superchunk said:
Different consoles. You're only argument is NSMBU and SM3DWorld. But that is also 2D vs 3D and offer dramatically different experiences due to that. All I'm saying is there is WAY too many games across all publishers/consoles that are simple the formula of some character that uses some weapon to kill someone in a First or Third person point of view with realistic graphics. Its getting monotonous and boring. Nintendo is clearly different and while they do recycle their IPs, its always with multiple years in between and almost always not on same console more than once. I have the same reasoning why I'd never buy a yearly iteration. I think its dumb. oh no same game with different labels and one minor new feature!!! F-that. Also you're focused on one IP out of a great variety Nintendo creates. MSony have different IPs that are all the same basic game. That's the difference. |
Going from First person to Third person is a drastic change, just like going from 2d to 3d. Even two first person shooting games can be drastically different from one another. I don't think anyone would say New Super Mario Bros is the same game as Donkey Kong Country Returns despite both games being 2d platformers. Well FPS/TPS shooters can be drastically different as well.
The only similality between metal gear solid and CoD is that you kill people. If you think that makes them the same game, then you should think zelda, mario, pikmin, pokemon, kirby, starfox, and metroid are all the same game as well. In all those games, you play some cartoony mascot in third or first person and use some type of weapon to kill some type of enemy. Do you see how easy it is to generize games to make them all sound the same even though they aren't.
Gameplay is what sets games apart. And gameplay is drastically different between a lot of the games you guys are complaining about. Obviously some games are copying others. But that is because they are emulating the gameplay, not just the fact that the character in the game has a gun...
