justinian on 25 March 2010
| SmoothCriminal said: I applaud Heavy Rain (and Indigo Prophecy along with it). It was a fantastic interactive movie. However, I don't want too see this genre become the norm. I think that Heavy Rain is a step in the wrong direction, whereas Braid is a step in the right direction. Braid's story is non-linear and coldn't be told in any other Media besides video games. Do I want more games like Heavy Rain? Sure, why not. Do I want them to become too popular for their own good? No, I do not. |
I see your point, but not your concern about the genre becoming "too popular".
The way I see it Super Mario Galaxy sold millions but I didn't see a whole lot of platformers following it's success.
OK, true, this is a "new" genre so that analogy doesn't quite add up.
Let's take LBP as an example. That was a different type of platformer and a pretty new concept in many ways. It has now sold over 3m yet I haven't seen to many jumpers on that wagon.
I think developers NOW believe that if you are not first on a console with a particular type of game then don't bother trying it.
Instead stick to what you know and release another halo, COD, GTA, etc.,
Just my two cents.
