Old but gold - what are you playing?

[zelda2fanboy]

Nuttin'. I'm sort of waiting until I get a job / some xmas money. Really, games aren't interesting me that much anymore. I'm considering Morrowind for Xbox from a used game store, but I honestly don't really want the headache of whether it will work properly in my 360. I'm thinking of preordering Assassin's Creed 3 for a discount at Best Buy and that about does it for my new games purchases for the year. I want Borderlands 2, but only if it's cheap. I have Saints Row 2 and 3 "sitting on my shelf," but I played about an hour of 2 and couldn't stand the weird controls or hideous graphics. I did go back and play some Geometry Wars Galaxies for a little bit and had some fun. The Kirby Anniversary box is also appealing, but I don't want to spend the money.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I was playing through Kingdom Hearts 2, but I got kinda bored with it, plus I knew I'd have to suffer through that Little Mermaid shit. "Finnie fun!" *shudder*

Soooo... I might go and play Resident Evil 4... again. I also need to bide my time till the release of Okami HD.

 

[Squilookle]

GTA: Vice City. My current re-re-replay.

Maybe you can help me with something: Back in my playthrough I got obsessed with the Bloodring- mastering control of your derby car on the uneven ground with cars exploding all around you was just about the best minigame GTA ever had for me. To win you had to rack up one minute's worth of time, but once I beat that it became 2... then 3... etc.

Do you know if it ever reaches an end? Or does it go on forever?

 

[Dusty Donuts]

Destruction Derby Raw and Gran Turismo 2.
I swear, I have no idea how I did all this crap when I was younger. I thought the games got easier when you get older.

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

Neverwinter Nights! Man I love that game! So fun, although it was a game where you can make the game really really damn hard by not planning skills and the like early on!

I do love the game though!

 

[deathzero021]

I always come back to classic DOOM and HEXEN.

 

[Ready2Go]

I played a lan party of age of mythology, shit it was like a shotgun of nostalga.

 

[GonzoGamer]

You've run out of games, don't feel like playing the new ones or are just in a mood for a good kick straight in the nostalgia.
What is the choice of the well mannered gaming community of the Escapist?

Starting this thread is GTA: Vice City. My current re-re-replay.

Crazy missions.

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Awesome characters.

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Fucking brilliant soundtrack [http://tinyurl.com/d4kp4ap]

Also it looks bitchin' in 3D.

Good choice OP.
Before Borderlands2 came out, I was playing through San Andreas again. I love last gens GTAs, even the "Stories."
I was also popping Burnout Revenge in the ps2; I've taken to playing crash junctions and takedowns with the Blues Bros soundtrack playing.

relevent capcha: play again

...why yes I think I will

 

[GamingAwesome1]

The original Shin Megami Tensei game for SNES.

Is actually surprisingly enjoyable considering how old it is and what genre. Older RPG's don't tend to be stellar, or at least compel me in the same way.

 

[The Cliffe]

The original Shin Megami Tensei game for SNES.

Is actually surprisingly enjoyable considering how old it is and what genre. Older RPG's don't tend to be stellar, or at least compel me in the same way.

Is there a localized version of SMT1 floating around or are you just one of those crazy geniuses that can read Japanese?

 

[Old Father Eternity]

Tiberian Sun.
Why does it belong under this category? ... the music for one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBRDayaDg8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_QYIkd5wz4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj0yNUyzRuA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrbZg8W3rdE&feature=BFa&list=SP134E8DAAEC290B33
Klepacki was did some pretty darn good work

 

[SoranMBane]

Half-Life: Opposing Force, of course.

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To be entirely honest, I actually like Opposing Force slightly more than Half-Life 1. It's like a shorter but sweeter version of Half-Life, that adds all sorts of cool extra features to that original formula while also stripping out some of the more obnoxious stuff (there's significantly less platforming than in Half-Life 1, for instance). Whenever I find myself in the mood for a nice old school shooter, Opposing Force is usually the one I'll turn to, especially now that Black Mesa pretty much makes Half-Life 1 obsolete.

And speaking of Black Mesa, here's hoping that Operation Black Mesa [http://www.moddb.com/mods/operation-black-mesa] can be nearly as good.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

I'm currently playing God Hand again and just started downloading the Black Mesa mod. I know God Hand isn't that old, but still. I love it so much.

 

[alittlepepper]

Been playing wing commander three lately. I actually never played it before, but I'm enjoying it. Despite it's hair pulling frustration. I remember playing the very first one on Sega CD almost to completion when I was little, so I've always had a little bit of a soft spot for the WC series. Maybe that's why I haven't rage quit this fracking game yet.

 

[Sangreal Gothcraft]

System shock 2 and Some Realms of Arcadia..quite interesting games

 

[Saladfork]

Well, I played Planescape: Torment not too long ago. That was really really good.

 

[Joabbuac]

I shivered with nostalgia looking at them Vice City shots, wish i had a ps2 still....My oldie lately has been hitman 2 and now Hitman Contracts...giving the old series a play before absolution - Ive forgotten some of the old games levels so im working them out all over again, feels like a brand new game.

 

[lunavixen]

I just reblitzed through Golden Axe on the mega drive and am reworking on the old spyro games (The first one, gateway to glimmer and year of the dragon), next up is sonic 3 and knuckles

 

[Eldrig]

Nuttin'. I'm sort of waiting until I get a job / some xmas money. Really, games aren't interesting me that much anymore. I'm considering Morrowind for Xbox from a used game store, but I honestly don't really want the headache of whether it will work properly in my 360. I'm thinking of preordering Assassin's Creed 3 for a discount at Best Buy and that about does it for my new games purchases for the year. I want Borderlands 2, but only if it's cheap. I have Saints Row 2 and 3 "sitting on my shelf," but I played about an hour of 2 and couldn't stand the weird controls or hideous graphics. I did go back and play some Geometry Wars Galaxies for a little bit and had some fun. The Kirby Anniversary box is also appealing, but I don't want to spend the money.

I would suggest not getting Morrowind for Xbox. It has crazy bad framerate and loading time issues at times (an issue with a lot of xbox games run on the 360) but also the fact that with mods and the price of morrowind on steam, getting it for pc is a far better choice in my opinion. In the end, even if you have a crap pc, it likely can still run a game from the early 2000s. Also, if you have a mid to high range computer, the graphics modscan really spice up the game to make it a comparatively quite visually great game.

 

[havoc33]

I'm recently bought Wip3out:Special Edition, as I found out I had lost my original game that I THOUGHT I had laying in my collection. This is why you should always think twice about borrowing out your games to mates, people. Anyways, the game is totally AWESOME. This was the pinnacle of the series IMO, they got everything just right. The minimalistic, smooth graphics. Pumping soundtrack. Excellent courses, and finely tuned gameplay. A classic.

I've also started up FFVI again, as I downloaded it from PSN. I bought it years ago when it was re-released on the PSX, but never finished it due to the horrible lag everytime you wanted to go into the menu screen. Seriously, the game takes twice as long to finish just because of it! To my disappointment, the lag is also there on the PSN download, but this time I'm gonna finish it for sure. I'm loving the story so far, it's really pure FF magic from a time when SquareSoft knew what the hell they were doing.

I also saw Blackthorne/Blackhawk for the SNES in my local retroshop, considering picking it up!