Originality in games - do you need it?

[Tinman]

S.I.C.C – Stuck In Cliché Conundrum

Tired of the same settings and concepts in gaming? I know I am.

[Necuno]

lol, well this would make some weird game containing all of these and a dragon :

[OmegaFenix]

I think we should blame ourselves, the gamers. Gamers have become some stuck in a rut of samey titles (Call of Duty, Bad Company 2, KillZone, Halo, WoW, F.E.A.R, Bulletstorm, Gears of War, Uncharted) that when a developer tries something new, puts a new spin on something it is rejected by the gaming community. Enslaved Odyssey to the West is a good example. Decent game, a few design issues but nothing game breaking yet it was a commercial failure. Mirror's Edge is another; a completely new spin on an First Person game but it wasn't well received, yes it had some issues but since shooting as actually frowned upon in game alot of people just didn't see the point. Heavy Rain, which only 70% of people who bought it finished. The list goes on, gaming has become all flash and no substance, games are judged on the way they look not the way they play. Gamers will hail a title as the second coming (Bulletstorm) thanks to a single mechanic but will damn a title to obscurity just because of a pre-launch version had a few issues (Homefront), they will salivate the coming of a game that boasts amazing visuals (Crysis 2) but which's plot has yet to see the light of day while lamenting how fail a title could be for not living up to the original (Deus Ex).

Due to this publishers, even studio's, are less and less likely to invest either time or money on these, what are now, risk projects. As a result we see another Call of Duty being announced, another Uncharted, another Dead Space. Something that bother the developers and the publisher knows will sell.

[to0kenZA]

Here we go again, now we're going to have to argue about Crysis 2 too, just like we did about Bulletstorm. Once again, not everyone is in that mindset. If Crysis 2 only had "graphics" going for it I wouldn't be that interested. The thing that intrigued me the most is the story trailer.

[Tsar]

Here we go again, now we're going to have to argue about Crysis 2 too, just like we did about Bulletstorm. Once again, not everyone is in that mindset. If Crysis 2 only had "graphics" going for it I wouldn't be that interested. The thing that intrigued me the most is the story trailer.

You and me both dude.
The game setting that is getting stale is Rpg games,and modern warfare games(even though there is a rts long ever due for that)

[to0kenZA]

You and me both dude.
The game setting that is getting stale is Rpg games,and modern warfare games(even though there is a rts long ever due for that)

Lol sorry dude, can you rephrase that?