I remember when I got a Super Nes and my mom thought Super Mario World looked just like Mario 3. I was blown away. She couldn't hear how much clearer the music was? She couldn't see how much better the animations and color was? How big the sprites were!?
I remember getting my Xbox 360 and my friends thinking Gears of War looked about the same as RE4 on the Gamecube. What the hell!? They couldn't see the awesome textures and gritty effects?
Now, I guess I've become one of them. In the past, nobody had to convince me that I was seeing a big leap in power. The games spoke for themselves. The Wii's motion controls, the Xbox 360's online, the PS3's price tag. Even the leaps from PS1 to Dreamcast to PS2 were obvious to my untrained eye. The best of the last gen easily eclipsed by what came after. I'm nearing a year with my PS4/Xbox One and I need people to tell me where the improvements are. I see the improvements but it's hard to believe that this is what I waited almost a decade for.
The good stuff is coming. I know it is and I'm looking forward to it but right now, I'm still disappointed. I guess last gen just spoiled me. The graphics were superb, the online was fresh (to me!), web browsers, Achievements, saving gameplay, Netflix, Cross Buy, touch screens, motion controls, 3D. It was a revolution. This gen, we get Share Play, Virtual Reality, Game Stream (twitch, Ustream), and Game DVR. Wow.
