Advanced Warfare, Hardline, The New Order, The Revolution, Shadow Fall

I'm happy and really excited^^ Why? Let's see.

Nutshell version:

FPS are diversifying and that's awesome for everyone!

Nutshell end:

The trailers

We all know trailers can be misleading, but they offer an important insight into the game's story and setting, and that's exactly why here they are:

Call of Duty : Advanced Warfare

set 40 years into the future the biggest PMC is waging war with the States

and it isn't looking too good for the former superpower

Battlefield : Hardline

set in the present (or very near future) we follow a cop

battling crime and corruption

Wolfenstein : The New Order

a steampunk scenario set in 1960 where Nazi germany won WWII

and our protagonist is clearly not a fan of this

Homefront : The Revolution

A near future scenario where a north korean dictatorship rules over USA

and the protagonist is part of a guerilla revolution

Killzone : Shadow Fall

A cold war scenario in the far far future where former archenemies

are living on the same planet, divided only by a wall

You see what I see? Not. The. Same.

Could be a lucky strike?

No, I don't think so.

For years the big names always played the same game. We had World War II, then the present. The near future setting changed the game a bit, because Battlefield wasn't following, but a lot of games copied it, so basically most games had the same setting plus minus a few changes.

But these are the most recent big FPS games (I left Doom, Half Life etc, because not really recent, and Halo, because it's still Halo) and they all have a different setting. I really hope they are the beginning of new stories and lore for their franchises.

But why does it matter?

Come on. You really want me to spell it out? ...Okay...

We are not going to play in the same setting over and over again and not only the setting will be different, but there are (in this list) unique mechanics in each game. That's in for us.
For the publishers and devs there is the chance to make more money as we may not only buy one game (because every game is essentially the same), but two or three.
More money for publishers and devs and more game variety for us^^

So if you have anything to add, to criticise (for example my use of commata) feel free to drop a comment below^^