A pattern of amnesiac, delusions of grandure & even signs of borderline insanity related specifically to media, mainly BGS, in a perpetual state of self reassurance in their products to be of above average quality & justifying their reliance on free public labour. Ie, modders, to finish their incomplete games claiming it instead as "community building" (this lies in contrast to a plethora of game releases throughout the industry releasing finished game titles that go onto gather a substantial modding community) and largely relies mainly on the nostalgiaic experiences over merit & quality.
All of which are contrary to both their ever increasing subpar quality of the studio but also their chronic declinining quality & delay of releases.
Example:
"...skyrim is undoubtedly one of the best games to have ever been made imo. it has such a large map to explore, interesting dialogue with SO many npcs, and i believe there are 18 different skills that you can master..."
While not abjectly terrible or bad, Skyrim is one of the most, buggy, janky, barebones rpgs & a downgrade from its graphically inferior but otherwise more indepth & quality releases, Oblivion, and since then has increasingly released worse titles & products that have always been outclassed & outmatched by other game studios in almost every way.
(Examples of such games: Deus Ex, Balders Gate II, Fallout 1 & 2, The Witcher 3, NieR - Automata, Kingdom Come, Deliverance, etc)
All of which are contrary to both their ever increasing subpar quality of the studio but also their chronic declinining quality & delay of releases.
Example:
"...skyrim is undoubtedly one of the best games to have ever been made imo. it has such a large map to explore, interesting dialogue with SO many npcs, and i believe there are 18 different skills that you can master..."
While not abjectly terrible or bad, Skyrim is one of the most, buggy, janky, barebones rpgs & a downgrade from its graphically inferior but otherwise more indepth & quality releases, Oblivion, and since then has increasingly released worse titles & products that have always been outclassed & outmatched by other game studios in almost every way.
(Examples of such games: Deus Ex, Balders Gate II, Fallout 1 & 2, The Witcher 3, NieR - Automata, Kingdom Come, Deliverance, etc)
"Bethesda is gonna remaster Fallout? Dont people remember Fallout 4 Next Gen? This is a serious case of Bethesda Syndrome"
by The Super Tendant February 8, 2026
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