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How would you rate the current generation compared to the last?

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Started 11 months ago by O
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poll: How do you rate the 7th generation?
Better. : (1 votes)

14 %

Worse. : (5 votes)

71 %

On par. : (1 votes)

14 %

Eh... Hard to say. : (0 votes)

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O
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Well since the 7th generation (PS3/360/Wii/PSP/DS) is on its way out, I wanted to know how you guys think it held up to the 6th (Dreamcast/PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/GBA).

Personally, I'm not sure how to vote on it. I've seen some steps forward as far as innovation, but I've also seen some gigantic steps backwards in that very same department.

This generation has provided me with moments of great anticipation, but also some big disappointments.

I guess for me it's going to boil down to me getting the most of my games this generation, compared to the last. The answer is not really. The single player experience for me this generation has not been all the memorable. I've played a few games that I was able to get the most out of, but nothing like last generation. 99+ hours was the norm last gen, 1 playthrough at best was what I was squeezing out of this generation.

It's all about the multiplayer now. All about the repeated sequels and generic gameplay. Innovation takes a back seat to sure things, and I personally think the industry has suffered from it. Until internet becomes cheaper, it is just too damn expensive to keep letting single player take 2nd priority to multiplayer. It's actually even getting that way with single player games because they don't want to sell you a complete game anymore, they want you to buy DLC.

Yes, this generation has had some golden moments for me (Bayonetta, Vanquish, Dissidia, Resonance of Fate, Lollipop Chainsaw, Left 4 Dead, GTA V), but it still comes up short for me compared to the last generations.

But this generation did provide some of the best looking chicks the industry has ever seen.

Catherine
Katherine (Catherine)
Bayonetta
Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)
Cordelia (Juliet's sister)
Lightning
Fang (Final Fantasy XIII)
Tsubaki Amamiya (Gods Eater)
Sakuya Tachibana (Gods Eater)
Chelsea (Phantasy Star Portable 2)
New Lara Croft
Kai Tana

I think I'll stop, because otherwise I'll just keep going.

So what do you guys think? About the 7th vs 6th, not the chicks.

Posted 11 months ago #
DarthDanMan
Member

I gotta say I enjoyed this gen more than last. I also played a lot more this gen too. Which could have something to do with it...

Posted 11 months ago #
Sniper D. Luffy
Member

other than the "ship now, patch later" mentality, we do get more options and some pretty good games, although there's far too many shooters and it just gets boring. i've grown more attached to niche games because of this...and minis...speaking of which: where's I kill zombies?

Posted 11 months ago #
Huicho
Member

I voted worse because of the systems listed for the 6th and 7th generation, Iiked the 6th better. I know I am repeating myself, but the GBA is the greatest system of all time. I can make a top 50 list and all of them can be considered number 1. Golden Sun series, Castlevania, the 2 Legend of Zelda games on the GBA, Metroid Fusion and Zero Mission, Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, Kingdom Hearts, there all great. GC was good to. Metroid Prime is pure awesome, Super Smash Bros was pretty fun too. I don't remember a lot about the GC though.
Don't get me wrong, the 7th was good to. The DS had the other Golden Sun, The other Kingdom Hearts, The other Castlevania, The other Metroid game, Chrono Trigger, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Now the Wii was a little disapointing. I liked both the Mario Galaxys, they are one of the only Mario games I do not consider overrated, The Legend Of Zelda: Twighlight Princess, The other Super Smash Bros game, and Resident Evil 4, and Metroid Prime 3. Nothing else I can say. The PSP... Er... Other then minis, I do not have a lot of games. Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker was great, God of War: Chain of Memories was great too, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep was fun, Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together was cool. The 7th generation had cool moments, but not as cool as the 6th generation.
Would the 5th generation be N64, SNES, ETC. I honestly do not know.
@Sniper
I do not think IKZ will come to NA. :(

Posted 11 months ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

This is a hard one. I liked the last gen better, but this one is still awesome. DLC nowadays really pisses me off though. I've had more multi player fun with this gen though. Some of my most memorable video game moments are from PS1 and the first XBOX. My all time favorite system may just be the Dreamcast. I still have the Sports Edition in mint condition.

I agree with O about the fact that some games sacrifice an awesome single player experience to satisfy the multi player fanatics.

Posted 11 months ago #
JeremyR
Member

I think the general awfulness of this generation of consoles drove me to playing games mostly on the PSP (and PC) in the first place.

It's like the worst of Hollywood has infected gaming. All the industry seems to care about are soulless AAA, the equivalent of the Summer blockbusters, and then you have Angry Birds, which is the gaming equivalent of Kim Kardashian

Posted 11 months ago #
DarthDanMan
Member

@huicho619
You haven't played any of awesome PS3/360 games this gen then?

@JeremyR
What exactly is a Summer Blockbuster? Is it like Transformers or more like Lord of the Rings?

Posted 11 months ago #
Robin Jubber
Member

If I may be allowed to chip in to an interesting debate... My background - I first programmed on what wiki would call the third generation but first released commercially on the fourth generation. I'm so incredibly ancient I've actually played on second and first generation machines - eg DEC Vax 780/11 using a dot matrix printer to generate 'screens'. If I had to choose between 6th and 7th - I'd say 6th. More fun to program (more guesswork and improvisation because the industry was less homogenised in terms of programming techniques), more 'big' games (AAA titles cost less to make than they do now, so more people could try big ideas) and more new franchises (Intellectual Property was not yet god - you could experiment more without having to make a sequel to something established). Many great games on PS3 and 360 are sequels to classics that began a generation or more before. However I can remember when gaming was a geeks only hobby - because of this generation's mass-appeal-games like Angry Birds, more people are into games than ever before. I may not dig Angry Birds personally, but I'm glad my girlfriend has something she can get into while I'm wandering through Skyrim beating up dragons. That said - have you encountered any gaming experiences that simply weren't possible a generation ago, or played any games that had no ancestor from a different generation? I don't think I have. (teleporting shootemups aside)

Posted 11 months ago #
Huicho
Member

I may not dig Angry Birds personally

Thank you so much.

@huicho619
You haven't played any of awesome PS3/360 games this gen then?

I did not list them because I do not own any of those systems, but when I visit friends and family, some of them have those systems. I mostly play Halo. It's really fun. Also Killzone.

Posted 11 months ago #
thumbbandit
Member

Considering That I loved the hell out of my PS2 (and still do), and with around 100 games it shows. I just couldn't get into the current generation, and still haven't, as the PS3 I have doesn't even fully work. I think the current generation are taking gamers for a ride more than ever, and I dread to think what the next gen holds.

Posted 11 months ago #
Sniper D. Luffy
Member

@Sniper
I do not think IKZ will come to NA. :(

*epic breakdown*

some of the games from the 360 i have stored in China was always fun to play, but i'm still saddened with all the DLC, patches, and heavier focus on graphics before everything else... oh well, if the next gen sucks really bad i'll just transition to the then much cheaper PS3/360/Wii with tons of games to keep me busy for years, and i know what to get...

Posted 11 months ago #
O
Member

The surge in HD re-releases is a good sign that people just want more last generation. All these HD Collections seem more like an apology than anything else.

Sorry for this generation sucking so much a**. As a gesture of goodwill, here are some HD versions of games you loved last generation!

And in Nintendo's case, some updated versions of games from the generation before that too. I swear, If Ocarina of Time gets a HD re-re-re-release on the Wii U I am going to lose it. I really am. There's celebrating a classic, and then there's George Lucasing the f out of something.

Posted 11 months ago #
O
Member

Can you name any of the games you worked on back then, Mr. Jubber?

Posted 11 months ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

I'm sure there's a ton of games that wouldn't have been possible last gen. Or would they have been possible, just not as graphically superior. I don't have to have super badass graphics. I just want a good game. I'm with TB, I still have and love my PS2. He's making me wanna pull it out. Do y'all think the idea bucket for new games is almost empty?

Posted 11 months ago #
Sniper D. Luffy
Member

Do y'all think the idea bucket for new games is almost empty?

i don't think the problem is that it's empty, it's more like they publishers and devs are afraid to try new things since they don't want it to flop and cost their $$$ to go down the drains, with AAA series like CoD always heading for holiday release most other publishers try to avoid that blast radius... too bad more publishers and devs don't release more games over summer...

Posted 11 months ago #
O
Member

I'm sure there's a ton of games that wouldn't have been possible last gen. Or would they have been possible, just not as graphically superior

The latter. To be honest, some games last gen look just as good as some of the half assery from this gen.

Posted 11 months ago #
ChaosRandom
Member

I think I can honestly say that I'm probably done buying new consoles. I'll stick with my 360 and PS2. I'll continue to keep up with the hand helds though. Besides the list of games O has created for me will last a good long while.

Posted 11 months ago #
Huicho
Member

Yeah, I like hand held better.

Posted 11 months ago #
onmode-ky
Member

have you encountered any gaming experiences that simply weren't possible a generation ago

Flower immediately came to mind. Journey, too, I suppose, though just how much technical wizardry that game uses is not as visible as it is in Flower. I don't think that renditions of those games running on Xbox- or GameCube-level hardware would have been able to yield the impact the games really need to impart. Also, Tumble is a PS Move game that demonstrates the system's precision, something that didn't exist in the previous generation's motion-based games.

As far as disc-based games, though, I guess I'm not having anything come to mind.

played any games that had no ancestor from a different generation?

Noby Noby Boy. :) Maybe Heavy Rain counts, too? And then there are all those free-to-play games that push you to buy things--we didn't have that annoying business model back in the 6th generation. :D

Would the 5th generation be N64, SNES, ETC.

N64, PlayStation, and Saturn. Here's a rough breakdown of the generally accepted generations: 1: dedicated systems, mostly home Pong and clones; 2: includes Atari VCS/2600, Mattel Intellivision; 3: includes NES, SMS; 4: includes SNES, Genesis/Mega Drive; you know 5 and above.

Posted 11 months ago #
DarthDanMan
Member

have you encountered any gaming experiences that simply weren't possible a generation ago

MMO games like MAG for PS3. Last gen you couldn't have 156 players versus 156 all on one map.

Do y'all think the idea bucket for new games is almost empty?

Little Big Planet really comes to mind here. In what other game can you make your own games*? ;-)

*There's probably a few others but LBP is probably better.

Posted 11 months ago #
Jasper Nikki
Moderator

I can't comment much because I don't any of this gen's consoles except for the PSP. I am mainly a PC gamer and in PC, we've seen FPS shooters almost becoming MP only. RPGs had been amazing with Dragon Age and The Witcher. There is also Skyrim. Played all of them, and finished none. I have no time left for extended gaming.

I have to agree with huicho being GBA is the greatest console, in the handheld department. PS2 still gets it to me. I only have around 20 PS2 games, but I can tell the quality of those games are really crazy amazing.

Posted 11 months ago #
Huicho
Member

God Of War: Chain of Memories

Ugh, I just notice I made a typo. I meant God of War: Chains of Olympus. I was thinking of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories when I typed that.

Posted 11 months ago #
O
Member

This game, this one beautiful S.O.B. could be the game that puts this generation over the last. It is likely going to be filled with elegance, drama, romance, and boobies. It is what many are calling this generations savior. Without further adieu...

Deadpool

Posted 10 months ago #

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