Should there be entirely new game concepts or more remakes of good-ol classics??

new game concept? nah, we need more CoD clone, new game concept like heavy rain sucks.

 

Heavy Rain is a bad example.

 

Planescape: Torment has a great story, I dare say better than most modern games.

 

A mix of both is never a bad thing.

On one hand, you can have the pleasure of reliving your favorite games, remastered and remade into the current gen consoles. Yet, having too much "remakes" can quickly sour out even the most hardcore of fan-bases.

In the other hand, you can have brand new games, with new characters, new stories and new places "you" can explore and love. But if the said game becomes way over its head, it might alienate gamers.

So a balance of new and remakes should be done.

 

So...How the industry appears to be right now.

 

pretty much

 

If we don't release remakes and ports of classics, the current generation won't know of the classics that were great then.

While classics are great, you can't continue playing the same game over and over now, can you? We NEED new games with fresh new concepts especially in a gaming market where companies strive off of franchises. Because of how the market works, companies are reluctant to release these "new" games and only rely on selling sequels of previous best-sellers and award-winners (I'm talking to YOU, Activision, and Capcom).

We need new games. We can't play the same thing over and over again.

That said, I'm really glad Operation Rainfall happened when it did. It proves that I can believe in Nintendo and Reggie Fils-Aime again to release unique and original titles. There isn't anything wrong with making all these Mario and Zelda games (they also try to add something fresh and new to the formula, actually) but I'd like some new experiences as well.