curl-6 said:
I also miss how games back then had no hard drive installs or day 1 patches, and on cartridge systems, pretty much no load times. You could plug it in, turn it on, and play, with no BS getting between you and the action. I know I'm entered bitter old fart mode here, but I can't help feeling that for all the technological advances, games have gotten worse in a lot of ways over the last two decades. |
It's not bitterness or age. You say those things about yourself because you've been trained to think that way. Young people can't handle the fact that their shit has even a slight tinge of stink. Some things are black and white though and spending $49.99 in 2005 on a disc, which shipped 100% and fully tested, is one such case where arguing against it = stupid as hell.
Every progressive step since the end of the 16 bit era has brought along with it a door into a dark area. PS1 gave us CD play back which foreshawdowed "entertainment" boxes. Dreamcast gave us online gameplay which meant the ability to ship half complete games that were broken or glitchy on day 1. The Xbox gave us HDD which allowed for DLC, system updates, digital games...
Nothing is all rose colored but I prefer the 16 bit era and older consoles. Those were the days of true innovation and a plug and play simplicity that is all but dead.
