| windbane said: I don't want current gen games to look like last gen games. I guess some developers play games and feel the same way. Gameplay is most important, but the power of the system changes gameplay options, just like a unique controller does. PS3/360/PC titles can sell just as well as Wii/PS2 titles based on install bases. It's just too bad that some of you didn't anticipate this third party problem earlier. I'm enjoying my Wii, but I'm glad I also have a PS3 (and possibly 360 in the future, although PC upgrade first) to enjoy the rest of the great games. It seems some of you have too high of expectations for the Wii support. PS3 fans got ridiculed on this site all year because we kept listing all the future games for the PS3. "All PS3 fanboys do is wait for games! There are no games!" and so on... However, it now appears that the Wii fanatics are waiting for the games to show up from third parties still. All I hear is wait until third parties switch development...that's something they appear to not have done yet. I like high production values to go along with my gameplay. The Wii control is great but still not the best for FPS (mouse/keyboard, which PS3 supports with UT3 and hopefully all future FPS), so it will indeed take some creative developers to push the control scheme. Whatever third parties do, I'll enjoy the games if they are fun to play. I'm just glad I'm not limited to only the Wii so I don't have to do RE5 petitions and Take Two bashing. So sad =( |
Actually, I plan to own all 3 systems, however I perfer the Wii for most games as it takes a lot more effort to get a the same amount out of a 360 and the PS3 than it does the Wii in my opinion. The reason being the high def graphics. High Def graphics are a handicap gameplay wise because people spend way too much time on them because they take up a lot of development time. In a perfect world where you have a lot of time high def graphics are great and all. But when development times are as low as they are currently... games end up with all sorts of bugs and gameplay issues because you just don't have the time to work on both the graphics and the gameplay. Look at GT and how long it takes to make just 1 car. This stops being a problem when you start rolling out more equipment and sequels. It's still quite an early problem. Take a look at Smackdown vs Raw 2008. It's a mess of a game with less wrestlers then the last version (which was also a mess) because it takes them forever to get the 3-D wrestlers perfectly. Meanwhile people really want the return of a game like "WWF No Mercy" on wii ware on the Wii. The reason.... "WWF No Mercy" was just better because of the gameplay. It's STILL a better game. When you make a good Wii or PS2 game at this point because their are better grahics out their you have to focus on the gameplay and other options above all else. It's why the Wii and PS2 games hold up and in many cases are better. I mean find a better baseball game with better physics then MLB Power Pros. You really won't be able too.
