Four Letdowns of this Generation

"Ever since the emergance of the Xbox 360 in 2005 to be then concluded with the 3DS in 2011, this generation of gaming has provided some memorable experiences for the majority of gamers across the globe. Software sales have risen, we have the first trend of each respective non portable console reaching over 50 million in sales, visuals improve year on year and online interaction is now a normality rather than a rarity. With that being said, this generation has not been without its frustrations which to some gamers, have maybe left them feeling a tad sour rather than joyous fulfillment."

[rabidpancakeburglar]

The sinking of the new IP? I hardly think so. Just because there are a large number of sequels coming out in the last couple of years does not mean that there have been a lot less new IPs. There have been some very good new IPs this gen and there have been a lot more not very good IPs, the not very good or average new IPs are getting ignored because of the reliance on metacritic scores this gen.

[Muitnorts]

I agree, it's a weird point to make. He wants new games rather than sequels but focuses on games not getting sequels as a problem...
A huge number of the biggest games around are new to this generation anyway.

[gameguru]

Would love to see mirror's edge 2 as I fell in love with the original

[gillri]

yes a sequel to Mirrors edge would have had so muuch potential, they could make it more of an open worlds parkour game,integrate stealth into it, better cutscenes and story etc etc

also would have loved a sequel to Enslaved also

[digoutyoursoul8]

enslaved 2 has been shelved by namco and ninja theory. unlikely to be a sequel.

[Brownghost]

Ninja theory is busy with the DMC reboot and dice is busy with BF3 so give them some time

[Xalaris]

It's pretty much confirmed that there is going to be a sequel.
http://sillegamer.com/?p=35...

[STONEY4]

I think the ending to Enslaved wrapped up the story, even though it was left somewhat open. I don't see where a sequel could go.

[hadriker]

Dice has said they want to make a sequel to Mirror's Edge with the frostbite 2 engine. which means it will be fucking awesome. I still play the original from time to time. the free running is just so damn fun

[digoutyoursoul8]

got a awesome soundtrack and art style aswell.

[nevin1]

Sports/Wrestling games sucked this gen is a letdown for me.

[dark-hollow]

and jrpg........

[Enmson]

But wwe 12 will change your mind XD

[Brownghost]

Te FIFA series is the only sports game I play and is very successful

[Tuxedo_Mask]

I actually like the fact that FFXIII-2 only has insignificant things listed as DLC. I'd rather have the full game off the bat than wait a few weeks for a new "chapter" to be released that I have to pay for in order to "really" beat the game.

[Enmson]

what about motion controls? not all games work as they say

[ShaunCameron]

True. Motion controls worked great for some games, lousy for tohers.

[trikster40]

New IP? I guess Gears of War, Uncharted, Infamous, Bioshock, Red Dead Redemption (I know Red Dead Revolver was last gen, but come on, other than the words Red Dead, they have nothing in common), Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Dead Rising, Left 4 Dead, Borderlands, Saints Row, Resistance, Motorstorm, LittleBigPlanet, Heavy Rain, LA Noire, not to mention all the amazing downloadable games like Limbo, Bastion, Trine, etc have all really struggled...

Edit: Oops, forgot Dead Space!

[Enmson]

No portal?

[The_Nameless_One]

Always Portal. I could have done without all the cake jokes.

[trikster40]

Ah yes, Portal. I guess I wasn't really thinking about it, it feels like so long since the first one came out but it's only been 4 years! Good call!

[GamersRulz]

They should add SquareEnix to the list.

[M1chl]

They mentioned Split/Second?? This game was bad comapred to game that was released in almost same time frame > Blur. That was kickass game, but sadly it didn't sell, because in few weeks RDR comes out...

[digoutyoursoul8]

thought blur was excellent online, split second was better single player

[coolbeans]

Quite possibly one of the best lists I've seen in awhile. The article was an insta-win after seeing Lucasarts at #1. I personally have enjoyed The Force Unleashed series, the Monkey Island remakes, and the LEGO Star Wars games, but that's about it.

[digoutyoursoul8]

no battlefront 3 :-(

[Shadonic]

I dont agree with mirrors edge and enslaved being on this list. Mirrors edge was great and i watched a walkthrough and played a demo of enslaved and that blew me away. These games mostly went down due to the consumers need to get the big games like cod instead of getting something different.

[digoutyoursoul8]

the article is not disputing the quality of the games, its questioning why games like that are not doing well and getting sequels like the call of the dutys, halos etc. read it properly dude.

[Brownghost]

So many idiotic shooters flood the gaming market and other companies try to imitate shooters like cod

[Shadonic]

thats what im trying to say these games except for mirrors edge which is getting a sequal are not getting sequals because of what i said above. like i said enslave was great but overshadowed by the consumers want for the big market games like cod. Also the time in which it is released has a huge impact.

[DragonKnight]

Mirrors Edge didn't sell because the combat is weak and people were wary of a First Person Free running game. Not every single genre around has to be in the first person perspective, and some games do NOT do well with it. There were plenty who like Mirrors Edge; but my personal opinion is that the first person perspective as a whole is too confining, restrictive, and narrow. It's not a true representation of human sight because you can't get that real peripheral vision feeling. One of my biggest gripes with gaming these days is the heavy reliance of the first person perspective as some kind of "immersion" technique. I'm sorry, but I could look through a plastic, hollowed out square toy toddlers use to get the same "immersion" from the first person perspective.

Enslaved didn't sell because it was pretty forgetful. Ninja Theory can only do stories and motion capture well. The combat was too easy, and auto-platforming pretty much removed any chance of an actual challenge in the game. Coupled with the fact that not many like Ninja Theory as developers, especially given their propensity to insult the consumer base for not buying their mediocre games, and you have a game that was destined to fail. Which doesn't bode well for DmC.

[NarooN]

Methinks Mirror's Edge 2 will be done once DICE finishes up with BF3. And ME2 on Frostbite 2? Gimme a HELL YEAH!

[aGameDeveloper]

It doesn't make sense and is misleading for the author to use images of Fallout 3 DLC when complaining about that feature. The game shipped with hundreds of hours of content, the DLC was large, and had quite a bit of gameplay (I know, because I got all the achievements for all of them).