vivster said:
That would be the pessimistic way to look at it. It seems to be completely up to the developer to create a great AI. So maybe their motivation will be reignited by a new generation. |
Considering how the emphasis on games that require little AI does not appear to be changing (online shooters, platformers with dumb enemies, etc), I doubt it.
Honestly, back in the day, I had one great hope for AI the 8th generation: Nintendogs 2, later named Nintendogs + cats. I really haven't had much hope for new advanced AI since the 3DS launch came and the virtual dogs were still virtual dogs. I mean, if the leading pet simulation series is not going to revolutionize AI, what would? Say what you want about pet sims, they're based around a single character's AI and responding to it.
I don't doubt that AI will improve here and there by increments. But it seems that for every tenfold improvement in graphics we get, AI gets a few IQ points.
