Because back then they didn't have fancy graphics and world design to hide behind...developers actually had to make GOOD games with (at least in the case of RPGs) GOOD stories if they wanted people to buy their product.Fappy said:
And let's not forget one of the greatest RPGs of all time: Secret of Mana.TehCookie said:
Pfft. You realize people were saying the EXACT SAME THING in the 90's about 80's games, right? In fact the 90's marked the advent of the video card and the CD ROM, so we had the inevitable glut of flashy, trashy nonsense to take advantage of the new technology.RJ 17 said:
Hey, my MOTHER was a Luddite!!!BloatedGuppy said:
Just kidding, I never said that they weren't saying the same thing in the 90's about games in the 80's, I'm just pointing out that - in general - as game technology improves games begin to become more and more about "What can we do with all this stuff?" and less about "What do we want to do with this game?" FF13 is a perfect example of this. Granted, I've never actually played it since I gave up on the franchise after 10, but from what I've heard it's a pretty visually beautiful game that...plays itself.
Nonsense. People hack on Bioware, and the ending of ME3 was a travesty, but storytelling in gaming has done nothing but improve by leaps and bounds. It still has a long way to go, and Planescape is still a depressing standout, but we've gone from BAD DUDES to Bioshock. We've gone from Gauntlet to Diablo. We've gone from Wizardry to Witcher. The problem is that your expectations are getting higher. And that's a good problem for the medium to have.RJ 17 said:Hey, my MOTHER was a Luddite!!!
Personally I think the SNES generation had the best balance of game design and game play, but beyond that my point remains that as technology improves, story telling declines (in general). Look at Rage as another great example. BEAUTIFUL graphics and game design, yet surprisingly linear with a weak story and an ending that makes ME 3's ending look blindingly brilliant.
There are, of course, exceptions to what I've said. The only absolute in the universe is that there are no absolutes in the universe (and that statement is, itself, an absoluteBloatedGuppy said:Nonsense. People hack on Bioware, and the ending of ME3 was a travesty, but storytelling in gaming has done nothing but improve by leaps and bounds. It still has a long way to go, and Planescape is still a depressing standout, but we've gone from BAD DUDES to Bioshock. We've gone from Gauntlet to Diablo. We've gone from Wizardry to Witcher. The problem is that your expectations are getting higher. And that's a good problem for the medium to have.RJ 17 said:Hey, my MOTHER was a Luddite!!!
Personally I think the SNES generation had the best balance of game design and game play, but beyond that my point remains that as technology improves, story telling declines (in general). Look at Rage as another great example. BEAUTIFUL graphics and game design, yet surprisingly linear with a weak story and an ending that makes ME 3's ending look blindingly brilliant.
). However, as I said previously, I'm speaking in a general sense.
