Current Gen Vs Last Gen

Is it just me or do i feel like lat gen was miles better then this one? last gen i actually wanted to wake up and finish a game i was playing....this gen i drag myself to finish games since im such a fan of the gaming medium.

Im not saying this gen did not have any worthwhile games but does anybody else feel like this gen was stagnant?

i remember the morning after buying a BRAND NEW N64 game i always thought YES!!!! time to play paper mario etc. i dont get those feelings anymore. most of these games suck nowadays. the SNES and N64 days were the besthadoken

thats exactly what im saying i use to be excited to play a new game now its like.....hey i got a new game

To me games last gen had alot more staying power. Games this gen are good but they just don't have that staying power for me.

To me games last gen had alot more staying power. Games this gen are good but they just don't have that staying power for me.

GD1551

yea they lose their luster very quickly

This gen is much better than last gen. It has it's faults, but much more variety. XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare+Virtual Console providing tons of awesome 2d and throwback games is big reason I prefer this gen. Then you have the much superior online support.

Last gen Xbox and GC were pretty much dead in the water after 3-4yrs.. Not so this gen, where the 2nd and 3rd place consoles are actually doing quite well, and still looking to provide an additional 2-3yrs. of quality games and experiences.

Then you look at the handhelds, and there's not really any question whether the DS and PSP beat out the GBA and whatever else was available last gen(NeoGeoPocketColor, Wonderswan, and Nokia Taco?).

This gen is much better than last gen. It has it's faults, but much more variety. XBLA, PSN, and WiiWare+Virtual Console providing tons of awesome 2d and throwback games is big reason I prefer this gen. Then you have the much superior online support.

Last gen Xbox and GC were pretty much dead in the water after 3-4yrs.. Not so this gen, where the 2nd and 3rd place consoles are actually doing quite well, and still looking to provide an additional 2-3yrs. of quality games and experiences.

Then you look at the handhelds, and there's not really any question whether the DS and PSP beat out the GBA and whatever else was available last gen(NeoGeoPocketColor, Wonderswan, and Nokia Taco?).

gamecubepad

well i was talking about consoels but handhelds has extremely grew since last gen

This gen is a lot better.

This gen is a lot better.

Lto_thaG

care to share how so?

Current gen is amazing everythings improved, mp gaming, better graphics, BF3 :P, Modern military games, but then again i welcome change and moving foward.
This gen is much superior to last gen, just like how next gen is going to be extremely better than this current gen.

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This gen is a lot better.

Mario1331

care to share how so?

Current gen is amazing, but then again i welcome change and moving foward.TheAcountantMan

besides tech and online gaming what did cureent gen move forward in

[QUOTE="TheAcountantMan"]Current gen is amazing, but then again i welcome change and moving foward.Mario1331

besides tech and online gaming what did cureent gen move forward in

Kinect for the masses.

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[QUOTE="TheAcountantMan"]Current gen is amazing, but then again i welcome change and moving foward.TheAcountantMan

besides tech and online gaming what did cureent gen move forward in

Kinect for the masses.

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The PS2 alone is better then all 3 current gen consoles combined.

This gen is clearly better but we no longer get as excited because we're grown up.

Easly this gen to me. Beautiful looking games, great and easy to use online services and Xbla/PSN (lots of great 2d and old school games).

Boring nostalgia thread where the OP ignores the fact that last gen he was an excitable pre-teen and now he's older, has more perspective and is no longer bouncing around on Christmas morning.

Last gen was definitely much more diverse and creative, there are plenty of games I liked this gen but most of my favorites are from the last one.

Almost all of my favorite series have gone downhill this gen. Most of my favorite genres have been diluted or transformed into hybrid action games/shooters.

Not saying this gen is worse as a whole, but for my personal preferences this gen has sucked big time.

I grew up in the SNES/Genesis era, and I must admit that I love this gen. I do though, miss classic games. They just don't make them like they used to :cry:

Games like Goldeneye (every 'remake' hasn't had the same sparkle as the original), The original Sonic games, Super Mario World, the original Resident Evil games. Not the tripe they call Resident Evil games nowadays! What has happened? Lol.

Boring nostalgia thread where the OP ignores the fact that last gen he was an excitable pre-teen and now he's older, has more perspective and is no longer bouncing around on Christmas morning.

Monarch117

I think last gen was better and I'm 30. No childhood memories of last gen here lol.

It's just the fact that there were more great amazing games that came out last gen compaired to this gen where most of the games are just good or ok. The truely amazing gamesare almost non-existant becasue HYPE and flash has become more important for gaming companies than creating a truely amazinggame experience.

From Software is one rare exception where they didn't give a damn about the hype and created a game just for hardcore gaming fan sand didn't even expect it to sell alot but it ended up becoming a masterpeice.

PS2 has over 10 AAA exclusives in 2001 alone...this gen started in 2005 and it's now 2011,Do any one of the current gen consoles even have 10 AAA exclusives yet?

It's just the fact that there were more great amazing games that came out last gen compaired to this gen where most of the games are good or ok. The truely amazing game is almost non-existant becasue HYPE has become moreimportant for gaming companies than creating a truely wonderful game experience.

From Software is one rare exception where they didn't give a damn about the hype and created a game just for hardcore gaming fansand on top of that didn't even expect it to sell alot but it ended up becoming a masterpeice.

PS2 has over 10 AAA exclusives in 2001 alone...this gen started in 2005 and it's now 2011,Do any one of the current gen consoles even have 10 AAA exclusives yet?

casharmy

I think a big part of what made previous gens seem better to me is that developers knew their niche and designed accordingly.

Not all games are meant to be overly streamlined. Not all games are meant to be action packed. Not all games are meant to hold your hand.

But now we have a FF game that resembles a linear action game more so than an RPG. We have games like SC Conviction, MGS4 and from last I heard the new Hitman treating stealth as an after thought rather than a main feature. How many genres have threy tried shoe-horning into an FPS this gen?

I miss the more focused designs we used to get. When I get an itch for a certain type of game I want to be able to go out and purchase a game that delivers in that specific area whatever it may be. And not just hope for one game in the gen that does that, but many.

I'm tired of all these hybrid blends. I'm tired of devs taking away the challenge. I'm tired of seeing great series being turned into something they were never meant to be. Nothing wrong with the new, but there was nothing wrong with the old either. There is plenty of room for both!

Let's see just AAA PS2 exclusive and from 2001 alone

Rayman 2 Revolution: 9.1

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X: 9.0

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec: 9.4

NBA Street: 9.3

Twisted Metal: Black: 9.5

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 9.6

SSX Tricky: 9.4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3: 10

Devil May Cry: 9.1

Final Fantasy X: 9.3

That's one console, in one year and look at the diversity of those games, how do current gen consoles compaire???

The funny thing is I'm not even grasping for straws including AAe, and Ae rated games which PS2 was also fludded and some being amazing (ico for ex.). Yeah last gen was better.

Let's see just AAAPS2 exclusive and only from 2001

Rayman 2 Revolution: 9.1

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X: 9.0

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec: 9.4

NBA Street: 9.3

Twisted Metal: Black: 9.5

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 9.6

SSX Tricky: 9.4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3: 10

Devil May Cry: 9.1

Final Fantasy X: 9.3

The funny thing is I'm not even grasping for straws including AAe, and Ae rated games which PS2was also fludded and some amazing (ico for ex.). Yeah last gen was better.

casharmy

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Let's see just AAAPS2 exclusive and only from 2001

Rayman 2 Revolution: 9.1

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X: 9.0

Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec: 9.4

NBA Street: 9.3

Twisted Metal: Black: 9.5

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty: 9.6

SSX Tricky: 9.4

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3: 10

Devil May Cry: 9.1

Final Fantasy X: 9.3

The funny thing is I'm not even grasping for straws including AAe, and Ae rated games which PS2was also fludded and some amazing (ico for ex.). Yeah last gen was better.

carljohnson3456

Yeah but alot of amazing games were rated lower back then as well Remember Gamespot rated Shenmue 7.9.

But dispite this fact theidea that one console can STILL produce so many impressive titles in so many diffrent geners in a single year shows the diffrence between last gen and this gen and lets not forget Dreamcast, gamecube PC and xbox had games coming out as well

To be honest I liked last gen better. One the games were more exciting then the ones today, and two many systems actually had their own awesome exclusives. Remember when the PC use to have great exclusives where they actually used their full potential of power and hardware but now they are all going to consoles where they don't use that much of potential as they use too. And then finally Grand Theft Auto 3 came out around the last gen era which also got us Vice City and San Andreas which wereincredible games.

Then again I remember playing Gears of War, CoD2, and Oblivion for the first time and I was absolutely blown away, just like when I saw games like FFX and Halo CE for the first time when last gen came out. There was nothing like it.

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Boring nostalgia thread where the OP ignores the fact that last gen he was an excitable pre-teen and now he's older, has more perspective and is no longer bouncing around on Christmas morning.

sandbox3d

I think last gen was better and I'm 30. No childhood memories of last gen here lol.

That still doesn't make you immune to nostalgia.

People notoriously remember things in the past as being greater than they were because of selective memories. Your brain remembers only the good things and never even processes all the garbage games that came out last gen. On top of that, standards in the videogame industry rise as better and better games come out, so reviews reflect that accordingly. Couple that with the fact that people tend to ignore PLENTY of modern great games that they have never played or heard of such as downloadable games (which somehow dont count to some people).

Personally, I htink this is the best gen ever. My backlog of games to play has never been bigger

If you keep going back to your old games does that count as nostalgia? or simply that new games doesn't hold your interest long enough?

If you keep going back to your old games does that count as nostalgia? or simply that new games doesn't hold your interest long enough?

da_illest101

Nah I think new games don't have much staying power aside from certain PC titles and fighting games.

Well considering last gen at the start is when I got my PC, I have to go with this gen. Because once I got my PC last gen, my PS2 and Gamecube collected dust. I have like 25 PS2 games and 90% of those were bought within the first year and then I rarely bought any after that. I only have like 6 Gamecube games.

last gen was less expensive. it also offered more variety and more content.

this gen has.....better online.

I'm not a huge fan of online so last gen completely smashed this gen for me. In fact the only gen I can say I would prefer the current gen over is the atari and nes days.

half the kids here who say this gen is better, never had an SNES or N64 when they were new - FACThadoken

I think what a lot of people tend to forget when talking about this is that everything was better when you were a kid. So if a 9 year old gets a new game he will be thrilled with it while a 19 year old might not be.

Last Genvs Current Gen

Capcom >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Capcom (Such an epic fail)

Konami > Konami. (I love MGS4 but still only game I have enjoyed whereas as last gen they had more top games)

Namco >> Namco. (Not localising wanted games and the fall of Tekken and SC)

SE >>>>>>>>>> SE. (How the mighty have fallen)

Level5 >> Level5 (WKC does not compare to Dark Cloud, DQ8 and Rogue Galaxy)

Team ICO > Team ICO. ( I love Team ICO but they still haven't released a game this gen)

Tecmo > Tecmo. (Where's DOA5 and New Project Zero!?)

DAMN Japanese developers are you even trying!?