Author Topic: Standards sure have changed (Read 261 times)

Zamros · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2012, 01:05:16 PM »

I'd rather have an extensive 40 hour experience like in Mass Effect 2 than a boring, meh-filled, over-hyped, linear, soulless 2 hour "game".

Grundoko · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:40:18 PM »

It's not about length, it's about quality. Modern Warfare 2/3, Black Ops, etc. have neither.

Zamros · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2012, 05:49:46 PM »

Quote from: Grundoko on February 18, 2012, 05:40:18 PM

It's not about length, it's about quality. Modern Warfare 2/3, Black Ops, etc. have neither.

Yup. CoD lost all innovation and quality assurance after World at War. And it lost all balance after CoD 4.

Grundoko · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2012, 06:17:17 PM »

No, it lost innovation after CoD4. Call of Duty 4 was a massive improvement of the third installation, it combined a First Person Shooter with progression elements never seen mixed so well with a shooter before. The graphics, while not revolutionary, were quite nice for its time, and the game was well balanced and fun (with a few exceptions, but perfect balance is difficult to achieve.)

World at War was the same game, with Zombie mode added. That was the great new innovation.

Modern Warfare 2 was the same game... They added a little bit of multiplayer content, nothing worthwhile. The maps weren't as loveable as the ones in CoD4, and the guns and perks were unbalanced.

Black Ops - Same game. Brought back zombie mode. That's not innovation, it's adding back something they just took out. Innovations include -> Bot mode (Has been in almost all PC games since the dawn of gaming). Gun game (Has been in many PC games since Counter Strike).

Modern Warfare 3 - Same game, innovations include charging you monthly for useless statistics that help you with nothing. And guess what, most games give you those statistics for free.

Astindan · « **Reply #5 on:** February 25, 2012, 01:51:30 PM »

Call of Duty after Call of Duty 4=


We Hate You, Please Die

Wulff · « **Reply #6 on:** February 27, 2012, 07:13:42 PM »

Standards these days have changed. Too many games are terrible ports, lack innovation or are just poorly made.

Makes you appreciate some of the oldies.

Zamros · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2012, 06:30:32 AM »

It's sad but gamers nowadays prefer Iteration over Innovation (Just look at the sales of the past Call of Dutys compared to Section 8: Prejudice). There's few of us that really scream for a change.