Old school gaming vs. current games

[sash1]

Old school games are so much better than current games, IMO.

I still have and play games like Shogo (my personal favorite), Septerra Core, Unreal (the first one and expansion), and Driver. So old school yet so fun. It seems older games focus much more on story-line than on graphics. I've played Unreal II/Ut2k3/other new games, but they aren't nearly as fun as older games

The most recent game I own is MechWarrior 4 Vengeance (and Black Knight expansion). I actually got THE MECH PACK @ gamestop, $30 for MW4: Vengeance, Blackknight and MechCommander 2.

Still waiting for Mercenaries to drop in price.

So what do you all think, are older games better than newer ones?

~Aunix

 

[tweakmm]

SNES RPGs were the best games ever

 

[Evadman]

Driver = Awesome. Doom2 = Awesome. Tribes = Awesome. Quake = Awesome. Half-Life = Awesome. Hexen = Awesome. Duke Nukem = Awesome.

did I miss one?

 

[WarSong]

I like old an new. I mainly play new ones but I'll bust out some oldies but goodies to mess around with every now and then.

 

[Nohr]

There's a similar thread currently in the Software forum.

I tend to play only new'ish games, though I still like some old ones.

 

[boi]

SNES games were the best. I miss playing Zelda =(

 

[LOLyourFace]

I truly miss Doom II as well. Intelligent AI doesn't always mean fun. That game required some serious skill to circle-strafe and slaughter a room full of monsters.. Just you and your trusty double barrel shotgun.

I also miss that atmosphere Doom II created. It was truly satanic, blood-boiling, & frenzic. Someone really need to recreate that genre again. And Doom 3 doesn't seem to be going that direction at all, more like a Resident Evil FPS..

 

[BeeVo]

Originally posted by: boi
SNES games were the best. I miss playing Zelda =(

I am playing through Link to the Past right now on my snes. That was the best $30 I have ever paid.(For system and game)

 

[Transition]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I truly miss Doom II as well. Intelligent AI doesn't always mean fun. That game required some serious skill to circle-strafe and slaughter a room full of monsters.. Just you and your trusty double barrel shotgun.

I also miss that atmosphere Doom II created. It was truly satanic, blood-boiling, & frenzic. Someone really need to recreate that genre again. And Doom 3 doesn't seem to be going that direction at all, more like a Resident Evil FPS..

Serious Sam seems somewhat (although not as gory) as what Doom II brought to the FPS scene. It definitely has been an unmatched force in terms of the graphic nature of the gameplay.

 

[sash1]

Originally posted by: Transition

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I truly miss Doom II as well. Intelligent AI doesn't always mean fun. That game required some serious skill to circle-strafe and slaughter a room full of monsters.. Just you and your trusty double barrel shotgun.

I also miss that atmosphere Doom II created. It was truly satanic, blood-boiling, & frenzic. Someone really need to recreate that genre again. And Doom 3 doesn't seem to be going that direction at all, more like a Resident Evil FPS..

Serious Sam seems somewhat (although not as gory) as what Doom II brought to the FPS scene. It definitely has been an unmatched force in terms of the graphic nature of the gameplay.

I love the Serious Sam engine. I had SS2. So fun. Literally hundreds upon hundreds of baddies on one screen and frame-rate didn't take a hit. Such a fun game.

"SNES RPGs were the best games ever"

Secret of Mana = own

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: AunixM3
Secret of Mana = own

Damn straight

 

[TommyVercetti]

Nothing beats GTA 3 and GTA:VC. NOTHING. Says who? Says Tommy Vercetti.

 

[Feldenak]

I still play Master of Magic.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

AQ2 > LM/3Wave CTF > RQ3 > WF2
Kthxwin.

 

[Jmmsbnd007]

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I truly miss Doom II as well. Intelligent AI doesn't always mean fun. That game required some serious skill to circle-strafe and slaughter a room full of monsters.. Just you and your trusty double barrel shotgun.

I also miss that atmosphere Doom II created. It was truly satanic, blood-boiling, & frenzic. Someone really need to recreate that genre again. And Doom 3 doesn't seem to be going that direction at all, more like a Resident Evil FPS..

What, you don't think you'll run into a room of 300 imps serious-sam style in Doom 3?

 

[notfred]

Those games are hardly old school. Unreal?

Games that I played, er.. 'back in the day': Falcon 3.0, Wolfenstein 3d, Doom, X-wing/TIE Fighter, X-com, UFO Defense.

 

[LOLyourFace]

Originally posted by: AunixM3

Originally posted by: Transition

Originally posted by: LOLyourFace
I truly miss Doom II as well. Intelligent AI doesn't always mean fun. That game required some serious skill to circle-strafe and slaughter a room full of monsters.. Just you and your trusty double barrel shotgun.

I also miss that atmosphere Doom II created. It was truly satanic, blood-boiling, & frenzic. Someone really need to recreate that genre again. And Doom 3 doesn't seem to be going that direction at all, more like a Resident Evil FPS..

Serious Sam seems somewhat (although not as gory) as what Doom II brought to the FPS scene. It definitely has been an unmatched force in terms of the graphic nature of the gameplay.

I love the Serious Sam engine. I had SS2. So fun. Literally hundreds upon hundreds of baddies on one screen and frame-rate didn't take a hit. Such a fun game.

"SNES RPGs were the best games ever"

Secret of Mana = own

while it was a great game with beautiful graphics, it was too bright and outdoorsy for me. Come on! how can you not miss the blood stained & intestine-filled walls and ptich black rooms with demonic midi soundtrack in the background pumping your blood...

see it for yourself and remember.. :evil:

oOoh.. makes me wanna install it again and starting murdering.. :evil:

BRING IT ON!!!! :evil:

more screenies of jdoom :evil:

:beer: i think i need help.

 

[xospec1alk]

i just put together a box to play all my old pc games, ef2000, syndicate, duke3d, wolfenstein 3d....drooool

 

[jurzdevil]

Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
Nothing beats GTA 3 and GTA:VC. NOTHING. Says who? Says Tommy Vercetti.

gta and gta 2 beat gta3 by a long shot. having 8 people in a multiplayer match in gta2 is the greatest thing in the world.

only console ive ever owned and ever will is regular NES. best games ever

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Doom & Descent 0wn3d.

- M4H

 

[LOLyourFace]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
Doom & Descent 0wn3d.

- M4H

I never really got descent.. that game gave me serious motion sickness whereas others were fine..

 

[JSang]

old school all the way.
i miss quake 2 =p

 

[StevenYoo]

what game can honestly beat Star Control 2 and Master of Orion?

and let's not even get into Monkey Island and Full Throttle!!!

 

[0roo0roo]

old school games are better in your mind since you played them as a kid. you weren't all jaded and cynical back then.

perhaps you were easily amused back then.

 

[Glitchny]

Originally posted by: tweakmm
SNES RPGs were the best games ever