Gaming Trends

[Momiji]

Good Trends:

The Return of 2D and 2D gameplay - I've been waiting for this to happen for awhile but it seems like 2D is making a bit of a comeback thanks to games like Odin Sphere, Guilty Gear, Disgaea, and SNK. The return of 2D gameplay is also welcomed in titles like SFIV and Bionic Commando. The World Ends With You is another fine example of excellent 2D mechanics along with a host of titles on the DS and PSP.

I never felt 3D was as grand of a revolution as people made them out to be back in the late 90's, probably cause the games I liked playing were not exactly titles that needed it (RPGs) only fighting games got a drastic change and I'm still waiting for them to get good in 3D. :rolleyes2

Yes, this.

Also, I'd like to see more new games that introduce creative elements to gaming. I mean, sure, I enjoy a game of Halo 3 or Call of Duty as much as the next person, but let's face it, they aren't much different than their predecessors over all aside from a few new weapons and revamped graphics. I noticed this when I played Call of Duty: World at War on Xbox Live. Sure, I enjoy it and all, but it's pretty much the exact same thing as CoD4 in terms of play. Sure, instead of air strikes, you get artillery attacks, and instead of helicopters, you get dogs, but after that, there really isn't anything different aside from the addition of tanks, which ruin the whole smurfing game, in my opinion. This of course doesn't apply to just FPS games, though. I think that if you're going to make a sequel to a game, at least add some new elements to keep it fresh.

Oh, and rank systems for online play. Make them less broken.


Not really a 'trend' thing, but I'd also like to see some more games that never get released outside of Japan. I've gone so far as to buy a Japanese PS2 to play games that never got released here. It's great for games with minimal Japanese, but other games are difficult to play if you can't read kanji. :x

I'd also like to see some visual novels get released in this region too-- *is shot*