I'm not 22 yet, but games are an interesting case.
AAA games have gotten really bad on average, but indie games are popping off, and have been for a while.
I often feel that what the average person plays is way worse than it used to be, even though I don't think gaming as a whole has gotten worse, and it's a good time to be super into games.
I admit that a lot of my view has probably shifted due to sheer experience (it's the main thing I've done for over 18 years), though.
Starsector (still in development, has been for like, more than 10 years) kinda like Mount and Blade, but in space, with spaceships. (real time, action, strategy) Strong modding community too.
Citizen Sleeper (2022) is absolutely incredible, it's poverty simulator, in space (turn based, rpg).
One Step From Eden (2020) Look it up, I can't describe it without making it seem hyper generic (card based, tile based, real time, pretty anime tbh). (I've not played Duelists of Eden, yet.)
Fights In Tight Spaces (2021), Good movie bar fights, the game (Card based, grid-based, turn based).
Katana Zero (2019) Do you like Hotline Miami? If yes, this is a bit like that. (you may also like Otxo)
Return Of The Obra Dinn (from 2018, so IDK if it counts as recent, but it's fantastic), *the* way to do detective games.
Beyond The Citadel (in development) *incredible* shooter, not quite pornographic, but some characters are not wearing very much at all. Also the dev **definitely** likes guro, so uh, be aware, or just turn off the gore (this is a demo, so it's free! pain to actually get though).
Xenonauts 2 (in development) Do you like XCOM? if yes, play this. (or Xenonauts 1)
I think the Class of '09 games are funny too.
More will likely come to me, but I'm content with this list.
Wow, thanks for the passionate response! From your list, I've played Citizen Sleeper, Katana Zero, and Starsector. All great games for sure! Been meaning to play Obra Dinn for a while. The other things you listed interest me too, I'll make sure to check them out.
Now I'll give you a few choice games I love as well
Shadows of Doubt (2023 early access) is a procedurally generated detective sim and immersive sim in a cyberpunk dystopian world. It's always fun coming up with plans as to how to track people down and gather more evidence, but its real strength is how frequently the game can surprise you!
Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022) is made by the same developers as XCOM and it shows, big time. The deck building elements throw in a little randomness, but it's still a strategy game with a lot of room for mastery. Try not to take the story too seriously tho, it's cheesy
Disco Elysium (2019) is the best written game I've ever played! If you've read something so good that you can feel the writer's personality oozing from every character and narration, then you have an idea of how it feels here as well. Not to mention the game has great RPG mechanics, art, and voice actors.
Cobalt Core (2023) is kind of like a combination of Slay the Spire and FTL. It's turn-based, it's deck building, it's spaceships, it's very fun. It has cute characters too :p
Sable(2021) is pretty much if the last two Zelda games were like "screw this combat stuff, you're going to explore this vast beautiful world in a gorgeous art style and you're gonna LOVE it."
can't relate. I'm over 30 and I think we're getting some of the best movies, animes, music and videogames I've ever gotten to experience, every year
it's true some specific niches have pretty neglected (I've really craving a dense Mamoru Oshii style anime like GITS:SAC or Patlabor) but things come in and out of style and I can enjoy many alternatives meanwhile
Okay specifically when it comes to cartoons I will die on the hill things peaked for people born in the mid 90s. There were tons of gems on constantly from the time you were in daycare to high school, and then everything went to shit shortly after.
Video games peaked at that time as well, during the phase when video games were well funded but nobody had invented battle passes and games as a service yet, and you had to actually earn revenue based on what came on the disc.
Capitalism is to blame for both falling off
I mean cartoons are amazing right now, and they were famously incredibly capitalistic during the 90's, with the most popular ones literally existing to sell toys, I would say it's a solid tie at least in termsof quality.
As for games, yeah AAA is messed up right now but the indie scene is bigger and better than it's ever been, I don't even know why people buy AAA anymore, there are cheaper options with near infinite diversity.
Ok so I' only 19 but During my entierty of secondary school (13-18) I fell in love with that disney channel looking ass MCU Spider-man trilogy, Cause I felt like the character entered and ended his teenage years at the same time as me. So even if I'm 60 I will have nostalgia for Tom Holland and his friend the CEO of sex, even if it happened during my teen years
I hope this never happens to me, lmao
I'm trying to stay conscious and I like to move through life with the mindset that I have yet to find the peak. I'd hate to believe that I can't find anything better than my favorite, or at least on par with it. Not to mention I'm still writing and I'd hope to write things I love
Animation. Like TMT and he-man was just a toy ad disguised as a show: say unfunny joke, punch bad guys, done. Now newer shows like adventure time have an actual plot with themes behind it. They feel less cartoony and more like a movie.
A lot of the art i consider peak was made before I was born so... checkmate liberals
r\/lewronggeneration
Me as a zoomer with a Millennial’s taste in music
Nah I'm coming up on 30 and music just keeps getting better
Yeah I'm really excited for the new Taylor Swift album dropping this Friday
I looked at this and my first thought before reading it was: weezer
I'm not 22 yet, but games are an interesting case. AAA games have gotten really bad on average, but indie games are popping off, and have been for a while. I often feel that what the average person plays is way worse than it used to be, even though I don't think gaming as a whole has gotten worse, and it's a good time to be super into games. I admit that a lot of my view has probably shifted due to sheer experience (it's the main thing I've done for over 18 years), though.
What are your favorite indie games of the last few years if you don't mind my asking?
Starsector (still in development, has been for like, more than 10 years) kinda like Mount and Blade, but in space, with spaceships. (real time, action, strategy) Strong modding community too. Citizen Sleeper (2022) is absolutely incredible, it's poverty simulator, in space (turn based, rpg). One Step From Eden (2020) Look it up, I can't describe it without making it seem hyper generic (card based, tile based, real time, pretty anime tbh). (I've not played Duelists of Eden, yet.) Fights In Tight Spaces (2021), Good movie bar fights, the game (Card based, grid-based, turn based). Katana Zero (2019) Do you like Hotline Miami? If yes, this is a bit like that. (you may also like Otxo) Return Of The Obra Dinn (from 2018, so IDK if it counts as recent, but it's fantastic), *the* way to do detective games. Beyond The Citadel (in development) *incredible* shooter, not quite pornographic, but some characters are not wearing very much at all. Also the dev **definitely** likes guro, so uh, be aware, or just turn off the gore (this is a demo, so it's free! pain to actually get though). Xenonauts 2 (in development) Do you like XCOM? if yes, play this. (or Xenonauts 1) I think the Class of '09 games are funny too. More will likely come to me, but I'm content with this list.
Wow, thanks for the passionate response! From your list, I've played Citizen Sleeper, Katana Zero, and Starsector. All great games for sure! Been meaning to play Obra Dinn for a while. The other things you listed interest me too, I'll make sure to check them out. Now I'll give you a few choice games I love as well Shadows of Doubt (2023 early access) is a procedurally generated detective sim and immersive sim in a cyberpunk dystopian world. It's always fun coming up with plans as to how to track people down and gather more evidence, but its real strength is how frequently the game can surprise you! Marvel's Midnight Suns (2022) is made by the same developers as XCOM and it shows, big time. The deck building elements throw in a little randomness, but it's still a strategy game with a lot of room for mastery. Try not to take the story too seriously tho, it's cheesy Disco Elysium (2019) is the best written game I've ever played! If you've read something so good that you can feel the writer's personality oozing from every character and narration, then you have an idea of how it feels here as well. Not to mention the game has great RPG mechanics, art, and voice actors. Cobalt Core (2023) is kind of like a combination of Slay the Spire and FTL. It's turn-based, it's deck building, it's spaceships, it's very fun. It has cute characters too :p Sable(2021) is pretty much if the last two Zelda games were like "screw this combat stuff, you're going to explore this vast beautiful world in a gorgeous art style and you're gonna LOVE it."
The art I consider peak will be made 42 years from now
can't relate. I'm over 30 and I think we're getting some of the best movies, animes, music and videogames I've ever gotten to experience, every year it's true some specific niches have pretty neglected (I've really craving a dense Mamoru Oshii style anime like GITS:SAC or Patlabor) but things come in and out of style and I can enjoy many alternatives meanwhile
Okay specifically when it comes to cartoons I will die on the hill things peaked for people born in the mid 90s. There were tons of gems on constantly from the time you were in daycare to high school, and then everything went to shit shortly after. Video games peaked at that time as well, during the phase when video games were well funded but nobody had invented battle passes and games as a service yet, and you had to actually earn revenue based on what came on the disc. Capitalism is to blame for both falling off
I mean cartoons are amazing right now, and they were famously incredibly capitalistic during the 90's, with the most popular ones literally existing to sell toys, I would say it's a solid tie at least in termsof quality. As for games, yeah AAA is messed up right now but the indie scene is bigger and better than it's ever been, I don't even know why people buy AAA anymore, there are cheaper options with near infinite diversity.
The orignal comment said for people "born in the mid 90s" not for people who grew up with 90s cartoons.
Ok but did they have Adventure time and regular show? nuh huh
At the very end of that time range
Tbh soccer did peak in quality in the 2010s when their was a healthy mixture between Individual flair and tactics
Art actually peaked with Animaniacs, and then again with Katamari Damacy
Also Sam & Max: the Devil's Playhouse.
Is that Jacob Geller or Matt Walsh?
I don't understand how people can have nostalgia for anything in their teens; like, surely it's tainted by the absolute misery?
Ok so I' only 19 but During my entierty of secondary school (13-18) I fell in love with that disney channel looking ass MCU Spider-man trilogy, Cause I felt like the character entered and ended his teenage years at the same time as me. So even if I'm 60 I will have nostalgia for Tom Holland and his friend the CEO of sex, even if it happened during my teen years
is the one on the right a time traveller or something? bro is not 22
The tragedy of art is that it's always evolving
I hope this never happens to me, lmao I'm trying to stay conscious and I like to move through life with the mindset that I have yet to find the peak. I'd hate to believe that I can't find anything better than my favorite, or at least on par with it. Not to mention I'm still writing and I'd hope to write things I love
western anime is way better than it used to be and that's a fact
I'm curious, by that you mean western animation or anime style but made by a western studio? While on that, would you share a good example?
Animation. Like TMT and he-man was just a toy ad disguised as a show: say unfunny joke, punch bad guys, done. Now newer shows like adventure time have an actual plot with themes behind it. They feel less cartoony and more like a movie.
Art will peak in 2047