green_sky said:
Fair points. You are in David Jaffe camp of video games which focus on core gameplay. The thing is though that multiplayer has seen such a big rise this generation and it is pure gameplay. Other than opening where they tell you to race, fight, shoot, etc it is just pure gameplay. The single player experience is where the games have taken control away but that was there last gen too. MGS was always half movie and half game. God of War is same as it was back than, Gears you are in control most of the time. Valve games continue to give you full control even during cutscenes. There is only i guess some offenders like Uncharted but even than most of the cutscenes are so short. The experience is mostly enhanced and it brings in new players. The Wii did that in their own way by making the controls simpler. What i am generally getting is that new and shiny has always been there. Every generation the coat of paint looks better and we sit in awe of it. Not much has changed and the variety of games is far wider this generation across platforms than ever before. The old school games have made a strong comeback with indie and smaller teams. JRPG's have a taken a hit it seems but i am no expert on them. So i just want to point out the far more option and variety of games available. If you don't like cinematic experiences than there is just way too many other games. In fact i feel the market is saturated quite a bit. Last year i had more time to play games than ever but even with one console and pc i could barely keep up with the number of releases even from previous years. Anyways i hope you find the upcoming generation enjoyable. Happy gaming. |
Don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on the 7th gen, I enjoyed it very much. I'm just saying that the "new and shiny" argument is the other side of the coin to the "nostalgia" argument, and that I'm not a fan of ALL the changes this generation bought about. The multiplayer thing doesn't really resonate with me, for example, because it's mostly been focussed on online, and about the only game I've ever enjoyed playing online is Monster Hunter Tri, FPS and sports games online do nothing for me.
I could also go on and on about the things I loved in the 7th gen though, like Nintendo's return to form, the resurrection of 2D platformers, motion controls, etc.
And thanks, hope next gen rocks for you too. :)