I posted the following on the xbox.com forums...If you have any ideas, feel free to post them in the comments section
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Let's help Microsoft - What to you is NEXT-GENERATION?
Alright, you know what guys, I'm so sick of all of these gaming journalists telling us what is and what is NOT NEXT GENERATION. To tell you the truth I don't think these journalists care about gaming anymore. They rush through Kameo and say that it's too short (when they themselves didn't even bother to enjoy the ride), they say that Perfect Dark Zero is just another shooter (when another shooter, entirely comprised of CG, is what they claim to be 'next-gen'--KILLZONE 2 for the PS3), and they say that Project Gotham Racing 3 is just another racing game with good graphics (and they were DROOLING over a movie of Gran Turismo running supposedly on the PS3).
They claim that 'graphics arent everything' but can't help but say that Gears of War will be GOTY simply because it looks cool. I have NOTHING against GOW -- i think that game is going to be good too -- my only point being that, why do journalists 'flip flop' like that, whining about how they want some kind of gameplay dynamic that's totally new, but they go all ga-ga over great graphics.
People, there is seriously something wrong with the gaming industry today.
So, how do we define what is truly the next-generation of gaming? Is it simply great graphics? Is it having some kind of gameplay dynamic that's never been done before? Is it having a control interface that is radically different from what is available today?
What about other ideas applied to old ones? How does one make a better first-person-shooter? How does one make a racing game interesting again? How about action-adventure games?
I think a better way to think of how to improve FPS/Racing/Action games is, what about those games did you always hate? Stupid AI? Too few enemies? The quest/mission doesn't feel EPIC enough? The racing gets boring after a while?
I offer this thread so that everyone can share their ideas--maybe somehow we can help Microsoft create better games that are truly TRULY NEXT-GENERATION. Yeah, yeah, I know that MS probably has so many people already working on this very problem 24/7, but you know what, it's time that we gamers help build and define what is truly NEXT GENERATION. What do we want to play tomorrow? Say it here.
(As for me, I'm still thinking about what qualifies as my 'dream game', and will post it here soon. And no, I will not sue MS if they consider my idea(s). I have no plans to work in the gaming industry anyway; and judging from where I live I wouldn't be able to sue them if I wanted to!)
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Let's help Microsoft - What to you is NEXT-GENERATION?
Alright, you know what guys, I'm so sick of all of these gaming journalists telling us what is and what is NOT NEXT GENERATION. To tell you the truth I don't think these journalists care about gaming anymore. They rush through Kameo and say that it's too short (when they themselves didn't even bother to enjoy the ride), they say that Perfect Dark Zero is just another shooter (when another shooter, entirely comprised of CG, is what they claim to be 'next-gen'--KILLZONE 2 for the PS3), and they say that Project Gotham Racing 3 is just another racing game with good graphics (and they were DROOLING over a movie of Gran Turismo running supposedly on the PS3).
They claim that 'graphics arent everything' but can't help but say that Gears of War will be GOTY simply because it looks cool. I have NOTHING against GOW -- i think that game is going to be good too -- my only point being that, why do journalists 'flip flop' like that, whining about how they want some kind of gameplay dynamic that's totally new, but they go all ga-ga over great graphics.
People, there is seriously something wrong with the gaming industry today.
So, how do we define what is truly the next-generation of gaming? Is it simply great graphics? Is it having some kind of gameplay dynamic that's never been done before? Is it having a control interface that is radically different from what is available today?
What about other ideas applied to old ones? How does one make a better first-person-shooter? How does one make a racing game interesting again? How about action-adventure games?
I think a better way to think of how to improve FPS/Racing/Action games is, what about those games did you always hate? Stupid AI? Too few enemies? The quest/mission doesn't feel EPIC enough? The racing gets boring after a while?
I offer this thread so that everyone can share their ideas--maybe somehow we can help Microsoft create better games that are truly TRULY NEXT-GENERATION. Yeah, yeah, I know that MS probably has so many people already working on this very problem 24/7, but you know what, it's time that we gamers help build and define what is truly NEXT GENERATION. What do we want to play tomorrow? Say it here.
(As for me, I'm still thinking about what qualifies as my 'dream game', and will post it here soon. And no, I will not sue MS if they consider my idea(s). I have no plans to work in the gaming industry anyway; and judging from where I live I wouldn't be able to sue them if I wanted to!)