Few years now. More or less since he shifted from WoW to reactions and political commentary
Which trends bother you the most?
The most? The twisted idea of political correctness. Every game made by well established corporation is bland. It has perfect representation of all races, all skin colours, all LGBT minorities, and every one of them feels the same. Bland, uninspired, boring and usually expensive. I want games like Witcher 3, with unique slavic style and mythos, Expedition 33 with unique french style, Black Myth Wukong with increadible chineese folklore and art - these games are actual, real diversity.
I’m guessing you’re from an ex-USSR republic in Eastern Europe, or somewhere around there, right?
Yeah, I’m from Poland
I’m also wondering a little about how you feel about things like the cost of living crisis - do you feel impacted by that?
I make above average, so I’m not that hard impacted, but the COVID inflation hit Poland much harder than US or rest of EU. Prices of everything increased 2x in the last 6 years. Wages followed, but not equally. Small business ran by my cousin got hit particularly hard on both sides. His costs of living increased considerably, while due to specifics of the business model, inflation shrunk their real cash flow.
State itself runs fine, housing is as expensive in terms of avg income as always while quality of services, like healthcare is the same as always.
Population growth is horribly nagative - people often say its due to financial reasons, but I don’t believe this to be main factor - the poorest people have plenty of subsidies in forms of government mortgage subsidies, children subsidies ect. while rest is definitely making enough to support children if they wanted them. Poland is overall quite wealthy these days
Thanks again for your continued honest and good natured responses, I really appreciate it.
The most? The twisted idea of political correctness.
Does political correctness in video games bother you more than predatory monetisation practices (lootboxes, microtransactions, increasing prices relative to content, and so on)? How about live service games becoming unavailable after servers are shut down, i.e the issue addressed by the “Stop Killing Games” movement?
Witcher 3… Expedition 33… Black Myth Wukong
Those are some great games! I’ve not gotten around to Black Myth Wukong yet, but I preordered both of the other two. Been a Witcher fan for a while, even listened to the audiobooks and enjoyed them too.
Have you played Baldur’s Gate 3? If so, what did you think of it?
Every game made by well established corporation is bland.
I totally agree with you on that - though I would identify the issue as being caused by video games more and more becoming products intended to maximize profit, rather than works of art. I believe the best games are those which are daring, and try something new, rather than aimed at mass-market appeal. Making a game appealing to as many people as leads to bland, derivative design driven by focus groups and design committees, rather than artists with a compelling vision.
Yeah, I’m from Poland
Nice! I have never visited Poland, but I’d love to go, I definitely will some day. I’m from Scotland.
I make above average, so I’m not that hard impacted
Can I ask what you do for work? Of course, don’t dox yourself or anything, just a broad idea.
I’m really sorry to hear about your cousin. I hope things improve for him soon.
Population growth is horribly nagative - people often say its due to financial reasons, but I don’t believe this to be main factor
What do you think is causing it?
the poorest people have plenty of subsidies
Is this based on your personal interactions with them? I wonder to what extent you socialise with poorer people and hear from them directly about their experiences of this?
Few years now. More or less since he shifted from WoW to reactions and political commentary
The most? The twisted idea of political correctness. Every game made by well established corporation is bland. It has perfect representation of all races, all skin colours, all LGBT minorities, and every one of them feels the same. Bland, uninspired, boring and usually expensive. I want games like Witcher 3, with unique slavic style and mythos, Expedition 33 with unique french style, Black Myth Wukong with increadible chineese folklore and art - these games are actual, real diversity.
Yeah, I’m from Poland
I make above average, so I’m not that hard impacted, but the COVID inflation hit Poland much harder than US or rest of EU. Prices of everything increased 2x in the last 6 years. Wages followed, but not equally. Small business ran by my cousin got hit particularly hard on both sides. His costs of living increased considerably, while due to specifics of the business model, inflation shrunk their real cash flow.
State itself runs fine, housing is as expensive in terms of avg income as always while quality of services, like healthcare is the same as always.
Population growth is horribly nagative - people often say its due to financial reasons, but I don’t believe this to be main factor - the poorest people have plenty of subsidies in forms of government mortgage subsidies, children subsidies ect. while rest is definitely making enough to support children if they wanted them. Poland is overall quite wealthy these days
Thanks again for your continued honest and good natured responses, I really appreciate it.
Does political correctness in video games bother you more than predatory monetisation practices (lootboxes, microtransactions, increasing prices relative to content, and so on)? How about live service games becoming unavailable after servers are shut down, i.e the issue addressed by the “Stop Killing Games” movement?
Those are some great games! I’ve not gotten around to Black Myth Wukong yet, but I preordered both of the other two. Been a Witcher fan for a while, even listened to the audiobooks and enjoyed them too.
Have you played Baldur’s Gate 3? If so, what did you think of it?
I totally agree with you on that - though I would identify the issue as being caused by video games more and more becoming products intended to maximize profit, rather than works of art. I believe the best games are those which are daring, and try something new, rather than aimed at mass-market appeal. Making a game appealing to as many people as leads to bland, derivative design driven by focus groups and design committees, rather than artists with a compelling vision.
Nice! I have never visited Poland, but I’d love to go, I definitely will some day. I’m from Scotland.
Can I ask what you do for work? Of course, don’t dox yourself or anything, just a broad idea.
I’m really sorry to hear about your cousin. I hope things improve for him soon.
What do you think is causing it?
Is this based on your personal interactions with them? I wonder to what extent you socialise with poorer people and hear from them directly about their experiences of this?