The franchise never reached the heights of its predecessors, and the last game in the series was released two
console generations ago in 2000.
Vigilante 8 may have been a respectable title two
console generations ago, but this Xbox LIVE revamp, running 800 Microsoft Points ($ 10), is so steeped in its own collective nostalgia that it constantly seems to be crying out, «Hey, remember how much fun I was?»
THQ Nordic and Nickelodeon have plans to bring back some fan favorite classic games from several
console generations ago.
And whilst this is by no means a bad thing, the premise has largely remained the same since the humble roots of Lego Star Wars two
console generations ago.
But, there's no avoiding the fact that doing so leaves you with visuals that look like they came from two
console generations ago.
Recent actions by the company are proving once again that it's not the same company it was just one
console generation ago.
Ever since Grand Theft Auto made it's sandbox splash upon the gaming world a whole
console generation ago, many games have tried to emulate its style, hoping to achieve it's success.
Ever since the Wii «s runaway success
a console generation ago, it's been an uphill fight.
Not exact matches
Last year brought forth the year of online gaming, the true start to online gaming on the next
generation consoles started a year
ago from now.
The whole arcade racing genre was forever changed a year
ago when a game that went by the title Burnout 3 hit this
generation of
consoles, and become arguably one of the best for this genre.
When the newest
generation of
consoles debuted at E3 two years
ago, one of the biggest gripes players had about them was that previous titles were not supported.
When LEGO Marvel Super Heroes initially arrived on
consoles four years
ago, it was Traveller's Tales» first outing of the next
generation, but even with the restraints of developing for the older
consoles at the same time, it was still an impressive debut.
It was not long
ago that a good part of the videogame industry believed that the current
generation of
consoles, would be the last.
Nintendo had to adapt to the difficulties of HD game development a
generation after the rest of the
console makers which led to the infamous Wii U droughts, and the reason why Kimishima had to reshape the entire development structure of the company just a few years
ago.
An interesting article, but, as someone who has bought none of the newest next -
generation consoles (the most recent purchase was an NDS a year
ago), I can say that the two reasons I haven't bought a PS3 are: price, and, currently, removal of backwards compatibility from the hardware.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons released almost 2 years
ago for last
generation consoles and PC, and a new remastered version of the game is now available for PS4 and Xbox One.
Developer id Software clearly got everything it could out of its engine, especially when you consider this game originally launched in the Xbox 360 / PS3
generation of
consoles, seven years
ago.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons released almost 2 years
ago for last
generation consoles and PC, and a new remastered version of the game is now available...
The Order: 1886 is the best looking and most cinematic game I've ever played, making it one of the few titles for PlayStation 4 (or the Xbox One), that actually encapsulates the visual leap many people expected from the fancy «next -
generation»
consoles which launched over a year
ago.
Microsoft entered the
console market 3
generations ago to «stop Sony» (http://www.develop-online.n...) and all the billions of dollars they have can not surpass what is the superior global brand.
Despite a leak a day
ago, Bethesda has officially confirmed that they are developing Dishonored 2 for next
generation consoles.
The fact that we're at the end of a
console generation, not to mention deep in recession, will also make even their biggest successes much smaller than the enormous blockbusters of half a decade
ago.
Previously announced via a magazine article in Japan several months
ago, Integrity and Faithlessness is the fifth game in the Star Ocean series and the first to appear on a current
generation console.
6 years
ago Agent 47 made his first appearance on current
generation consoles with Hitman: Blood Money, becoming a memorable cult classic the bald headed assassin disappeared without a trace, until now.
Platforms PlayStation 4 / Xbox One / PC / Playstation Vita / Wii Developer WayForward Technologies Publisher Majesco Entertainment Genre Puzzle / Platformer Platform Played PC Originally released on the Nintendo Wii roughly seven years
ago, A Boy and His Blob has now received a full re-release on current
generation consoles as well as the PC via Steam.
Only a few days
ago rumors began circulating that 4A Games, the developers of the Russian flavored dystopic subterranean survival horror delights Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light was going to be re-released on the current
generation of
consoles as Metro Redux.
The game had a terrible camera that always seemed to get stuck, and the gameplay seemed like something from a few years
ago and not something on the next
generation consoles.
Up until 11 days
ago I was exclusively a Playstation 4 player during this
console generation, enjoying games like Bloodborne, Horizon Zero Dawn, and The Last Of Us Remastered.
Turok «s impending arrival on Microsoft's current
generation console may not come as much of a shock to many fans of the first - person shooter, as Night Dive Studios revealed roughly two years
ago that it had intentions of bringing the remaster to the Xbox.
With Steam, returning games and fixing them has become much easier than ten years
ago, and maybe this time the period of instability caused by the change of
console generations can be avoided or at least significantly reduced for the sake of both the buyer and the seller.
After all, it wasn't long
ago that this
generation of
consoles barely had a single purpose developed game to play between them.
Microsoft unveiled there next
generation console about two hours
ago at their Redmond campus this afternoon.
Things can change quickly; not so long
ago everyone was saying
consoles are dead and this
generation would be a bust.
I think people forget that it was only one
generation ago in the N64 that we saw so many great wrestling games being released on Nintendo's
console.
The best roguelikes, in my opinion, play almost like the best games from a
console generation or three
ago.