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Have we had a generation-defining franchise this gen?
- Thread starter Fiery Phoenix
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That's fine. I also think we quality was higher last gen as well, as was originality. To me this gen was great, but featured more refinement and less innovation and original ideas. A lot of the new IP failed to distinguish themselves as much as past generations, but rather felt like (to me) fresh coats of paint on ideas that had already been well established. There is no better example of this than Bloodborne. At no time while I played it did it not feel like a Souls game. Sekiro was much better at actually delivering something original.
My other gripe is the rise of the open world genre, which saw many of my favorite long time franchises release what I felt were big steps back in terms of fun. Breath of the Wild and The Phantom pain were hugely disappointing, stuffed to the core with boring open world activities. And even Uncharted 4, while not open world, felt bloated.
Yeah no, not really. Titanfall was maybe the "first" but saying it influenced so much games is quite a reach. Advanced Warfare or Destiny were released only a few months after and had a much bigger impact.
Yeah, Fortnite. Said by someone who has no interest in battle royals or competitive multiplayer in general.
Most of those games you mentioned were already announced or long into development when Titanfall dropped.
All lot of people are listing single games rather than franchises. I don't really think I'd consider Fortnite to be a franchise yet in the same way that Mass Effect and The Elder Scrolls and Mario are franchises. It's the generation's biggest game, yeah, but I wouldn't personally count it as a franchise until there's at least a spin-off or sequel that gets a big following.
I'd say this generation has been defined more by last generation franchises failing to successfully make the jump into this one rather than having genre-defining franchises of its own, i.e. Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Fallout 4.
I'd say this generation has been defined more by last generation franchises failing to successfully make the jump into this one rather than having genre-defining franchises of its own, i.e. Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Fallout 4.
It placed serious focus on maneuvers and lots of other shooters followed suit.
It has been influential for sure.
I don't think it makes sense to talk about "installments" with several important games such as Minecraft of Fortnite.
I feel like PUBG would be the genre-defining title. As it's the cause for Fortnite even going that route.
There's definitely a difference between genre-defining and what's more popular.
There's definitely a difference between genre-defining and what's more popular.
I'm honestly wondering how many people on Resetera played Warframe. :)
There's a difference between genre-defining and generation-defining too. ;)
I've played Warframe, before it even hit consoles. The difference is that Destiny made it to a much wider mainstream audience and popularized the shlooter genre. Modern Warfare wasn't the first modern military shooter, it just was the one that had the right mix and came out at the right time.
And yet, even considering its very good success, I still think Warframe is undervalued by lots of people in comparison to Destiny.
SteamWorld (Dig, Dig 2, Heist, Quest)
MLB The Show - Huge innovations for the genre that nobody else wants to match for some reason (Franchise/Career save transfers, dynamic difficulty)
MLB The Show - Huge innovations for the genre that nobody else wants to match for some reason (Franchise/Career save transfers, dynamic difficulty)
For doing what? Doing ctrl+C/ctrl+V on PUBG and adding some constructions?
Destiny if you are talking about a multiple entry franchise, but Fortnite is probably the game that defined this generation.
Why'd it take so long for someone to mention Bloodborne, jeeze!
Destiny. So much of what destiny was paved the way for so many other games. Everyone wanted living games after. Fortnite became that
This gen marked the beginning of live service as a major force in the industry. So Destiny, Overwatch, and Fortnite would be the big 3 in that space.
Wouldn't it be PUBG? It skyrocketed the battle royale genre. Without it there is no Fortnite BR.
It was Call of Duty last gen and Fortnite this gen.
I know Fortnite wasn't the game that invented the Battle Royale style, Day Z and PUBG and even things like The Culling were out before it. But it was the game that won the biggest audience and will probably leave the biggest imprint in gaming in the future. A great similar example I can give as a horror enthusiast is Alone in the Dark invented the style of horror game that's within Resident Evil before it, but Resident Evil was the popular title that left the imprint on the genre that everyone remembers for it all these years later.
Nothing even comes close to being as generation defining or influencing as COD and Fortnite to these last two generations. They're not really my type of thing, but there's no denying their worldwide impact and just how huge and influential these two games have been and how they've shaken up the whole industry.
I know Fortnite wasn't the game that invented the Battle Royale style, Day Z and PUBG and even things like The Culling were out before it. But it was the game that won the biggest audience and will probably leave the biggest imprint in gaming in the future. A great similar example I can give as a horror enthusiast is Alone in the Dark invented the style of horror game that's within Resident Evil before it, but Resident Evil was the popular title that left the imprint on the genre that everyone remembers for it all these years later.
Nothing even comes close to being as generation defining or influencing as COD and Fortnite to these last two generations. They're not really my type of thing, but there's no denying their worldwide impact and just how huge and influential these two games have been and how they've shaken up the whole industry.
I believe Dark Souls philosophy paid off this gen for other developers: God of War, Nioh, Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, The Surge, Lords of the Fallen, Darksiders 3, lots of 2D indie games.
Also Witcher 3 will influence games to come (it's already happening) and Breath of the Wild as well.
Even Naughty Dog games or the new Gears 5 are experiencing with open areas.
Also Witcher 3 will influence games to come (it's already happening) and Breath of the Wild as well.
Even Naughty Dog games or the new Gears 5 are experiencing with open areas.
This is the best answer. Hero shooters and battle royale games were non-existent before this gen.
It's limiting to not consider games like PUBG and Fornite franchises. They are one-entry live games, sure, but have built up an entire ongoing service+multimedia franchise akin to Minecraft (including esports, merchandise, and media tie-ins) and are ported to be made available on almost every new device that comes out.
OP, what you're asking for is more of an acclaimed, high-selling series in which the IP started and bookended within the generation. Of which I'd honestly say I can't think of any.
OP, what you're asking for is more of an acclaimed, high-selling series in which the IP started and bookended within the generation. Of which I'd honestly say I can't think of any.
