Lack of original ideas

Sequels are not new. As long as there have been video games, there have been sequels and games that are derivative of other games.

Creating something unique is risky business. When a company creates a new game it could become a success... or a horrible failure.

But even if you look at the sequels, they are not entirely lacking in originality.

It's gotta be very hard to come up with original ideas. Every time I hear someone ask this, I challenge them to come up with something original of their own.

After the millions of books, movies, and games that are in exisitence now, it's gotta be a heck of a task to come up with something that no one has already done.

There's no shortage of original ideas out there, but instead a shortage of investors who want to have anything to do with them. Sequels and clones are safe.

It is not necessarily lack of new ideas, but business. I mean, they keep releasing sequels just to sell without much effort.Thiago26792

Says the guy with Mario, Metroid, Medal of Honor, and Zelda games all featured in his sig!

See, that's the thing. People claim they want original stuff, but when it actually comes along, nobody buys it. If it does sell well, then those same people who loved it because of how original it was will want a sequel, and if it goes on long enough, those games will once again be lumped in with all the unoriginal games.

Seriously, every time somebody says they want Psychonauts 2, a piece of brain kills itself.

[QUOTE="Thiago26792"]It is not necessarily lack of new ideas, but business. I mean, they keep releasing sequels just to sell without much effort.AtomicTangerine

Says the guy with Mario, Metroid, Medal of Honor, and Zelda games all featured in his sig!

For what it's worth, he never said it's a bad thing.