As much as I love classic arcade games, I gotta take exception to this notion. FPS games brought a greater emphasis on plot and storytelling to video games than the classic scrolling shooter. Have we forgotten the foundation that the original Half Life set down? As for creativity, the FPS perspective has generated more than it's share of new concepts- Myst, MDK, the Need For Speed franchise, Portal, Left 4 Dead; all added something new to the gaming experience. There are dozens of titles I'm omitting here. This isn't to say I don't miss unusual games like Tempest (just bought it for my iPad via the Atari game app), but to claim that creativity died with the introduction of FPS platform games is silly.
On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:32 PM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > let's hear it for Space Invaders!!! > > On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM, [email protected] > <[email protected]> wrote: > I first played video games in 1987, and I used to love those games on > my old computer. > Ever since Quake happened, and it spawned a whole GENRE of "first > person shooters", I've started to hate the PC game scene. Can we not > bring creativity back? > > > > > -- > Make friends from around the world who share your tastes - > www.tasteconnect.net > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
