Namco, we will never forget the tales series. I know I won't. Vesperia was so amazing that it alone will make me always remember Tales.

Sorry Namdai, but your full of it. We haven't forgotten Doom now have we? 

we will remember the big games that released like the big games that released 10 - 20 years ago.. the rest will be forgotten...

 Yet you still remember them.....

Really? And what about Haze, Lair, Mercenaries, Codenmend, Turok, every single Madden, Def jam Icon, even Too Human? This's not about casuals and hardcore, this's about the lack of creativity in the industry, look at all the games that we get in the 80's: Castlevania (with new 2 games this year), Bionic Commando (a remake is in the making), MegaMan (with MegaMan 9 comming), Contra (Contra 4 is hard), Gradius (a new game was released in Japan a week ago), Tetris (comming to Wiiware), Final Fantasy (nobody knows this game), Dragon Quest (in Japan this game is totally unknown), those franchise are still alive not because of the nostalgia factor but because they're really unique at the time. But in this generation few games are unique and creative.

generation defining games like COD4, SMG, GTA4 ( not very good but it will be remembered), MGS4 etc will always be remembered, average to above avarage game will be forgotten, oh big stinkers like lair, haze and too human will also be remembered like daikatana is still well known.

@KingofWale

I don't read hands-on for games I have No interest in owning. I just know that whenever I see a thread concerning Killzone 2, a big part of it is graphics.

I wanted to harmlessly just use it as an example, but I guess you took offense or something.

Yeah. as long as people remember these games on internet forums, there is no chance the companies will sell the IPs for a quick buck. Crash, Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider are such precious memories to gamers that the companies would rather go bankrupt than sell then.

i definitely agree. most of those random racing games (not including mario kart,) all the FPS on the 360, tons of random games that appeal to 99% only americans, most games on the PS3 like Uncharted will be forgotten.

100% true.

Make a list of all the big budget games, easily more than half will be forgotten.

Here I will make a list for PS3.

Ratchet and Clank, MGS4, Uncharted, Lair, Heavenly Sword, Haze.

Out of those MGS4 will be remembered, Ratchet and Clank as well as Uncharted MIGHT have a chance, the rest just suck, of course this isn't all the games but you get my point.

Actually, despite their right to judge or not, they're absolutely right. Bioshock won't be remembered like LttP. Older games hold a nostalgia that new games can't overcome, no matter how good they are. The first of something is always the most fondly remembered. Them's the breaks.

MGS4, no matter how great, ain't gonna be remembered like Duck Hunt, lol. You're kidding yourselves, really.