Anyone else find this Generation sorta...boring?

i dunno why, but there is something missing this generation, there are some great games out there, but then i dunno some games are just missing something that was there every other gen.

I find this gen is getting more boring as the months pass. Like MGS4 and Halo 3 were fun i actually couldnt stand GTA4, but there is just that "fun" factor missing in a lot of games this gen.

anyone else feel this way?

Nope. I have been gaming a very long time and this generation has been, by far, my favorite.

I have more games that I own and want than I have time to play them all. I may have to wait a while to jump into next gen so I can play catch up.

Gaming has been going downhill since the snes. And the slope is steepening.

what your missing is some sort of innovation or new genre that was created...

every gen pushed the bar and gave us something different we never experienced before

this gen pretty much plays the same as the last one with better graphics....

snes and sega improved colors and sprites from the nes era

in the 32 and 64 bit era we experienced 3-d for the first time and we had real good multiplayer that went beyond just 1on1...mario64,mgs,ff7,goldeneye

in the dreamcast,ps2,gamecube,xbox era we experienced graphics that were on par with the arcade for the first time and we had sandbox games like shenmue and gta3 that had you experience a type of gaming never seen before with so much more freedom...

this gen we havnen't had that game or set of games that changed how we played except for maybe the wii...but it doesn't get any respect cuz its graphics are weak..gauranteed if wii was a powerhouse in graphics with the same control schemes it might have that effect

what we are getting is basically same experiences as last gen with much better graphics...(i haven't played mgs4 yet and my mgs bundle is coming tuesday...that may change my mind)

I've found pretty much every huge, epic AAA, AAAA, AAAA/E release since this generation started are only engrossing for a couple of days at best, then I lose interest in them, if that's what you mean by boring.

In my house, only Halo3 and CoD4 have been getting more disc-tray time since their respective release(s)...

2 of them are XBLA(Penny Arcade Adventures, TMNT)jg4xchamp

I highly suggest checking out more DL games on XBLA and PSN.

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2 of them are XBLA(Penny Arcade Adventures, TMNT)SpruceCaboose

I highly suggest checking out more DL games on XBLA and PSN.

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2 of them are XBLA(Penny Arcade Adventures, TMNT)jg4xchamp

I highly suggest checking out more DL games on XBLA and PSN.

Super StarDust HD is pretty cool.

yea, this time around is boring.. though I've had the funnest times on the Wii.xNJN

then you must only own a wii

i've been gaming since i could pick up the controler (a SNES one to be specific)

i find this generation to be the most thrilling ever, next to the golden era of SNES

probably because this is the first i could afford 2 systems

Yeah, it definitely isn't holding my interest like the last few gens.

There is alot of sequels. Less orignality with the gaming market. Publishers seem to be scared of trying something new. Assassins Creed was a great innovative game with a new storyline and experience, but yet people shot it down.Jd1680a

Assassins Creed was a great innovative game with a new storyline and experience, but yet people shot it down.Jd1680a

Because it was boring. Too much focus on graphics, not enough focus on fun. I never really cared for graphics that much, personally. People in SW seem to love it though, so I guess I'm the minority.

No but I wish there were more RPGs and more "core" Nintendo First Party gamesHarlockJC

I've found pretty much every huge, epic AAA, AAAA, AAAA/E release since this generation started are only engrossing for a couple of days at best, then I lose interest in them, if that's what you mean by boring.

In my house, only Halo3 and CoD4 have been getting more disc-tray time since their respective release(s)...

67gt500

What he said. And since I'm no FPS fan, it's even worst for me. Basically all I got is WoW. I miss the epic games of york.

[QUOTE="HarlockJC"]No but I wish there were more RPGs and more "core" Nintendo First Party gamesSaturos3091

If your use to the GC then your use to the wait it still upsetting

There is alot of sequels. Less orignality with the gaming market. Publishers seem to be scared of trying something new.Jd1680a

And with games costing millions of dollars its a major problem for the gaming industry.

PS3 is ruining it for me, with it's medicore ways.

[QUOTE="Saturos3091"][QUOTE="HarlockJC"]No but I wish there were more RPGs and more "core" Nintendo First Party gamesHarlockJC

If your use to the GC then your use to the wait it still upsetting

if you only owned 1 system, a ps3, it would definately be boring.diped

To disagree with alot of people on here, I've been gaming since the 80's and with this gen (with the exception of a couple games) I've been slowly losing interest. I don't own a 360 or PS3 and as of yet there's been nothing that's made me want to get either of them. The Wii's been decent up to this point but I have to say E3 wasn't all that encouraging. I'm kind of surprised more people don't feel this way; lowered expectations, maybe?

So yeah, I'm finding it boring.

[QUOTE="Jd1680a"]Assassins Creed was a great innovative game with a new storyline and experience, but yet people shot it down.the-very-best

Because it was boring. Too much focus on graphics, not enough focus on fun. I never really cared for graphics that much, personally. People in SW seem to love it though, so I guess I'm the minority.

That sums this gen up perfectly

To disagree with alot of people on here, I've been gaming since the 80's and with this gen (with the exception of a couple games) I've been slowly losing interest. I don't own a 360 or PS3 and as of yet there's been nothing that's made me want to get either of them. The Wii's been decent up to this point but I have to say E3 wasn't all that encouraging. I'm kind of surprised more people don't feel this way; lowered expectations, maybe?

So yeah, I'm finding it boring.

svetzenlether

Different =/= lowered, I'm a gamer of the eighties too. The crap games to great games ratio is better now than it was when we started gaming. Well, on the PS3 and 360 anyway. The Wii is approaching the eighties Atari crap games surplus.

I agree with the TC on this one. Everything seems kind of stuck on a treadmill so far. There have been just so many generic shooters. It's been so bad that I have had to start playing my PS2 again.

Luckily, things seem to be improving. I should be off of the PS2 again by next year.

[QUOTE="svetzenlether"]

To disagree with alot of people on here, I've been gaming since the 80's and with this gen (with the exception of a couple games) I've been slowly losing interest. I don't own a 360 or PS3 and as of yet there's been nothing that's made me want to get either of them. The Wii's been decent up to this point but I have to say E3 wasn't all that encouraging. I'm kind of surprised more people don't feel this way; lowered expectations, maybe?

So yeah, I'm finding it boring.

CronoSquall

Different =/= lowered, I'm a gamer of the eighties too. The crap games to great games ratio is better now than it was when we started gaming. Well, on the PS3 and 360 anyway. The Wii is approaching the eighties Atari crap games surplus.

There were a LOT of crap games back in the NES era, for sure. But I think the bars have leveled off to the point where, now, instead of a crap-to-great game ratio, it's more of a moderately bad-to-moderately good game ratio, especially for the 360/PS3 IMO. The Wii may have a ton of crap, but the great games on it are in fact GREAT, just a bit too few and far between, which doesn't look to changing any time soon.

[QUOTE="Jd1680a"]Assassins Creed was a great innovative game with a new storyline and experience, but yet people shot it down.the-very-best

Because it was boring. Too much focus on graphics, not enough focus on fun. I never really cared for graphics that much, personally. People in SW seem to love it though, so I guess I'm the minority.

Yeah, it does suck that everyone so graphics happy and your right you are in the minirity with me also. Look at the game in my sign. It still the best Batman game and that came out ages ago. Who cares the graphics don't compare with the 360 it still a good game.