The only AAA game that I have legitimately enjoyed and played more than once is Red Dead Redemption II. Other AAA games are okay, but they feel a bit hollow and lack the immersion that RDR2 has. Then again, RDR2 was showing off a bit with what the industry can do.
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RDR2 is a fucking masterpiece.
Good, nearly all AAA games provide is pretty graphics and little to no substance. Those that do are the very rare exclusions. Like CyberPunk2077, its story was good, graphics if you could run them good, but the gameplay was hollow until a lot of reworking.
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Who can afford £70? Especially given the price increase consoles and PC components are seeing. Like many people, I wait a few years until it's on sale.
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People forget what gaming was like before the consoles went mental. It's just returning to it's roots. Greatest pc games have always been small teams of passionate developers.
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The last 3 games I bought were from indie devs. Road to Vostok being the last one purely based on the fact I wanted to support the guy and look forward to its continued development.
I knew I wanted to buy Road to Vostok when I saw his devlog explaining that he was switching from Unity to Godot as a matter of principle, even though he was well into the development of the game. That kind of dedication should be rewarded. Also the game itself looks really good
Just saw it and man a single dev is making this? Like, seriously, it looks good. Though I'm not a perma-death fan so it is out of my wheelhouse. Still, that's exceptional and wish them the best of luck!
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Other than cyberpunk, armored core, and elden ring I can't remember buying a new aaa game. Usually humble bundle keeps me busy enough.
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If it doesn't run well on mobile gaming consoles, then it's losing a huge market. It makes sense now that handhelds are popular af.
Because "top 20" are live service games that have been going on for years...
The top, however, remains deeply entrenched. The Top 5 PC games have been unchanged since 2023. In 2025, only Marvel Rivals and Wuthering Waves were among the rare new entrants to break into the Top 20.
If someone buys a hyped up single player game from on of the biggest studios of all time...
Itll most likely still be "outside the top 20" even tho it's AAA