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Mad55 on 29 August 2011

yea this gen was the biggest leap to me.



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radishhead on 29 August 2011

I don't think next gen will be such a big leap - but we'll see.



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d21lewis on 29 August 2011

On a technical level (and this may be in the OP--I still haven't read it), we've got
-a significant boost in graphics.
- got downloadable games
-voice chat and video chat for the masses
-widespread online games
-entertainment options like Netflix, Last FM, Hulu Plus, etc.
-Motion controls
-Standard Wireless controllers (before, we had to purchase them separately)

Before that, with the jump from PS1 to PS2, we just got a jump from 3D to a more detailed 3D. There may be a couple of other things (a minor focus on online gaming, the Eyetoy) but this gen was the gen that got it right. I'm happy with the gen.



MARCUSDJACKSON on 31 August 2011
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH I don't think the AI will ever be improved much, simply because the moment you stop knowing how the enemy will behave you are in a huge disadvantage. If 20 enemies are like 20 humans and you fight against them all at once, you're bound to lose, unless you have a ridiculous amount of health or something like that. Even if you fight one single enemy you have a 50% chance of dying.

I think most people feel comfortable with the current AI levels because it's within their reach to learn the patterns, get to know the game, get better at it and beat it. That doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement, but I have the feeling a game will always be a game, that you can learn and beat. Not totally intelligent and unpredictable. For that you have multiplayer.

About other the technological leap yes, it wasn't nearly as big as from SNES to N64 or PS1 to PS2. Expect the generational leaps to get smaller with time, unless something drastic happens in the technological field. So the difference between this and next gen should be even smaller.

But I am satisfied with the current gen, I had fun with it and I await what next-gen will bring. Not all gens are going to have a leap like from 2D to 3D.

i hate learning patterns. i need advanced AI and smarter people online. no challenge that i've seen on either. thats why i play games on the hardest seting available when playing the first time through. failure is not exceptable.

how do you kill someone when they use a flash grenade to blind you? easy anwser. paly against me and it will happen every time.

 

this gen gives you near everything so yes its the best by far

gamers are just as prodictable as AI.



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superchunk on 31 August 2011

Yes. WiiMotes were an incredible addition to gaming. I can't wait for next-gen and for it to get its fair share of quality shooters and other games.

As for visual changes... yeah, but they are the normal/expected upgrades per generation and its always nice to have them as it delivers a more interesting experience.

Online multiplayer wasn't much different to me as these expansions lived on PCs for decades and I can't think of anything else that was a great difference.

I hope next gen see's normal increases in graphical capabilities, online move to be more robust like PCs, Nintendo's system getting all the good 3rd party games too.



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Troll_Whisperer on 31 August 2011
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH I don't think the AI will ever be improved much, simply because the moment you stop knowing how the enemy will behave you are in a huge disadvantage. If 20 enemies are like 20 humans and you fight against them all at once, you're bound to lose, unless you have a ridiculous amount of health or something like that. Even if you fight one single enemy you have a 50% chance of dying.

I think most people feel comfortable with the current AI levels because it's within their reach to learn the patterns, get to know the game, get better at it and beat it. That doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement, but I have the feeling a game will always be a game, that you can learn and beat. Not totally intelligent and unpredictable. For that you have multiplayer.

About other the technological leap yes, it wasn't nearly as big as from SNES to N64 or PS1 to PS2. Expect the generational leaps to get smaller with time, unless something drastic happens in the technological field. So the difference between this and next gen should be even smaller.

But I am satisfied with the current gen, I had fun with it and I await what next-gen will bring. Not all gens are going to have a leap like from 2D to 3D.

i hate learning patterns. i need advanced AI and smarter people online. no challenge that i've seen on either. thats why i play games on the hardest seting available when playing the first time through. failure is not exceptable.

how do you kill someone when they use a flash grenade to blind you? easy anwser. paly against me and it will happen every time.

 

this gen gives you near everything so yes its the best by far

gamers are just as prodictable as AI.

So you want AI to be more intelligent than (stupid) humans.



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yo_john117 on 31 August 2011

Hell yeah! I think this generation did work as far as technical prowess goes.



adsl on 31 August 2011

I'm satisfied with the hardware but not with the developers. I mean Wii controllers were very innovative while the PS360 GPUs were very powerful. Unfortunately developers missed a lot of opportunities to make great Wii remote games and used PS360's GPUs to create the same black/brown/grey short/linear/cinematic shooters, over and over again.



MARCUSDJACKSON on 31 August 2011
Troll_Whisperer said:
MARCUSDJACKSON said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
TBH I don't think the AI will ever be improved much, simply because the moment you stop knowing how the enemy will behave you are in a huge disadvantage. If 20 enemies are like 20 humans and you fight against them all at once, you're bound to lose, unless you have a ridiculous amount of health or something like that. Even if you fight one single enemy you have a 50% chance of dying.

I think most people feel comfortable with the current AI levels because it's within their reach to learn the patterns, get to know the game, get better at it and beat it. That doesn't mean there isn't room for improvement, but I have the feeling a game will always be a game, that you can learn and beat. Not totally intelligent and unpredictable. For that you have multiplayer.

About other the technological leap yes, it wasn't nearly as big as from SNES to N64 or PS1 to PS2. Expect the generational leaps to get smaller with time, unless something drastic happens in the technological field. So the difference between this and next gen should be even smaller.

But I am satisfied with the current gen, I had fun with it and I await what next-gen will bring. Not all gens are going to have a leap like from 2D to 3D.

i hate learning patterns. i need advanced AI and smarter people online. no challenge that i've seen on either. thats why i play games on the hardest seting available when playing the first time through. failure is not exceptable.

how do you kill someone when they use a flash grenade to blind you? easy anwser. paly against me and it will happen every time.

 

this gen gives you near everything so yes its the best by far

gamers are just as prodictable as AI.

So you want AI to be more intelligent than (stupid) humans.

hell yea. they fall for the same tricks and never change there game up. i'm the most tactical strategist put in any shooter. i've done some stupid things admitedly but i've run people there were obviously better then me through the ringer and they came up short handed.

AI smarter then my good friend the troll whisperer. yea thats my dream. 



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MARCUSDJACKSON on 31 August 2011
zarx said:
I'm a PC gamer so don't think I can really comment...

Which makes you wonder why I bothered posting...

you have every right to post here. don't you want better for the PC? i do as a PC gamer myself.



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