You make many valid points but use some horrible examples. I loved Mirrors Edge and despite really enjoying Lost Odyssey's opening and trying to play through it twice, that game bored me to tears about halfway through.Jimothy Sterling said:Innovation - Gaming's Snake Oil
There's nothing wrong with a game that innovates. There's everything wrong with a game that goes out of its way to innovate without reason.
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To be honest however I prefer a market that's willing to take risks on new things to one that's bland and unwilling to break the mold. Yeah, there will be gimmicks out there but The community as a whole is pretty savvy about that. The UDraws and Virtual Boys of the world will get what they deserve, let's just do what we can to get the hell away from the Call of Duties and Maddens.