what's all this about games not being creative? there are things called campaign that involve story line and scripting. it's like an interactive story. whether that story is a soldier fighting for his life or of a cartoon killing baddies, there is still creativity. every game can't be some innovative clusterforget of wonder. for the sake of gaming, it's better that we slow down on being innovative and bring a little more "actual" gaming into the world of video games.