Excellent article Mr. Mc Shea, graphics are great, but they lose their luster when the gameplay and story elements fail to reach the same level of quality. I found the original Crysis to be the best FPS I'd played since Half Life 2, while the 3rd felt boring, short, and poorly designed to a point that I didn't care about the graphics. In contrast Bioshock Infinite is an amazing looking game but people are more likely to talk about its (jaw dropping) ending and the sky rail system then how it looks. Great graphics help make a great game, but they should never be mistaken for a great game.
@pongley Great point, makes me think of when Modern Warfare was first released it was a great game, but its formula has become stale after being re-done so much.
30 years ago Hollywood was pumping out plenty of action and horror movies that were no different in content to the video games of today (no different to current films either except the everything was a lot more original). It's a simply camera switch and the interactive nature of the experience. To regulate gaming based on its content then every other entertainment medium with similar content should get the same treatment...except we all know that's crazy.
@wilhelmalexis The first one didn't make a huge impact, but the sequal was massive; a game world big enough to give Elder Scrolls or GTA a run for their money, beautiful visuals and crazy over the top action game play. If JC3 can up the ante again it'll be one of the biggest and best action games ever
"we just need to make better game" Well said!!! And the stuff about FPS is so true right now, we don't need a slew of generic action games (and this is coming from an FPS junkie) we just need a few great ones
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