Dreamgame

I’m probably the single most “annoyable” entity on the planet when it comes to absolutely mundane stuff. I do not get angry, I do not throw a tantrum, I don’t punch babies in the face, but I do feel instantly tired and the need to let out a big sigh to compensate for the disappointment I’m experiencing.

There’s been a surge of “game developer” youtubers in recent years, trying to milk their audience and strike it big. They push pointless update videos out as part of the grind, talking about literal nothing most of the time, capitalizing on that sweet watch time. It makes you start thinking: so when are these people actually working on their games? Aren’t these developers?

The answer to that is no, they are youtubers. Their main job is making videos, not making their games.

But that wouldn’t really be an issue, right? After all their games use ready made assets, plugins and in general are of low quality with little to no effort put into them.

Well, it really depends on how you view it.

These people are trying to sell the “idea” that they’re hardworking, honest individuals deserving support for their struggles. However, most of the time they are anything but the above, purely manipulating a naïve audience. A lot of times they even start with “I’ve quit my day job to work on my dream game”. Okay, should I be cheering now or later?

Hint: I’m not going to.

What that sentence tries to imply is that our “dev” is taking a huge gamble, even at a financial loss to strive and work towards fulfilling their dreams. He has his life savings to loose, he needs to be treated as an underdog for the next couple of years, until he succeeds.

Except, if you can quit your job, stay at home and do whatever for the next couple of years, you’re nothing more than a privileged little liar. No normal person, especially not a young twenty-something can have enough saved up in their bank account to be able to afford to not work. There’s been also cases of their spouses taking a “hit” and “allowing” them to follow their “dreams” as they are very supportive and loving partners.

Bullshit. Tell me: do you really think that the average person’s income can support even a single person, let alone two?

Of course not, not in this day and age. You’d have to have an insanely good job, or “brought funds and assets” to be able to do that. If you already own a house or an apartment, sure it’s plausible that a single income or your reserves can support you, but you had to get to that point somehow, and under normal circumstances that’s quite frankly impossible.

I cannot congratulate these people, nor cannot feel any excitement over their projects when their whole shtick is built upon either lies or pure ignorance on their part.

Let alone here’s the biggest problem: their games.

On average the “dream game” of these individuals are nearly always simplistic clones of whatever’s currently popular:

  • My Dream Crafting Survival Sandbox Game
  • My Dream Souls Like Game
  • My Dream Multiplayer Streamer Bait Game
  • My Dream clone of insert currently bestselling title

They’re pretty much always creatively bankrupt people, chasing either fame, recognition or an increase in their wealth. Their motivations are as weak as their will to actually produce something unique and interesting.

You can also instantly spot these people whenever their show their surroundings: always pristine clean, with the latest tech and gadgets, in a perfectly lit environment that looks like it has never been lived in, being prepared for an Ikea catalog photoshoot. It’s an unrealistically sterile environment, devoid of any personality and sign of life.

It’s not their development station, it’s a shooting set.

I honestly can’t stand these fake people and honestly it’s been getting worse. This whole ideology of “succeeding with your dreams” has spread to other outlets:

  • Building my Dream House
  • Starting my Dream Business
  • Creating my Dream Gaming Room

I think what got me was when one of those room makeover videos showed up in my feed, with the thumbnail proudly announcing that they’ve spent a 5 figure sum (dollars) to “upgrade” their “mancave”. Honestly, it’s really just people flaunting their wealth, lot of times even forgetting to edit out the labor they’ve hired to actually create their “dreams” while also claiming it was honest work they did themselves.

Really now? That’s where we’re at? Maybe I should come up with a new dream myself.

My dream is a world where these people are told to fuck off and they disappear from the limelight.