I forgot that AAA slop devs actually made fun games that didn't have money pits

Quite often I feel like the internet is over-critical of AAA. Yes, on many occasions they put out manufactured slop, and it’s important to consider reviews from multiple sources for that reason.

Even Ubisoft games, when you ignore their little MTX menu, have some flashes of writing brilliance or interesting historical attention to detail. Other times, people manufacture their own forms of annoyance, like “Visiting every single icon on the map is boring!!” Yeah, no shit, that’s why they desperately try to stop you from doing that. FC5 even sleep-darts you to forcefully pull you into story missions, though that idea was derided.

Yeees! I keep wondering how the hell they're funding the remake trilogy. _There are dozens of us!_

AAA makes great games all the time …

It’s because their employees don’t leave until retirement. It’s how they can pass on knowledge and experience to the next generation of developers. It’s how the old guard like Shigeru Miyamoto can keep the companies creative direction pointing the right way. This is why they have delivered high quality creative work for decades while others, especially western studios , just die a slow death by a thousands cuts because they fire employees constantly for short term profits. Nintendo trains and nurtures talent and actually keep them on the payroll so the company can benefit from the time they have invested in the employees. Nintendo in Japan is a highly regarded employer with a very good reputation.