Remake Tragedies & Co.: 7 Things that give me 2021 the gaming

Another chaotic gaming year slowly draws to a close to. Among the many shifts and the countless other scandals around problematic game publishers, but hiding a few lessons we can take from the year 2021st Or I at least. For the following seven items are my personal insights from the past year.

7 lessons we can draw from the year 2021

Yes, it was this year again haywire when it comes to gaming. But at least we can learn a lot from it. Whether positive or a negative: These are the lessons that I draw for me out of the gaming year 2,021st

1. Remasters are here to stay

In terms of remasters this year a lot was going on. A catastrophic state of GTA Trilogy: The Definitive Edition and minimal changes in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword — such remasters with minimal effort piling up more and more.

And even remakes are not always as high quality as in the case of Final Fantasy 7 from the previous year. Pokémon: bright diamond and pearl Bright have clearly shown this year: development studios have made little effort to do with their new editions of old chestnuts. Bought it is namely anyway.

Because publisher so — without much effort — earn a fortune, this trend will probably continue for a while.

2 . Online communities are actually toxic

If you had not thought of, right? No seriously. Actually, I'm more like the typical single player. This year, however, was the first time, that I am really dived deep into an online multiplayer game — in Dead by Daylight. And to no one's surprise, I unfortunately had to realize: gamers can be real toxic and reduce the fun.

At first, I had flamed in the Chat time I'm crap had built as a beginner. But soon came the first insults, if I or Mitspielende unpopular perks or items used to the opposite side did not fit. Or if someone just is as inexperienced player but still a bit cautious.

Well, the chat can be ignored. But what you can not ignore, are campers and other trolling in the match itself. It annoys just, and I do not want to imagine just how bad it is in other online games to the point.

3 . Gamification works

Since 2020 I have no longer set foot gym — which makes naturally after a few months pandemic noticeable. A good alternative for the home is in fact, as I have noticed fitness and sports games.

Ring Fit Adventure for the Nintendo Switch has kept me perfect fit and I can now imagine that games like Just Dance or fitness boxing would be something for me. Therefore, my advice to all Gym muffle: Try's times so !

4 . The Pokémon community is... a difficult audience

Without question, INCA has built with the Singh remakes crap. The style may be a matter of taste, but the countless bugs to be excused hardly Even so often myself steals the uneasy feeling that it does not matter what The Pokémon Company actually screwed up or is on its feet -. Search fans namely downright for weak points who can complain about them.

New Pokémon Snap? Who needs this garbage, you indeed photographed only Pokémon. Pokémon Legends: Areas? The graphics look terrible, you can not approve of that. And in the end everything is bought with the label Pokémon yet again.

My personal opinion: Buy some not so and let actions speak the games simply not words. Or buy it to you just yet, then do not complain about it. For big game companies often understand only one language anyway. Money

5 . Indie games are still underestimated

Since 2020, it always comes back to displacements and lack of games. But you could dodge again this year on enough good indie games. Especially Delta rune Chapter 2, had the second chapter to Undertake successor, it neatly in itself.

But Pearl also like psychological horror RPG More or relaxing games such Unpacking and village romance drew me and many other players and players in its spell. Even older games, such Spiritual and To the Moon, have me this year better entertained than many full-price game.

6 . We need more queer representation in games

To experience same-sex romances or even representation of trans people in games, you have to dig deep still in the indie box. Sure, a Life is Strange: True Colors gives you the opportunity to build a lesbian relationship — and now? What has happened in AAA games this year else in the area? Not much.

A small game called Agnosia for the Nintendo Switch opened my eyes in this regard. Because in the Among US similar single player was given to me for the first time in a game the option to set the gender of my character as non-binary.

Even in the game itself, there are two non-binary characters that show their own quirks and amiable peculiarities that their gender just makes a fraction of their personality.

But even more stories like that of a certain Near character, are still too rarely told today. These stories are not only extremely important, but also fascinating.

7 . Too many gamers are still too reliable

Have you thought of the reading of point 6 Née, we do not need something like that. Or maybe you even excited a bit about it? Then maybe you are also your part of the problem.

What is often prevented in video games, which often prevents the exaggerated dramatic reaction of some gamers. Politics in my games? Not with me! Yes, is not like video games have always been political.

But this year's pride month and comments on our contributions to the topic have shown how many players still rebel against progress. Even in terms of women's kneading, Gamer did not retire this year.

Whether it's about the masculine design of the Horizon: Forbidden West Protagonist went or a few women in bikinis on Twitch women were once again, as LGBTQ + persons, eagerly offended. That was just sad with to look at.

But in order to leave this review but on no too negative note, we remember that it can be better in the future. The Gaming Year 2022 is at least the door and holds with rangers like Elder Ring, Pokémon — Legends: Areas, Breath of the Wild 2 (hopefully), God of War: Ragnarök and many other games a few great games ready. Maybe that also soothes the minds of some toxic individuals.