Your favorite "trend game"?

[Artman2004]

I've noticed a recent trend in the gaming industry, where a certain game shows up and quickly blows up in massive popularity (and probably forgotten just as quickly). 

 

Games like:

Minecraft

FNAF

Undertale (and Deltarune)

Among Us

Fall Guys

Friday Night Funkin

Cuphead

 

And many more. These are examples of what I call "trend games".

 

So, what's your favorite "trend game"?

[D4NUK1]

Amongus it's will always be fun with friends.

Rigth now im hooked with Valheim, and that's trending rigth now.

[[McD] James]

I'm sorry, but calling Minecraft, Undertale, and Cuphead trendy just sounds ridiculous to me. 

[Major Arlene]

Among Us is hella fun, more fun than I ever actually expected it to be. FNAF's lore is pretty interesting too but I won't touch the games with a 10 foot pole, such a scaredy cat :v

[Dark Pulse]

My favorite "trend game?" Hmm.

 

Probably the one I just lost.

 

And so did you, for remembering The Game.

[jazzmaster9]

I pretty much been in the PUBG band wagon since 2017. Still play it on and off.

[continuum.mid]

Minecraft is the only one I keep going back to. Lots to do in that game.

 

Apart from that, I liked Cave Story and Undertale. I also have a lot of respect for the uniqueness of Doki Doki Literature Club, even if it's not my favorite.

[[McD] James]

I'm sorry, I just can't get over Minecraft being called trendy. It's been actively developed for over a decade, is the highest-grossing video game in existence, and is probably the most popular video game for Youtube content creators. Minecraft is on the opposite end of the spectrum of what I'd consider being trendy. 

[scalliano]

Cuphead. Bring on that DLC, dammit!

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2 minutes ago, [McD]James said:

I'm sorry, I just can't get over Minecraft being called trendy. It's been actively developed for over a decade, is the highest-grossing video game in existence, and is probably the most popular video game for Youtube content creators. Minecraft is on the opposite end of the spectrum of what I'd consider being trendy. 

Maybe "viral game" is the better term for what's being discussed here. Minecraft spread by being shared on the Internet, rather than traditional marketing tactics, at least at first. Same is true of the other games being discussed.

[Lippeth]

I played a lot of Black Ops 1 and 2 when they were popular, and a little of the Modern Warfare games.

 

I can't be bothered to buy any of those physics games that Youtubers play like Goat Simulator and all that. Seems like it would be a laugh with friends, but the novelty would fade quickly in solitude and I would feel like a fool playing by myself.

 

Same for games like Among us, it might be fun with friends, but I would need to have friends that also own PCs and like the same things I do, and who are awake until dawn. (or I would need to buy a console, start liking things my friends do and go to bed at 11pm)

 

I liked Pokemon Go a lot, gave me an excuse to get out and get some exercise, but you need to be in a metro area with a lot of free time to walk which is rare for me.

[Artman2004]

35 minutes ago, Dark Pulse said:

My favorite "trend game?" Hmm.

 

Probably the one I just lost.

 

And so did you, for remembering The Game.

The Game? What do you mean?

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Just now, Artman2004 said:

The Game? What do you mean?

Wikipedia page (don't click if you want to win The Game).

[spineapple tea]

I beat Minecraft for the first time today. I've played this game for like 7 years and it took me 8 hours. What's wrong with me.

[Sergeant_Mark_IV]

Factorio - Have beaten once, hell of a time, took me almost 40 hours. Waiting for my friend to buy it so we can beat it again on co-op. The best thing about this game is that it can addict you pretty fast, but after you beat it, you will decide you had enough, and you really want to stay away from it, so it prevents from being a permanent cancer on your life.

Rimworld - Finally managed to get some time away from it, three weeks clean now, but the urge of starting a new enslaver cannibal colony and commit countless war crimes in another binge play eats me everyday.

Don't Starve - I had a craze about it last year, not anymore, but I still play with friends from time to time.

Amogus - Fine game to play on the phone while having a drink so I can fall asleep when I'm visiting my parents.

[Good-Old]

welp, I just start really badly hating a game once people start sucking its dick, notable example being among us. Call me crazy but I even hate the word "trend". The only popular game I play is minecraft.

[roadworx]

3 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

welp, I just start really badly hating a game once people start sucking its dick, notable example being among us.

the ultimate contrarian

 

srsly tho, why? 

[Good-Old]

9 minutes ago, roadworx said:

the ultimate contrarian

 

srsly tho, why? 

it's dumb. More often than not, the game doesn't deserve the attention it gets. There's also the people who like something just because it is popular. And thanks for the word "contrarian", I finally know the word to describe me.

[roadworx]

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

More often than not, the game doesn't deserve the attention it gets.

says who?

 

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

There's also the people who like something just because it is popular.

...so? why do you care lol

[Major Arlene]

 

22 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

welp, I just start really badly hating a game once people start sucking its dick, notable example being among us. Call me crazy but I even hate the word "trend". The only popular game I play is minecraft.

That's just like, your opinion man. Have you actually played Among Us at all? If not, I'd maybe refrain from making a judgement call on whether or not it deserves popularity. Take it from someone who literally hated Skyrim for years before I actually played it. A game being popular does not automatically make it bad. 

[Good-Old]

1 minute ago, roadworx said:

says who?

there are often better, less p2w variants of the games which go unnoticed because bad graphics. A notable example is most battle royale trendy games, but since I don't play BR that much idk.

2 minutes ago, roadworx said:

...so? why do you care lol

isn't that a bit weird? It sucks to be in a community of game worshippers who worship the game just because popular.

 

1 minute ago, Major Arlene said:

 

That's just like, your opinion man. Have you actually played Among Us at all? If not, I'd maybe refrain from making a judgement call on whether or not it deserves popularity. Take it from someone who literally hated Skyrim for years before I actually played it. A game being popular does not automatically make it bad. 

well yes, I have spent about 30-50 hours on it, I do understand most of its bad gameplay comes from public lobbies, but even with private lobbies, it doesn't deserve THAT much popularity. Not to mention the nauseatingly unfunny memes circulating around the internet about people recognizing any oval with another oval perpendicular to it as an among us character. 

[Major Arlene]

Just now, Good-Old said:

isn't that a bit weird? It sucks to be in a community of game worshippers who worship the game just because popular.

Ooooor people like it because the game is fun. 

 

1 minute ago, Good-Old said:

well yes, I have spent about 30-50 hours on it, I do understand most of its bad gameplay comes from public lobbies, but even with private lobbies, it doesn't deserve THAT much popularity. Not to mention the nauseatingly unfunny memes circulating around the internet about people recognizing any oval with another oval perpendicular to it as an among us character. 

Again, that's 100% your opinion on it, and you've really not given any real reasoning for your opinion other than it's just that- your opinion. Is the game broken? Or have you just not found a good group to play with? Is there something actually glaringly wrong with the base idea of the game, or have you missed the point of it? Deservedness of popularity is HUGELY subjective. I'd probably have no issue with what you've said had you given one real reason behind your logic here. And it's 100% okay to just say you don't like it. It's not a game for everyone. Just say you don't like it and move on. Tons of people like it and that's why it's popular. Moving on~

[roadworx]

1 minute ago, Good-Old said:

there are often better, less p2w variants of the games which go unnoticed because bad graphics. A notable example is most battle royale trendy games, but since I don't play BR that much idk.

soooo how exactly are games that the op mentioned like undertale, fnaf, cuphead, etc p2w when they literally have zero microtransactions

 

5 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

It sucks to be in a community of game worshippers who worship the game just because popular.

you do realize that nobody does that, right? in fact, it's much more common for people to actively dislike the game solely because it's popular. example: you.

 

have you even played any of those games?

[Omniarch]

9 hours ago, Sergeant_Mark_IV said:

Rimworld - Finally managed to get some time away from it, three weeks clean now, but the urge of starting a new enslaver cannibal colony and commit countless war crimes in another binge play eats me everyday.

This. And as if the base game wasn't addictive enough, the sheer quantity and quality of user-made content for the can keep one coming back until the heat death of the universe. Virtual warcrimes until the end of time!

 

Thread tax:

 

Doom (1993), obviously

 

Also, Minecraft is not a trend, it is an institution. Just wait until the young 'uns who grew up playing it end up developing the next generation of games. The true scope of the Block Game's success has yet to be revealed...

[jazzmaster9]

44 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

 thanks for the word "contrarian", I finally know the word to describe me.

Hating things because its popular doesn't make you cool :) thank you for coming to my ted talk.

 

"people are having too much fun, it must stop now" absolutely petty.

[Buzzerb5x9x]

friday night funkin is cool

im excited for week 7

[Good-Old]

2 minutes ago, Major Arlene said:

Ooooor people like it because the game is fun. 

 

Again, that's 100% your opinion on it, and you've really not given any real reasoning for your opinion other than it's just that- your opinion. Is the game broken? Or have you just not found a good group to play with? Is there something actually glaringly wrong with the base idea of the game, or have you missed the point of it? Deservedness of popularity is HUGELY subjective. I'd probably have no issue with what you've said had you given one real reason behind your logic here. And it's 100% okay to just say you don't like it. It's not a game for everyone. Just say you don't like it and move on. Tons of people like it and that's why it's popular. Moving on~

Among Us has a lot of bugs
People often guess-voting out the impostor
No voice chat feature in-game in meetings
You find yourself cutting out words often because of low discussion time, nothing done to fix the issue.
another huge imbalance is that you can often claim to not have killed even when spotted.  if you're not voted out, you can do some emergencies and door-closing to get another before you die. this could have been balanced with an option to auto-eject people if they're spotted, but nope.
No encouragement to do tasks when you're a ghost.
unlike Minecraft which has done a lot to prove its popularity with numerous updates every year, among us doesn't exactly do much. It's been 4 months since the airship map was announced, but it hasn't launched yet. It's not that big of a map.
there probably are more, but since I haven't played in a long time I don't really remember all of its flaws. I do understand that it's just my opinion, and well, I have played in private lobbies before. Moved on.

[alLAN95th]

I really don't know much about those games listed. I have seen and played Minecraft before, but it didn't really reel me in.

 

If you consider the "Doom-clone" era of shooters to be "trend games" of yesteryear, then I'd say my favorite was Heretic. By 96, at least in my local area, that term was falling out of popularity and people were calling them shooters or FPS games more often, so for a short time just about anything similar to Doom was a Doom-clone, and many of them really were nothing more than rip-offs with "twists" to make them appear different enough. Heretic at least expanded upon the engine and concepts, and even if it never got nearly as popular as Doom, it helped people who did play it remember the Raven name.

 

Once the FPS genre was truly defined, these types of games were proven to not just be a hot sensational trend of the time.

 

Edited April 13, 2023 by alLAN95th

[Major Arlene]

1 minute ago, Good-Old said:

Among Us has a lot of bugs
People often guess-voting out the impostor
No voice chat feature in-game in meetings
You find yourself cutting out words often because of low discussion time, nothing done to fix the issue.
another huge imbalance is that you can often claim to not have killed even when spotted.  if you're not voted out, you can do some emergencies and door-closing to get another before you die. this could have been balanced with an option to auto-eject people if they're spotted, but nope.
No encouragement to do tasks when you're a ghost.
unlike Minecraft which has done a lot to prove its popularity with numerous updates every year, among us doesn't exactly do much. It's been 4 months since the airship map was announced, but it hasn't launched yet. It's not that big of a map.
there probably are more, but since I haven't played in a long time I don't really remember all of its flaws. I do understand that it's just my opinion, and well, I have played in private lobbies before. Moved on.

Okay, all the things you've mentioned are due to the way the game is actually played, and not how the game was made. You can extend the discussion time. And the whole point of the game is to see if you can out-smart the crewmates, which is all the things you mentioned above. The whole point of doing tasks as a ghost is to help your crewmates to win the game- have you actually spent 30 hours playing this game and learned literally nothing about how it works? The reason you dislike this game, I reckon, is due to the fact that you've completely missed the point of the game, which is something that really can't be fixed from the game's side. 

[jazzmaster9]

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

Among Us has a lot of bugs

Like? 

 

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

People often guess-voting out the impostor

Thats the fault of bad players, not the game.

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

No voice chat feature in-game in meetings
 

And? The game was made with Text in mind. its suppose to be light weight.

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

another huge imbalance is that you can often claim to not have killed even when spotted.

You completely miss the point of the games, as expected.

10 minutes ago, Good-Old said:

unlike Minecraft which has done a lot to prove its popularity with numerous updates every year, among us doesn't exactly do much.

Minecraft had decades to be where its at right now, it was also very buggy and quite boring  as well when it came out

 

with minecraft doesn't deserve its popularity because Doom has been around longer.

These are all very opinion based and does nothing support anything you spout.

 

its still  fun game and deserves its popularity. the Facts Speak for itself, still massively played despite the "flaws"

just because you dont like it or don't understand it does not mean it doesnt deserve anything, you are not the authority that you think you are,