What are your red flags /v/?
>>729248719If it's popular. Anything with more than 1000 is a psyop.
>>729248719motion blur on by default
>from the makers/creator of...
>Talks about red flagsFuck labeling
UE5.
Back to rootsAAA Studio claiming that they are the same team that made games 20 years agoWhen a game is revealed with just a developer doc where they talk about how much they love gaming and making games
>>729248719>craftingINTO THE TRASH
>>729248719turd cringe combatcard "game"rouge likeand fuckingsoulless slop
>>729248719Black mc
>>729248719crafting
>>729248719>Join our official discord server
>>729248719Child NPC companion
Rap music used in trailer
>>729248719The description makes any mention of the story.
>>729248719Most GAAS; while there's nothing wrong in transient games in some ways, it's hard to summon the will to try new ones
>Female protagonist>Deck builders>GAAS/always online>Faceless protagonists for fragile men to self insert as>MP focused>Current COOP games>Early access>Any form of trans, nonbinary whatever shit
>>729248719>Tags: LGBTQ+
Story rich. I want to play games, not watch them.
>Any Chinese involvement>arena style>multiplayer focus>overwhelmingly positive>First video on steam shows no gameplay just cutscenes>cozy, comfy, chill in description or title>discord link on start screen
>game doesnt make its own engine >early access >skins that you can pay real money for or earn from playing >game recruits voice actors, programmers, and modelers via twitter >studio is in california >official discord >gamedev posts political opinions on the official account >kickstarter
>>729248719>deckbuilder>trailer is a glorified cgi film>millennial humor>looter shooter>le zoomer haircut>made by the creator(s) of...>has e-celebs in it>devs are also "activists">"plz play my game becuz I'm a [woman,minority,tranny, you get the idea]">pixel art rpg>censorship>game is an excuse for the dev to spew his political xitter takes >co-op only>dev spergs out on social media (higher chance of adding shit into the game to spite the side they don't like. Petty faggots)>walking simulator>is a gacha>e-celeb makes a video essay about the game>official discord
>The key/button for interacting or using something is the same to jump>No FOV options>Cinematic trailers with zero actual gameplay>"From the makers of [game that came out 10+ years ago and never got a sequel/devs disbanded]..."Pretty much all of those signal either devs that don't care, don't understand how to make a game, or are trying to cover up shit they know went wrong.
Parries
>>729248719Black main character
>>729248719Modern audience.Reddit coded.Resetera coded.
>"reimagined"If I see this word, I'm out
>>729248719Suspicious many threads on /v/ about the game on /v/ with lots of twitter screenshots, fake eceleb opinion outrage and several "Anons" calling you an indian if you post wondering wtf this is all about.
Yurishit
>>729248719The game is french or has a convoluted name
>Soulslike
deckbuildinggachacontardation (biggest red flag of all)
>>729248719>game was made by a developer>game has a player>someone said something about the game>developer used an engine for the graphics instead of scanning his son's drawings and uploading themam i /v/ enough?
*when upscaled/DLSS/etc.if the store page has to point this out then I have doubts.
>>729248719furfaggotry
>>729248719>Made by From Slopware
>>729248931This one
>>729248719>QTE>Western dev>Tailored to "modern" "audiences">Unreal Engine/Unity>Story driven>Attention from journos>Excessive talked about at release>Xbox/PS "exclusive">First Person Shooter>Simulation
>>729251531This
>”we want to appeal to broader audiences”As soon as that’s said it’s doomed
>>729248719Capcom game threads
>>729248719when it was made after 2011
>>729248719Any AAAException: Kojima
>>729248719Ugly charactersactivist game devsmodern politics pushing agenda
>>729253589>AAAModern AAA (2020 to 2025)
>>729251531Armored Core 6 is amazing.I'm probably going to get AC1 tomorrow.
>>729248719Made after 2020
Uninspired UI.Have grown to hate hexagons and dimonds because of the absolute state of modern UI
>>729255761*Contemporary AAAModern AAA were established with the 7th Generation.
>>729248719Celebrities in games. It probably means that they pissed away half the budget to get some shit actor's likeness instead spending it on the fucking game.
>>729248719santa
>>729248719>crafting being required to progress the game>non-nameable PC>PC being locked to one thing aka average gay sword using JRPG PC>"Forced" romances>Combat being either to complex or way to simple>obtuse requirements for equipment or 0.0000001% drop rate>Forced to play as a woman
Devoted fanbase who never talks about gameplay
>>729248719If /v/ likes it.
When the people the smart guys I listen to tell me to hate like the game, of course.
>>729259469What counts as /v/?
>>729248719female talks