With the next console cycle arriving roughly a year and a half from now, I thought it would be fun to see how this generation stacks up against the decade spanning, seventh generation.
Now, there's still plenty of heavy hitters like Death Stranding, The Last of Us II, and Cyberpunk 2027 still on the schedule, and these are certainly games that could ensure both the PS4 and Xbox One end with a bang. I do realize that I'm jumping the gun a bit by making this thread lol
I would have to go with the good ol' Xbox 360 and PS3 era. I can't deny the impact nostalgia has on my choice. With both consoles launching while I was in middle school, the stress of life had not yet poisoned my brain and threatened to ruin my hobbies. I had so much more time to mess around and stay up all night playing Halo and Gears with my main dudes.
But aside from that factor, I look back and notice a lot of advantages last gen had over this gen.
In this gen of consoles, games outstaying their welcome is a common fault. Games like Red Dead Redemption 2 and Assassin's Creed Odyssey are two of my favorites of this console cycle, but an issue they both share is that they are simply too damn long. Where as the first RDR and Assassin's Creed 2 are both games that can be wrapped up in around thirty hours, their next gen successors can run for double that amount (hell, even triple in the case of Odyssey).
Even outside of the open-world genre though, linear, tighter designed games were often the norm, and that's something I greatly miss when so many developers this gen have been aiming for quantity rather than quality.
There's a ton of reasons why I'd go for last gen over current, including the lack of micro-transaction/GaaS mishaps, more experimentation from developers and publishers (at least early on), both Sony and MS having a strong lineup of exclusives, and EA still bringing the goods (I love you, Dead Space).
I'll go back tomorrow and elaborate on more of my feelings when I'm less tired, but I'm curious to know which cycle of consoles the rest of you folks prefer.