What Does Microsoft Need To Do To Win You Back?

[DirtyP2002]

KingdomHeartsFan said:

DirtyP2002 said:
Release better exclusives than the competition and they already do that, so I am fine.

I'm honestly curious, this is not to pick on you, but what do you see in Microsoft's exclusives, because I don't see much.  Ryse looks like the blandest combat ever, with nothing but quick time events, Killer Instinct is not up to par with current gen fighting games like Injustice and Mortal Kombat.  We don't know much about Quantum Break or Sunset Overdrive so can't say much about those.  Crimson Dragon looks awsome I will give you that.  I don't see anything in Forza 5 that distinguishes it from other racers, and Titanfall is not an exclusive.  With Sony I feel they have announced a balanced line up of exclusives, with a good variety of generes, and they said they still have more to announce, I don't think Mirosoft has anything left.  inFamous Second Son looks so awsome, I loved the first two and  this one looks like a lot of fun, Drive Club has that soial feature so I guess that helps it stand out from other racers, but I'm still waiting to see more from that game.  Always good to see new platformer ips like Knack.  I'm inbetween on Killzone Shadow Fall, it looks amazing graphics wise, but still waiting for it to wow me, and too early to say anything on The Order 1866.

At the end of the day, it is all about taste anyway. So this is IMO.

Ryse looks to have great visuals. The gameplay was dumped down for the E3 show, so it remains to be seen how this might turn out at the end. And I love the setting. I hope they keep it that way. Sure it is fictional, but don't include Dragons or giant enemy crabs in this game. Lions / Tigers in the Colosseum are welcom though.

Dead Rising 3 looks very promising. I played DR1 and thought it was a fun game, but it could be so much better. Now it looks like they really improved the concept.

Halo is the best gaming franchise I have ever played. Period.

Quantum Break is made by Remedy (nuff said) and the combination of a TV series and gaming sounds freaking awesome to me.

Titanfall will be THE multiplayer title of the next gen.

I am not a fan of the racing genre, but Forza looks great. I actually want to give it a shot just for drivatar.

 

So, what has the competition to offer this far?

I dislike Killzone with passion. It has nice visuals, but it is lacking in every other category. Story, Gameplay, controls, level design, multiplayer... For me, Killzone is the perfect example for a generic FPS.

InFamous is meh to me as well. And a 50% collpase of sales for the sequel indicates that I am not alone with that feeling.

Other than that, there are a handful of indie games, I gladly pass.