Playstation 3 Demographic More Diverse Than Xbox 360 Demographic?

[Michael-5]

mantlepiecek said:

Michael-5 said:

I dunno, Uncharted 1 was almost pure shooter if you asked me, and story was no deeper then a typical Gears of War game. However UC2 I'll accept as a hybrid shooter/action game. Still I would personally put UC2 as a shooter, it's just a lot more story focused, and has some action elements. When I played it I still felt that shooting (and story) were the primary focus.

As for MGS4, just like Splinter Cell Conviction I consider it a shooter. It's not an FPS like Call of Duty or Halo are, but it's a shooter none the less. Everyone looks at things in their own way I guess.

@ bolded. It's important because it shows the difference between the PS3 and 360 demograph. Remember 360 is significantly more popular in Americas, where shooters rule. So it makes sense. Still I wonder if you counted MGS and Uncharted as shooters, would it make a noticable difference to the demoraph? Would Action still be #1? Not surprised to see Action so big on PS3.

Action would still be no. 1 if we were to classify Uncharted series and metal gear solid series as third person shooters, but this time the difference between action and fps will be very small.

But come on, MGS 4 isn't a shooter. If you played the final boss battle you would know. I didn't even purchase any guns other than maybe a couple just to check them out. I was satisfied with my stealth gadget. Only for the boss battles is the gun required. I remember crawling through the whole game.

Splinter cell is a shooter, yes, but to call it a shooter seems unfair since it punishes you if you shoot people. In fact 90% of the time I use a gun is for shooting off the lights, and if someone was to go shooting in this game they would lose all the ammo before they could complete a level. That's not the case with conviction, but that's an exception.

I never beat MGS4, but I did beat MGS1 and 2, and got a fair way into 3.

I don't consider MGS4 a FPS like Halo or CoD, but I don't see too much of a difference between it and Splinter Cell, which is a third person shooter. Even James Bond games have stealth levels, and from my experience with MGS games, you still need to use the tranq gun fairly often. MGS is good because it doesn't tell you to kill 100 people, but it's still largely focused on sneaking and shooting.

MGS is a very story focused game, very different from any any game which involves guns. If stealth were a category, I would say MGS (the franchise) is Stealth/Shooter. I agree with you, MGS is very different fron Uncharted, Gears, Lost Planet, and well most third person shooters. Just like Splinter Cell I think shooter should be a secondary category. Maybe Action/Shooter, but shooter none the less.

As for Uncharted, I spent more time shooting people then climbing. Especially Uncharted 1. I know it's also an action/adventure game, but personally I would call it a shooter primarily. Everyone has their own opinion. What does VGC site MGS4, Splinter Cell, and Uncharted as anyway?