| ps3-sales! said: I agree and disagree. I understand your point about focusing more on visuals than gameplay. Part of that is due to visuals constantly increasing; partly due to visuals selling more to the public. The ps2/Xbox/GameCube era did seem to be the perfect mix of great satisfying gameplay and upgraded visuals that weren't too heavily focussed on. Obviously with the move to high definition televisions around 2005 we were in for a change. However, that does not mean that games cease to be fun. If anything that's entitely your opinion, not a fact. The 7th gen for me was much superior to the 6th gen in terms of games. Part due to my age (not being a small child) but the games were amazing. The mass effect trilogy, bioshock, halo, assassin's creed 2, cod4, Prince of Persia 2008, last of us, I could go on and on. I had an amazing time with games that focused just as much on visuals and storytelling as they did with gameplay. So basically, just your opinion. There are fun games out there if you know where to look. If you aren't happy, I guess you could just replay ps2 games all day. But trust me, your refusal to move on and accept the change is isolating you from the industry. And you're really missing out on some great games. |
I think the problem lies in the fact that pushing graphics further again and again requiers ever more resources. Both time and money. So that can go at the expence of gameplay. Yes there are exceptions like The last of us, but wouldn't that game be almost just as great with lesser graphics? You also mention high definition televisions however i was already playing in HD on PC even before the PS2 was released. So resolution alone doesn't really change the games, but it does make them look a lot sharper and more immersive. Case in point, look up an PS2 game running in HD and you will now what i mean.
Miyamoto once commented on Wii being underpowered stating that game graphics hade reached an saturation point. I didn't agree back then but now i think he might have been right.
