I am not gonna touch retro gaming until 2035

[Badseed Badseed]

we'll be scavenging for games in the post apocalypse; I'll buy you sonic adventure for 400 caps and a rad-away

I wanted to say this is how I view the post-apocalyptic future with Nintendo
and Shigero Miyamoto instead of Sauron ruling with the all-seeing eye, but
apparently this is only next Monday

 

[JPchicre]

You certainly should always mix things up when it comes to games. If you play just the same type of game all the time, you run the risk of burning yourself out of something you enjoy. (This goes for movies,books, TV and everything else really). All that to say, i support your decision! Maybe just don't be too rigid with it, allow yourself to cheat every now and them if something catches your eye. (Also not related to the post: but Fla Rules Flu drools, opps said too much hehe)

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I wanted to say this is how I view the post-apocalyptic future with Nintendo
and Shigero Miyamoto instead of Sauron ruling with the all-seeing eye, but
apparently this is only next Monday

Splatoon is literally a Post Apocalypse game, and it looks like a mid 2000 SAT-AM cartoon lol.

 

[Saint_c]

Good luck mate

 

[Goshikk]

Fla Rules Flu drools

 

[Retro Doomer]

Yeah, it's gonna be a pain to play those HORRIBLE modern games like Expedition 33, Silent Hill F, the new Bloodstaind... those will be PAINFUL to play

Oh no this poor souls developed Stockholm syndrome may this person heal soon.

Okay to my review of your list
Silent Hill F is mid at best including the story Silent 2 is much better the Original not the demake.
Expedition 33 is fine I guess
Bloodstained (It was very very buggy I heard before a huge amount of patches surprise surprise of a modern game) looks good though so I guess that is a fine choice.
But are you planning to replay those games over and over again for all those years then.
In the end what you play is your own choice and what matters is if you like it or not even if I don't agree with the choices.

And my Stance stays the same most like I said not all of Modern games are slop there are good Modern games and only few are going to deny that not even me even I enjoy some if you can consider them modern games from time to time.
This however does not erase the fact that most modern games are overpriced and often are released as a buggy nearly unplayable mess nowadays where the buyers are treated like Beta Testers.

Also I could really hear the passive aggressive tune out of it.

 

[Goshikk]

This however does not erase the fact that most modern games are overpriced and often are released as a buggy nearly unplayable mess nowadays where the buyers are treated like Beta Testers.

Most old games were the exact same. We just forget about the bad ones and only play the good ones.

Also it would be easier to parse what you write if you used commas

 

[Retro Doomer]

Most old games were the exact same. We just forget about the bad ones and only play the good ones.

Also it would be easier to parse what you write if you used commas

Sure there where even extremely bad games back then, but unlike now that would be very bad for a company as they could not patch out said game afterwards so most games did and had to be released in a playable state back then.

Unlike nowadays where they just can release a broken and unfinished game and patch it out later which is really annoying and a huge junk of modern games are like this with only a few exceptions.

Also back then Brand loyalty was not as strong and well established, it saw its beginning sure but compared to nowadays companies had to actually put in some effort if they wanted to sell there games at all and not going bankrupt.

Nowadays Companies produce soulless slop after soulless slop even re using older games by making remakes as even they notice that older games just where better compared to what they manage to produce nowadays.

Sadly there are still many mindless consumers who buy everything there beloved brand makes regardless of its quality often without even making any kind of check up if the game is actually good or not, this those enable those shitty greedy companies in there behavior which ruins the gaming landscape for all of us as those Companies don't have to improve as people will buy Literal shit if it was from there favorite brand.

 

[FrootyLoopsSamurai]

I don't really see much of a reason to only play modern or retro games. I bounce back and forth all the time. I also feel like people vastly overestimate how "complete" retro games were. I see this sentiment posted all the time, and it's just a myth that retro gamers feel the need to prove their superiority.

There were plenty of games with bugs in them, and some could have been much better experiences if they could be patched. Developers were still pushed hard to put out a product in a limited time frame. Game development is hard. Sure you can cherry pick games that largely work fine, but it's not representative of retro games as a whole. Buggy games were bashed on back then just as they are now. Also game patches have existed for a long time now. PC games in the 90's could, in fact, be patched. And some were. Don't act like things were perfect back then.

If anything patching makes it so more games can be good. Just play what you want and be happy. There are plenty of reasons to dislike the current mainstream, but there are still good and even great games being released today. This includes mainstream and indie games. Only looking back in the past breaks your brain just as much as only sticking with modern.

 

[Advil Lavs]

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how innocent...

Retro games don't require constant internet connection and don't have anti-cheat/anti-piracy measures. Or if they have, they've been cracked a long time ago

 

[Retro Doomer]

By Judgment of the court we find you guilty of Anti Retro Gaming behavior you shall now be send to the shadow realm of bad remakes and buggy games

This is of course a joke.

 

[MrYesterday]

With today's development times you'll only play 3 or 4 good games til then

 

[χKai]

Yeah, expand your backlog while I steadily whittle mine down

I don't know how you do it man. I could make myself quit for like a year, but no longer than that.. I ain't gettin' any younger.

 

[Ikagura]

That's kinda silly imo. Go on and play the games you want.

 

[Gabrinius]

I'm gonna do the opposite. Nothing modern until 2035!

i'm going that way too. sincerely, i don't even know more than 5 games that was launched this year.

and the ones i know i won't play because i don't have the money to buy them.

"modern" became a synonymous for "trash"

 

[_-_AceDragon_-_]

Modern games are a time sponge compared to retro games. Often with less meaningful content per gaming hour. Classic example. Ff7 Vs remake.

Best of luck!

 

[TinRattler]

Enjoy being bored with the garbage out these days

 

[Matricks]

Spartans dont live that long.
Enjoy now than later as retro as Many modern games are Super Amazing gfx in this Timestream: AceCombat, ArmoredCore6, EldenRing, D Souls, ResidentEvils, SilentHill, etc.

 

[Mopeybloke]

I think you needn't avoid retro games for a full decade to avoid getting burnt out on them. It seems like you already are.