first person vs third person

with the new boost in technology coming in the next generation of console, which do you believe will be more a dominantly made type of game 3rd or 1st.

I honestly feel 1st has beome washed up. In 3rd you get to see so much more action. I want this next generation to have games like back in the ps2 days

thoughts?

It depends on the game.Dexter-010

I agree 100% with your comment. Some games wouldn't be good as the other for one reason or another. I personally like third person views because it allows you to look at more. One thing I like about the FallOut/Skyrim series is that I can change from 1st to 3rd with little effort.

i like both.

Absolutely depends on the game, and both will live on. Mirror's Edge probably should have been third-person, but worked well as a first-person. Arkham Asylum/City probably wouldn't work as first-person.

Would Tomb Raider have survived and prospered had it been first person?

Absolutely depends on the game, and both will live on. Mirror's Edge probably should have been third-person, but worked well as a first-person. Arkham Asylum/City probably wouldn't work as first-person.

Would Tomb Raider have survived and prospered had it been first person?

hpmc

This is just my take on the subject, but if you look at today's digital entertainment and media market - the technologies used as well as the methods of keeping you entertained is very advanced and well done.

Personally I prefer playing games like Gears of War, God of War, Grand Theft Auto and a bit of Call of Duty on the side but the most important factor to me is the aestheticism factor of the game world. So yes, I guess that's where third person would ultimately destroy first person: you get to experience comprehensive and "rich" characters and not just the world.

But market wise, players tend to want to be the character, feel him/her, see what they see. So thus the detail of first person games are greater (just a notch, don't shoot me down now) to make you feel as if you truly are the character. To make it realistically believable that you are seeing what they see.

My final opinion on the subject is that if you look at today's digital entertainment and media market, the era calls for a mixture of the two. Some games make use of both view methods to create an original and compelling experience for the players.

So I say, there isn't really a winner to me, just personal taste.

Some might like a first person view even in games like God of War, where others want a third person view in games like Call of Duty.

TPS Sucks!!! Plain and simple!! One doesn't live in the third person....so we shouldn't have to play games in it either!

One word: Skyrim.

TPS Sucks!!! Plain and simple!! One doesn't live in the third person....so we shouldn't have to play games in it either!

AloeVera4

and one isn't an elf or a magician and zombies dosen't exist so games featuring those should not exist?

I personally like full emersion, so I hope 1st person stays.

Both are great but i think FPS games are more good than 3rd person shooting games..

 I sure hope 3rd person holds it's ground and then takes off for the sky 3rd person gets me high 3rd person do or die ! I loves my 3rd person gaming !!!!!

I prefer 3rd person because it is extremely difficult to design a 1st person game where peripheral vision and environmental awareness are well represented.  For example, in a classic FPS, you wouldn't know if anything is immediately to your right unless you moved your focus to it, be it foe or a boulder.  One of my biggest turn-offs in an FPS is strafing into an obstacle, and having to shift focus to it to navigate around it.  In TPS, you get the feel of what is around your character like you would irl.  You can move about with a more realistic awareness of the obstacles.  Granted, you normally wouldn't have a clear view of what is immediately behind you, but I prefer a greater than realistic vision range more than looking through blinders.

Well i love both equally honestly 

The floating camera view with a gun hovering in your face is the least realistic way to play a game.

Look down, Do you see your feet?

Games have amazingly real character models and equipment textures, and you don't see any of that in FPS mode (besides maybe gloves). If I earn some flashy gear i wanna look at it.

Luckily this lame FPS view with die out soon because in the next few years the REAL First Person View will take over (Virtual Reality). 'Oculus Rift' is already available in Beta form and a more polished version is coming out as soon as next year. Another company is developing the 'castAR' glasses which are slightly different with cameras on each eye.

Welcome to a realistic first person view.