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Re:Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was a... by bartread on Monday November 18, 2024 @05:56PM (#42178049)
I don't know: then you just end up with the videogame equivalent of the MCU which, at my most charitable, I would describe as uneven reaching mid at best. However, if we look at the median of how I feel about MCU, I'm just bored to tears with it. It's utter bilge. You just end up with this meaningless churning out of endless content for content's sake that goes nowhere and signifies nothing. Destiny 2 is actually a great example of this in the world of videogames.
Re:Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was a... by DrillShopper on Monday November 18, 2024 @06:02PM (#42178103)
> then you just end up with the videogame equivalent of the MCU

We've been there for a long time - just off the top of my head: Call of Duty, Halo, Assassin's Creed, World of Warcraft (doubly so now with Classic), Fortnite

Some people really just want to go back to the old and comfortable.

Re:Valve developers discuss why Half Life 2: Episode 3 was a... by usrusr on Monday November 18, 2024 @06:35PM (#42178444)
True. But is that market really that big? Once you've fallen behind a few releases you just don't care for the latest, and the not-latest lack any of that novelty appeal that video games tend to rely on quite a bit.