You don't want New Games

Josh has an opinion and he isn't afraid to share it. Here in The DPad's Opinion Dominion Josh talks about the stagnant state of subject matter in games and why consumers are to blame. Lack of forward movement in innovation, Josh feels, is a direct result of franchise fandom. I don't necessarily agree with him but do you? Head over to the site and let us know.

[NYC_Gamer]

I blame the publishers for not making the effort to bring out new franchises and even when they make some little attempt they don't even fully promote the game

[MyaSharona]

good point! I also think price point has a lot to do with it. Who wants to pay $60(+) for an innovative game that is executed poorly? It's a financial risk for publishers and consumers. This is why innovative ideas seem to seep in rather than hit us over the head. IMO.

[smashcrashbash]

That is nonsense. It has nothing to do with how expensive it. It is the close mindedness that gamers have adapted this gen that is at fault.People don't want to give anything a chance that is not mainstream or dirt cheap. So many great games are falling by the wayside because you are too busy buying the games some big company craps out every year then to try and experience something else.

Look at Rayman Origins. What was wrong with it? NOTHING. But it still got passed over for the latest FPS.No one appreciates quality anymore. Games were more expensive in the past then they are now and no one was afraid to try to make something new or to play something new.

In the Golden Age of gaming with Sega, Nintendo and Sony they made games that were different AND accepted by many people. Don't blame the publishers. Many times publishers try to promote a innovative game and do everything to make it known and it STILL gets ignored because it isn't mainstream.

You guys overestimate gamers. Do you really think if I had a game that was new and innovative and paid to advertise it on every channel and worked my @$$ of to promote it that it would ever sell even close to mainstream games like Halo, COD, MW,Mario or any of these things? No it wouldn't. Why? Because no one cares. Like the title says 'We don't want new games'. All we want is the same thing over and over again.The publisher doesn't want to take the risk because they know it is pointless trying to talk sense into anyone this gen.Just make a five hours shooter, slap on MP or RPG elements and you got your game.

[ShaunCameron]

Not it doesn't. Price had nothing to do with why games like Okami, Viewtiful Joe, Beyond Good & Evil and Psychonauts flopped despite rave reviews last generation. Nor Shadows Of The Damned, Catherine, Vanquish and El Shaddai this generation. It's the unwillingness of gamers to step outside their comfort zone and give an innovative (or should I say at least made a honest effort to separate itself from the crowd) game a chance. Damn right it is a financial risk for publishers. By not buying those games, gamers have pretty much sent the message that all they wanna play are popular IP's, rehashes, sequels, spinoffs and carbon-copies of such. Gamers have only themselves to blame.

[BitbyDeath]

Casuals play a huge role in this, they are what make up most of the numbers in gaming today.
And by casuals i don't mean grandma and grandad, i mean people who just want to play with their friends, people who only follow what is popular by genre or title alone.
People who don't like to leave their gaming comfort zone.

Casuals don't want new games cause new games aren't popular/known. This gen was FPS hopefully nextgen will be something else.

[WeskerChildReborned]

Yea i think new IP would be great and i like that Naughty Dog ain't just focusing on a Uncharted sequel but also the Last of Us.

[ShaunCameron]

WRONG! The hardcore crowd is equally as closed-minded writing off damn near any game with even the slightest bit of color and lightheartedness void of gore/sex/vulgarity/realism/ope n-worldness as "kiddy". Not to mention cheap with in an inflated sense of entitlement who take themselves way too seriously. I don't recall the casual crowd ever crying about video game prices or recall them trying to equate length with replay value.

<Casuals don't want new games cause new games aren't popular/known. This gen was FPS hopefully nextgen will be something else.>

Neither do the hardcores. How many of them bought Catherine by the way? The hardcores are generally all talk and no action bragging about games even they themselves don't really care about.