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This is the kind of thing I am talking about. People are so superficial about "innovation." Read the previews on those titles and you'll see the innovative gameplay that they are creating.
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All I asked was for a reason why those two games (Gears of War and Dead Rising) were considered innovative. I took your advice and read previews of both games...Dead Rising is anything but innovative. It is a fairly standard hack n slash game complete with a ripped off Dawn of the Dead setting. I LOVE zombie games so if I owned a 360 I would at least rent it, but I would never call this game innovative. Check out this preview to see if I'm crazy...
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/701/701634p1.html
Gears of War on the other does look really cool. The whole cover system seems like it would be a great new gameplay twist and I can't wait to try it out. While it does have some innovative gameplay its still just a shooter with a new twist. Gears of War has been getting lots of hype and I just hope that it doesn't fail. Microsoft needs another killer app besides Halo and this might be what the doc order.
I have one final question...why do people root for systems/companies like thier favorite sports teams? To me this doesn't make any sense. As a gamer shouldn't you embrace anything that comes down the pipeline that piques your interest? Would anyone be really happy if Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo dropped out of the videogame market? I always try to get every system that is released because I simply hate missing out on good games. I will own a PS3, 360 and Nintendo Wii in the next 1-3 years. I will never root for one more than the other...I just hope that truly stellar games keep coming out. As a gamer its all I can ask for.