Love for neglected genres?

[Pulstar]

Point-and-clickers have failed to evolve. You have to solve puzzles exactly the way the devs designed them to be done, so you're at the mercy of their logic. I'm all for puzzles that require a bit of thinking, but not these! http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-stupidest-puzzles/

Simulations have always been there, but thanks to F2P they've attracted plenty of people for arcadey action rather than realism. Fine by me if we can have both options.

I do miss good lightgun games. Sega made the best ones obviously, but with the decline of the arcades we hardly get them anymore. They're easy to develop, so maybe the indies will start making them one of those days.

[old man]

Overhead run-n-gun.

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

Point-and-clickers have failed to evolve. You have to solve puzzles exactly the way the devs designed them to be done, so you're at the mercy of their logic. I'm all for puzzles that require a bit of thinking, but not these! http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-stupidest-puzzles/

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I enjoyed playing point and click adventures back in the day but come on! Some of those puzzles were freaking ludicrous! I didn't mind a bit of trial and error but it was those type of nonsensical puzzles that turned me away from the genre!

[Yharnamresident]

There needs to be more first-person shooters.

[QuickSciFi]

A widely-neglected genre I enjoy very much is tactical (tactics) games.

The last game I played in this genre was Future Tactics for the PS2. I'm not talking tactical RPGs here, where you get to walk around a world map and even talk to NPCs. I'm talking purely tactics here.

There needs to be more first-person shooters.

Nope. I'm pretty sure there's no "need" for more games in the most popular and least-neglected genre of today.

[Yharnamresident]

A widely-neglected genre I enjoy very much is tactical (tactics) games.

The last game I played in this genre was Future Tactics for the PS2. I'm not talking tactical RPGs here, where you get to walk around a world map and even talk to NPCs. I'm talking purely tactics here.



Nope. I'm pretty sure there's no "need" for more games in the most popular and least-neglected genre of today.

You thought I was serious...

There needs to be more 3D platformers based on collecting, you know I've only re-played Spyro about 6000 times.

[WarmSignal]

Okay, I wasn't going to say anything about the FPS comment, but yeah, there DOES need to be more 3D platforming. So what if there used to be a lot of them, there isn't anymore. Same thing with FPS. Call of Duty and every clone it inspires have basically hijacked the genre and killed it. Where is Half-Life 3? I actually wouldn't mind more quality single-player shooters.

Let's put it this way - for my 360, I own more RPGs than FPS and not because I'm an RPG fanatic, there's just more decent RPGs than shooters on 360. My platformer selection is a fraction of those, and believe me I've got all of them. All of this is to say, shooters are not overdone, it's just COD. Also, platformers are in fact neglected by big developers nowadays.

[Jeckidy]

It was considered essential for a console to have an iconic platformer mascot because the genre was so accessible and charming. Xbox came close to this with Blinx but instead of supporting him, went with the more bro-oriented Master Chief. Now only Nintendo is continuing that tradition. Of course it would be nice to see something in a different genre all together--preferably an original IP--become a killer app for a system that isn't a bro-game like the others. Something like a tactical strategy game, a puzzler, or something more intellectual in general. That will probably never happen, though.

[WarmSignal]

Sega is still pumping out Sonic games, even though half of you hate them to death. I think they're good, way better than the ones they were putting out 7 years ago. I also thought of Oddworld as the Xbox's answer to Mario, but that was short lived. If we're going to including genres that are on a steep decline in this discussion, also might as well mention that racing games are dying. Need For Speed is the only franchise still relevant, the racing crazy sort of died with 6th gen. I wanna see 90s style arcade racing revival. I've yet to check out Blur, or Excite Bots, but hopefully that won't be the tail end of those types of games.

[slk486]

Well Oddworld is coming up in a remaster, so that might trigger a new title. I agree on racing - we need more blue skies, Sega! Which is exactly what the two Sonic & Sega racing games did

[Kamahl]

Arena FPS games also need a comeback. Where's Unreal Tournament 4?

[negative chill]

Like, I actively collect console adaptations of board/card games, specifically ones from Japan because the most interesting ones in the genre come from there.

While probably not entirely what you were talking about, I did really enjoy The 100 World Story and Surgoro Quest: Legend Of Dice Heroes for the NES. They're really well made RPGs that incorporate elements of classic table top games


Personally I'd really like to see a comeback of "classic" shmups like Gradius and R-Type since Bullet Hells are the only thing most studios bother publishing these days. Oh! And Strategy RPGS/RTS

[Jeckidy]

While probably not entirely what you were talking about, I did really enjoy The 100 World Story and Surgoro Quest: Legend Of Dice Heroes for the NES. They're really well made RPGs that incorporate elements of classic table top games

I recommend Gaia Master, either the PS or DC versions (both are great) for a good crossover between RPG and Monopoly.

Personally I'd really like to see a comeback of "classic" shmups like Gradius and R-Type since Bullet Hells are the only thing most studios bother publishing these days. Oh! And Strategy RPGS/RTS

Sure! I'm interested in seeing new Parodius and Carnage Heart games.

[Alianger]

I'm a big fan of the classic adventure genre, but since that genre has pretty much died I am now a big follower
of the fan made games, of which some are so good that they even sell them. and sometimes I even buy them.

Tried any of these?

Machinarium
Year Walk
The Walking Dead
Gemini Rue
Journey Down
Gone Home

[Drexl]

Arena FPS games also need a comeback. Where's Unreal Tournament 4?

Speak of the devil... http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/...ament-comeback

I miss the extreme sports games, like Tony Hawk before it went downhill.