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Call me cynical, but it seems to me that there’s becoming fewer and fewer exciting developers out there. Currently, it’s only Sega and Nintendo that seem that be producing numbers of innovative, exciting and fun games. The whole industry has become too staid, risk-averse, and sequel-happy.
Such a shame. Endless FIFAs, Army Men and Tomb Raiders do nothing to push the medium forward – if anything, they end up pushing it back. Maybe once the massmarket penetration has reached saturation, and the boom period starts to peak, there’ll be more room for experimental, different and intelligent games in the West.
One can but hope.
As an afterthought, I should include Sony along with Sega and the Big N.
Such a shame. Endless FIFAs, Army Men and Tomb Raiders do nothing to push the medium forward – if anything, they end up pushing it back. Maybe once the massmarket penetration has reached saturation, and the boom period starts to peak, there’ll be more room for experimental, different and intelligent games in the West.
One can but hope.
As an afterthought, I should include Sony along with Sega and the Big N.
That had occurred to me too. Ninty are especially fond of sequelising, using their IP. Mario, Zelda, and all the other Ninty trademarks are all guilty. The thing is, each sequel tends to have a generation of console development between them, and a step change between the two (again, Mario and Zelda are good examples - Pilotwings, Mario Kart).
Sega have been more guilty of sequelising recently - Crazy Taxi, Monkey Ball, F355, JSR and they've been remarkably similar to the previous iteration. I can forgive them to a degree for such wonderfullness as Rez and Monkey Ball though.
Sega have been more guilty of sequelising recently - Crazy Taxi, Monkey Ball, F355, JSR and they've been remarkably similar to the previous iteration. I can forgive them to a degree for such wonderfullness as Rez and Monkey Ball though.
I agree.
Although it could be said that even Sega & Nintendo are beginning to slide down the slippery cliff face of sequeldom.
I would say that over 50% of the Sega & Nintendo games soon to be released are sequels.
Although it could be said that even Sega & Nintendo are beginning to slide down the slippery cliff face of sequeldom.
I would say that over 50% of the Sega & Nintendo games soon to be released are sequels.
Call me cynical, but it seems to me that there’s becoming fewer and fewer exciting developers out there. Currently, it’s only Sega and Nintendo that seem that be producing numbers of innovative, exciting and fun games. The whole industry has become too staid, risk-averse, and sequel-happy.
Such a shame. Endless FIFAs, Army Men and Tomb Raiders do nothing to push the medium forward – if anything, they end up pushing it back. Maybe once the massmarket penetration has reached saturation, and the boom period starts to peak, there’ll be more room for experimental, different and intelligent games in the West.
One can but hope.
As an afterthought, I should include Sony along with Sega and the Big N.
Such a shame. Endless FIFAs, Army Men and Tomb Raiders do nothing to push the medium forward – if anything, they end up pushing it back. Maybe once the massmarket penetration has reached saturation, and the boom period starts to peak, there’ll be more room for experimental, different and intelligent games in the West.
One can but hope.
As an afterthought, I should include Sony along with Sega and the Big N.