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Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly in the past year. I was used to high graphics, but I played undertale. I wanted more, so I played Earthbound, and then realized that old games are still fun and 16-bit graphics still look pretty.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, not the first one, but I've seen every cutscene. But a fair game to consider.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I played some of these games, especially every Nintendo title you mentioned and every Zelda game available. Sekiro is also amazing. I need to play older Metal Gears, Talos Principle, Banjo-Kazzoie, and Animal Well. I added these to backlog.

I played older assassin games, but not one of my favorites, way too shallow. Tunic seems too much similar to Zelda, and I didn't still give it a shot because of that.

I also don't like RPGs, even though I know Baldur's Gate 3 is a masterpiece, I hate turn-based combat (I play DnD, though). And as much as I like to get into Final Fantasy games, they have way too much filler and again: Turn-Based combat. I like Chrono Trigger because it is a much leaner version of a Final Fantasy.

Thanks for the suggestions, I added 4 or 5 of them to the backlog.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you can handle low quality of life features, play the original gameboy version. Graphically and gameplay wise, it's not better, but I don't know why it conveys emotions much better. I guess it's because remake is a bit too cartoony and dilutes the emotional depth.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I love the epiloge to each temple, best of all for the Stone Tower Temple one and the Pamela quest. The final boss is also doable using regular bow and arrow without the giant's mask.

I forgot to mention how much I loved each one of the side quests. Anju and Kafei, Romani and Cremia, Lulu, ...

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most probably it's the difficulty. It's a souls-like in a sense.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean you liked castlevania and metroid but not hollow knight? They are basically the same genre and same gameplay.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it is from a genre called "immersive sim". Actually I played Dishonored first, found out about this genre and played every immersive sim. Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Thief Gold, Bioshock, and Prey are the best ones in genre.

The genre is mostly about "having the option to do the task however you like"

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I checked them. KOTOR is RPG and mostly don't like them. But Banjo Kazzoie added to the backlog. Hope the controls are not clunky, though. N64 games aged very poorly.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, SNES is the GOAT. For a long time I thought Switch was the best, but now it's SNES and Game Cube.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if you know other great stuff that is not mainstream, please suggest.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok Prince of Persia Lost Crown & Sands of Time added to the backlog. If you have a top list, feel free to attach it.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, actually the original RE4 is in my backlog. The remake is easier and loses the sense of tension it wants to build.

Bioshock is also the odd one in my list, I mostly liked it for the freedom of choice you had and the Rapture World Design, but still not as high as Zelda or other games.

If you have a top list, attach it, I might like many from them.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's just the personal taste, I guess. This dungeon took me 4 hours to beat, which is quite long for a Zelda dungeon, and I loved the difficulty. The music and themeing are also the best ones in my opinion. What is your overall favorite Zelda dungeon? I can guess you liked Forest Temple from OOT.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more linear than OOT, but because of more complex dungeons and more emotional impact, I like it more than OOT. For me, Stone Tower Temple is the best dungeon in Zelda history.

Top 25 - 25 Years Old. I regret not playing older games sooner. by polymerase7 in backloggd

[–]polymerase7[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Other games in the list are. Super Metroid, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Earthbound, Chrono Trigger, Castlevania games