One last time complaining in 2016. One should look back at the year and criticize comprehensively.
The year 2016 is approaching its end, and thus the complaining for a year is done. What could be more fitting than a look back at the year and the biggest annoyances I have experienced?
Parting with my favorite Evolve was particularly difficult for me. To me, it was one of the “big ones” in recent years with a fresh, exciting gameplay concept, which ultimately bled out due to poor marketing and a trivialization of mechanics with the switch to Free2Play. Rest in peace, Evolve. I also didn’t like the news about WildStar – that Dominion and Exiles are now going into dungeons together is, for me as a lore fan, absolute poison – but well, the game is hardly ever unpacked anyway.
But also beyond games, there are things that bother me. The tone on the internet is becoming increasingly unpleasant, and interesting discussions are often quashed in their infancy. If you like a game, you’re automatically a fanboy. If you criticize things, you are fundamentally a hater. There are no shades of gray anymore. I could expand further on this topic, but since I’m a bit lazy right now and the GameStar has already made a very nice video about it, I will simply hand over the floor:
Lastly, I must also simply state (even if a certain editor is now shouting “This doesn’t fit on our site!”), that 2016 was also simply a terrible year socially. Hate, prejudices, and the wonderfully descriptive term “post-factual.” But once again, I will pass the word to someone who can deliver speeches much better than I can. Oliver Kalkofe wrote a wonderful speech for Christmas, the content of which I generally agree with:
What really annoyed you in 2016? What bothered you about the past year and should not continue into 2017? Let us know in the comments!
