I don't know about any specific gaming trends I want to see, but I definitely want developers to be able to continue doing what they want to do every now and then. I picked up two excellent Wii titles this last week. One got a lot of press, the other not so much. MadWorld I can say is really fun. The very same day I went to pick up MadWorld, I asked for Marble Saga Kororinpa and most of the store employees looked at me like I was speaking Japanese.
Actually, that did make me think of a trend.
I don't mind if companies whore out other titles, as long as we get something of quality back once in a while. All the rehashing of Mega Man and Street Fighter over the years has been a big part of the quality stuff Capcom has brought back out (even if Clover's underperforming games got them the boot). All of these garbage Sonic games gave Sega enough of a financial cushion to support the commercial flops of both Yakuzas, Virtua Fighter 5 and Valkyria Chronicles. Namco Bandai's draconian DLC could have been key to green-lighting Noby Noby Boy. All those years of EA's sucktacularness brought us Dead Space, Mirror's Edge and tomorrow's Henry Hatsworth.
Ultimately, the consumers do decide the fate of what happens. Chances are, a lot of you might not care at all about at least one of the games I just mentioned. So while a lot of these games may not have been adequately successful, and even if some development teams get axed because of it, I have hope that these companies won't resort to churning out cash-ins.
So, a trend I would like to see continue: Big Developers taking a step back from the licenses and rehashes and remakes every once in a while to squeeze out something special.
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Saviour of the 3D fighting genre this isn't.Originally Posted by Skyblade
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