What gaming genre is lacking quality for you?

[Thomas]

(04-04-2011 01:35 PM)DaFreshPrince Wrote:  The point of this poll is to choose a genre where you think is lacking a real blockbuster title and thats why shooters have been made separate to the action genre as it currently has a massive over inflation of repeatitive COD copies and any other genres not there can be classed under the action genre so people can leave comments in relation to what style of action game such as Ninja Gaiden or whatever. The thing thats really gotten me is your previous statement claiming action is just shooters which completely baffles me and now you've changed your tune?

I will concede that i exaggerated slightly orginally (i made that post at around 3am so wasnt really thinking straight). I recall there is a minority of games that are action but not shooters however these are fast dwindling these days and thats why i'd like to see a remake of one of the classic beat em ups. I'm saying that the vast majority of new action games (Fallout NV, Red dead redemption, Mass effect 3, Crysis, Uncharted series, Gears of war 3...blah blah blah) seem to be (in my experience at least) shooters of one form or another.

Again we are splitting hairs and i dont want to get drawn into a nonsensical debate.

(04-04-2011 01:35 PM)DaFreshPrince Wrote:  Another point when you go onto almost any website that sells games they will ALWAYS have an action genre for you to choose so I don't think you can disassociate such an important genre from the gaming industry.

I agree and it annoys me because it is a lazy hamfisted way of categorising such a broad spectrum of games. I often go on the playstation store and the categories are action, shooter, puzzler, rpg, driving, family etc. I mantain that i dont see how heavy rain can be put in the same category as bayonetta or red faction.