Nostlgia V Innovation

[Sabre]

Recently I was re-introduced to Moviebobs 'Game Overthinker' in which a video series where a film critic accuses gamers of being dumb, unhealthy and socially outcast so they should watch more films. Anyway, in a recent video (well, recent for me anyway) he defends retro gamers.

The argument is that retro gamers are hyporcits because they hate new games for not innovating, for not having the blue sky thinking of plumbers crossing dimentions to kill a giant turtle dragon, or a TV presenter killing dinosaurs with a nailgun. Then buy games like Megaman 9 and Final Fantasy remakes despite it being the same game as 20 years ago.

While I feel this is like asking "Whats your favourite desert" at a cake forum, I do have nostalgic feelings for games, but I know when it happens. I love perfect dark and the classic resident evils. I don't think anyone new should play them because they are awful by todays standards. Play Dead Space instead. Because of this, and the nostalgic crowds hypocrasy, I'm in camp innovate. Give me the new mechanics, the modern gameplay. The old stuff died out for a reason.

[Guest DRL]

I am something in-between.

Not too nostalgic; I know some classics,

and I love them, but I have not keep track

of their series (save for Star Fox).

And some modern games I dislike, althrough

there are some that I love, thought.

Example:

I love NES Mario, but I love LoTR: Battle for Middle Earth

as well.

[CrypticQuery]

I'm in between, but leaning toward nostalgia.  Games back then were simple and fun, and games now are complicated piles of shit.  There have been some exceptions for me with modern games, like Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank (all except for deadlocked/gladiator), Sly Cooper, Battlefield: Bad Company (1 & 2), etc. 

[ThePointingMan]

I stand for whatever is funnest to play! I could care less how new/old a game is, I just want it to be Extremely hard I love those games, My troubles are that lately hard games (not all but quite a few) have a lot to do with patience, more then I have.(I don't mean like to hard and growing impatient because I can''t get past a point BTW.)

[Guest DRL]

I am something in-between.

Not too nostalgic; I know some classics,

and I love them, but I have not keep track

of their series (save for Star Fox).

And some modern games I dislike, althrough

there are some that I love, thought.

Example:

I love NES Mario, but I love LoTR: Battle for Middle Earth

as well.

I also like some 'Abandonware' style games,

and some new games as well.

[Sabre]

I'm in between, but leaning toward nostalgia.  Games back then were simple and fun, and games now are complicated piles of shit.  There have been some exceptions for me with modern games, like Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank (all except for deadlocked/gladiator), Sly Cooper, Battlefield: Bad Company (1 & 2), etc.

Gladiator was fantastic. :)

[CrypticQuery]

Gladiator was fantastic.

Hehe, the only reason I didn't enjoy Deadlocked/Gladiator was because I was a big fan of the plot and platforming in Ratchet and Clank games. 

[Sabre]

Hehe, the only reason I didn't enjoy Deadlocked/Gladiator was because I was a big fan of the plot and platforming in Ratchet and Clank games. 

For me it's all about leveling up the rediculous guns. I just finished Size Matter. That game... isnt great. Although one of reasons I love the series as a whole so much is because they mix it up each time, while keeping the core gameplay.

[CrypticQuery]

For me it's all about leveling up the rediculous guns. I just finished Size Matter. That game... isnt great. Although one of reasons I love the series as a whole so much is because they mix it up each time, while keeping the core gameplay.

Yeah, Insomniac is great at making the same thing better each time, and not allowing ANYONE to get bored .