Game Originality: Any Left?

Posted by michael on Tuesday May 27, 2003 @07:15AM from the only-in-the-bargain-bin dept.

Kamalot writes "In a world where 85% of games are solved with a gun, where are the original and innovative ideas? Adrenaline Vault has a telling editorial about the state of creativity in the game industry, the constant re-hashing of sequels, and a look into the future when technical achievements are no longer the driving force. What happens when every game follows a tried and true formula? Where do the new ideas go if we can't have games like Viewtiful Joe, Shenmue, and Jet Grind Radio? Did innovative, rather than mainstream, games send the Dreamcast to an early grave rather than the PS2's more bland, yet conforming, lineup of titles?"

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they are all generic now by The_Ronin · 2003-05-27 07:19 · Score: 0, Troll

Quake clones, C&C clones, Everquest clones... there hasn't been an original game since Grim Fandango

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Re:Innovation is never a daily thing by JebusIsLord · 2003-05-27 09:33 · Score: 0, Troll

oh come on, have you played them both? sure it's inspired by tribes, but Tribes is hardly a persistent online world.

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