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Old-School vs. New-School

01/18/2008 01:21 PM

Yeah, old school and new school games can both be fun. Being one or the other doesn't make it more or less fun.

What I also hate, is how people think games that are original are automatically more fun. If that was true, Unlimited SaGa would be the most fun game ever.

I have 1000 wii points burning a hole in my pocket...

01/18/2008 08:01 AM

That was Breath of Fire 1, ken. BoF2 has the dog guy.

Music problems

01/17/2008 04:34 PM

MIDIs are pretty shifty sometimes. The problem with them, is that it's completely hardware dependant. On my desktop, I have to turn the software synth on because the hardware MIDI gets stuck on notes randomly.

Games that are popular but you haven't played

01/17/2008 04:32 PM

There are some excellent shmups for PS2 and SNES, Liberty.

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Old-School vs. New-School

01/17/2008 04:30 PM

author=Euphorian link=topic=573.msg7683#msg7683 date=1200610004
Though I can understand a nostalgia factor, 'old-school' doesn't really seem practical. It would be more nostalgic to actually play the old school games, so trying to emulate that style seems like an excuse to laziness, counter-progressiveness... Well, I know that's not true, but still. Why regress on quality?

I have very little appreciation for the old school games personally. However, that could be because I've never even touched a SNES in my life, and don't have the attention span for games such as Earthbound.

You'd be surprised by how thought out "old school" games are. You don't need fancy dancy graphics to give a great gameplay experience or story. Graphics and sound are there to heighten the game, not make it.

author=kentona link=topic=573.msg7665#msg7665 date=1200602808
author=WIP link=topic=573.msg7662#msg7662 date=1200601656
I think the lack of honest feedback and people communicating is having a worse effect.
What do you mean by this, exactly? You mean when people review a developer's game, or do you mean a developer not being honest about his game being old school?

I mean there are worse things in the community than having oldschool games.