- Oddley765
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Posted by: zelliam
I do not think it will be another fps.
If by chance it is, it will need something really unique to make it stand out in a genre that has (in my opinion) gone quite stale.
I try not to get hyped up, halo made fps dominate this gen of console. That was one of the reasons it made such an impact. It took a genre that was traditionally a PC genre and put it on console's and it worked. They had a huge community following from this. Its the reason core pc gamers still throw their noses up at console owners with the attitude "we've been doing this for years".
I believe bungie will now employ a similar tactic and bring the MMO genre to consoles and across the consoles themselves. That's what i think will happen.
Think about it,
-66 million xbox live owners
-60 million ps network users.
At this point in time, World of Warcraft only has 12 million subscribers. This number is based on a recent IGN article, and it apparently falling.
With the exception of the DCU:online, FF online and planetscape there really isnt any MMO's out there for consoles.
This is where the great ones at bungie will probably be turning their eye.
If it is not an FPS it had better be third person MMO stlye or more like Max Payne 3 third person etc. I just don't play other genres that much, once or twice through and not again. FPS/Third person multiplayer is simply so dynamic compared to other games. Games like Starcraft just get stale, for me that is.
Further in terms what can fit on screen and be a persistent universe while you play online or multiplayer I don't see another genre besides FPS or third person that can deliver this.
Imagine a Diablo or Starcraft or platformer interface...no other genre has the ability to participate in such a large universe or game world.
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The other thing is if you look at Bungie's history of games they're almost all FPS based. This is a good sign for FPS/MMO/RPG.
1. Pathways into darkness.
2. Marathon.
3. Oni
4. Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, Reach.
Even Myth is MMO style. Plus the original Halo concept was third person. Further there was a scrapped Halo MMO concept too.
[Edited on 01.30.2012 8:04 PM PST]