oniyide said:
Gamegears said:
Well.. the more Online Console gaming gets.. the more PC like console gaming is going to become.. Platformers were 8-16 bit.. along with shooters, and fighters on consoles..But now in days with the consoles getting closer to PC's in total capability.. It seems that most of what made consoles unique and fun in genres is dying out.. and becoming more and more PC like... that is why I think.. in the end.. The Dreamcast/PS2 era was the last era of true console gaming.. Portable systems are getting closer to what console gaming used to be.. and the people are dragging console gaming.. closer to PC gaming.. not realizing that they are doing it.. |
i disagree. Fighting games are a LOT more popular now than they were back in the DC/PS2/GC/xbox era. I wonder why that is???? Hmmm probably something to do with consoles now being able to support these games online which is what that genre demands, competition, probably the closest to arcade like we can get now. 2d platformers were dying because of the advent of 3d, nobody really did want to make games that were not flashy. Can you name some 2d platformers for DC? PS2? GC? no really can you? i cant think of any. And what do you know we have seen a sudden surgence of 2d platformers this gen. I wonder why? Probably because the advent of online services on consoles, devs can put those games on their for cheap without having to worry about sending them out to die against the AAA titles
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I disagree and agree with some of the things you are saying. I agree that for fighting games online is the best thing to happen because it brings it closer to the competition of playing in an arcade, and they may or may not be more popular than they were on the DC/PS2/GC/ Xbox era but they certainly are no where as popular as back in 16 bit and arcade era and I don't think they ever will be.
Also the New super mario series is probably one of the best selling franchise of the 7th gen and thats a 2d platformer, so they can stand against "AAA" titles.
