Simpler days of gaming

[rondoman]

I was thinkin how much we seem to demand perfection from our games nowadays instead of just always having fun.

I am to blame as much as anyone, as most of us can nitpick issues deemed small or large.

Remember back in the day? Look how far we have come:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zBfRD6qevM



I remember playing that game and how awewome it was.

Now we demand correct stats, lineups, player specific apparel, identical stadiums, etc. . . sometimes I think I just need to sit back and have a good time, because for every thing we all complain about that The Show does wrong or could do better, there are hundreds of things the game does right and phenominal.

I dunno, just up late and bored. . .

[bsb13]

lol, its funny you should mention this because I was thinking about the exact same thing about 30 minutes ago. I think a lot of it is because graphics look so much like the real thing these days that people expect games to play exactly like the real thing. Personally, I believe graphics have surpassed gameplay as far as realism goes. I think its been that way for awhile now.

I remember back in the day I didn't really care if the gameplay wasn't altogether realistic because the graphics were so unrealistic that you couldn't help but know that you were just playing a video game. The graphics are so good these days though, that when certain parts of the gameplay is unrealistic it stands out like a sore thumb.

Usually when I stop worrying about a game being totally realistic, I enjoy it much more.

[rondoman]

Quote: Originally Posted by bsb13

lol, its funny you should mention this because I was thinking about the exact same thing about 30 minutes ago. I think a lot of it is because graphics look so much like the real thing these days that people expect games to play exactly like the real thing. Personally, I believe graphics have surpassed gameplay as far as realism goes. I think its been that way for awhile now. I remember back in the day I didn't really care if the gameplay wasn't altogether realistic because the graphics were so unrealistic that you couldn't help but know that you were just playing a video game. The graphics are so good these days though, that when certain parts of the gameplay is unrealistic it stands out like a sore thumb. Usually when I stop worrying about a game being totally realistic, I enjoy it much more.

Excellent point. Like you said, flaws back then were easy to ignore because we all knew it was just a game. It looked like a game and played like one.

Now, and even moving forward, every graphical glitch is magnified because everything around it looks so real. Every gameplay glitch is magnified because of the technology and the demand for super realistic gameplay.

[SFGiantsPBA]

Quote: Originally Posted by rondoman

I was thinkin how much we seem to demand perfection from our games nowadays instead of just always having fun. I am to blame as much as anyone, as most of us can nitpick issues deemed small or large. Remember back in the day? Look how far we have come: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zBfRD6qevM I remember playing that game and how awewome it was. Now we demand correct stats, lineups, player specific apparel, identical stadiums, etc. . . sometimes I think I just need to sit back and have a good time, because for every thing we all complain about that The Show does wrong or could do better, there are hundreds of things the game does right and phenominal. I dunno, just up late and bored. . .

Dude your lucky to have the Nintendo I had to play the Atari Home Run but when they came out with a game with all fielder it was a God send!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enKB17VvE_w

[ProdigyPSU]

I still to this day fire up Ken Griffey Jr's MLB for the SNES. I will always love that game, even with its missing MLBPA license, lack of errors, and outfielders that can throw from the warning track to home plate without the ball bouncing...

I even overlooked the fact that the cartridge would seem to fail and reset all data about 70 games into a full 162 game schedule.

Man that game is awesome!

[DieHardYankee26]

That's very true. People now just don't know what they have. I remember when i used to sit up all night playing sports games that didn't even have people's names on them. I do understand though, because then games were not $60 a pop either though and as someone with a 360 (I have the Show for PSP) I'll be damned if I'm going to spend $60 for some half rate product that I can hardly enjoy playing.

[nmycon]

the first baseball game i ever played was All-Star Baseball 2003 for the Gamecube lol

it was the last game to have Barry Bonds in it, so that was kinda cool.

i used to just pop the game in a play for a couple of hours almost every day, now i cant even start a season if the stats and rosters arent correct

[dorismary]

I hear you brothers , I had more fun playing legends of Wrestlmania than any sports game this year .
I had to unlock thing ect , but it was mostly just having fun when video games were just fun not trying to be exact real life .