Old games that didn't age well.

[GiantRaven]

better storyline

Now the other stuff I can somewhat agree with, but this? What?! The San Andreas story was fucking stupid.

Also, GoldenEye has aged shockingly. Even as someone who played it when it first came out, it's hard to remember why it was so fantastic what with all the FPS improvements from the games that came after it.

 

[Odbarc]

Games that didn't age well; PS1 games that used polygons for graphics versus sprites. Their choppy movements and sharp corners on round objects look terrible and many have become unplayable to enjoy... which is really sad because graphics shouldn't matter.
That one tank-arena game, I remember, (you pick 1 of 3 tanks) to go collect crystals to enable next-level-warp and you got all these weapon pick ups to clear the level with.

 

[LightningBanks]

The crash bandicoot series, the controls are horrible nowadays.

Also, simpsons hit and run *shudders*

 

[GiantRaven]

Games that didn't age well; PS1 games that used polygons for graphics versus sprites. Their choppy movements and sharp corners on round objects look terrible and many have become unplayable to enjoy... which is really sad because graphics shouldn't matter.

With PS1 games I think, at the very least, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil 2/3 still hold up to games today. MGS in terms of story and the two RE games in terms of their gameplay, which is all but dead in today's games.

Unlike others, I do think the PS1 Final Fantasy games (and some other PS1 RPGs, like the Legend of Dragoon) have held up well also.

 

[Starke]

Splinter Cell comes to mind. MAN is that game clunky.

How has deus ex not aged well?
Its still one of (if not) the best examples of the shooter with RPG elements that is becoming so common today.

<a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/326.262850-Reviews-from-the-Backroom-Deus-Ex>Perhaps I can explain.

For all the ways that's legitimate, System Shock 2 has aged far harder. Going back to it today there is just about nothing it does that isn't being done someplace else to death...

Honestly when I finally got it working a couple months ago I had a hard time believing the game was nearly 12 years old. It's everything we're seeing done to death today (audio logs, limited inventory, weapon upgrades, weapon degradation, and so on). It still does it all really well, but it looks terrible.

 

[Sarah Kerrigan]

The original Super Smash Bros, the original Splatterhouse...oh, and the original Devil May Cry lol.

 

[RedBeta22]

Call of Duty and Medal of Honor Allied Assault. Went back and played them recently and was not impressed. I remember being blown away by both games in 2003 but playing them in 2010 they where not very good.

Also Fallout 1&2 have not aged well. I never played them back in the day so maybe others disagree on this one but playing them today was not fun.

 

[Klumpfot]

As some have said already, the Tomb Raider games on PSX don't hold up that well these days. The controls are horrible.

Also, I'm going to say Final Fantasy XI. It is a pretty old MMORPG, but I bought it very recently from a Steam sale. The control scheme is terrible, the world is hauntingly devoid of life (any life), and the control scheme is horrible. Also, it controls terribly. I figured that if an MMO stays alive for a bloody decade, it must be doing something right, but I really can't get into it.

 

[Deathninja19]

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2.

I'm pretty sure some people still find it addicting, but even back when it first came out, I saw how horribly broken it was.


Hard to believe it precedes MvC3.

I can understand where you're coming from but the unbalance is part of the fun. I have amazing fun with a 3 servebot team we hardly ever win but when we do it's glorious and crushing people in under 10 seconds with a Hulk, Juggernaut, Sentinel line up.

Also I agree with FF7 I can see an amazing game there I just can't get past the graphics which is why we need a remake, SquareEnix must hate money.

 

[Odbarc]

Games that didn't age well; PS1 games that used polygons for graphics versus sprites. Their choppy movements and sharp corners on round objects look terrible and many have become unplayable to enjoy... which is really sad because graphics shouldn't matter.

With PS1 games I think, at the very least, Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil 2/3 still hold up to games today. MGS in terms of story and the two RE games in terms of their gameplay, which is all but dead in today's games.

Unlike others, I do think the PS1 Final Fantasy games (and some other PS1 RPGs, like the Legend of Dragoon) have held up well also.

Well, not all PS1 games are fail. Anything that has had a quality job being made (usually the FUN games).

 

[Fleischer]

Honestly when I finally got it working a couple months ago I had a hard time believing the game was nearly 12 years old. It's everything we're seeing done to death today (audio logs, limited inventory, weapon upgrades, weapon degradation, and so on). It still does it all really well, but it looks terrible.

That's easily remedied. The Rebirth and SHTUP mods vastly improve the visuals. They don't elevate SS2 to today's standards for graphics; however, they make the game much more palatable.

Check out this vid [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEbVtdBGveI] for a peek.

 

[Ultress]

Sly Cooper and the Thevius Racconus, with the second and third games having and open world multi character well drenched in dialogue and character. To go back and play the linear non open world with only sly, and having to get all these bottles to make the clue to get the safe code and get a substandard reward is disappointing.

I always found the first game's story and dialog to have a bit of a campy B-movie feel, though the games got much better with the more open environments and playing as the team.

OT: Persona,note this is based of the PSP version which I think had only an aesthetic and translation upgrade(also the Ice queen quest but that's not my focus). The game play was a clunky mess,especially compared to the more recent entires in the Persona series, and the encounter rate was insane and had some truly confusing dungeon lay outs.

 

[GiantRaven]

Well, not all PS1 games are fail. Anything that has had a quality job being made (usually the FUN games).

Oh, I agree completely. There are so many PS1 games that have aged terribly (or were just plain terrible to begin with). Another good one that springs to mind is Demolition Racer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCcc6D4Jt14]. That is an absolute blast to play.

 

[Joshroom]

I am a Final Fantasy fan and purist but even I can't really recommend the original couple of games. As great as they were, time has not been good to them and they pale in comparison to the massive load of quality preceeding them.

 

[Leviathan_]

Rome Total War


I always have it laying around somewhere close by in case I get a sudden urge to play it once again.

 

[teh_Canape]

System Shock, oh GOD System Shock

it's not like it has really aged badly, but it's gameplay has, it's so... clunky and unintuitive

almost the same for System Shock 2

it's just a pain in the ass to get it to work that makes it almost not worth the hassle to get to play it

 

[archvile93]

The first Legend of Zelda, no offence. i know it was the start of an amazing series, but it hasn't aged well at all, the map was basic so you didn't knew which way you was going, leading to areas looking too simular to eachover and the fact that your're placed splatdown in a random spot near a cave with a guy who basically says "heres a sword, go nuts"...i just couldnt get into it, again im sorry. :/

You don't have to apology at all, I too, think that the first two Zeldas (NES) are pure and utter crap compared to A Link To The Past and Ocarina of Time.

As an an old school gamer (which you very well may be) I must defend The Legend of Zelda. Its controls and exploration still hold up to play. I managed to get a hold of with LoZ anniversary pack and when I picked up the controller on my Gamecube it was like coming back to an old friend. The music is cute and perky and I enjoyed rediscovering old secret haunts.

Even if I played through the first quest in a day's time, I enjoyed almost every moment. Now, this can't be said about other old school games, as Adventure of Link was once my early favorites of the series but I found it, ten years later, to be a real grind.

I have to disagree about the controls. Maybe I was just spoiled with ALTTP's sword slash, but I could never stand the stab. Mostly because I could only hit enemies straight in front of me, but they had no trouble hitting me diagonally with impunity. I also hated the graphics. Everything blended in with the backround, so at times it was a real pain to see where my character and the enemies were. The lack of direction was an issue too, seeing as I wandered aimlessly for nearly half an hour before finding a dungeon. Personally, I've always felt ALTTP was the first good Zelda game.

 

[-Torchedini-]

One for me is Aquanox. Loved that game.
Then tried it recently. Almost wish I hadn't

And dungeon siege 1 and 2. Never finished the latter, and the longer I wait the more bad it gets. I think Im a graphicswhore after all.