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Probably it's related with age - we like what we were used to - but contemporary (3D) games feel terribly boring comparing with the ones when I was a kid. My wi

Probably it's related with age - we like what we were used to - but contemporary (3D) games feel terribly boring comparing with the ones when I was a kid. My will to play them is literally zero.

jamesu 8y ago
I'd say its a little more involved than simply age. With a few exceptions I find most 90's console games boring or frustrating to play but i'm more likely to find a pc game from that era enjoyable to play. However when it comes to more modern games, I largely prefer portable console titles.
rebuilder 8y ago
Do you still find playing the old games enjoyable?
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
  Not OP but I wanted to chip in. I love the "pick up and play" aspect of older games and consoles. I don't have much time to game anymore so I just don't have time to sit in front of Steam waiting for GBs of updates before I can even start playing (there are a few franchises I'll make the effort for - the new DOOM, Wolfenstein and Deus Ex games to name a few). The console I'm getting the most use out of at the minute is actually my old Dreamcast - I can hit the power button and be tearing around in Crazy Taxi in less than 2 minutes. Always good for a laugh when I have a spare 15-20 minutes to kill.
  - crooked-v 8y ago
    The Switch is pretty good for this, since there's a ton of games you can take on in short play sessions and the console can pause one active game at a time indefinitely.
- pjmlp 8y ago
  Not the OP but I also grew with the gaming industry since early 80's, and additionally had a short foray into it, many eons ago. For me yes, which is why I tend to play more old-style games on my mobile devices than multiple GB downloads on modern consoles.
- galfarragem 8y ago
  Playing old games is not enjoyable anymore (they are symbiotic with old hardware) but playing old style games adapted to nowadays hardware is. From the top of my mind: curious expedition, stardew valley, undertale, freecol, dwarf fortress (...)
  - dkersten 8y ago
    Can you talk a little more about what you find enjoyable about these types of games versus new style games? Is it that they have more depth in their mechanics? Is it their presentation? Something else entirely? I know this might be a rather hard question to answer.
    - veli_joza 8y ago
      Here's my take. Back in 80s there was no established concept what video game was supposed to play like, so developers experimented much more than today. Some of those experiments didn't belong to any established genre (Seven Cities of Gold, Civilization, Harvest Moon) but managed to get huge following. Modern remakes aim to bring back same spirit and open-endness of those games, but with UX improvements, more streamlined gameplay, multiplayer and other nice features we came to expect from games. Another improvement over classics is more open development process with fascinating dev logs, creators requesting feedback and with suggested changes making it into future version.
      - dkersten 8y ago
        It sounds more like a case for indie games rather than for old-style games. That is, games that aren't afraid to try new, different, unconventional things.
    - galfarragem 8y ago
      > Is it that they have more depth in their mechanics? I think it might be related with it. I like that old games are more a 'game' and not some kind of virtual reality. E.g. Chess is an abstraction of a battle at most, not a copy of it and Physics don't need to be always realistic just because we have more capable hardware.
- fiblye 8y ago
  I find myself enjoying 80s/90s games that I'd never played before over the typical major release these days. Some new major releases really are excellent, but the quantity is far lower than it was 20-30 years ago, likely mostly due to massive budgets and unmanageable team sizes.
LocalH 8y ago
I'm generally like that, but occasionally a game comes along that grips my interest. Thus why I'm likely the oldest expert-level Guitar Hero player that is also active in the community, at the age of 38.

Probably it's related with age - we like what we were used to - but contemporary (3D) games feel terribly boring comparing with the ones when I was a kid. My will to play them is literally zero.

jamesu 8y ago

I'd say its a little more involved than simply age. With a few exceptions I find most 90's console games boring or frustrating to play but i'm more likely to find a pc game from that era enjoyable to play. However when it comes to more modern games, I largely prefer portable console titles.

rebuilder 8y ago

Do you still find playing the old games enjoyable?

SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
Not OP but I wanted to chip in. I love the "pick up and play" aspect of older games and consoles. I don't have much time to game anymore so I just don't have time to sit in front of Steam waiting for GBs of updates before I can even start playing (there are a few franchises I'll make the effort for - the new DOOM, Wolfenstein and Deus Ex games to name a few). The console I'm getting the most use out of at the minute is actually my old Dreamcast - I can hit the power button and be tearing around in Crazy Taxi in less than 2 minutes. Always good for a laugh when I have a spare 15-20 minutes to kill.
- crooked-v 8y ago
  The Switch is pretty good for this, since there's a ton of games you can take on in short play sessions and the console can pause one active game at a time indefinitely.
pjmlp 8y ago
Not the OP but I also grew with the gaming industry since early 80's, and additionally had a short foray into it, many eons ago. For me yes, which is why I tend to play more old-style games on my mobile devices than multiple GB downloads on modern consoles.
galfarragem 8y ago
Playing old games is not enjoyable anymore (they are symbiotic with old hardware) but playing old style games adapted to nowadays hardware is. From the top of my mind: curious expedition, stardew valley, undertale, freecol, dwarf fortress (...)
- dkersten 8y ago
  Can you talk a little more about what you find enjoyable about these types of games versus new style games? Is it that they have more depth in their mechanics? Is it their presentation? Something else entirely? I know this might be a rather hard question to answer.
  - veli_joza 8y ago
    Here's my take. Back in 80s there was no established concept what video game was supposed to play like, so developers experimented much more than today. Some of those experiments didn't belong to any established genre (Seven Cities of Gold, Civilization, Harvest Moon) but managed to get huge following. Modern remakes aim to bring back same spirit and open-endness of those games, but with UX improvements, more streamlined gameplay, multiplayer and other nice features we came to expect from games. Another improvement over classics is more open development process with fascinating dev logs, creators requesting feedback and with suggested changes making it into future version.
    - dkersten 8y ago
      It sounds more like a case for indie games rather than for old-style games. That is, games that aren't afraid to try new, different, unconventional things.
  - galfarragem 8y ago
    > Is it that they have more depth in their mechanics? I think it might be related with it. I like that old games are more a 'game' and not some kind of virtual reality. E.g. Chess is an abstraction of a battle at most, not a copy of it and Physics don't need to be always realistic just because we have more capable hardware.
fiblye 8y ago
I find myself enjoying 80s/90s games that I'd never played before over the typical major release these days. Some new major releases really are excellent, but the quantity is far lower than it was 20-30 years ago, likely mostly due to massive budgets and unmanageable team sizes.

LocalH 8y ago

I'm generally like that, but occasionally a game comes along that grips my interest. Thus why I'm likely the oldest expert-level Guitar Hero player that is also active in the community, at the age of 38.