disabledHeliocentric
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About a year or so ago there were a lot of platformers and critics dissed them left and right.
There was a lot of talk about how these platformers were outdated(bad characters, collect-a-thons, mario 64 clones, bad camera, self parody etc.). This gave critics something to write about at least. Some games evolved into new genres, like Ratchet and Clank and Jak 2. Some successfully held their ground, like Mario Sunshine. Most of the others fell by the wayside. A lot of action adventure titles veered from platforming too. This was unfortunately the case with Castlevania: Lament. Thankfully others didn't, notably Metroid Prime, Ninja Gaiden, Prince of Persia.
So, a few years later and a lot of platformers either aren't coming around for a sequel, or they have evolved.
Now, I wonder, what other genre will critics harp upon so they can fill pages and meet deadlines, or to vent notable frustrations? What genre is so stale that people will tire of it and what are the reasons for this?
There was a lot of talk about how these platformers were outdated(bad characters, collect-a-thons, mario 64 clones, bad camera, self parody etc.). This gave critics something to write about at least. Some games evolved into new genres, like Ratchet and Clank and Jak 2. Some successfully held their ground, like Mario Sunshine. Most of the others fell by the wayside. A lot of action adventure titles veered from platforming too. This was unfortunately the case with Castlevania: Lament. Thankfully others didn't, notably Metroid Prime, Ninja Gaiden, Prince of Persia.
So, a few years later and a lot of platformers either aren't coming around for a sequel, or they have evolved.
Now, I wonder, what other genre will critics harp upon so they can fill pages and meet deadlines, or to vent notable frustrations? What genre is so stale that people will tire of it and what are the reasons for this?