Games that have aged incredibly well.

[binvjoh]

Half Life 2.

I would never guess that it's from 2004.

 

[Sunrider]

Tetris?

Ok, Max Payne is still an amazing game.

I could not disagree more. I tried playing both Max Payne games recently, and I just couldn't do it.

OT: Zelda Wind Waker and Beyond Good and Evil, as previously stated.

 

[tehroc]

Most 2D games age well. Sure early Atari games have aged horribly, but they were never considered pretty to begin with.

As far as early 3D goes... Thief 1 and 2, Deus Ex, and System Shock 2 are all perfectly playabe, if only a tad polygon-challenged.

Deus Ex I couldn't get into, it's not the graphics. It's the lack of creature comforts such as autosave, I can't say how many, "Oh I haven't saved it in like 45 minutes..." I've had.

 

[legendp]

I know I will probably get flamed for this but I would say halo 1, the graphics are still good and the replay value is brilliant, especially on a laptop were you want to play something that want chew through your battery

 

[Gigano]

For me, Might & Magic VI and VII.

...probably because they were already fairly outdated from a technical and graphical perspective when they came out in the late 90's. Thus, those criteria most vulnerable to the test of time never factored into liking them in the first place.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

Over a decade later, Chrono Cross is still a wonderful experience.

 

[bulldogftw]

Pac-man it is STILL good.

 

[Gottesstrafe]

I noticed the newest "Games that have aged poorly" thread and decided to make a counter thread. What is a game that has aged astoundingly well?

Chess, obviously. The beta was first released in the 6th century, but it was all in Sanskrit so the developers had to make an English patch by the year 1000. The full version of the game was released around 15th century after the localization team adapted it to Western audiences.

For its time, it featured 4-D graphics, real time game play, interactive cutscenes, a unique wireless controller that offered amazing interactivity and physical feedback (no batteries required), peerless uninterrupted multiplayer free from server lag and without subscription fees, and highly polished gameplay and tutorials (although the Egyptains claimed that they all did it first and that the developers were just ripping off their game engine). It receives constant updates and patches to this very day, and recently has achieved cross platform availability, successful localization and poularity around the world, and smart enemy A.I. It has even become popular enough to be considered a sport by tourney fags (though casual players can still enjoy it too without it being ruined for them), though all the competitive servers nowadays are flooded by Russians the same way South Koreans flood the Star Craft II servers.

Some detractors might say that, as good as the game was back in the retro era, the absence of a plot, characterization, and strong narratives hamper the game compared to modern AAA games. To them I say pish-posh, Chess is a game purely about it's gameplay mechanics and doesn't need a story. It is a game in the purest sense, without the need to cross into movie or novel territory!

Anyway, yeah, Chess has aged amazingly.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Pretty much any 2D Mario platformer.

And I have a feeling KotOR would still be fun to play nowadays. But I can't do it again now I know the spoiler.

being the kotor fanatic that i am (just played and beat the first and second one for my near 70th time literally) i will say that personally, and alot of people who played it in the past will say yeah it's still amazing, however i have had a few friends who wanted to try it out say it's hard to get into...

which when i really thought about it, yeah, it can be kind of hard to get into, I will admit i do overlook the games flaws alot to enjoy the epicness it has


OT: Conkers bad fur day, love that game like a fat kid loves cake.

 

[Lord_Jaroh]

Final Fantasy, FFIV, FFVI, and Tactics have all aged well. I still play them to this day. Heroes of Might and Magic 3 is still mighty. Super C is still great. Castlevania: SOTN is awesome. Pretty much anything sprite based still holds some anti-aging ability. I find that most 3D games really show their age, even if they have great game mechanics. If I play them on a non-HD TV, they work much better.

 

[Vibhor]

Daggerfall. Just because nobody has done a game like that in a loooooooong time.

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

Wind Waker along with pretty much anything else heavily cell shaded. The more cell shading, the better the graphics age.

I'd also like to mention Mario Sunshine, that still looks better than Wii games and on par with a lot of next gen graphics.

god dammit now i want to go play that game again..

i had so much fun with that game compared to other mario's, i might just have to rebuy it again -_-

 

[Lewieroo0]

Skies of Arcadia still looks very nice, for the time it was truly something for the dreamcast, Especially the kickarse soundtrack.

 

[Sgt. Dante]

Most sprite based games are still quite good if they were good at the time. Sprites don't age. And tactics games hold up quite well, if you're into that kinda thing.

 

[Jinjiro]

Hmm. +1 for Worms, Jedi Academy and UT2004

I'd also like to nominate;

Theme Hospital - still awesome.
Micro Machines '96 (Genesis) - still amazing fun with a friend.

 

[unicron44]

I'm going with the enitre Tony Hawk series (Pro Skater to Proving Ground). The controls are tight and the game is always a blast to play.

 

[Zeriah]

Super Mario World + Super Mario All-stars (original or Wii version), Donkey Kong Country 1,2 and 3, Banjo Kazooie + Tooie, Ocarina of Time + Majora's Mask and Starcraft, Warcraft 3 and World of Warcraft (obviously). All of which I have played recently (within a year after finding my old SNES and N64) and have greatly enjoyed.

 

[Nopraptor]

the worms series
Pokemons
BG 1 & 2
icewind dale 1 & 2
fallout 1 & 2
Heroes of might and magic
planescape: torment
starcraft
worcraft 1-3
the Dawn of war series

etc etc etc

 

[Koroviev]

I still like the look of the original two KH games. Good times.

 

[Googenstien]

alot of the older 80s arcade games have aged well to me

Tetris
Arkanoid
Darius
pacman & ms pacman