16th April 2010, 4:07 PM
A Black Falcon Wrote: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.
Wait wait wait...how was Fallout 3 not successful again? Because last time I checked it was an incredible game and a huge success. The only ones who would disagree would be those who only saw it for what it wasn't, instead of what it was.
And FPS's are big because they're arguably the most popular genre with the "hardcore crowd" right now. Sales don't lie.
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