The thing is, Metroid Prime and Wind Waker were awesome games. Metroid Prime is probably the best Gamecube game released, but sometimes when I was playing Wind Waker, I would just look at the screen and realize that it is the closest a game has ever come to resembling a cartoon. The thing that a lot of people forget, is that video games are the most diverse form of entertainment. Not all games have to be about shooting people, or rescuing princesses. I would rather play a new Ratchet and Clank game than a new GTA. I don't understand when people put down games before they're even released, like they did with both the Gamecube games I mentioned. If people stopped being innovative and exploring more possibilities, gaming would become boring. There was a time that if I saw one more army game, I would kill someone. The market just gets so saturated with similar titles, and people just stop caring. If there weren't Shigeru Miyamotos, Hideo Kojimas, and Tim Schaffers in the world, we would be robbed of captivating entertainment. Some great unorthodox games?
~Psychonauts
~Katamari
~Metal Gear Series
~Fusion Frenzy
~Darwinia
~Super Smash Brothers
There are more than these, but there aren't many of them. You'll notice though, that the odd games are the ones people love and remember forever.