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Dying out?
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Re: Dying out?
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128-bit
Posts: 2576
Registered: 05-06-2008
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Me too. I like them more than FPS's. A simple adventure game that doesn't have a huge learning curve. I'm not into fully customizable characters, weapons configurations, and stuff like that too much (See the Ironman demo). Like, "Oh gee, do I need to purchase more ankle armor to complete this mission?" Uncharted was good but didn't have any replay for me like the two I mention next. Are there any other PS3 games in the Ratchet and Daxter vein? Message Edited by CNYL on 06-30-2008 05:48 PM
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06-30-2008 02:42 PM
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Re: Dying out?
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Lagger
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Registered: 02-23-2006
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i liked the first J&D but the others are better because it has shooting. The shooting games are becoming better and stuff like Bad company, everybody likes shooting.
Never been a girly-girly so dont get me confused.
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06-30-2008 03:13 PM
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Re: Dying out?
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Gamer
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Registered: 05-12-2008
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SCrosby wrote:
I hate games like J&D, Ratchet and Clank, Crash Bandicoot. Anyways they just seem like there for kids...I know they aren't but it seems that way.
Why? Because its cartoonish? Some of the humor certainly isn't ment for kids.
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06-30-2008 09:03 PM
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Re: Dying out?
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 Umbrella Agent
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Registered: 12-28-2003
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RatchetGUNsman wrote:
It just seems to me that as each year goes by, there are less Adventure games around. Is it because people are starting to like shooters more? It could make sense. Not many people liked the first J&D, but liked the second and third. I'd really like a good adventure game to play, like the original Crash Bandicoot.
It seems like the current trend in video game preferences leans heavily towards the Shooter Genre. Those video games that incorporate such gameplay are fairly successful and usually help out a franchise... Consider Resident Evil 4 (PS2): Would it have sold more copies if it had utilized the classic fixed camera angles and tank-like controls that were evident in previous RE installments? Probably not... As much as I like shooting things in video games, enough is enough... I know some of the most popular online multiplayer video games belong to the Shooter Genre, but I've never been a huge online supporter! It's a shame to see focus on entire genres redirected to the Shooter Genre in recent years... I would also like to see a nice Action/Adventure or Platform type video game with simple controls, but I think those days are long gone. With that being said, I'm currently expanding my original PlayStation video game library... If you want a decent Action/Adventure these days you really can't rely on the 7th generation of video gaming!
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06-30-2008 09:39 PM
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Re: Dying out?
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You Spoony Bards
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Registered: 03-10-2007
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I don't think the genre is dying out too much, just a part of it. Unfortunately, most of the games in the genre cover the 'Action' category very well (God of War Series, Devil May Cry Series, Ninja Gaiden Series, Etc), but not the 'Adventure' so much. Or more specifically, there's a terrible lack of platforming in Action/Adventure games today.
Titles that focus on combat, like the ones I mentioned, and do it well are great. But there's a huge lack of games in the realm of Ratchet and Clank or Crash Bandicoot. Not only that, but the 'Action' portion may even be getting rather stale. Devil May Cry revolutionized the genre when it released, and brought sexy back. God of War came in and did the same thing, adding a new level of brutality, and more puzzles. However, none of these series have done too much since then. They still turn out great titles, but if something new doesn't happen, they may get stale at some point.
But back to my original point, we have a serious lack of platformers. I'm not really sure why the genre is dying out, but it's been happening for a while. Heck, platforming was on the decline since about Playstation 2, or so. Though we do have some good platforming, it all comes from either Insomniac or Naughty Dog. Uncharted, though the game used guns a good deal, had some of the best platforming elements I had played through in a while. Insomniac always delivers fun platforming, and much more, with its stellar Ratchet and Clank series. There's also a good chance Naughty Dog's working on a new Jak and Daxter. But aside from that, what else is there? Some good free run in Assassin's Creed. Not much else.
I think the genre needs some life breathed into it on both fronts. Some more fun platformers- which unfortunately tend to have a stigma of being labeled "kiddy", though they're some of the roots of gaming- like we used to have, and then some revitalization of the Action genre. (Maybe Bayonetta, right Carbo?) But we might get that breath, at least for the Action genre, before Bayonetta, with titles like inFamous or Prototype. And of course LittleBigPlanet for the platforming side! ...!!! ....!!!
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07-01-2008 01:13 AM
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