Do you play current or retro games?

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Agreed. Apparently people put so much stock in the average score on metacritic, that all they really care about is that number. But, do they stop to consider what that means? Do those who even read reviews read between the lines and treat them as opinion pieces, as opposed to the bible? Is it really a total disaster for a mainstream title to have a metascore below 90/100?


I was speaking in terms of sales, as opposed to ratings, though that can also translate into ratings, which is part of the reason why I stopped reading reviews quite a while ago. I'm not saying all reviewers are like that, but a lot of them tend to praise the so called "AAA" titles, while being more critical of anything that dares to be a little bit different. But, I never said all games that are different sell poorly, or that they all get bad scores on metacritic. I just said that that tends to be the case. There are exceptions, which I'm glad for. The Portal series is a prime example of how to take a neat idea, and combine it with popular gameplay mechanics to create something new, and to my knowledge, it has done really well. But, there are other examples of reasonably successful games that took risks. Heavy Rain didn't do too bad, and it was an experiment with a completely different style of gameplay than the norm, and pushed the boundaries of videogames as a narrative medium.

But, for every different title that successful, there are plenty of games like Folklore and Brutal Legend, that don't sell nearly a quarter as well as they deserve to, and end up being underrated. In both cases, sales weren't enough to warrant a sequel. I'm glad Double Fine has continued to make downloadable games, and they're one of my favorite modern devs, but I wish they still made disc based games. I recall a time when games like the ones I mentioned would do reasonably well, but it seems like it's now an uphill battle for any dev who has the nerve to make anything that isn't a total ripoff of the common fps or hack and slash formula that we see so much of today.

Both! I've been playing a little bit of Ultima III, one of 1983's hottest games.

I play both but probably mostly retro. I have a Wii but no other current gen consoles, though I really want a 3DS. My absolute favourite console of all time has to be the Mega Drive (Genesis) and after that my PS2 probably gets the most use for both PS1 and PS2 games. I collect classic consoles from 16-bit era on, I have a Master System but that's mainly to complete my Sega console collection, from which I'm missing a 32X and a Game Gear (not counting the SG-1000 as that was never released in Europe).

Favourite game I can't choose between Sonic 2 and 3. I don't play much in the way of PC games but I love Black & White and Theme Hospital.

to be honest i play both, through i do prefer in my heart of hearts retrogaming, just cause i prefer the look, style and the instant trip back to my childhood everytime i switch on my Mega Drive(Genesis), but also getting to own consoles i wanted as a kid now i can afford them as a adult, main one for me being the Neo Geo AES and maybe the Sega Nomad for a close 2nd, plus collecting retro hardware is one of my main AS intrests, nothing beats the feeling of playing a retro game on real hardware^^

No-one here who is a serious games Collector?
here's some stuff I own, spelsamling.se/ataru

But I have much much more than this ofc, I think I got between 1200-1300 games, I've been collecting again for 1,5 years. Before that I had sold of everything I had before

Favorite consoles:
Nes/Famicom
Sega Saturn
Playstation 1
Master System
Atari 2600
among others

I've had all that, but dumped and sold a bunch of stuff. I wouldn't say I was a collector anymore. I remember thinking it's just pointless stuff and got rid of it, it was kind of liberating in a way.

I'm more of a Modern games person.

When I'm not playing my PS2, PS3 (sold), or Xbox 360, I play my N64 or SNES.

I love the retro stuff too. I like the idea of playing old school stuff via a emulator on my DS, where do I get these? Ta.

I am not what would be defined as a retro gamer, however I do tend to find that I very often revisit and play most of the PS1 & PS2 titles I own. In my opinion many of these games were polished masterpieces where phenomenal gameplay was favoured over good graphics, although many are a combination of the two. The games I revisit are as follows:

PS1:
Crash Bandicoot 1 & 3
Spyro 2 & 3
Digimon World (original)
G-Police Weapons of Justice
Theme Park World

PS2:
GTA Vice City & San Andreas (IMO the greatest game ever designed)
Gran Turismo 4

PC:
LOTR Battle for Middle Earth I
Age of Empires II
Command & Conquer Generals
Theme Hospital

All these games have aged well, so despite bigger 'better' games being brought out and sequels, they still hold their own and are incredibly entertaining.

I own a few games which aged really poorly, Final Fantasy XII and Burnout 3 especially. I can hardly play them any more.

Modern games are pretty much a no go for me these days. IMO modern gaming is too much about playing against others online, making it look good, and downloadable content. Apart from Skyrim and GTA IV I haven't bought a new game in 3 years.

Some of my favorite games, like Starcraft, revolve around playing others but I agree with you. Everything now is either an mmo or is somehow optimized for online and co-op. Some games handle it really well, like the Souls games but the thing is that they are still really fun and challenging even without online. I LOATHED how Resident Evil 5 was built around co-op, I beat it and was heavily underwhelmed by the game that was inferior to RE4. Everyone told me "You gotta do co-op, its what makes the game!", sorry but no I don't give a s**t. Stop shoving co-op and online down my throat, if I want it I'll play a game built around online. Everything is co-op now and developers always lie and say you don't have to do it but it really ends up being the way they "intend" for you to play. Again, I think the Souls games handle this perfectly, but that's it.

They're actually making an "online" dungeon crawler Silent Hill game now, who'd have thought..

well.. I am playing zelda OOT Pokemon crystal and sonic 2 atm so retro I guess.

I play mmorpgs

I agree with you. Many people I know are obsessed with World of Warcraft, or Call of Duty. I find them terribly boring for the most part. Internet co-op works well with sports games, FIFA, Madden etc, as sports games are simulations that cannot carry a story line, hence the co-op online establishes depth and longevity (not to mention up to date rosters etc). RPG's & FPS's should not depend on online communities to run the game for them. Most of the best games of modern times were not multiplayer (The Sims, Crash Bandicoot, GTA San Andreas, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion), hence it is not the be all and end all.

I prefer current games. I'm in it more for the eye candy. 3D all the way, 2D graphics are boring. To be honest I suck at anything requiring quick reflexes and good hand-eye coordination. I'm better at strategy & sim games than action games.

I've pretty much always been a PC gamer. I could never get into any of the consoles.
Seems more console games require those physical skills that I am terrible at.

A combination. I often switch from games of the past to games of the present. Each game has it's unique value in entertainment.

Both. I've got emulators to play N64 games on my laptop, NES and Gameboy emulator on my Android.

I still play my PS2 and Gamecube along with the PS3.