Are games sucking more or are we just old gamers?

[VT-Vincent]

Thinking back on the last 5 years of gaming, I can say that there are some games I would probably go back and play in 20+ years, but I would certainly agree that it would be a much shorter list than from back in the 16bit era. One of the big reasons is that a lot of today's games you play them and they are finished - there are no meaningful extras or anything else that would keep you coming back. It seems that despite the technological advances, games have actually become more linear and scripted.

[Lucandrake]

I still have run through the Sonic series (original Genesis/Megadrive) on a normal basis. I've done everything possible in those games but I still enjoy them very much. A good game plus its nostalgia factor is awesome.

 

As of late though, I can name some games that were released recently that I may come back too eventually down the line, most of them however are MMO's. As for RPG's, I only enjoy them because I enjoy the act of grinding, not because they do anything spectacular in terms of advancement on the video game genre.

 

There are still a gazillion things that video-game companies haven't tried. Movies and comic's as well (but not so much on a mainstream level like a VG could today), its just that the companies releasing titles aren't going to risk anything in terms of profit in order to produce "art", it's not "art", its business.

 

Music, video games, movies, even art itself, are not complete forms of art today, they are mostly numbers for investors to look at as they produce more money.

[Shoma]

game ARE getting shittier, not only are they getting shittier but they are getting shorter and easier.

 

This is an emulation site, So I know I am right when I say we all play games from 20+ years ago, and most of us played them when they first came out. Can you name ONE game that has come out recently that you will still be playing in 20+ years? Even ONE!? What about 10 years? Five years? I can't even name one for 5 years. Except I guess counter strike, i've been playing counter strike for a long time first CS and now CSS, the funny thing is I haven't ever gotten real serious about it though, I just play it when I'm bored. It's convenient to play because it runs on most anything and I can just get it off steam. You don't have to concentrate or anything if you play Zombiemod which is nice, and when I want to do some slaughtering I play deathmatch crackhouse. I started playing it because a bunch of my friends played it but I haven't played with them in years.

THe only games that reached that list for me were SPlinter cell CT(not sure if dats 5 years) and the old MArvel vs capcom! neva gets old.

The post he said, screw the business explanation but unfortunately you cant because even if someone wanted to do something "old school" they would on the back burner and barely get any love.

BOrderlands was a GHOST when it came out until dudes actually played it or rented it and then "OMG this game is really addictive" THEN BAM! Copies started blowing out.

Even with fighting games, omg i dont need to see my char's sweat, I wanna see him do something ridiculous out of the book instead of jus bouncing off da floor.

but fps is taking over and im already getting tired of fps, the only reason i polay shooting games is to use snipers, cuz i personally never get tired of some nice head shots.

I miss 2d so much, think of all da crap you can put into a 2d game thats wasted on graphics, but lets stop lying to ourselves this is the HD era so get used to it, or just keep playing indie games.

[L.S.D]

Hmmm, if you talked about games that i will still play after 5-10 yrs, Fallout 3 and Oblivion came to my mind. These two games are that good. As for PC, i love STALKER, Tie Fighter series. Heck, i even buy from eBa original for Tie Fighters. Never get old to me.

 

Oh, and every goddamn megaman series too

[2eyez]

DLC - What??? I have to cough up cash to add on PS3??? I alredy hate pay to play on xbox live. I'll bet it'll be cash to add for Final Fantasy XIII too.

 

As for games I'll still be playing when I'm a grandpa,

Castlevania SOTN - y'all know it

Final Fantasy - 3,7,9,10,10-2, and hopefully 13 + versus

Street Fighter - all of them

Marvel Vs Capcom 2 - Got the original PS2, Back up copy, and the PS3 version

Capcom Vs SNK 2 - love that game

[The-Ice-Man]

I'll always play Half-Life and it's mods. I love 2D but if you ask me what my fave game ever is, it will always be Half-Life.

[Inky]

meh, I think it's about the same as it ever was. people like to remember the past as the good ol' days when everything was awesome. but there were plenty of shitty games back then too. if you don't like to pay for DLC, then DON"T. send a message to the devs with your wallet. as a rule I don't buy DLC except in very special cases.

[KyokugenKiss]

i miss cheats/mods (ala codebreaker/gameshark)

 

i remember the much added reply value it adds to alot of games (especially FF tactics)

[Lucandrake]

I used to abuse that as a child on all my pokemon games. It was hilarious fun!

[Shibathedog]

yeah gameshark was cool, I never really used it for cheating though I always liked using those codes that would do fucked up things to the game.

[Agozer]

I remember me and my fiend having a blast with the Game Genie during the NES haydays. Nothing like playing World Cup or Turtles II: The Arcade Game with some badass cheats enabled.

[Inky]

that was the only way you could beat some of those NES games. But entering those arcane codes by d-pad.... I don't miss that. haha.

[Shibathedog]

yeah and before there where websites you had those fat books.

[Agozer]

Plus, the old games had some classic cheats built into them, like the now legendary Konami Code in Contra/Probotector and "BARRAL" in Donkey Kong Country (I figured out the latter literally by accident when I messed around with the controller).

[emsley]

whats the contra code?