Video game developers no longer care about originality or setting the bar?

[Peterisyum]

Kantor said:

Peterisyum said:

Halo reach, Starcraft 2, Mario galaxy 2, Mass Effect 2, Assassins Creed Brotherhood, Gran Turismo 5, Call of Duty: Black Ops, God of War: Ghost of Sparta,

There are two shooters in that list. And more to the point, every game you named is brilliant, so who cares if it isn't "original" or "innovative". Sure, you get original gems like Braid and LIMBO and... Deus Ex?

See, it's so hard to name them because it's very difficult to be original and still be good. Just being derivative doesn't make your game bad. Being a sequel definitely doesn't make your game bad.

i never said those games were bad! :P