Salluz Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Okay, well, games and series that don't completely pass away. Yeah, so it's that time of year, right? Holiday seasons, yessir! So, anyway, as a mid-gen gamer (gameplay frequency = moderate), I was just playing classic Dreamcast games with my best friends. I thought to myself about why the games never died out. I found out that there are aspects in certain games that keep the game fresh for various reasons: Multiplayer/Online competition: as long as there are new/many people to play, you may find yourself enjoying the game @ age 70. Competition is never boring. Examples: SSB series, Halo (but I almost never play it), some of the MarioParty games (almost never play those unless I'm with kids), Power Stone 1/2, MarioKart Large character selection (Mortal Kombat) Multiplayer Co-op (Street Fighter Alpha 3! 2-on-1? Hell yeah!) Random outcome Decent controls requiring marginal skill (Street Fighter series, anything like it such as the Capcom or SNK series) Balanced luck Emotional Depth (Castlevania series, Chrono Trigger) Incredible stories (SA2B, Chrono Trigger again, lol) Strong suitability to one's mood (anything good) Guess that's it, unless anyone else would like to post more preferences and reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dhsu Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Wait, a Sonic game with a good story? This I have to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNY Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Seriously, Sonic is supposed to be played with the same mentality of watching porn. You don't do it for the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 HAHAHA! Well, I just thought that Shadow's appearance/history was badass, but apart from that, hell no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lime Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Quirkiness (Katamari Damacy, Pikmin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombie Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 being fucking amazing (killer 7) this is for multiple reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiredzombie Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Seriously, Sonic is supposed to be played with the same mentality of watching porn. You don't do it for the story. I lol'd idk, the only sonic game i can say that i disliked (i grew up with sonic) was SAB2 for the gc holy shit, i could do better voice acting with my ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted December 10, 2008 Author Share Posted December 10, 2008 Yeah, the voices were less-than-par... I liked the emotional gameplay (Knuckles, Rouge, Shadow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
po! Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 i guess Mega Man fits into the "decent controls" category... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overflow Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Would Animal Crossing count? It's not really ever supposed to end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMetal Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Some games never die because of emotional ties. Golden Sun, Advance Wars, and Banjo Kazooie all mark big periods of my life. I mean, those games are all SUPER AWESOME, but in addition to that, they're special to me because like a good friend, there were there for me in hard times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCvgluvr Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 You should add extensive customization to that list. Gamers eat that **** up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHands Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Three epic games. If you have a solid block of three games in a franchise, it'll survive, no matter how bad it becomes. They don't even have to be a block, just make sure you've got them in relatively close proximity. This has worked for Final Fantasy, Mega Man, Spyro, Mortal Kombat, Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Castlevania, Guitar Hero, and the Sim-series. As long as you have three good games, people will remember them and pretend that the newest incarnation is just as good, but not showing it yet. Then they beat the game, sigh, and play one of the old three again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avatar of Justice Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I love Chrono Trigger dearly, but emotional depth? The only part I recall having any interesting emotional depth is the relationship between Lucca and Robo. Read more books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Native Jovian Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I love Chrono Trigger dearly, but emotional depth? The only part I recall having any interesting emotional depth is the relationship between Lucca and Robo. Read more books. QFT. Video games are bad at telling stories. I mean, they don't have to be, but they generally are. Where was that one YouTube link to someone-or-other on the forums here talking about video games and storytelling...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwaltzvald Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 QFT. Video games are bad at telling stories. I mean, they don't have to be, but they generally are. Where was that one YouTube link to someone-or-other on the forums here talking about video games and storytelling...? Probably this..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlagshipAmadeus Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I will probably never stop playing Soul Calibur II. My friends and I have been playing it consistently since it came out, sometimes I play with my cousins, sometimes I play with my dad, and someday I will probably play with my children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salluz Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 I will probably never stop playing Soul Calibur II. My friends and I have been playing it consistently since it came out, sometimes I play with my cousins, sometimes I play with my dad, and someday I will probably play with my children. What about the fourth? I didn't care for the third nor the first, just the second. They even had Yoda and Darth Vader in it, but that doesn't make it good. I ask b/c I haven't played it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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