Is anyone else underwhelmed by what they've seen so far of next-gen?

No but im overwhelmed and so will be my wallet by the end of this year.

 

QFT

 

I find the graphics to be quite impressive.

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Resident Evil, and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption aren't kiddy.

All I wanted from Sony was to return to the dual shock design and to see Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, so I am pleased. Sony is not pretending that the Playstation 3 controller is the Wiimote, because the Wiimote can do a hell of a lot more. The Playstation 3 controller just has a minor tilt function. However I am pissed at Sony for the price, because of their price I have to drop my purchase for an Xbox 360

The games for the Wii and Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots are not the same old, same old.

 

it seems the rate of increase of actual gameplay graphis is starting to level off.

it's all good and dandy with the cut scenes but gameplay and graphis seem to be being less and less extreme.

i remember the leaps from nes to snes and from snes to playstation, they were HUGE in comparison to what's happening these days.

 

Playing is believing...

If I can enjoy a new way to PLAY games, I'll be happy with the gaming industry. Graphics can only matter so much. After all, they're just pictures. Some of the greatest games ever created were labeled so because they took you off in their world and out of yours... good developers don't just rely on graphics to do that... lazy developers do.

 

Like iD

 

Only thing iv noticed is that the guys at Nintendo are morons. The Wii???? That system will be a complete failure. Again Nintendo will fall to the bottom of the list in console gaming, im not surprised.

 

I agree with Kainedamo for once. Underwhelmed.

 

Hah, doubt it.As for price, youre probably right. The controller will NOT catch on with the casual gamer.It limits what games you can play on the system. The graphics(from what has been shown at E3) are sub current-gen AT BEST! Now, i know graphics are not everything, but c'mon, its the next generation of gaming, graphics are extremly important. The gamecube, no matter how hard u deny it, was behind both the Xbox and Ps2, expect that trend to continue on in next-gen.

 

I've been really impressesd with all of the Wii stuff. My interest in PS3 has died off completely. And I'm still in love with the 360. I wasn't really underwhelmed this year, because I wasn't really looking for much. Halo 3 alone got me revved up.

 

I guess my taste in games are WAYYY diffrent from the majority here. I think the Wii will be a huge failure. As for E3, i cant get enough footage. My computer has been jammed since Tues eve. I own a 360, so im paying slightly more attention to that, but so far iv been blown away by:

Brothers in Arms: Hells Highway
Madden 07
NCAA 07
Indiana Jones
Stranglehold
Marvel:Ultimate Alliance
Lost Planet(the demo is AWESOME)
F.E.A.R(360)
Rainbow Six: Vegas
Metal Gear Solid 4

And im sure there is more to come. I think the PS3 is slightly overpriced, and dont know if ill pick one up or not, but MGS4 did look f'ing sick!!! Im most hyped for NCAA and Madden cuz they are right around the corner in terms of release.

 

How so?

 

Well thats my opinion, it just doesnt appeal to me.I think i was a tad bit harsh with that statement. I think the lack of presentation(graphics) is a huge slap in teh face to next-gen gaming. The controller i think is wayy to gimmicky, and just doesnt appeal to a wide mass. I think itll be great to give a 7 yr old, so he can fail around the living room. I just dont think it up to par with the next generation of games.

 

I think the Wii has unlimited potential at this point.

 

I can understand why you would say that, but i dont see it outselling the Ps3 or the Xbox 360, or even coming close for that matter. For example, take Zelda for instance, Link uses a sword right? Well with the Wii, your controller is the sword, AWESOME, right?? WRONG. Thats all great until your sword connects with an object yet your Wii controller doesnt. It wont feel right, your sword on screen stops, but you little wii controller keeps going. Unless they are adding an ass of feedback, or even an electric shock, you are not going to get the feel of a sword fight.

 

Project Pat, were you one of those who thought the DS was going to bomb?

 

No, the DS never was my cup of tea, but since i was in the business, i new that handhelds were gonna be pretty big, to a certain audience.

 

No, its not ment to be the sword, it just controls it more like one.

Do you freak out when you push a putton to attack and the badguy blocks it?

 

Its comparable to any fishing controller out there, its great, and realistic UNTIL you catch a fish, then you realise how much it sucks. Thats what will happen with the Wii(imo)

 

this is got to be the stupidest comment, the wii remote is just like usinga TV remote controll, instead of chnaging channals youll be controlling the characters and actually interacting with them and the enviroment, it will catch on. and no graphics are not extremely important, the gaming industry is gonna get to the point(very soon too) that
graphics just arent going to cut it anymore. and nintendo knows this and theyve already beaten the other two to the spot,by next next gen nintendo is gonna have something big planned. and looking at the prices of the consoles for MS and sony, theyre going to set themselves up forfailure.

although it's your opinion, i think your just a dumbass gamer. but hey thats just my opinion.