Post by Deleted on Oct 1, 2017 18:39:39 GMT -5
So I was listening to a podcast that was talking about the Red Dead 2 trailer, and some of the people on it were saying how the first game was the best of that gen. As great of a game as I think that is, I disagree, and it got me thinking really about all the gens I've experienced.
Video Games are unlike movies or TV series, while those mediums evolve as technology and the creative process change, the differences in eras aren't as radical as switching from one video game generation to the next.
Each generation of video games has quirks about it, some good.... some not so good, as well as having to work within their own limitations while also trying to innovate. It makes for some very distinct games. So I just want to see what other people's opinions on best games of a generation are. This is meant more to be discussion than say trying to knock out some objective ranking.
I will start off. My first generation was the SNES and Sega Genesis era, early 90s was when I started playing. I only owned a Sega Genesis, so I haven't had many chances to really dive into the SNES catalog, which is one of the reasons why I wanted a SNES Classic so badly.
I don't really have a number one choice for this gen because of my lack of experience, I still have never beat Super Mario World for example. Out of the games I've finished I would say Final Fantasy IV is my top choice, it is old school FF at it's most efficient and has some really cool characters. Do have to note that I played the DS port, but trust me, would much rather have had the 16 bit sprites. Of games I've partially played, Mega Man X or Super Mario World. Both great platformers for different reasons, I think I am more partial to Mega Man X though. I just love the visuals and music so much.
I do want to make mention of Actraiser though, I have not really played it, but I have seen extensive playtime of it. I can't say for certain I would love it, but I want to play this game more than anything else from this gen. It seems like such a cool idea, a mixture of RPG with sim building and it is an action RPG and not turned based, that is pretty cool.
The next gen would be PS1/N64/Saturn. This is probably the Generation that has held up least over the years. It being the start of mainly 3D gaming lead to many games looking like ass, but as far as what designers could do with games this gen may have offered the biggest jump in tech. Does that mean better games overall? No, but it certainly lead to some innovative ones. My main console at the time was a PS1, never owned N64, but did play a lot of the latter at a friend's house. This was the first gen where first person shooters were really big, as far as consoles were concerned. Goldeneye was a standout, and I did like playing some Turok 2. Platformers also were in a very unique spot, some were still scrollers, but others ventured into open 3D environments. With mixed success though, there were more platformers akin to Jersey Devil than there was games that achieved anything close to Mario 64. Looking back on this gen I find myself kinda gravitating more towards games that kept an older school feel. While it was cool that games took such a big leap, actually learning how best to use the new tech didn't really happen till the next gen. Final Fantasy IX is my favorite of the gen, but it could have been made in the previous one. Metal Gear Solid is my runner up though, it was one of the games that took all that new potential and ran with it.
That's all I have for now, this ended up being a longer post than I originally planned for. I'm going to talk about the other gens later on.
Video Games are unlike movies or TV series, while those mediums evolve as technology and the creative process change, the differences in eras aren't as radical as switching from one video game generation to the next.
Each generation of video games has quirks about it, some good.... some not so good, as well as having to work within their own limitations while also trying to innovate. It makes for some very distinct games. So I just want to see what other people's opinions on best games of a generation are. This is meant more to be discussion than say trying to knock out some objective ranking.
I will start off. My first generation was the SNES and Sega Genesis era, early 90s was when I started playing. I only owned a Sega Genesis, so I haven't had many chances to really dive into the SNES catalog, which is one of the reasons why I wanted a SNES Classic so badly.
I don't really have a number one choice for this gen because of my lack of experience, I still have never beat Super Mario World for example. Out of the games I've finished I would say Final Fantasy IV is my top choice, it is old school FF at it's most efficient and has some really cool characters. Do have to note that I played the DS port, but trust me, would much rather have had the 16 bit sprites. Of games I've partially played, Mega Man X or Super Mario World. Both great platformers for different reasons, I think I am more partial to Mega Man X though. I just love the visuals and music so much.
I do want to make mention of Actraiser though, I have not really played it, but I have seen extensive playtime of it. I can't say for certain I would love it, but I want to play this game more than anything else from this gen. It seems like such a cool idea, a mixture of RPG with sim building and it is an action RPG and not turned based, that is pretty cool.
The next gen would be PS1/N64/Saturn. This is probably the Generation that has held up least over the years. It being the start of mainly 3D gaming lead to many games looking like ass, but as far as what designers could do with games this gen may have offered the biggest jump in tech. Does that mean better games overall? No, but it certainly lead to some innovative ones. My main console at the time was a PS1, never owned N64, but did play a lot of the latter at a friend's house. This was the first gen where first person shooters were really big, as far as consoles were concerned. Goldeneye was a standout, and I did like playing some Turok 2. Platformers also were in a very unique spot, some were still scrollers, but others ventured into open 3D environments. With mixed success though, there were more platformers akin to Jersey Devil than there was games that achieved anything close to Mario 64. Looking back on this gen I find myself kinda gravitating more towards games that kept an older school feel. While it was cool that games took such a big leap, actually learning how best to use the new tech didn't really happen till the next gen. Final Fantasy IX is my favorite of the gen, but it could have been made in the previous one. Metal Gear Solid is my runner up though, it was one of the games that took all that new potential and ran with it.
That's all I have for now, this ended up being a longer post than I originally planned for. I'm going to talk about the other gens later on.
