16th April 2010, 2:01 PM
But strategy games are my favorite genre, while FPSes aren't that high on my list, and FPSes are a dime a dozen these days. There are too many of them being made as it is.
And anyway, for every example of a game that changed genres successfully, like Metroid Prime, you have others that weren't nearly as successful, like... (I'm supposed to say Fallout 3 here, aren't I... :)) ... um, other than that, the 2d to 3d transitions of lots of games didn't go so well. Mega Man is an obvious example.
But really, my main point is that X-Com is at its best when it's a strategy game series. Of course coming from this developer an FPS is all anyone should expect, but Irrational would have been interesting because while they mostly do first person too, they've also done strategy before -- see Freedom Force. Pretty good game too. Oh well...
And anyway, for every example of a game that changed genres successfully, like Metroid Prime, you have others that weren't nearly as successful, like... (I'm supposed to say Fallout 3 here, aren't I... :)) ... um, other than that, the 2d to 3d transitions of lots of games didn't go so well. Mega Man is an obvious example.
But really, my main point is that X-Com is at its best when it's a strategy game series. Of course coming from this developer an FPS is all anyone should expect, but Irrational would have been interesting because while they mostly do first person too, they've also done strategy before -- see Freedom Force. Pretty good game too. Oh well...
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