Goodbye Platinum.

I refuse to go through all the gummi ship missions to get all the gummi ship blueprints , nope nope nope.

 

its okay juvia still loves you gray-sama​

 

I thought you meant the developers.

Which would be a terrible decision to say bye to.

 

The developers of Metal gear rising? That Platinum?

 

The guys making some of the best action games this generation? Yup.

 

The sad part is I still haven't played MGR , I need to play it because It looked amazing but I picked DMC over it which I don't regret cause DMC was really good , the best thing In a game is when you underestimate it and then you get surprised , though the opposite of this happened to me with gta 5 , I expected way too much and It gave me far too little.

 

For a second I thought you were talking about Platinum, the pokemon game. Just goes to show that I've got too much pokemon on the brain right now

 

Wouldn't say the best, but over the top, creative madness is nice to play with. Just wish their games were longer and had more to them. Can't wait to play Metal Gear Revengance soon thanks to PS+. Looks to be their best, and meatiest.

 

Hope you like your Nintendo consoles if you want more Platinum.

 

There needs to me an MGR2.

 

Fine, Best Character Action Games.

Even though I can't think of any other good action games that have come out recently. And by action I don't mean FPS, Adventure, Survival Horror, etc. I mean

But I will agree on the request for more length and post-game content.

Bayonetta 2 along with Wind Waker HD and Smash Bros 4 is enough to sell me on a Wii U (once it gets cheaper >.>)

 

It's not like there's very many more developers making character action games this gen.

It just had a price cut, n*gga!

Seriously, surprised X isn't the deal maker there.

 

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What's left exactly for Action? Beat em ups?
I think gaming genres are bad categorisations for modern and diverse gaming, though (too many people saying 'It's like a stealth and a FPS with a bit of survival horror and light RPG elements, in the style of zombie survival in space' or stuff like that, seems really cumbersome and not accurate).

What's a character action exactly?

Well it is an old genre in some ways, they're games based on beat em ups which have been around for 30 years. I think more studios want to aim for something newer, or perhaps more modern, few action games are purely action games and nothing else, most have something attached to them, adventure, strategy, horror, etc. It's usually just one element of games, Platinum however seems to centre around action and maybe platforming to a point, which aren't modern really, at least not competitively.

 

Action games: Devil May Cry, Ninja Gaiden, God of War, Metal Gear Rising, Bayonetta, God Hand

To me, an action game is a game in which the biggest focus is the combat system. Character action games are (I think) pretty much modern forms of beat-em-ups with much more advanced combat systems, following usually one character's story.

And what's wrong with gaming genres if the games are mostly one certain thing? I can get why you wouldn't like it for a game that contains a bit of everything, but Last of Us is clearly an adventure game more than it is survival horror or RPG.

And I'm so glad that they do this. They're focusing on doing one or two things amazingly well, instead of trying to cram in all the popular stuff to try selling. It may result in fewer sales than, say, Call of Duty, but their review scores are looking tons better, from professional reviewers and unprofessional fans alike.

 

Which is true, somewhat. Still really doesn't show retort P* making the best action games this gen due to I really can't think of anyone else who made good character action games...

 

You've named all beat em ups, a sub genre of action. They're not really representative of the action genre as a whole, though.

So wait, a character action is.... the definition of a standard action game? (according to Wikipedia). It also doesn't sound any different from old school beat em ups apart from the bigger/advanced combos. Genres just seem really bad at explaining a game sometimes, this topic especially isn't very clear, becuase everyone has a different perspective on what is what genre.

CoD games aren't bad games, they do fast paced FPS very well, they're just a really repeated formula that hasn't changed, which is why they're successful partially, but they do get reviewed well.
On Metacritic (i'm gonna take the best scores) Modern Warfare and its sequel has 94, Modern Warfare 3 and Black Ops at 88 and Black Ops II (their worst aggregate score) is at 83.
And Metacritic for Platinum (also their best scores) has only Bayonetta as their 90 game whilst MGS: Revengance is at 82, Wonderful 101 at 78 and Anarchy Reigns at 73.

Also, comparing the best selling game franchises of this generation and saying P* sells fewer games is an understatement, they've maybe sold 30% give or take of the whole of CoD this gen, ha. It's just a funny idea in my mind, pay no heed to me.

I'd list some if I played many of them. But Batman Arkham series, Ninja Gaiden II, Yakuza series, Heavenly Sword perhaps or Enslaved.
X Men Wolverine The Game was surprisingly fun too. I also enjoyed Afro Samurai a lot, has a prelude to the MGS Revengance cutting system.
All are fun to play, in my mind.