Xbox kissed them in the back of the neck, then snapped said neck, raped, and threw the bodies in the gutter.Teddy Roosevelt said:
Where are the games we used to know and love?
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... Am I the only one who prefers newer games?
Sorry, but time moves on as do developers and games.
There will always be up's and down's in gaming.
But i'm happy that games now give us the opportunity to play online, to communicate with others and work with them. Heck, even meeting thousands of people online who I have never met.
I think its all amazing. True, some stories in games could be improved, but thats the problem with extended series, as they go on, they lose originality, making people more bored on them.
Sorry, but time moves on as do developers and games.
There will always be up's and down's in gaming.
But i'm happy that games now give us the opportunity to play online, to communicate with others and work with them. Heck, even meeting thousands of people online who I have never met.
I think its all amazing. True, some stories in games could be improved, but thats the problem with extended series, as they go on, they lose originality, making people more bored on them.
Can you say specifically why the old games are better? Or are the new games just "bad"?bagodix said:
I know I listed a lot of Nintendo games. I couldn't think up enough other games. Still, a lot of other games besides Nintendo were good back then.Maxman3002 said:
I fail to see your logic, seeing as to how not one Xbox game rates better than at least one of the games I listed.Vault boy Eddie said:
Don't get me wrong, people, I love new games, but they just can't compare to the old games. Nostalgia, without a doubt is a factor, but things are also too easy today. In a Link to the Past for Super Nintendo, if you get confused, you had to think about how to get to the next section of the game. You didn't go to the options menu, look for difficulty, and set it to "coward." You manned up and, if worst came to worst, went with a time tested method: trial and error.
That's my point, all the good games have given way to dumbed down crap. And it's the current market's fault, the classics we know and love are long gone my friend.Teddy Roosevelt said:
Unreal Tournament 3 came pretty close to an old-style FPS. Super Mario Galaxy was also pretty fun.
Quite a few developers and publishers are neglecting their core fan-base, see Nintendo and Infinity Ward, and thus only give less of a shit about what we want and more of a shit about getting money from twats who think they're gamers.
Quite a few developers and publishers are neglecting their core fan-base, see Nintendo and Infinity Ward, and thus only give less of a shit about what we want and more of a shit about getting money from twats who think they're gamers.
I agree with Teddy entirely. It's not the games fault they've changed, it's the fact that the current generation of gamers want different things from their games.
I think the only games I've played recently that keep the spirit of that golden era of gaming you describe is Okami, and Katamari.
I think the only games I've played recently that keep the spirit of that golden era of gaming you describe is Okami, and Katamari.
Left 4 Dead: Very little storyline that the player is suppose to peice together on his own as he progresses through the game,average graphics and an enjoyable game all the same.
Prototype: Same thing as Left 4 Dead, very little story to start and the player is suppose to peice it all together by consuming people for there memories and progressing through the game. All around fun, yet challenging game.
Shadowrun: No storyline what so ever other then "Here's the Artifact now Protect it/Steal it/use it to find the other guys."
It may be the fact that I have played very few of those games (Only played Orcrina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Goldeneye) and as such don't have much to compare them to, but I feel like these are the games I love and will come to know as the greats in gaming.
Prototype: Same thing as Left 4 Dead, very little story to start and the player is suppose to peice it all together by consuming people for there memories and progressing through the game. All around fun, yet challenging game.
Shadowrun: No storyline what so ever other then "Here's the Artifact now Protect it/Steal it/use it to find the other guys."
It may be the fact that I have played very few of those games (Only played Orcrina of Time, Super Mario 64, and Goldeneye) and as such don't have much to compare them to, but I feel like these are the games I love and will come to know as the greats in gaming.
When playing an older game, it's easy to think of it as being really good "for its time" but I guess today people make a lot of standards. Megaman 9 was still somewhat successful; I've always wondered what would happen if someone went back to making really 'big' games with lots of spare content, but no major detail. GTA comes closest.
This is why I got a GBA micro and have been hunting for old GBA games, that closely resemble the older games. I think DS games are too...new for that old school taste