It's been awhile since I did another rant on my favorite genre, but it's hard to not indulge myself in such chilvary after playing the Resistance: Fall of Man demo.
For those who have read my Fallout, Battle LA, and other anti-FPS rants and know my current opinions on gaming, Resistance is another hole in the gutter that while loved by a certain niche, it poses one of the problems in the de-evolution of the shooter genre.
For those who read my demo review, I have a bit of angst that this series is nothing more than outside ideas meshed into one franchise. While some of my friends know that the shooter genre is rather generic with it's premises and settings, Resistance is one of those franchises that takes the cake and doesnt seem to admit that it is more of a step backwards than a step forwards.
Insomniac has proven they are able to bring quality gameplay and settings such as their shoot-em-up platformer Rachet and Clank, but seeing how Resistance is their first real FPS franchise, I hope it is their last seeing how all three titles have little in common with each other since they have no clue how to perfect their setting or gameplay with Resistance.
That and the alien invasion and terraforming premise reminds me of Robotech Invasion, a great game that was underrated by many and was based on the related 80s anime that had a compelling story for it's time, though there was some Halo cloning to be had. I just want to know why a company is big as Sony delve into copying a third-party PS2/Xbox title that had little to no marketing, and risk tainting their name with the likes of a under-sold game title?
Resistance poses a problem for shooters that while I don't really listen to people that believe shooters are destroying gaming, that Resistance is one of those franchises that developers are willing to sacrifice originality and smooth gameplay just to make cash on the genre, and in this sense it's almost as guilty as Fallout when it comes to rather sticking to de-evolution tactics rather than evolve the genre ala Valve or Battlefield.
I hate to say it but, I am more looking forward to RAGE than Resistance 3.
Meh...
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