1. I know that we don´t know anything about Rage but the trailer suggested that it would have FPS elements and raceing elements in a post-apocaliptic atmosphere, maybe even RPG elements... but lets just wait and see.
2. Deus Ex and Systemshock are oldies but important to show that FPSs can do more than shooting. Bioshock is an exaple of people building on those concepts.
3. Mass Effect may not be a traditional FPS or a traditional RPG or strategy game, this is what I was saying all along, eventhough most FPS follow the same old concept there are games that mix it up and bring great new ways of playing into the game.
4. Lots of new "innovative" games suck because they do a half-assed revolution and can´t get the basics right, a great game doesn´t need to do new things to be great as long as it builds on what made the former games great. SMG: new controlles, Metroid: new controlles, SSBB: bigger and better, Killzone2: bigger and better, MGS4: bigger and better, Ratchet and Clank ToD: bigger and better, Halo 3: no revolution so its crap...
