Medal of Honor "Won't Necessarily Push the Genre Forward"

[uppitycracker]

That's okay, I can't ever remember a time when Medal of Honor revolutionized the genre.

 

[The DSM]

Nothing new there.

At least there honest

So many of the best selling games just stick to the same formula, no one takes risks incase they lose money.

 

[squid5580]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

 

[squid5580]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

usually at least one thing is slightly better, this is gonna be a bastard child of mw2 and the other MoHs

I fully expect they have worked on improving on the core mechanics. Doesn't make it revolutionary or innovative though.

 

[reg42]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

How bout they actually try make a game which may further the genre, instead of just saying "screw it, let's just do what they did" *points to an Infinity Ward poster*

 

[Xanadu84]

Gotta actually play the game before any judgments can be made, but I say good for them. Don't get me wrong, I love innovation, and it is desperately needed in the medium. Very, very few things will make me more likely to buy a game then seeing mechanics that try to explore new ground. However, making a quality product that refines and more thoroughly explores an existing concept is also completely legitimate. In some ways, the nitty gritty, detail work of refining an existing game system is harder then coming up with a new, innovative idea altogether. Everyone may clamor about how game developers are lazy, how there is no creativity left, and developers just put a new coat of paint on an existing game and call it done, but in the past few months, what are some of the highest rated, most enjoyable, critically acclaimed games? Modern Warfare 2? Bad Company 2? Assassins Creed 2? Mass Effect 2? All sequels. It might be time to stop crying about sequalitis, and admit that while Innovation is the lifeblood of the medium that keeps pushing us forward into new territory, Iteration is what achieves the pinnacle of gaming experiences.

 

[squid5580]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

How bout they actually try make a game which may further the genre, instead of just saying "screw it, let's just do what they did" *points to an Infinity Ward poster*

How? What would push the FPS genre further? Remember it must also be practical by today's technology as well.

 

[Terramax]

To be frankly honest I'm not expecting anything from the MoH franchise anymore. As long as it plays good at all, that'd be fantastic enough.

 

[reg42]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

How bout they actually try make a game which may further the genre, instead of just saying "screw it, let's just do what they did" *points to an Infinity Ward poster*

How? What would push the FPS genre further? Remember it must also be practical by today's technology as well.

Well, I dunno. I'm no game dev.
Maybe they could be small things, like with controls or something. Just anything[i/] other than rolling on your back and copying MW2.

 

[Oyster^^]

I don't really know what to think about this EA statement... seems a little stupid on their part. I hate when PM over hypes a game as much as everyone else, but people still buy his games. EA had better be able to come up with something more than "its gonna be really polished and shiny" if they want to sell this game over the huge competition.

 

[squid5580]

"Our game is generic. BUY NOW!!"

Not a great selling point.

Is "Oh look at our game. We claim it is so revolutionary but when you put in the disc you will find it is more of the same" better?

How bout they actually try make a game which may further the genre, instead of just saying "screw it, let's just do what they did" *points to an Infinity Ward poster*

How? What would push the FPS genre further? Remember it must also be practical by today's technology as well.

Well, I dunno. I'm no game dev.
Maybe they could be small things, like with controls or something. Just anything[i/] other than rolling on your back and copying MW2.

Other than control tweaks and graphics there isn't a whole lot they can do with it. They are limited to WW2. I fully expect a game like Singularity on the other hand to revolutionize the genre. The concept allows for more freedom than a realistic WW2 shooter.

 

[Arachon]

The latest MoH game I played, Airborne I think it was, had one good feature, the ironsights/leaning system, rather than moving if the direction buttons were pressed whilst looking down the ironsight, the character would lean in that direction, I liked that, reminded me of the leaning system in Rainbow Six 3.

 

[reg42]

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Other than control tweaks and graphics there isn't a whole lot they can do with it. They are limited to WW2. I fully expect a game like Singularity on the other hand to revolutionize the genre. The concept allows for more freedom than a realistic WW2 shooter.

It's a modern warfare game though.

 

[EnzoHonda]

I'm fine if all they want to do is deliver a fun, finished product. Innovation is nice, but it's not as necessary in the FPS genre. I still play Counterstrike for Christ's sake. I just wish single-player campaigns could be a little (a lot actually) longer with a better, more-plausible story.

 

[notyouraveragejoe]

Well, at least they're being honest.
I can respect that.

I fully agree.

Also if they do manage to release a brilliant first-person shooter then all the power to them, sometimes we don't need innovation just amelioration.

 

[GamingAwesome1]

Coporate code for "this game will be derivative and generic and we know it".

Bah, I wish this series would stay in cryogenics.

 

[DTWolfwood]

u put BFBC2 destructibility into the corridor shooting style of MW2, u mite have something just a thought

 

[Sir Kemper]

There being honest. Which is nice, although if there not pushing the gameing gerne forward, they had better be makeing a dammed good FPS.