So, old people are right in an objective way if they claim that all modern music is garbage?
Only if Kruniac agrees with them.
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See, for all thsi "games are shit now", I wonder what they'd think if you applied it to other media.
All books before 1889 are shit now! Modern readers are idiots who deserve to be shot, and new books are soulless cash grabs with no quality.
You'd shake your head at them.
That's not really accurate. All games are not shit. The modern gaming industry is shit. The business practices of many (Read: Not all, and stop trying to stitch up everything I'm saying into a generalization) companies are shit.
There are PLENTY of amazing games out there by companies large and small. All "modern" gamers are not wrong - just a chunk of them. Mostly the casual douchebags who demand their own brand of shitty game.
"But why do you care what they want to play!?" - Because it fucks with my selection of games. Because of that crowd, X-Com is shit. Because of that crowd, Spore wasn't good. Because of that crowd, we've gradually moved from the likes of Daggerfall and onto Shinyrim. The "Ooooo pretty" crowd has overtaken the gaming industry, gradually replacing functionality, features, and that "X-factor" that older games have.
You can shit on my view because it's "elitist", but that doesn't change the facts. It's why a lot of modern MMOs are simply shit - over saturation of the market. It's exactly why a good chunk of modern action games (Not FPS games per se) are recycled eye candy. It's just a change in the gaming industry caused by autist gamers clamoring for more shiny and industry giants eradicating minor companies.
Anyway. The thread was about the Steam refund program. My point was that while it isn't a pretty system due to being exploited by the previously mentioned autists, it also protects the public from shady indies/companies.
In short: There is nothing wrong with getting a refund because a game is shit. If you don't like it, you shouldn't have to pay for it. It's not a flawless system, but it's what we have right now. Keep in mind that previously you were simply screwed if a game wasn't your thing and you forked over cash for it. This is a HUGE step forward for Valve.
So, old people are right in an objective way if they claim that all modern music is garbage?
Again, that's not the same thing at all. All modern games are not shit. Some are, some aren't. No one is saying ALL games are shit, and I'm not entirely sure why that's even coming up.