+1 (Gaming)

by CruelLEGACEY , Toronto, Thursday, May 04, 2017, 22:17 (2760 days ago) @ kidtsunami

• Overcooked
  
• Helldivers (and Magicka)
  
• Rocket League
  
• Snipper Clips
  
• Spelunky
  
• Gears Of War
  
• Mario Kart
  
• Lovers in a dangerous space time
  
• Sportsfriends
  
• Diablo 3
  
• Videoball

I have no idea WTF yall are talking about re: modern "couch co-op" games and the "fun" being gone

If it's a family event, a friend's ski trip, or just a random dinner party, I have had crazy fun times with hardened gamers and casual gamers alike rocking same screen co-op.

This is pure speculation, but I think nostalgia for retro games has as much to do with age as it does with the games themselves. As we get older, it becomes increasingly rare to truly "lose ourselves" in a game. Look at anyone in their 40s-60s that collects something... what do they collect? Something they loved when they were 10-15 years old. It's all based on Nostalgia.

I haven't enjoyed amother videogame console the way I enjoyed my N64. My years playing those games are the fondest gaming memories I have. But there was nothing done on the N64 that hasn't been done better since (with the possible exception of Kart Racers, but I digress ;p).

I think about this a lot with regards to Halo, actually. I truly believe Bungie's Halo games are better than 343's additions to the series, but even if 343's games were on the same level, I don't think they'd match my feelings for Halo 1-Reach because I'm just not at that point in my life anymore.