Says you and has nothing to do with anything. It just shows the OP's argument is fail.

HUH? Befoe halif life there was no destruction nor manipulation of any games physis, levels, Half life changed that forever, galaxy didn't change anything.

Since when does a game being different genres mean anything? The level design in Dark Souls was infinitely more complex then galaxy being a platformer.

Where was I hating? Gamaxy is a great platformer, I just said it is not revilutionary nor is it.

Since when does popularity have to do with anything?

Thatnks for calling me stupid, a few days LMAO, you realise games take years to make right so neither game  had any influence on the other right??

That's your opinion of course, but it's also a very strong statement to make, considering the fact that, for example, in the 8bit and 16bit generations, gameplay was generally the major focus, because while they were still gorgeous for their time (and compared to older polygon games still are), those classic games couldn't get all that elaborate with graphics or presentation, so (at least with the GOOD ones), they had to have a lot of substance. In my personal opinion, the best games from those generations trump anything that has come out since the PS1/N64 era began onwards. That certainly isn't to say that there haven't been some truly amazing, deep and fun to play 3D games. Of course there have. But I think overall, it's not even necissarily a matter of 2D vs. 3D, it's a matter of the more powerful consoles get, and the better graphics get, the more big developers especially raise their budgets and try (pointlessly) to be on par with big budget hollywood films, etc., that games have gotten further and further away from what made then fun and such a great passtime in the first place.

cause 3d-platformer are totally unpopular nowadays, that's why. name one 3d platformer the last 5 years that was as successful as galaxy saleswise. right, nothing. you just can't compare a overworld from a rpg to a fucking platformer, thats like comparing 2d platformer to final fantasy 3 overworld design. it's not the fucking same. why i am even argueing with you, you didn't even play galaxy seriously.

Cool down, th3pano and sentient. You've obviously brought up a lot of valid gameplay points

Couldent put it better myself.

No, simply no. Gameplay is still king, you simply have poor selecting skills, and you end up with crappy ones If anything games became more fluid and dynamic than ever before

Games are about the experience, which encompasses everything. People who complain about Battlefield 4 reveal, what did you expect from a military based FPS? Its no different from people complaing about 2D mario...

In terms of character and story telling, the demo did an inredible job in my opinion, partially because of the character rendering but also through the scripting. Maybe people are confusing their preference of fantasy, for a lack of quality in games with realistic graphics. I just recently played Dishonoured, Limbo, Journey... All brilliant, all with a clear focus on gameplay, all amazing visuals (not necessarily realism) as well as story telling. I believe most AAA titles weight these 3 things pretty well regardless of what you think of its actual quality.

DMC-
Tomb Raider-
Metal Gear Rising-
Bioshock-
AC3-

Which of these games didn't concern itself with gameplay and only graphics, or even which of these games were obviously weighted more on graphics? Like many people today I get tired of the barrage of war based games, especially FPS which by there nature aim for realism and so appear the same, but things were not so different with all the generic action adventure games released last gen, and then all the platformers the gen before.

I don't think gameplay has moved as far as it can this gen, but I think its down to a lack of ambition. Nothing to do with graphics. Luckily we're at the point where the public and media are starting to respond (Both GOW's). Its nice that your game is fun, but its the exact same thing we've been playing for the last 5 years. Also attention to visuals and story can actually make games feel more unique, we can't expect ground breaking gameplay innovations every other day of the week.

Well, this thread went down the toilet fast.

XD!! Omg this guy is comparing Half life to Galaxy. The direct reason not to take you seriously. Comparing a shooter with a gravity gun to a platformer in space XD this is the best day of my life.

There was only one useful action you could perform, that being the one you needed to proceed to the next story chunk.