What is great for me in Generation 8 of the video game consoles? Well first off, are we sticking to just consoles or keeping handhelds as their own generation classification? I'll assume that we are excluding handhelds, given you make no mention of them in the first post.
For me, generation 8 has been pretty great, although I wouldn't say that's strictly due to the games/systems. I feel I've been more involved and informed about the going ons in gaming since around late gen 7, and in being more in the know of things I've had more things to be interested in or think upon.
In terms of systems and games, they've been mixed for the most part. I'm disappointed in how a lot of the games are still keeping themselves as part of the 7th gen (and even more so when the games are managing to come out for PS3, 360, PS4, and Xbox One but not Wii U), and I feel there isn't a huge amount to differentiate the Xbox One or PS4. I mean this in more than just their games library, their designs lack charm, something I'd even throw at the Wii U, whose console design is pretty bland.
I've also encountered problems that I never really had to deal with before. I'm starting to run out of room on my Wii U, and the matter of external harddrives was not something I had to ever deal with before, nor digital downloads, (I miss memory cards). I've also had to suffer the waits for games to ready themselves and for new updates to occur, and some of these can drag on for a long while. There are also problems with buggy releases, which frankly marred my initial experience with Dead or Alive 5: Last Round.
There have also been some disappointments with the games of this generation. There are small disappointments, like with my issues with playing Dead or Alive 5: Last Round for the first time, though these tend to get ironed out and only marred my first experience. Then there are just overall disappointments, like my feelings towards Super Smash Bros for Wii U. A solid game, like all the entries of the series, but one I felt lacking and soon grew bored of. I was also disappointed with Project Spark for the Xbox One, a great concept, but marred by it's management of funds, which effectively force the player to pay if they ever wish to get anywhere with anything (something I don't intend on doing).
Currently, I only have the Xbox One and Wii U, with no plans on getting a PS4 (though I did buy one for my older brother for his birthday, as his PS3 had just broke and he had to save his money for more important things). The PS4 is severely lacking in exclusives to interest me, as most of those which do end up releasing for the PS3, such as Little Big Planet 3. Others include ports of Vita games such as Tearaway, which just entices me to one day get a PS Vita. The Wii U I got at launch, which I found worth it as I had a good time playing Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed and Nintendo Land. I did not have to wait long to enjoy other Wii U games such as Lego City Undercover, Trine 2: Director's Cut, and Wonderful 101, but whilst I waited I utilised the backwards compatibility to play a recently purchased Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. I got my Xbox One when they announced the special edition white Xbox One with Sunset Overdrive included. I preferred the colour scheme, and Sunset Overdrive was one of those exclusives that made me want an Xbox One, along with games such as Ori and the Blind Forest. It also helped that the three of the few multi-platform game series that I enjoy, Dead or Alive, Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm, and BlazBlue, all had new entries announced for Xbox One.
I will say though that I am a big fan of the Wii U. It's got backwards compatibility with the Wii games I love, Miiverse is great for communicating to people with, and the Wii U Gamepad is my all time favourite controller. I really feel it improves the gaming experience. Anyway, onto the games I've enjoyed of this generation:
Xbox One:
Ori and the Blind Forest
Sunset Overdrive
Dead or Alive 5: Last Round
Worms Battlegrounds
Wii U:
Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed
Wonderful 101
The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD (the gamepad truly improved an already amazing experience for me)
Super Mario 3D World
Trine 2: Directors Cut
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Hyrule Warriors
My biggest highlight of all though, and what currently stands as one of my top 20 favourite video games of all time, is Child of Light. I absolutely love this game, and it currently represents my favourite game of this generation.
