a big fan of this style of game, they will do little to try and set it apart from the others.
None of the trailers or gameplay I’ve seen is there to convince someone to play it. They just expect that you’re already into this genre and you know if you’ll like it. It isn’t just E33, it’s all the games that fit on my fantasy island metaphor.
And it’s not just JRPGs and not just fantasy specifically, but just this category of games that “all the gamers” are playing that are “the best game ever” based on awards assume you already have the rest of the genre to compare to.
On its own as a standalone game without knowing about JRPGs, it does nothing to bring in other types of players. And thus, I have yet to try a single game from fantasy island.
Would you be able to give some examples of what you mean?
otacon239@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I often forget about them as soon as they release. Part of it also is that they usually fall off the map after the first year of being popular and then are never brought up again. That’s why I commented here is because I was surprised to see someone still talking about this game.
The most recent other examples I can think of are Pragmata, Where Winds Meet and Crimson Desert. I’m not even saying I think these games are bad, just poorly marketed to anyone other than the existing audience for them.
I can’t say I’ve heard of Where Winds Meet or Crimson Desert (Pragmata however, I’ve heard is very good and I’d like to give it a go). E33 feels somewhat different in that it has achieved mainstream success, and I disagree that it has been forgotten about already.
Is it perhaps that those games in particular have this kind of modern generic/bland 3D visual style? So many modern games (usually AAA) look same-y to me nowadays.
Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
Pragmata is also short single player, and basically came and went in a weekend. Its a good game. Its not a game you think about a month after it releases.