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Five Genres That Have Been Lacking This Generation

While we’ve seen plenty of first-person shooters and action games in the past few years, there are a few genres that seem to have dropped off the map. So what is it that this generation has been missing? - PSLS

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JonnyBigBoss5246d ago

I'm dying for a snowboarding game right now. SSX can't come soon enough.

antz11045245d ago

SSX was awesome.

Id like even a good Tony Hawk reminiscent of the originals. The first couple were really good.

Marquis_de_Sade5245d ago

I would prefer a new Amped game in the vein of 1 and 2 as opposed to the slightly mad 3rd iteration.

NukaCola5245d ago

@Marquis

I had the first Amped on Xbox. It was my favotire snowboarding game since Cool Boarders too. I never played the 3rd one but I heard it just wasn't the same. Oh man, how a really high def down hill snowboarding game with realistic physics would be so sweet.

Marquis_de_Sade5245d ago

Yea, I have find memories of Amped 1 and 2, especially the latter with multiplayer, just jamming freestyle. So good, so so good.

cervantes2405246d ago

I would love to see more stealth games and JRPGs on consoles this generation. I'm a big fan of both of those genres.

iamtehpwn5246d ago

Has anyone else wondered what it'd be like to see a Western Studio take on the JRPG? I've always wanted to see something like that. The original worlds, characters, stories and colorfulness of a JRPG with the open ended and freedom giving designs of a Western RPG--it could be incredible.

ABizzel15246d ago

@Kur0

I don't know why you said no, it can't be any worse than what Japan has been producing.

Soldierone5245d ago

To be honest I love the JRPG style and some JRPG's are extremely awesome (like Disgea) but overall I think a lot of them are following a template and I agree with you. I mean static characters with absolutely no animation's during long "cutscene" dialogue? and stereotypical gameplay.

If they had that "twist" of a western developer making it I think it would be healthy for a lot of franchises. Not just to simply change the feel, but to make them more readily available to a larger audience as well. Of course by doing this you also have to keep the same level of quality or better, anything less and the "fans" will just destroy it by talking bad.

Persistantthug5245d ago

But who would you want to see team up, just out of curiosity?

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Kahvipannu5245d ago

I would suggest trying Lost Odyssey, by far my favourite JRPG this gen, but not many actually played the game...

Matrix2k5246d ago (Edited 5246d ago )

The number 1 is so retarded I cant even begin
1) Theres more jrpgs on consoles than any other type of rpg, and portables ( including ios) its not even close
2) Overall theres more japanese rpgs this gen than any other. Thats a fact, with the same high level of quality
"Where’s this generation’s Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII, or Dark Cloud 2? '
Radiant historia, ff 4 warriors of light/revant wings, tactics 2, crisis core, type zero or d' arc inazuma eleven, nino kuni.
Ive been playing more japanese rpgs this year than almost any other gungir, valkyria 3, disgaea 4, dragon quest vi, dq joker 2, and so many more. Its been unbelievable.
To say theres more western rpgs on consoles than japanese is false especially when you take into account the dozens of exclusives on the wii, a system alot more popular than the ps3 or 360 ( as are the handhelds)

"As a result, most, if not all, of the noteworthy RPGs on the PlayStation 3 are either Western RPGs like Mass Effect, or Action RPGs like Dark Souls. "

dark souls is a japanese rpg dude. You mean disgaea 3 and 4 werent on the ps3? You mean final fantasy 13 and star ocean 4 werent on the ps3? You mean 3 tales games werent on the ps3?

People need an rpg education

THE PS3 ISNT POPULAR ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD NOR HAS IT SOLD AT MORE THAN A FOURTH OR FIFTH PLACE PACE WORLDWIDE.

AND IT STILL GETS JAPANESE RPGS. THATS THE AMAZING THING

Stealth2k5246d ago

Disagreeing doesnt make facts, any less facts.

Even this year the new games started right in the first 2 weeks of january

knifefight5246d ago

The tact wasn't exactly my style, but I can understand this man's frustration, and I agree completely with his point.

"No JRPGs this gen" is something people say when they don't know the genre very well.

Hicken5245d ago

To be fair, MOST of the best ones have been on handhelds, but there have been some true gems on consoles this generation.

The biggest standouts- to me- on each system are Valkyria Chronicles, Lost Odyssey, and Xenoblade Chronicles. There are plenty of others that were enjoyable, too. However, JRPGS just aren't as popular this gen as last. Or, more specifically, they've been overshadowed by the FPS.

I don't think it's a matter of there not being enough, but rather that they're not getting the exposure they would have seen last generation.

Matrix2k5245d ago

@Hicken

To be fair its irrelevant they are on handhelds.

"However, JRPGS just aren't as popular this gen as last. Or, more specifically, they've been overshadowed by the FPS."

This is a big fact lie. rpgs where NEVER that popular in the states, action games were always more popular.

This gen we are seeing more rpgs from past gens, given new life in this gen, because rpgs have increased in popularity

You think star ocean 1, shiren, or dragon quest vi would of gotten localized in any other gen? I think not

Drake1175245d ago

Its not really a matter of not enough JRPGS are being made its a matter of most of them sucking. Fact.

Oaklnd5246d ago

some new twisted metal wouldnt hurt

Lavalamp5246d ago

My kingdom for a Tenchu project backed by a decent budget.

Snookies125246d ago

Ah god yes... Please... Tenchu!!! A real big budget Tenchu game would be so amazing...

specialguest5246d ago

I wish Tenchu would make a return and back to its former glory. We need a true ninja game that involves stealth, trickery, and feudal Japan weaponry & "magic". More than the fancy hack and slash of Ninja Gaiden.

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for July

Cyberpunk 2077, Abiotic Factor, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and more

Twisted Metal 3 and 4 join PlayStation Plus Premium.

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pwnmaster3000309d ago

Wow cyberpunk is a great pick up. If you haven’t played it you should definitely give it a try

Christopher308d ago

Banishers was dragged down by the need to go back to old areas multiple times.

GhostScholar309d ago

Also if you bought it at launch and couldn’t deal with all the bugs it’s a totally different game now

stupidusername308d ago

Played it on release and thought it was a mess. But I'm currently playing it again now on both PS5 and Switch 2 with cross save progression, and it's really different to how I remember it. Really enjoying it now, and it's really polished and immersive.

darthv72309d ago

Despite owning the 2077 One X console and the steelbook edition of the game... i still have never played it. I may actually give 2077 a try (via the portal) as there has been so much talk about it again, thanks to SW2 and now this comparison vid from DF. https://youtu.be/SvGQik3m6a...

dveio309d ago (Edited 309d ago )

I think it's an okay decision or happening.

iirc, wasn't there even a new and probably last update coming soon announced recently?

I've never played 2077, neither. (I am still a bit mad about their ... well, anyway.)

But I think it can't get better to play that game, or any game for that matter, in a 100% complete, fully updated build.

DivineHand125309d ago

Cyberpunk and Risk of rain 2 are the best of the bunch. Not a bad month if you are one of the few that haven't played those games.

yeastori309d ago

Cyberpunk is probably one of the best games I've ever played, even when it came out with all the bugs and glitches and broken gameplay on consoles, I still loved it at its core because the world was exactly what I wanted in a dystopian vision of the real future and the story was actually well done and compelling. With the fixes and then Phantom Liberty I just knew that this game could've been GOTY winner if it hadn't been released too early and released on PS5. XBX and two years later.

shinXseijuro309d ago

Might give cyberpunk a chance now that the game redeemed itself . Is it only the basic game or with the newer content ?

xHeavYx309d ago

According to the article, it's just the base game, but the DLC will be 30% off

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