With the next generation of consoles getting closer and closer, the slate will be swept clean for many franchises and studios as they prepare for a whole new set of consoles. New technology, more powerful consoles, and the chance to bring even more extravagant ideas into reality has made gamers very excited to get their hands on the new systems. Here is a brief list of games that I personally would love to see on the PlayStation 4 and next-gen Xbox.
Borderlands 3 with competitive multiplayer- Borderlands 2 is one of the best cooperative video games ever made, but besides the occasional duel, there is very little competitive multiplayer involved in the game. The eventual Borderlands 3, which would expand the world of Pandora even more, should include some sort of competitive multiplayer component. Perhaps teams of four can compete against each other for loot in an arena setting? Or teams playing as Vault Hunters and Bandits square off with the zany weapons available in the series? The possibilities are there, but it's up to Gearbox to embrace them.
A Return to Form for Final Fantasy- The crop of Final Fantasy games over this past console generation has been a mixed bag, to say the least. While I hesitate to proclaim any of the titles to be poor (aside from Final Fantasy 14, which is currently undergoing a massive transformation), Final Fantasy use to be the RPG series that all others are measured against. But now, lackluster entries into the series, combined with unnecessary sequels have devalued the series. Hopefully, with Final Fantasy 15 (aka the long awaited and retooled Final Fantasy Versus 13) the company can get back on track with it's most beloved series.
An RPG that Lasts 150 Plus Hours- For a long time, the benchmark for a truly long game has been 100 hours of gameplay, but with the amount of power the new systems will have, why not push that even farther? One of my biggest gripes with RPG's is that their sense of time always seems off, and events of a series seem to take place over one really bad week. By stretching the length of a game even further, a real sense of time and character growth can be added to a game, and help gamers get more attached to characters. So long as the gameplay is able to keep fresh for that long, It seems difficult to have gamers grow impatient over having more game to play.
A Truly Massive Multiplayer Experience- Some games have experimented with having giant maps full of players, but few have gone past 64 or 128 players. For the next generation of consoles, developers should stretch the limit of how many players can get involved in multiplayer games. If Sony is indeed serious about being able to download and stream 4K movies, then why not push past 16 or 32 players in one game at once? It is time for franchises like Halo and Call of Duty to really push the limit of the multiplayer experience.