Playing Gaming Classics

Epsira · June 06, 2015, 06:03:58 PM

Am I the only who feels like they're missing part of the classics appeal?
I've played other "current" games which employ mechanics from earlier games, so they're not new when I experience them. There's a difference between my experience "revisiting" them (in a sense) and someone freshly experiencing it from an earlier age... Of gaming.
There are times when I wonder how gaming hasn't advanced (usually in narrative themes or AI), but I find the scenarios and mechanics already emulated by other games.

What do you think?

Big Boss · June 06, 2015, 06:08:58 PM

I think nostalgia plays a big part in it. If I didn't enjoy a game years ago as a kid, there's a big chance I'm not gonna enjoy it now.

Epsira · June 06, 2015, 06:13:34 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on June 06, 2015, 06:08:58 PM

I think nostalgia plays a big part in it. If I didn't enjoy a game years ago as a kid, there's a big chance I'm not gonna enjoy it now.

Is it weird that I've felt nostalgia for a game I didn't play during childhood?
When I played through Majora's Mask (favorite Zelda game) the first time I felt an odd sense of nostalgia despite me never playing it before. What is that?!

Big Boss · June 06, 2015, 06:16:03 PM

Quote from: Epsira on June 06, 2015, 06:13:34 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on June 06, 2015, 06:08:58 PM
I think nostalgia plays a big part in it. If I didn't enjoy a game years ago as a kid, there's a big chance I'm not gonna enjoy it now.
Is it weird that I've felt nostalgia for a game I didn't play during childhood?
When I played through Majora's Mask (favorite Zelda game) the first time I felt an odd sense of nostalgia despite me never playing it before. What is that?!

I don't really know how that works. Did you used to watch walkthroughs of it or something?

Epsira · June 06, 2015, 06:32:33 PM

Quote from: Big Boss on June 06, 2015, 06:16:03 PM

Quote from: Epsira on June 06, 2015, 06:13:34 PM
Quote from: Big Boss on June 06, 2015, 06:08:58 PM
I think nostalgia plays a big part in it. If I didn't enjoy a game years ago as a kid, there's a big chance I'm not gonna enjoy it now.
Is it weird that I've felt nostalgia for a game I didn't play during childhood?
When I played through Majora's Mask (favorite Zelda game) the first time I felt an odd sense of nostalgia despite me never playing it before. What is that?!

I don't really know how that works. Did you used to watch walkthroughs of it or something?

I didn't really know about it before I played it; it just felt nostalgic.
Dark Souls inspired similar feelings, but that's because it shares a lot of features with Metroid: Prime, one of my favorite games.
I also played Ocarina around that time and it wasn't nostalgic, but I was glad to play a Zelda classic (other than the original).

Rinev · June 07, 2015, 10:30:47 AM

Quote from: Epsira on June 06, 2015, 06:13:34 PM

Is it weird that I've felt nostalgia for a game I didn't play during childhood?
When I played through Majora's Mask (favorite Zelda game) the first time I felt an odd sense of nostalgia despite me never playing it before. What is that?!

I had that same feeling when I played Republic Commando.

Epsira · June 07, 2015, 10:35:00 AM

Quote from: Rinev Jeqkogo on June 07, 2015, 10:30:47 AM

Quote from: Epsira on June 06, 2015, 06:13:34 PM
Is it weird that I've felt nostalgia for a game I didn't play during childhood?
When I played through Majora's Mask (favorite Zelda game) the first time I felt an odd sense of nostalgia despite me never playing it before. What is that?!
I had that same feeling when I played Republic Commando.

Republic Commando is swagtacular. Is it just me or does it have better squad AI than most "modern" games?

Verbatim · June 07, 2015, 10:50:24 AM

i honestly haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about

maybe i stayed up too late and my brain's fried

Epsira · June 07, 2015, 11:39:32 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 07, 2015, 10:50:24 AM

i honestly haven't the faintest idea what you're talking about

maybe i stayed up too late and my brain's fried

Classic games not having as much appeal playing them as they might because newer games employ their mechanics, so the feeling of freshly experiencing them is missed.

Ásgeirr · June 07, 2015, 11:57:16 AM

System Shock 2 despite being old feels fresh and like a new experience

Verbatim · June 07, 2015, 12:01:44 PM

so like, not enjoying the original SMB as much anymore, because the sequels employ its mechanics so much better

okay, uhhh, yeah, i guess i get that
but i don't really mind, because i much prefer playing better games anyway

Verbatim · June 07, 2015, 12:03:59 PM

and also, the outdated mechanics can feel fresh in themselves in a nostalgic way at times

like in pokemon, before the physical/special split took place

Epsira · June 07, 2015, 12:11:08 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 07, 2015, 12:03:59 PM

and also, the outdated mechanics can feel fresh in themselves in a nostalgic way at times

like in pokemon, before the physical/special split took place

That's the experience I had with Majora's Mask, despite never playing it in childhood, and I can't currently explain that... at all.
I more so mean visiting older games that I haven't played. I've been trying to get into older classics because I'm interested in good experiences, and it's just something that's come up.

Verbatim · June 07, 2015, 12:12:43 PM

so the vidya version of this trope

Verbatim · June 07, 2015, 12:14:41 PM

like, i think the original paper mario sucks, but that's because i played TTYD before it, and TTYD is like, you know... objectively better in every way

because the mechanics in the original were clunkier, and at times, unresponsive

Epsira · June 07, 2015, 12:18:26 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 07, 2015, 12:12:43 PM

so the vidya version of this trope

Essentially, yes but not to the same extent. I still appreciate classics.