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| PSX turns 25 in NA |
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| mooblius:
For some nostalgia, at least for me, here's a video interview made around its 10th anniversary for Gamespot (reposted by youtuber OldGamerStuff). https://youtu.be/mHqKJE5xjxE |
| Warmsignal:
I've had one since the later years of it's relevancy on the market and yet I don't think I've ever once felt nostalgic about the console. I can't put my finger on what it is, but I've never felt much of an affinity for the system, despite collecting a crap-ton of games for it. Sworddude and others will throw a fit at this notion I'm sure. I'm well aware, the PS has X,Y, and Z legendary games in this and that genre, or so I'm told. The appeal just doesn't sink in. What ends up capturing my attention most about the PS are these obscure deep cut titles that the majority do not gives a rat's ass about, or even hate. There's some interesting quirk to be had on PS. The deeper you dig, the better. Metal Gear? Get that out of my face. Shadow Masters? Now THAT's a PS game. Maybe it's the effects of a longstanding bias I've had since the mid-90s. I was an N64 owner primarily, and I have an undying love for the kind of games that N64 did well. On the other hand, I don't have a lot of love for the types of games that thrived on PS. Suffice it to say - I really don't have anything solidly against the system. But when topics of praise or milestones like the PS turning 25 hit... I don't feel like a member of my family is having birthday. I feel like some kid who I hung out with briefly as a teen, who I don't really know or talk to anymore, is maybe having a birthday, I think, how old is that guy again? For those of you who undoubtedly love the console, more power to ya. |
| sworddude:
While I really love the ps1 system I can definitely see where warmsignal is coming from i kinda feel the same way. For me personally I'd say the peaks on n64 where quite a bit higher than on ps1. now don't get me wrong ps1 had amazing titles in especially the 2d department Symphony of the night But n64 has mario 64, starfox 64, ocarina time and majora's mask, in terms of party games it was also unmatched with smash bros mario party the mario sports games. It's kinda hard to deny that nintendo's cast of characters is way more memorable than pretty much anything from sony so aside from the quality of the games it's cast of characters is unmatched. metal gear, spyro and crash are good in their own right, They never reached those same peaks as mario or zelda by a longshot. let alone that even nintendo's side games such as starfox, kirby and F zero metroid also have memorable characters that stand out and actually beat those big titles out. Having a good cast of characters can connect the players more to their games, Heck take smash bros compared to playstation all stars, Sony's cast was so lifeless in comparison. it really shows how boring sony's characters are outside of their games in comparison with few exceptions And while ctr racing exists, a great game, it still feels off compared to the iconic cast with mario kart 64 let alone it's amazing battle mode. For single player I get why ctr is loved in terms of mission but These games are mainly for multiplayer don't enjoy these to much in single player. and N64 didn't just have mario kart F zero X was a pretty amazing racing game wich I'd rather play than CTR aswell. Also agree that while the big titles are usually pretty decent, I'd rather play the more niche titles like floating runners, samurai gunman, jackie chan stuntmaster or that 2d zelda clone named alundra to name some examples. N64 had almost no titles but when they did something good, it was excellent, ps1 had allot, but allot was alright to pretty good especially if where talking the big titles that's my 2 cents why the nintendo bias for n64 and cube higher compared to ps1 or ps2. Sony's power is in the more niche titles for me but niche titles rarely give a shot in making characters memorable outside of the games Klonoa might be an exception wich was a big waste could have been an amazing quality mascot for sony, the big titles never reached those peaks I'd say, The niche titles are the actual stars for sony consoles, For Nintendo it's the opposite their very best titles are the first party titles, the best titles on the system majority with an iconic cast and a rich history of games back than and that still exist today. That being said Nintendo has both because even side 3rd party games can reach pretty high peaks aswell. Sin and punishment and the goemon series on n64 for example. and rare was technically 3rd party aswell. Ps2 has the exact same thing compared to the gamecube. I'd even say the effect is worse in that console line even though I really like the ps2 allot. but I don't think any of the more obsecure titles beat nintendo's very best titles on the system. Let's pick up big titles for ps2. Final fantasy X Kingdom hearts GTA metal gear 2 ratchet and clank jak & daxter gran tourismo god of war Compared to cube Smash bros melee mario kart double dash mario sunshine zelda Windwaker metroid prime F zero GX luigi's mansion mario strikers football mario power tennis These 2 are the best mario sports games of all time nintendo definitely dropped the ball on the sports series after cube. Only tennis aces kinda comes close. Nintendo's first party big sales lineup was killer on gamecube. Seriously if ps2 didn't have such an amazing library with tons of niche titles I'd absolutely call the ps2 library trash. These big selling titles on ps2 are the main reason why I disliked ps2 for so long until I finally noticed how many amazing games the ps2 actually had. kingdom hearts and god of war ratchet and clank metal gear where alright. meanwhile the cube's best selling titles where amazing and tons of multiplayer options aswell. cube vs ps2 Has always been a slaughterfest imo if not for the huge library of niche titles. I really think this is the reason why the nintendo bias is so high, their big titles are amazing plus a nice cast. sony's lineup is pretty alright and mainly impressive at the time for it's more realistic games and less cartoon like characters compared to Nintendo. If I could choose between only picking a single big cube title vs all the big titles for ps2. I'd go for the cube it's that much better imo. if not for the more niche games I'd definitely not collect for them sony systems. |
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