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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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Ninty. =p
Ant wrote:
> To be honest, originality doesn't interest me much.
When Nintys go on about
> Nintendo being 'innovative,' and the all-new original Pikmin, I look at the game
> and think, "erm, no thanks. I'll stick with my 3D Shooters for
> now."
One of the reasons why I own a PS2, really.
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!!!!
:-)
> To be honest, originality doesn't interest me much.
When Nintys go on about
> Nintendo being 'innovative,' and the all-new original Pikmin, I look at the game
> and think, "erm, no thanks. I'll stick with my 3D Shooters for
> now."
One of the reasons why I own a PS2, really.
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!!!!
:-)
To be honest, originality doesn't interest me much.
When Nintys go on about Nintendo being 'innovative,' and the all-new original Pikmin, I look at the game and think, "erm, no thanks. I'll stick with my 3D Shooters for now."
One of the reasons why I own a PS2, really.
When Nintys go on about Nintendo being 'innovative,' and the all-new original Pikmin, I look at the game and think, "erm, no thanks. I'll stick with my 3D Shooters for now."
One of the reasons why I own a PS2, really.
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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