Sony: Silent Blades “will be first AAAAA game”

[Soleron]

Kantor said:

Soleron said:

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No, it's not a real game.

So, they have that many inputs and they wonder why new gamers can't get the hang of the controls? I said 12/7 for ridiculous numbers. But I suppose even the Wii has 11 buttons. Maybe a return to the 4 buttons+D-pad of the NES?

 

 

No way.

Just in a shooter like Killzone 2, you need to:

Move (analog)

Aim (analog)

Change Weapon

Jump

Action

Fire

Grenade

Crouch

Zoom

Sprint

Melee

...which is why the PS3 and Xbox 360 have little appeal to new markets. The barrier to entry is too high because Sony and MS have made their consoles geared towards the relatively few people who are hardcore shooter fans.

Why would a shooter that only has three buttons and one stick (Move+Aim on one stick, Fire, Jump, Change Weapon) be any less fun if the game engine was the same? But it would be a lot more accessible.