Borkachev on 03 May 2008
The Wii takes the cake for next-gen gameplay (Wii Sports, Super Mario Galaxy, etc.),
I don't think Mario Galaxy's gameplay is anything that couldn't have been done last gen. You could strip the star bits finding/shooting feature out completely and it would hardly change a thing.
Wii Sports is a good example, though.
And I haven't played GTAIV, but from what I've heard it might be another one. I think that procedurally generated animation like this Euphoria system might be what marks the great leap forward in gameplay this gen. At first you might think it's just another graphical thing, but it has the potential to increase immersion and interactivity in game worlds to levels we've never seen.
