A call to gamers(none company specific here) Show me your game savy :)

online tv mode. or spectator mode or whatever.akuma303x

I think the industry is going to grow up in the next few years. They are going to rival movies in their presentation and acceptance. I can see more effort put into the story, the maturity, and the atmosphere. Although we will see your stupid hack n slash kill everything that moves type of games, I think we are going to get to a point where a game's plot can truly make you cry.Sicknic

    In my opinion, the things that will "wow" the industry are as follows:

    Xbox 360- Mass Effect if done correctly, along with Fable 2. Those could be epic action/RPGs that show that action/RPGs could be as deep and involving as traditional RPGs.

    The Wii, its popular now, and its growing in non-gamer base, and if it can hit true cross-generational appeal, gaming could well be on its way to becoming as ubiquitous as watching TV or movies.

    PS3, if Home and Little Big Planet both work as well as promised, Sony may have hit on an idea that is "gold".

    PC - cross-platform play with 360 could be something special, but I think Crysis will puch the graphical boundaries, but PC play will remain relatively steady in its ways, unless some kind of MMO game that is not an RPG takes off.

LittleBigPlanet is going to be a cool thing with its creativety and community aspects. Eceryone in the industry is buzzing about that game.

Spore. Gaming will not be the same ever again.

Mass Effect with its dialogue.
Bioshock with its destruction of FPS cliches.
Super Mario Galaxy with its evolution of the 3D platforming genre.

Spore. Gaming will not be the same ever again.

Mass Effect with its dialogue.
Bioshock with its destruction of FPS cliches.
Super Mario Galaxy with its evolution of the 3D platforming genre.

foxhound_fox

the GOD OF WAR arcade action with RPG elementsjazreal

 Man, God of War is some very simplifyed version of Ninja Gaiden, and Ninja Gaiden got a lot from Blade of Darkness 

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Spore. Gaming will not be the same ever again.

Mass Effect with its dialogue.
Bioshock with its destruction of FPS cliches.
Super Mario Galaxy with its evolution of the 3D platforming genre.

jazreal

[QUOTE="jazreal"]the GOD OF WAR arcade action with RPG elementsdimar19

 Man, God of War is some very simplifyed version of Ninja Gaiden, and Ninja Gaiden got a lot from Blade of Darkness 

[QUOTE="akuma303x"]online tv mode. or spectator mode or whatever.jazreal

Tbh, there is only one game this generation that really has me interested. Yes, I'm all excited for stuff like Mass Effect, Heavenly Sword, and MP3, but there is only one game that truly holds my attention. That game would be Sadness, because I am so falling for Nibris's hype! A lot of the the game will be based off of Slavic mythology, (Best mythology ever imo) will have 10 different endings, and is meant to scare the player by atmosphere, not piles and piles of dead bodies.

One reason why people might not like this game is because it is in black and white, but I think that just adds to the experience and style.

Smash Bros. is one of the most unique fighters out there. It was a cult classic on the 64 and Melee was the highest selling game on the Cube. So I've got no reason not to be looking foward to Brawl.

I also have a tremendous amount of respect for the Sonic series. *pokes avatar* Though the most recent games have been only good to horrid, there was once a time where these games were fantastic and had rave reviews. But what I really love about Sonic, is that it taught us that platformers could go FAST.

I aree....who can forget SPORE..........MEATBAG :P and to those who dont know....when i call this guy meatbag...believe me its not a bad thing(to all mods...this is in no ways name calling but a ref to a term in a game by an award winning character). if any of you have played KOTOR and know who that robot is in his sig...you get it.......MEATBAGS :)jazreal

[QUOTE="jazreal"][QUOTE="akuma303x"]online tv mode. or spectator mode or whatever.akuma303x

online tv mode. or spectator mode or whatever.akuma303x

Dude, C and C 3 has a commentary mode, I haven't got it yet, but you'll here my name eventually.

[QUOTE="jazreal"]I aree....who can forget SPORE..........MEATBAG :P and to those who dont know....when i call this guy meatbag...believe me its not a bad thing(to all mods...this is in no ways name calling but a ref to a term in a game by an award winning character). if any of you have played KOTOR and know who that robot is in his sig...you get it.......MEATBAGS :)foxhound_fox

[QUOTE="akuma303x"]online tv mode. or spectator mode or whatever.Shirley_Temple

Dude, C and C 3 has a commentary mode, I haven't got it yet, but you'll here my name eventually.

[QUOTE="Sicknic"]I think the industry is going to grow up in the next few years. They are going to rival movies in their presentation and acceptance. I can see more effort put into the story, the maturity, and the atmosphere. Although we will see your stupid hack n slash kill everything that moves type of games, I think we are going to get to a point where a game's plot can truly make you cry.jazreal

Man, whatever you all see in Mass Effect, I don't see it...

And I think there won't be any revolutions until I make the game I've been thinking about for 5 years :P (j/k..... maybe :twisted: )

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So in all of your "DIE HARD GAMER" opinions....what is the NEXT BIG THING in gaming. we have seen so many revolutions. GTA SANDBOX set the standard for so long. Halo taught us that FPS did NOT just have to be "on foot all the time". the dance games..the GOD OF WAR arcade action with RPG elements( I TOLD SOOOO MANY OF YOU THAT RPG's would be a mainstream fix an ALL games one day....and nobody can deny...its here), MS's gamer points....we have seen so many inovations in gaming...not just graphics(over rated) but actual GAMEPLAY. so whats the next BIG thing in gaming. I think Mass Effect will take gaming to a whole new level...and come on peopz...put away your loyalties and admit that this game could be ONE of the next big things in gaming...IMO. even if it was on PS3 or Wii...i can tell you that i would say the same thing...just too many innovations going on in Mass Effect. Anywayz...that game is just MY pick. I really do want to know what "element" will be the next big thing, even if its not nec a "game"(cool if so) but maybe even just the IDEA in gaming itself.....GOjazreal

This is just off the top of my head but I think the whole FPS meets MMO could be the next big thing maybe.

I'm very interested in Huxley although I won't get it if there's a monthly fee. But FPS's are popular and MMO have a huge life in the PC world as do FPS's. A combination would be big assuming I missed one that already is doing it very well then whoops 

The next big thing for me is a real console sim racer when GTR comes to the 360 now that's huge. Also huge is Crysis basically redefining what is possible for fps. I also am looking forward to supreme commander on pc to advance rts to the next level. I also can't wait for unreal 2007 on pc as well.

I think the next big thing is the translation of ideas and concept art to the finished product. When you see games like Lost Odyssey and Heavenly Sword seemingly go straight from the concept art stage to the finished product, you know that the power next-gen consoles offer is very advantageous to game design.

A stab at the Wii maybe, but next-gen is allowing developers to finally show off things like a realistic human smile, tears, emotions and environments only thought possible with CGI.