yeah, a lot of stuff died this gen, and a lot of bad things started too. micro transactions, on disc dlc, stealth games pretty much died, tactical shooters died, very few horror games many of which ruined in sequels...
basically everything that wasn't a shooter or action game, became one xD. and the funny thing was a lot of those games were less successful because of it (splinter cell since conviction, ghost recon future soldier, silent hill, resident evil 6, socom 4...)
I'd like to see survival horror return this gen. Also platformers that aren't mario. And MS actually using Rare and their IP's.
So far i must say im a little disappointed with next gen games coming out and already released... too many shooters even still. I'm hoping that genre doesn't maintain such a prominence in a few years.
@persona4
the issue with that idea is there aren't a lot of games catering to kids on vita (a few but not near as many as 3ds). also nintendo's name is synonymous with family friendly content and decades in the handheld market, sony is a more recent entry with more of a focus on mature titles.
I'm sure vita will pull through alright, but it's lifetime performance could be low enough that sony changes their approach with their next handheld, and that is my fear ...
That's part of the reason, but vita also has resistance, COD, uncharted, LBP, wipeout, sly cooper, and other big names in gaming. Not as big as mario, but arguably more relevant popular than a lot of the other franchises on 3ds (kid icarus, fire emblem, more). It's just that nintendo handhelds and the ds especially have always been such big hits, and the handheld market in particular has been popular with young kids.
Also one of the biggest probs i find with vita is the fact t...
the thing is, because the 3ds is inflated by a wider audience (more casual gamers and kids), and the vita is almost completely a hardcore audience, it is not surprising that the 3ds has a worse attach ratio.
This makes more sense, others were saying they wanted 9 million sold in the fiscal year alone (12 million total), now its clear they wanted 9 million TOTAL.
6.8 is still crazy but now i at least know theyre sane :P
I dont expect it to sell better because of price, i expect the ps4 to because it is delivering a similar experience 100 bucks cheaper, but no one's letting price determine the choice between a wii u and the other systems... theyre night and day experiences. The xbox one and wii u both sold well, especially the wii u all things considered.
Thats what i was about to say lol. Its so rampant nintendo themselves released that one console there exclusively, where it probably flopped.
This christmas had great sales for wii u! They were only 50k behind the xbox one, a BRAND NEW console with its first christmas!
look up the mechanics of the game, that's where it gets even more interesting. there's permadeath and it's all about seeing how much you can uncover and explore before dying.
i wish more people knew about it D:
i dont have much interest in the console, but if the controller works better than the 360 one i'll use it to play a few games on pc (the genres that control better with a controller than keyboard anyway)
I hope they have puzzles or audio logs or something to immerse the player and keep them thinking.
So this looks fairly linear, (maybe more like bioshock or dead space kind of nonlinearity) but what if it was like metroidvania style and you had to find your way off the ship yourself (you dont have some guy interrupting you constantly to tell you what to do), and the alien AI hunted you down dynamically while you progressed.
also this is really off topic but if youre a fan of th...
this thing is so bad in theory but looking at gameplay valve might be on to something.
@itisallaboutps
I know, that really shocked me when i played it all those years ago. I think that game's super underrated. Obviously the gunplay is a little meh but the atmosphere is cool, gun designs are cool, and the puzzles and effects are still awesome and fresh. I think if the game actually sold well enough that would've been all over Fox and CNN.
The closest thing i can think of in a mainstream game is in Prey where you see a young kid get impaled on a pole by a possessed kid.
agreed, thief 2 is my favorite.
i hope they dont mess this one up... theyve been tweaking it since reveal but when it was revealed it was a mess lol... had all the problems of modern stealth games.
@brewin
Lol no his cautiousness is justified because the series hasnt been a big hit critically. And youre right it might have more exploration and other zelda staples then a standard DW game. And he never once implied that, he just said he didnt get the hype behind it. Youre a troll, hes not. Dont be so hostile lol.
The fact that it's available isn't the point... it's that the sales are pretty good. And they are, for a console that's significantly more expensive than the competition. I think the sales will drop off pretty soon but not enough to question the future of the system like people did (and still do) with the wii u.
Dynasty warriors is pretty successful in japan, so it is a big selling game at least over there. And i've never played a warriors game, so i'm looking forward to this because i want to support the 3rd party games coming to the wii u. And maybe nintendo will go to extra extent to make sure it's a decent game since they're using their IP on it.
Yeah but unfortunately, with very few exceptions, indie horror games show their roots all too well. Theres often little build up or suspense for scares, just a bunch of pop ups, almost like theyre made in mind for someone like pewdiepie to play them. Amnesia and penumbra and a few others are exceptions though.
And yeah the talent kind of left rare, but theres still some impressive people there, they still have great art design and graphics (viva pinata and BK:N&B). I think if they...