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It seems that originality is the most important thing in games today.
If a games not original then itís slated for being a ëCloneí, ëSpin-offí or something like that. But, in all honesty, I couldnít care less if a game was original or not.
Letís have us a look at a few examples.
Tony Hawks 2: Well, the ë2í in the title is a dead give away. This is a sequel to a highly successful game. Itís not an original concept and indeed isnít even an original franchise. But just look at how amazingly great this game is. Itís an outstanding game yet itís not original, but that didnít stop thousands upon thousands of people buying it, did it?
Final Fantasy Series: The Final Fantasy series is undoubtedly brilliant. But err... look how many games have been in this series. Itís been carried on for 6 years and is still selling well. Iíll let Seifer rant and rave about quite how good these games are. But the very fact that it is now up to final Fantasy 8 proves my point for me. Original concept? ErrÖ I donít think so.
The ISS/Pro Series: *The* best football games in existence. Whether you play them on the N64 or the PlayStation, greatness just oozes out of all of the ISS/Pro games. There were 2 ISS games on the SNES, 3 on the N64 and I *think* 3 on the PlayStation/PS2. A football game itself isnít exactly original and the fact that there have been 8 games overall just goes to show how unoriginal these games are. But theyíre still awesome, are they not?
Mario and Sonic games: There are too many Mario games to count and a hell of a lot of Sonic games too, both these characters have sold millions and millions and millions of games world-wide, they are both mascots for their respective consoles and their names are known everywhere. The games themselves may be different but the underneath plot is exactly the same each time. Bowser/Dr. Robotnik kidnaps someone, Mario/Sonic goes and rescues them, end of story. Original? Nope...
I could carry on for a long time but I wonít.
None of the games Iíve mentioned above are original yet they sell so damn well.
What does that tell you?
It tells you that a great game is a great game whether the concept, plot, graphics, sound, gameplay or control system is original or not.
Of course, itís superb when an original game does come along because it gives you something new to try out.
But really, if the underlying game itself is good what does the concept matter?
None at all my friends, none at all.
RBS
If a games not original then itís slated for being a ëCloneí, ëSpin-offí or something like that. But, in all honesty, I couldnít care less if a game was original or not.
Letís have us a look at a few examples.
Tony Hawks 2: Well, the ë2í in the title is a dead give away. This is a sequel to a highly successful game. Itís not an original concept and indeed isnít even an original franchise. But just look at how amazingly great this game is. Itís an outstanding game yet itís not original, but that didnít stop thousands upon thousands of people buying it, did it?
Final Fantasy Series: The Final Fantasy series is undoubtedly brilliant. But err... look how many games have been in this series. Itís been carried on for 6 years and is still selling well. Iíll let Seifer rant and rave about quite how good these games are. But the very fact that it is now up to final Fantasy 8 proves my point for me. Original concept? ErrÖ I donít think so.
The ISS/Pro Series: *The* best football games in existence. Whether you play them on the N64 or the PlayStation, greatness just oozes out of all of the ISS/Pro games. There were 2 ISS games on the SNES, 3 on the N64 and I *think* 3 on the PlayStation/PS2. A football game itself isnít exactly original and the fact that there have been 8 games overall just goes to show how unoriginal these games are. But theyíre still awesome, are they not?
Mario and Sonic games: There are too many Mario games to count and a hell of a lot of Sonic games too, both these characters have sold millions and millions and millions of games world-wide, they are both mascots for their respective consoles and their names are known everywhere. The games themselves may be different but the underneath plot is exactly the same each time. Bowser/Dr. Robotnik kidnaps someone, Mario/Sonic goes and rescues them, end of story. Original? Nope...
I could carry on for a long time but I wonít.
None of the games Iíve mentioned above are original yet they sell so damn well.
What does that tell you?
It tells you that a great game is a great game whether the concept, plot, graphics, sound, gameplay or control system is original or not.
Of course, itís superb when an original game does come along because it gives you something new to try out.
But really, if the underlying game itself is good what does the concept matter?
None at all my friends, none at all.
RBS
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If a game still has it's charm who cares if it's not original :-D
I think that originality is fairly important.
Not EVERY game needs complete originality but you need originality somewhere.
Take every successful franchise.
The first game was original in some way.
Goldeneye revolutionised the first person shooter, so everyone wanted its sequel.
Mario took Platforming to a new level (both the first one, the Snes one and the N64 one), and so a succesful franchise was born.
Sonic was a sort of attempt to be like Mario, but anyone who's played both Mario and Sonic can tell you that they play completely differently.
Resident Evil shamelessly ripped off Alone in the Dark, but seeing as Alone in the Dark was barely heard of, for most people, Resident Evil was the first Survival Horror they played.
Smash Brothers was the first beat em up of its kind...
Even the first Tomb Raider was original...
It all starts with originality but a series has to keep it up a certain degree to avoid going stale.
Take Tomb Raider for example.
Other franchises like Mario bring in original ideas with every game.
A game doesn't have to be so original that it blows the world away, but if it isn't so different to games you've played before, then what's the point?
The more original a game is, the fresher the playing experience will be and the more likely it is to really impress the player.
Metal Gear Solid is a prime example.
Not EVERY game needs complete originality but you need originality somewhere.
Take every successful franchise.
The first game was original in some way.
Goldeneye revolutionised the first person shooter, so everyone wanted its sequel.
Mario took Platforming to a new level (both the first one, the Snes one and the N64 one), and so a succesful franchise was born.
Sonic was a sort of attempt to be like Mario, but anyone who's played both Mario and Sonic can tell you that they play completely differently.
Resident Evil shamelessly ripped off Alone in the Dark, but seeing as Alone in the Dark was barely heard of, for most people, Resident Evil was the first Survival Horror they played.
Smash Brothers was the first beat em up of its kind...
Even the first Tomb Raider was original...
It all starts with originality but a series has to keep it up a certain degree to avoid going stale.
Take Tomb Raider for example.
Other franchises like Mario bring in original ideas with every game.
A game doesn't have to be so original that it blows the world away, but if it isn't so different to games you've played before, then what's the point?
The more original a game is, the fresher the playing experience will be and the more likely it is to really impress the player.
Metal Gear Solid is a prime example.
What, like Tetris?
I don't care about originality. Yeah, it is nice to see something original but good games never go out of fashion.
Stryke wrote:
> A Sonyphile? Well, I suppose thats true. I've been debating for a long time
> whether to get a PS2 or a Gamecube. Today I deceided PS2. TBN might actually
> kill me if I chose otherwise.
Should have been a GC but you can play what you want :-D
> A Sonyphile? Well, I suppose thats true. I've been debating for a long time
> whether to get a PS2 or a Gamecube. Today I deceided PS2. TBN might actually
> kill me if I chose otherwise.
Should have been a GC but you can play what you want :-D
A Sonyphile? Well, I suppose thats true. I've been debating for a long time whether to get a PS2 or a Gamecube. Today I deceided PS2. TBN might actually kill me if I chose otherwise.
Sam Mumbled:
>Good topic though Chris! (:)
Chars
And Gaz, go away you annoying Sonyphile :-)
>Good topic though Chris! (:)
Chars
And Gaz, go away you annoying Sonyphile :-)
Time_Warp wrote:
By writing that
> "YAY!!!!" Are you implying you are more cheerful than me... Santas
> clauses.... Friend... eh? YAY!!! (:)
Err.. What?
By writing that
> "YAY!!!!" Are you implying you are more cheerful than me... Santas
> clauses.... Friend... eh? YAY!!! (:)
Err.. What?
RastaBillySkank wrote:
But Pikmin looks awesome! I don't care whether it's original, it
> looks like it's gonna be something special plus I get to be a weird little bloke
> in a spacesuit! YAY!!!!
By writing that "YAY!!!!" Are you implying you are more cheerful than me... Santas clauses.... Friend... eh? YAY!!! (:)
But Pikmin looks awesome! I don't care whether it's original, it
> looks like it's gonna be something special plus I get to be a weird little bloke
> in a spacesuit! YAY!!!!
By writing that "YAY!!!!" Are you implying you are more cheerful than me... Santas clauses.... Friend... eh? YAY!!! (:)
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