Has Gaming Lost It's WOW Factor?

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I remember the first time I played Metal Gear Solid on the PSX - it was so far ahead of anything else out at the time it blew my mind.

When I was a kid you'd have fun playing Super Mario All-Stars but your mind would melt when you played Starwing for the first time.

Has gaming lost a bit of that wow factor? I feel like every game I play these days can easily be compared to another game. "It's like Call of Duty BUT....", "It's Tomb Raider mixed with Gears of War" etc.

What do we need to really see a revolutionary title - something that is shocking and surprising? Or are you happy with the current state of gaming?

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Ren-dog

Originality please.

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Heller

That's why I'm really enjoying my iPad right now - some really original ideas coming out from indie devs.

25/07/2011

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Guyver

At one point we used to get the "wow factor" because we kept advancing the quality of visuals but now we are at the point where we are just making things run smoother and look sharper. Video game graphics are about as good as they are going to get.

25/07/2011

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Desi

Depends if you're playing on console or PC I guess. PCs always have originality in the form of mods, flash games, freely-distributed indie games, the commercial indie community etc etc. Consoles have these too of course (aside from mods), but not at the scale of the PC, which has been going for years and years.

25/07/2011

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Zekuromu

Dear God, I knew you were going to fanboy over your stupid iPad before stepping into this topic. It's almost as if you set these topics up so you can spout crap like that. Le sigh.

25/07/2011

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Gryllis

Yes, but I think you have to consider who we are. We spend way too much time with games (at least Heller and I, and probably a lot of people here) to become custom to them and know everything about them before they're released.

Part of being wowed is the unknown. That doesn't happen when you spend ages researching and talking about upcoming games.

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M@ndyz

NO WAY!! you must be playing the wrong games.. lately i wowed at minecraft the first time i played it, LA noire, and portal 2.. =D =D =D

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Heller

See Minecraft definitely brings the WOW factor. Such a simplistic game that simply gives you a chance to create anything you want. LittleBigPlanet is another game that excels IMO.

But there are only so many times I can play a CoD clone, or another 3rd person shooter meets platfomer meets brawler. I want more games like Mirrors Edge.

It's not about graphics for me, it's about innovative gameplay. Surely SOMEONE can come up with something that rocks the industry?

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M@ndyz

I dont like all the call of dutys i guess thats why im not sick of seeing the clones.. :)

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Heller

I'm not just saying Call of Duty - I mean the barrage of samey shooters, platformers and other games we get every year.

Ratchet & Clank was good guys but you keep releasing the same game time and time again. For god sakes, shake it up a bit would ya?

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M@ndyz

its funny though i really like res4 and could play that a million times..

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Harry

TBH I got WOWed by BFBC2 - the sound in that game still has not been matched for quality! [MOG]

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BBking

I only play a game if it doesn't have a WoW factor. :E

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Tano

BBking said: I only play a game if it doesn't have a WoW factor.

I see what you did thar ;)

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BBking

Beta said:
BBking said: I only play a game if it doesn't have a WoW factor.

I see what you did thar

Thanks man. :P

I don't know. I think there'll always be a faggot of samey games and a hand full of innovative games. I can't really see a phase of less innovative games right now. :S

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Heller

I just think something needs to change. So many "big" titles are coming out every year and most of them are basically the same as each other. It's too much - I want something new and exciting rather than 30 samey titles every year. I think interest is slowly dropping.

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Alpharoth

The trailer for Skyrim and Battlefield 3 had a wow factor on me. Hopefully the game would live up to my expectations.

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Seanybruz

Alpharoth said: The trailer for Skyrim and Battlefield 3 had a wow factor on me. Hopefully the game would live up to my expectations.

Yeah Skyrim looks bad ass I feel like an idiot to never play a few of the previous Elder Scrolls games they look exactly my type of genre.

I also think games like Saints Row 3 & Uncharted 3 spark that wow factor for me, we're just in that midyear lull period where there are hardly any releases.

I'm sure the new COD & BF will get all the FPS nuts juices flowing again eww nut juices =_=

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Heller

Battlefield 3 is going to be sick and yes, the graphics look amazing but it's nothing new. It doesn't change the same Battlefield of FPS conventions we all know and love.

A game like Mirrors Edge was bold and daring - sure it didn't exactly work BUT that's part of the charm. At least it tried to create a new experience, and that alone make me admire it all the more.

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Verbatim

not on your life look at killzone 3 and the up coming Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3

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stonecold

No.
Bioshock Infinite anyone? that will change your mind

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Heller

Why is everyone quoting sequels here? They are the same as their predecessor with minor changes to the formula. I'm talking about major changes guys, something that will really shake up the industry.

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ND88ct

Heller said: I remember the first time I played Metal Gear Solid on the PSX

Once again someone has made the mistake of calling the PS a psx...

This is a psx

This is a PS or PS1

and this is a PSone

Just thought I'd let you know ;)

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MyFragian

@ND88ct
Thats true there is the pvr called the PSX, but the playstation was refered to as psx before that came along. PSX was one of the codenames for the original playstation

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