3 years PS3 - no innovation, just Shooters?

[forevercloud3000]

You want innovative? Its sitting all around you, staring you in the face.

Little Big Planet, enough said. That game has more innovation then anyone could possibly want. So many options and levels of customization it will make your head spin. Go see some of the levels people have made(like Luminous Dream that Jo21 and MM showed me) and tell me that is not crazy brilliantly innovative.

Resistance and Resistance 2 are not as "generic" as most like to peg them as. While they are shooters, I think their weapon selection is where they excel. I have never heard of a Bullseye like weapon in any other game(maybe becuz I never played shooters really b4 this gen). This goes for many of the Res universe of weaponry. THEY are what make those games fun.

Killzone2 is awesome, regardless of innovation. Why is innovation even necessary for every game? K2 does what FPS gamers love........RIGHT! It does change the game in small ways, such as the spawn grenades(which rectifies that little issue of people camping spawn points from other shooter).

Heavenly Sword was an awesome and unique game. You could use SIXAXIS for the "Aftertouch" throwing/firing mechanism which was loads of fun. The controler setup for Nariko's 3 stances was brilliant.

Valkyria Chronicles, Bet you have never played anything like it.......mainly because it doesnt exist.

Folklore utilized sixaxis functions as well in the MOST unique(and best) way I have seen. You actually grab/pull/tug/thrash Folk souls with the tilt by swaying it rapidly in different directions. Almost like fishing........but for souls, it was great.

and as you said, there are games like Eye of Judgment and so on floating around.

The thing is games shouldn't have to be innovative, bcuz you know what happens then? People feel unfamiliar about it so they don't go rushing out to buy it (Valkyria Chronicles, ICO, Folklore anyone?). They sell only decent maybe but not enough to warrent a sequel and in turn, more innovative games. Society likes their rehashes and doesn't like to be introduced to new things, even though we think we do.