Great games that have aged horribly?

[PurplePonyArcade]

Pokemon Red and Green. Or their less buggy later versions Pokemon Blue and Yellow are games I still technically like that are good RPGs. Bugs aside they really have aged poorly. Gold and Silver handicapped the series in a way but their age shows a bit but far less than Red and Green.

 

[Finis Rerum]

Mass Effect. A while ago I decided to do a full playthrough of all 3 games and yikes. Obviously the graphics are dated as hell, but I did not remember the combat in the first game to be that stilted

 

[Dalisclock]

Mass Effect. A while ago I decided to do a full playthrough of all 3 games and yikes. Obviously the graphics are dated as hell, but I did not remember the combat in the first game to be that stilted

The combat and the inventory system are the two most difficult thing to adjust to whenever I replay Mass Effect. For whatever flaws the sequels have(and they do have flaws), at least fixed both of those issues.

I recently finished replaying Metal Gear Solid, which I played once before back in the 2000's(I think). I know it was really big when it came out and no doubt was really impressive for 1998, but damn if it doesn't feel awkward in many respects today. Cutscenes and radio conversations that break the flow of action over and over again, Characters who prattle on and on about whatever(Liquid's ranting is particularly grating) and Boss fights in a game that really isn't designed around boss fights.

I appreciate what it was trying to do, but at times I couldn't help but think "Kojima, if you want to make a movie, make a movie".

 

[Rangaman]

Anything and everything from the 90s that can be described with the words "three dimensional platformer" is guaranteed to be crappier that you remember it being, though to varying degrees. On a scale from "Crash Bandicoot" to "Conker's Bad Fur Day" in fact.