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SpokenTruth said:
curl-6 said:

I feel like new IPs are one area where this gen underwhelmed, relatively speaking.

Don't get me wrong, there were some really cool ones, like Splatoon, Hellblade, and Horizon, but last gen for example we got Bioshock, Uncharted, Bayonetta, Mass Effect, Vanquish, Gears of War, Xenoblade, The Last Story, Dishonored, Dead Space...

Indeed.  And it seems to be a continuing trend from past generations.  Sequalitis and, now, remakeitis have taken time, money and creative energy away from original IPs and I'm worried it be worse during the next generation.

Too much power and control in the hands of the publishers who are too afraid to bank roll a new idea.

Exactly; it pisses me off that so much developmental resources are wasted these days on remaking old games instead of creating fresh new experiences, because companies are so risk-averse. Feels like every second release these days is just a HD paint job of a game I already played years if not decades ago.