I play old games because newer games are unoptimized, AI riddled, expensive mess. (I know not all games match this, especially indie, but I feel like it is getting worse and worse)
I play retro games because I didn't have a PC for most of my childhood and my only console was an NES knock-off with pirated cartridges. I'm catching up to the childhood I missed.
Grinding through Final Fantasy 8 right now. Don't remember it except the music video ("Eyes on You"). I've nearly deleted it several times because it's such a pain. There's a lot of missable content and a ridiculous card minigame. Child me would be all autistic over it; adult me needs a drink.
Depends. I know people hate on Diablo 2 for the controls and whatnot, but it has made me very resilient to other older games I didn't play that have similar control schemes and it let's me enjoy them.
Is it nostalgia if I never played the game itself?
But EVEN THE... Actually wait, maybe you're right.
I honestly LOVE when old games are rough though. Its a big thing I don't like about new games honestly... Its just up and up and up and up... But a lot of my favorite memories are from the "down"s.
Head over to the Dwarf Fortress page for "fun" - guess where it redirects?
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler
The page for losing.
:::
Also look into the concept of "2nd Fun" - its neglected in so many modern games in general...
It can be, but I suppose I am a bit of a masochist, since I genuinely enjoy playing soulslikes (which I started with Dark Souls 1 and worked my way to Elden Ring)
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Why not both?
I play old games because newer games are unoptimized, AI riddled, expensive mess. (I know not all games match this, especially indie, but I feel like it is getting worse and worse)
I have a shit PC because I only play old games. We are not the same.
I play retro games because I didn't have a PC for most of my childhood and my only console was an NES knock-off with pirated cartridges. I'm catching up to the childhood I missed.
Playing old games without nostalgia glasses can be very rough a lot of times
Grinding through Final Fantasy 8 right now. Don't remember it except the music video ("Eyes on You"). I've nearly deleted it several times because it's such a pain. There's a lot of missable content and a ridiculous card minigame. Child me would be all autistic over it; adult me needs a drink.
Depends. I know people hate on Diablo 2 for the controls and whatnot, but it has made me very resilient to other older games I didn't play that have similar control schemes and it let's me enjoy them.
Is it nostalgia if I never played the game itself?
But EVEN THE... Actually wait, maybe you're right.
I honestly LOVE when old games are rough though. Its a big thing I don't like about new games honestly... Its just up and up and up and up... But a lot of my favorite memories are from the "down"s.
Head over to the Dwarf Fortress page for "fun" - guess where it redirects?
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler The page for losing. :::
Also look into the concept of "2nd Fun" - its neglected in so many modern games in general...
It can be, but I suppose I am a bit of a masochist, since I genuinely enjoy playing soulslikes (which I started with Dark Souls 1 and worked my way to Elden Ring)
¿por que no los dos?
I do because they are cheap, patched, and come with all the dlc.
I play old games because I only have a retro handheld and a couple of old consoles. We aren't that different.
I started because of my shitty PC back then. I stayed because of the quality.