Ech

That’s not what AAA means…at all.

Ah, I see. I was for some reason only assuming portable use. Hope it’s working well for you!

So are we admonishing “playing it safe” here or are we shitting on attempted innovation? You don’t get to do both.

I gotta ask - why not just play the music on your phone?

On that we can agree. The game is great at giving players a plethora of paths and options.

Stardew Valley? At a certain point of the game, you start to genuinely care about the characters. Not just as in-game characters, but as virtual people with their own backstories, goals, dreams. You relate to them.

I just like to make the cute farm go brrrrrrrr. Honestly, I’m annoyed that marriage (or “roomieship” with the monster) is required to 100% the game.

There can be originality within franchises. Dr. Mario vs. Luigi’s Mansion vs. Mario Kart vs. Super Mario Maker (etc, etc). No, it’s not always an industry busting idea, but you can’t say it’s all rote repetition. It’s the same universe, but that’s ok. Not everything has to be a whole cloth original idea.

I will give you Pokemon, though. Outside of Snap and (kind of) Legends, it’s pretty clearly lazy, by the number installations, which is a shame. The universe clearly appeals to and inspires so many people. They deserve better.

Really? Interesting.

No

It’s “hypotheses” btw.

Generated images don’t use “AI”. Also, this wasn’t generated.