| Ssliasil said: I love the PS4 and am gaining healthy respect for the Xbox One...but something about this generation is off...I cant quite put my finger on it. Lack of Mystery perhaps? I remember back when the X360 and PS3 were new, there was this air of mystery about everything...not just because of the massive power boost from PS2/Xbox - PS3/X360 either... There was this very fun creative atmosphere from the developers that was just awe inspiring for some reason. Not all titles were GOOD per say but they were all - oddly, extremely exciting...Remember when MGS4, Halo 3 and Gears of War 1 released? How about that feeling around the Heavenly Sword (awesome) and Lair (fail) releases? Those were epic feels! Those were followed up by Uncharted and Little Big Planet and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare...wow now that I think back about it..that...that was an amazing time for gaming. EVERYTHING was fresh and new! Even sequels...its a feeling im missing so far. Strangely enough, I think the closest its been was Ryse: Son of Rome...and I haaaaate that game...But it feels a lot like Heavenly Sword did. Maybe im looking back with rose-colored glasses but...those were really fun times. |
I think everyone needs to remember that it's going to continue to be harder for games to impress us. I know these 3 things to be true:
1) The PS4 is just as much more powerful than the PS3 than the 360 was stronger than the Xbox.
2) The PS4 does allow games to be created that weren't possible on PS3. Think No Man's Sky, BF4 64 player, and The Order 1886.
3) While these things are impressive, it's hard to be as impressed as we used to be. Things like MAG, Killzone 2, Fallout 3, and Minecraft made us game in ways we never had before.
