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Are there games that you tried but just couldn't get into because they feel outdated? Games that, in theory, you would enjoy, but don't because the controls, graphics, writing, or mechanics just don't feel good anymore. Games that, compared to today, just don't hold up to your standards.

I recently tried playing Heroes of Might and Magic III, and I realized that a lot of the invisible language used through game design from that era, I do not understand. There are many things that the game didn't explain, and I assume they were just understood by players. Not only that, but I imagine there was a lot of crossover between video games and board games back then, so maybe that language was used as well. I ended up downloading a manual and putting it on my second screen and I get it and played it, but it just wasn't for me.

I also dropped Mirror's Edge, but this time it was because of the graphics. It looks and feels great, but the graphics give me a headache. There is way too much bloom, and for some reason, there are some parts that look like the imaginary lens has been covered in Vaseline. This didn't bother me before, but my eyes are not used to it anymore.

There are also games like the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games that I can't fully get into because they're missing mechanics from the later games. The levels and controls feel great, but they don't feel complete without those mechanics. It keeps me from enjoying the games as much as the others.

Please share yours!

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[–] De_Narm@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

Final Fantasy Tactics. I always hear its praise and apparently the story is really great, but... I just can't stand it. Despite being a massive fan of its sequel on the GBA.

I've had multiple story battles end before I even got a turn it, just because the NPC I was supposed to protect walked straight into his death. And that's kinda true for every NPC, in a game with permadeath and NPC companions for a big chunk of the inital hours. Sometimes you just gotta repeat a mission several times for a single chance to actually play and win.

You want to recruit monster? Great! Now they multiply like rabbits and your whole squad will forever be clogged with monsters.

Outside of NPC suicide, a lot of the battles are stomps. Either you know how to abuse the jobs and become a literal god or you kind of suffer, since once again permadeath. Oh, but even if you struggle through, you just get the most overpowered unit for free, making the last part mostly trivial anyways.

There a literal softlocks if you save right after a mission with a mandatory follow-up without being able to handle it. Your save will just throw you into a battle you cannot win.

It just feels like a game made before proper playtesting was a thing.

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[–] Hazzard@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)

My two are Morrowind, where I loved the quest design and lack of handholding, but the random hit chance and BS difficulty distribution were just... too much to handle.

And also, KOTOR, which I expected to love as a huge Star Wars fan, but the "stand around while dice are rolled" combat was just... exceptionally boring and tedious.

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[–] nyakojiru@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] MxM111@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Not to be confused with John Conway’s the game of life. That one is fine, a classic.

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[–] TwilightVulpine@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Persona 1 and 2. As a Persona fan I see some people saying how great they are, and the story does seem interesting, but I can't deal with that map movement, battle system and endless random battles.

Really, any RPG with random battles is a little harder to get into compared to overworld monsters you can avoid or target at your own pace.

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Even as a kid growing up with that stuff I hated the random battles.

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[–] Graphy@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Lord of the rings online looks terrible but I’ve always wanted to explore.

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[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Gta 5. Story progression is just awful. You play a mission, it ends and you're forced to do open world activities instead of continuing the story. Then just when you're getting into the groove in the open world you get a call to do a story mission and it turns out to be shooting imaginary aliens. The missions are too linear and short. Gunplay is weak. Also the characters feel like they were written for 10 year olds who think swear words are funny.

I'm hoping rdr2 is better

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[–] ashok36@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

You'll have to sail the high seas since it requires THUG2 which isn't for sale anymore but THUGPRO is a mod that will let you play classic Tony hawk levels with all the mechanics from later games.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (4 children)

I tried to play fallout 3 and new vegas after falling in love with fallout 4 but I just could not stomach it. The games looked ugly and controlled strangely. I had more fun and enjoyment playing the original fallout from the 90s.

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[–] FollyDolly@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm playing through Knights of the Old Republic right now. The only thing that makes the graphics tolerable is playing on my switch. The screen is small enough to minimize the bad graphics and jank. But if I was playing it on a TV or computer screen I wouldn't be able to continue. It hasn't aged well at all.

[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Well, if you do want to play on pc, KOTOR is an amazing game, and if you can't get past the old graphics, there are upscaling mods https://www.nexusmods.com/kotor/mods/1302?tab=files

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[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Mario 64. it's so frustrating.

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