Just as with books, movies, plays etc the past holds a treasure trove of amazing experiences. Unless you have a lot more free time than I do it's unlikely you've played anywhere near the majority of the classics. Let's get out those pink sunnies and compare notes on some of our favourite releases.
I've recently been going back in time a little on the retro pi and looking at console games I never had.
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I have to say Chrono Trigger blew me away with it's stunning art, puzzles with surprisingly little moon logic, and beautiful music.
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Mario golf on the SNES is very simple but for tired evenings cuddling on the couch it's been a winner in our household.
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The n64 Zelda games are surprisingly great too although that awkward period of 3d had some unusual controls. Even the gameboy ones are a blast although the water temple in oracle of ages it a bit frustrating.
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Heroes of might and magic 2 and 3 hold a special place in my heart and I can still dump hours into skirmishing with those (32167 for when hom2 gets too frustrating amiright?)
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I loved neverwinter knights as a kid but recently tried to check it out again and just... idk the magic wasn't there. I think now I'd rather just play some actual ttrpgs instead of sprawling CRPGs
PS1 is a mystery box to me so I'd love to hear some recommendations from that old thing. All I ever played on it was time crisis at my mates house (which was and is soooo coool, RIP lightguns).
What about you folks? What games hold a special place in your heart? or what have you checked out for the first time recently and found it's actually pretty good?
I find it’s hard to even find recommended movies from more than a few years ago… Everybody seems to focus on the new, which just seems bizarre to me — we have a huge catalog! I guess with games it’s partially that console generations make it harder to just pick up old games. It’s easier to jump into something old on PC, but a little harder on consoles to go back a few generations…
That said I really think there’s a lot of great old games, and while there’s some that are interesting but don’t hold up graphically (and maybe you can’t see past that), there’s many where that’s not super relevant either (particularly for stylized 2D games which tend to hold up better). I like modern games, but it’s nice to see where things came from and I’m always going back to old games I’ve never played before to broaden my catalog and see what we accomplished on weaker hardware. It’s awesome!
IME To get old movie recs, you gotta find the movie reviewer podcasters. Girls, Guts, and Giallo is one I'm fond of that comes to mind, for giallos/thrillers from all sorts of time periods.