Do you still play old games?

Furrek · 2018-11-05T00:16:32+00:00

With so many new AAA games, with so many independent developers, with so many great online titles, I wonder - is there any "free" time to play good, old game...

Awiaton

I really want to but even if I tried to play in eg. Icewind Dale, some of these archaic mechanics, old graphics and sometimes partial compatibility with new OS causes that I do not want to play it even if history is good. Some of them like one of my childhood games "Croc" aren't available to buy anywhere (even on GoG) so I'd prefer newest version of good genres (like Commandos or Desperados and newer version of these: "Shadow Tactics" or "Desperados 3")

aRo

Awiaton It's better not to try Croc anymore 😛 I still have it on the CD. The graphics are actually still not bad, but the controls... I hate when you can only turn around and run straight. Like in Kao the Kangaroo. Thankfully, in both cases, it changed in Kao/Croc 2 😛

DiscussedAxe3

I keep playing old games, most often it is Might and Magic Heroes 3 and 4, Stronghold Crusader, Tomb Raider and The Sims 2.

[deleted]

There is no time 🎛 to play prehistoric games 😂

bGedoro

I just started replaying Super Mario Bros and I feel like I'm 6 again xD

I LOVE old games, but... what games are considered old in the first place? Is Witcher 3 old already? ;P

darkwind

Yeah, there are so many games that it's getting harder and harder to get back and play some oldies. Last year I completed all Stalker games, this year Borderlands is in the menu and next year will probably bring back Forgotten Realms - BG, ID, NN and maybe Planescape Torment.

toko

At least once a month I play in Heroes of Might and Magic III. I will never get bored with it

Soul_Reaver

Like many above, Heroes 3 from time to time, something from Legacy of Kain (I have SR2 installed right now). Today I've started up Atari emulator 😃
Also, a lot depends on what do you mean by saying OLD. I've started playing Assassin's Creed titles last year ... I mean from the very first title, which was 10 year old already.
Or again, last year I've started playing Hitman™ (form 2016, as of now, still last tile, only for 3 more days 🙂 ). That was the very first Hitman for me. After that I've played Absolution (2nd to last game) then I;ve tried moving to the very first - Codename 47. Yes, I've completed 3 or 4 missions, but after I've closed the game, I couldn't force myself to return ... it waits on my drive 😛
So yes, I am playing old games most of the time depending on the definition of "old" one would use.

ArghVerdammt

honestly. i just play old games lol...

sqrwivij

Sometimes I want to return to good old games, but mostly I play a few hours and game goes to trash can later. Somtimes i finished it, somtimes not. For example Medal of Honor AA.

ArghVerdammt

sqrwivij Lucky that you have so much time to play "a few hours" 😉

sqrwivij

ArghVerdammt Not always 🙂

pb_

I missed lots of releases between late nineties and early tens, so I try to play some classics every now and then, mostly adventures thanks to gog + scummvm. Lots of early 3D games came out in that period, but they aged horribly. I also like going back to a few solid classics from Amiga through UAE, like Cannon Fodder, Slam Tilt or SWOS. :-)

ba2

Yes, I play "old" PS3 games I never play before and real old PC (mostly adventure) gems like The Secret of Monkey Island and Indiana Jones series.

Ghostgg10

Certainly, some games brings back pleasant memories

Exidan

how old? I'm still playing a 2012 game every day. If you mean OLD OLD, I sometimes play it for 30min just to appease the nostalgia.

Szakal

I play Jagged Alliance 2 with 1.13 mod regularly. It's also first game that I bought in a box (back in 1999). 1.13 mod is still in development so I always have something new to check out.

TheFe

Finished Half-Life 2, Metroid Prime 1, MP2(Wii) and Super Metroid this year and they do hold up preeeeetty well. The amosphere is key in the games I've mentioned, so that probably helped them aging so well(Even if they were still new games to me). Played Super Mario Bro 3 and I didn't find it as good as some other Marios, probably because I got used to playing Super Mario World when I was a kid. I'm looking forward to also playing System Shock 2, though I'd probably use some mods to enhance the experience. I also wanna play Psychonauts soon! ☺ so yeah, I do still play and enjoy older games, even if I play them for the first time.