Liveinadive wrote:Unfortunately the end of this generation is notable for the stagnation in creativity unlike other generations where some of the most creative games have arrived late on. A new generation may or may not fix this but at least it will be pretty looking.
EvilRedEye wrote:The Wii hasn't had a bad Indian summer with its triplet of quality JRPGs. I guess it doesn't help that this generation has been a bit longer. Also, this generation has been more Western-oriented, with shorter localisation times for games from foreign lands. Games like Okami took almost a year to be localised, so while they might have looked like late bursts of creativity, they were actually developed a bit before.Liveinadive wrote:Unfortunately the end of this generation is notable for the stagnation in creativity unlike other generations where some of the most creative games have arrived late on. A new generation may or may not fix this but at least it will be pretty looking.
It's Durango at the moment, they probably spent as much time brainstorming the codename as they have the real name.Bollockoff wrote:People are still calling the next gen Xbox "720"? It's still a placeholder I hope. Such a stupid name.
Webbins wrote:It's Durango at the moment, they probably spent as much time brainstorming the codename as they have the real name.Bollockoff wrote:People are still calling the next gen Xbox "720"? It's still a placeholder I hope. Such a stupid name.
monkey wrote:The lack of creativity is a direct consequence of Western companies dominance / current Japanese creative stagnation. Their emphasis is on money making leading to more milking of existing IP. Japanese companies have traditionally shown more innovation. This may be bollocks. I've got a sore shoulder and had some codeine so might not be thinking clearly.
Kow wrote:Microsoft XXX. Australians don't give a fuck about it.
Webbins wrote:BF3 on console, to me, feels like a game that couldn't wait for the next gen.
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