THE BORE

General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Himu on March 26, 2007, 08:29:19 PM

Title: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: Himu on March 26, 2007, 08:29:19 PM: I've been playing Super Mario Bros. 3 and World on the GBA in random bathroom spurts. I never had an NES or SNES as a kid, so I didn't get to play them as much as everyone else, but I still loved the games, and would play them when I could.

I still think they're some quality games, but not as good as I remember. I think Yoshi's Island is the reason for this because it's the game I compare every 2d platformer to and it's really hard to top. The Mario's before YI just feel so drab in comparison.

SMB3's levels feel too short, and SMW's platforming isn't as fun.

I can go back to SMB1 and SMB2 US just fine, but 3 and World just aren't as fun as they used to be.

Final Fantasy VII is probably the biggest candidate for this thread for me though. I used to praise that game so much and then when I started to play other rpgs outside of Final Fantasy and Square, I kinda realized how mediocre it is, and these days I can't stand playing it.
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: The Sceneman on March 26, 2007, 08:32:56 PM: Most PS1 games have dated terribly
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 26, 2007, 08:33:56 PM: Ocarina of Time, unfortunately. Even though I use it as my basis of getting into gaming for real, I go back and play it now and sort of see how Majora's Mask is better in almost every single way other than length.

Still love it, but it's not perfect to me anymore.
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: Oblivion on March 26, 2007, 09:02:55 PM: The only problem I had when I replayed OoT recently was that it just feels much too small and short.
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: Mondain on March 26, 2007, 09:14:15 PM: everything on Dreamcast

can't believe how strikingly small all of its games' environments are
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: The Sceneman on March 26, 2007, 09:24:50 PM: Quote from: Mondain on March 26, 2007, 09:14:15 PM
everything on Dreamcast

can't believe how strikingly small all of its games' environments are

Skies of Arcadia is still huge and fuck awesome, Rez still plays better than most games
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: bork on March 26, 2007, 11:56:17 PM: Quote from: Scenester on March 26, 2007, 09:24:50 PM
Quote from: Mondain on March 26, 2007, 09:14:15 PM
everything on Dreamcast

can't believe how strikingly small all of its games' environments are

Skies of Arcadia is still huge and fuck awesome, Rez still plays better than most games

But you can play better versions of Skies and Rez on the GC and PS2.
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 27, 2007, 12:03:49 AM: 80% of the games in existence. That's why I rarely go back to play a game more than 5 years old.
Title: Re: Games you used to think were great but now they're just "alright"
Post by: The Sceneman on March 27, 2007, 01:32:08 AM: Quote from: lyte edge on March 26, 2007, 11:56:17 PM
Quote from: Scenester on March 26, 2007, 09:24:50 PM
Quote from: Mondain on March 26, 2007, 09:14:15 PM
everything on Dreamcast

can't believe how strikingly small all of its games' environments are

Skies of Arcadia is still huge and fuck awesome, Rez still plays better than most games

But you can play better versions of Skies and Rez on the GC and PS2.

Yeah but they still hold up really well on the Dreamcast, at least in my opinion