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People who complain about video games not being realistic enough are the problem with video games (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 month ago by EABOD25@lemm.ee to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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Videos games aren't supposed to be realistic. I'm not supposed to put myself in the position of a real socom or seal or delta or recons or X18 for that matter. I don't want to.play a video game that represents reality. That's not what video games are about. Video games are supposed to be void of reality. Destiny, baldurs gate, elder scrolls, Mario, metal gear, etc... That's what video gaming is supposed to be. Not real situations that could/would occur like call of duty. CoD is a garbage game and it's offensive for them to remaster the bullshit and then expect people to pay for the bullshit that they couldn't justify having paid for when the game(s] was first released. Do not fall for the Microsoft trap

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

While the rant part isn't interesting, this is a genuinely unpopular opinion in every way.

I tend to agree with you that playing real world plausible scenarios isn't fun, with the caveat that the scenario isn't as big a factor in that level of fun as the people playing. I'll have tons of fun playing with chill people, mostly friends, no matter what I'm playing. But random players online, the ones that prefer that type of game tend to not only be competitive rather than cooperative, but tend to be jerks about it.

That makes ignoring the game content and premise impossible, and it starts sucking more.

I don't object to such games existing per se, but the focus on that kind of game makes other efforts harder to find for online multiplayer options. Too many developers want to milk that audience, so other styles get abandoned or done halfassed.

But I agree completely that most remasters are blatant cash grabs that suck, cod in particular