The "hardcore" future

[DHXIII]

(07-01-2012 09:40 AM)Skarro Wrote:  

(06-30-2012 06:21 AM)DHXIII Wrote:  @Skarro: Bioshock is indeed one of the finest games ever made, It just serves as a lesson to all game developers, and realistically all FPS creators should take some notes from it's book.

Personally I am a retro gamer, I find myself constantly intrigued by consoles that are of the retro kind; I always was intrigued by the clever usage of a system and how creativity could override the limitations of a console. For example, Super Metroid, a game brimming with creativity and a fantastic atmosphere yet it is limited heavily by it's hardware. And I believe that the game would be considerably worse has it been made in a modern context. However, despite my natural love for all things retro I do enjoy new games.

I feel that I enjoy these games for a completely different reason for example I appreciate Bioshock for it's artistic merit, great gameplay and it's incredible ability to convey a story in a non-cut scene structure where-as I appreciate Super Mario World because it's fun. It's hard to explain but I do believe that modern games are missing something that only retro games can seem to achieve. Even games that are capitalizing on that nostalgic vibe such as Donkey Kong Country: Returns seem to miss out on something that was so great on the SNES version. That 'something' is hard to actually define however, I'm sure someone on this forum will understand what I am talking about.

Do you feel the same way about a snes or sega game you have never played before? I think thats the proof you need for yourself to confirm it isn't nostalgia credit.

Yes, I'm constantly looking for hidden Gems and recently when I played 'Shining the Holy Ark' on the Sega Saturn I regained that feeling of absolute wonderment - a feeling truly lost in the modern day of gaming. Or even with Sonic and Knuckles I had a similar experience (To clarify I had never played these games prior to this year.

I can admit that I do save somewhat of a biased for retro games but I do genuinely feel they have something that modern games are lacking.