Durchdringen wrote:
I agree a bit, but I must also disagree. A lot of games do have the same things over and over, but that is your companies that are striving to keep in the business because they are running out of ideas and don't hire a team that really wants to improve the quality of the game.
Gears of Wars in my opinion was a horrible game. Don't get me wrong, it was fun, but the game play itself was terrible. What made it the worst is the story line and how long it was.
Halo 3 is the exact same way. It had a long story line, good amount of change, but the game play to me is just worthless on multiplayer. You play the same maps over and over, but if you want a new map you gotta fork over the money to get it? To me thats BS.
Call of Duty 4 was an excellent game however. The graphics and the gameplay is just stunning. Sure you play the same maps over and over but the gameplay makes up for it and the maps are so big you there's no need for newer maps. You get to upgrade your weapons and skills. Make your own custom arsenal list to take with you into battle.
Grand Theft Auto 4 was excellently revised. The graphics are absolutely amazing (as long as you have HD). The story line was long, fun, and kept you guessing. The game play is amazing because you can replay solo and choose your own path, or you can play multiplayer in various modes, or just play single player and blow the hell out of anyone or anything you wish.
I like fancy graphics in my games because I want it to look as real as it is, but also mainly because I don't click me the best entertainment equipment so I expect something thats shiny and glistens on the screen. However, I want the game play to be top notch too.
I'm waiting for the newer PC games to comeout and then we can see what Blizzard and Maxis has improved over a period of 5 years before their prior top releases.
Yeah. I hated Gears of War. Same with Halo. Very generic. Call of Duty 4, however, had some very different core changes to gameplay, so it was a fresh change from the other FPS. However, they mostly ruined it by putting in uber gay things that everyone uses, like Matyrdom, and some other things. Sort of wrecked the multiplayer experience for me.
I generally don't like GTA. But with all things you could do in GTA4, it was very big step up from the other games.
It's not that graphics are really the problem. It's just that, developers are relying on graphics TOO MUCH. What the hell do I care about graphics if the game play sucks? I'm not even going to bother to LOOK at the graphics. I mean, if you're going to make a game with good graphics, at least TRY to match it up with good game play.
That's what makes me angry. So little games interest me now.