Defenestrator, i totally disagree with you on the Mortal Kombat 2 thing. i played it yesterday, and i still think that game is kick ass.
anyway back on the subject.
My favourite games ever was the zelda series, i used to play them when i was like 3 or 4. The recent Zelda Wind Waker was no let down for me, it was actually the best game ive played since OOT and the 2d Classics.
also me and my bro who are twp big Mario Kart fans, found Mario Kart Double Dash one of the best in the series.
Here is my opinion: Gameplay isn't getting worse, and isn't getting much better. Gameplay can be bad, and gameplay can be good. Though, that isn't what sells games when they're first released. Crap games release with a big hit, and don't survive very long. Sure your old games may be good, but how many old games are their that you never bought, because you didn't spend that much money on games back then? Those are the crap games. Crap games are released these days, but it a couple of months, you'll forget they even existed.
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I wanted a game on SNES for about 7 years and finally got (Unirally). It wasn't as expected. Still good though. Well, I played it and played it and now all the memories of it when I used to play it at my friends house have gone.
Games were so much better when we were younger because they simply amused us easier. When we look back and see these fun games we're not remembering the game quality, we're remembering the memories. And if we try to remember them better by playing the game we will realize the games aren't that good and we will just destroy the memory.
We're not gonna be back in primary school at a sleep over playing 4 player Mario Party, Bond, or Mario Kart 64. We're here today studying for a bloody exam that's on tomorrow. Younger kids these have so much fun on all the new systems (X-Box, Game Cube or PS2) and when they get to our age they will look back at the awesome memories.
But remember, some old games will always be bloody brilliant, whether they’re on the TV screen or in our hearts.
I loved Mario 1.
I don't understand where they got the ideas, but it doesn't matter.
Apparently, from a quote from Nintendo, Mario's moustache is only there
so you can see his nose! Thats one question down.
Note: I am the one who was talking about that religious chick, I
just sometimes don't give a pile of dog feces about spelling.
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An old account of mine, recently cleared out. It's a blast to the past, the age was marked as 14 when I found it. If you know where to look, you can track me. Au revoir.
I think a real problem with games developers today is they are trying as hard as possible to make their games look sweet. And they do look sweet but they just arent fun. Unreal 2 is a good example of the graphics over gameplay debate as are many other games. I'd rather play the origional Doom than any FPS released in the last year.
A real problem thats bringing on this Graphics over Gameplay debate is the the way developers now work. They used to be a bunch of mates working on a tiny budget and making whatever they wanted. Now we've got Millions of dollars being injected into most games by Publishers who want a specific game. They don't give developers much freedom in what they want to make and thus take a certain amount of inspiration from the finished product.
Graphics too were not as advanced so it wasn't expected of developers to make their games look as superb as is expected now. So they made them fun.
Command & Conquer: Generals vs Red Alert 2
RA2 was good coz it had this soul thing. It was the most well-made game I've ever seen, from installation to the final level(s). But in terms of gameplay, Generals is better.
SWAT 3 vs SWAT 2
I'm still going with SWAT 2. The best police sim I've ever played. SWAT 3 was a crappy, sell-out game.
Dungeon Keeper 2 vs 1
DK 2, anyone who's played both would agree.
Worms 3D vs Worms World Party
Worms 3D had a smaller area to fight over and was FPS-like. But the physics and the cuteness remains the same, so I'd take Worms 3D over WWP (or any of the other Worms titles) any day. Besides, the jetpacks and 3D wind in W3D really helped increase the challenge.
Warcraft 3 vs Warcraft 2
WC3 any day. WC2 inspired all those crappy RTS games out there. It was just 'build quickly and attack', though it's the first of its kind. Heck, there was almost no difference between Human and Orc and using spells was too slow. I can't understand why anyone would like it (besides hype & 'fitting in').
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance vs MK 2
MK 2 was horribly unbalanced, had crappy cut-out graphics, and easy as hell to abuse. DA was actually kinda fun, in a button-mashing way. I'd go for DA any day.
Fallout Tactics vs Fallout 2
Fallout 2 was real buggy and had a poor combat system. Fallout Tactics had the best combat system I've ever seen. Fallout 2 had one of the best RPG gaming I've ever seen. Fallout Tactics had practically none. I'd say it's a tie. Now if only Fallout 3 had the engine and the storyline... (and maybe the same creators as FO2)
Simcity 4 vs Simcity 3000
Hmm... annoyingly taxing 3D graphics. But cities now actually look like cities, instead of the old SC series where people would put houses behind some buildings. I'd heartily agree that SC 4 is the best of the series so far... if your comp has the power for it.
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So, to make a long story short, I think it's because game makers today mostly make games for profit, and not for playing. They're missing 'soul'.
Some sequels have obviously been made by people who've never even played the original. They just toss out the game without listening to player's comments. Then they toss out other even crappier games. Yet, they have an army of hardcore fanatics who don't even mind the fact that their games are not even fun anymore and are just plain repetitive (*points at FF*).
But to compare games, yeah, there's about as many good games today as there once were. Have you seen a shelf full of the old Sega Genesis games? I've come across a whole bunch of em in a sale, and I honestly think that there's as much crappiness back then as there is today. It's just that some of you never had the chance to see the old crap.
But since Interplay went public, I don't think we'll be seeing much more "By gamers, for gamers" work anymore. IMHO, Electronic Arts, Sierra and Interplay made the best games ever, but sadly, only EA is keeping to its good old standards (if you put aside Sierra's HL 2).
This is why I hate capitalism.
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Blackness confirmed, You have 'SOUL'
Games used to rely on playability and addictiveness, so everyone would go to
the arcade full of money. So now it's cheap thrills all the way.
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