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Mallak Azaria
Caldari Provisions
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#41 - 2012-07-12 13:15:55 UTC
Gibbo3771 wrote:
You can call me bitter but I have not had a challenge in a computer game since such games as Rayman 1, Abes Oddysee and several of the first Need for Speeds.

Is it just me or is every single game released since Xbox360 and PS3 hit the market, been so god damn easy and mostly focused on eye candy?

I am a major fan of Abe Oddysee/Exoddus and then some little sneaky news on Steam said they were re-making it over but in HD, then I read further and as soon as I read the part that said

"It stresses that this will be a new game, to be shown off later this year. It later clarified that while this project is starting "from scratch," it's using the original game as a blueprint."

I for one would pay £30 for a HD version of the EXACT same game, levels, characters, story. Remakes of classics have happened many times and all they end up being is broken down versions with shiny graphics.

I wish I was back in the days of N64 and PS1 :(


Abes Oddysee/Exodus were pretty easy, but maybe that's just me. I really love platformers. Have you tried Super Meat Boy?

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Gibbo3771
AQUILA INC
#42 - 2012-07-13 10:49:38 UTC
Mallak Azaria wrote:
Gibbo3771 wrote:
You can call me bitter but I have not had a challenge in a computer game since such games as Rayman 1, Abes Oddysee and several of the first Need for Speeds.

Is it just me or is every single game released since Xbox360 and PS3 hit the market, been so god damn easy and mostly focused on eye candy?

I am a major fan of Abe Oddysee/Exoddus and then some little sneaky news on Steam said they were re-making it over but in HD, then I read further and as soon as I read the part that said

"It stresses that this will be a new game, to be shown off later this year. It later clarified that while this project is starting "from scratch," it's using the original game as a blueprint."

I for one would pay £30 for a HD version of the EXACT same game, levels, characters, story. Remakes of classics have happened many times and all they end up being is broken down versions with shiny graphics.

I wish I was back in the days of N64 and PS1 :(


Abes Oddysee/Exodus were pretty easy, but maybe that's just me. I really love platformers. Have you tried Super Meat Boy?


I have yeah, i find it pretty easy. More of an annoyance than anything.

I also would not say Abe was HARD but it certainly was not easy to save all 99 little dudes. or 78 since the first 22 die and you cant do **** due to you escaping.

Its all about doing the right stages of the level in the right order with good timing, if you dont do that you cant save everyone lol
Ealiom
Roswell Institute
#43 - 2012-07-13 13:53:32 UTC
haha old games, then mention PS1 etc :D

You kids. You'll never know the pains of pixel perfect jumps with instant deaths and 20minute load times. Never understand the concept of entering games and having no tutorials, no help. Games having no play testing and being riddled with bugs and difficulty spikes from start to finish. No concept of fairness, No "well you were close enough congratulations you win". You either did it perfectly or you failed. Boss fights and encounters that killed you instantly without any warning. Random deaths from sprung invisible traps. No checkpoints. No health regeneration. No saving (of any type).

We were taught patience and humility at the hands of our games. When we mastered a game we had the right to be proud. Looking at the millions of people plebbing away on WoW-a-clones now-a-days and the "elitists" of those games proclaiming their mastery makes me laugh. They seem like kids bashing away at their brightly coloured Whack-a-mole Fisher Price toy. "Good job Timothy" says their parent with an obvious air of despondency. "Please stop biting the cat." sigh.
Gibbo3771
AQUILA INC
#44 - 2012-07-13 13:56:34 UTC
Ealiom wrote:
haha old games, then mention PS1 etc :D

You kids. You'll never know the pains of pixel perfect jumps with instant deaths and 20minute load times. Never understand the concept of entering games and having no tutorials, no help. Games having no play testing and being riddled with bugs and difficulty spikes from start to finish. No concept of fairness, No "well you were close enough congratulations you win". You either did it perfectly or you failed. Boss fights and encounters that killed you instantly without any warning. Random deaths from sprung invisible traps. No checkpoints. No health regeneration. No saving (of any type).

We were taught patience and humility at the hands of our games. When we mastered a game we had the right to be proud. Looking at the millions of people plebbing away on WoW-a-clones now-a-days and the "elitists" of those games proclaiming their mastery makes me laugh. They seem like kids bashing away at their brightly coloured Whack-a-mole Fisher Price toy. "Good job Timothy" says their parent with an obvious air of despondency. "Please stop biting the cat." sigh.



Lol I too have played "old games", goldeneye, sonic, bloody hell dont make me mention paperboy and mario.

I was just stating the PS1 games as that is what I am currently playing bud xD
Ealiom
Roswell Institute
#45 - 2012-07-13 14:43:41 UTC
Gibbo3771 wrote:
Lol I too have played "old games", goldeneye, sonic, bloody hell dont make me mention paperboy and mario.

I was just stating the PS1 games as that is what I am currently playing bud xD


Big smile While certainly not new I don't see Goldeneye, Sonic or Mario being old or even difficult. The original paper boy however was difficult I'll give you that one. Goldeneye was difficult if you tried to complete all the challenges. Much like Rare's Blastcorps was difficult if you wanted to get Platinum in every level.

I heard lots of people mention the old final fantasy's as being difficult Big smile Yet no mention of Final Fantasy Tactics? The Sephiroth's of the standard FF's can run scared from FFTactics mini bosses. Even to this day the name Gafgarion makes me hide under my desk.
Z1gy
Vindicator Corporation
#46 - 2012-07-14 09:56:43 UTC
funny that this thread come up..............i was reading the pcgamer #229 edition and one of the article is about making old games work on current OS . they were discussing about DOSBox / D.O.G and VMware and VirtualBox to mount old Oses.


As for console games i have limited experience with them although i own ps2 - i would love to play the FPS on them but im more of a mouse and keyboard kind of guy
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