What is the WORST thing about this gen IYO?

DLC, CoD MP clones and the length. Console games shouldn't look this bad in 2011.

companies trying to bar used game sales by putting in a online pass.Mr_Cumberdale

the worst thing about this gen is the lack of heart in everything.

in games, systems, evertyhting.

i mean of course the first priority is money, but theres no love put into making games anymore.

DLC, and companies trying to bar used game sales by putting in a online pass.Mr_Cumberdale

*enter Mona Lisa DLC pic

the worst thing about this gen is the lack of heart in everything.

in games, systems, evertyhting.

i mean of course the first priority is money, but theres no love put into making games anymore.

xBLACK-MAGEx

the worst thing about this gen is the lack of heart in everything.

in games, systems, evertyhting.

i mean of course the first priority is money, but theres no love put into making games anymore.

xBLACK-MAGEx

This kind of sums up my biggest complaint. But just about everything I've seen mentioned is worth complaining about. A lot of troubling trends these last few years.

worst gen ever. DLC, the greed, the lack of soul in games.

DLC probably.

Oh, gen! Well, not sure.

The PC elitists, I guess? This gen was awesome.

I'm still pissed with Horse Armor. Although Bioware topped that by asking people to pay for "The Black Emporium" for Dragon Age II, which is just insulting. Needless to say: DLC is my answer.

Honestly every problem I have with this generation can be routed back to consoles having online as a major feature.. Everything was better when consoles barely used them and it was taken seriously on the PC where it should have stayed... Problems that have arrived from consoles/online are-

-Paying for DLC, never had to do that before

-Lack of variety in software.. Because everyone wants every single game to be online, people normally stick to genres and gameplay types that work the best online because frankly there is so many genres and types of gameplay that just don't work for multiplayer.

-split screen and local multiplayer dying- Honestly I had more fun playing split screen halo 1 and 2 with multiple xbox's and tvs hooked up in the same room then I ever did with any other console shooter from there on out.. But since then most games don't support system link or EVEN split screen at all, which is just a crime.

PC gaming was better when consoles didn't push online, CONSOLE gaming was better when consoles didn't push online. Nothing good has come from consoles adapting online.. NOTHING

Honestly every problem I have with this generation can be routed back to consoles having online as a major feature.. Everything was better when consoles barely used them and it was taken seriously on the PC where it should have stayed... Problems that have arrived from consoles/online are-

-Paying for DLC, never had to do that before

-Lack of variety in software.. Because everyone wants every single game to be online, people normally stick to genres and gameplay types that work the best online because frankly there is so many genres and types of gameplay that just don't work for multiplayer.

-split screen and local multiplayer dying- Honestly I had more fun playing split screen halo 1 and 2 with multiple xbox's and tvs hooked up in the same room then I ever did with any other console shooter from there on out.. But since then most games don't support system link or EVEN split screen at all, which is just a crime.

PC gaming was better when consoles didn't push online, CONSOLE gaming was better when consoles didn't push online. Nothing good has come from consoles adapting online.. NOTHING

VendettaRed07

Honestly every problem I have with this generation can be routed back to consoles having online as a major feature.. Everything was better when consoles barely used them and it was taken seriously on the PC where it should have stayed... Problems that have arrived from consoles/online are-

-Paying for DLC, never had to do that before

-Lack of variety in software.. Because everyone wants every single game to be online, people normally stick to genres and gameplay types that work the best online because frankly there is so many genres and types of gameplay that just don't work for multiplayer.

-split screen and local multiplayer dying- Honestly I had more fun playing split screen halo 1 and 2 with multiple xbox's and tvs hooked up in the same room then I ever did with any other console shooter from there on out.. But since then most games don't support system link or EVEN split screen at all, which is just a crime.

PC gaming was better when consoles didn't push online, CONSOLE gaming was better when consoles didn't push online. Nothing good has come from consoles adapting online.. NOTHING

VendettaRed07

DLC and other corporate greed. I'm also going to go out on a limb and say achievements/trophies. From what I understand some people buy games merely for the sake of trophy hunting a game rather than for entertainment. I have a friend who won't even play certain games like Valkryia Chronicles just because it has no trophy support.

DLC and motion controls. Other than that, this is my second favourite gen (right after 16bit one).

Day 1 dlc is an abomination.

DLC is the worst thing about this generation easily.

Corridor shooters with infinitely respawning enemies until player crosses an invisible line.

I chose the "mainstream audience focus" option because I think thats the cause of it.

Capcom.

Floaty, oversimplified FPS games.

Motion Controls.

First day DLC

Achievements.

The slow death of the singleplayer game.

Choppy, slow, inconsisent frame rates, jaggies, boring linear games, required installations (at least on PS3), having to download and install new firmware (all the while hoping you don't brick you system in the process) just to use online features (mainly PS3), too many shooters.

At least this gen shines in the portable realm.

The extreme focus on FPS

I hated that Nintendo focused more on it's waggling and touching rather than cranking out great new titles for us to enjoy.

Next gen and they are still focused on their waggling and touching. This just isn't the same Nintendo that I used to know before ):

Achievementsmajoras_wrath

[QUOTE="majoras_wrath"]AchievementsMushroomWig

1. It is immersion breaking to suddenly see a pop-up telling me what I "achieved".

2. A forced attempt at replayability

3. Has created a bizarre subculture of gamers that like to boast about their gamerscore, going as far as only playing games with achievements or renting crappy games to boost it.

dumbing down for cesual and bro gamers

[QUOTE="MushroomWig"][QUOTE="majoras_wrath"] Really? Why?majoras_wrath

1. It is immersion breaking to suddenly see a pop-up telling me what I "achieved".

2. A forced attempt at replayability

3. Has created a bizarre subculture of gamers that like to boast about their gamerscore, going as far as only playing games with achievements or renting crappy games to boost it.

To 1: I can see the problem there, they should give us the option to hide those messages

To 2: It works in a lot of cases. Sure ingame goodies are better than some small icons, but there's at least something you get.

To 3: I don't have a problem with them, gaming was always about getting a "high score", just like the arcades way back we have now the guys that try to get the highest gamerscore. I don't have a problem with that at all

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System Wars.Cherokee_Jack

This isn't exactly something new this gen and as far as I can tell it got better. I remember the Sega-Nintendo System Wars and it was much worse IMO

Probably the b*tching these days. Seriously. Everyone is against everything on the game market if they have to give even a penny more for anything extra. Funniest thing of all is that it's all optional.

There's also no difference in DLC being day one or not. So if the same DLC was developed 3 months later, you would buy it?

There's also no difference in DLC being day one or not. So if the same DLC was developed 3 months later, you would buy it?LustForSoul

[QUOTE="LustForSoul"]There's also no difference in DLC being day one or not. So if the same DLC was developed 3 months later, you would buy it?Darsander

Are you saying you don't care if your DLC was actually developed later as an extra or taken out of the game at the last minute for a cash grab?

I'm at a lost for words....

And you know, for a fact, that it was actually ripped out of the game. Let's say a game is finished, the (financially) planned content for the disk is finished or is almost out of Beta stage. The release date is still months away in November. They have time to start making DLC already, which is outside of the original games' budget. You think they should just include it into the game? It's still extra content.

I'm pretty sure they have planned what will be the possibly 60 dollar content and what not. They don't rip out main story line missions, where you would miss vital info and gameplay.

[QUOTE="LustForSoul"]There's also no difference in DLC being day one or not. So if the same DLC was developed 3 months later, you would buy it?Darsander

DLC usually has their own budget and wouldn't be part of the final game if it wasn't for DLC. Sure you can say "we never know", but I'm pretty sure we would see about the same content in our games even if there isn't DLC, but instead of DLC we would see more expansion packs. Oh and I take DLC any day over re-releasing the same game with a few extras like Copcom likes to do it. Seriously, only RE5 gold is Move compatible? 3 versions of Street Fighter 4? wth

DLC usually has their own budget and wouldn't be part of the final game if it wasn't for DLC. Sure you can say "we never know", but I'm pretty sure we would see about the same content in our games even if there isn't DLC, but instead of DLC we would see more expansion packs. Oh and I take DLC any day over re-releasing the same game with a few extras like Copcom likes to do it. Seriously, only RE5 gold is Move compatible? 3 versions of Street Fighter 4? wthArchoNils2