The original Deus Ex. It plays horribly by modern standards even compared to older titles like Half-Life, Duke 3D, and DOOM.
Oh, my God, you're giving me an aneurysm, please just go Google a walkthrough vid of that HL2 level to figure out how to get to the next stage.
Okay, for me. Sonic. Never got that shit. Hate it. But that's how I felt at the time. It wasn't "old" when I first played the original. I also hated early third person action/stealther masterpieces like the Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid games. Just let me bang, bro.
I can't tell how much of this question is spiritually directed at the "test of time". After all, "classics" supposedly have already stood that test, so perhaps this thread is directed at younger gamers, since it's about "old" games, and those gamers' inability to tolerate antiquated technologies or game design archetypes from the past. On the other, maybe you were just inspired by the recent Berry thread asking about which popular actors people don't like, but wanted a vintage twist, rather than a focus on today's game.
Ruminating on this, I realized I've sort of lived through the entirety of videogame history, playing throughout it all, so it's not like there is ever a "culture shock" when I revisit old games. I either like it or I don't. When you grow up on silent films, it doesn't matter once you've gotten to 3D or virtual reality, because nothing along the way was an unfamiliar step into an alien past, but rather a memory of exciting progress at the time.
Witcher 3
Dragon Age Inquistion
Just didnt like the mechanics or combat in both games. Clunky as fuck.
Dragon Age Inquisition had no healing spells and the auto targeting sucks. I hate that about it. Seems petty. I might go back but it turned me off initially.
Might revisit Witcher 3 cause everyone on this board fellates it, so I might focus more on it to get to the mid to late game.
I was like 17 when the first baldurs gate came out. Bought it but I sucked because I just didn't have the patience yet for that style of gameplay. Came back to it a few years later when BG2 came out. Now it's one of my favorite series of all time and I've played through both games a ton of times.
Don't remember the specifics, but you can get 2 kinds of healing potions that you can restock at camps.Witcher 3
Dragon Age Inquistion
Just didnt like the mechanics or combat in both games. Clunky as fuck.
Dragon Age Inquisition had no healing spells and the auto targeting sucks. I hate that about it. Seems petty. I might go back but it turned me off initially.
Might revisit Witcher 3 cause everyone on this board fellates it, so I might focus more on it to get to the mid to late game.
On the very first screen after candlekeep where you get Imoen, there's an Ogre that can one shot both of you. If you don't understand ranged combat and kiting, every encounter you run into is going to kill you.Same here, I had no idea how those games worked. You need to understand DND rolls to be able to play that game effectively. And even if you do, you can die really easily until you get a few levels.
Oh, my God, you're giving me an aneurysm, please just go Google a walkthrough vid of that HL2 level to figure out how to get to the next stage.
Okay, for me. Sonic. Never got that shit. Hate it. But that's how I felt at the time. It wasn't "old" when I first played the original. I also hated early third person action/stealther masterpieces like the Resident Evil and Metal Gear Solid games. Just let me bang, bro.
I can't tell how much of this question is spiritually directed at the "test of time". After all, "classics" supposedly have already stood that test, so perhaps this thread is directed at younger gamers, since it's about "old" games, and those gamers' inability to tolerate antiquated technologies or game design archetypes from the past. On the other, maybe you were just inspired by the recent Berry thread asking about which popular actors people don't like, but wanted a vintage twist, rather than a focus on today's game.
Ruminating on this, I realized I've sort of lived through the entirety of videogame history, playing throughout it all, so it's not like there is ever a "culture shock" when I revisit old games. I either like it or I don't. When you grow up on silent films, it doesn't matter once you've gotten to 3D or virtual reality, because nothing along the way was an unfamiliar step into an alien past, but rather a memory of exciting progress at the time.
I kind of have feelings like this, i remember playing on the Atari 2600 back in the day, and have probably seen most of what gaming has to offer, so games these days dont really come as a surprise to me anymore, and i still visit old emulators and play the likes of Dizzy, Bomb Jack and Pang and a LOT of others.
I also really enjoy modern games.
The only really epic series i maybe didnt like as much as others, was Final Fantasy, its not that i dont like RPGs, i think they made it a bit niche for my liking
I can't do any Final Fantasy games after 9. The gameplay, story, and especially the characters keep getting worse and worse. Way too weeb for my liking.I kind of have feelings like this, i remember playing on the Atari 2600 back in the day, and have probably seen most of what gaming has to offer, so games these days dont really come as a surprise to me anymore, and i still visit old emulators and play the likes of Dizzy, Bomb Jack and Pang and a LOT of others.
I also really enjoy modern games.
The only really epic series i maybe didnt like as much as others, was Final Fantasy, its not that i dont like RPGs, i think they made it a bit niche for my liking
That submarine game on Atari was addicting as a kid