What Should Be Standards In Video Games?

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Analog Sticks- Nintendo had 1 stick which worked for 3D games. sony added 2 so 2 sticks should be the new standard.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

Achievements- This is an intersting one as this thing is actually nothing new as Sports games did thisway before microsoft. I really like howa stat shows during a game explaning stuff like "user neville has made 6 3 pointers or retired 7 straight batters."

FPS- We should allagree that 007 for n64 set the tone for console FPS. And the strong point was 1-4 players. Now its just sad alot of shooting games be only 1 player offline. Offline gaming still outweighs online gaming. I mean halo be only be 1 player offline instead of 4?

Racing Games- Just like FPS, racing games should automaticly be 1-4 players. should Mario Kart now be only 1-2 players?

Feel free to add or give ur thoughts.

Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.M_v_S

Games shouldnot break a console.

[QUOTE="M_v_S"]Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.Hoffgod

Health packs suck.

I'd rather focus on the actual gameplay of shooting stuff, not hunting down health packs three areas back because none are left where I am at.

Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

PSP107

I don't really care about rumble, I turn it off more often than not.

I also never use custom soundtracks, a game should be a complete package, and support itself. Plus the music I would listen too just wouldn't match the games I play.

bad games shouldnt be released only good onesMiles0T0Prower

without bad games, how would you judge what the good ones are?

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"][QUOTE="M_v_S"]Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.Bgrngod

Health packs suck.

I'd rather focus on the actual gameplay of shooting stuff, not hunting down health packs three areas back because none are left where I am at.

Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.

airborn is the best way, you have 4 health bars, and each bar recharges after your hit, but if a bar is fully depleted, you need to find a medkit to get it back

Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.Bgrngod

[QUOTE="PSP107"]

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

-RPGamer-

I don't really care about rumble, I turn it off more often than not.

I also never use custom soundtracks, a game should be a complete package, and support itself. Plus the music I would listen too just wouldn't match the games I play.

Both of those have been awesome in racing games.

Rallisport Challenge would have not been the same without either. I loved that game. Listening to Rage Against the Machine in my car is dangerous because it makes me want to powerslide.

[QUOTE="PSP107"]

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

-RPGamer-

I don't really care about rumble, I turn it off more often than not.

I also never use custom soundtracks, a game should be a complete package, and support itself. Plus the music I would listen too just wouldn't match the games I play.

Interesting comming from a RPG gamer.

airborn is the best way, you have 4 health bars, and each bar recharges after your hit, but if a bar is fully depleted, you need to find a medkit to get it backshadow_hosi

airborn is the best way, you have 4 health bars, and each bar recharges after your hit, but if a bar is fully depleted, you need to find a medkit to get it back

shadow_hosi

That's what they did in R:FOM and it worked pretty well. Still had to do a lot of "Health pack hunting" though.

[QUOTE="Bgrngod"]Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.Hoffgod

In Halo 2 it's a shield, not your health. If your shield is depleted then any additional shots could instantly kill you.

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"][QUOTE="Bgrngod"]Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.Bgrngod

In Halo 2 it's a shield, not your health. If your shield is depleted then any additional shots could instantly kill you.

Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.M_v_S

I hated the lack of health packs in Call of Duty 2 and I just plain hated Call of Duty 3. I've been shot COUNTLESS times on Veteran and I can shrug off those headshots with 5 seconds behind cover. They rarely throw effective grenades and when they do, I'm usually in a good position that I wouldn't expose much of myself trying to move.

Health packs in the original actually made you think carefully about what you're doing since they're limited. There weren't even any on Veteran and a sniper can take you out in a single shot.

Edit: I should say regeneration, not lack of health packs.

Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.M_v_S

Games dont need no standards,too many standardized things make stuff stale,as its seen now in a lot of games unfortunately!!

Save Almost Anywhere is something that should be standard in certian games.. I usually like that in open games, RPGs, and such. I can see the fact of certian areas being not being able to save to toss out cheating. Its makes it that if you cannot continue, you are more free to save and continue.

I am not big on health packs, I perfer the wait a bit to heal up, but that means the damage in the gameshould be quickly deadly on your part.I imagine that you are in the sense of danger and if you don't get away, you will be killed. I go half and half like things being done in Resistance: FOM and so games.

Custom Music is good but in most games,I like to hear the game alone, including its music and sounds. Even playing online, music just screws me up.

Rumble is a good feeling, so ya. There is good sense of realism there. For example when you gain you first plasmid and the shaking just makes it feel so more realistance and gets you into it. Kickback of a powerful weapons. The sense of moving stealthly in and so in MGS.

In Game Differculty Change is a good one too. Too hard, make it easier.. Too easier, make it harder.

Those of some.

[QUOTE="M_v_S"]Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.baddog121390

Yes, both earlier ones of Halo and COD had Health packs.

Standards of what? Gameplay? Standards for gameplay is unrealistic.

You can't force one to add rumble or use it properly. Same with analog sticks, a strategic turn-based game has little use for analog sticks. Same with number of playes in FPS and racing games.

What if you're dealing with an FPS game based in old west duels? Or a racing game somewhat like speed racer were you're racing agaist obstacles and not other players? Or even if it's a game that could have those elements, but instead of competitive online gameplay, the producer's vision was to train hand-eye coordination or immersive storytelling.

You can have standards in hardware and services(custom sountracks and some way to share you're gamming achievements and conquests is also cool), but setting standards for gameplay and functionality is adding more limits to the creativity of producers.

And health packs are lame. How about an fps where you need to fix your wounds based on how badly you're wounded or the type of wound, like Metal Gear Solid 3? You get med kits with several tools, and you need skills to fix yourself(like a sub-game).

[QUOTE="Hoffgod"][QUOTE="M_v_S"]Using the Halo, Gears of War, Call of Duty health system. No health packs.Bgrngod

Health packs suck.

I'd rather focus on the actual gameplay of shooting stuff, not hunting down health packs three areas back because none are left where I am at.

Don't even try to toss in arguments about realism. That is just absurd.

[QUOTE="-RPGamer-"][QUOTE="PSP107"]

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

PSP107

I don't really care about rumble, I turn it off more often than not.

I also never use custom soundtracks, a game should be a complete package, and support itself. Plus the music I would listen too just wouldn't match the games I play.

Interesting comming from a RPG gamer.

I play a lot more than RPG titles, it's a poor assumption to go after my gamer tag.

In No order

Rumble- Added the sense of feel in games.

Analog Sticks- Nintendo had 1 stick which worked for 3D games. sony added 2 so 2 sticks should be the new standard.

Custom Soundtrack- This only thing xbox had over PS2 and Mircosoft took that to a whole new level with 360 by allowing all games to have custom soundtracks.

Achievements- This is an intersting one as this thing is actually nothing new as Sports games did thisway before microsoft. I really like howa stat shows during a game explaning stuff like "user neville has made 6 3 pointers or retired 7 straight batters."

FPS- We should allagree that 007 for n64 set the tone for console FPS. And the strong point was 1-4 players. Now its just sad alot of shooting games be only 1 player offline. Offline gaming still outweighs online gaming. I mean halo be only be 1 player offline instead of 4?

Racing Games- Just like FPS, racing games should automaticly be 1-4 players. should Mario Kart now be only 1-2 players?

Feel free to add or give ur thoughts.

PSP107

At least 60 frames per second. In this day and age we really should have all games running at 60fps.

Online voice chat. This really should be standard in all online games nowadays.

Hi-Definition graphics. I don't think this is essential for games but I don't see any good reason for not havingat least the optionin this day and age.

No. No achievements, they suckParasiteDemon

thats absurd

whatever you want them to be?

If you are interested in a game, and it gets at least decent reviews you should at least try it out. I like alot of A games, and even some 6 rated games....

The only standard video games should be following is to be fun

/thread

Rumble - yes

2 analogs - no, motion controls are proven to be superior in certain games.

custom soundtrack - no, not for all games but it should be for certain types

achievements - yes

fps - no

racing - no

#1 It can play games

#2 It has good exclusive games

#3 It has at least 2 controller ports

#4 It has decent third party and first party support

That is all.

Health Beads like in Escape From Butcher Bay and MOH: Airborne are the way to go.

It forces you to watch your ass, but at the same time it isn't punishing if you make a mistake. The recharging shields and medkit combo in Halo: CE was good, too. I don't really like full on health regen.

Splitscreen for games that support more than one player. None of this online-only-multiplayer bull. You're getting rid of a sizable audience who doesn't have online. If cuts need to be made, so be it. No offline multiplayer in Splinter Cell and Crackdown has annoyed me to no end.-The-G-Man-

Good Point with the sizable audience. I pointed out that offline outweighs online.

New standard- Controllers similar to Sony DSs. PSP107