Social Networking, DLC, Fitness, etc.
Posted: Jul 24 2012, 11:08 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
Maelic
Jul 24 2012, 10:29 AM
Neo Metallix
Jul 24 2012, 09:58 AM
I agree that not everything is going pretty in the industry but there have been many new IPs I've played that started THIS generation that are all good games.

inFAMOUS, Resistance, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Heavy Rain, Motorstorm, Demons Souls, etc.... Plus there are still more to come with Beyond, Ni No Kuni, and The Last of Us.
Hmm, I really didn't think about those...
I've always been a Nintendo guy, though, so I guess that's what I'm seeing the most of, and... Well, I'm not so sure I was alive for the birth of any new IPs from Nintendo.
I do find it odd, though, how new series like the ones you listed are struggling to claim the same fame that earlier series did. It took one game for Sonic to make himself a worldwide icon, and that was back when the video game industry had already been rolling for a few years. Same with characters like Cloud Strife and... Well, it took Master Chief two games. I guess Sackboy is something of an icon, though.

But then, having an iconic protagonist is not necessarily the measure of success, either.

EDIT: A Nintendo series started in my lifetime--Pikmin!
Well Nintendo really do just rely solely on old franchises. They never make horrible sequels albeit some might not like them as much. One that has started after you were born was Nintendogs if you count that.

Also I'd say Nathan Drake from Uncharted is an icon and up there with Lara Croft. Gamers that don't even have PS3s know him and the series has sold multiple millions. The others not so much icons except sackboy.

Social Networking, DLC, Fitness, etc.
Posted: Jul 24 2012, 09:58 AM Forum Act II: Video Game Station View full topic
I agree that not everything is going pretty in the industry but there have been many new IPs I've played that started THIS generation that are all good games.

inFAMOUS, Resistance, Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet, Heavy Rain, Motorstorm, Demons Souls, etc.... Plus there are still more to come with Beyond, Ni No Kuni, and The Last of Us.

Should I trade a GBA SP for a PSone?
Posted: Jul 14 2012, 06:55 PM Forum Advice Square View full topic
If you have either a PS2 or 3 then no because they both play PSone games.

Sonic Adventure 2 coming to PSN, Xbox Live
Posted: Jul 14 2012, 04:11 PM Forum Act III: Sonic's Game Stadium View full topic
Def getting it and it seems to be a proper HD port unlike the first with widescreen support! At the time I liked the first better but I give the edge to this one now.