Ah . . the good old days when games were games not fmv clips
Having been introduced to gaming via the video arcades via the Spectrum, I'm amazed that people have the cheek to call some of the modern dross "games". To me, a game is something you get straight into, sit at for an hour or two and then turn the bloody thing off when you've managed a decent high score or reached a particularly difficult level. These days you have to wade through endless intros and fmv sequences and THEN they expect you to invest 26 weeks playing some stoopid kids RPG with sub-Rupert the Bear dialog and graphic that looked crap on the SNES. Or some bland WWII FPS that looks the same as the 55 others you've played this year. I remember in the days of the good old Speccy, C64 and Amiga, every new release was an event that brought something new to the table. Okay they may have all been arcadey and unsophisticated compared to the multi-million dollar "epics" of today but, somehow they were just more fun and more instantly playable. Of course, you could argue that we've gone full circle with the advent and resurgence of retro on XBOX 360 live marketplace but, no matter how well you dress it up, you can't recreate the feeling of having been there at the time. Naturally, all the naysayers who have invested big bucks in the current gen will accuse us retrofans of looking at the gaming world through rose-coloured specs but I, for one, wouldn't trade my retro memories for a PS3 six-axis controller or a Wii nunchuck. Gimmicks fade while quality endures . . .Halo 3 my arse . . . :shock:
Having been introduced to gaming via the video arcades via the Spectrum, I'm amazed that people have the cheek to call some of the modern dross "games". To me, a game is something you get straight into, sit at for an hour or two and then turn the bloody thing off when you've managed a decent high score or reached a particularly difficult level. These days you have to wade through endless intros and fmv sequences and THEN they expect you to invest 26 weeks playing some stoopid kids RPG with sub-Rupert the Bear dialog and graphic that looked crap on the SNES. Or some bland WWII FPS that looks the same as the 55 others you've played this year. I remember in the days of the good old Speccy, C64 and Amiga, every new release was an event that brought something new to the table. Okay they may have all been arcadey and unsophisticated compared to the multi-million dollar "epics" of today but, somehow they were just more fun and more instantly playable. Of course, you could argue that we've gone full circle with the advent and resurgence of retro on XBOX 360 live marketplace but, no matter how well you dress it up, you can't recreate the feeling of having been there at the time. Naturally, all the naysayers who have invested big bucks in the current gen will accuse us retrofans of looking at the gaming world through rose-coloured specs but I, for one, wouldn't trade my retro memories for a PS3 six-axis controller or a Wii nunchuck. Gimmicks fade while quality endures . . .Halo 3 my arse . . . :shock: