Games that have aged terribly.

[unoleian]

It pains me to say it, but Ultima VII hasn't aged all that well.

There's some AMAZING concepts buried in that game for when it came out, but the combat is silly (it's not really there, it's click-and-pray with no real concept of what's actually occurring) and that extreme pixel-art 45 degree iso-view it's got is very hard on the eyes...

...but man, the memories of it have aged VERY well. A almost two decades later and I wonder why I haven't really seen a world that incredibly interactive since...

 

[MelasZepheos_v1legacy]

I still love GUN.

I think if I had to pick something, I'd say Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds. It's like a throw back to when games were really not very good. I like the first Buffy game though.

Also, I could always make a big list of the PS1 games I've been replaying lately, but that woould be redundant, as they are over ten years old, and a lot of them were just meaningless pulp even then (not that they aren't still immensely fun, just that they show their age.)

That's a big thing I think may be flawed with your question. You seem to be implying that when a game ages badly, it becomes less good, but I still enjoy a lot of old games, even though I can see every bad old thing they do, and why modern games do it differently. I played Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue the other day, and I enjoyed it so much, despite bad graphics, dodgy camera angles, moronic puzzles and annoying enemies. It's aged badly, that doesn't mean it isn't fun anymore.

 

[Canid117]

Any and all of the Samurai and Dynasty Warriors games.

Also, Age of Empires. The first one mind you.

popped that game in a month ago and much to my surprise there was no build queue. Didn't add that until the expansion as it turns out.

 

[BlindMessiah94]

Perfect Dark. I wish it wasn't true, but today, it's really not so great.

I bought that on Xbox Live despite having never played the original. This purchase was PURELY based on it's reputation. I REGRET IT WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING.

Really? Huh funny.

I think for 800ms points to "REGRET IT WITH EVERY FIBER OF YOUR BEING" is a bit extreme.

I enjoy the fact that I get to play the game on a console that supports its framerate (it had issues on the 64) and the fact that I get to play with bots. The combat simulator give me lots of time to play multiplayer without having to deal with the cesspool that is XBL.

I understand that "it's no COD of Halo" but its not the worst FPS ever made gosh golly gee whiz.

It's not like that. The AIM mode is terrible. Whenever I have to manually aim with that AIM mode shit...UGH.

It is a bit finicky, but keep in mind it was made for the 64. I set the sensitivity down all the way and its a lot better. Mind you its probably safer just to keep auto aim on. Give it another go on Single Player, the campaigns are pretty fun. Not many FPS' these days do as good a job at FPS single player as RARE did. (or at least the concept and how the approach objectives and level design).

 

[chozo_hybrid]

Metal Gear Solid for the PS1...

THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE EYES!

 

[BehattedWanderer]

Frogger. It used to be lots of fun, tons, in fact. But the games just...aren't the same. Horrible top down 3D rendering, no systematic beauty. Even sticky jump mechanics. Just a shame, what happened to it.

 

[Chamale]

To someone who plays FPS on anything modern... pretty much every first-person shooter on N64. Goldeneye and Rainbow Six are great fun, but using a joystick to aim and direction buttons to walk around is painful. I'm glad we have the dual-joystick system for FPS now.

 

[mr.aravaro]

Most N64 games but Mario kart 64 stands out. Still a great game but the graphics are not as good as I remember.

 

[vf501]

Graphically: Call of Duty4: Modern Warfare (2007/2008 EU). The gameplay is still awesome and finding a server to call home is great. But damn, in terms of eye candy compared to recent games, it can look bad even on high settings. I swear CoD: United Offensive (circa Sept14, 2004) has higher resolution textures on maximum.

Gameplay: Half Life 2. For its time it defined the be all and end all of FPS gameplay and story telling. I got it around 2008 and my first play through was wonderful. But even 2 years after, I've never gone back to it. One play through was enough to have a feel for its greatness, as subsequent play throughs only serve to outline its short comings. The crossbow was pretty damn awesome though, the only really enjoyable weapon to use in that game.

 

[gmer412]

Half life 2 and its episodes.....

What?

Explain, please! Episode 2 is as recent as 2007, still looks and plays fantastically. HL2 still looks good by today's standards, even though it was released in 2004!

I have to agree with Halo. I was so distracted by the horrible character models that I couldn't really enjoy it. Deus Ex I still really enjoy, but the graphics do look pretty terrible. If any game needs a modern facelift, it's that one.

 

[Ultress]

The original Metroid, for the time it may have had a great atmosphere and great music but playing it now it's just vague and confusing. The same could be said about Castlevania 2:Simon's Quest.


Also I hate to say this but Wild Arms 1 has not aged particularly well compared to it's successors. The game play is generic, the setting,story and characters are average.It's only real stand out feature was the puzzles which are still pretty creative.It's a fine game but compared to WA2/3 it comes of as bland.

 

[Jushoops16]

Project Gotham Racing 3 And 4!!!!! They used 2 be super cool now that forza 3 and GT5 is out they make those games look horrible.

 

[maninahat]

Rayman. the back of the box actually boasts about having 6000 colours.

Huh. Gears of War had only two.

 

[Burningsok]

most of my games for the N64

 

[Anticitizen_Two]

Deus Ex has aged terribly.

Uh...what...Deus Ex is still fantastic...sure it may look like paper cut outs, but who cares, the game is very immersive and enjoyable

Well, I'm glad you can still enjoy it, but I tried playing it a little while back and I just couldn't get into it. I don't really care about the graphics, but the gameplay is just so clunky that I found it very hard to enjoy. And the voice acting... well, it just sucks. That always serves to make a story less credible.

 

[geldonyetich]

Ultima 7. Seriously [http://dsob.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/why-exult-ultima-7/].

 

[RatRace123]

Spider-Man for the PS1, I can't believe I was able to finish it once, the control is pretty bad.

 

[captaincabbage]

I guess Gun hasn't aged too well, which is a shame, because it was one of my favorite games. Still, it's one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard, I'll be listening to this theme music when riding into town in RDR, especially 'Apache Theme'. XD

One game I would say hasn't aged well at all is Dynasty Warriors. *shudder*

We talking the original? Yes. But 4 was, and still is an awesome game, and still probably the best in the series.

Bloody Roar didn't age well, but it didn't age very good when it was young, did it?

I was talking more the series of Dynasty Warriors in general, but yes 4 was the best

 

[Sean Strife]

Perfect Dark. I wish it wasn't true, but today, it's really not so great.

I bought that on Xbox Live despite having never played the original. This purchase was PURELY based on it's reputation. I REGRET IT WITH EVERY FIBER OF MY BEING.

Which is funny because a friend of mine swears up and down he loves the game still. I have it on the N64 but haven't played it yet... just been lazy.