Games going downward?

I have noticed that over the past years the quality of video games have been going down.

I thought about this when I set down Kingdom Hearts for Super Mario 3...

Developers seem to be more interested in getting a hot license and making a pretty game that lasts about 10 hours and has no replay value or options.

I dont know if this is caused by the time it takes to develope for the powerful consoles or are developers thinking quanity over quality?

I know you have seen this one coming but ever since FF7 was released,  no game has come close to it.  They are just getting worst.  FFX didnt even have a real world map.  Also it was so linear like most of today\'s games.

So,  me thinks that if another FF7 quality game isn\'t released soon the video game industry will lose interest to me...

Right now I\'m stuck with racing and sports games...maybe I should pick a GC and Mario Sunshine?

Anyways,  do you think the video game industry is getting better or worst?

nobody in thier right mind would say the console industry is getting better

unless, their too young to remember the glory days

I also agree it is some what going towards a downward trend. I just rented TUROK:EVOLUTION, and realised the series is getting worse and worse. Of course it always wasnt that great- but it sucks even more.

I really think the game industry should prioritize its values;
1)Their customers
2)Their money

Not the other way around

[Kurt Angle]

*Me dusts off the trusty old amiga*

Most of my time is spent PC gaming anyway.  You are right Clowd, there are very few games that have any replay value.  That is why Gun Grave was in collection for about 48 hours.  What a shame...

[Bobs_Hardware]

I didn\'t read Clowd\'s first post.  Figure it\'s about FF7 being the pinnicle of gaming and how no game has been as good since?  Yah probably.

Anyways, I have no problem with the gaming of today.  It\'s certainly not getting better, but it\'s maintaining an adequate level.

blah blah blah...you\'re all a bunch of whiners.

The glory days...when was that?  If you are referring to the days of Genesis/SNES then I have to disagree.  While I had a blast during the 16-bit days...I had more fun on my DC than those 2 systems combined.

Seriously...Zelda: OoT, Super Mario Sunshine, Skies of Arcadia, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy X, NiGHTS, Shenmue, Halo, Banjo-Kazooie, Devil May Cry, ICO, Jak & Daxter, and the recent Kingdom Hearts.

I wouldn\'t trade any one of those titles to revert back to the "glory days."

Oh, as far as FFX and the world map goes...there is absolutely no way that Square could have pulled off a detailed enough map to compliment the rest of the game\'s quality.  I was bitter about it too, but then I got to thinking what if they had included it?  More than likely it would have been full of jaggies, pop-up, slowdown...or just not as detailed as the rest of the game.  I wouldn\'t settle for a sub-par map.

Cloud, if I remember correctly, you only play PS2.  Perhaps you should spread your wings a little and see what the other systems have to offer...this fall is as good a time as any.

In my gaming experience, I can think of tons of great games I\'ve enjoyed in every generation of gaming machines (ok, the Atari 2600 games were not all that deep, but at the time I was a kid and there wasn\'t much to compare to).

But, since the NES, I\'ve never had trouble finding games I really enjoy. I\'d say I\'ve enjoyed my PS2 games as much as I did my NES, Genesis, and Saturn games.  I haven\'t been playing as many PC games lately as I used to, so I can\'t make an accurate comparison there right now.

:alien:

ginko

compare replayability with games today with games 10 years ago

IMO Games are much better now there are just to many to choose from and it is hard to see them all and know which ones to try or you even like. I have all the platforms so I can get the best all have to offer and I work in the sales of games where I can compare try then choose.

 I can understand a lot of feelings longing for the old days but how can you compare football games of yesterday to what we are getting now? The problem is games might not be as fun as they used to be. Then you had to use a lot more imagination which might have added to the experience and the mystic.

 Now with graphics approaching the real world that quality of using the imagination might be going out the door leaving the player with a empty feeling. You need both. Imagine  for a moment playing Dragon Force on the Saturn hours of fun with graphics that would be laughable by todays standards but the memory is so sweet. But that was the best for that time.

 It was a great game but unplayable now at least for me(theres an Empire Earth running around out there now). Remember the video game industry is as big as Hollywood now.  I believe we have become spoiled too much too good and if a game like Turok was avaliable then we would have sold our sisters to the to Arabs for it.

 Now, compared to whats out there its a second rate game. No, gaming is the best its ever been. Its just grown up. Sit down on some BF1942 and tell me gaming is going down. Not!
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Nexium Injury Lawyer

With the exception of DC, the NES/SNES/Genesis were the "glory days".

Games are mostly flash and little substance.

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enter key - meet jiggs

as usual, ash nails it

We have found him...Its Imotep! You have to admit when you were playing those "Glory Games" of yesteryear you could not help but think what it would be like if you had more gameplay and better hardware like now. I just believe it had to evolve. Flash and pomp? Could be. But its still good.
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DesireDiva

Originally posted by mm
compare replayability with games today with games 10 years ago

I agree with this 100%. I can remember playing the original Contra and Super Contra hundreds of times each. And the first 3 Super Mario Bros. games on NES were fun to me long after I\'d finished each of them many times. But now, as much as I enjoy playing some of the really enjoyable current generation games, I rarely play through them more than once or twice, let alone many times.

:alien:

more gameplay?

define more gameplay