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- Oct 27, 2019
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- Shenmue
- Currently playing
- Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (PS4)
Before i start i just want to say as always that everything i will write here is not a fact is just my opinion, if you disagree it's okay, i respect different opinions.
I really think i have an unpopular opinion, a lot of people think that games age poorly and that games have a expiration date, I don't agree with this things, i want to reflect about this here.
One day i saw one person saying that Virtua Fighter 2 aged really poorly, so i thought this... at the time of the release VF 2 was fun, but now just because a lot of years passed and we have modern games it means that VF 2 is not good anymore? it means that VF 2 don't have value anymore? i don't agree with this things.
Some people think that Shenmue aged poorly, so games will only be good at the time of release? a lot of years will pass and the game will not be good anymore and will lose its value? for me of course it will continue to have value, Shenmue will always be a good game for me. Shenmue was released in 1999 and i played the game from beggining to the end for the first time in 2015 and now i'm a Shenmue fan.
When Shenmue III released people said that the game ignored 18 years of evolution, people said this just because Shenmue III have the same style of gameplay as the previous games in the series, it is wrong to make a game today with a different gameplay? in my opinion of course not, it is just a different style, different games and styles are good for the game industry.
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was released in 2010, in 2021 i played the game again after a lot of years without playing and i enjoyed my time with the game, i had a lot of fun with this game in 2010, the game won't change so when i decided to play in 2021 i was sure i was gonna enjoy the game again, and this is what happened because to me games are art.
Resident Evil 4 was released in 2005, at the time i enjoyed a lot, if i play today i know i will continue to enjoy, the game won't change so i know i will enjoy again, modern games will not change this for me, better graphics will not change this for me, time will not change this for me.
SEGA released VF V Ultimate Showdown this year, i have the first version of VF V for PS3, if i play this version now i know i will enjoy again, the game will not change, at the time i enjoyed playing this game and time will not change this for me.
SEGA released Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, this means that the classic PSO2 lost its value and is not good anymore? i played New Genesis and i'm enjoying it, but i can say for sure that i will always love classic PSO2 and time will not change this.
Old Tomb Raider games, i enjoyed at the time and i know if i play today i will enjoy again, the gameplay of the old Tomb Raider games are harder, especially about jumping to another place, but the games didn't changed so i know i will enjoy again. i could go on and on but i think i made my point here.
There are so many old games that i want to play for the first time and i will probably enjoy them, for example i never played Parasite Eve for the first Playstation, i know this game is from 1998, i just want to play and have a good time with the game, this is my mindset and i love old games, i even think old graphics are beautiful for example Donkey Kong Country for SNES, beauty really is on the eye of the beholder in my opinion.
Music is art, movies are art, books are art, mangas are art, animes are art, drawing is art, painting is art, and games? games are art and can resist the passage of time? for me definitely yes, games are art and don't have a expiration date.
To end my post i want to share here a good video about this subject, i agree with a lot of things this person said.
No, it's not "dated". It's art
I really think i have an unpopular opinion, a lot of people think that games age poorly and that games have a expiration date, I don't agree with this things, i want to reflect about this here.
One day i saw one person saying that Virtua Fighter 2 aged really poorly, so i thought this... at the time of the release VF 2 was fun, but now just because a lot of years passed and we have modern games it means that VF 2 is not good anymore? it means that VF 2 don't have value anymore? i don't agree with this things.
Some people think that Shenmue aged poorly, so games will only be good at the time of release? a lot of years will pass and the game will not be good anymore and will lose its value? for me of course it will continue to have value, Shenmue will always be a good game for me. Shenmue was released in 1999 and i played the game from beggining to the end for the first time in 2015 and now i'm a Shenmue fan.
When Shenmue III released people said that the game ignored 18 years of evolution, people said this just because Shenmue III have the same style of gameplay as the previous games in the series, it is wrong to make a game today with a different gameplay? in my opinion of course not, it is just a different style, different games and styles are good for the game industry.
Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 was released in 2010, in 2021 i played the game again after a lot of years without playing and i enjoyed my time with the game, i had a lot of fun with this game in 2010, the game won't change so when i decided to play in 2021 i was sure i was gonna enjoy the game again, and this is what happened because to me games are art.
Resident Evil 4 was released in 2005, at the time i enjoyed a lot, if i play today i know i will continue to enjoy, the game won't change so i know i will enjoy again, modern games will not change this for me, better graphics will not change this for me, time will not change this for me.
SEGA released VF V Ultimate Showdown this year, i have the first version of VF V for PS3, if i play this version now i know i will enjoy again, the game will not change, at the time i enjoyed playing this game and time will not change this for me.
SEGA released Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, this means that the classic PSO2 lost its value and is not good anymore? i played New Genesis and i'm enjoying it, but i can say for sure that i will always love classic PSO2 and time will not change this.
Old Tomb Raider games, i enjoyed at the time and i know if i play today i will enjoy again, the gameplay of the old Tomb Raider games are harder, especially about jumping to another place, but the games didn't changed so i know i will enjoy again. i could go on and on but i think i made my point here.
There are so many old games that i want to play for the first time and i will probably enjoy them, for example i never played Parasite Eve for the first Playstation, i know this game is from 1998, i just want to play and have a good time with the game, this is my mindset and i love old games, i even think old graphics are beautiful for example Donkey Kong Country for SNES, beauty really is on the eye of the beholder in my opinion.
Music is art, movies are art, books are art, mangas are art, animes are art, drawing is art, painting is art, and games? games are art and can resist the passage of time? for me definitely yes, games are art and don't have a expiration date.
To end my post i want to share here a good video about this subject, i agree with a lot of things this person said.
No, it's not "dated". It's art
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