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[QUOTE="Born_Lucky"][QUOTE="Jordo321"]
Call me crazy, but the closer games get to realism, the less and less enjoyable they are becoming. .
CarnageHeart
You're not crazy - because it's true.
Super Mario Bros 3 used to be what people considered fun. Today, most games are murder simulators, in realistic worlds filled with unlikeable characters in an atmosphere of despair. Not a lot of fun there. Maybe that's one of the reasons the Wii is so popular.
Anyone who claims that games suffer from a surfeit of realism either lives in an alternate universe (perhaps in their universe 'The Matrix' won best documentary) or believes any game where obese men don't ride baby dinosaurs through a colorful land populated by walking mushrooms is realistic. Just because there's a list of games out there that aren't realistic doesn't mean that there isn't also a list of games out there that ARE realistic. There are a lot of realistic games out there, whether you want to admit it or not. As a side note, a massive ad hominem doesn't make your argument any more compelling or right.Lately I've been gettingpretty depressed when gaming, I just don't have the same enthusiasm I used to have.I find I'm buying more and more games, constantly searching for the next Silent Hill 2, Symphony of the Night, Morrowind, Street Fighter 2 etc. only to be constantly dissapointed (for good reason as they were masterpieces).Jordo321Well, you can't really expect every game to be as intense as Silent Hill 2, or as fun as SF2, or as deep as Morrowind, or as... Night...ish as Symphony of the Night (never played that myself). Most of the time, as far as games go, I'm more than happy to settle for "good", and be utterly thrilled when "amazing" comes along.
I disagree. There have been classics, they're just not single player classics. They're classics in the sense that their online multiplayer modes are well supported and balanced, and I agree, you won't be playing those games 10 years from now, but that doesn't mean they aren't classics; it means that the servers are going to be switched off. Look at Halo 2. Hell, you want an example of a modern classic? Arkham Asylum.It seems like this gen therehave been no true classics that I will be playing 10years down the road like I do with previous gen games.I sold my 360 after being let down time and time again, the Wii I have now just for metroid/zelda.
+ freakin' 1. Back when graphics looked like Legos, games had to stand up on their gameplay mechanics, not how pretty they were, or how much online content they had. Nowadays, games generally rely on pretty graphics and a strong online mode to cover up the fact that they're just run-of-the-mill games with nothing to really make them stand out. The reason you don't enjoy Modern Warfare 2, by the way, is because it's a horrible game, despite what reviews say. It's a short single player game with very little depth, coupled with a frustrating online experience that isn't properly balanced, and when you look at it like that, it's no wonder you didn't enjoy it. Modern Warfare 1 was a much MUCH better game, all told.Call me crazy, but the closer games get to realism, the less and less enjoyable they are becoming. I don't understand why I enjoyed Goldeneye for the N64, but don't enjoy Modern Warfare 2.
It's a fair point. I don't play games because I want a realistic war experience. If I wanted that, I'd join the army, and go to war. I play games because I want to escape to another world. I want to explore new places, have different experiences, see new and exciting things all without leaving my living room. The Metroid Prime games will always hold a special place in my heart, because LOOK AT THEM. There was an entire planet there. Something that felt like it would continue on without you actually being there. Now we have games like Halo 3, with cookie cutter levels and standard (and nothing more) gameplay.This is why I'm getting depressed, things are technically getting better, but I think I'm losingmy childhood enthusiasm.
The Wii is more for the casual, fratboy crowd. I was unimpressed with it as well. It's not an age thing, as you stated; at least, I don't think it is. It's about the oversaturation of FPS games, and realistic shooters out there. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Battfield: Bad Company 2 as much as the next guy, but there was always the niggling thought in the back of my head going, "Ok, they've done it once. They can't really do it again." And I personally don't think they should. Realism is a nice change of pace, but it stops being a nice change of pace, and starts being boring when 4 out of every 5 games are trying to do the same thing. Atmosphere and immersion will always play a bigger role than realism in games, though, so I feel it's important for me to point out that I won't hate a game just because "it's realistic". Like I said, I enjoyed Battlefield: BC 2. I also enjoyed Homecoming and Dead Space, because they introduced me to a new world. A place that wasn't entirely realistic and a place that had its own surprises; it's own personality and it's own FEEL. I, much like you, Jordo, wish that games would go back to wowing me. I want games to take me to a new planet, or an alternate dimension; I want them to take me into the far-flung future, or back into an alternate past. I want games to take me into worlds inspired by books, poems, paintings, movies, myths and all manner of other things*. And I don't just want FPS games, either. I want stealth games, where I don't have to kill a single target. I want platform games. I want third person free-running games (because FP free running doesn't work all that well, sorry Mirror's Edge). Well... That turned into more of a rant than I expected, but I got on a roll there. Oh, and, Hi everyone! *Yes, I know games like this exist, but there could be so much more out there than there already is.Strangely, the Wii doesn't have much that floats my boat, so I'm always going back to previous gens to enjoy stuff.
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