We all know that our gaming world is turning a new page at this point, and even to me it feels like a lot of stuff is still changing as we go into new chapters. Gaming has progressed so much over the years. Think back to playing Atari where you had 2 lines that you bounced a ball back and forth with. Then think about what it is today, and how it has changed us and progressed through the years.
Most changes were great! Games are so much more fun and intense now. But some also not so great, at least in my opinion. The internet + gaming combined brought out some behavior in gamers which at times can be quite appalling. (Which I covered 2 blogs ago.) Gaming in itself has become it’s own society of people. Did we see that coming when we were sitting around playing Pong? Most of us… probably not, and I sit here and wonder what new exciting things are waiting for us in the future!
So, I sit here and think about it, and I am wondering about you guys, my fellow gamers, and wonder what changes and new exciting things you would like to see happen to the gaming world. Here are few thoughts of my own.
MMO’s- Ohh yes! I love my MMORPG’s (Mass Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game’s.) I am so excited to think about what the future holds for these type of games. Some things I think we can learn from the past…
Okay, I will use World of Warcraft as an example. While, I still love and play this game some, I look back and honestly think a lot of it was a huge waste of my time and money. I remember at one time being so addicted. It was so much fun when it first came out, but it is such a time consuming game I barely touched any other games about over a year, which makes me very sad. It just felt like it took so much time to do anything remotely fun in that game.
Comparing that to Lord of the Rings Online, my favorite MMO I have played. Turbine took a much more casual route with that game. They designed it to where you could sit down for 10 minutes or up to all day and you can still have fun! I don’t know how they exactly did it, but that is the way I feel about it. Also, the player base as a whole seems to be a lot more mature in LotRO and I do enjoy that a lot too. I could play LotRO for a while, get stuff done and have a great time, then move on to another game when I felt like it. It was really nice.
Which brings me to my other point… supply more for the casual gamers! I don’t know how many times I have told someone to try this or that game out, and they look at it and say,”Ohh, I don’t know when I will have time to do that.” While I myself am not even close to being a casual gamer, I just wish it could be somehow less time consuming so more people could get into it. Gaming industries need to look at people and realize most do have lives, and make games that work around that also. It is hugely centered around competitions, and “being the best” that some people who want to play casually are hesitant to even get into gaming.
Also…Don’t take away single-player games! Gaming has been shifting more and more to the internet, that I have been afraid one day that is all it will become. There is nothing I enjoy more after a long day then sitting down in a quiet spot and playing something by myself. I don’t have to listen to people constantly, and I can just relax and have fun on my own.
Okay, one last thought to wrap this all up. I wish more gaming companies would be more brave and take more chances then they do, rather then to just appeal to what we already know and like. I will give credit to Nintendo for not being like this though.
With the PS3 and XBox360, they gave us just that, and it was in their comfort zone. (I love them both still…don’t get me wrong.) But Nintendo came out with this new cool thing that could revolutionize gaming, the Wii. I personally think the Wii is underrated, and I congratulate Nintendo for coming up with this and going outside of their comfort zone to give us something new and exciting that makes us see what is possible in the future.
Anyways, those are just a few thoughts I have. I would love to hear what you guys would love to see in the future, so be sure to share your own wishes and ideas.
