Why Most AAA Games Have No Soul

What happened to the AAA studios we used to love? Until Elden Ring came out, recent AAA releases were all soulless copy & pasted games. But despite being such a breath of fresh air, Elden Ring caused a mountain of controversy. Why were so many AAA developers and fans angry at Elden Ring's success? Well, it has to do with why so many AAA games lost their 'soul'. 🟥 Help fund the future of gaming https://www.patreon.com/GoingIndie 🔵 Join our Discord to vote for the next indie game shoutout https://discord.gg/MBZRYGVKpS 🐦 Follow our Twitter https://twitter.com/GoingIndieYT 📃 Research Links Elden Ring Says NO To Western AAA, Devs Lose Their MINDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LQWH2fa3vI&ab_channel=BellularNews Why Elden Ring's Success Makes Ubisoft Devs Mad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpahBC-9kNo&ab_channel=AsmongoldTV What Elden Ring Is Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WamFLD7Y2-4&ab_channel=Razbuten Ubisoft Collapses! Cancels ANOTHER Game As Massive Layoffs Are Coming & Stock Totally Tanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1e_7pBAhQ4&ab_channel=TheQuartering Horizon: Forbidden West Was Set Up To Fail (Elden Ring Completely Overshadowed It) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKNcwPLgWWw&ab_channel=LukeStephens Angry Ubisoft dev tweets https://twitter.com/search?q=developers%20upset%20about%20elden%20ring&src=typed_query https://twitter.com/LavenderGhast/status/1500022831249334276 Putting Elden Ring's 12 million sales in context https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/putting-elden-rings-12-million-sales-in-context/ Assassin’s Creed developer is facing a strike after its CEO told staff it was up to them to stop its slump, writing ‘the ball is in your court’ https://fortune.com/2023/01/18/ubisoft-strike-ceo-yves-guillemot-solidaires-informatique-union-paris/ Sales number of Elden Ring proves Horizon Forbidden West developer wrong as the latter's sales fall by 80% https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/sales-number-elden-ring-proves-horizon-forbidden-west-developer-wrong-latter-s-sales-fall-80 ‘Elden Ring’ Was The Second Best-Selling Video Game Of 2022 https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2023/01/18/elden-ring-was-the-second-best-selling-video-game-of-2022/?sh=321316c68693 Google's 80/20 Rule https://www.wired.com/insights/2013/08/innovate-or-die-why-googles-8020-rule-is-a-red-herring/