Game genres no longer being made today

oh i forgot about good old FFT-like games. a nice well made online SRPG has never been around.

 

Mech games, SRPGs, 2D shooters, Ace Combat-like shooters, Space Combat.... pretty much all the genres I like.

FML.

 

I'm assuming you haven't liked the looks of the new Steel Batallion, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the new Cave releases, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon or Star Citizen then.

 

I don't think anyone liked Assault Horizon, and the new Steel Battalion looks absolutely terrible (and the reviews say it is, too)

 

It's fair that he doesn't like those games in particular. I was more implying that seeing all the games I mentioned were released in the last year, and thus are genres that ARE being made today (albeit at a snail's pace) and he should keep hope alive for games he likes.

 

Vehicular-Combat games. (only game in the making is Carmageddon 4.)
Destruction Derby Games. (last really good game of this genre, was Destruction Derby Arenas which ended the genre back in 2004)
Games like RunaBout 3.

 

RAGE had vehicular combat

 

Does games like Burnout count ? due to the takedowns ? what about Full Auto ?

 

aaah yes, Burnout does count! sorry, forgot about that series.. don´t know what genre it's in tho.

 

Car combat doesn't get made that often, but there is a few games that are released. Many don't know about it, since it's a very unpopular genre. Blur is one.

Burnout is still around, as it's mashed into Need for Speed now.

 

Assault Horizon was poop. The portable version of Assault Horizon was fantastic on the 3DS.

I was thinking more of the Front Mission or Vanguard Bandits type of Mech game. Steel Batallion is Kinect Only, so I haven't tried it, though.

And Cave always makes excellent stuff - but I'm thinking more Phalanx or Area 88.

Star Citizen, I'll have to do some research. It's new to me.

 

i had high hopes for steel batallion but i can't see it being any good with kinnect only controls. and i refuse to buy into kinnect so won't be trying it unfortunatly.

 

Weirdly, I understand it's combined Kinect and Controller - where you control the mech with conventional controls but use the Kinect to change your position (i.e.: sitting forward to use the turret, standing to use the periscope, etc.) and to give orders to your NPC soldiers in the mech using the Kinect's microphone. It seems quite an interesting idea for immersion, but sadly as with most Kinect games you need the room to be lit evenly and with enough space between your TV and your sofa for it to work well. A shame really, because there was a lot of positive buzz pre-release (obviously from demo set-ups where everything is perfect).

 

yeah i'd rather just have a insane controller panel setup with a few hundred buttons some joysticks etc. i dislike kinect its tried to combine the wii and eyetoy concepts and just not pulled them off productively, besides i dont particulatly want to be jumping around the place and shouting out commands like a nut case in my living room / lounge / game room / bed room, none of wich are optimally setup for using kinect anyway. and i dont trust anything with cameras and microphones

 

A couple of old games that come to mind, all in genres we haven't really seen for a long while.

Choplifter (I notice an HD remake exists...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beuC4njtLUE

3D Deathchase. (Get ready for some incredible graphics!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC3n7Zpo9iw

Cannon Fodder (NOT endorsed by the Royal British Legion!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ob73lgvE0M

"War, it's never been so much fun..."

Trashman (here's a title that's screaming for an HD remake!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUB_Mm9YBnA

Knight Tyme and all the spin off's...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7sLZ5eOIME

To be fair, perhaps they are genres that aren't being remade - but that's probably because these are all games that were very limited to the systems they were written for... Game design has simply moved on, and I suspect that's the real reason why we don't see these game genre any more. Stripped down to their basics, these are all very, very, simple concepts.

But then, look at Tetris. An immensely simple concept that sold millions.

We're more likely to see these genre possibly being remade now, with the advent of mobile gaming and better distribution outlets. You don't need a million dollar studio to remake Trashman.

EDIT:::

Just watching some of those vids, Trashman reminds me a lot of Paperboy.

Also, the old school button mashers like Track and Field. (but that's probably a good thing!)

 

Now, Star Citizen, mooseblaster, I went and looked for it, and I had seen the trailer at Kotaku of all places a while back. I thought it looked very, VERY sweet, but once I heard it was online, I thought it was going to be Pay to Win, or an MMO without a single player campaign.

The official site says it is neither, so I am now looking forward to it.

 

Sometimes it seems everything but FPS games are no longer being made today.

 

there is double dragon neon

 

Point and Click adventure games (they still make a couple, but it's usually just remakes of the old ones).
Platformers, other than Mario.

 

if you take a look at the indie scene platformers are still alive, + there's also rayman