Games That Aged Horribly

[pure.Wasted]

What are some games you remember liking, or even loving, but can no longer bring yourself to play at all? Maybe the controls are outdated, maybe the visuals haven't aged well, maybe taking two hours to sift through your inventory is no longer your thing...

For me, it's Fallout 3. I got it when it first came out, thought it was fun, but never finished. Tried to pick it up again a few weeks ago and I couldn't stand more than 10 minutes of it. The combination of graphics and visual style did me in. Graphics get outdated, there's no curing that, and most of the time I can get over it. But when everything is so unappealingly brown and gray... it might have added to the atmosphere at the time, but now, it's just a dreary visual mess. Guess I'll never finish it now.

What's your tragic story of nostalgia failing to overcome the passage of time?

 

[dimensional]

not many so far to be fair most hold up pretty well the only ones I was really dissapointed with were super metroid on the snes (were the controls always this bad?)and Bubble Bobble on the C64 (its like I remembered but the controls are too unresponsive to me now).

There is probably a load more games for the C64 that would dissapoint me now as well but bubble bobble was my favourite and the only game I have left for it but a lot of games from NES onwards (that I played originally) I can still play no probs.

 

[Aarowbeatsdragon]

Its gota be the Original deus ex for me, one of the ugliest games ive ever played.

 

[Netrigan]

GTA III is pretty much unplayable for me because of its awful controls.

 

[Jynthor]

The Return of the King game, one of the few Movie licenced games ever that was good.
But when I tried it again a while back it just wasn't that good anymore.
The graphics aged horribly, the gameplay is stale and repetitive, etc. A damn shame. Oh how I long for a new good LOTR game...

 

[Scrustle]

GTA III is pretty much unplayable for me because of its awful controls.

This is so true but no-one seems to mention it. When was the last time people actually played this game? I've tried to get in to it (and VC) several times long after they came out and I've never been able to get past the abysmal controls. the graphics are also pretty poor too.

 

[krazykidd]

What are some games you remember liking, or even loving, but can no longer bring yourself to play at all? Maybe the controls are outdated, maybe the visuals haven't aged well, maybe taking two hours to sift through your inventory is no longer your thing...

For me, it's Fallout 3. I got it when it first came out, thought it was fun, but never finished. Tried to pick it up again a few weeks ago and I couldn't stand more than 10 minutes of it. The combination of graphics and visual style did me in. Graphics get outdated, there's no curing that, and most of the time I can get over it. But when everything is so unappealingly brown and gray... it might have added to the atmosphere at the time, but now, it's just a dreary visual mess. Guess I'll never finish it now.

What's your tragic story of nostalgia failing to overcome the passage of time?

What the hell , nostalgia ? Fall out 3 ? That game isn't that old. Geez . People sure are spoiled .

OT : Fear effect . God i loved that game back in the day . But the controls and the disk swapping in random orders make me cringe , add the trial and error and god it's terrible .

 

[CAPTCHA]

Not really that old but Oblivion falls a bit flat now-a-days. My mate bought it recently for his xbox and he thought it was glitched due to the draw distance and took it back to the shop.

 

[DazZ.]

Jesus Christ, Fallout 3 hasn't even aged yet!

Sadly, the Commander Keens controls just feel too clunky for me to get into too much again. Played the hell out of them as a kid, but the slight response time in the jumps and air control just put me off. If it felt like Super Mario when moving I'd still play the hell out of it.

 

[TheGreatAndPowerfulZOG]

Tried replaying Max Payne in anticipation for MP3...

Shooters sure have come a long way.

 

[Jazoni89]

Most Early PS1, Saturn, and N64 era games haven't aged well at all.

Sega Rally's cars looks like cardboard boxes on wheels, and Goldeneye looks so sparse and blocky it begs belief.

Snes and Mega Drive games however are timeless no matter how old they are. I always find myself playing some among all of the newer games I play. Most of the ones I've played, i find still hold up rather well to this day.

 

[Saviordd1]

I'm sorry JC, but you didn't age gracefully...

 

[MammothBlade]

DOOM, I just can't get past what is a completely awkward interface + mechanics for a first person shooter and textures and animations which don't excite or stimulate me in the slightest. Then again, I never played it when I was younger, so I don't have the sort of nostalgia that some hold.

Contrast that with Deus Ex, which I really enjoyed and immersed myself in despite a complete lack of nostalgia. It's all in the details, I think. Very linear, simple games don't age as well as those with more depth and freedom.

 

[Diablo2000]

GTA III is pretty much unplayable for me because of its awful controls.

This is so true but no-one seems to mention it. When was the last time people actually played this game? I've tried to get in to it (and VC) several times long after they came out and I've never been able to get past the abysmal controls. the graphics are also pretty poor too.

Never had any problem with GTA III or Vice City controls.
Had a huge one with GTA IV, I haven't finished it because I can't stand the godawful controls.

Tried replaying Max Payne in anticipation for MP3...

Shooters sure have come a long way.

Not enough walls to cover behind or autoaim for you? The graphics are a bit outdated, but the gameplay is still good, fun and fast and the John Woo in the time when he wasn't shit type of plot is still awesome.


Final Fantasy VII didn't age well... It was superstimated when as first released, but it was a good in it's own right, but now I almost unplayable.

 

[Biodeamon]

Duke Nukem.
oh. god. why.

wait, are we talking about games that looked bad now or are we talking about games that became bad but were good earlier?

 

[pure.Wasted]

Duke Nukem.
oh. god. why.

wait, are we talking about games that looked bad now or are we talking about games that became bad but were good earlier?

The ones that were at some point good, I hope. Otherwise it's just another thread about bashing stuff you don't like.

 

[The Madman]

The original Call of Duty. Wanted to give it a go after I'd watched Enemy at the Gates and... well, it has not aged gracefully at all. Pity because I really have some fond memories of that game, but the mechanics just aren't all that good today and the visuals haven't exactly held up well either.

 

[burningdragoon]

To take things just a bit further back than Fallout 3...

7th Saga on the SNES. Never finished it back when it first came out.I tried to play it again last year. I thought it was hard when I was little, but it turns out level grinding is just super tedious. Barely get an xp even for enemies that take quite a while to kill. Still looks pretty good though.

 

[Kinokohatake]

I'm sorry JC, but you didn't age gracefully...

Is that fat Steven Segal?

I recently started playing Mass Effect 1. I know it's not that old but the combat upgrades from the 2nd and 3rd make this painful to slug through.