A game released 10 years ago turns 10, yes
I think it’s more the fact that games like Witcher 3 and Bloodborne are still discussed so much despite being a decade old now. Just kind of crazy 10 years have passed already.
It‘s also crazy how they‘ve aged. Do top games nowadays look better? Yes. Do they look a decade better, though?
Agreed for the most part, but that’s not really the gaming industry’s fault. I will say environmental graphics (e.g. ambient details, texture depth, lighting, amount of miscellaneous background and ground clutter density) have gotten much better. If you play The original W3 (before the official “remake” and/or mods), it definitely looks very aged versus something like Black Myth Wukong or Cyberpunk 2077. Bloodborne even more so (although, I’d argue that game’s graphics were never its strong point to begin with, but it did have excellent art direction, as From’s games always tend to have).
That being said, they all have aged pretty well for the most part. And the difference between a game made in 2000 vs 2010 is definitely a way bigger difference than something made in 2010 vs 2020.
Yeah, obviously. The interesting thing is that the Witcher 3 and Bloodborne hold up so well though and are still actively talked about. The Witcher 3 still looks beautiful even without the recent upgrades and Bloodborne could look fantastic if it wasn’t limited by the PS4 specs.
It’s kind of a testament to the fact that we’ve mostly plateaud in terms of real graphical advances imo
I’m playing the NextGen update of Witcher 3 right now and it’s glorious. Really does hold up.
I played MGS5 about two years ago during the pandemic.
My god. That game shouldn’t be so graphically beautiful, better than most games that were being released.
Shame the game didn’t have a full ending. I want closure. But that’s my phantom pain.
Also a shame that the best part was the opening chapter. The mission based stories didn’t do it for me. I’d rather had a linear game like it’s predecessors. Sure gameplay wise the sandbox open world gave players more freedom and playtime but it definitely came at the cost of the storyline.
I miss kojima making metal gear games
I fully believe it, been thinking of playing metal gear 5 now that it’s finally a good age for me to play it as a patient gamer.
Also, I finished Witcher 3, it taking closer to 10 years sounds about right for me for an RPG.
MGS5 definitely worth it - unfinished story be damned
Currently playing Witcher 3 GOTY, prenextgen version, still looks amazing, performance is great, story is great, 70 hours in and counting, did not even touch DLCs yet. Enjoying it.
I still haven’t finished Witcher 3 :/
I forced the ending after like 100 hours. I was just tired
