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RepedeGoesWoof on 06 July 2014
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Intrinsic said:
RepedeGoesWoof said:

I feel like you gave up halfway through the list, because some of the games have a really unique concept which would only work in FP (mirror's edge, kingdom come, no man's sky, the witness), and games where FP would enhance atmosphere/horror elements (metro, daylight, alien). there are so many perspectives available.

I can understand it when there are games that put a spin on the FP element, but most of those games on that list would actually be a lot better if they were made to be third party. I don't know, maybe I am reading too much into it all.. but in the time of the PS1/PS2... my game list was more like this;

 

  • vagrant story   
  • soul reaver
  • tenchu 
  • syphon filter
  • brave fencer musachi  
  • splinter cell
  • okami  
  • gow of war
  • final fantasy tactics  
  • devil may cry
  • killzone  
  • onimusha
  • medal of honor  
  • resident evil
  • zone of the enders  
  • silent hill
  • gran tursismo  
  • wipeout
  • wrc  
  • final fantasy
  • jak and daxter  
  • sly cooper
  • rathet & clank  
  • abes odysee
  • metal gear solid 
  • tekken
  • dead or alive 
  • street fighter
  • star ocean  
  • dragon quest
  • kingdom hearts  
  • GTA
  • red dead  
  • the getaway
  • dropship  
  • ace combat
  • armoured core 
  • indigo prophecy
  • fear effect

 

I could go on and on and on and on...... but its easy to see that the list above has like only 2 or so games in the first person genre. There was soooo much variety in games that its actually sad when comparing it to the games coming out these days. In truth, I think that we have western developers to blame for this. They are more inclined to make something first person while the japs only seem to know how to make things third person. 

In that list above, though nowheer near exhasutive, there are only like 8 of those games that are still being actively reiterated. most of the other games or even their "type" of game are completely lost to us now or replaced by some form of First person iteration of it.

I don't see your point. if you're judging games based solely on what perspective they're in, we have much more variety today than say 10 years ago. Yes, there are more FP games, but there was a severe lack of those titles during the GC/PS2/Xbox era. I can only think of a handful...Killzone, Halo, COD, and...Metroid I guess? I also don't see how COD, KZ, Battlefield, or Halo would be better in TP. 

Also, almost every one of those games you just mentioned are still coming out today, some as spiritual successors, reboots, or direct sequels. The gaming industry is a lot larger now. Variety is definitely there, especially with the indie scene being so big now.

There is something for everybody, and there's a whole lot of games coming out for every genre.