I don't think I have FoMO or anything; I just find it weird because my taste in music, film, or art/media in general is usually fairly broad. I guess I just wonder why my taste in games is aggressively limited.

It's not for the lack of trying new games; I've tried more or less anything I could find, sometimes because it's popular, other times because it looked interesting, but nothing really hits the mark like my favorite games.

I just don't like what most developers create, I guess?

I'm hoping, by posting this, maybe I can find others who are having a similar experience, and we can share thoughts.

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[–] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's limited time, but also the selection these last few years has felt very uninspired. Everything is extremely derivative and been done to death.

There was a mass consolidation of developers/publishers recently, on top of further extended development cycles that has really limited any kind of variety we might have seen.

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Yep I just go to indies now. The AAA studios feel just samey.

[–] Mammothmothman@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago

You can only play reskins of essentially the same game for so long. Not to mention recycling gameplay loops microtransaction hell toxic multiplayer experience (cheating griefing), makes for a minefield of unplesant game experiences. Sticking to what you like and know is how you get enjoyment out of playing.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago

The last few games I was looking forward to have all been pretty disappointing.