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The games industry was set to be bigger than Hollywood this Christmas, which means that games are becoming so important nowadays. But it seems to me that games are only “evolving” around one thing, graphics. Since the age of the first ever console, other things have also been introduced to make gaming go one step further. And things are sure to be invented that will also help gaming “evolve”.
A few years ago, the rumble feature was introduced for the first time. The PlayStation’s controller included two analogue sticks, and the all-new rumble feature. Now this may seem like a small thing, and in reality it was, but it did make a huge difference to some games. Especially with FPS games, it made you feel more involved in the game. Not only did your character make a noise when he got shot, but the controller would also rumble. When you fired bullets from your gun, not only could you hear the echoing noise that the gun made, but the controller would rumble. It also made a difference in games made for the multi-player mode. Some games in the Mario Party series were based on the rumble feature. The controller would rumble, and when it did, you would need to press a button.
Guns were also introduced, with games such as Time Crisis. I never thought that the guns would come from the arcades to my own home. This made shooting games so much better, rather than using the normal directional pad to move the cross-hare, you could now use your own skills to shoot the enemies. It wasn’t easy either; it did take a lot of concentration to master the gun. It was like being in a real battle, no the gun wasn’t the right weight or size, but this made gun games so much fun to play.
Internet gaming has been introduced in the U.S, and is set to come over to Europe in the near future. My P.C can’t take internet games, but my friend’s can. And after playing a few games over the net, I can only see internet gaming on consoles will succeed. It only depends on the price they give the product, and whether you’ll need to pay annually for a special connection. The games I have played were really enjoyable to play, and playing against other people that have the same interests as you can only be good. Playing against people that may be able to challenge you, after being the king at a certain game in your own home.
VR visors have been thought of for a long time, but never used well enough. The official companies were the first to think of the idea, but realised that the product would be too expensive, but the other companies started to make these VR visors. It will now cost you around £200 for a visor for the PlayStation 2, that’s more than the console itself! Now if ever a VR visor was introduced at a reasonable price, I definitely think it would succeed. A few months ago I saw an official Sony PlayStation 2 VR visor. But, as I expected, there were no plans for a European release. But with my past experiences with these VR visors, they give you headaches and make your eyes hurt. So unless companies can overcome these problems, I can’t see VR visors succeeding, which I think will be a huge loss to the games industry.
Not only could VR visors be introduced, but you could also stick sensors all over your body, like they do when they make games. Then it would be like real life, there wouldn’t need to be any more improvements. But, then sports games wouldn’t be fun anymore, playing a football game would just be like going down the park with your mates. And the government would probably ban this piece of hardware, if people started playing sports games instead of playing the sports for real, England’s sport teams would become even worse!
But, I don’t really want gaming to “evolve”, I would just like to see a few more games that could last me more than a month. In the past year I have only liked a few games. Diablo 2 (Internet), Pro Evolution Soccer 2, NHL 2002 and TimeSplitters 2. Who really needs gaming to “evolve”? Just a few more decent games are all I want, no need to spend millions on new pieces of hardware or new inventions. How do you think gaming could improve?
Thanks for reading,
Benny Bish.
A few years ago, the rumble feature was introduced for the first time. The PlayStation’s controller included two analogue sticks, and the all-new rumble feature. Now this may seem like a small thing, and in reality it was, but it did make a huge difference to some games. Especially with FPS games, it made you feel more involved in the game. Not only did your character make a noise when he got shot, but the controller would also rumble. When you fired bullets from your gun, not only could you hear the echoing noise that the gun made, but the controller would rumble. It also made a difference in games made for the multi-player mode. Some games in the Mario Party series were based on the rumble feature. The controller would rumble, and when it did, you would need to press a button.
Guns were also introduced, with games such as Time Crisis. I never thought that the guns would come from the arcades to my own home. This made shooting games so much better, rather than using the normal directional pad to move the cross-hare, you could now use your own skills to shoot the enemies. It wasn’t easy either; it did take a lot of concentration to master the gun. It was like being in a real battle, no the gun wasn’t the right weight or size, but this made gun games so much fun to play.
Internet gaming has been introduced in the U.S, and is set to come over to Europe in the near future. My P.C can’t take internet games, but my friend’s can. And after playing a few games over the net, I can only see internet gaming on consoles will succeed. It only depends on the price they give the product, and whether you’ll need to pay annually for a special connection. The games I have played were really enjoyable to play, and playing against other people that have the same interests as you can only be good. Playing against people that may be able to challenge you, after being the king at a certain game in your own home.
VR visors have been thought of for a long time, but never used well enough. The official companies were the first to think of the idea, but realised that the product would be too expensive, but the other companies started to make these VR visors. It will now cost you around £200 for a visor for the PlayStation 2, that’s more than the console itself! Now if ever a VR visor was introduced at a reasonable price, I definitely think it would succeed. A few months ago I saw an official Sony PlayStation 2 VR visor. But, as I expected, there were no plans for a European release. But with my past experiences with these VR visors, they give you headaches and make your eyes hurt. So unless companies can overcome these problems, I can’t see VR visors succeeding, which I think will be a huge loss to the games industry.
Not only could VR visors be introduced, but you could also stick sensors all over your body, like they do when they make games. Then it would be like real life, there wouldn’t need to be any more improvements. But, then sports games wouldn’t be fun anymore, playing a football game would just be like going down the park with your mates. And the government would probably ban this piece of hardware, if people started playing sports games instead of playing the sports for real, England’s sport teams would become even worse!
But, I don’t really want gaming to “evolve”, I would just like to see a few more games that could last me more than a month. In the past year I have only liked a few games. Diablo 2 (Internet), Pro Evolution Soccer 2, NHL 2002 and TimeSplitters 2. Who really needs gaming to “evolve”? Just a few more decent games are all I want, no need to spend millions on new pieces of hardware or new inventions. How do you think gaming could improve?
Thanks for reading,
Benny Bish.
Good idea ;)
Na, its Bishop. 'Stil might change that :S
( . )Juicy Melons( . ) wrote:
> Thanks for reading,
> Benny Bish.
With all respect, I really hope that Bish isn't your surname...
I'd change it if I were you...
> Thanks for reading,
> Benny Bish.
With all respect, I really hope that Bish isn't your surname...
I'd change it if I were you...
From my previous knowledge, origional ideas usually come from new companies who find it hard to get the funding for the game - which is why the game isn't all that good. It is a shame that new companies aren't introduced every so often, but with Nintendo and Microsofts' new scheme to get new companies, the gaming bussiness could be looking up.
As for improving gaming?
It's a tough one but it usually comes down to originality or lack there of and how the originality is changed into a good gaming experience. It seems all the good ideas have been taken in some way or another, or the glimmers of originality have come off badly - not giving an exiting exoerience.
But the developers are realising that originality is needed not just endless updates. Recently there have been cases of trying to enhance the player's involvement in the game such as Toca Race Driver where you played as a person, not just a car. And there are cases of stripping down a game to the bare, fun essentials such as Burnout 2 where there's no story at all - only the sense of speed.
New ideas and advances in way games are thought about are comeing much more rapidly now. Although new ideas may be hard to pull off (Dark Cloud had a lot, all poorly realised - you collected pieces of villages from dungeons then went back and assembled them. A good idea which become endlessly tedious and tiring.) They could be just a new spin on a idea whithin a genre or the successful merging of multiple genres. Occasionally a totally original idea comes to light and is pulled off brilliantly. Ico is the perfect example although it was mostly ignored by the uncivilized PS2 rabble.
Such is the pain with new ideas, they are not always excepted although the public is always pushing for them. And, being new teritory, are not always pulled off successfully. Although games that follow usually steal the good ideas until it become the normal thing to find. Which is quite a shame as the once original idea becomes run-of-the-mill and the gamers demand more.
Strange thing, originality - doesn't stay original for very long.
It's a tough one but it usually comes down to originality or lack there of and how the originality is changed into a good gaming experience. It seems all the good ideas have been taken in some way or another, or the glimmers of originality have come off badly - not giving an exiting exoerience.
But the developers are realising that originality is needed not just endless updates. Recently there have been cases of trying to enhance the player's involvement in the game such as Toca Race Driver where you played as a person, not just a car. And there are cases of stripping down a game to the bare, fun essentials such as Burnout 2 where there's no story at all - only the sense of speed.
New ideas and advances in way games are thought about are comeing much more rapidly now. Although new ideas may be hard to pull off (Dark Cloud had a lot, all poorly realised - you collected pieces of villages from dungeons then went back and assembled them. A good idea which become endlessly tedious and tiring.) They could be just a new spin on a idea whithin a genre or the successful merging of multiple genres. Occasionally a totally original idea comes to light and is pulled off brilliantly. Ico is the perfect example although it was mostly ignored by the uncivilized PS2 rabble.
Such is the pain with new ideas, they are not always excepted although the public is always pushing for them. And, being new teritory, are not always pulled off successfully. Although games that follow usually steal the good ideas until it become the normal thing to find. Which is quite a shame as the once original idea becomes run-of-the-mill and the gamers demand more.
Strange thing, originality - doesn't stay original for very long.
Yeah, but as i said, if only graphics become better then alot of people will loose interest in gaming. At the monet, a few good games are being released, but soon we'll be seeing the 70th Mario game, and people will start to get bored of just the graphics imoproving. We do need something new, and i think gaming over the net on consoles will keep people interest for around a decade.
But you can't deny that technological improvements enhance the gaming experience. For instance FFX portrayed a lot more atmosphere and feeling with the addition of voices and the improved graphics.
A good and well thought out post, but developers do have a tendancy of been unpredictable so who knows
The games industry was set to be bigger than Hollywood this Christmas, which means that games are becoming so important nowadays. But it seems to me that games are only “evolving” around one thing, graphics. Since the age of the first ever console, other things have also been introduced to make gaming go one step further. And things are sure to be invented that will also help gaming “evolve”.
A few years ago, the rumble feature was introduced for the first time. The PlayStation’s controller included two analogue sticks, and the all-new rumble feature. Now this may seem like a small thing, and in reality it was, but it did make a huge difference to some games. Especially with FPS games, it made you feel more involved in the game. Not only did your character make a noise when he got shot, but the controller would also rumble. When you fired bullets from your gun, not only could you hear the echoing noise that the gun made, but the controller would rumble. It also made a difference in games made for the multi-player mode. Some games in the Mario Party series were based on the rumble feature. The controller would rumble, and when it did, you would need to press a button.
Guns were also introduced, with games such as Time Crisis. I never thought that the guns would come from the arcades to my own home. This made shooting games so much better, rather than using the normal directional pad to move the cross-hare, you could now use your own skills to shoot the enemies. It wasn’t easy either; it did take a lot of concentration to master the gun. It was like being in a real battle, no the gun wasn’t the right weight or size, but this made gun games so much fun to play.
Internet gaming has been introduced in the U.S, and is set to come over to Europe in the near future. My P.C can’t take internet games, but my friend’s can. And after playing a few games over the net, I can only see internet gaming on consoles will succeed. It only depends on the price they give the product, and whether you’ll need to pay annually for a special connection. The games I have played were really enjoyable to play, and playing against other people that have the same interests as you can only be good. Playing against people that may be able to challenge you, after being the king at a certain game in your own home.
VR visors have been thought of for a long time, but never used well enough. The official companies were the first to think of the idea, but realised that the product would be too expensive, but the other companies started to make these VR visors. It will now cost you around £200 for a visor for the PlayStation 2, that’s more than the console itself! Now if ever a VR visor was introduced at a reasonable price, I definitely think it would succeed. A few months ago I saw an official Sony PlayStation 2 VR visor. But, as I expected, there were no plans for a European release. But with my past experiences with these VR visors, they give you headaches and make your eyes hurt. So unless companies can overcome these problems, I can’t see VR visors succeeding, which I think will be a huge loss to the games industry.
Not only could VR visors be introduced, but you could also stick sensors all over your body, like they do when they make games. Then it would be like real life, there wouldn’t need to be any more improvements. But, then sports games wouldn’t be fun anymore, playing a football game would just be like going down the park with your mates. And the government would probably ban this piece of hardware, if people started playing sports games instead of playing the sports for real, England’s sport teams would become even worse!
But, I don’t really want gaming to “evolve”, I would just like to see a few more games that could last me more than a month. In the past year I have only liked a few games. Diablo 2 (Internet), Pro Evolution Soccer 2, NHL 2002 and TimeSplitters 2. Who really needs gaming to “evolve”? Just a few more decent games are all I want, no need to spend millions on new pieces of hardware or new inventions. How do you think gaming could improve?
Thanks for reading,
Benny Bish.
A few years ago, the rumble feature was introduced for the first time. The PlayStation’s controller included two analogue sticks, and the all-new rumble feature. Now this may seem like a small thing, and in reality it was, but it did make a huge difference to some games. Especially with FPS games, it made you feel more involved in the game. Not only did your character make a noise when he got shot, but the controller would also rumble. When you fired bullets from your gun, not only could you hear the echoing noise that the gun made, but the controller would rumble. It also made a difference in games made for the multi-player mode. Some games in the Mario Party series were based on the rumble feature. The controller would rumble, and when it did, you would need to press a button.
Guns were also introduced, with games such as Time Crisis. I never thought that the guns would come from the arcades to my own home. This made shooting games so much better, rather than using the normal directional pad to move the cross-hare, you could now use your own skills to shoot the enemies. It wasn’t easy either; it did take a lot of concentration to master the gun. It was like being in a real battle, no the gun wasn’t the right weight or size, but this made gun games so much fun to play.
Internet gaming has been introduced in the U.S, and is set to come over to Europe in the near future. My P.C can’t take internet games, but my friend’s can. And after playing a few games over the net, I can only see internet gaming on consoles will succeed. It only depends on the price they give the product, and whether you’ll need to pay annually for a special connection. The games I have played were really enjoyable to play, and playing against other people that have the same interests as you can only be good. Playing against people that may be able to challenge you, after being the king at a certain game in your own home.
VR visors have been thought of for a long time, but never used well enough. The official companies were the first to think of the idea, but realised that the product would be too expensive, but the other companies started to make these VR visors. It will now cost you around £200 for a visor for the PlayStation 2, that’s more than the console itself! Now if ever a VR visor was introduced at a reasonable price, I definitely think it would succeed. A few months ago I saw an official Sony PlayStation 2 VR visor. But, as I expected, there were no plans for a European release. But with my past experiences with these VR visors, they give you headaches and make your eyes hurt. So unless companies can overcome these problems, I can’t see VR visors succeeding, which I think will be a huge loss to the games industry.
Not only could VR visors be introduced, but you could also stick sensors all over your body, like they do when they make games. Then it would be like real life, there wouldn’t need to be any more improvements. But, then sports games wouldn’t be fun anymore, playing a football game would just be like going down the park with your mates. And the government would probably ban this piece of hardware, if people started playing sports games instead of playing the sports for real, England’s sport teams would become even worse!
But, I don’t really want gaming to “evolve”, I would just like to see a few more games that could last me more than a month. In the past year I have only liked a few games. Diablo 2 (Internet), Pro Evolution Soccer 2, NHL 2002 and TimeSplitters 2. Who really needs gaming to “evolve”? Just a few more decent games are all I want, no need to spend millions on new pieces of hardware or new inventions. How do you think gaming could improve?
Thanks for reading,
Benny Bish.