next gen ruining games? (read before posting)

[QUOTE="DarkMasterX13"]

All true old school gamers like me know for a fact gaming today is a joke compared to what it used to be. All the ones who think its getting better are ones who are either just getting into gaming or are just little kids. However I do think gaming is headed in the right direction but it certainly isn't as great as it used to be. BUT as it seems here most people would rather see better graphics vs better gameplay and thats just pretty sad if you'd ask me...

Snes up to Xbox and PS2 were the greatest days in my gaming career.

Jandrobag

Iv been gaming since the NES days and I think games have been getting better. I still go back and play my old school titles like Ocarina of time and FF7. The fact is that the idea of gaming today bieng a joke compared to to what is use to be is just your opinion, its not a fact, so dont state it like one. Iam a true old school gamer and in my OPINION gaming has been getting better.

DITTO!!!!!

[QUOTE="DarkMasterX13"]

All true old school gamers like me know for a fact gaming today is a joke compared to what it used to be. All the ones who think its getting better are ones who are either just getting into gaming or are just little kids. However I do think gaming is headed in the right direction but it certainly isn't as great as it used to be. BUT as it seems here most people would rather see better graphics vs better gameplay and thats just pretty sad if you'd ask me...

Snes up to Xbox and PS2 were the greatest days in my gaming career.

Jandrobag

Iv been gaming since the NES days and I think games have been getting better. I still go back and play my old school titles like Ocarina of time and FF7. The fact is that the idea of gaming today bieng a joke compared to to what is use to be is just your opinion, its not a fact, so dont state it like one. Iam a true old school gamer and in my OPINION gaming has been getting better.

Sounds good to me. :)

The funny thing is I've been gold since launch and pay every month for something I don't use. I just called to cancel it last week and go back to silver but that's like pulling teeth. Matter of fact they just called me to "verify" my info so they can "escalate" it to microsoft's attention. What a pain.

But yeah, I loved Bioshock... A game with NO MULTIPLAYER!!! Not only were the graphics great but it had a great storyline as well!! I kinda wish that they would put out two types of games without having both because one tends to suffer. One version just MP, the other just SP. I'd get my money's worth that way.

nitroracer82

Thats what I've always said. For each different type of game (MP or SP) they can focus on one thing instead of trying to focus on a million things, and make everyone happy which is impossible. If they did do this I think they would have to drop game prices to like 40 - 45 dollars though.

Just because a game has good graphics doesn't automatically mean they sacrifice gameplay. Why is it people assume that you can only have one or the other?

New consoles are more powerful than last gen ones, so we expect the graphics to get better and better. It is one of the first things that will be noticed in any game, and almost certainly compared to other games when it is reviewed.

Good point. Bad font color, my eyes are burning!! 8)nitroracer82

Just because a game has good graphics doesn't automatically mean they sacrifice gameplay. Why is it people assume that you can only have one or the other?

New consoles are more powerful than last gen ones, so we expect the graphics to get better and better. It is one of the first things that will be noticed in any game, and almost certainly compared to other games when it is reviewed.

Avenger1324

You don't understand the point of this thread... Game developers are so focused on graphics, physics, A.I. that they just forget about making the game have a good story and gameplay. And because of this games take 5x longer to make and thats another problem right there... There are becoming more less great titles because of the time spent on graphics. Ace Combat 6 for example... can't remember off the top of my head but 1 Jet would take like 4 months to render... thats rediculous imo

call me crazy but i think next gen is ruining SOME franchises.......does anyone else think that developers are trying to hard to implement great visuals instead of what we really care about. the gameplay! (examples, army of two, dark sector)

halo 1-2 were fantastic because they didnt have to worry bout living up to graphical hype. halo 3 in my opinion spent more time on graphics then getting out fun and enjoyable maps, new cool guns, etc. halo 2 was the greatest online game ive ever played. i played it for 2 years straight and id still be playing it if my 360 would let me.

ag3ntz3rox0x

first army of two isn't a franchise (yet) and it has great gameplay

halo 3's visuals aren't even good compared to some other games, and the gameplay improved a lot of halo 2 ( BUT ITS STILL A HALO GAME, i don't know what people were expecting)

BUT if the point you were trying to make was the length of the single player campaigns is too short, then that i agree with!

[QUOTE="Jandrobag"][QUOTE="DarkMasterX13"]

All true old school gamers like me know for a fact gaming today is a joke compared to what it used to be. All the ones who think its getting better are ones who are either just getting into gaming or are just little kids. However I do think gaming is headed in the right direction but it certainly isn't as great as it used to be. BUT as it seems here most people would rather see better graphics vs better gameplay and thats just pretty sad if you'd ask me...

Snes up to Xbox and PS2 were the greatest days in my gaming career.

RoslindaleOne

Iv been gaming since the NES days and I think games have been getting better. I still go back and play my old school titles like Ocarina of time and FF7. The fact is that the idea of gaming today bieng a joke compared to to what is use to be is just your opinion, its not a fact, so dont state it like one. Iam a true old school gamer and in my OPINION gaming has been getting better.

Sounds good to me. :)

call me crazy but i think next gen is ruining SOME franchises.......does anyone else think that developers are trying to hard to implement great visuals instead of what we really care about. the gameplay! (examples, army of two, dark sector)

halo 1-2 were fantastic because they didnt have to worry bout living up to graphical hype. halo 3 in my opinion spent more time on graphics then getting out fun and enjoyable maps, new cool guns, etc. halo 2 was the greatest online game ive ever played. i played it for 2 years straight and id still be playing it if my 360 would let me.

ag3ntz3rox0x

Graphics and Gameplay are tied for the number one most important aspects of a game for me. So no - I don't agree with you. While I do think some games need a little more attention to gameplay - I do think Graphics and Visuals should be a primary (if not the primary) focus of developers. The better the graphics - the more immersive the gameplay.

yes i agree, games are to short in single-player these daysnaruto7777

IMO this is the order in which a game should be rated: (from most to least important)

Graphics > Gameplay > Controls > Replayability (Off and on line) > Sound > everything else.

Games with bad graphics just seem unfullfilling, and the worst ones can even cause headaches.