The next generation consoles have hit the market and the reviewers are already gushing over the graphics and the potential for what these machines could accomplish. Optimistic gamers are fighting to play the latest titles. There are a small group of gamers who aren’t as thrilled, though.
They’re thinking about what the enhanced technology has done to the world of gaming. It’s happened over all platforms, including PC, console gaming, and mobile gaming.
Has better technology taken away what we once loved about gaming?
What Has Changed?
If you look back to the 80s and the 90s, it’s not difficult to see practically everything has changed. Give the original Pac Man game to a child of today’s generation and they wouldn’t be able to understand how veteran gamers played this legendary game for hours on end.
It was inevitable. Technology was going to move forward, but at the same time, have we allowed it to take away what we once loved about gaming?
Compelling Characters
The lack of compelling characters is something which has really become apparent. Game companies have focused on franchises over characters. The Call of Duty series hasn’t maintained the same character. The Grand Theft Auto series hasn’t maintained the same character, and on and on and on and on.
It’s prevented us from really forming an emotional relationship with the protagonists. Look back to the early days of gaming and it was common to play as the same main character for lots of games. Veteran gamers will remember Samus, Mario, and that small triangle from Space Invaders.
This is due to the shift from compelling characters to gameplay. Previously, gamers bought games because of the characters, even if the actual gameplay and plot was terrible. Today, this has moved towards gameplay and graphics.
Graphical Priority
Graphics are a priority today. They’re one of the main selling points of any game and any console. It wasn’t always this way. Only a minority of gamers truly cared about them in the beginning, plus they were often so marginal that the untrained eye really couldn’t see any difference between one game and another.
This is the main mark of better technology, and it has encouraged gaming companies to really show what they can do with them. To an extent, this has taken priority over everything else. The same thing has happened with films. Avatar was lauded for the beautiful world it created, but the story was barely mentioned in the reviews.
Story Time
If we add up the better processors, the online capabilities, and everything else technology has made possible, it’s made the average gamer concentrate on more. The story and the character was once the most important aspect of a game. Now it’s not. It’s everything. All these things are vying for the gamer’s attention.
Although this might seem like an article to lament the loss of these key foundations of gaming, there’s no denying games are more fun. Players have more freedom and it just keeps getting better!
About The Author:
Tom Taylor is the author of today’s guest post. He is an adventure enthusiast, an avid reader and a professional blogger. He also enjoys playing online games in his spare time. He shares blogging and gaming related tips through his articles.
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