Rare: We don’t need to return to old franchises

[Scoobes]

Mr Puggsly said:

Scoobes said:

 

I'll repeat what I said before:

"...the games on the N64 were compared to all the greats of that gen on all consoles, (including the great games on the PS1) to the point where many want remakes or remakes are being made via PC mods. They were both critical and commercial successes. Critics review every game on every console and if they reviewed Rare games highly back then I'm inclined to believe they were among the best of that gen."

I'm more inclined to agree with the views of critics who play far more games than any of us than your personal opinion. Also, all games are "genuinely good for there time". Later generations will never be able to truly appreciate quality old games, especially from the early 3D era. e.g. The terrible controls on Metal gear Solid, yet it was and to me still is one of the best games ever created imo. Or the dated interface of Final Fantasy VII, yet still heralded as one of the greatest JRPGs created.

Like I said, those games might have been some of the best of their time. Perhaps reviewers were just happy N64 games worth playing finally existed so they inflated the scores. If I reviewed those games I know I wouldn't have given them high scores. But you're free to respect their opinions if you want.

Rare games haven't done a great job passing the test of time. However, Final Fantasy and Metal Gear has. Perhaps those are genuinely great games and the Rare titles were over rated?

Opinions change and those N64 games aren't look as good as they used to. But I can make a long list of PS1 games that are still awesome today.

I would say Goldeneye is still heralded as the local MP FPS of the 90s. A Source mod has even been made of it.

Has Metal Gear passed the test of time? Or Final Fantasy for that matter. The old games sell well on PSN but wouldn't Goldeneye, or Banjo sell well if released on WiiWare or Live? I would argue that the only reason those games "appear" to have stood the test of time is that they've had good quality sequels to keep the titles relevant and fresh in people's minds.