The "hardcore" future

[Xannidel]

Sort of a pessimistic thread eh? I do not think gaming is in a decline but I do believe it is approaching, or is already IN a rut of some sort, where games that are different then the mainstream games is sort of frowned upon because a lot of gamers do not like change in their games and prefer the same stuff (look at CoD sales and the EA Sports franchise). At least Pokemon is branching out from it's usual thing with the new Conquest game that came out; granted the tactical gameplay is not new but for a pokemon game, it is.