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Zekkyou said:
It's interesting reading comments like this because i'm effectively the opposite. My interest in consoles waned considerably during the 7th gen, eventually leading me to PC gaming. I've always felt that gaming as a medium for story telling is heavily underutilised, and Sony's push towards that kind of game has slowly pulled my interest back. I don't think they always succeed (e.g. i enjoyed Horizon's gameplay immensely, but the story felt poorly presented), but i appreciate their efforts. For the first time since 2009, my gaming time (as limited as it was) was slightly in favour of consoles in the latter half of 2016. It'll almost certainly swing back to PC this year because of Stormblood, but it was still surprising. That all said, i can understand why some would dislike it. I do think Sony's 1st parties offer a large enough variety of games to keep most people happy, but those uninterested in story driven games will likley be better served with Nintendo (at least as far as exclusives are concerned). |
Well said. Yeah, obviously I lean more toward Nintendo's offerings, but I agree Sony offers enough variety to entertain me. I thoroughly enjoyed games like Wipeout 2048 and The Last Guardian. Unfortunately, both are from dissolved studios :(
And I continue to use and enjoy my PS4. I just beat Metro 2033 Redux on PS4 last night, in fact. But moving forward, I foresee using it mostly for indies and third-party exclusives like Nier and Persona. Sony's internal studios seem to have made the Naughty Dog formula the gold standard, which, unfortunately for me, means more scripted sequences and more cinematic storytelling. Again, this is great for folks who enjoy that formula, just not so hot for me.
