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What games can you not get into because they feel too outdated? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by limeaide@lemmy.ml to c/patientgamers@sh.itjust.works

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Are there games that you tried but just couldn't get into because they feel outdated? Games that, in theory, you would enjoy, but don't because the controls, graphics, writing, or mechanics just don't feel good anymore. Games that, compared to today, just don't hold up to your standards.

I recently tried playing Heroes of Might and Magic III, and I realized that a lot of the invisible language used through game design from that era, I do not understand. There are many things that the game didn't explain, and I assume they were just understood by players. Not only that, but I imagine there was a lot of crossover between video games and board games back then, so maybe that language was used as well. I ended up downloading a manual and putting it on my second screen and I get it and played it, but it just wasn't for me.

I also dropped Mirror's Edge, but this time it was because of the graphics. It looks and feels great, but the graphics give me a headache. There is way too much bloom, and for some reason, there are some parts that look like the imaginary lens has been covered in Vaseline. This didn't bother me before, but my eyes are not used to it anymore.

There are also games like the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games that I can't fully get into because they're missing mechanics from the later games. The levels and controls feel great, but they don't feel complete without those mechanics. It keeps me from enjoying the games as much as the others.

Please share yours!

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[–] dolle@feddit.dk 3 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I got the PS1 anniversary edition which had Metal Gear Solid on it, and I don't get how that game was ever as popular as it was. The handling is super janky, and the graphics is so dark that you basically cannot discern the environment and the enemy unless you stay still and watch for moving pixels.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

PS1/PS2 MGS games are very odd when you first play them. If you get used to how the control and the very odd amounts of "realism", then they can turn out to be lots of fun.

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[–] OpenPassageways@lemmy.zip 3 points 10 months ago

I heard good things about some of the earlier Star Wars games like Knights of the Old Republic and others... maybe Jedi Academy?

Struggled to get into them due to overall clunkiness and outdated menu stuff.

If someone could recommend a remake on Switch or Steam maybe with decent controller support? I might be convinced to give them another try...

[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Starcraft 1.

2 is still bearable but 1 looks like actual dogshit, especially the cutscenes

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[–] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

I'm a big Guild Wars 2 fan, though I don't play that much anymore. Often in the game, Guild Wars 1 references, and stories told by players of how great it was, made me want to try it.

It still fully works, and can be played. But for me, it was a no-go. I could live with the graphics, and the environments were fine. Good music and sounds.

The interface killed it for me. Dozens of windows, shortcuts, clunky ways of doing things, the inventory. I couldn't take it anymore after a few hours.

It's not about disliking old interfaces. I basically live on the Linux-shell, and I still play xcom: ufo-defense. But the gw1 one is all over the place, like it hasn't been planned but just happened by random people dropping into the studio and adding some stuff for the fun of it.

Come to think about it, it isn't even about old games. I couldn't play Xenonauts for the same reason. I suppose I just don't enjoy clunky interfaces...

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