How Does Nostalgia Affect Gamers?

[d21lewis]

badgenome said:

d21lewis said:

I haven't given SH2 another go but my kid wanted me to play Silent Hill: Homecoming.  After about an hour I was like "Hey, how about I play a Silent Hill game that actually......good?"  So many great memories with SH3 but goddam.  So many locked doors, stupid enemies, bad voice acting (Heather is okay--and even the graphics are good), backtracking, horrible camera controls, and nonsensical character behavior--it's hard to believe there was a time when we put up with some of this bullshit.  Part of me is debating selling every non-rpg PS2 game I own.

After my aborted attempt at revisting SH, I actually found Homecoming to be kind of good. I mean, at least I could play it. But it's been 2-3 years now. Maybe this is just nostalgia speaking and I should replay it to see if it holds up, but I don't want to risk my okay-ish memories of it.

Yeah, my biggest problem with Homecoming was that I used an old save and I didn't know where I was trying to go.  After a few nights with SH3, I asked her if I could play Homecoming or Shattered Memories and just start from the beginning.  It was too late, though.  She wants to see how Heather's story plays out.  I'm kinda tempted to buy the newest Silent Hill.  If I can just make it through today, we'll have Resident Evil 6 tomorrow and her Silent Hill obssession will be forgotten.

 

Jet Grind Radio isn't as good as I remember, either.  The game is fun and the graphics hold up but technical issues and a HORRIBLE camera are making my run through the 360 version a bit frustrating.