now i know there are a ton of fads out in society (bell-bottoms, 3D movies, vampires, those loose shirts that make girls look pregnant). but im just here to talk about fads in video games (3D, motion controls, zombies, Russians antagonists). so tell me what some fads are that you've recognized in games (past or present), what you think of them, and what you think of fads previous people have posted (starting with me).
from my understanding, 3D started with the fact that many people are getting home entertainment systems that rival movie theaters. those the theater business had to think of some way to get people to keep coming back (i would have thought seeing a movie 6 months before its on dvd was enough). so they brought 3D back and charged more for it, and then games wanted to do it to. i dont think of 3D as that big a deal and im sure its on its way out within the year (for movies) but i suspect that as motion controls die, 3D will come into video games to pick up the slack
which brings me to motion controls. interesting idea Nintendo, but so far no developer has done it right, to my knowledge. the DS worked out well and i think motion controls should have stop there. as for sony and microsoft... godammit guys, really? i can only hope that Move and Natal (yes Natal, i refuse to recognize the horrendous spelling mistake that is Kinect... (although i said the same thing about the Revolution for those of you who remember it)) fail so hard that those two 'hardcore' gaming companies realize the mistake and get back to the real innovation of this console generation (DLC and online stuff).
zombies. they remind of of the vampire fad that is slowly dying in the movie/tv industry right now. over-saturation is the best word to describe the two things. yes, L4D and dead rising were fun, but Nazi/Commie Zombies and Undead Nightmare? seriously its getting old.
old like the Soviet Union! (zing) i think it was Yahtzee in Zero Punctuation who said it the best, America is looking for a fight. granted using nukes would be very bad (we still have enough to kill all life on Earth 10+ times), but you know, just a good old fashion war with guns would be good. or we could to a david and goliath thing, where each country sends their best company of soldiers to duke it out in a wasteland that no one cares about (Sahara or Antarctica). granted i know some countries would be sore losers but if we had enough other countries backing the idea, then any country that loses and doesnt accept the consequences gets gang raped by the rest of the world.
ok that was really off topic, my point was Russians are getting old, so could the game developers should a little imagination and get some new bad guys please?
from my understanding, 3D started with the fact that many people are getting home entertainment systems that rival movie theaters. those the theater business had to think of some way to get people to keep coming back (i would have thought seeing a movie 6 months before its on dvd was enough). so they brought 3D back and charged more for it, and then games wanted to do it to. i dont think of 3D as that big a deal and im sure its on its way out within the year (for movies) but i suspect that as motion controls die, 3D will come into video games to pick up the slack
which brings me to motion controls. interesting idea Nintendo, but so far no developer has done it right, to my knowledge. the DS worked out well and i think motion controls should have stop there. as for sony and microsoft... godammit guys, really? i can only hope that Move and Natal (yes Natal, i refuse to recognize the horrendous spelling mistake that is Kinect... (although i said the same thing about the Revolution for those of you who remember it)) fail so hard that those two 'hardcore' gaming companies realize the mistake and get back to the real innovation of this console generation (DLC and online stuff).
zombies. they remind of of the vampire fad that is slowly dying in the movie/tv industry right now. over-saturation is the best word to describe the two things. yes, L4D and dead rising were fun, but Nazi/Commie Zombies and Undead Nightmare? seriously its getting old.
old like the Soviet Union! (zing) i think it was Yahtzee in Zero Punctuation who said it the best, America is looking for a fight. granted using nukes would be very bad (we still have enough to kill all life on Earth 10+ times), but you know, just a good old fashion war with guns would be good. or we could to a david and goliath thing, where each country sends their best company of soldiers to duke it out in a wasteland that no one cares about (Sahara or Antarctica). granted i know some countries would be sore losers but if we had enough other countries backing the idea, then any country that loses and doesnt accept the consequences gets gang raped by the rest of the world.
ok that was really off topic, my point was Russians are getting old, so could the game developers should a little imagination and get some new bad guys please?
