Are FPS the beat'em ups of this generation

[oniyide]

Gamegears said:

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

Some of what you say may be true.. but honeslty.. are there as many fighters today as there was in the 16-32 bit era.. and where did all the side scrolling beat em ups go?? Like Final Fight.. there is not that many there like there used to be.. 2D Action Adventure like Ninja Gaiden.. without anything online.. nope.. and how about JRPG's// they are dead.. bottom line.. look at what are the most popular games on consoles.. Soul Caliber.. Stealth and Squad Games.. and Puzzle Games.. Strategy.. MMORPG.. Westenr RPG.. and FPS.. now let's see what are the most populer games on the computer.. take out Soul Caliber.. and you basically summerized it up... There may be side scrollers.. but are they on store sheleves?? No.. why not?? and there are not nearly as many as there used to be. other then Mario.. There may be a lot of beat em ups.. but.. well no that is not exactly true either.. Once you get past the core series.. that have been around forever.. there really is not as many... and JRPG's and Side Scrolling Beat em ups.. like Double Dragon.. etc.. are dead.. for the most part.. Bottom line.. with what is on store shelves.. once you get past dloading old games.. and some new.. there is nothing like what consoles used to be.. it is more and more like PC.. or motion/tablet/touchscreen games with each and every generation.. 

My point was never about fighters being as popular as they were in their heyday, that would be a ludicrous statement. But they are more popular than they were in the last gen. Thats a fact. Its not different than 2d platformers they are more popular than they were just last gen, but still not as popular as they were in the 16 bit era. Have you checked your XBL or PSN? Do you have access to those? thats where the beat em ups went. No one in their right mind is going to publish one of those for retail, not gonna happen. Scott Pilgrim, Turtles HD, Streets of Rage, Xmen, Simpsons, hell they jsut did a new Double Dragon and and Final FIght one, where you been? What difference does it make if it on store shelves or not? Thats irrelevant. I can still play beat em ups and fighter and even 2d plats on my current console. There just not going to be on my store shelves which IMHO is actually a step in a good direction. WRPGS and the like have nothing at all to do with those genres, unless you wanna ignore the PS2 era where those games i mentioned werent being made at all.  Would you rather we go back to that era? Its never going ot be like 16 bit era ever again, 3d gaming ensured that along time ago.