JWeinCom said:
1. When you take out crossgen titles, the list gets a lot smaller. And I'd argue that not all of those games are "great". Personally, I only think the bolded ones meet that standard. 2. The reason crossgen titles don't count is because in general, there is absolutely no difference in crossgen titles besides resolution and some special effects, which many people don't find worth 400 dollars. 3. Before, new consoles meant new experiences you simply couldn't have on older systems. You couldn't play Wii Sports without the Wii's controls. Dead Rising simply produced too many characters for the XBox to hold (see the Wii version). FZero wouldn't be playble on the NES, except in a severely compromised form. Final Fantasy 7 was too large for disc based systems. Sonic the Hedgehog would have been terrible on the Master System (and it was). Shenmue was far too large for the Saturn to handle. 4. New consoles should mean new experiences. The whole point is to play something you couldn't have on an older system. Going from the PS1 to PS2 was like going from a Nokia flip phone to a Droid. Going from the PS3 to the PS4 is like going from an iPhone 5 to an iPhone 5s. |
1. I'm confused. Your premise as to whether new gen games can be labelled as great seems to be whether they can run on last gen hardware only with lower resolution, less fps and poorer graphics. So out of the 53 released games that I listed you only think Bayonetta 2, Super Mario 3D World, Super Smash Bros. U and The Wonderful 101 qualify as great games. Please tell me you realise how subjective that claim is. Why exactly these 4 games? Why don't you think these 4 games can run on last gen hardware in some form?
2. Why do people even buy a new console if they don't think it's worth its price yet. Excuse me but I think that's really stupid. And why do they feel the need to complain all the time instead of just wait buying until there are more unique games available and let other people enjoy gaming. I never understood some people's need to shove their own opinion down other people's throat.
3. I don't see why a gimmick like the Wii mote should decide whether a new gen game can be great or not. I simply don't agree. If people enjoy e.g. Shadow of Mordor on their PS4 I don't think you can dictate that it isn't a great game experience just because it runs on last gen consoles as well and doesn't need a new controller gimmick. Besides the DS4 really adds to the experience in many games in a way that DS3 can't.
4. I've already had moments where I really felt the unique experiences new gen consoles can offer and I can reassure you more of these new experiences unique to new gen consoles will come down the road. Resistance: Fall of Man wasn't that giant leap over the PS2 compared with later PS3 and Xbox 360 games. If you ever expected going from PS3 to PS4 would be as big as going from PS1 to PS2 I think you were quite naive. Consoles sell because of their low price and great accessibility. You can't expect a PS1 to PS2 like evolution from a $399 console. Maybe consoles just aren't your thing..
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