Oh for sure, I understand what you're saying. I wasn't trying to imply you were crapping on Starfox or anything. I was just using it as a way to agree with you that some N64 games really do hold up well. I have a soft spot in my heart for Rogue Squadron as well. I would definitely buy a new copy for my new N64 (lost everything in a fire) but I got my hands on the Steam version. I'm going to have to boot it up and have the nostalgia crash over me.American Tanker said:Oh don't get me wrong, Space Furries isn't a bad game, just limited compared to Rogue Squadron. (Plus the fur factor... The less said about that, the better.)JUMBO PALACE said:Dude, I was playing Starfox 64 last night and my god was it fun.
With more different ships to fly, more different kinds of missions to complete and larger open levels to explore, Rogue Squadron just feels like a genuinely better experience to me.
You remember the code for the Naboo Starfighter, right? That thing is so overpowered...JUMBO PALACE said:Oh for sure, I understand what you're saying. I wasn't trying to imply you were crapping on Starfox or anything. I was just using it as a way to agree with you that some N64 games really do hold up well. I have a soft spot in my heart for Rogue Squadron as well. I would definitely buy a new copy for my new N64 (lost everything in a fire) but I got my hands on the Steam version. I'm going to have to boot it up and have the nostalgia crash over me.
Gameplay always trumps graphics.AzrealMaximillion said:Sometimes I agree with the "you don't need graphics" argument, but you always need the game to play well.
I'd say a fair bit of the time graphics are just as important. And graphics aren't just how pretty a game looks. Its about how well it looks in motion. Or if the art style works well with the gameplay. Or if the graphics don't clips through things in a way that affects otherwise good gameplay.American Tanker said:Gameplay always trumps graphics.AzrealMaximillion said:Sometimes I agree with the "you don't need graphics" argument, but you always need the game to play well.
Good gameplay can make a game that looks like shit into an actually worthwhile experience. But no amount of graphical quality can make up for shitty gameplay.
The N64 games I cited in my post way back on the first page, I generally cited because of gameplay. Don't tell me: You never played Hydro Thunder, or Rush, or Rogue Squadron. Did you?hentropy said:For me, I can't really name any N64 game that holds up visually...
It's awesome to see another Killer Is Dead fan! Did you ever get special collector's edition?AzrealMaximillion said:Killer is Dead
All games I listed still play extremely well and still look very awesome. Sometimes I agree with the "you don't need graphics" argument, but you always need the game to play well.
If only they would make Modern Warfare Remastered standalone. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.Paragon Fury said:You know it, you love it, it spawned a series that won't stop living off the amazing experience of this game;
Yep, Call of Duty 4.
Call of Duty 4 remains to this day one of the best games made. It had an amazing, well-paced and excellently executed campaign with one of the best single missions in any FPS - All Ghillied Up - and a great multiplayer that while it had it's imbalances (M16 and Juggernaut) was still great to play.
I did actually like Hydro Thunder, though I played it mostly in the arcade rather than the N64. The textures on the boats and water are pretty good, so I can give it a pass, but environments seemed to look bad almost uniformly. I also played Rogue Squadron (though I haven't actually played it since the 90s, hence why it's not at the forefront of my mind). But it is pretty good, I'll give you that one. I never played SF Rush but looking videos of that in motion (looking at several different videos for fairness)... yeah it looks kinda bad to me actually. All the textures were muddy and the cars only resembled cars in shape and function. It seemed ambitious and you can tell they tried, but god help you if you freeze-frame on one of those city scenes.American Tanker said:The N64 games I cited in my post way back on the first page, I generally cited because of gameplay. Don't tell me: You never played Hydro Thunder, or Rush, or Rogue Squadron. Did you?hentropy said:For me, I can't really name any N64 game that holds up visually...
Ah, Heroes 3 - that's a classic and fun to play with friends that are into the game. Also thanks for making me want to play Age of Empires again. I put way too many hours into that game back in the day, just building up an epic little village the way I wanted it to be while I held off the enemy who was clearly jealous of my town.chrissx2 said:Hmm where to start :
Get the Age of Empire 2 HD from steam! I've put almost 500h into it. It's soo much fun! There are 3 new expansion packs that came out in recent years (I think the most recent one came out last or this year). It also has integrated Steam Workshop, so there are some nice mods for it.SmugFrog said:Ah, Heroes 3 - that's a classic and fun to play with friends that are into the game. Also thanks for making me want to play Age of Empires again. I put way too many hours into that game back in the day, just building up an epic little village the way I wanted it to be while I held off the enemy who was clearly jealous of my town.chrissx2 said:Hmm where to start :