Words Of Wisdom on 22 April 2008
| Kyros said: So fun is like some radioactive isotope that decays over time? To be honest yes it is. Times change. For movies, songs and video games. More for some (I cannot play PS1 3D games amymore its pretty awful) Less for others (I still play Commander Keen once in a while.) But that was not what I meant. 120m PS2 owners already had the chance to buy it. So re-releasing it pretty much unchanged on the next generation of consoles just doesn't have the same Wow factor than the first time. It was a AAA game, Now its a classic. |
Some mediums age better than others whether they be games, sports, TV shows, music...etc. Even within games some age better than others. I like to say that everything is awesome and great when it's new but it's when it's 3 months old that someone can give a fair impression on. Games that were amazing graphics-wise in their day usually age very badly because graphic technology will pass them by and nothing will keep them going. Meanwhile, games that focus on great gameplay will live on long after their time comes and goes.
An okay (by no means the best) example of the former is FF7.
A great example of the latter is Tetris.
