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Helloplite on 20 May 2013
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bananaking21 said:
Carl2291 said:
I think "Change the Industry" is taking it a tad too far.

What they might do is take a genre back to where it should be though. Survival Horror.

Resident Evil abandoned it. Dead Space abandoned it.

If The Last of Us is successful enough at retail, then we could see the return of "Survival Horror" on consoles. Especially if the game matches/outsells Resident Evil 6, which has yet to pass 5 Million units. If Sony are smart with the marketing then we could see big numbers. Expect a bundle during the holiday and potentially a PS4 version of the game somewhere down the road.


but wouldnt that be changing the indusrty? if it can populerize the survival horror genre wouldnt it have made an effect on the industry? and thus changed it?


I am really trying to figure whether this is a troll post or if this a genuine topic. But let me humour you, and pretend that I find it reasonable and genuine:

In what way has Uncharted (1, 2, 3 etc) changed the industry? Uncharted is a fantastic game, but it is hardly groundbreaking or a game-changer. Nearly everything about it has existed previously in other games, and will exist subsequently in future games. But that doesn't mean that U2 or any other Uncharted game has 'changed the industry'.

Naughty Dog changed the industry once, but that was way back in time when they made Crash Bandicoot. Alongside Croc (and later Rayman 2), they were the only 3D platformers to come outside of the Sega/Nintendo platformer craze and succeed on a new console contender. So that was big stuff, as it opened the way to all the other 'new' 3D platformers of the time (think Spyro) which caused a short-term platformer revival alongside Mario 64. 

Now Uncharted on the other hand? It is merely a perfected Tomb Raider with more set-pieces. A brilliant game for sure, but it has had negligible influence in the industry. I mean, name one Uncharted clone or 'inspired' game that has come out since then that is not... Uncharted (or Tomb Raider).

 

Whether you like it or not, the industry last time around was revolutionized by 1st Person Shooters, Wii and motion controls, dance games and MMORPGs. And there is no indication that The Last of Us will have any other effect on the industry rather than being a fantastic game made by a great development studio that really knows their business.