I thought that too. Yes, big bad US corp, but privately owned and tiny staff footprint.

I’m not ditching my 20yo steam account on behalf of this graphic

Blue prince, Bauldars Gate 3, little assasins creed 1 on the deck. Finished Dave the diver last week, it was great!

I still get chills playing when the collosus jumps in-system first time and in subsequent scenes where your flying a incredibly tiny fighter vs capital ships that take up your entire screen.

I really haven’t felt that sense of awe in other space games oddly, and the story of both 1 and 2 was chilling.

Underrated for sure. But 99 was a amazing year for games (I’m a huge system shock 2 fan). But a cursory wiki look at 99 makes me feel so sorry for modern gen kids waiting over a decade for a new elder scrolls or GTA.

• Heroes of Might and Magic III
• System Shock 2
• Final Fantasy VIII
• Age of Empires III
• Grand Theft Auto 2
• Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
• Chrono_Cross
• Unreal Tournament
• Pokémon Gold* and Silver
• Donkey Kong 64
• Super Smash Bros
• Silent Hill
• Syphon Filter
• Driver
• EverQuest
• Homeworld
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
• Planescape: Torment

• Life is Strange
• Telltale walking dead
• Final Fantasy X (or VII, or basically insert most any)
• Gone Home
• Mass Effect 1&2 (never finished 3 lol)
• Outer Wilda
• Undertale
• Descent Freespace 2
• Silent Hill 2
• Heavy Rain
• Disco Elysium
• I have no mouth and I must scream
• Limbo
• Braid

Bought it twice before I found here!

Yeah that’s also true, tbh I’ve been notorious for not getting into’ anything - I don’t personally follow game news or hype much in the last 10-15 years, I’l wait until my friends pressure me into ‘you have to consume X!’, often well after it’s out and forgotten. I let my friends be the canary in the gold mine, still not sure if that makes me a bad friend… Has helped me avoid amazing TV shows that get cancelled/shit the bed though (still haven’t forgiven GoT producers)

Yeah for sure, I’ve been fairly focussed on indies the last 5-7 years and only jump on AAA after it’s released and reviews are in/on special. I believe there’s only so large a human run corporation can be before it turns into an unmanageable mess and quality/focus of the product suffers, and most AAA are well past that point. Indies are the new small-medium sized fun Devs.

For sure! I definitely feel we’ve drastically slowed down but media is by no means dead. It can be harder to find the gems than before in some regards though.