I believe you are misreading the subject of this thread. I do agree with you that nostalgia can color your opinions of older games. However, this thread is the best of all time. Does the best of all time only includes games from the past couple years? I don't believe it does, it should take into account all games. Goldeneye really was a revolutionary title, and I believe it should receive acclaim for that.ciortas1 said:Meh. I can only conclude you haven't played any new games with answers like this. I mean really, I had fun playing a lot of foul shit when I was a kid, but as I grow older and play more and more games, I realise just how much of a crap game something that I liked as a kid was. It doesn't diminish from the fun I had playing all those years ago, it means it would be a shitfest if I played it now.
Oh god yes.GiantRaven said:It's worth playing just for the cutscenes! =Dhazabaza1 said:Timesplitters: FP.
Fuck your Goldeneye and your Perfect Dark, gimmie my monkey gun and dual assault rifles!
Tell me, d'ya honestly think the FPS genre would be the same without titles like Doom and Goldeneye? Let's say your favorite FPS was CoD4, and when BlOps came out, which is basically the same thing in terms of gamelay mechanics (just with added features and minor tweaks) but improves a bit on the original, would you call it the best game in the series?ciortas1 said:Nostalgia can make a piece of shit game seem bearable in retrospect. Or some fun had with a game seem like the most fun you've ever had in your (gaming) life. It has distorting qualities.Raiyan 1.0 said:snip
Which is why, if you liked it so much when you were younger, try playing it now and see how it measures up to the more recent games. If it still makes you giggle or shit your pants from the awesomeness or whatever, go ahead and still call it your favourite. Just be honest with yourself.
Like the person who just said Goldeneye and Doom are unsurpassed. Fucking seriously guys.
Tell me, d'ya honestly think the FPS genre would be the same without titles like Doom and Goldeneye? Let's say your favorite FPS was CoD4, and when BlOps came out, which is basically the same thing in terms of gamelay mechanics (just with added features and minor tweaks) but improves a bit on the original, would you call it the best game in the series?ciortas1 said:Nostalgia can make a piece of shit game seem bearable in retrospect. Or some fun had with a game seem like the most fun you've ever had in your (gaming) life. It has distorting qualities.Raiyan 1.0 said:snip
Which is why, if you liked it so much when you were younger, try playing it now and see how it measures up to the more recent games. If it still makes you giggle or shit your pants from the awesomeness or whatever, go ahead and still call it your favourite. Just be honest with yourself.
Like the person who just said Goldeneye and Doom are unsurpassed. Fucking seriously guys.
there just isn't any point for being snooty about peoples choices, in no way did it effect you or your choice, you don't know if they play it constantly or not, or if they play fps's anymore, so being overly confrontational about it is elitist and stupid over nothing..ciortas1 said:Mmmkay. Do you want a pat on the back and a banana for your attempt at an argument?gmaverick019 said:snip
I was railing at people's decision to hold nostalgia as the best indicator as to the quality of a game. Ending with a challenge to those people to play those games again and see if they measure up to their standards. If they don't, they're no longer their favourite. Simple as that.
Now, having played through HL2 literally 2 weeks ago and still having played the HL2eathmatch again today, I can say that it absolutely does measure up to mine.