Despite what a subset of its fans say - Star Trek is still putting out decent content, on average. We get 10 episode seasons now and the majority of it is fun adventures and when it tries to do social commentary it never takes as hard line as it used to. But at least in the shorter seasons there’s less chance of a Threshold or a Subrosa. Maybe its just me but I could watch Lower Decks on rotation
I could never get into TAS. That is probably more a character flaw than failing of the series. I just… I don’t know. I guess I’ve just never much cared about cartoons that weren’t Looney.
But you’re probably right, considering who went into making them.
Strange New Worlds has been pretty damn good and a return to form. Though you could say Season 2 went a little too hard with all the genre swapping per episode. I hope they tone it down and do a bit more of the anomaly of the week kind of thing in season 3
It's been milked endlessly but definitely not disrespected a la Sonic. You know when you pick up one of these you're in for a good time. It's the kind of reputation Nintendo knows it relies on.
For me, it's Dragon Ball. Across 3 mangas, 4 shows, and like 25 movies, the latest content is still enjoyable. Dragon Ball Super, both the anime and manga, are just super fun successors to the originals. It's the only comic book I actually read when a new issue comes out.
Yeah I’ve enjoyed all the Pokemon games in the last decade (I also dropped over 100 hours in Palworld).
If you listen to the internet, however, we’re apparently what’s wrong with Pokemon, because we’re not allowed to enjoy it unless it’s perfect and lives up to to everyone else’s very specific expectations, but the sales figures don’t lie, there are certainly more than dozens of us!
You can enjoy it, but you’re insane if you don’t see a marked drop in quality from installation to installation in terms of map design, content, sound design and more. How many times are they going to reuse Mega Evolution with a new coat of paint instead of just keeping it already working?
Why do they prevent you from transferring Pokemon into newer generations? It’s not because they don’t have the space for the information. They’re saving money by not having to spend dev hours remodeling all the older Pokemon to fit the new art style or graphic threshold.
All in all, given the profits, they could put a lot more effort into making the experience more fun.
Here’s a decent breakdown of the issues between generations: (Warning: The presentation leaves something to be desired but the crux of the argument is sound.)
Makita. They put out a fucking tool for everything and when you’re looking at them you’re kinda like “that’s a bit stupid I can just put a bit extra effort in and do it with the tools I have” but then you see that tool that perfectly simplifies something you do and you’re like “ok I need this it make my life so easy” and it does.
One Piece. The worldbuilding has yet to crash down on itself after 25 years.
Genshin Impact. Yes, it’s gacha, but there’s mountains of content you can play without spending a dime, and they continously expand both content and quality-of-life factors.
The Anno series. They released 7 games since 1998, Anno 1800 as the most recent one had 3 season passes, and it’s considered by many to be the best or at least 2nd best in the series.
The soulsborne games. There are a lot of bad souls-likes and also a few good ones. But the Fromsoft games themselves are impeccable. They could keep making the same thing over and over and I’d eat it up like a diabetic in an insulin factory.
Lol I mean it’s literally just having a new addition to it and while many will say it’s being killed, the amount of content they have added so far in Rebirth has been insane. I have friends who will probably hate it, but it’s absolutely beautiful to me and a surprise at every step.
I never got far at all in 16, but not because I didn’t enjoy it. I just got stuck in a rut last summer and stopped gaming entirely for a couple months and just didn’t pick it up again. Maybe when I finish Rebirth in another 100 hours I’ll jump back to that lol.
6 though? Have loved that one for a very long time though I may have taken longer to finish it than most anyone ever. Way back when it released as FF3 on SNES, a friend bought it and played for a short while but let me borrow it. I played the hell out of it and had something like 80 hours into it (not sure if I just sucked or idled a lot, don’t ask haha). I had made it to right before the final dungeon. But then my friend wanted it back and I said sure, with the intent of finishing it at his house the next time I spent the weekend there gaming, which was common.
Right after I gave it back, his cousin wanted to give it a try and the very first thing he did was delete my save. I watched him do it and just had no words. He didn’t realize I hadn’t finished and wasn’t trying to be an ass, but it just crushed me.
I never went back to play it again until the 2015 release on Steam. Played it on probably 2016. So a minimum 21 years, maybe 22. Lol