the UFO series and anything by Black Isle. The infinity engine games are, to me, some of the most aestheticly well done games ever. Especially Baldur's Gate 2 and Icewind Dale 2.
What older games you think have aged rather well.
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Just about everything in the 8-bit and 16-bit era that was great then is still great now. It's after that where things get a little iffy. For the 32/64 bit era, I'd say most of the 1st party Nintendo games and a few of the Rareware games still look and play great for the N64 - granted, I haven't played Goldeneye in a few good years now, but I don't play a hell of a lot of modern FPS so it probably won't feel quite as dated. Spyro games on the PS1 are still good.
On PC, Age of Empires 2 is still a lot of fun, definitely aged better than the first - though I still prefer Age of Mythology to both of them (speaking of games that have aged well).
On PC, Age of Empires 2 is still a lot of fun, definitely aged better than the first - though I still prefer Age of Mythology to both of them (speaking of games that have aged well).
Guild Wars, some of the Ratchet and Clank titles, WoW (As in, before Cata upped the graphics), Warcraft 3 (Surprisingly) aaaaaaaaaaan- wait, we're not talking about the look of it? ... Well, I value my fingers then.
Nah, its not just you.KalosCast said:
If they announced PSO version 3 id forget all about Skyrim and ME3.
Nothing was better then playing it on the dreamcast with my mom!
Its was just the perfect marriage of Hack and slash, grinding for good items, and RPG.
Max Payne 1&2, Silent Hill series, Beyond Good and Evil, Half Life, Doom 1&2, Quake 1-3, Duke Nukem 3D, Thief 1 and 2, Serious Sam, Pathologic, etc.
My favorites? Silent Hill, Pathologic and Thief.
EDIT: Oh, and System Shock 2.
My favorites? Silent Hill, Pathologic and Thief.
EDIT: Oh, and System Shock 2.
I'll have to disagree.TypeSD said:
I, too, think Deus Ex is one of the best games ever made, but it has definitely not aged well.
It's the fact that we know it's so awesome that we can overlook its obvious age and flaws.
Anyone not yet inductance to its glory would be immediately put off by its aged look and feel.
Neverhood, Psychonauts, Pokemon (gameboy color), Oddworld: Abe's Odyssey, Final Fantasy 1,7,9. Diablo 2, yes, the only game where i've developed finger strength by clicking an insane amount to kill and break a mouse clicker. Monster Hunter, Frogger, rayman 2 the great escape, star wars pod racer (n64), Mario Kart, Diddy Kong racing, Zoo tycoon, pretty much any horror game genre (the low graphics hides the monsters well.)
As what I imagine a good few have probably said already, the Kingdom Hearts games have done a pretty good job age wise. The games are crawling on to their ten year anniversary and they still look pretty good. I think the saving grace for that game is that they went for a more stylized feel to it. Sort of a simplistic cartoony look to it rather than going for photorealism. Which helps when it comes to aging.
The combat is also pretty slick and works well. I've been playing the games the other day believe it or not and it still feels mostly tight, the graphics still look great so yeah its aged well. Though the camera is still a pain in the arse.
I hear they're making a 3rd in the near future and I can't wait to see what that will look like on the PS3.
The combat is also pretty slick and works well. I've been playing the games the other day believe it or not and it still feels mostly tight, the graphics still look great so yeah its aged well. Though the camera is still a pain in the arse.
I hear they're making a 3rd in the near future and I can't wait to see what that will look like on the PS3.
The first 2 Doom games as they still have a small active mapping community aswell as skulltag multiplayer engine.
A Link to the Past.
The depth of that game despite the primitive graphics and game concepts is still amazing to me.
Also, the gameplay of Lunar: Silver Star Story is still pretty great. The story and characters definitely feel pretty dated though.
The depth of that game despite the primitive graphics and game concepts is still amazing to me.
Also, the gameplay of Lunar: Silver Star Story is still pretty great. The story and characters definitely feel pretty dated though.
Planescape: Torment
I played the game for the first time recently (I had only just started playing JRPGs in the late 90's, and wasn't quite ready for WRPGs yet) and found it to pretty much the best "old" RPG I've played so far. The GUI is a bit clunky at times, but as soon as I got used to that the game felt fantastic.
Or maybe I should say I have a problem with Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission. Playing those two games has made me accustomed to the R-trigger missile mechanic, and I just can't go back to hitting Select to switch between weapon types. It's clunky and annoying.
That said, the areas and all other gameplay mechanics are pretty fantastic. I love Super Metroid, but wish they'd release a new version of the game with revamped controls. EDIT: And the music is <3.
I played the game for the first time recently (I had only just started playing JRPGs in the late 90's, and wasn't quite ready for WRPGs yet) and found it to pretty much the best "old" RPG I've played so far. The GUI is a bit clunky at times, but as soon as I got used to that the game felt fantastic.
I have one (big) problem with Super Metroid.Kahunaburger said:
Or maybe I should say I have a problem with Metroid Fusion and Metroid: Zero Mission. Playing those two games has made me accustomed to the R-trigger missile mechanic, and I just can't go back to hitting Select to switch between weapon types. It's clunky and annoying.
That said, the areas and all other gameplay mechanics are pretty fantastic. I love Super Metroid, but wish they'd release a new version of the game with revamped controls. EDIT: And the music is <3.
CoD 2 aged really well, still better than many newer games and older, also James Bond Goldeneye for the nintendo 64.