Has gaming lost is originality?

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

pokoko said:

 

As for turning everything generic in order to appeal to everyone (and thus no one), I only have to look at Fuse, which was once a game I was very interested in.  In contrast, we have Borderlands, which abandoned generic for originality and became a smash hit.

Haha, that's true. I've almost forgotten about the first time we saw Borderlands. It looked like just another Fallout wannabe. The game itself ultimately wasn't really my thing - it's a little too "Blizzard makes a shooter" for my taste - but it definitely has a look and vibe all its own. Taking that risk paid off for them. (And thanks to Gearbox's equally creative accounting practices, they were able to make it all on Sega's dime!)

Fuse just makes me incredibly sad every time I see it. Insomniac is such a talented group, but man, does that game look like the epitome of boring. At this point I'm just hoping that its inevitable floppage doesn't kill them or something. It seemed to at least have some spark of personality back when it was Overstrike.

You just gave me the thought that the story of Colonial Marines is like a real-life version of "The Producers."