HappySqurriel on 06 February 2008
The games that have the most staying power are (generally) games that have an excellent and mature gameplay mechanic; this is why a game like Tetris, the legend of Zelda:OoT or Mario 64 are still so well received today. At the same time games with less technical flaws (like load times) age far better than those that have these same flaws; this is why so many people I know still enjoy N64 games but hate many of the best Playstation games.
Games that age poorly tend to be games with gameplay mechanics which are constantly evolving, have storylines that are dated, have many technical flaws, or are focused on graphics above gameplay.
