Sure, to a point. I think the real problem is that hte creativity in the video game industry hasn't kept up with the amount of content produced, it's not that there are less creative games than there used to be it's just that they're harder to find due to all the clones surrounding them..markop2003

i dunno about that, seems the only thing thats been creative to any respectable degree is the graphics capabilities, and thats the doing of hardware companies

just feels like their all the same, need something new and exciting.. dare i say it .. FUN? to wake me up from the mediocre.. nothing has personality anymore, Prototype is the last game to really break the boundries and make it work that i can remember, and many aspects of borderlands too.

It sounds like you are ready for a game that advances the original Tac-Sim genre that RSE created by the former lead level designer of R6, RS and GR. Ground Branch will not be a clone of all those other games that most people are playing today. It follows a simple concept first defined by a Green Beret (now retired but still working for the Army and JFKSWFCS), natural order of realistic gameplay. Basically it means that you can do in game what you could do in real life like jump, but there is a consequence to it. You can shoot while jumping, but not hit anything and while you jump, you become a target who most likely will die or at least, become injured. Jumping can also cause injuries to your character.

It also means you need to choose the right gear for the mission. Take a sniper rifle on a CQB mission and you will be at a distinct disadvantage over having a carbine.

WhiteKnight77

sounds like arma and its key binding for every key on the keyboard, i find those games not too much fun personally.

its a pretty simple genre, all the games are going to feel similiar. This is why I think shooters are so hard to do well, and why the occasional gem is the best experience you can have while gaming.

its like this cooking quote I live by: "the quality of the chef is determined by the quality of their simplest dish". FPSs belong to a simple, basic genre...if a developer manages to nail the fundamentals, it is a true testament of their ability to make great games.

to answer your question, yes, I suppose they do feel "cloneish", especially when they copy all the gimmicky crap (cover systems, achievements, CoD-style multiplayer, etc), but I really do not blame them for it.

mrbojangles25

achievements are just a constat popup reminder that its a game, kiddie stuff that constantly takes you out of the world of the game, very annoying :(

just with they would focus less on graphics and gimmics and start getting creative with the gameplay again

first person shooters seem to all be clones now days, annoying achievements that i couldnt care less about, all the same mechanics, all on rails, all the usual weapons

i find myself almost falling asleep during most fps games

the gameplay itself (which is what matters, these are GAMES afterall) are all clones of eachother

anyone else got an opinion on the dreary world of current fps? is it just time for me to retire from fps? getting too old? 15+ yrs of gaming getting to be too much?

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[QUOTE="jimmyjammer69"]You haven't included a source, but I'm guessing that's the table taken from The Daily Mail, based on discredited statistics compiled by Chris Grayling?

Verge_6

telling me usa isnt in there? canada is extremely violent? and africa, the eternal war isnt int here? sounds like junk stats, quite relevent stats he should

missed that bit, south africa is the aids and rape capitol of the world, how is it not #1?

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No guns, even for self defense. If you shoot a robber dead, you are no better than them.

Tokugawa77

This makes no sense whatsoever.

2nd that, no sence

[QUOTE="Verge_6"][QUOTE="gmaster456"][ Very Nice! Are they fully automatic?gmaster456

would be better to not piss of swarms of people rather than get a full auto licence

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Britain appears to be far better off.jimmyjammer69

Big negative on that regarding crime in general.

mexico is 3rd world, most of their crime probably isnt even reported because noone has access to a telephone lol

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If I lived in the U.S. I would get one. The shame is that I'd have to get one.

jimmyjammer69

telling me usa isnt in there? canada is extremely violent? and africa, the eternal war isnt int here? sounds like junk stats, quite relevent stats he should

Well yeah you would have a better chance with a gun, but should guns be legal? Hell to the no. Ban those suckers.BrianB0422

i would love to hear the rationality behind your decision

why shouldnt responsible, and mature adults carry firearms? they have the right to not plead ignorance by defending themselves against the realities of the world