I think that games are just supposed to be for entertainment. Why have a virtual neighbor ask me about my day when I have real neighbors etc...
HL2 provided a great level of interaction. Just about everything could be touched and moved. I don't think that I (or most) gamers are looking for a world they can just stay in forever. There are some people sure ... but overall it's nice to have an adventure for a few days or weeks outside your normal life and then get back to living.
Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 were the major FPS's last year and I finished them both. Both were enjoyable even though slightly linear. But really ... what isn't linear. Even your life is linear! You are provided with a few options of how to live it ... just as you are provided a few options with how to shoot things in FPS's.
So to that end I personally would like to see maybe some cooler multiplayer aspects of these games and probably some new play mechanics. I'm working on an FPS/TPS right now that I think doesn't stray too too far from the shooter aspect but adds a new little mechanic that makes it a bit more interesting.
HL2 provided a great level of interaction. Just about everything could be touched and moved. I don't think that I (or most) gamers are looking for a world they can just stay in forever. There are some people sure ... but overall it's nice to have an adventure for a few days or weeks outside your normal life and then get back to living.
Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 were the major FPS's last year and I finished them both. Both were enjoyable even though slightly linear. But really ... what isn't linear. Even your life is linear! You are provided with a few options of how to live it ... just as you are provided a few options with how to shoot things in FPS's.
So to that end I personally would like to see maybe some cooler multiplayer aspects of these games and probably some new play mechanics. I'm working on an FPS/TPS right now that I think doesn't stray too too far from the shooter aspect but adds a new little mechanic that makes it a bit more interesting.