Is this generation set to break records? So far every major hardware maker has had a two generation reign, the NES, SNES and the PS1 and PS2. And the most powerful console has never won the war. If Sony manages to pull a win out of its increasingly shrinking hat then Sony will become synonymous with gaming and it is unlikely we will ever see anyone else dent their armour.
No hardware manufacturer has ever won two console wars...
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
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Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.
I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing
1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.
It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!
I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.
Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.
Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.
Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:
- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2
I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.
Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.
I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.
I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.
But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5
Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
Trevor in GTA 6 is a sadist and psychopath who dabbles in cannibalism. Should be top of the list. These game “news” sites should hire people that know games.
"And the most powerful console has never won the war. "
NES was the most powerful console when it came out and that is why it was able to create many new genre. SNES was the most powerful of its generation, and Genesis was comparable anyway. PS1 had comparable capabilities to the Saturn, and N64 was restricted to cartridge and certain types of code that limited its potential, so again PS1 was not garbage compared to N64, and all machines were similar in that they contained the same amount of buttons. PS2 was similar in capabilities to Gamecube and Xbox, the controllers were very similar. So its games were not gimped. In fact, Dreamcast and Gamecube games were gimped due to the poor choice of formats, even though the gamecube was more powerful than the PS2, and the Dreamcast was easy to develop for; they also made the mistake of making poor excuses for a next-gen controller, as the Gamecube controller lacked a trigger and the Dreamcast lacked two. So even if the winners were not leaps and bounds above its competitors, they were comparable and so gamers won, not console manufacturers.
This time though, as the Wii is winning, it is significantly inferior in pretty much all aspects of gaming. So if Nintendo wins this time, it would be like step back in gaming. However, this is also a generation where the one that sells the most does not necessarily gets the most wanted games. Wii has nothing on 360 let alone PS3. Both 360 and PS3 will be neck and neck as they both have lots of games and will keep competing. To me, Nintendo is dead as far as the console industry goes, since they turned their back on us and the Wii is an insult to every thinking gamers` intelligence.
Whoever counts Neo-Geo, 3DO and Jaguar should reconsider posting in a gaming forum, since those platforms had little or no support by the industry. They lost not because they were the most powerful, they would not have been supported even if they were less powerful. They were not supported because the Atari had a piss poor hardware design, both internal and for the controller, and also because they did not know how to make games apparently, or forgot how to. Same with Panasonic, and SNK only knew how to make fighting games and side-scrollers.
A good console wins because it has lots of games with quality, variety, diversity and innovation, and also because it does not screws its consumers of last generations with controllers that can not play the legacy, let alone they keep making games for the core audience.
Power facilitates innovation in the area of simulation. A gimmick will only go so far as to change the method of input, but the visual feedback or output will keep being the same. Nintendo forgot that hardcore gamers care a lot about how games output and give feedback to the player more than the input the player has to give. Casuals do not even care about the output, only the input they give while they are drunk, so Nintendo might have as well given them a game that does not even require you a TV and it would have still sold.
Poorly written article.
"No hardware manufacturer has ever won two console wars. The Playstation 1 and 2 dominated the last two wars"
Contradict yourself much?
"Although [the 360] is a remarkable piece of hardware it doesn’t have the install base to win the war and so it is pretty much a two horse race between Sony and Nintendo."
Last I checked the 360's install base was well above the PS3's. (Ignoring current sale trends)
bs, history canges and what happens in the past stays in the past, u will not know who will this console war till the next gen console comes out.
You don't see Nintendo fanboys on this board going on 360 and PS3 forums bashing it, do you?
Look, Nintendo wants the Wii to be for Everybody, not just elitist, snobby, core gamers like Isaac who thinks high tech graphics are the end all and be all of gaming. The Wii is not a niche product like the PS3 and 360. The Wii is pulling gamers of all kings -- the outcome of Nintendo's Blue Ocean strategy. Maybe if you (Isaac) weren't so narrow-minded and self-centered you would be able to see the big picture - not everyone has the same taste as you.
If Nintendo made a HD console it would have cost more which would be out of the reach of the mass market. Moreover, production of games would be higher which would make it harder for developers to take chances in terms of novel ideas with their games.
Some of the most innovative games have been on the Wii because of the controller. Zack and Wiki, Lost Winds, Wario Ware, Elebits and even Wii Sports. Those games couldn't be played on any other console and it didn't require HD graphics and billions of polygons.
I am in agreement with Will Wright when he said "The only next gen system I've seen is the Wii – the PS3 and the Xbox 360 feel like better versions of the last, but pretty much the same game with incremental improvement."
Graphic capability has reached a point where it doesn't do much to innovate gameplay. Enhanced graphics are just superfluous. Can you really tell me that Halo 3 is much different than Halo 2? Or Devil May Cry 4 is much differen than its predecessor?
If you don't like the Wii then that's cool. No console can please everyone.
The issue I have is with people sitting on their high horse consistently bashing the WIi on this site. It's one thing to be a fanboy, but it's another thing when you spew hatred for a piece of machinery which makes you look irrational and immature. I don't think that kind of drivel is needed for this site.