Games that have aged horribly

[Frybird]

Almost everything on the PS1 and N64. Very few don't look like a giant ass, especially on the PS1. FF 7 makes my eyes bleed.

Agreed so much.

There are a few exceptions (On the PSone Side, Crash Bandicoot and some of the racing games and on the N64 Side, most Games that have Mario in it, for example. Still ugly, but at least bearable), but early 3D is mindblowingly ugly nowadays and its almost funny with how much the could get away back then and our minds were still blown.

EDIT: Also, i think Unreal 1 hasn't aged as well as Half Life 1, despite clearly being the better looking game back in the day. I'd say retrospectively Half Life 1 profits from having enviroments that are less "ambitious"

 

[MercurySteam]

Half-Life 2.

It's just been done so many times and so much better.

OK, I'll bite. Like what?

I guess my original point is that everything that made HL2 a revolutionary game back in the year of it's release can be seen and has been done in so many other games. The physics, the graphics, the silent protagonist has been done so many times over the years. The core game itself is still just as good, but I think the rest has just gotten stale over the years.

The super gravity gun is still awesome, though.

 

[Sixcess]

Half Life.

The story telling techniques that it pioneered are still good, but it's painfully unbalanced and full of instant death fall platforming. You'll die ten times more often to environment hazards and falls than you will to actual enemy fire.

 

[rekabdarb]

I like most of the games mentioned thus far are ALL for aesthetics.

Since i'm to lazy to go through all 5 pages. I agree.

I think the only one i saw (on the first page, yet again) was Duke Nukem because they explained it was boring.

However I must say that FF7 isn't as great as everyone says it is. I played it way back in the yesteryear of 1998 (i was 6 when it came out, give me a break.) But my brother bought it from PSN last year and so i played it again. Quickly reached 97, beat emerald AND ruby, 2 shooted seph and I questioned why everyone loved it. Both Ruby and Emerald were easy as shit.


Um... I think any Square game really hasn't aged well. That ending 'Well we can continue... or do this stuff instead' thing ruins games for me.

 

[Korolev]

Jade Empire and Final Fantasy VII. Now, I know - in their day, both games were pretty damn amazing. However, they just don't stack up when compared to today's games. FFVII was cutting edge when it was released, offering a lot of content for its day. But by the time I played it, in 2005 on the PC, it had aged horribly. The over-world was bare and ugly. The lines were very poorly translated and the midi music was screechy and awful. Again, back on the PS1, it was amazing. Not so much by today's standard. I'll agree that the story is still pretty good, and I had a semi-fun time playing it.

Jade Empire also kinda falls prey to advancing standards. Compare Jade Empire to Dragon Age: Origins or Mass Effect 2, and it just falls short. I played Jade Empire for the first time in 2010, and five years later it just doesn't hold up. The fighting was at first frustrating, then too easy. The pacing was too rushed and although the story was somewhat interesting, it doesn't hold up to the story of Dragon Age or Mass Effect for that matter.

Again, I can imagine Jade Empire being released for the Xbox and blowing away someone's mind! I bet it was pretty unique and awesome back in the day. But just a few years later, it feels really stale and old.

Another one would be the first Half Life. Half Life 2 was good. Half Life 1... not so good.

 

[Farson89]

Silent Hill doesn't really hold up any more, the sequels are still holding their own but SH1 looks so damn blocky and the monsters are so non-threatening that it just doesn't have the same effect it used to.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I guess my original point is that everything that made HL2 a revolutionary game back in the year of it's release can be seen and has been done in so many other games. The physics, the graphics, the silent protagonist has been done so many times over the years. The core game itself is still just as good, but I think the rest has just gotten stale over the years.

See, I don't really get most of this thread. The few games that have aged badly, imho, are ones that rely on the smaller screens (Dungeon Keeper, Warcraft) where you want to see more of the map. Games like Rogue, Hack, Duke Nukem (The original), Doom are still playable and fun.

Even DK and Warcraft are ok though. And it can't be nostalgia to all of them.

 

[Korolev]

I tried Golden Eye 007 not long a go but I just couldn't get into it, both the graphics and the N64 controller give me the shits. I'll try again in another 2 years to see if I change.

Yeah, I tried playing Goldeneye 007 about 6 years back (I can't anymore, my N64 broke down). It has not aged well. Anyone who has spent time with a dual stick controller will scream with frustration at the controls - having to stop and stand still just to aim properly is very annoying these days. Back then, sure, it wasn't frustrating because it was a relatively new experience. These days however, it is outclassed in every way by just about any other shooter released beyond 2000. Seriously not worth it. The remake, I heard, is pretty decent.

 

[Jailbird408]

Super. Mario. 64.

I played it long enough to get to the end credits and found myself bored out of my mind. I had more fun with DK64. I think I'd enjoy Sunshine if I had a gamecube... sigh.

 

[Jimbo1212]

MineCraft....jeez, those graphics burn my eyes.

 

[Jailbird408]

MineCraft....jeez, those graphics burn my eyes.

DOES NOT COUNT!

A game that hasn't been released cannot have aged horribly.

 

[infernovolver]

Spoiler

Oh my god it doesn't play like my childhood remembers, whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Incidentally I borrowed a friend's copy of Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut. Dear lord it's flaws are abundant. It's got some of the most awkward controls, awkward camera angles (often paired with the former), terrible animation, bad voice acting, not the greatest of stories, bugs galore, etc etc etc. Most of which have been ported directly from the Dreamcast version, which is a damn shame. Still it's an okay game despite all it's flaws.

 

[teebeeohh]

why does deus ex get mentioned so much?
there are high-res texture packs for the game and some of the gameplay flaws can just be modded away

 

[SenorNemo]

Call of Duty 2: Big Red One for the PS2. No, it's not the graphics (which aren't great, but don't look too terrible for what they are) or the gameplay mechanics (which are pretty solid). It's the AI. The AI is stupid, stupid stupid, and not in the so-bad-it's-good way that, say, Star Wars: Battlefront's AI was stupid. It wasn't particularly noticeable when it was released, which is why I say it's aging and not an inherent flaw. However, compared to the AI in comparable modern titles, it kind of hurts what's otherwise still a fairly solid game.

Still not as bad as 3 though.

*Please don't use this as an invitation to go off on modern CoD titles.

 

[teh_gunslinger]

I'm ashamed to say it but I couldn't play Torment because of the graphics. I really wanted to, but the pixels were hurting my eyes.

Maybe it's a superfluous question, but did you try modding it a bit so you can run it in higher res? That helps a lot with the pixels.

 

[Pakkie]

Crysis 2.

The multiplayer is already a fucking ghost-town >.>

 

[Freyrproxy]

Carmageddon! I loved that game, but I tried to reinstall it 2 years ago. Wow, just wow...that game did NOT age well

[edited cause I can't spell >.< )

 

[That Greek Guy]

Deus Ex.

i bought it a few months back from steam.
i just can't play it and i dont know why. I just look at it and i get bored.
Half life 1 on the other hand as old as it may be is still awesome

 

[Soxafloppin]

Had fond memories of Mortal Kombat 4, played it recently...oh GOD.

 

[SwimmingRock]

Deus Ex.

Good god, Deus Ex.

Really? I just replayed it about a month ago in anticipation of the new one and still loved it. Didn't even bother getting the graphics mods. Just Vanilla Deus Ex was still great for me. Oh, well. Chalk it up to taste, I suppose.