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The scene~
"Xbox is rubbish because it's too big!"
"No, the Gamcube sucks because its games for 3 year olds."
"Nope, your both wrong the PS2 is pants because it's games are boring!"
How many times have we seen this? In today’s gaming world people are coming up with stupid reasons to dislike other consoles. In actual fact none of there consoles ‘suck’, they are all good in there own fields. This kind of talk will never change, it just the way it has become now. There is a way in which all these people can join together and play the same sorts of games. I'm taking about retro gaming, not the old games being re-released on the next-generation consoles, but actually reliving the fun days of gaming.
That’s one thing that worries me a little bit in the way that gaming is heading, I feel its all trying to be too life like. When we switch on our desired console we want to escape from the realities of life and head into a world of fun. If you look around the games market today it will amaze you to see how incredibly beautiful some of the graphics are. This is excellent don't get me wrong; I think its great how we are playing great games graphic wise. I'm starting to worry about this though, people are expecting games to be great in the graphical department which is fine because that’s the way gaming seems to be heading. However I feel they may concentrate too much on the graphical side of the game and not the game play.
When the NES was released it didn't have great graphics that made you drawl with envy. The games had a lot of fun in them, they needed to otherwise people would just look and laugh. The games developers concentrated on the gameplay to insure great gaming. Well today it seems like a competition to produce games with outstanding graphical features in. I love my games to have a lot of fun in, I really wouldn’t mind if the graphics weren’t all that stunning, it’s more important to spend time on the gameplay in my opinion.
I feel the gaming scene is heading in the way of brilliant graphics and good gameplay (notice ‘good’ not excellent). I like many others will still buy the games and have a great time but I intend to go back to the NES and other retro consoles to relive the extreme amount of fun packed inside the little carts. If the games are packed full of graphical stunning visuals then I can’t really complain because after all people have spent months making these games.
Final fantasy X is one of the most advanced games in the graphical area, it really does show what the PS2 is capable of and shows other consoles how to make games. Even with all the phenomenal visuals I still feel that it isn’t as good as Final Fantasy 7. Final Fantasy 7 wasn’t the most graphically advanced game around when it was first released although it was quite stunning, it didn’t need all the graphics to secure a great sales record, it had a tremendous amount of fun in it! There are lots of others games like FF7 that didn’t need outstanding graphics to make them sell.
I think we should all remember where the gaming started to reach extreme levels of fun and relive those moments. When we play our next-gen consoles we should also give a retro console a home on the shelf too. When you’re stuck on a hard game just sit back and shoot some ducks or collect some coins with the little blue dude.
Thanks for reading :)
**Kerrang!**
"Xbox is rubbish because it's too big!"
"No, the Gamcube sucks because its games for 3 year olds."
"Nope, your both wrong the PS2 is pants because it's games are boring!"
How many times have we seen this? In today’s gaming world people are coming up with stupid reasons to dislike other consoles. In actual fact none of there consoles ‘suck’, they are all good in there own fields. This kind of talk will never change, it just the way it has become now. There is a way in which all these people can join together and play the same sorts of games. I'm taking about retro gaming, not the old games being re-released on the next-generation consoles, but actually reliving the fun days of gaming.
That’s one thing that worries me a little bit in the way that gaming is heading, I feel its all trying to be too life like. When we switch on our desired console we want to escape from the realities of life and head into a world of fun. If you look around the games market today it will amaze you to see how incredibly beautiful some of the graphics are. This is excellent don't get me wrong; I think its great how we are playing great games graphic wise. I'm starting to worry about this though, people are expecting games to be great in the graphical department which is fine because that’s the way gaming seems to be heading. However I feel they may concentrate too much on the graphical side of the game and not the game play.
When the NES was released it didn't have great graphics that made you drawl with envy. The games had a lot of fun in them, they needed to otherwise people would just look and laugh. The games developers concentrated on the gameplay to insure great gaming. Well today it seems like a competition to produce games with outstanding graphical features in. I love my games to have a lot of fun in, I really wouldn’t mind if the graphics weren’t all that stunning, it’s more important to spend time on the gameplay in my opinion.
I feel the gaming scene is heading in the way of brilliant graphics and good gameplay (notice ‘good’ not excellent). I like many others will still buy the games and have a great time but I intend to go back to the NES and other retro consoles to relive the extreme amount of fun packed inside the little carts. If the games are packed full of graphical stunning visuals then I can’t really complain because after all people have spent months making these games.
Final fantasy X is one of the most advanced games in the graphical area, it really does show what the PS2 is capable of and shows other consoles how to make games. Even with all the phenomenal visuals I still feel that it isn’t as good as Final Fantasy 7. Final Fantasy 7 wasn’t the most graphically advanced game around when it was first released although it was quite stunning, it didn’t need all the graphics to secure a great sales record, it had a tremendous amount of fun in it! There are lots of others games like FF7 that didn’t need outstanding graphics to make them sell.
I think we should all remember where the gaming started to reach extreme levels of fun and relive those moments. When we play our next-gen consoles we should also give a retro console a home on the shelf too. When you’re stuck on a hard game just sit back and shoot some ducks or collect some coins with the little blue dude.
Thanks for reading :)
**Kerrang!**
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Yeah, i hate these console dissing retards, they do my head in. The NES had fun games, but i still find most games on the xbox and gamecube fun aswell.
I got my xbox a few weeks ago, and i have never regretted it since.
I got my xbox a few weeks ago, and i have never regretted it since.
All consoles suck.
They suck you in to their little worlds and the time falls away as you play them for hours without realising the time.
Still , what you say is correct, all consoles are good in their own little way. That's why I try to get all the platforms if I can. I'm working out how to get an Xbox right now.
They suck you in to their little worlds and the time falls away as you play them for hours without realising the time.
Still , what you say is correct, all consoles are good in their own little way. That's why I try to get all the platforms if I can. I'm working out how to get an Xbox right now.
great Post Alex, nice one. I still go back and play on my NES, because it was my first games console, and I loved all the games on there, they bring back memories! :D
Hope it bags a GAD for you mate!
Hope it bags a GAD for you mate!
Actually, SF was a bad example as it had a distinctly 2d style of graphics...
What about if Duck Hunt was spruced up to TC2 levels of graphics? And 3d?
What about if Duck Hunt was spruced up to TC2 levels of graphics? And 3d?
El Swandre wrote:
> Would you rather play Street Fighter 2 on the SNES, or as a glorious
> XBOX title with beautiful graphics?
Well it really depends on how those graphics match with the gameplay really. There are some really crap games out there and I've exprienced only a few of them. Most of them are on the new-age consoles and yes, I would rather play Street Fighter then one of them.
I actually think Street Fighter rules.
"YES SIR!"
Or whatever Chun Li says...
> Would you rather play Street Fighter 2 on the SNES, or as a glorious
> XBOX title with beautiful graphics?
Well it really depends on how those graphics match with the gameplay really. There are some really crap games out there and I've exprienced only a few of them. Most of them are on the new-age consoles and yes, I would rather play Street Fighter then one of them.
I actually think Street Fighter rules.
"YES SIR!"
Or whatever Chun Li says...
Comparing The Bouncer to something like Street Fighter II is an unfair comparison. SF2 is and was a classic, whereas The Bouncer was slated horribly.
Would you rather play Street Fighter 2 on the SNES, or as a glorious XBOX title with beautiful graphics?
Would you rather play Street Fighter 2 on the SNES, or as a glorious XBOX title with beautiful graphics?
Good post. :)
As far as a proper reply goes, here goes. I don't think that games have become any more playable as a result of better graphics. Sure, the aesthetics might appeal to some gamers who just want to show off their new machine and are more concerned with style over substance, but the majority of gamers, I'm sure, would prefer an instantly playable game than one with tons of graphical enhancements.
Take the Bouncer on PS2 - a graphical triumph, but where was the gameplay?
Then go back to some of your old beat-em-'ups - poor graphics by today's standards, but a helluva lot more playable.
As far as a proper reply goes, here goes. I don't think that games have become any more playable as a result of better graphics. Sure, the aesthetics might appeal to some gamers who just want to show off their new machine and are more concerned with style over substance, but the majority of gamers, I'm sure, would prefer an instantly playable game than one with tons of graphical enhancements.
Take the Bouncer on PS2 - a graphical triumph, but where was the gameplay?
Then go back to some of your old beat-em-'ups - poor graphics by today's standards, but a helluva lot more playable.
Good post mate :D. As technology improves graphics will inevitably improve, however im not too sure about how the "fun" element will evolve. As we have seen even poorish games sell, maybe this could happen more often.
Excellent ideas, i still have a bash on my old mega-drive, my first "games" system.
Good post, SNES is still the best console ever, no contest.
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