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| What do you prefer retro or modern games? |
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| matimo:
Modern Hands down. |
| stealthrush:
Retro for me. When I play a video game it is for the challenge, not the visuals, engaging story, over-the-top theatrics, or online/offline multiplayer. I come from a generation of arcade games, where the concept of a video game is derived from a individual challenge. I would consider the new generation of gaming more of a ponzi scheme; recycled game play with content deliberately removed so the consumer is forced to shell out more cash for it. The whole Download content, micro-transactions, pay-as-you-play method is atrocious - more or less the elephant in the room for contemporary gamers. Although I consider myself a video-game fan I have very little interest in the seventh, and current generation of systems and games. The last console I bought was the Microsoft Xbox 360 solely for arcade ports of my favorite series. |
| atarileaf:
I prefer retro for sure however some genres I prefer modern. A good example is racing games. I love Enduro on the 2600 or Rad Racer on the NES but if I want to play a racing game I'll gravitate toward something like NFS Hot Pursuit or Split Second on the PS3 |
| abe:
I like both. They both have their advantages and disadvantages. More of my collection may consist of modern games, but that's really only because it was much cheaper than the "retro" stuff when I started to get into collecting. If I really had to choose a side, I'd probably lean more towards retro gaming, mainly because of the SNES/SFC. |
| deftommo:
It depends. There are a few classic games I'll play once in a while (mostly NES/SNES stuff), but I really have to be in the mood for it. The nostalgia is there, but there are a lot of more modern series/games I spend more time playing now. PS2/Xbox to PS3 era games make up ~90% of what I play to this day. |
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