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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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El Swandre wrote:
> Would you rather play duck hunt over Time Crisis?
Yep, I'd play it over Time Crisis 2 too!
> Would you rather play duck hunt over Time Crisis?
Yep, I'd play it over Time Crisis 2 too!
El Swandre wrote:
> Would you rather play duck hunt over Time Crisis?
Any time.
> Would you rather play duck hunt over Time Crisis?
Any time.
Nice post Alex.
It's nice to see more and more people noticing the increase in graphical improvments isn't all hunky dory. When I saw Worms Blast for the first time, I thought it looked brilliant, it may be 2D, it may not have amazing effects, but it's a game that I enjoy.
Nice post, certainly a GAD contender mate.
It's nice to see more and more people noticing the increase in graphical improvments isn't all hunky dory. When I saw Worms Blast for the first time, I thought it looked brilliant, it may be 2D, it may not have amazing effects, but it's a game that I enjoy.
Nice post, certainly a GAD contender mate.
Would you rather play duck hunt over Time Crisis?
Don't get me wrong I'm all for advances in the games inustry, it's just that I feel games such as duck hunt are great fun witout the graphics. Sure I love to see brilliant graphical games :) Each to their own.
What is it with the sudden influx of retro wh*res?
You know, people who rave over the Saturn and say that 'in the old days they used to make games much better...'
I'm sick of it. What would you rather play, Duck Hunt or Time Crisis 2?
Super Mario Bros 2 or Super Mario Sunshine?
Daley Thompson's Decathlon or ESPN International Track and Field?
Sensible Soccer or Pro Evolution Soccer?
Pretty much every game 'back in the day' has been bettered on the last two generations (meaning the PS1 through to the XBOX), yet people still say you should hang on to your old consoles.
Why?
And although many people are so scared that we're going to end up playing games that are just like real life...look around you! Super Monkey Ball, Pikmin, Halo, Spyro, Sega Soccer Slam, Parappa the Rapper etc. etc. etc.
There's a huge market for games that are complete escapism, and it's showing no signs AT ALL of letting up. They're just looking prettier, not getting more boring.
Sheesh. It's like some guys (and gals) are ungrateful for advances in hardware.
You know, people who rave over the Saturn and say that 'in the old days they used to make games much better...'
I'm sick of it. What would you rather play, Duck Hunt or Time Crisis 2?
Super Mario Bros 2 or Super Mario Sunshine?
Daley Thompson's Decathlon or ESPN International Track and Field?
Sensible Soccer or Pro Evolution Soccer?
Pretty much every game 'back in the day' has been bettered on the last two generations (meaning the PS1 through to the XBOX), yet people still say you should hang on to your old consoles.
Why?
And although many people are so scared that we're going to end up playing games that are just like real life...look around you! Super Monkey Ball, Pikmin, Halo, Spyro, Sega Soccer Slam, Parappa the Rapper etc. etc. etc.
There's a huge market for games that are complete escapism, and it's showing no signs AT ALL of letting up. They're just looking prettier, not getting more boring.
Sheesh. It's like some guys (and gals) are ungrateful for advances in hardware.
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!**
Page: